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Post by Fugazi on Mar 22, 2019 20:53:08 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 22, 2019 20:54:41 GMT -8
If anyone can figure out what the graph above means please tell me
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 11:26:25 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 11:26:58 GMT -8
BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, March 23, that the team has signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a one-year contract extension through the 2019-2020 season worth $2 million, plus an additional $1.75 million in performance-based incentives.
Chara, who is in his 21st NHL season and 13th with Boston in 2018-19, has appeared in 55 games this season, recording four goals and seven assists for 11 points with a plus-16 rating.
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 11:28:14 GMT -8
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
Minnesota 2, WASHINGTON 1
ANAHEIM 4, San Jose 3 (OT)
NHL Morning Skate – March 23, 2019
THREE HARD LAPS: QUICK HITS FROM FRIDAY
* Ryan Donato continues to rack up the points as Wild reclaim playoff position.
* Sharks rally, but Ducks continue to play spoiler against playoff-bound clubs.
* Final two weeks of regular season set to determine 13 playoff berths, three division winners, one conference title and all eight matchups for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs
WILD LEAP INTO PLAYOFF POSITION WITH WIN IN WASHINGTON
Ryan Donato (0-2—2) and Devan Dubnyk (21 saves) helped the Wild pick up their first win against the Capitals since March 5, 2015 - snapping an eight-game skid in the head-to-head series - and leapfrog the idle Avalanche (33-29-12, 78 points) into the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Minnesota last sat in a playoff position following games played through March 11.
* The Wild will face a team currently holding a playoff position in six of its seven remaining games, with the outlier being a meeting with the Coyotes (36-32-6, 78 points) next Sunday - one of five teams outside the playoff picture but within six points of Minnesota (with games in hand).
* Dubnyk improved to 13-4-2 in his last 19 road starts dating to Dec. 29 - the most such victories in that span - as Minnesota moved to 20-15-2 as visitors this season. The Wild travel to Carolina today before rounding out their road schedule against three Western Conference clubs battling for playoff spots: Vegas (March 29), Arizona (March 31) and Dallas (April 6).
* Dubnyk recorded his 29th win of 2018-19 to move within one of his fifth consecutive 30-win season. Only four active goaltenders have posted 30 or more wins in at least five straight campaigns: Roberto Luongo (7), Ryan Miller (7), Henrik Lundqvist (7) and Tuukka Rask (5).
* Donato, who was acquired Feb. 20, is averaging a point per game with the Wild (4-11—15 in 15 GP) after posting 11-7—18 in his first 46 NHL games with Boston. The 22-year-old has tallied the eighth-most points among in-season acquisitions, with each player ahead of him skating at least a dozen more games with their current club.
ANAHEIM CONTINUES TO PLAY SPOILER WITH OT VICTORY OVER SHARKS
Despite allowing three tying goals to the Sharks, Jakob Silfverberg (1-2—3) scored the OT winner for the Ducks as they held their intrastate rival to only one point. It marked the third time this season that San Jose has scored at least three tying goals in a game (tied with CGY, MIN and EDM for the most such outings), and their first loss under that circumstance (Nov. 3 vs. PHI: 4-3 OT W and Jan. 22 at WSH: 7-6 OT W)
* Nearly a tenth of all games this season have featured at least three tying goals (combined or by one team; 9.5%, 109 of 1,149 GP).
* San Jose (43-23-9, 95 points), which fell to 0-4-1 since March 14, gained one point on Calgary (46-21-7, 99 points) in the chase for first place in the Pacific Division. Vegas (42-27-5, 89 points) ranks third in the division and is 4-0-0 since March 13.
* The Ducks continue to affect the playoff standings, collecting six wins this month (12 GP) against opponents that now either occupy a playoff position or are within one point of one - posting victories over COL (2x), ARI, SJS, NSH and MTL.
