2020-2021 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #3

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Great Danes Barkov started the scoring 8 minutes into the 1st, by Ryan Strome tied it up 4 minutes later with his 1st of the year. Ehlers for the Danes and Haula for the Rangers swapped goes a few minutes later and the period ended tied 2-2.

41 seconds into the 2nd, Hertl scores for the Rangers and then with 4 to go in the period Barkov scores his 2nd goal of the game and period 2 skates to a close tied 3-3.

Then in the most offensive period based on SOGs the Rangers shut down the Danes and pile in 3 goals: Tatar, Dylan Strome (the brother act) and Hertl (his 2nd and an EN goal).
STARS
1. BGR – Hertl 2 goals
2. BGR – Tatar 1 goal, 2 assists
3. LGD – Barkov 2 goals

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Raccoons start the game pounding on Halak as they fire 14 shots at him. But it was Hischier of the Rangers who tallied 1st – 2 minutes in. But then McDavid and Vesey scored a minute and a half apart midway through the 1st for a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.

But the 2nd period belonged to Bathgate. Hertl tallies a minute in but Suzuki gets it back 115 seconds later making it 3-2 Bucks County. Then when Kane goes into the box for cross checking, Vrana scores a PP goal just as the penalty is coming to an end and it’s tied. Buchnevich then scores a minute later to put Bathgate up 4-3 and that’s how the period ends.

Then things turn Raccoonie – Bucks County gets 2 goals in the opening 10 minutes of the 3rd – Oshie and Hyman and they lead 5-4 with 10 to go. Then Hischier takes over – he scores his 2nd goal of the game with 5:10 left to tie it up. Then he scores AGAIN for the Hat Trick with 2:18 left and the Rangers are up 6-5. Can they hold out? Bucks County mounted an attack with Bishop heading off with 1:20 to go. Raccoons skate and fire – 3 scoring chances in the final minute but Halak denied them all and the Rangers hang on to win it, 6-5!

Big stat for Bathgate – stopped all 4 of the PP attempts (and 6 straight going back a game).
STARS:
1. BGR – Hischier 3 goals
2. BCR – Hyman 1 goal 1 assist
3. BCR – Vesey 1 goal, 1 assist

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Boy – the stats in this one were pretty even. Chicago had the edge in SOGs (31-25). But FOffs – 51-49 Chi; Hits 16-15 BGR; Blocks 15-12 BGR, Both teams missed the net on 10 shots, Rangers had the edge in scoring chances 17-14 and the 3 chance difference was the difference in the final score as the Rangers take the game 5-2! Halak had a great game turning aside 93.5% of the shots he faced – and he didn’t even get Star or Notable mention – he does in my BOOK! And once again, the Rangers were perfect (0-2) on the penalty kills – but they were 0/3 on their own PPs.

Rangers net 2 in the 1st – Buchnevich and Hertl (DeAngelo assists on both) In between those 2 goals, a young talented Pierre-Luc Dubois scores for Chicago and period 1 ends 2-1.

2nd Period – DeAngelo scores 23 seconds in for Bathgate, but Hornqvist matches it 3 minutes later and that was all the 2nd period scoring.

Then in the 3rd the Rangers ice the game with goals from Tatar (DeAngelo assisting) and with 1 1/2 minutes to go Sanheim (acquired from Chicago) completes the scoring and Bathgate prevails 5-2.
STARS (all BGR)
1. DeAngelo 1 goal, 3 assists
2. Tatar 1 goal, 2 assists
3. Sanheim 1 goal

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Final Score: Chicago 3 – Gilbert 1

Labatt’s 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Chris Kreider 2G
Star 2: CHI – Juuse Saros 32 Saves
Star 3: CHI – Carl Soderberg 1G

GWG: Carl Soderberg

Notables:
CHI: Juuse Saros 32 Saves

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The unlikely OT hero of the week? Ron Hainsey! Scores his first of the season to send the masked home crowd home happy and COVID Free!

