Did you miss the Canadiens game last night?
Too bad… Because Patrik Laine gave quite a show at the Bell Centre.
But there were also nine other games that were presented in the NHL:
1: The Rangers are unrecognizable
Things were already going bad…
Last night, the Rangers had the opportunity to send a message to other NHL clubs since they were in Nashville to face the poor Preds.
How did it go?
It’s simple: the Rangers players did not show up and the team lost the match by a score of 2-0.
When you’re not able to score against one of the worst defensive clubs in the NHL, it’s bad…
In his team’s victory, Adam Wilsby scored his very first career goal in the National League.
And it’s a beautiful one:
The Rangers have now collected three small victories in their… last 14 games.
What is the plan going forward?
Note that in the Preds’ victory, Juuse Saros stopped all 25 shots aimed at him to sign the shutout.
2: Connor Hellebuyck continues his demolition work
Connor Hellebuyck is the best goalie in the National League in my eyes.
That’s it, it’s said!
The goaltender is one of the reasons why the Jets are so good this season and he once again allowed his club to win last night (4-3) against the San Jose Sharks.
Hellebuyck became the first goalkeeper to score 20 victories this season… And he also became the American goalkeeper to reach the 20-win mark the fastest in a single season:
Since the start of the campaign, Hellebuyck has a record of 20-5-1, an efficiency percentage of .926 and a goals against average of 2.15.
It’s hard to ask for better, as he seems to be on his way to his third career Vezina Trophy.
3 : Linus Ullmark, wow !
Oh how things have been going well for Linus Ullmark lately.
The Sens goalkeeper continued his momentum by being smoking in front of his net last night against the Kraken: Ullmark stopped all of the opponent’s shots (30) to sign his third shutout of the campaign.
This is also a 6th victory in a row for him:
At the start of the season, Ullmark said he was a little mixed up.
He didn’t know where his game was… But obviously, he found something that works and that’s good news for the Sens.
Because a good goaltender in Ottawa could make the difference.
Note that the Sens won by a score of 3-0 and that Tim Stutzle scored his 11th goal of the season in the victory.
4: Shuckout night, or what?
Juuse Saros, Linus Ullmark… We can also add the name of Pyotr Kochetkov to the list of goalkeepers who collected a shutout last night.
The Hurricanes netminder allowed his team to win 4-0 against the Islanders by stopping all 32 shots aimed at him.
This is his first shutout of the season:
It was a tough night for Patrick Roy and the Islanders, who were never able to find the back of the net.
The New York club is having difficulty scoring goals and we saw it again last night… But at the same time, it’s not as if the Islanders’ alignment on paper is scary either.
And therein lies the problem.
5: David Pastrnak plays the hero
When the best players decide to be the best players on the ice, it helps.
Do you want an example?
Yesterday, when the game was tied 3-3 between the Bruins and the Flames, THE Bruins star player stood up.
David Pastrnak said goodnight to everyone by scoring his 12th goal of the season in overtime:
In the match, Elias Lindholm had fun by collecting a goal and an assist.
It must have done him good because he is having a difficult start to the season… But above all, because he was back in Calgary.
Remember that he was traded by the Flames last January. He finished last season with the Canucks before signing a big contract in Boston this summer.
Prolongation
– Wow!
– Beau but.
– He’s having quite a season.
– Sick.
– It’s low.
– Vintage Sid.
– Penguins victory.
– The best scorers of the evening:
– Five games tonight in the NHL:
