Typed this up last night and just wanted to get it out there. Just typed up some thoughts on last’s nights action in the NHL coming off of the All-Star break.
In a game that Montreal really needed to keep their playoff hopes alive, they could not find a way to beat a good caps team at home. The habs jumped out to an earlier lead after Jeff Petry found twine less than 2 minutes in. The caps would go on to score three straight, however. Dale Weise scored about halfway through the third but to no avail as the habs failed to score with the extra attacker. Backstrom would seal it with an empty netter. You would have to think Marc Bergevin and staff are looking to sell at the deadline. The most notable name on the roster is stay at home right-handed defenseman Jeff Petry.
A wild game in Ottawa headlined by a Tkachuk and Subban fight. A game that saw two of the leagues worse team go back in forth scoring 6 goals while the Devils would take the 4-3 win in the shootout. While they are not a great team, something I recently heard that reigns true regarding the Sens is that they fight and compete every night. New additions to the Devil lineup is Hughes and Gusev both scored in the shootout to give the Devils the edge.
Of the nights games, Tampa v Dallas was easily the best one. A playoff like pace throughout the whole game and absolutely dominate goaltending on both sides, but in particular with Ben Bishop in Dallas. Stopping 23-25 Bishop had a great night and led Dallas a much-needed victory now only 2 points behind the avs. Both teams went 0/4 on the powerplay which attest to the goaltending and competitiveness in the game. Tied 1-1 going into the third Jamie Benn who was far and beyond the most notable player in this game scored to put Dallas ahead. Stamkos, however, would score with the net empty to salvage a point for Tampa. Benn continued his bold performance by scoring a beautiful goal fighting through Tampa players to break loose.
Big win for Toronto over a disappointing and struggling Nashville team. The leafs showed up in a big way coming into Nashville a few points out of the final wildcard in the East. William Nylander continues his hot streak and has been a rather bright spot for the inconsistent leafs. Rookie Rasmus Sandin the 29th overall pick in 2018 got on the scoreboard scoring his first NHL goal to put the leafs up 3-1. While they did score another goal, things never seemed to connect for the preds. Unfortunately for the preds they are not getting the offensive production they envisioned and seem like a long-shot for a playoff appearance.
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