Could this be the coming out party for Montreal's Alex Galchenyuk? Moved to the center the top line a few games ago, the ultra-talented Center, with his 3-goal game tonight against the Hurricanes, has 5 points in the three games since being moved. It's too early to say for sure that he is ready for greater things, but he is capable...Max Pacioretty who knows a few things about hat tricks assisted on all three Galchenyuk goals...
Tampa Bay won for just the second time in the past 6 games with rookie G Andrei Vasilevskiy making his NHL debut and turning aside 23 of the 24 Philadelphia SOG for the win. Regular starter Ben Bishop hurt himself the previous night but according to Bishop, he shouldn't be out long...Tyler Johnson had the game-winner and an assist in the game giving him 33 points in 33 games this season. No sophomore jinx for this Johnson....
Toronto continued their winning ways and remain the hottest team in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 6-2 win over Frederik Andersen and the Anaheim Ducks. The top line of Phil Kessel-Tyler Bozak-James van Riemsdyk combined for 7 points in the Leaf victory....G Jonathan Bernier, our latest BETWEEN THE PIPES feature, remained hot with a 40-save effort in notching his 13th win and his 8th win in last 10 decisions. Continue to ride the hot net minder....
Both Sergei Bobrovsky and Jimmy Howard wouldn't budge in their matchup last night and it took a shootout to decide the regulation scoreless tie. Both net minders have been playing excellent goal of late and should continue for the remainder of the season.....
The Florida Panthers continue to scratch and claw their way against their opponents to come away with at least a point and last night was just another reminder that the Cats aren't going to be an easy game anymore. Roberto Luongo turned aside 23 of 24 and then saw another 20 attempts in the shootout before Nick Bjugstad put an end to the shootout marathon for the win....
Just when you thought the Los Angeles Kings would continue their recent dominance over St. Louis, their breakout star Vladimir Tarasenko fueled the 5-2 comeback win with a heck of a third period effort- two goals and an assist. He finished with four points on the night to extend his point streak to six games. His overall 36 points is only two behind the NHL lead so treat Tarasenko as an ultra-elite fantasy option and enjoy his monster season. Trading him is not recommended...
Not much to say about Arizona's 2-1 overtime win over Edmonton other than someone had to win. Pure fantasy kryptonite on both sides of this match-up. Let's hope Taylor Hall get's traded and really becomes a fantasy beast..
Right now, Rick Nash and Henrik Lundqvist give the New York Rangers two premier fantasy options and arguably the "hottest" in each of their respective positions. in their 5-2 road triumph over Calgary, Nash scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season, extending his point streak to 11 games. "King Henrik" won his fourth straight while stopping 29 of 31 shots. You know what to do with both..
If someone is going to bust out next season as a fantasy forward, it quite possibly will be Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele. The 21-year old collected 2 goals and an assist for his second three-point night in his last three games. While the overall numbers are not quite there yet, the immense upside has been on display..
In Chicago's 5-3 win over Minnesota, it was all Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane as the prolific duo combined for six points in the match. Defenseman Duncan Keith missed the game for the Blackhawks, but preliminary reports are stating that he is not suffering from the mumps. This is one problem most fantasy owners didn't foresee when drafting their teams..
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