2020-2021 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #6
| EASTERN SKATER | TEAM | GP | GOALS | ASISSTS | POINTS | PM | +/- | SOG | S% |
| Svechnikov, Andrei | JAG | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11% |
| EASTERN GOALIE | TEAM | GP | GOALS AGAINST | G.A. AVERAGE | SAVES | SAVE % | |||
| Price, Cary | CHA | 3 | 6 | 2 | 68 | .919 | |||
| WESTERN SKATER | TEAM | GP | GOALS | ASSISTS | POINTS | PM | +/- | SOG | S% |
| Malkin, Evgeni | YEL | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19% |
| WESTERN GOALIE | TEAM | GP | GOALS AGAINST | G.A. AVERAGE | SAVES | SAVE % | |||
| Saros, Juuce | CHI | 2 | 5 | 2.47 | 58 | .921 | |||
| New Jersey Black Aces | |
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| Cincinnati Inferno @ New Jersey Black Aces |
NJ was a tough luck loser getting blanked, 1-0. Braydon Point scored the only goal of the game. |
| Charlotte Buzzards @ New Jersey Black Aces |
Behind Sergei Bobrovsky’s 22 saves, NJ blanked Charlotte, 3-0 |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | It was Blank or be blank. 1-1 week 6 |
| Yellowknife Braves | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | 2 home games vs California and Brentwood |
| California Regulators @ Yellowknife Braves |
All Braves 12-4 Stars #1 YEL Malkin 2G 6pts #2 YEL Bjorkstrand 3G 4pts #3 YEL Rantanen 2G 4pts Notables Cal Staal 15 faceoffs won YEL Goligoski 5 blocks, Malkin 4 assists, Bjorkstrand hat trick |
| Brentwood Bandits @ Yellowknife Braves |
Braves take it 6-1 Stars #1 YEL Rantanen 2G #2 YEL Crawford 43 saves #3 YEL Malkin 1G 3pts Notables BWB: Vasilevsky 32 saves, Tavares 20 faceoffs won |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Yellowknife is starting to warm up |
| Bathgate Rangers | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Rangers get 1 home game this week against a young and struggling Portland group. Can we at least do well in this one? |
| Portland Storm @ Bathgate Rangers |
The game was a major storm for Portland as the Rangers came out quick and often! Rangers wasted no time getting 2 goals before the 10 minute mark in period 1 and got 3 total. They then got 3 more in the 2nd – all 6 were even strength goals – but then they only had 2 PP opportunities. Portland did manage a 2nd period goal – Palat – but that was their offense. Tatar got the Rangers hat trick – set up each time by ZBad. Buchnevich tallies twice and Reimer has another good day in the nets in the 6-1 victory. STARS (all BGR) 1. Tatar 3 goals 2. Buchnevich 2 goals 3. Zibanejad 3 assists |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | 1 for 1 and handily – we’ll take it and hope to build on it. But…. |
| Alamo Defenders | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Chicago visits Alamo in the only home game of the week for the Defenders. |
| Chicago Cosa Nostra @ Alamo Defenders |
Alamo explodes in the 1st period as they take advantage of some power play opportunities. Marchand scores and is followed by Stamkos netting two goals. At the end of the first period, Alamo leads, 3-0.
The second period is a different story as Chicago takes advantage of Caggiula’s penalty. Pastrnak scores on the power play and Chicago as momentum. DeBrincat scores within a minute and Chicago is only down by one. Early in the 3rd, Pastrnak scores his 2nd goal of the game. It’s tied. With 5:14 to go, Toews scores the go ahead goal. Then, with an empty net, Dahlin puts the game away with his 3rd goal of the year. Chicago dominated the 2nd and 3rd periods with better defense and goaltending. Chicago 5 Alamo 3 1st star – Pastrnak 2 goals |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Chicago wins 5-3 in a comeback victory. |
| LA Great Danes | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Last week was another disaster, giving Portland its first victory ever last week. Only one home game this week, versus Bathgate, along with the likelihood of 2 two repeat blowouts on the road, to Chicago and Jagr. |
| Bathgate Rangers @ LA Great Danes |
In period one, LA gets the lone goal, Adam Henrique’s team leading 9th goal. But true to form, the Danes find another way to do a total melt down. Back to back major boarding penalties in period 2, and the floodgates open, the Rangers scoring 4 times, 2 with the man advantage. The Rangers score again in the 3rd and coast to an easy 5-1 win.
Hertl 1G-1A and Giroux and Zibanejad 1G each are the 3 stars. |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Another blowout loss as the Danes drop deeper in the cellar. Pretty much nothing has worked for LA this season. Alex Pietrangelo’s nightmare season continues, zero goals in 21 games and a minus 12 rating. He seems to be sulking over his inexplicably low 7.5 D rating this season. |
| Toledo Walleye | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Cincinnati and Thunder Bay come to Maumee Bay to visit the Walleye. |
| Cincinnati Inferno @ Toledo Walleye |
Inferno 7, Walleye 2 – Cincinnati likes their fish well-done, and that is what they got. The sizzle starts early when Point scores just 57 second in. The cooking continues as Karlsson, Pageau, and Point all add goals before the horn sounds in the first. 4-0 at intermission.