QUICK CLICKS
* Manon Rheaume's impact on women's hockey still being felt
* Yanni Gourde suspended two games for actions in Lightning game
* Lightning run at Canadiens, Red Wings records impresses Scotty Bowman
* 'Hockey Night in Canada': 5 Storylines
* Girl's charity work gets noticed by Gabriel Landeskog, who sends tickets, stick
SNEAK PEEK AT SATURDAY’S ACTION
14-GAME SATURDAY CARRIES GREAT WEIGHT WITH 15 DAYS REMAINING IN 2018-19
With 1,149 comeback-filled games and 6,945 goals in the rearview, the 2018-19 regular-season will come down to a two-week sprint to the finish that will determine 13 playoff berths, three division winners, one conference title and all eight matchups for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. A few storylines to watch on the third-last Saturday of the regular season:
* The Avalanche (33-29-12, 78 points) and Blackhawks (32-31-10, 74 points) begin a back-to-back, home-and-home series at Pepsi Center with both clubs aiming to close the gap on the Wild (35-31-9, 79 points). They each will face only Western Conference teams for the balance of their schedules (Colorado: vs. CHI, at CHI, vs. VGK, vs. ARI, at STL, vs. EDM, vs. WPG, at SJS; Chicago: at COL, vs. COL, at ARI, at SJS, at LAK, vs. WPG, vs. STL, vs. DAL, at NSH).
* The Central Division-leading Jets (44-26-4, 92 points) welcome the second-seeded Predators (42-27-6, 90 points) for their fourth and final matchup of the regular season (WPG: 2-1-0 and NSH: 1-2-0). Both on the brink of clinching a playoff spot, Winnipeg and Nashville have been rotating between first and second place in the Central Division since Dec. 11.
* Two interconference matchups feature clubs in the thick of the playoff race. The Wild (35-31-9, 79 points) visit the Hurricanes (40-26-7, 87 points) with both clubs holding a Wild Card spot - Minnesota is aiming for its seventh straight playoff berth while Carolina eyes its first since 2008-09. The Penguins (40-24-11, 91 points) and Stars (38-30-6, 82 points) will meet at American Airlines Center, with Pittsburgh looking to move into second place in the Metropolitan Division and Dallas aiming to distance themselves from the second Wild Card spot.
* Meanwhile, two clubs can hit the 100-point mark Saturday. Boston (45-20-9, 99 points) aims for its second straight 100-point campaign, a mark they’ve hit 22 times before. This would be the second time in the last 27 years that the Bruins have reached 100 points in consecutive seasons - they hit triple digits in 2010-11 (103 points) and 2011-12 (102 points). Calgary (46-21-7, 99 points) looks to become the first team in the Western Conference to reach 100 points. The Flames have been the first 100-point team in their conference on two occasions, doing so in 1987-88 and 1988-89 en route to first-place finishes in the Clarence Campbell Conference.
the information above was provided by the NHL PR department
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 11:31:04 GMT -8
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Post by LordNelson on Mar 23, 2019 12:18:58 GMT -8
Good job Fugazi! - the NHL stuff reads great on this platform from the start. Glad you got your old job back. This place just might have ‘legs’ after all. 👍
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Post by danvilleshark on Mar 23, 2019 12:37:34 GMT -8
F UCBF!
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 12:38:43 GMT -8
Did you mean Fuck You CBF? Asking for a friend |
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Post by danvilleshark on Mar 23, 2019 13:16:17 GMT -8
Did you mean Fuck You CBF? Asking for a friend Vegas typing. |
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 16:24:59 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 23, 2019 16:34:55 GMT -8
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
It never fails to get a chuckle out of me when someone excoriates the body of NHL general managers for not recommending changes in, say, the lottery, or the playoff structure, or the rule governing hits to the head, or the offside rule.
Once and for all. NHL general managers were long ago neutered as a force by Sixth Avenue. The GMs march to the commissioner’s tune in matters significant and insignificant, both. When Gary Bettman or Hockey Ops wants a change, the GMs rubber-stamp it. When the league execs are opposed, so are the GMs.
It has been this way at least since the 2004-05 failed collective bargaining talks, during which the NHL at one point put forward a hard-cap proposal that would have made general managers all but obsolete. For inspired by the MLS model and attorney Bob Batterman, who is among the handful of most influential people in the sport through the last 15 years, Bettman put forth a proposal in which players would sign contracts with the NHL, which would act as a clearinghouse and then assign the athletes to teams as if it were a house league.
more plus a radical plan to fix the draft...
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 24, 2019 9:19:17 GMT -8
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Post by d5shark on Mar 24, 2019 9:30:04 GMT -8
The cup is ours!! The fanboys will tell you that the goaltending is fine |
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 24, 2019 9:45:25 GMT -8
from Mike Chambers of the Denver Post,
Coloradoan Brad Watson called it a career Saturday, concluding a 23-year stint as an NHL referee in front of family and friends at the Pepsi Center. I feel fortunate to have been among those friends.
A scratch golfer, good hockey player, and terrific story-teller, Watson hand-picked his 1,393rd and final NHL game — choosing his adopted hometown team hosting the Chicago Blackhawks in concluding his 73-game, regular-season annual commitment.
“It’s a nice way to go out. It’s at home, where I’ve been for 19 years,” Watson said.
Watson, 57, worked 214 playoff games and eight Stanley Cup Finals, including 2013 when the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in six games. His first playoff game was April 13, 2000, when the Avs hosted the Arizona Coyotes for Game 1 of a first-round series at the Pepsi Center.
The league’s oldest ref, Watson has close ties with former Chicago coach Joel Quenneville and Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic — two respectful relationships born in 1996 when Watson worked his first NHL game and the Avs were in their inaugural season in Colorado.
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 24, 2019 10:03:36 GMT -8
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NEW JERSEY 2, Arizona 1 (SO)
NY Islanders 4, PHILADELPHIA 2
COLORADO 4, Chicago 2
Ottawa 4, EDMONTON 3 (OT)
NY Rangers 2, TORONTO 1 (OT)
MONTREAL 7, Buffalo 4
Boston 7, FLORIDA 3
CAROLINA 5, Minnesota 1
WINNIPEG 5, Nashville 0
ST. LOUIS 4, Tampa Bay 3
Pittsburgh 3, DALLAS 2
Calgary 3, VANCOUVER 1
Detroit 3, VEGAS 2 (OT)
LOS ANGELES 4, Anaheim 3 (SO)
NHL Morning Skate – March 24, 2019
THREE HARD LAPS: QUICK HITS FROM SATURDAY
* The Bruins and Jets clinched berths in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs via milestone performances from two players on opposite ends of the age spectrum – 42-year-old Zdeno Chara and 22-year-old Kyle Connor.
* The playoff-bound Flames became the first Western Conference team to reach the 100-point mark this season as Mark Giordano joined rare company with a three-point night.
* Jake Guentzel continued his point-per-game pace in the month of March – a common theme for him when the winter ends and the spring begins.
BRUINS CLINCH BERTH IN 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS, ECLIPSE 100-POINT MARK
Hours after signing a one-year extension, Zdeno Chara (1-1—2) factored on two of seven goals to help the Bruins (46-20-9, 101 points) become the second Eastern Conference team to clinch a berth in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, their third consecutive postseason appearance. Boston will make its 72nd all-time appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, second in NHL history behind only Montreal (83).
* The Bruins, who occupy second place in the Atlantic Division standings, reached the 100-point mark for the second straight season and 23rd time in club history – the highest such total among all 31 NHL franchises.
^The Red Wings, Canadiens and Flyers are the next-closest franchises with 19 100-point seasons each
* Chara, who celebrated his 42nd birthday on Monday, scored the 200th regular-season goal of his NHL career (200-441—641 in 1,479 GP) and became the 22nd player in League history listed as a defenseman to reach the milestone. His 200 career regular-season goals trail only Montreal’sShea Weber (202) for the most among active defensemen.
* Chara (42 years, 5 days) became the oldest Bruins player to score a regular-season goal since Mark Recchi on April 2, 2011 (43 years, 60 days). He became the fifth different NHL defenseman age 42 or older to score a regular-season goal and first since Detroit’s Chris Chelios on March 20, 2008 (46 years, 55 days).
JETS ALSO PUNCH TICKET TO 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
Kyle Connor (3-1—4) scored the first hat trick of his NHL career and Connor Hellebuyck turned aside all 33 shots he faced as the Central Division-leading Jets (45-26-4, 94 points) became the third Western Conference team to clinch a berth in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, their second straight postseason appearance and fourth in franchise history. The Jets aim to build on a historic 2018 playoff run that saw them win a postseason game for the first time and earn the first two series victories in franchise history – giving the city of Winnipeg its first Stanley Cup Playoffs series win since the original Jets defeated the Flames in Game 6 of the 1987 Division Semifinals.
