Newly acquired Martin St. Louis made it in time for last night's NY Ranger debut and impressed everywhere on the ice except the score sheet, but that is only a matter of time. St. Louis and Brad Richards showed some of that old chemistry they had but were off just by a slight bit. Changing teams shouldn't change the production from the talented RWer....Tyler Bozak is an important cog in the Maple Leaf machine and he proved that last nigth with a clutch penalty shot goal that opened the scoring against the Rangers, and then winning it in overtime. He now has 37 points in 40 games, so if you weren't about Bo before, you better know Bo now.
Does anyone remember the terrible start Claude Giroux had a t the beginning of the season? It seems so long ago but if you look now, Giroux is tied for 6th in league scoring, only to move higher before the end of the season. The G-man led the Flyers with 2 goals and an assist before Washington was thwarted in their attempt at a comeback.....Jakub Voracek loves playing against Washington as evidenced by his 5-point performance in the back-to-back series. Voracek followed up his 1 goal and 2 assist Sunday with a 2-goal night. Voracek can get streaky hot which is good news for those competing late in their fantasy season.... Capitals D-man, Mike Green, has been showing signs of life lately which is good news for either who stuck through the worse of it. Or for those who traded for the enigmatic Green recently. Although he hasn't potted a goal his last 5 games, he does have 5 assists in his last 2 games. Do I dare say Green is back?
The Ottawa Senators marched into Calgary and were stampeded by the Flames. The Sens didn't mount much of an attack and once the third period started, they were down 3-0 to rookie goaltender, Joni Ortio. Ortio earned his first NHL victory 4-1. Congratulations! The Flames were practically inactive during the trade deadline and the Senators probably should have been more active by the looks of last night's game.
The Montreal Canadiens came out of last night's game against Anaheim with an important two points with a win in the shootout. Still without the services of Olympic gold medal goalie Carey Price, the Habs struck early and made their way to the SO win. It helped that they kept the dynamic duo of Getzlaf and Perry off the score sheet. Dustin Tokarski earned his 12nd NHL win in the spot start for Montreal after being called up.
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