Bandits 5, Yellowknife 4 (OT)

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California pulls the goalie for the extra attacker and 20 seconds later, Huberdeau (8) continues his torrid pace to tie the game 3-3!

We head to OT (for the 2nd straight game).

With 52 seconds left in OT. Tavares (4) sends the still COVID Free crowd home happy with another Bandits OT win!

Bandits 4, California 3 (OT)

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Bucks County 4, Brentwood 0

Nilsson got the call in goal to give Vasilevskiy a break. We should not have done that.

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Brayden Schenn opens the scoring for LA on the first SOG of the game. New Jersey does not get a scoring chance until 13:31, but it’s a Forsberg goal, and it’s 1-1 after one. Nikolaj Ehlers’ goal is the only one in the 2nd period, so LA is up 2-1 after two.

In the first half of the 3rd, Krejci ties it early for Jersey, followed by goals under a minute apart by Barkov (LA) and Perlini (NJ), and we have a 3-3 tie. Near the end of regulation, Nikolaj Ehlers becomes the hero for LA with his second goal goal of the game and third point with just 26 seconds remaining. Shesterkin still has to make 2 more saves after that, Alexander Barkov wins a final faceoff in his end with 7 seconds left, and LA ekes out a 4-3 win.

The win is a squeaker against last place New Jersey, but any win at this point is welcome.

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Something/someone woke up the sleeping Danes at the 1st intermission. Ben Chiarot took an early penalty, but a rare penalty kill by LA was followed by a stretch where they outchanced Toledo 5-0 and tied the game on a goal by William “Bill Nye” Nylander. No more scoring in the 2nd, but it was a strong 2nd period by the Danes, helping out Varlamov, yielding 6 shots and 1 scoring chance in the period.

The Danes kept up their strong play in the 3rd, but Binnington and Toledo’s defense (and maybe LA’s inability to convert) kept the game tied. Hintz was stopped on a breakaway early in the 3rd, but the Danes cash in on their only power play chance of the game. After Schenn was robbed by Binnington, Mark Scheifele recovered the rebound and scored the wrap-around goal at 10:01 of the 3rd. The SOG at this point were 12-1 LA in the 3rd.

For a change, the Danes played some solid defense and kept Toledo from putting any pressure on until the very end. And 3 saves in the last 15 seconds by Varlamov allowed LA to once again eke out a 4-3 win. Not a stellar effort statistically for Varlamov with only a .864 save %, but that boosted his season save % to .855, and he gets his first win. He was helped by facing only 12 SOG and 4 scoring chances over the last 2 periods, but a confidence booster for the LA goalie and the team.

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In the 2nd, Parise and Bratt score consecutive goals for the Defenders. Panik scores his 2nd of the season to narrow the Alamo lead.

After 2, Alamo 3-2

In the 3rd, the Defenders nurse the lead and with 8 seconds to go, Jarnkrok scores an empty net goal to put the game away.

Alamo 4 Yellowknife 2

1st -Wheeler
2nd – Parise
3rd -Bratt

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After 1 period, Jagr 3 Alamo 0

In the 2nd, no goals.

3rd period – 46 seconds into the 3rd, Draisaitl scores his 8th. Then, Draisaitl scores his 9th, and the 13:51 mark. Alamo dominates the 3rd period, and Stamkos scores with 59 seconds to go in the game. The 3rd period ends as Alamo outshoots Jagr, 12-1.

In OT, no on scores

Shootout: Matthews scores, then Stamkos scores as the second shooter. As the 3rd shooter, Marchand scores the goal for the winner.

Alamo wins in a shootout.

Alamo 4 Jagr 3

1st -Draisaitl
2nd -Stamkos
3rd -Lindholm

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2nd period sees Alamo score 2 early (Marchand and Draisaitl) only to see the home team cancel them out late with goals by Kucherov and Arvidsson. Toledo kills the one penalty and the 2nd period ends 3-2 Toledo.