* Connor scored his 30th, 31st and 32nd goals of 2018-19 (32-29—61 in 75 GP) to establish a career high for most in a season, eclipsing the previous mark of 31 he set as a rookie in 2017-18 (31-26—57 in 76 GP). He became the second Jets player to reach the 30-goal mark this season, joining Mark Scheifele (35-45—80 in 75 GP).
GIORDANO HELPS FLAMES ECLIPSE 100-POINT MARK
Mark Giordano recorded 1-2—3 to eclipse 70 points in 2018-19 (16-56—72 in 73 GP) and help the Flames (47-21-7, 101 points) become the first Western Conference team to reach the 100-point mark this season. Calgary reached the 100-point mark in a season for the fifth time in franchise history and first since 2005-06 (46-25-11, 103 points).
* The Flames were the first team in their conference to reach 100 points in a season for the third time in franchise history; the other two instances were in 1987-88 (46-21-9, 101 points) and 1988-89 (46-15-8, 100 points) en route to first place finishes in the Clarence Campbell Conference.
^Since 1974-75 when teams realigned into conferences
* Giordano (35 years, 172 days) became the fourth defenseman in NHL history age 35 or older to reach the 70-point mark in a season, joining Boston’s Ray Bourque in 1995-96 (20-62—82 in 82 GP), Dallas’ Sergei Zubov in 2005-06 (13-58—71 in 78 GP) and Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom in 2005-06 (16-64—80 in 80 GP) and 2007-08 (10-60—70 in 76 GP).
ISLANDERS, PENGUINS INCH CLOSER TO DIVISION-LEADING CAPITALS
The Islanders (43-25-7, 93 points) and Penguins (41-24-11, 93 points) – who rank second and third place in the Metropolitan Division standings, respectively – each captured victories to inch closer to the Capitals (43-24-8, 94 points) for first.
* Josh Bailey scored the go-ahead marker with 3:57 remaining in regulation and tallied again 83 seconds later to snap a 12-game goal drought and help the Islanders defeat the Flyers. The Islanders and Capitals are set to square off once more this season in an April 6 showdown at Capital One Arena.
* Jake Guentzel opened the scoring to help the Penguins improve to 5-1-2 in their last eight games and keep pace with the Islanders. Guentzel has collected 9-6—15 in 13 contests since March 1 for an average of 1.15 points per game – in line with his career average of 1.14 points per game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (23-19—42 in 37 GP).
CENTRAL DIVISION TEAMS EARN WINS IN PURSUIT OF POSTSEASON BERTHS
Two Central Division teams – the Blues (40-27-8, 88 points) and Avalanche (34-29-12, 80 points) – each earned wins in their pursuit of berths in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* Jordan Binnington made 39 saves to earn his 20th win of the season (20-4-1; 1.84 GAA, .929 SV%, 5 SO) and help the Blues pick up their third straight victory, while simultaneously snapping the Lightning’s win streak at seven games. St. Louis – which occupies third place in the Central Division standings – is set to face only two teams in possession of a playoff position through its remaining seven games of the season, with one such opponent being Colorado on April 1 (also March 25 vs. VGK).
* Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves to help the Avalanche extend their win streak to four games and leapfrog the Wild (35-32-9, 79 points) andCoyotes (36-32-7, 79 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference standings. Colorado will face only Western Conference teams in its remaining seven games of the season, including five opponents either in possession of or within one point of a playoff position.
AHO, DOMI REACH MILESTONES AHEAD OF HURRICANES-CANADIENS SHOWDOWN
The Hurricanes (41-26-7, 89 points) and Canadiens (40-28-7, 87 points) each triumphed to strengthen their grip on the first and second Wild Card spots in the Eastern Conference standings, respectively. Carolina and Montreal will conclude its season series tonight at PNC Arena.
* Sebastian Aho collected an assist to reach the 80-point mark (30-50—80 in 74 GP) and help the Hurricanes improve to 3-1-0 in their last four games. Aho became the first Hurricanes player to reach the 80-point mark in a season since Eric Staal in 2007-08 (38-44—82 in 82 GP).
