{"id":6619,"date":"2021-02-24T16:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.straybaseball.com\/mwhl\/?p=6619"},"modified":"2021-02-24T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:50:53","slug":"2020-2021-player-goalie-of-the-week-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwhl.straybaseball.com\/?p=6619","title":{"rendered":"2020-2021 PLAYER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #17"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
EASTERN SKATER<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGP<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGOALS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nASISSTS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPOINTS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n +\/- <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSOG<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nS%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyle Connor<\/strong><\/td>\nTBN<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\n27%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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EASTERN GOALIE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGP<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGOALS AGAINST<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nG.A. AVERAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSAVES<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSAVE %<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jaroslav Halak<\/strong><\/td>\nBGR<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n1.5<\/strong><\/td>\n69<\/strong><\/td>\n.958<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WESTERN SKATER<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGP<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGOALS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nASSISTS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPOINTS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n +\/- <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSOG<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nS%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evander Kane<\/strong><\/td>\nBCR<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\n17%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WESTERN GOALIE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGP<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGOALS AGAINST<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nG.A. AVERAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSAVES<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSAVE %<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semyon Varlamov<\/strong><\/td>\nLGD<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n0.96<\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/strong><\/td>\n.965<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bathgate Rangers<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nNOTE: Feb 29th games need to be started from the UPCOMING GAMES section on your screen (calendar mismatch between 2020 and 2021 – go figure).<\/p>\n

Rangers host Jagr and Brentwood this week….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jagr Mullets<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBathgate Rangers<\/span><\/th>\n		In a shocking turn of events – the Rangers point 4 goals past Kuemper in the 1st period! No kidding! Tavares, Tatar, Vrana and McCann light up the goal. Tanev gets one of those back for Jagr in the final minute and the Rangers skate off the 1st with a big 4-1 lead.<\/p>\n

And they have no problem maintaining it – and Pionk adds a PP goal in the second running i to 5-1 which is the final as the Rangers pull a big win. Halak was strong enough in goal (34 saves to get #1 star. Vrana (1 goal, 1 assist) gets #2 and Tatar (goal and assist) gets #3!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brentwood Bandits<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBathgate Rangers<\/span><\/th>\n		On the mysterious Feb 29th (a holdover date from 2020) -the Bandits come into the Round Garden and STEAL one from the Rangers (ouch).
\nBrentwood scores the 1st 3 – Braun in the 1st, then Josi (26 seconds into the 2nd) and Connolly a PP goal 2 minutes later and the good guys are suddenly down 3-0. Well, ZBad works the Rangers back into the game with 2 PP goals in the 2nd and it’s 3-2 heading into the final 20 minutes.Well – Foegele from Brentwood gets the only 3rd period goal as Vasilevsky and the Bandits defense clamps down on the Rangers for a final score of 4-2 in favor of the bad guys.
\nSTARS
\n1. BGR – Zibandjad 2 goals
\n2. BWB – Vasilevskiy 33 saves
\n3. BWB – Josi 1 goal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\n2 games – 2 points, big win over Jagr but then big loss to Brentwood….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chicago Cosa Nostra<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nChicago with 1 home game for the weekly series & lots of hope & prayers for a good week on the road.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bucks County Raccoons<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nChicago Cosa Nostra<\/span><\/th>\n		A back & forth game until the Cosa Nostra break it open & take the lead in the 2nd. They hold it through the 3rd-Period for the win.<\/p>\n

Final Score: Chicago 5 \u2013 Bucks County 3<\/p>\n

Labatt\u2019s 3-Star Selection:
\nStar 1: CHI \u2013 David Pastrnak 2G
\nStar 2: BCR \u2013 Connor McDavid 1G, 2Pts
\nStar 3: CHI \u2013 Thomas Chabot 1G<\/p>\n

GWG: David Pastrnak<\/p>\n

Notables:
\nBCR \u2013 Ben Bishop 43 Saves, Doughty 5 Blocked Shots
\nCHI \u2013 Jonathan Toews 21 Faceoff Wins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nAgain hopes & prayers for some solid play on the road this weekend is what the Cosa Nostra need.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gilbert Sharks<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nJust one home game this week for Gilbert versus LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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LA Great Danes<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nGilbert Sharks<\/span><\/th>\n		Gilbert gets a hot start with goals from Panarin and Hedman to jump out to a 2-0 lead but LA comes back to tie it up before the end of the 1st period with goals from Scheifele and Schenn. Panarin puts Gilbert up 3-2 in the 2nd with his 2nd goal of the game and Kubalik scores in the 3rd to extend the lead to 4-2. La gets 1 from Benstrom coming down the stretch but Gilbert hangs on for the 4-3 win.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nGilbert wins their only home game and hopes for some good Road wins to go along with it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
LA Great Danes<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nSingle home game versus Alamo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Alamo Defenders<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nLA Great Danes<\/span><\/th>\n		With visions of a Great Dane being fleeced in their heads, LA plays with something to prove in this one and rolls to a 4-1 win. Jack Roslovic opens the scoring 42 seconds into the game and LA builds a 3-0 lead in the 2nd period on goals by Scheifele and Kuraly. Jesper Bratt closes the gap to 3-1 early in the 3rd, but Adam Henrique closes out the game with an empty netter in the final minute.<\/p>\n

Semyon Varlamov’s 33 saves earns him the #1 star, Mark Scheifele has another strong game with 1G-1A and a +3 rating, and Adam Henrique gets the 3rd star with a goal on 9 SOG and 7 scoring chances.<\/p>\n

LA wins their 3rd straight game against Alamo over the last 2 weeks. Have a feeling Alamo will be ready for the rematch next week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nTrade acquisitions Boeser, Hischier, Glass, and Merzlikins truly were nothings this week as they sit out the week, and after weeks of frustrating losses, the Danes are stringing together some wins no matter the lineup being used – go figure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Alamo Defenders<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nAlamo plays host to Gilbert and California this week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gilbert Sharks<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nAlamo Defenders<\/span><\/th>\n		Good tight checking game. No scoring in the 1st period.<\/p>\n

In the 2nd, Brad Marchand scores his 19th goal of the season.<\/p>\n

3rd period – Bratt scores no. 17. Gilbert gets 2 straight goals from Coyle and Jason Zucker. Late in the 3rd, at the 18:23 mark, Draisaitl scores his 44th goal of the year for the Defenders and Alamo gets the close win, 3-2.<\/p>\n

Alamo 3 Gilbert 2<\/p>\n

1st – Ekblad 3 assists
\n2nd – Marchand 1 goal
\n3rd – Korpisalo 31 saves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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California Regulators<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nAlamo Defenders<\/span><\/th>\n		Another low scoring game. No goals in the 1st period. Defenders have had issues scoring on Raanta. In the 2nd period, Draisaitl scores number 45. The Regulators tie it later in the 2nd period on a Barzal goal. We go to the 3rd.<\/p>\n

Marchand scores his 20th and Draisaitl scores his 2nd goal of the game. Lehner outplays Raanta.<\/p>\n

Alamo 3 California 1<\/p>\n

1st – Draisaitl 2 goals
\n2nd – Lehner 35 saves
\n3rd – Marchand 1 goal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nAlamo takes both home games against Gilbert and California.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yellowknife Braves<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\n3 division games vs Toledo, Chicago and Bucks Co<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Toledo Walleye<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nYellowknife Braves<\/span><\/th>\n		8-5 Walleye
\nStars #1 TOL Pageau 3 G 4pts
\n#2 TOL Bailey 1G 3pts
\n#3 TOL Hoffman 4a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chicago Cosa Nostra<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nYellowknife Braves<\/span><\/th>\n		Yellowknife holds on 6-5
\nStars #1 Chi Pastrnak 1G 3pts
\n#2 YEL Kuznetsov 1G 3pts
\n#3 YEL Palmieri 1G 2pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bucks County Raccoons<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nYellowknife Braves<\/span><\/th>\n		5-0 Bucks Co
\nStars #1 BCR Bishop 46 saves
\n#2 BCR Kane 2g 3pts
\n#3 BCR Oshie 1G 2pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nSeason is winding down. Points are very important and the Braves didn’t earn vey many this week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Toledo Walleye<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nDivision rivals Chicago and Yellowknife come to Toledo for crucial games in their pursuit of a playoff berth. Time to create a little havoc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chicago Cosa Nostra<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nToledo Walleye<\/span><\/th>\n		Toledo 5, Chicago 1 – Toledo shows more life in the 1st period than they have in ages. Newcomer Frolik gets the first goal. That one stands for a while until Kreider gets the equalizer with 6 minutes to go. But that in enough time for the lively Walleye to score 2 more times, Hoffman and Pettersson, sending us to the 2nd 3-1 Toledo.<\/p>\n