Cincinnati continues the fish abuse adding goals from Pacioretty and Perron before the Walleye get a marker from Hoffman before the 2nd period ends, and its 6-1 going the 3rd. Hoffman adds one more, and Schwartz get the last tally before the game mercifully ends. 1st star – Point 2G 3pts |
| Thunder Bay NorWesters @ Toledo Walleye |
Toledo 3, Thunder Bay 2. — Connor takes the faceoff and scores just 13 seconds into the game, and its looking like another fish fry in the making. Binnington and the defense wake up and bring a halt to the scoring on one end. On the other side, the visitors become their worst enemy and give the Walleye 2 powerplay chances. Mantha takes advantage of both and gets his 8th and 9th goals of the season. We go to the 2nd period 2-1 Toledo.
Both teams kill off penalties in the 2nd, but its Smith who knocks one in at even strength to tie the game up at 2. Heading to the 3rd tied 2-2. Great defense in the 3rd, and the NorWesters dominate play, getting 20 SOG. Binnington is able to stop them all, and it comes down to another penalty late, Hughes for a cross check, and Pettersson deflects a Barrie shot to send the home team crowd home happy, 3-2 winners. 1st star – Mantha 2G |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Nice comeback win after getting blown off the ice in the first home game. Sometimes we play like guppies, and other times like Sharks. Gotta work on that. |
| Gilbert Sharks | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Gilbert with just one home game this week versus one of the league’s best-Bucks County |
| Bucks County Raccoons @ Gilbert Sharks |
Bucks County is quick out of the gate with a goal from Leddy just 48 seconds into the game and they hold the 1-0 lead through the 1st Period. McDavid extends the lead in the 2nd period with a goal and Khudobin looks like he is set to make it hold up. Then the 3rd period where Gilbert has struggled all year, Gilbert finally breaks through with a goal from Ennis. Kubalik ties it up 2-2 midway through the period and it’s a new game. Oshie puts Bucks County ahead with 3-2 just 2:30 minutes left but Gilbert gets goals from Tkachuk and the game winner from Danault with 1:08 left. A big 4-3 upset for Gilbert! |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Big win at home as Gilbert continues to improve and hopes to get to .500 soon. |
| Portland Storm | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Portland (2-12-5) hosts Chicago (10-9-1) and Jagr (14-2-3) in what could be a tough week |
| Chicago Cosa Nostra @ Portland Storm |
Pastrnak (18) opens the scoring for Chicago 7:34 into the game but Portland responds with goals from Olofsson (8) and Palat (6) to take a 2-1 lead after one period. In the second period Dadonov (12) scores with 5 minutes remaining to even the score after two periods. 2 minutes into the final period Pastrnak (19) gets his second goal of the game but Portland doesnt quit and ties the game on a PP goal by Oloffsson (9) to give some hope. With 1:50 remaining in the third period Kopitar (4) finds the back of the net to give Chicago a tough 4-3 win
Star #1 – Pastrnak 2 goals Toews 23 face offs won / Hutton 36 saves for Portland |
| Jagr Mullets @ Portland Storm |
The Metropoliton division leading Jagrs traveled to Portland and the Vegas oddsmakers were expecting a blowout. Portland played tough but a lack of skill and veteran presence couldnt stop the Mullets as Duchene (3) scored in the first period and Ovechkin (11) and Matthews (9) added goals in the third period to lead Jagr to a 3-0 win
Star #1 – Kuemper 21 saves and shutout |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | As expected Portland played tough but lost both games for the week |
| Chicago Cosa Nostra | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Chicago hosts New Jersey and LA while the GM is on the road. PARTY!!! |
| New Jersey Black Aces @ Chicago Cosa Nostra |
Chicago 6, NJ 3
SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 Star 1: CHI Kreider 1 G, 2 Pts |
| LA Great Danes @ Chicago Cosa Nostra |
Chicago 3, LA 2 OT
SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 SOG 4 Star 1: CHI Pastrnak 2 G |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Chicago wins 2 of 2, one in OT
Games simmed by league office |
| Brentwood Bandits | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Bandits host Alamo, Toledo, and Portland this week. |
| Alamo Defenders @ Brentwood Bandits |
The high powered Alamo offense comes out gunning to the tune of 16 shots. Orlov (2) makes it 1-0 Defenders in the 1st. Time winding down, Vatrano (4) ties it for the Bandits at 18:36… 1-1 heading into the 2nd.
