2020-2021 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #19

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Pierre-Luc Dubois 1G
Star 2: CHI – Zach Werenski 1G
Star 3: CHI – Anze Kopitar 1G

Game Winner: – Anze Kopitar

Notable:
California – Jay Bouwmeester 5 Blocked Shots, Deryk Engelland 5 Blocked Shots, & Antti Raanta 44 Saves
Chicago – Jonathan Toews 19 Face-Off wins

Final Score: Gilbert 2 – Chicago 1

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: GIL – Charlie Coyle 1G
Star 2: GIL – Nathan MacKinnon 1G
Star 3: CHI – Chris Kreider 1G

Game Winner: – Charlie Coyle

Notable:
Gilbert – None
Chicago – None

Buchnevich and Hertl accounted for the 2 1st period goals. No one tallied in the 2nd and then Lee scores a PP goal for the Buzzards 2 minutes into the 3rd and suddenly its a 1 goal game. But then the Buzzards got too aggressive and Lee, then Ekman-Larson and then Burns are each whistled for minor infractions. But while each of them were off, the Rangers got PP goals from Vrana, Schwartz, and Pionk to round out the 5-1 scoring. Rangers were 3 of 5 on PP.
STARS (all BGR):
1. Hertl 1 goal, 1 assist
2. Reimer 30 saves
3. Vrana 1 goal

We’re scoreless for the 1st 11 minutes, but then Schmidt is nailed for cross-checking at 11:46 and the Rangers take the opportunity to break the scoreless tie when Hertl scores (from Vrana and Taveras) to make it 1-0 Bathgate. But then it gets back to lots of rushes and stops but with 2 to go in the 1st Cincinnati gains control of the puck, takes it up ice, Pacioretty takes into the offensive zone, works it around, he moves in, nods, and sees Kucherov slipping in, flips it over to him, Kuch snaps it and it goes by a sprawling Halak for the tying goal. Cincinnati still on the attack – now inside a minute to go in the 1st – Pacioretty again working it in, sees Kucherov again, shoots – but this time Chariot makes a gutsy block and Vrana gains control and clears it. Sanheim and Chariot work it up ice – 17 seconds. Deflected but ZBad gains the puck, into the zone – he spots Tatar breaking in, feeds it to him, shoots -GOAL! With 2 seconds left in the 1st, the Rangers grab a 2-1 lead.

And then it was Stanly Cup time – no one allowed a puck to go into a net the rest of the game. 31 more Inferno shots, 22 more Rangers shots – NADA! The game featured 20 blocks by Cincy and 19 by the Rangers and the Rangers were not whistled for a single penalty – very clean game.
STARS: (all BGR)
1. Halak 42 saves
2. Tatar 1 goal
3. Hertl 1 goal

But the kids are alright in this one, and Semyon Varlamov provides the calming influence in net, leading the way with a 28-save shutout.

Against the league’s best PK unit, LA goes 3 for 5 on the power play with PPG goals from Hischier, Henrique, and Hintz, and Filip Chytl scores the only even strength goal of the game.

The Danes come away with a 4-0 shutout of the division leaders.

Things only get more wide open in the second period – 37 SOG and 23 scoring chances in the period, with 5 more goals scored. First, LA scores twice early to build a 6-2 lead. Two straight Dubois deflection goals 27 seconds apart make it 6-4 followed by a Pastrnak PPG later in the period – goal #60 on the year for Pasta!! LA clings to a 6-5 lead heading to the 3rd.

William Nylander puts LA up 7-5 with a PPG 24 seconds into the period, but Chicago scores 3 straight to take their first lead since the opening seconds, 8-7. With the goalie pulled, Adam Henrique beats Saros with 16 seconds left. 8-8 heading to overtime!

With 34 seconds left in OT – it’s a goal by William Nylander! But wait – the goal is disallowed! Once the hats on the ice are cleaned up from the almost hat-trick by Nylander, we go to a shootout.

In round 3, Adam Henrique scores the game winner for LA to cap off perhaps the wildest game of the season for the Great Danes. The final is 9-8.

3rd period- Chicago goes crazy with 4 straight goals with Dadonov, DeBrincat, Copp, and Dadanov scores his 2nd. Crosby scores his 2nd goal of the game afterwards. Dubois puts it away, and the Cosa Nostra wins the game.

Chicago 5 Alamo 3

1st – Dadonov
2nd – Crosby
3rd – Dubois

In the 3rd, Alamo ties it up on a power play goal as Draisaitl scores no. 52 and is assisted by Crosby and Wheeler.

Its 1-1 after 3 and we go to OT. At the 3:49 mark, Sidney Crosby scores no. 17 on an assist by Draisaitl and the Defenders win the game.

Alamo 2 Toledo 1 (OT)

1- Crosby
2-Draisaitl
3- Lehner

Jasper Kotkaniemi’s goal with 52 seconds remaining lifted New Jersey to a 4-4 tie at the end of regulation and the Black Aces were the only team with any shots in overtime (three), but it was Jake Guentzel’s goal in the shootout (the only one in three rounds) that gave Cincinnati a 5-4 win.