2nd period – Opens with a little fight between Subban and Mantha. Each team kills off one penalty getting us to the 2nd half, where Toledo claims the game with 2 more goals, Bailey and Pettersson (his 28th), to make it 5-1 at the end of 2.<\/p>\n

3rd period = Toledo kills off the only penalty, and both goalies are perfect the final stanza. GAme ends 5-1.<\/p>\n

1st star – Pettersson 2G
\n2nd – Bailey 1G 2pts
\n3rd – Binnington 33 saves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Yellowknife Braves<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nToledo Walleye<\/span><\/th>\n		Yellowknife 4, Toledo 3 OT – 1st period sees both goalies control the game, stopping all shots, 19 in all, and we go scoreless to the 2nd.<\/p>\n

In the 2nd, Toledo continues the strong play from the earlier game, and rattles off 3 goals, with Pageau, Pettersson and Hoffman making the arena very happy. That comes crashing down when the Braves wake up and answer back, Kuznetsov and Palmieri adding 2 in this active period. We go to intermission 3-2 Walleye.<\/p>\n

3rd period – Good goalie play once again holds the score steady, until Malkin ties it up with 6 minutes to go. Neither team is able to add the winner, and we go to OT.<\/p>\n

OT – 24 seconds in, and the only shot of OT, Palmieri ends it quickly.<\/p>\n

1st star – Palmieri 2G 3pts
\n2nd – Kuznetsov 1G
\n3rd – Malkin 1G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\n3 points in 2 games is a very good homestand for this team. Yellowknife gains 2 points on Chicago in the playoff hunt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bucks County Raccoons<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nTwo division home games as Bucks County looks to strengthen it’s lead in the Central Division…..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Toledo Walleye<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBucks County Raccoons<\/span><\/th>\n		Bucks County tallies 5 first period goals on it’s way to a 6-2 win over the Toledo Walleye. Anton Khudobin turns aside 39 SOG and Timo Meier records a hat trick for BCR.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chicago Cosa Nostra<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBucks County Raccoons<\/span><\/th>\n		Bucks County scores 3 unanswered goals in the middle period and never relinquishes that lead as they skate to a 6-4 win over Chicago. Evander Kane had a goal and 3 assists and the Racs went 2-5 on the PP in the contest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nYou can’t stop them, you can only hope to contain them. Bucks County scores 12 goals in it’s 2 home games to pick up 4 crucial points in divisional games.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Brentwood Bandits<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nThree home games. The retooled for the future Bandits are just having fun the rest of the season!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bathgate Rangers<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBrentwood Bandits<\/span><\/th>\n		Bathgate smacks backup goalie Nilsson around a bit, winning 6-2. Captain Horvat scores a goal to continue enjoying his new captaincy and role on the 1st line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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New Jersey Black Aces<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBrentwood Bandits<\/span><\/th>\n		NJ comes to town and scores two in the first for a 2-0 lead… then the Bandits score 4 unanswered for the win, 4-2. Captain Horvat with 2 goals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jagr Mullets<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nBrentwood Bandits<\/span><\/th>\n		The Brotherly Brawl doesn’t have the same feel to it when one of us is not “in the hunt” but it’s still fun to beat my big brother… and we did, in a shoot out, 4-3. Captain Horvat with another 2 goal game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nWon 2 of 3 games. Captain Horvat with 5 goals on the home stand. Tavares who?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Portland Storm<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nPortland hosts Thunder Bay and Charlotte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Thunder Bay NorWesters<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nPortland Storm<\/span><\/th>\n		February 28 2021 02-22-2021<\/p>\n