2nd period saw Vasilevskiy turn away 14 Alamo shots while his teammates put up a 2 spot with Pavelski (2) and Debrusk (7) beating Korpisalo. 3rd period – Bandits play some good defense and keep Alamo to 7 shots, but Stamkos manages to slip one by Vasi for his 11th of the season at 18:19. 3-2 Bandits lead, and that is where it would end. Final |
| Toledo Walleye @ Brentwood Bandits |
Toledo comes into town fishing for a win…
Scoreless in the 1st until 18:03 when Mantha (8) puts the Walleye up 1-0. Toledo puts up 19 shots in the 1st to the Bandits 4! 2nd period sees Toledo continue to fire away at Nilsson, who gives Vasi a much needed break, to the tune of another 16 SOG, but Nilsson turns them all away! Kessel (4) and Debrusk (8) both score to make it a 2-1 Bandits lead! 3rd period… 2-1… It’s Brentwood who comes out firing, instead of sitting on the lead! 13 shots on goal to Toledo’s 7! It was shot #14 that goes into an empty net to send the masked up and socially distanced crowd home happy… Final |
| Portland Storm @ Brentwood Bandits |
The basement dwelling Portland Storm have been more of a drizzle this season thus far, but they come out and take a 1-0 lead in the 1st on a Rakell (4) goal.
2nd period sees the Bandits come out firing on all cylinders, but Hutton turns them all away while Gallagher (5) beats Nilsson to make it 2-0 Storm! 3rd period 20 seconds in, Tavares (10) pulls the Bandits within 1, but that is all they would muster with Hutton slamming the door and the Storm upsetting the Bandits at home… Final |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | 3 home games, 2 wins. Not bad, but we beat one of the best teams in the league in Alamo, and then lose to the “worst” team in the league in Portland. So… still not sure about this group of guys. Maybe they need some off ice team building… 🙂 |
| Cincinnati Inferno | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | The Cincinnati Inferno, who are struggling mightily at home and aren’t bad on the road–welcome California and Yellowknife this week. |
| California Regulators @ Cincinnati Inferno |
CAL 6, CIN 2
California raced out to a 4-0 first period lead and held on. Sam Reinhardt had a pair of goals for California, as Phillip Grubauer stopped 34 shots. |
| Yellowknife Braves @ Cincinnati Inferno |
YELLOWKNIFE 5, CIN 3
Another 4-0 first period lead for the visitors leads to another home loss. Mikko Rantanen had a pair of goals for Yellowknife and Corey Crawford stopped 42 shots in the win. Cincinnati won the shots battle (46-16) and held the Braves to just four shots (two of them goals) after the first period. |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Close to firing a coach in Cincinnati. Fire sale may be looming….. |
| Thunder Bay Nor’Westers | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Two Home games this week vs Toledo and Yellowknife. Some minor lineup changes to better balance our lines. |
| Toledo Walleye @ Thunder Bay NorWesters |
A MONSTER game for Nor’Westers Rookie Goalie Ilya Samsonov. Toledo peppered the Thunder Bay goal with 101 shot attempts 64 penetrated and were shots on goal. Samsonov allow only 1 to get by him. That was a .984 save percentage. In the 3rd period alone Toledo put 32 shots on goal and Samsonov stopped all 32. Selected in the Season 3 Prospects draft where he stayed for Season 4 before joining the Nor’Westers for this season.
Toledo lone goal was scored at 00:52 of the 2nd period by Pettersson (8) assisted by Trocheck. Thunder Bay Goals by: Quinn Hughes (3), Tyler Bertuzzi (2), Kyle Connor (11) Riley Smith (7 & 8) and finally Jack Eichel (11) |
| Yellowknife Braves @ Thunder Bay NorWesters |
This was a close game thru 40 minutes with Thunder Bay leading 4-3. Yellowknife’s goals by Rantanen (9), Bjorkstrand (9), Skjei (3). Thunder Bay goals by Necas (6), Landeskog (13 & 14), Connor (12).
The 3rd period was all Thunder Bay as the scored 3 more goals to make the final score 7-3. |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | A really big confidence building week for Ilya Samsonov as he face 111 shots on goals. He made 107 save for a .964 save percentage and 2 wins. |
| Charlotte Buzzards | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Charlotte sat in third in the Atlantic entering this week, despite boasting one of the top defenses in the league. There’s just not enough offensive firepower to go around at the moment. The Buzzards welcomed the opportunity to host three games this week and potentially gain some ground. |
| Gilbert Sharks @ Charlotte Buzzards |
Charlotte, involved in yet another defensive standoff among many this season, overcame a 1-0 second period deficit to defeat the Sharks 3-1. Only 46 shots total were fired in the game (with Charlotte holding the slight 24-22 SOG advantage) as Carey Price narrowly outdueled Tuukka Rask. Rask played well enough to win but Nicolas Roy’s goal 4:55 into the third put the Buzzards over the top for good, 2-1, and an empty netter by Bryan Rust with 20 seconds left put the game on ice.
