Pasta and Geekie 5 Factors Every, Crosby Hat Trick, Thomas Is Clean (Apr 6) – DobberHockey

Jacob Markstrom earned a 26-save shutout of the Rangers in a Saturday matinee recreation. Markstrom now has 4 consecutive wins and three consecutive high quality begins after a tough patch in March that noticed him go 1-4-1 with a 4.33 GAA and .830 SV% with three actually unhealthy begins. Markstrom has 4 shutouts this season, with two coming in opposition to the Rangers.

Nico Hischier led the Devils with a objective and two assists. Hischier now has objectives in three consecutive video games and 7 factors over these three video games. The Devils captain has additionally set a profession excessive in objectives with 35.

Timo Meier scored two objectives, breaking a four-game level drought.

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One other afternoon recreation, one other shutout. This time it was Anton Forsberg blanking the Panthers with a 40-save effort. Though he has not performed typically up to now two months, the final time Forsberg has allowed greater than three objectives in a recreation was February 6. The Sens have been enjoying the primary recreation of back-to-backs, as Linus Ullmark is anticipated to start out right this moment (Sunday) in opposition to Columbus.

A Florida/Ottawa tilt is normally a matchup of the Tkachuk brothers, however each Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk have been sidelined for this one. Florida’s offense is at present compromised, as Aleksander Barkov can be injured and Aaron Ekblad is suspended. The Panthers’ offense as a complete is chilly with simply six objectives over their final three video games, with the group additionally on a four-game dropping streak.

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No Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl meant that the Oilers have been the sufferer of a 3-0 shutout by the hands of the Kings. Darcy Kuemper earned a 27-save shutout, extending his present scorching streak to 4 wins and 5 high quality begins over his final 5 video games. Kuemper’s goals-against common is getting nearer to the 1’s at 2.01, and he at present leads the league in that class (minimal 20 video games). He continues to have an impressive season. For a bit of extra on Kuemper, see Friday’s Ramblings.

Andrei Kuzmenko scored one other objective, giving him three objectives and 7 factors in his final 4 video games. After a sluggish begin with the Kings, Kuzmenko is scoring like a participant that’s deserving of at the least yet another NHL contract after being traded twice this season. He is likely to be okay as a rest-of-season streamer since he can get on a roll, however you should not belief him for a complete season.

In response to Elliotte Friedman on Hockey Night time in Canada, McDavid could return later subsequent week.

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Whereas we’re with reference to goaltending, Lukas Dostal allowed 5 objectives within the first interval. He stayed within the recreation and allowed only one extra objective in a 6-2 loss to the Canucks. With John Gibson injured (once more), Dostal ought to possible play out the string for the Geese.

Brock Boeser scored a power-play objective and added a power-play help for the Canucks, whereas Quinn Hughes picked up two power-play assists. Solely 5 Canucks skaters completed and not using a level, essentially the most notable being Jake DeBrusk and Pius Suter.

One other one from Elliotte Friedman on Hockey Night time in Canada: Elias Pettersson hasn’t given up hope about returning earlier than the tip of the season however is working out of time.

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The Penguins don’t have anything left to play for, however do not inform Sidney Crosby. The Penguins captain scored 3 times whereas including an help in a 5-3 win over Dallas. Crosby has now reached 30 objectives for the 13^th time in his profession, solely the 11^th participant in NHL historical past to take action. Crosby additionally has 20 factors in his final 12 video games, so like Alex Ovechkin he is not slowing down that a lot. Sid the Child is simply 4 factors shy of reaching 90 factors for the third consecutive season. At this level in his profession, he would possibly truly be underrated.

That wasn’t the one hat trick within the Penguins/Stars recreation. Evgenii Dadonov scored all three objectives for the Stars, snapping an eight-game level drought. Dadonov is now only one objective shy of reaching 20 for the primary time in three seasons. He additionally took 5 photographs on this recreation, giving him 11 photographs over his previous three video games. The Stars look like shuffling their traces in the meanwhile, however Dadonov is receiving some icetime with Wyatt Johnston.

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The St. Louis Blues have now gained 12 video games in a row, claiming a 5-4 victory over Colorado on Saturday. Robert Thomas led the way in which with a objective and three assists, staking his declare to the highest of the Frozen Instruments Scorching Record with 19 factors over his final eight video games. Which means over a good portion of the Blues’ win streak, Thomas has averaged over two factors per recreation. Along with that, no participant has extra factors because the 4 Nations break than Thomas (34 PTS in 22 GP). From a points-per-game perspective, Thomas is within the prime 15 within the league with 75 factors in 66 video games, which works out to 1.14 PTS/GP. From a pure scoring perspective, Thomas is the principle motive that the Blues are the place they’re proper now.