* Max Domi (1-2—3) factored on three of seven goals to eclipse 200 career regular-season points (62-140—202 in 297 GP) and help the Canadiensearn their third consecutive win. Domi reached the milestone in 539 fewer games than his father, Tie, who recorded his 200th career point in his 836th regular-season game on Jan. 30, 2003 (87-113—200).
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Post by Badger on Mar 24, 2019 13:58:37 GMT -8
Badgers win the NCAA Women's Hockey Championship. They are coached by my old classmate, Mark Johnson. It's a great day for Hockey!
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Post by danvilleshark on Mar 24, 2019 18:40:36 GMT -8
Watching Avs vs hawks right now.
Can we trade Jones for Grubauer?
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Post by LordNelson on Mar 24, 2019 19:09:01 GMT -8
Badgers win the NCAA Women's Hockey Championship. They are coached by my old classmate, Mark Johnson. It's a great day for Hockey! Very cool! I bet cammi granato was in the building too. Celebrating with cheese & Pabst blue ribbon.. |
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Post by LordNelson on Mar 24, 2019 19:44:29 GMT -8
BTW, Braun’s tying goal against Ducks Sat. was the teams 266th of the season, a new franchise record in season GF. Also, sharks team SV% is 31st (worst) in the league. Something like .897. You don’t need to be an expert to see the sharks problems..
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Post by cjelli on Mar 24, 2019 19:46:04 GMT -8
BTW, Braun’s tying goal against Ducks Sat. was the teams 266th of the season, a new franchise record in season GF. Also, sharks team SV% is 31st (worst) in the league. Something like .897. You don’t need to be an expert to see the sharks problems.. I wonder if trading for Gustav Nyquist of all the options was the way to address these problems. |
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Post by LordNelson on Mar 24, 2019 20:40:19 GMT -8
BTW, Braun’s tying goal against Ducks Sat. was the teams 266th of the season, a new franchise record in season GF. Also, sharks team SV% is 31st (worst) in the league. Something like .897. You don’t need to be an expert to see the sharks problems.. I wonder if trading for Gustav Nyquist of all the options was the way to address these problems. I wouldn’t be upset to see Nyquist re-signed this summer. maybe a $4mil /yr player? He’s a solid three-zone hockey player. He could add something to long term structure - but yea sharks seem doomed now to just ride out Jones worst season as a pro. I think it would have been great to pick up a goalie at the deadline, but it was not to be. Doug Wilson’s faith in Jones must unfortunately remain artificially high - since he has 4 no-trade years still left. Let’s see if the playoffs will be kinder to 31, but he’d be on a very short leash with me. If jones has a weak post-season, DWs got to consider a buy-out. Goal is too important. |
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Post by cjelli on Mar 24, 2019 20:51:36 GMT -8
I wonder if trading for Gustav Nyquist of all the options was the way to address these problems. I wouldn’t be upset to see Nyquist re-signed this summer. maybe a $4mil /yr player? He could add something to long term structure - but sharks seem doomed to just ride out Jones worst season as a pro. I think it would have been great to pick up a goalie at the deadline, but it was not to be. Doug Wilson’s faith in Jones must unfortunately remain artificially high - since he has 4 no-trade years still left. Let’s see if the playoffs will be kinder to 31, but he’d be on a very short leash with me. If jones has a weak post-season, DWs got to consider a buy-out. Goal is too important. I've got a nasty feeling that Gustav Nyquist is going to continue the tradition of Martin Havlat, Tyler Kennedy and Mikkel Boedker, and probably some half a dozen of players with the Sharks from the time prior to my arrival to the Bay Area and the rekindled interest in hockey.
Jones's NTC has an 'M' in it, so there's some room for a wiggle; other problem is that Dell has 1.9M cap hit next season and nothing to sell for it. I think Jones will have to get another chance of a season, but Dell should be shipped out in favor of Korenar.
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 25, 2019 9:40:55 GMT -8
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
WASHINGTON 3, Philadelphia 1
NY ISLANDERS 2, Arizona 0
CAROLINA 2, Montreal 1 (OT)
CHICAGO 2, Colorado 1 (OT)
Columbus 5, VANCOUVER 0
NHL MORNING SKATE
THREE HARD LAPS: QUICK HITS FROM SUNDAY
* The Capitals maintained their position atop the Metropolitan Division after sweeping their second season series against a divisional opponent (4-0-0 vs. NYR and 4-0-0 vs. PHI).
* Robin Lehner’s fifth shutout of 2018-19 helped the Islanders keep pace with the Capitals as the hunt for the Metropolitan Division crown intensifies.
* Eighteen-year-old Andrei Svechnikov and 35-year-old Duncan Keith each tallied overtime goals to help their clubs collect crucial points in their respective Wild Card races.
CAPITALS CONTINUE SUCCESS AGAINST DIVISIONAL OPPONENTS . . .
Three different players scored as the Capitals (44-24-8, 96 points) swept their season series with the Flyers (36-32-8, 80 points) and maintained their one-point lead over the Islanders (44-35-7, 95 points) for first place in the Metropolitan Division, where three teams are separated by three points.
* The Capitals, who also swept their season series with the Rangers earlier in 2018-19, accomplished the feat against the Flyers for the second time in franchise history (also 4-0-0 in 2006-07). Furthermore, Washington has swept multiple season series against a divisional opponent in a single campaign for the second time in franchise history (6-0-0 vs. ATL and FLA in 2009-10).
* Additionally, they improved to 17-6-2 (36 points) against divisional foes this season, tied with the Islanders (17-8-1, 35 points) for the most such wins among Metropolitan Division clubs. Washington’s points percentage in those contests paces all clubs in the division (0.720).
* The reigning Stanley Cup champions also sit one victory shy of their fifth consecutive campaign with at least 45 wins. Only four teams in NHL history have posted stretches longer than five straight seasons: Montreal (11 from 1971-72 to 1981-82), Detroit (nine from 1999-00 to 2008-09), Pittsburgh (six from 2006-07 to 2011-12) and Edmonton (six from 1981-82 to 1986-87).
. . . AS ISLANDERS KEEP PACE IN TROTZ’S 1,600TH GAME
Robin Lehner made 31 saves to record his fifth shutout of the season and help the Islanders (44-25-7, 95 points) keep pace with the Capitals (44-24-8, 96 points) in the Metropolitan Division. Lehner’s five such performances in 2018-19 only trails Jaroslav Halak (six in 2014-15) for the most by a netminder in his first season with the Islanders.
* The Islanders have allowed the fewest goals against in 2018-19 (184 GA)^, after allowing the most in 2017-18 (296 GA)^. Only one instance in NHL history has witnessed a team finish with the most goals allowed one season and the fewest in the campaign to follow: the Ottawa Senators in 1917-18 (114 GA) and 1918-19 (53 GA).
^ includes shootout-deciding goals
* Head coach Barry Trotz (806-593-201) joined Scotty Bowman (1,244-573-324), Joel Quenneville (890-532-214) and Al Arbour (782-577-248) as the fourth head coach in NHL history to coach 1,600 career regular-season games.
18-YEAR-OLD SVECHNIKOV LIFTS HURRICANES IN CRUCIAL CONTEST. . .
Two days prior to his 19th birthday, Andrei Svechnikov (18 years 363 days) scored with 1:45 remaining in overtime to help the Hurricanes (42-26-7, 91 points) collect their fourth win in five contests. Carolina, which occupies the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, gained a crucial point against Montreal, which currently holds the second and final Wild Card position.
* Svechnikov, the second-overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, became the 12th different 18-year-old skater to score a regular-season overtime goal - and first to do so in a Hurricanes/Whalers uniform.
. . . WHILE 35-YEAR-OLD KEITH ALSO DOES SO FOR BLACKHAWKS
After the Blackhawks (33-32-10, 76 points) tied the game in the third period, Duncan Keith (35 years 251 days) netted the game-winning goal 1:23 into overtime to help his club move within five points of the Avalanche (34-29-13, 81 points) - who currently possess the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.
* Meanwhile, Keith recorded the 48th instance of a defenseman aged 35 or older scoring a regular-season overtime goal. Phil Housley (38 years, 236 days) is the only other Blackhawks blueliner to also accomplish the feat (Oct. 31, 2002 vs. LAK).