1 2 3 F
\n2020-21 Thunder Bay 38-22-0-2 1 3 1 5
\n2020-21 Portland 11-43-0-7 1 2 1 4<\/p>\n

Scoring Summary
\nPer Time Str Team
\n1 14:36 EV POR Domi (7), assisted by Olofsson (15) and Gallagher (21)
\n1 18:42 EV TBN Jones (4), assisted by O’Reilly (38) and Couturier (30)
\n2 6:01 EV TBN Necas (23), assisted by Quinn Hughes (38) and Bertuzzi (14)
\n2 7:25 EV POR Gallagher (11), assisted by Niskanen (13) and Olofsson (16)
\n2 11:35 EV TBN Necas (24), assisted by Connor (35) and Jones (19)
\n2 17:50 EV POR Greenway (3), assisted by Brown (7) and Dvorak (5)
\n2 19:55 EV TBN Necas (25), assisted by Connor (36) and Eichel (52)
\n3 8:25 EV TBN Quinn Hughes (7), assisted by Andreas Athanasiou (8) and Hronek (13)
\n3 13:22 EV POR Palat (9), assisted by Zuccarello (13) and Montour (10)<\/p>\n

Penalty Summary
\nPer Time Team
\n1 4:50 TBN O’Reilly (14), 2:00 – hooking
\n1 7:45 POR Backlund (28), 2:00 – elbowing
\n2 2:48 TBN Eichel (30), 2:00 – cross checking
\n3 3:11 TBN Couturier (26), 2:00 – tripping<\/p>\n

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
\nThunder Bay 10 8 7
\nPortland 7 7 9<\/p>\n

TBN POR
\nSOG 25 23
\nFOW 32 25
\nFO% 56.1 43.9
\nHits 21 22
\nBlocks 17 11
\nMissed Net 13 11
\nShot Attempts 49 51
\nScoring Chances 22 27
\nPIM 6 2
\nPP 0-1 0-3
\nTOA 4:21 6:00<\/p>\n

Star 1: TBN Necas 3 G
\nStar 2: TBN Jones 1 G, 2 Pts
\nStar 3: TBN Hughes 1 G, 2 Pts<\/p>\n

GWG: Quinn Hughes<\/p>\n

Notables: TBN Necas hat trick
\nPOR None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Charlotte Buzzards<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nPortland Storm<\/span><\/th>\n		February 29 2021 02-22-2021<\/p>\n

1 2 3 F
\n2020-21 Charlotte 27-28-0-7 3 1 1 5
\n2020-21 Portland 11-44-0-7 0 1 0 1<\/p>\n

Scoring Summary
\nPer Time Str Team
\n1 9:28 EV CHA Hamilton (8), assisted by Larkin (28) and Rust (21)
\n1 12:28 EV CHA Larkin (8), assisted by Hamilton (21) and Rust (22)
\n1 15:08 EV CHA Sissons (12), assisted by Dzingel (6) and Smith (9)
\n2 14:40 EV POR Domi (8), unassisted
\n2 19:50 EV CHA Killorn (25), assisted by Burns (28) and Marner (44)
\n3 2:04 EV CHA Ekman-Larsson (7), assisted by Lee (17) and Marner (45)<\/p>\n

Penalty Summary
\nPer Time Team
\n1 6:11 POR Zaitsev (16), 2:00 – hooking
\n2 1:58 CHA Ekman-Larsson (34), 2:00 – tripping
\n2 7:26 POR Dumba (34), 2:00 – tripping
\n3 8:50 POR Taylor Hall (28), 2:00 – hooking<\/p>\n

