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Matthew Knies (2 G, +1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG, 2 H) is likely one of the solely brilliant spots shining on the sinking ship that’s the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season. His second-period shorthanded aim was a factor of magnificence. Knies intercepted a weak Bruins go, pushed apart Mason Lohrei, who appeared so much much less highly effective than his 6’5” body would recommend, like an empty paper plate, and threw a nifty head faux on Jeremy Swayman earlier than roofing a pleasant lickety-split wrister over the netminder’s glove.
As a lot as this was a pleasant alternative for the Bruins to pad their lead over Columbus, Montreal, and Detroit within the extraordinarily tight playoff race, this tiny snapshot in time was an equally essential reminder for Leaf followers that the crew must do quite a lot of different “retooling or rebuilding” that DOES NOT contain buying and selling their 23-year-old sniper.
The Leafs have to hope they’ll persuade a man like Bobby McMann to come back again after July 1st, and will depend their fortunate stars that they’ve a child like Knies locked up via the 2030-2031 season.
Suggesting the crew blow all of it up and commerce Auston Matthews/William Nylander is an unpopular thought in LeafLand, however one factor is for positive. Mitch Marner was not the issue.
For the document, the Bruins had been perched on a pleasant, shiny poop star atop crap mountain final night time, too. Sloppy protection, weak backchecking, and an incapacity to put on down their opponent had been three main traits that continued for the Bruins of their march to a playoff spot.
With 8 of their last 11 video games in opposition to playoff groups, the Bruins are in deep, and in the event that they by some means come out of all of it in a playoff place, they’d higher clear issues up in the event that they don’t need to get destroyed in Spherical One.
Anthony Stolarz – 18 saves on 20 pictures within the 4-2 win at BOS. The 6’6” Stolarz did his greatest to carry down the fort for a Leaf squad that appears so much much less imposing than it has for a really very long time. This was the screenshot of the skaters after I clipped Nylander, John Tavares, and Easton Cowan. Woof.
For the document, Stolarz performed nice and was the distinction on this recreation. In case your league rewards shot quantity, he ought to see his justifiable share of rubber the remainder of the way in which, even when he gained’t be profitable many video games. Props to Stolarz for pulling out the win in a troublesome highway enviornment to play in.
William Nylander – 1 G (25), 1 A (42), 6 SOG, 1 BLK. That’s 4 factors in his final 3 video games.
John Tavares – 3 A (35), 2 SOG, 1 facial reconstruction courtesy of Nikita Zadorov, 11-for-22 FOW.
Jeremy Swayman – To not be outdone by his counterpart, Swayman was additionally almost excellent via two durations on Tuesday night time. The Knies aim was fairly filthy, however Sway stood tall on every part else. Marco Sturm mentioned it greatest in his post-game presser, “Apart from Sway, no one else was on their ‘A recreation’.” Yep.
Elias Lindholm – 1 G (14), 2 SOG, 1 H, 1 BLK. The simple criticism right here is that Lindholm isn’t the first-line centre the crew hoped he’d be once they signed him to the 7-year, $54.25 million contract on July 1st, 2024. The 43 factors in 59 video games isn’t horrible, however he’s not going to get again to that point-a-game tempo from his 82-point season in 2021-2022.
Linus Ullmark – 32 saves on 34 pictures within the 3-2 win at DET. He’s 6-2 in his final 8 begins.
Carter Yakemchuk – 1 G, 1 A, +2, 2 SOG, 2 BLK. Uh…I’m sorry, who? Two factors from the man named after two slang phrases for vomit. Good job, Mr. YakUpchuck. Not unhealthy for a child who was in Belleville yesterday morning. When you’re in a really deep league and also you want a defenseman, he ought to a minimum of get one other begin or two after a stable debut.
Brady Tkachuk – 1 G (20), 1 A (29), +1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 3 H. Talking of Chuks…
John Gibson – 18 saves on 21 pictures and the 3-2 loss to OTT. He has simply three wins in his final 10 GS.
Dominik Shine – 1 G (3), +1, 1 SOG. And there’s your annual Dominik Shine replace!
Dylan Larkin – 1 G (29), -1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG, 1 H, 11-for-25 FOW. The factors have been coming much less continuously than standard, however he nonetheless has 9 factors in his final 10 video games.
Arvid Soderblom – 44 saves on 47 pictures and the 4-3 win at NYI. You’ll be able to’t fault a man for dealing with 96 pictures in his final two GP. This was his first win in 5 begins and his third win in 10 video games. Strictly a backup to the Knight. Let’s name him the Squire.
Nick Lardis – 1 G (7), 2 A (5), +2, 1 SOG, 1 BLK. If he places up many extra video games like this, the child will lastly cease getting confused with the pie-eating champion from Stand By Me.
Tyler Bertuzzi – 1 G (29), 1 A (23), +2, 2 PIM, 2 SOG, 2 H, in 19:05 TOI.
Frank Nazar – 1 G (12), 1 A (24), +2, 1 SOG. No, I didn’t spell Connor Bedard’s identify fallacious. However by some means Frank Nazar had two factors Tuesday night time, and Bedard had none. Shrug.
David Rittich – 9 saves on 12 pictures and three GA earlier than being lifted for Ilya Sorokin. Oof.
Ilya Sorokin – 11 saves on 12 pictures and the 4-3 loss. I’ll by no means perceive how a goalie replaces a man who gave up 3 targets, permits one himself, then will get saddled with the 4-3 loss.
Anders Lee – 1 G (16), 3 SOG, 1 H. He’s on a three-game level streak, but it surely hasn’t been fairly when you take a look at the larger image (38 factors in 72 video games).
Scott Wedgewood – 30 saves on 32 pictures and the 6-2 win in PIT. A pleasant little payback recreation for Wedgewood after the Penguins broke his 5-game win streak final week.
Martin Necas – 2 G (34), +1, 2 SOG, 1 H, 16:20 TOI. Necas is crimson sizzling, with 7 factors in his final 3 video games.
Nathan MacKinnon – 1 G (46), +1, 2 SOG. It was a reasonably quiet night time for Huge MacK. Perhaps he was simply unhappy that his buddy, Sid, wasn’t taking part in. I’m positive clinching a playoff spot made the night time worthwhile, although.
Arturs Silovs – 24 saves on 29 pictures. Uh…a minimum of he didn’t quit the sixth aim too? Ya, I bought nothing.
Rickard Rakell – 1 G (15), -3, 4 SOG, 1 H. Hey, lower me some slack. It was both Rakell or Yegor Chinakhov (he scored the opposite one).
Joey Daccord – 21 saves on 24 pictures and the 5-4 SOL. That’s only one win in his final 7 GS. Ouch.
Matty Beniers – 1 G (19), +2, 3 SOG, 2 BLK. He has 7 factors in his final 10 video games, however when you take out the 3-pointer at VAN on March 14th, it’s so much much less impressive-looking.
Jordan Eberle – 1 G (23), 1 A (28), +2, 3 SOG, 1 BLK. It looks like a quiet 51 factors in 68 video games for Eberle, however he’s by no means been a point-per-game type of man, so this shouldn’t shock me as a lot because it does.
Sergei Bobrovsky – 22 saves on 26 pictures and the 5-4 OTW! That’s 4 wins in his final 5 begins! You’re again on the case, Bobrovsky!
Noah Gregor – 1 G (2), 1 A (3), +2, 3 SOG. Recalled from Charlotte for his first NHL recreation since January eighth. Guess who wished to persuade the crew that he shouldn’t get despatched again down.
Carter Verhaeghe – 1 G (21), 1 SOG, 1 H, 17:47 TOI. 6 factors in his final 5 video games.
Jet Greaves – 24 saves on 26 pictures and his sixth win in his final 8 begins. THIS is the way you make a run at a playoff spot! (take notes, Bruins!)
Zach Werenski – 1 G (21), 1 A (56), +1, 3 SOG, 24:27 TOI. At this level, I don’t understand how he doesn’t win the Norris. Perhaps it goes to Evan Bouchard (extra on him later), however 77 factors in 63 video games is past spectacular.
Mason Marchment – 1 G (17), 1 A (19), +1, 4 SOG, 3 H, 1 BLK. The factors are nice, but it surely’s even higher for these of us in H2H leagues with these additional classes. Guys like Marchment and Coyle match proper into the Blue Jackets system, and so they’re wanting like a crew that nobody desires to see in Spherical One.
Mathieu Olivier – 1 G (15), +1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG, 7 H (!), 1 BLK. Talking of filling up a number of classes! This man is a boon in leagues that award bonus factors for bodily stats.
Dan Vladar – 16 saves on 19 pictures within the 3-2 loss vs CLM. I’m altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any additional.
Sean Couturier – 1 G (8, +1, 3 SOG, 1 H, 1 BLK. 8 targets in what number of video games? 67?! Bear in mind when this man was alleged to be a perennial 80-point man? Ouch.
Frederik Andersen – 14 saves on 18 pictures and the 5-2 loss in MTL. Bear in mind when individuals wrote this man off as a result of Brandon Bussi was driving via everybody? I bear in mind. (As a result of I used to be one of many individuals saying it). Properly, this was Andersen’s first loss in his final 6 begins.
Nikolaj Ehlers – 1 G (22), -1, 5 SOG. With almost a half dozen pictures, we will’t fault Ehlers for this loss.
Jordan Staal – 1 G (18), -1, 2 SOG, 4 H, 1 BLK. It’s humorous. I used to be telling somebody at an OHL recreation this previous weekend about how huge these youngsters appeared in individual, and I mentioned Jordan Staal appeared like a 9-year-old trapped in a 30-year-old’s physique means again when he performed for the Penguins. Then I appeared up how previous Staal is now, and instantly felt just like the Matt Damon “Saving Non-public Ryan” gif.
Jakub Dobes – 41 saves on 43 pictures and the 5-2 win. The child put some work in. 23-8-2-2 with a 2.88 GAA.