BOBROVSKY BACKSTOPS BLUE JACKETS IN B.C.
Four different players scored and Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside all 21 shots he faced to help the Blue Jackets (41-30-4, 86 points) move within two points of the Canadiens (40-28-8, 88 points) for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
* Sunday’s contest marked the second time in as many seasons that Columbus has registered at least five goals in a shutout performance (5-0 W on Oct. 6, 2017 vs. NYI). The club’s largest margin of victory in such an outing is 10, established on Nov. 4, 2016 vs. MTL.
* Bobrovsky recorded his seventh shutout of the season and 31st of his career to match a single-season career high set in 2016-17. Only two goaltenders in Blue Jackets franchise history posted more such outings in a single season: Steve Mason (10 in 2008-09) and Pascal Leclaire (nine in 2007-08).
QUICK CLICKS
* Jakub Vrana helps young Capitals fan complete checklist
* Kraft Hockeyville USA announces finalists; voting to begin March 30
* Determined Devils fan, 12, tops Damon Severson in Rock-Paper-Scissors for stick
SNEAK PEEK AT MONDAY’S ACTION
STAMKOS LOOKS TO HELP LIGHTNING CONTINUE WINNING WAYS
Steven Stamkos (39-50—89) and the League-leading Lightning (58-14-4, 120 points) continue their journey toward rewriting NHL history when they welcome Brad Marchand (32-60—92) and the Bruins (46-20-9, 101 points) to Amalie Arena Monday.
* With at least five wins in their remaining six games, the Lightning’s 2018-19 season would mark the second time in the last three years that a major North American professional sports team set a single-season wins record in their respective league. The Golden State Warriors went 73-9 in 2015-16 to establish an NBA record for most wins in a season, eclipsing the previous high of 72 set by the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in 1995-96 (72-10).
* Stamkos sits one goal shy of joining Brayden Point (40-50—90) as the second Tampa Bay skater to reach the 40-goal mark. Only one campaign has featured two Lightning teammates each reach the benchmark: 2006-07, when Vincent Lecavalier (52-56—108) and Martin St. Louis (43-59—102) each did so.
* Meanwhile, the Lightning captain can join Point and the League’s leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov (37-83—120), among players to accumulate at least 90 points in 2018-19. It would mark the first season in franchise history in which three Lightning teammates have recorded 90 or more points in the same campaign.
* Meanwhile, the trios of Daniel Alfredsson (43-60—103), Dany Heatley (50-53—103) and Jason Spezza (19-71—90) with the Senators and Ilya Kovalchuk (52-46—98), Marc Savard (28-69—97) and Marian Hossa (39-53—92) with the Thrashers were the last to accomplish the feat in 2005-06.
BATTLE FOR HOME-ICE ADVANTAGE IN THE CENTRAL CARRIES ON TO MONDAY
The Predators (42-28-6, 90 points) and Blues (40-27-8, 88 points), who sit second and third in the Central Division respectively, both take to the ice Monday in hopes of securing home-ice advantage in the First Round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* The Predators travel to Minnesota to face off against the Wild (35-32-9, 79 points), who find themselves two point shy of the Avalanche (34-29-13, 81 points) for the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Nashville enters the contests with victories in each of its last four outings against Minnesota (MIN: 0-1-3).
* Meanwhile the Blues host a Golden Knights team (42-27-6, 90 points) that travels to Enterprise Center with a 10-1-1 record since the NHL’s Trade Deadline on Feb. 25. Only Tampa Bay (11-3-0) has recorded more wins in that span.
Thanks to the NHL PR department for the above information.
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Post by Fugazi on Mar 25, 2019 14:11:02 GMT -8
Someone pissed in Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty Cheerio’s this morning, so he decided to go off on Matthew Tkachuk and Brent Burns. On Tkachuk: “No respect for him, none. I respect everyone else. I’ll never talk to him off the ice. ... He’s not respected by most of the people in the league, it’s not just me – that’s just a fact.” On Burns: “All you’ve got to do is watch one San Jose Sharks game and you’ll see Brent Burns get beat three times a game, literally, and everybody has him up for the Norris. I just don’t get it” |
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