2022-2023 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #10

Pittsburgh gets it together and turns it around a little in the 2nd. The Miners get a goal from Johnsson while keeping the Walleye scoreless. 4-1 after 2.

Kadri scores what we hope will be the first of many for Toledo. Former Walleye, Robert Thomas, answers for Pittsburgh. Mangiapane and Stutzle add one more for each team. Game ends 6-3

1st star – Kucherov 1G 2pts
2nd – Mangiapane 1G
3rd – Pettersson 1G

In the meantime, the Sharks manage to miss the Walleye goalie repeatedly. Duchene 2, Haula, Smith, and Stamkos 2 make the final score look as ugly as it really was in this 6-1 pounding.

1st star – Duchene 2G
2nd – Stamkos 2G
3rd – Jarry 37 saves

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 8:55 EV JAG Kaprizov (24), assisted by Svechnikov (20) and Toews (26)
2 :17 PP JAG Tkachuk (19), assisted by Matthews (24) and Kaprizov (29)
2 11:14 EV JAG Toews (5), assisted by Tkachuk (30) and Letang (24)
2 11:33 EV JAG Svechnikov (11), assisted by Matthews (25) and Hedman (31)

Star 1: JAG Kuemper 24 saves
Star 2: JAG Svechnikov 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 3: JAG Toews 1 G, 2 Pts

GWG: Kirill Kaprizov

Notables: CHA None
JAG Bergeron 16 faceoffs won

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 18:56 EV JAG Toews (6), assisted by Matthews (26) and Kaprizov (30)
1 19:27 PP JAG Svechnikov (12), assisted by Bergeron (20) and Letang (25)
2 7:57 EV JAG Matthews (37), assisted by Kaprizov (31) and Svechnikov (21)
2 8:42 EV LGD Barkov (23), assisted by Heiskanen (20) and Hintz (20)
2 15:54 PP JAG Toews (7), assisted by Svechnikov (22) and Bergeron (21)
2 18:46 SH LGD Barkov (24), assisted by Kempe (10)
3 15:50 EV JAG Lindholm (18), assisted by Lazar (5) and Tkachuk (31)

Star 1: JAG Toews 2 G
Star 2: JAG Svechnikov 1 G, 3 Pts
Star 3: LGD Barkov 2 G

GWG: Auston Matthews

And, after two periods of this contest, the squads looked to be as evenly matched as advertised, with Alamo’s Leon Draisaitl scoring two goals in the second period to ensure a 2-2 tie entering the final period.

Charlotte’s Sam Bennett and Ryan Johansen scored consecutive even-strength goals, however, in the first half of the third period to put the Buzzards ahead. Then Alamo’s Paul Stastny responded with a goal off an assist from Calle Jarnkrok with 7:13 in regulation to narrow the deficit to one. But Charlotte goalie Illya Sorokin made 14 of his 34 saves in the third to douse a legitimate Alamo threat and Bennett and Johansen chipped in empty netters in the final minute of regulation to win a 6-3 contest much closer than the outcome.

Three stars:
Star 1: CHA Johansen 2 G, 4 Pts
Star 2: CHA Bennett 2 G
Star 3: ALA Draisaitl 2 G

Notable: Draisaitl also won 19 faceoffs. Alamo outshot Charlotte 37-33. Charlotte, after rearranging its special teams entering the week, went one for three on the power play, converting 18:07 into the contest on an Alex Pietrangelo goal that was assisted by Johansen (it put Charlotte ahead 1-0). Alamo struggled in power play situations which proved to be a key factor in this contest (one for seven).

Then he gets support in every way. A Kreider PP goal in the 1st and Panarin PP goal in the 2nd – then a Vrana goal in the 2nd for a 3-0 lead halfway through the game. And to top it off, Provorov scores a SH goal in the 3rd for the icing on the cake.

STARS (all BGR)
1. Georgiev – 31 saves
2. Kreider – 1 goal, 1 assist
3. Panarin – 1 goal

After a scoreless OT period we head to a shootout and after misses by Barkov/Ehlers for the Grat Dane and a miss by Jarvis for Portland, Olofsson finds the back of the net putting the pressure on LA. Hintz had the opportunity to even the shootout but misses and Portland escapes with the win

With 2:08 remaining in the game Portland’s Hathaway draws a roughing penalty and Jagr capitalizes on the mistake when Miller (4) finds the back of the net. With an extra attacker on the ice Jagr gets another goal from Carter (6) 24 seconds later to draw within 3-2 with 1:12 remaining. Portland was able to withhold a furious attack on goal and escape with the win

1-Late in the 1st, McDavid scores for the Bobcats.
3-Draisaitl scores on a power play goal to tie it. It’s his 37th goal.
3-McDavid scores again. It’s his 14th.

Bucks County 2 Alamo 1
1-McDavid
2-Andersen
3-Draisaitl

Crosby scores in the 1st. Draisaitl scores the middle two goals. And, to close out the scoring, Bouchard scores his 5th.

Alamo 4 Flin Fon 0

1-Lehner
2-Draisaitl
3-Crosby

The Great Danes earned 7 of 8 points on the road last week, bringing their road record for the season to 15-3-3, similar to their home record of 15-3-0.

Flin Flon comes in leading the Atlantic Division and have a winning record on the road, one of 5 teams in the league with a winning road record, with 3 of those teams from the best division in the MWHL – the Pacific.

In period one, plenty of shots at 14-11 LA, but a single goal. 2 Bomber penalties result in a power play goal by Adrian Kempe and the Great Danes lead 1-0 after one.

In the second, penalty killing is the story. Flin Flon takes both a minor and major penalty but LA’s 5-minute power play was abysmal – ZERO SOG and Flin Flon had three 2 on 1’s, although none of them resulted in any shot attempts. Then LA takes a penalty, but Flin Flon’s chance to swing the momentum is missed as they net zero shots on the PP as well. SOG were only 6-7 in period 2, and the score remains 1-0 LA heading to the third.

The Danes quickly blow the game wide open in the 3rd, as LA’s #1 line scores 3 goals on 3 shots in the first 5:42 of the period, starting with a Hintz goal 28 seconds in, followed by goals from Nylander and Barkov. Anthony Duclair redirects a shot past Shesterkin 8 minutes in to spoil the shutout, but a late Ehlers breakaway goal closes out a 5-1 win for the Great Danes.

Final Score: Chicago 2 – Cincinnati 1

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Alex Debrincat 1G, 2Pts
Star 2: CHI – Dylan Larkin 1G, 2Pts
Star 3: CHI – Juuse Jaros 27 Saves

Game Winner: – Dylan Larkin

Notables:
CIN – John Klingberg 5 Blocked Shots, Cam Talbot 37 Saves
CHI – None

Final Score: Chicago 4 – Charlotte 3

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Alex Debrincat 2G
Star 2: CHI – Marcus Foligno 1G
Star 3: CHI – Nicholas Roy 1G

Game Winner: – Alex Debrincat

Notables:
CHA – None
CHI – Juuse Jaros 34 Saves