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
\nCharlotte 19 4 4
\nPortland 9 14 15<\/p>\n

CHA POR
\nSOG 27 38
\nFOW 32 29
\nFO% 52.5 47.5
\nHits 14 23
\nBlocks 14 10
\nMissed Net 7 20
\nShot Attempts 44 72
\nScoring Chances 16 7
\nPIM 2 6
\nPP 0-3 0-1
\nTOA 3:09 3:05<\/p>\n

Star 1: CHA Allen 37 saves
\nStar 2: CHA Hamilton 1 G, 2 Pts
\nStar 3: CHA Larkin 1 G, 2 Pts<\/p>\n

GWG: Dylan Larkin<\/p>\n

Notables: CHA Allen 37 saves, Larkin 18 faceoffs won
\nPOR None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nPortland scores 4 goals in the game versus Thunder Bay but continues to struggle as they lose both games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cincinnati Inferno<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nAnother big week of Atlantic Division play, as the Cincinnati Inferno welcome Thunder Bay and Portland to town.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Thunder Bay NorWesters<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nCincinnati Inferno<\/span><\/th>\n		Thunder Bay 4, Cincinnati 2<\/p>\n

Thunder Bay came to The Incinerator needing a win to close a six-point gap for the division lead and it got it. Kyle Connor’s hat trick paced an attack that fired 23 shots on goal and limited the Inferno to just 19.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati’s defensive effort against Jack Eichel kept him from scoring a goal, but he did hand off three helpers to the aforementioned Connor. Mikko Koskinen re-routed 23 shots to collect the win, while Connor Hellebuyck stopped 15 in the loss.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Portland Storm<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nCincinnati Inferno<\/span><\/th>\n		Cincinnati 2, Portland 1<\/p>\n

Jake Guentzel’s second period goal proved to be the game winner for Cincinnati. In a trademarked defensive effort, Cincinnati was outshot, 20-15. Dustin Brown, in a cameo appearance, delivered eight hits to highlight the stats sheet.<\/p>\n

The Inferno went one-for-six on the man-advantage, while the Storm was zero-for-five. Cam Talbot picked up the win with 19 saves and Carter Hutton absorbed the loss with 15 saves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nCincinnati takes an unsatisfying split at home. The stretch run will be nerve-wracking, as the Inferno will try to reel in Jagr for the top spot overall in the East, while holding off Thunder Bay for the division title.<\/p>\n

The drama builds next week, as everyone in the Atlantic Division comes to the Queen City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thunder Bay Nor’Westers<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nTwo in-division games at home this week, so success will be crucial. We need 2-4 points.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Charlotte Buzzards<\/span>
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\nThunder Bay NorWester<\/span><\/th>\n		1st Period – No Scoring<\/p>\n

2nd Period – Both teams score once so after 40 minutes the game is tied 1-1
\nGoal By Charlotte – Rust (24)
\nGoal by Thunder Bay – Eichel (31)<\/p>\n

3rd Period Thunder Bay gets three goals to win the game 4-1
\nBertuzzi (10), Eichel (32), Landeskog (21)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cincinnati Inferno<\/span>
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\nThunder Bay NorWesters<\/span><\/th>\n		Thunder Bay jumps out 2-0 lead on goals by Connor (38) and Jones (4). The Cinci explodes for 5 goals Perron (20), Point (25), Point (26), Pacioretty (23) and Carlson (13). Where Oh where has the defense gone.<\/p>\n