The crowd is boosted by an early goal by Mantha, and Toledo is up 4-2. But the offense stalls, while the Defenders keep the pressure on, goals by Marchand and then Wheeler late, tie the game at 4.

Both team get a couple shots in OT, but no blood.

Draisaitl and Stamkos get the conversions in the shoot out to get the bonus point, and the win.

1st star – Marchand 2G
2nd – Wheeler 1G 2pts
3rd – Draisaitl 1G 2pts

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Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 1:38 EV JAG Radulov (1), assisted by Giordano (5) and Lindholm (2)
1 2:22 EV CHI Wennberg (1), assisted by Chabot (6) and Kreider (2)
1 6:20 EV JAG Ovechkin (5), assisted by Matthews (4)
2 12:16 PP JAG Miller (3), assisted by Giordano (6) and Tkachuk (8)
3 10:15 EV CHI Hornqvist (3), assisted by Wennberg (1) and Rielly (5)
3 16:41 EV CHI Kopitar (3), assisted by Dadonov (4) and Theodore (6)
3 18:58 PP CHI Pastrnak (8), assisted by Dahlin (4) and Kopitar (7)
3 19:40 EV JAG Bergeron (9), assisted by Miller (9) and Tkachuk (9)

Shootout: Chicago 3-Jagr 1
Shooter Goaltender Result
CHI Pastrnak Markstrom G
JAG Matthews Blackwood G
CHI Dubois Markstrom G
JAG Ovechkin Blackwood X
CHI Dadonov Markstrom G

Star 1: CHI Wennberg 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 2: CHI Kopitar 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 3: JAG Radulov 1 G

GWG: Pierre-Luc Dubois

Notables: CHI Werenski 5 blocks
JAG Markstrom 40 saves, Bergeron 15 faceoffs won

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Star #1 -Grubauer 31 saves
Star #2 -Kane 1 goal
Star #3 – Stone 1 goal

Staal had 16 faceoffs won

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Star #1 – Bjorkstrand 1 goal, 2 points
Star #2 – Palmieri 1 goal
Star #3 – Drouin 1 goal

Dell had 35 saves for Yellowknife

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John Carlson had a goal and an assist, while Jake Guentzel had the other marker. Jordan Binnington was the hard-luck loser, stopping 25 shots in defeat.

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David Perron gives the locals something to cheer about at 12:14 of the first — lighting the lamp for the third time this season, this time on the power play. The game remains 1-0 Cincinnati until the third.

Max Pacioretty collects his third of the campaign at 12:45 to close out the scoring in a 2-0 Inferno victory. Perron finishes the night with a goal and an assist, while William Karlsson has a pair of assists for Cincinnati. Connor Hellebuyck is again strong in goal, turning aside all 23 shots he faces. Andrei Vasilevskiy absorbs the tough loss, stopping 22.

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Mark Scheifele, Sean Kuraly and Miro Heiskanen picked up the goals for LA, as the Great Danes improve to 2-1 on the road at the Atlantic Division.

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Second period goals by Toldeo’s Elias Petterson and Adrian Kempe, both even strength, end a scoreless contest and are enough for victory.

Three stars:
1. TOL Pettersson
2. TOL Kempe with the GWG
3. CHA Anders Lee one goal

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Both teams’ offenses sleepwalked through must of the contest, but the difference was goals by New Jersey’s Anthony Cirelli and Conor Garland. Cirelli scored his 7:46 through the first period, before Garland provided the game winner two periods later, with 7:23 left to play in the third.

Only a goal with four minutes remaining, by Charlotte’s Craig Smith spoils the shutout.

Three stars (all from NJ):
1. NJ Hart, 31 saves
2. NJ Cirelli, 1 Goal, 2 points
3. NJ Garland 1 goal (the game-winner)

Notables: Charlotte outshoots the Black Aces 32-24; the Buzzards get credited with 14 missed nets. Neither team is able to capitalize on the PP (NJ goes 0 for 4 while Charlotte is 0 for 2).

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