2022-2023 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #2

But then we get back to Matthews and just over a minute after the Rangers gained the lead, Matthews scores his 2nd of the game to tie it up. And in one of those things you just hate to see – Matthews scores again (hat trick) with just 6 SECONDS LEFT in the 2nd to give Jagr the 3-2 lead going into the 2nd intermission.

3rd period the Mulletts go on the defensive, conservative attacks and relentless D. Rangers however, still work to poor it on, 11 shots – but minimal scoring chances and rebounds so we get down the final minute still sitting at 3-2 Jagr. Then the Rangers bring on the extra attacker – and GOAL!!! However, it was an empty netter for Svechnikov (he factors on all 4 Jagr goals) and the Mullets skate out of town with the 4-2 win.

STARS (all JAG)
1. Surprise – it’s Matthews with his hat trick – 3 goals
2. Svechnikov 1 goal, 3 assists!
3. Markstrom – 31 saves.

After 4 penalties in the first period, Chicago settles down in the second, and we remain at 1-0 until Nico Hischier extends the leads to 2-0 with 5 minutes left in the second. The Danes take a late penalty, their first of the game, in the final minute of the period. Brayden McNabb is so shocked by the tripping call that he is given a 10-minute misconduct on top of that for not leaving the ice!

In the third, LA has to kill of the remainder of McNabb’s penalty as well as taking two additional minors in the early to mid part of the period. All LA minors were by defensemen, and with McNabb in the box for his misconduct, the Danes defense is short-handed and has to step up. Along with LA’s top PK forwards, they do and Chicago comes away empty on the power plays. After 4 one-goal games last week, it would have been nice to extend the lead, but the Danes play solid D the rest of the way and come away with the 2-0 victory.

Chicago has 13 SOG in the 3rd, but only 24 for the game, and Igor Shesterkin stops them all for his first shutout of the season. Scoring chances were 20-1 in favor of LA for the game, and Juuse Saros with 32 saves kept Chicago in the game.

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LA 1 Alamo 0 (OT)

1-Shesterkin
2-Barkov
3-Nylander

Gilbert 4 Alamo 3

1-Draisaitl -Alamo
2-Stamkos
3-Thompson

1st Period – Terry (4) continues to be an early bright spot on the top line scoring on the PP… 1-0.

2nd Period – Kreider (2) makes it 1-1 only 36 seconds into the period! Goodrow (1) adds a short handed goal to make it 2-1 Rangers!

3rd Period – JVR (2) ties it 2-2!!

OT – 15 seconds into OT, Kopitar (2) wins it and sends the crowd home happy!!

Bathgate only manages 17 SOG.

1st Period – Norris (4) scores on the PP to givet he Miners a 1-0 lead!

2nd Period – Caufield (3), Roslovic (1), and Terry (5) all score in the period to make it 3-1 Bandits!!

3rd Period – Brodie (1) puts the game further out of reach for the Miners, 4-1 Bandits!

And that’s where it would end!

Vasilevskiy makes 31 saves in his best start of the season.

A high scoring affair!

2-2 after the first period. Hughes (5) and Duclair (1) score for the Bombers while Terry (6) and Doughty (3) score for the Bandits

2nd Period – Eriksson Ek scores twice (1, 2) and Moore (1) scores for the Bandits. It is now 4-3 Bombers!

3rd Period – Terry (7), Doughty (4), and Josi (1) make it 6-4 Bandits!! But Landeskog (2) and Bjorkstrand (1) tie it up 6-6!!

In Overtime, with 6 seconds left… Terry (8) completes the Hat Trick to win the game for the Bandits, 7-6!!

What a game!!

Terry is showing to be the best pickup in the Auction Draft for the Bandits!

Final Score: Chicago 4 – Toledo 1

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Jordon Kyrou 2G, 3Pts
Star 2: CHI – Juuse Saros 34 Saves
Star 3: CHI – Alex DeBrincat 1G

Game Winner: – Jordon Kyrou

Notables:
ABV –
CHI –

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 9:35 EV BWB Guentzel (2), assisted by Terry (1) and Maatta (1)
1 18:37 EV JAG Kaprizov (4), assisted by Hedman (5) and Matthews (3)
2 7:43 EV BWB Caufield (3), assisted by Kopitar (2) and Brodie (1)
3 16:59 EV JAG Tkachuk (2), assisted by Lindholm (2) and Hedman (6)
3 19:16 EV BWB Heinen (1), assisted by Okposo (1) and Brodie (2)

Star 1: BWB Caufield 1 G
Star 2: BWB Guentzel 1 G
Star 3: BWB Heinen 1 G

GWG: Danton Heinen

Notables: BWB None
JAG Matthews 15 faceoffs won

The Buzzards outshot Portland 37-19 but were 0 and 4 on the power play and the scoring draught continued for Ovechkin (zero points in four games last week). He had five shots in this contest all for naught.

Portland goalie Jake Oettinger carried the team on his back to the tune of 37 saves, good for the shutout and first star honors.

The Storm attained the only goal it would need, and cashed in on the power play where Charlotte had failed. It broke a scoreless tie with 1:19 to play in the first period. Following a Mikhael Backlund tripping penalty, defenseman Sean Durzi found the net on assists by Joel Farabee and Rickard Rakell.

Farabee scored his own goal (unassisted)l 4:44 into the second period and Portland added an empty netter with 51 seconds left in the game, courtesy of Jesse Puljujarvi.

Oettinger stopped 13 shots in the first period and 16 in the second, that seemed to break the Buzzards’ will.

Three stars (all from Portland)
Star 1: Oettinger 37 saves
Star 2: Farabee 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 3: Puljujarvi, 1 empty net goal

Notable: Oettinger outplayed Ilya Sorkin (16 saves and 2 goals allowed). Ryan Johansen was moved to top-line center by Charlotte in an effort to jump start Ovechkin. He won 17 faceoffs, but that failed to ignite the Buzzards’ first-line attack and despite all those faceoff wins, he finished with a plus/minus of negative 1. Portland blocked an astonishing 21 shots with Portland’s six blue-liners getting 14 of those (each defenseman was credited with at least one blocked shot).

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored both Flin Flon goals.

Joel Farabee netted a pair of goals for Portland.

The 2nd period was quiet until Olofsson (3) gives Portland a 2-1 lead at the 15:11 mark on a power play goal

In the 3rd period Portland extends the lead 3-1 when Dunn (1) scores 31 seconds into the period. Bathgate fought back and Lee (1) brings them to within 1 at the 10:42 mark. Portland was able to withhold the Rangers off until a crucial interference call gave Bathgate a power play and Kreider (2) tied the game up with 2:17 remaining

In overtime Hoglander (1) sends the Portland crowd home happy when he scores at the 1:42 mark