2019-2020 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #11

Final Score: Chicago 4 – Cincinnati 3

Labatts – 3-Star Selection:

Star #1 – Chris Kreider 2G
Star #2 – Rasmus Dahlin 1G, 3Pts
Star #3 – Pierre-Luc Dubois 1G, 2Pts

Notables:
(CIN) – Connor Hellebuyck 31 Saves, Mark Giordano 5 blocks
(CHI) – None

Game Winner: Rasmus Dahlin

Final Score: Chicago 4 – Charlotte 1

Labatts – 3-Star Selection:

Star #1 – Thomas Chabot 1G, 2Pts
Star #2 – Juuse Saros 34 Saves
Star #3 – Alex DeBrincat 1G

Notables:
(CHD) – None
(CHI) – Zach Werenski 6 Blocked Shots, Juuse Saros 34 Saves

Game Winner: Alex Martinez

Chicago 3, Brentwood 2 (OT)

Tavares and Kessel continue to play well despite not knowing if they will be traded or not.

It did not take long for the newcomers to make an impact as Dylan Strome opens the scoring on the power play. But LA gives that goal back when Reilly Smith scores a SHG on a breakaway on the same PP, and Thunder Bay takes a 2-1 lead on a Kyle Connor slapshot.

Jack Roslovic gets the only goal of the 2nd period, with newcomer Ceci getting an assist, and it’s 2-2 heading into the 3rd period. Thunder Bay regains the lead on a Couturier goal at 6:49, but 14 seconds later the Norwesters take a penalty, and Jamie Benn, assisted by brother and new teammate Jordie Benn gets the PPG to tie the game at 3-3.

Dylan Strome takes a hooking penalty with less than 5 minutes left in regulation, but the Danes shut down the Norwesters power play without giving up a shot, and we go to overtime!

It is all Great Danes in the OT as they outshoot TB 6-1 in OT, and Miro Heiskanen scores the OT game-winner to give the home team an exciting victory. The 3 stars were Heiskanen and Jamie Benn from LA and Reilly Smith from Thunder Bay, all with 1G-1A each.

And GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Bucks County 4 Alamo 3 (OT)

1- Doughty
2-Meier
3-Hyman

Thunder Bay 5 Alamo 2

1-Smith
2-Couturier
3-Connor

Then everything falls apart. 6 goals are scored three a side sending the game into OT.
Thunder Bay goals by Landeskog, O’Reilly and Nyquist. Lafayette goals by Kuchervov scores twice and Brown once.

In OT newly signed Nick Jensen scores his 1st goal and gives the Nor’Westers a win at home 5-4

Cali jumps to a 4-2 lead on goals by Nelson, Getzlaf, Reinhardt and Huberdeau. The Nor’Westers get goals from Athanasiou and Petry.

The 2nd period sees just a single goal by Thunder Bay’s Andreas Johsson and that closes the gap to 1 with Cali leading 4-3.

Thunder Bay’s Kyle Conner scores to tie the game 4-4, but Huberdeau with his 2nd of the games wins it for Cali 5-4.

Both goalies get assists in the game. Go figure.

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 :54 EV JAG Bergeron (15), assisted by Ovechkin (25)
2 13:55 EV JAG Parise (7), assisted by Weber (9) and Kuemper (2)
2 18:29 EV CHA Burns (10), assisted by Ekman-Larsson (14) and Domingue (1)

Star 1: JAG Kuemper 31 saves
Star 2: JAG Parise 1 G
Star 3: JAG Bergeron 1 G

GWG: Zach Parise

Notables: CHA None
JAG Letang 6 blocks, Kuemper 31 saves, Bergeron 20 faceoffs won

JT Miller collects his first point of the season for the home team; he looks to score bucketloads next season. Be patient, JT.

John Gibson continues to disappoint in net for the Mullets, clearly unhappy with his 3rd string status. Suck it up, cupcake.

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 7:29 EV LGD Barbashev (4), assisted by Heiskanen (15) and Roslovic (3)
1 10:51 PP LGD Ehlers (8), assisted by Schenn (15) and Teravainen (23)
2 6:30 EV JAG Rielly (10), assisted by Miller (1) and McDonagh (15)
3 :15 EV JAG Couture (11), assisted by Bergeron (32) and Rielly (25)
3 :40 EV LGD Heiskanen (5), assisted by Strome (5) and Nylander (3)

Star 1: LGD Heiskanen 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 2: LGD Varlamov 36 saves
Star 3: LGD Ehlers 1 G

GWG: Miro Heiskanen

Notables: LGD Pietrangelo 5 blocks, Varlamov 36 saves
JAG Bergeron 22 faceoffs won

Alamo explodes for three first period goals and then holds on to claim the 3-2 win. Blake Wheeler (GWG) and Steven Stamkos each had a goal and an assist.

Robin Lehner (16-6-2) turned away 39 shots in collecting the win, while Casey DeSmith (2-7-1), lost in his Inferno debut.

Goals 40 seconds apart in the third period by Jeff Skinner and Sidney Crosby broke a 2-2 tie and led the Inferno to the victory. Thomas Hertl netted a pair of goals for the Rangers in the loss.

Bathgate won the shots battle in this one, 40-32, including a stiffling defensive effort in the second period that saw Cincinnati fire just five shots on goal. Casey DeSmith (3-7-1) picked up the win with 37 saves, while Jaroslav Halak (11-8-1) turned away 31 shots in the loss.

The Rangers capitalized on the poor penalty kill of Cincinnati, by lighting the lamp twice in four attempts.

2nd period sees Lafayette even it up early with Forsberg scoring, only to be answered 2 minutes later as van Riemsdyk puts one in. Things muddle along about 10 mintues, and then Brown ties it up at 3 with a goal by Brown, only to see Connolly answer just before intermission, and the game goes to break at 4-3 Toledo.

3rd is a defensive struggle for 14 minutes with both goalies standing tall. Then the dam breaks, first with Lindell getting his 2nd of the game to make it 5-3, and then the Homesteaders play like a Stanley Cup team, scoring 3 goals in the last 5 minutes, with Gostisbehere and then 2 by Kucherov, the first on a powerplay. and the home crowd goes home tragically deflated, 6-5

1st star – Kucherov 2G 4pts
2nd – Lindell 2G
3rd – Forsberg 1G 3pts

2nd period sees the Walleye even things up on the powerplay, thanks to a penalty by Holden, and Arvidsson scores. Gilbert retakes the lead on a goal by Tkachuk. Period ends 2-1 Gilbert.

3rd period is all Toledo. Connolly ties it at 2 with a powerplay goal, this time Savard gets to watch from the sin bin. The tie game goes another tense 10 minutes until Pettersson blasts one in, with 2 minutes to go, to break the ties and make it 3-2. As Gilbert goes all in and pulls the goalie, Lindell gets the insurance tally into an empty net, making the final 4-2

1st star – Dubnyk 43 saves
2nd – Pettersson 1G 2pts
3rd – Mantha 3A

Kucherov a great outing for the Homesteaders with 2 assists, plus the tying and winning goals in the last 3 minutes of the game. An MVP performance.

Lindell a breakout homestand with 3 goals in 2 games.

Three stars:
Star 1 – ALA Stamkos 2 G, 3 points
Star 2 – CHA Marner 2 G
Star 3 – ALA Marchand 1 G (the first of the game), 2 pts

Notable: Joonas Korpisalo stands on his head to the tune of 41 saves to lead Alamo.