Cam Fowler picked up three assists for the Blues, giving him six factors and a plus-5 over his final three video games. Since being acquired by the Blues from Anaheim, Fowler has 34 factors in simply 47 video games after simply 4 factors in 17 video games with Anaheim. For sure, his worth has shot up like a rocket since becoming a member of the Blues. That wasn’t anticipated, however one thing has actually clicked in St. Louis. Fowler is rostered in simply 18 % of Yahoo leagues, which is shocking given his level tempo together with his new group.

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The Bruins are on a race to the underside of the Japanese Convention, however David Pastrnak continues to do his factor. Pasta registered a hat trick together with two assists for a five-point recreation in a 5-1 win over Carolina. Even with the Bruins’ latest woes (snapping a 10-game dropping streak on Saturday), Pasta nonetheless has 10 factors in his final 5 video games. He has scored 40 objectives for the fourth consecutive season and is simply six factors shy of his third consecutive 100-point season, so he is probably not affected that a lot by having much less scoring expertise round him.

One participant who’s connecting with Pastrnak is Morgan Geekie. Little brag right here, however hopefully you have been studying yesterday once I urged including Geekie. Positive sufficient, Geekie had his personal five-point recreation on the Pasta line. Geekie has 12 factors in his final six video games, and he has piled up sufficient factors for his first 50-point season. He additionally sits simply two objectives shy of 30 objectives. When you missed out on Geekie, the Bruins play once more right this moment (Sunday) in a bottom-of-the-Atlantic battle with Buffalo. Geekie is rostered in 21 % of Yahoo leagues and 38 % of Fantrax leagues.  

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As for the Sabres, they took a 3-2 shootout win over Tampa Bay. Tage Thompson scored a objective, making him one in every of 5 gamers to achieve 40 objectives this season. Thompson’s closest comparable within the goals-to-assists division this season is… Alex Ovechkin.

Thompson: 40 G, 27 A, 67 PTS

Ovechkin: 41 G, 27 A, 68 PTS

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Nick Robertson and William Nylander every scored a pair of objectives within the Leafs’ 5-0 win over Columbus. Nylander is second within the NHL with 44 objectives, whereas Robertson has matched final season’s complete of 14 objectives.

On what appeared just like the day of the shutout, Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves to choose up his second shutout of the season. Stolarz is making a case to be the Leafs’ beginning goalie in Recreation 1 of the playoffs, selecting up wins and high quality begins in every of his final 5 video games. Stolarz hasn’t confirmed he can deal with a heavy workload but, in order that job would possibly go to Joseph Woll. However Woll has had damage points all through his profession and has by no means performed 40 video games in a season. Neither has Stolarz. Playoff tandem?

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Props to Brendan Gallagher, who I noticed play quite a few instances within the WHL. With a objective on Saturday, Gallagher has his first 20-goal season since 2019-20. Forgotten about in fantasy leagues, Gallagher has been on a heater just lately with 11 factors over his final 10 video games. He is in a secondary scoring position for the Habs, however he is a attainable deep league streamer right this moment in opposition to Nashville.

The Lane Practice retains on rolling. Lane Hutson scored a objective on Saturday, giving him seven factors over his final 4 video games. As a defenseman, Hutson leads all rookies in scoring with 63 factors (with simply six objectives). I like his Calder Trophy odds.

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Within the Kraken’s 5-1 win over San Jose, Jared McCann led the way in which with two objectives, an help, a plus-3, and 6 photographs. McCann had some so-so outcomes throughout the center two quarters of the season (22 PTS in 39 GP), however he has turned it up a notch just lately with 12 factors over his final seven video games. McCann additionally has back-to-back three-point video games, so he must be rostered in the meanwhile.

Andre Burakovsky has been an afterthought in fantasy leagues over the previous two seasons, however he has 9 factors in his final seven video games, together with a objective and an help on Saturday enjoying on McCann’s line. Simply 1 % rostered in Yahoo and 10 % rostered in Fantrax, Burakovsky is a attainable streamer with Seattle enjoying 4 video games subsequent week.

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Reilly Smith‘s second objective of the sport was the extra time winner for Vegas. Discuss a fortunate bounce.