Anthony Beauvillier and Kevin Shattenkirk each had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, while Teuvo Terravainen had three assists (two on the power play) to guide Cincinnati.

The Inferno were fortunate to cash in two-of-four power play chances, while the Black Aces were zero-for-three. The Inferno led the shots count at 29-23. Cam Talbot took the victory with 19 saves and an additional three in the shootout. James Reimer got pinned with the loss, despite making 25 stops.

Nikita Kucherov’s 27th goal of the season, at 3:04 of overtime, let Cincinnati escape the week with a pair of home victories. Tyler Seguin’s fifth goal with 2:58 left in regulation put the Inferno in the position to win it.

The Inferno defensive effort was not its finest, but it held the Mullets to just 25 shots and shut them out on five power play opportunities.

Conner Hellebuyck re-routed 21 shots and Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 the overtime loss.

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
2 6:21 POR Gudas (32), 2:00 – roughing
2 14:52 POR Dumba (40), 4:00 – roughing
3 2:29 BGR Ryan Strome (34), 2:00 – roughing
3 2:29 POR Gallagher (35), 2:00 – roughing

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
Bathgate 7 10 6
Portland 16 13 14

BGR POR
SOG 23 43
FOW 25 29
FO% 46.3 53.7
Hits 29 26
Blocks 7 10
Missed Net 11 11
Shot Attempts 44 61
Scoring Chances 16 9
PIM 2 8
PP 2-3 0-0
TOA 4:24 5:10

Star 1: BGR Schwartz 2 G
Star 2: BGR Provorov 1 G, 3 Pts
Star 3: BGR Zibanejad 1 G, 2 Pts

GWG: Ivan Provorov

Notables: BGR Halak 40 saves
POR None

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 1:50 NJB Kadri (77), 2:00 – holding
1 14:13 POR Montour (36), 2:00 – holding
2 :35 POR Taylor Hall (34), 2:00 – roughing
2 16:24 POR Zaitsev (24), 2:00 – interference
3 2:52 NJB Cirelli (37), 2:00 – roughing
3 5:47 NJB Labanc (42), 2:00 – roughing
3 9:03 POR Domi (34), 2:00 – hooking

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
New Jersey 16 10 6
Portland 9 11 10

NJB POR
SOG 32 30
FOW 32 34
FO% 48.5 51.5
Hits 24 9
Blocks 8 5
Missed Net 5 15
Shot Attempts 42 53
Scoring Chances 13 13
PIM 6 8
PP 0-4 1-3
TOA 5:01 5:28

Star 1: NJB Heinen 2 G
Star 2: NJB Hart 29 saves
Star 3: NJB Lindblom 1 G

GWG: Danton Heinen

Notables: NJB None
POR None

The goalies took the night off apparently as we go to OT tied 6-6, when Kucherov wins it for Cincy, 7-6.

Star 1 – CIN Pacioretty 2G, 1A
Star 2 – CIN Guentzel 2G
Star 3 – CIN Lehkonen 2G

Bandits steal this one 2-1 in OT with Konecny (16) winning it for Brentwood.

Bandits only manage 12 shots on goal the whole game, including 1 shot in all of the 2nd period. Ugh… but a win is a win is a win.

Waiting on next season, but having fun down the stretch!

Jagr rallied on the second period goals off the sticks of John Marino, Austin Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk. Alex Iafallo scored the lone third period goal for Charlotte with 4:20 remaining but the Buzzards could pull no closer and failed to score the last two minutes as Carey Price had left the nets in favor of the extra attacker.

Three stars (all Mullets)
Star 1: Patrice Bergeron (opening goal and 1 assist)
Star 2: Matthews 1 G
Star 3: Markstrom

Notable: Jagr’s Kris Letang with six blocks; Dylan Larkin wins 18 faceoffs for Charlotte leading to numerous scoring chances thwarted away by Markstrom. Charlotte was 0 for 5 on the power play.

The Buzzards emerged victorious 5-4 after the game dragged into the shootout. The difference was Jake Allen stopping Travis Koneckny and Jake Debrusk in the two shootout rounds, while Jon Marchessault and Bryan Rust each found the nets.

Roman Josi’s Bandits goal with an extra attacker and 45 ticks in regulation forced the overtime play in this heated back and forth contest. Charlotte rallied from an early 2-0 deficit.

Three stars
Star 1: BWB Bo Horvat 2 Gs in a losing cause
Star 2: CHA Mitch Marner 1 G, 2 Points
Star 3: Anders Lee, 1 G, 2 Points

Notable Vasilevskiy recorded 40 saves for Brentwood. Allen had another stellar late season performance for Charlotte with 38 saves.

1st star – Fiala 2G
2nd = MacKinnon 1G 3pts
3rd – Panarin 1G 3pts

1st star – Nylander 3G hat trick
2nd – Shesterkin 41 saves
3rd – Barbashev 1G