Three stars: All from Charloote Notable: Gilbert’s Kevin Fiala scored the first goal of the game on the PP with just 2:19 underway, following an immediate interference call on Rust. Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin assisted. |
| Bathgate Rangers @ Charlotte Buzzards |
Charlotte again rallied in a low-scoring affair after trailing 2-1 and defeated Bathgate 3-2. Buzzards right-winger Craig Smith stunned the Rangers with a game-tying goal with 10 seconds left in the second that knotted the game at 2-2, and Rust scored the game winner in dramatic fashion with 1:34 left in the third period, off of assists from Dylan Larkin and Dougie Hamilton. Carey Price saved the day for the Buzzards with 39 saves. Bathgate goalie Jaroslav Halak also excelled, with 33 saves in a hard-luck defeat.
Three stars: Notable: Lee’s goal put Charlotte ahead 1-0 before the Rangers grabbed the short-lived lead 2-1 on goals by Ryan Nugent Hopkins (PP) and Giroux in the second period. |
| California Regulators @ Charlotte Buzzards |
With Carey Price getting a deserved night off, the Regulators smoked the Buzzards and goalie Tristan Jarry, 6-0. Six different Regulator players found the net and California erupted in the second period with five goals to end a scoreless deadlock at the time. First star Philipp Grubauer shut the Buzzards out with 27 saves. Jarry, finished the game for Charlotte and made 32 saves.
Three stars (all from California) Notable: Staal recorded the game winning goal on an assist from Matthew Barzal, 1:33 into the second period; Jay Bouwmeester added an unassisted goal just two minutes later as the Regulators never looked back. Sonny Milano and Patrick Kane accounted for the other Regulator goals. |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | I can’t remember when this Charlotte squad last won two out of three home games when it was presented on the schedule, so we will take it, even if it includes a blowout loss. My Buzzards continue to be challenged whenever there is a backup goalie in net. Price as the number one goalie has overachieved this season, while Tristan Jarry and Jake Allen have surprisingly stumbled in nets. |
| Bucks County Raccoons | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Riding a 5 game winning streak the Racs host Bathgate and Jersey this week…. |
| Bathgate Rangers @ Bucks County Raccoons |
Nugent-Hopkins had 2 goals and 1 assist and Georgiev turned aside 31 shots as Bathgate defeated Bucks County 5-3. Bathgate never trailed in the contest which wasn’t decided until a Strome empty net goal with 20 seconds left. |
| New Jersey Black Aces @ Bucks County Raccoons |
Cartah Haht made 32 saves, including 18 in the 3rd period as the NJ Black Aces beat the Bucks County Raccoons 2-1. Forsberg and Garland scored for the Black Aces who took a 1 goal lead into the 3rd period and checked the game away from there. |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | After a 5 game winning streak the Raccoons came out flatter than an opened day old bottle of champagne and dropped two home games. At practice the next morning, fans outside the practice arena reported they heard a voice repeatedly saying ‘who do you play for’…… |
| Jagr Mullets | |
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| WEEKLY PREVIEW: | Three home games this week against LA, Thunder Bay, and Gilbert. |
| LA Great Danes @ Jagr Mullets |
We’re tied up 2-2 heading into the 3rd, but then Auston Matthews (9) and Ovie (11) take over to secure the 4-2 win.
Scoring Summary Star 1: JAG Svechnikov 1 G, 3 Pts GWG: Auston Matthews Notables: LGD Varlamov 30 saves |
| Thunder Bay NorWesters @ Jagr Mullets |
Tough one here, and after 2 periods we hold a 3-2 lead.
And then it gets crazy. The teams trade goals twice early in the 3rd, and suddenly it’s 5-4 Mullets. Then at 19:38, Smith (7) scores to tie it up… but WAIT! With EIGHT SECONDS remaining, Auston Matthews scores his 2nd of the game against Koskinen to win it 6-5! Scoring Summary Star 1: JAG Matthews 2 G GWG: Auston Matthews Notables: TBN None |
| Gilbert Sharks @ Jagr Mullets |
The boys dial it back in this one after the previous barn-burner, and shut out Gilbert 3-0.
All 3 Mullet goals are scored in the 3rd period, so it was a tight one. Markstrom picks up the shutout to advance to 10-2-1 on the year. Scoring Summary Star 1: JAG Markstrom 25 saves GWG: Mark Giordano Notables: GIL Francouz 36 saves |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | Three for three at home, as we find a way to win in multiple ways. |
| California Regulators | |
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Bucks County Raccoons @ California Regulators |
Regulators get a leg up on the Racoons, 4-1. |
| WEEKLY SUMMARY: | California wins its only home game this week. |