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5 things we learned in the NHL last week

lundi 31 octobre 2016

Another week of the NHL season has come and gone, but not without teaching us a few lessons along the way.

Here's a look back at some of the most exciting and/or strange events that caught the attention of hockey fans over the last seven days.

1. The Air Canada Centre is a bad place to be a goalie

Just ask Ben Bishop and Frederik Andersen. The Lightning netminder finished Tuesday's game against the host Maple Leafs with a 7-4 win, but it cost him his two front teeth.

Two days after Peter Holland gave Bishop a modified Colgate smile, Andersen got a crimson mask thanks to an errant stick from the Panthers' Tom Sceviour.

2. Sidney Crosby is back

Great news for the Penguins, bad news for anyone facing Pittsburgh. That includes the Florida Panthers, the first team to face Crosby since he missed the first three weeks of the NHL season with a concussion.

They may have preferred he waited another couple days to get back on the ice:

Sidney Crosby scores in return as Penguins edge Panthers0:22

The Islanders and Flyers were victims No. 2 and No. 3 in a Penguins three-game win streak since their captain returned to action. Crosby has four goals in those three contests, including this laser beam against Philadelphia:

3. NHL players solve problems just like the rest of us

Mark Scheifele and Tyler Seguin had a problem. And they solved it in the most effective and fair manner ever devised by the human mind.

Rock. Paper. Scissors.

4. Devan Dubnyk's donuts

The Wild netminder turned away all 94 shots that came his way this week, leading Minnesota to three shutout wins over the Bruins, Sabres and Stars.

Dubnyk is the first goalie in Wild history to record three consecutive shutouts, but he's not the first 'tender to pull off the feat with a Minnesota-based NHL team.

Dubnyk hasn't been beaten in the last 180 minutes of game action, but he's still far from the modern-era shutout streak record of 332 minutes and one second, set by Brian Boucher with the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2003-04 season.

5. We're talking about practice

Jaroslav Halak's agent took to Twitter to complain about the Islanders' three-goalie roster, and its perceived detrimental effect due to a lack of practice time.

It seems like Allan Walsh's social media musings caught the attention of New York GM Garth Snow, who may have a solution for the team carrying three goalies. Trade one.

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lundi 24 octobre 2016

The second week of the NHL season has come and gone, but not without teaching us a few lessons along the way.

Here's a look back at some of the most exciting and/or strange events that caught the attention of hockey fans over the last seven days.

1. Mike Green can still score

The offensively inclined veteran defenceman had never scored a hat trick until Monday night, when Green put three past Senators goalie Andrew Hammond on the final opening night at Joe Louis Arena.

I've never seen a Hamburglar take such a severe and merciless beating. Wait, actually, there was this one other time:

2. The Matthews-Laine rivalry will be fun

Players from the same draft class will always be measured against one another, but no two players are ever more closely scrutinized than the first two overall selections in a given year.

In 2015 it was Connor McDavid vs. Jack Eichel. This season it's Auston Matthews vs. Patrik Laine.

If the first game featuring the Maple Leafs and Jets rookies is any indication, hockey fans are in for a treat for a long time to come.

Patrik Laine's hat trick leads Jets over Maple Leafs0:27

Take a look back at other No. 1 vs. No. 2 comparisons here.

3. Daniel Winnik takes 'sacrificing the body' to a new level

The Capitals beat the Panthers 4-2 on Thursday, but it cost Winnik part of his right ear.

As you can see above, the Washington forward was struck in the head by the puck on a shot-block attempt. What you don't see is Winnik missing the rest of the game. That's because instead of heading to the locker room, Winnik was back on the ice after being checked over by trainers.

4. Dmitry Orlov can grant the power of flight

Matt Duchene went airborne after the Capitals' defenceman landed a rare hip check during a game between Colorado and Washington on Tuesday.

Separating the man from the puck can be a true thing of beauty. The second-best part of this hit? No fisticuffs resulted because of it.

5. Age is only a number

Teemu Selanne stole the show at the Heritage Classic Alumni game on Saturday. He opened the scoring on a nifty deke against Bill Ranford:

And with four seconds left in the contest, the 45-year-old Finnish Flash sniped the winning goal against Curtis Joseph.

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