The 2nd and 3rd periods are scoreless – so final score 5-2 Cinci wins on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nCinci is too tough for us – We will need to re-group before we face them again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Jagr Mullets<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey Black Aces<\/span>
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\nJagr Mullets<\/span><\/th>\n		1 2 3 F
\n2020-21 New Jersey 21-38-0-3 0 1 1 2
\n2020-21 Jagr 39-14-0-8 1 2 1 4Scoring Summary
\nPer Time Str Team
\n1 15:37 EV JAG McGinn (2), assisted by Tanev (3) and Staal (4)
\n2 10:46 PP JAG Svechnikov (15), assisted by Ekholm (13) and Ovechkin (36)
\n2 14:39 PP NJB Pulock (8), assisted by Heinen (3)
\n2 15:31 PP JAG Miller (23), assisted by Marino (7) and Lindholm (14)
\n3 6:31 PP JAG Svechnikov (16), assisted by Matthews (38) and Toews (3)
\n3 19:06 EV NJB Lindblom (7), assisted by Pulock (16) and Hanifin (11)Star 1: JAG Svechnikov 2 G
\nStar 2: NJB Pulock 1 G, 2 Pts
\nStar 3: JAG Miller 1 G<\/p>\n

GWG: J.T. Miller<\/p>\n

Notables: NJB Hart 33 saves
\nJAG Miller 17 faceoffs won, Ekholm 5 blocks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Charlotte Buzzards<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
WEEKLY PREVIEW:<\/span><\/th>\nCharlotte, mired in third place of the Atlantic, and likely out of playoff contention (unless there is a miraculous finish), muddled through this in-division part of the schedule with home games against Portland and red-hot Cincinnati.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Portland Storm<\/span>
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\nCharlotte Buzzards<\/span><\/th>\n		Charlotte required three late unanswered goals to come from behind and defeat a Storm team that looked much better than its record indicates by a final of 6-4. Buzzard goals in the final eight minutes of play from a pair of Alex’s (Killorn and Iafallo), followed by a blast from Dougie Hamilton with 54 ticks left in the final period, enabled the home team to overcome a late 4-3 deficit.<\/p>\n

The Portland loss spoiled the performance of first star Brendan Gallagher (two goals and one assist). Gallagher’s second goal, 1:58 into the third gave the Storm its final lead, 4-3, before Charlotte’s late rally.<\/p>\n

Three stars:
\nStar 1: Gallagher
\nStar 2: (CHA) Jon Marchessault 1 G 2 Pts
\nStar 3: (CHA) Iafallo 1 G, 2 Pts<\/p>\n

Notable: Portland’s Max Domi and Charlotte’s Bryan Rust each chipped in three assists apiece for their respective teams. Winning goalie Carey Price recorded 35 saves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cincinnati Inferno<\/span>@<\/span>
\nCharlotte Buzzards<\/span><\/th>\n		The Inferno, who have been unstoppable since obtaining Nikita Kucherov and Teuvo Teravainen via trade for what essentially amounts to a bag of pucks, breezed to a 4-1 victory. Cincinnati broke open a scoreless tie with a four goal second period outburst; Braden Point and Jake Guntzel accounted for all the scoring with two goals apiece. The Buzzards only could scrape together an Alex Iafallo goal seven minutes into the third period, as Connor Hellebuyck was otherwise perfect with 32 saves.<\/p>\n

Three Stars (all from Cincinnati):
\nStar 1: Braden Point (2 G, 3 pts)
\nStar 2: Guentzel (2 G, 3 points)
\nStar 3: Hellebuyck<\/p>\n

Notable: Cincinnati defenseman Nate Schmidt was sensational blocking six shots. Dylan Larkin won 18 faceoffs for Charlotte and assisted on the Iafallo goal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\nYou have to keep your goals in front of you. For Charlotte (2 out of 4 points at home this week), that entails eclipsing its prior season-best of 79 points in three seasons. Sitting at 65 points with 17 games left to play, there is a glimmer of hope.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
California Regulators<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Alamo Defenders<\/span>
\n@<\/span>
\nCalifornia Regulators<\/span><\/th>\n		Division rival Alamo beats the snot out of California, 8-4.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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LA Great Danes<\/span>
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\nCalifornia Regulators<\/span><\/th>\n		California wins 2-1 (SO).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gilbert Sharks<\/span>
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\nCalifornia Regulators<\/span><\/th>\n		California wins 3-2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WEEKLY SUMMARY:<\/span><\/th>\n3 home games, 4 points, but Alamo gains on California this week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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