Juraj Slafkovsky – 1 G (28), 1 A (35), +2, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 3 BLK. That’s a 7-game level streak for the massive Slovakian, and 16 factors in his final 10 video games.
Cole Caufield – 1 G (44), 1 A (32), +2, 2 SOG. And would you take a look at that. 16 factors in his final 10 video games, too.
Ivan Demidov – 1 G (15), 1 A (39), +1, 1 SOG, 1 BLK. See when you can guess what number of factors he has in his final 10 video games. Okay, I used to be simply kidding. He solely has six.
Filip Gustavsson – 19 saves on 23 pictures and the 6-3 loss at TB. Simply his third loss in his final 10 begins.
Vladimir Tarasenko – 1 G (21), 1 A (21), -2, 1 SOG. One of many authentic ‘memberberries. When you’re in a playoff pool, that is the type of later-round choice that may pop off within the postseason and push you excessive.
Brock Faber – 1 G (15), -1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG, 1 BLK. For all of the accolades that Quinn Highes will get, it’s straightforward to disregard Faber’s stable season. When you drafted this child, congrats on the steal as a result of he possible didn’t price you a lot in your draft.
Andrei Vasilevskiy – 20 saves on 23 pictures and the 6-3 win over MIN. It was a great take a look at for Tampa, and so they handed with flying colours. 4-straight wins for Vasilevskiy.
Darren Raddysh – 1 G (20), 2 A (44), +1, 5 SOG, 1 H, 1 BLK. If Faber was a steal in your draft, Raddysh was regardless of the exponential explosion of a steal is. I’d be shocked if the quantity of people that drafted Raddysh was wherever close to the quantity of people that added him off the waiver wire.
Jake Guentzel – 1 G (32), 1 A (42), 3 SOG, 1 H. It’s wanting like one other point-per-game tempo for Guentzel this 12 months. He ought to end with 80+ factors for the third time in his profession.
Adin Hill – 17 saves on 20 pictures and the 4-1 loss at WPG. Vegas ought to be okay so far as the playoff image is anxious, however that is crunch time for everybody, and dropping to a Winnipeg crew that’s hanging on to its playoff hopes by a thread is just not the way in which to present your followers hope.
Connor Hellebuyck – 26 saves on 27 pictures and his 18th win of the season. Winnipeg will welcome any wins, but it surely is likely to be a case of too little too late for the Jets. This was Hellebuyck’s second win in 7 video games, and Winnipeg has performed extra video games than the entire groups they’re chasing for the wild card.
Kyle Connor – 1 G (32), 1 A (49), +3, 2 SOG, 1 BLK. 82 factors in 71 video games, and his 230 pictures complete is nice for ninth greatest within the league.
Cole Perfetti – 1 G (10), +1, 2 SOG, 3 H, 15:34 TOI.
Mark Scheifele – 1 G (32), 2 A (54), +3, 5 PIM, 3 SOG, 1 H, 9-for-15 FOW, 17:43 TOI. I’ll by no means perceive how this man was left off the Canadian Olympic crew.
Logan Thompson – 24 saves on 26 pictures and the 3-0 loss at STL. This simply in: You’ll be able to’t win a hockey recreation in case your skaters don’t rating a aim. (Comply with me for extra life hacks.)
Tom Wilson – There’s no level complete to report right here, however the 4 PIM, 3 SOG, 2 H, 1 BLK a minimum of replenish some classes within the H2H leagues.
Joel Hofer – 21 saves on 21 pictures and his 2nd shutout in his final 4 video games! That’s 6 SO on the season, and a VERY stable 18-11-3-2 document with a 2.57 GAA and a .910 save share.
Jimmy Snuggerud – 1 G (16), +1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG, 1 H. Higher late than by no means? He’s scored 25 of his 37 factors since January 1st.
Jake Allen – 23 saves on 27 pictures within the 6-4 win at DAL. It was an offensive explosion in Texas. Or, I suppose, relying in your perspective, a defensive implosion. This was simply the third win in 10 begins for the 35-year-old Allen.
Jack Hughes – 2 G (20), 2 SOG, 3 BLK, 19:20 TOI. Amazingly, he has 18 factors in his final 10 video games, but it surely’s much more spectacular that he’s completed it whereas seeing via the river of tears he’s shed over the Corridor of Fame taking possession of the Olympic game-winning puck.
Jesper Bratt – 1 G (18), 1 A (39), +2, 2 SOG. He’s not hitting the 80-point plateau once more this 12 months, and he’ll be hard-pressed to crack 70 factors – he’s bought 57 pts in 70 GP.
Jake Oettinger – 4 saves on 8 pictures and an early hook. And also you thought the David Rittich line was tough. Oof instances 1000.
Casey DeSmith – 15 saves on 16 pictures and the loss in a 6-4 recreation. See? There it’s once more! Goalie is available in to alleviate his net-mate, who bought shellacked, provides up one aim, and will get saddled with an L. I don’t prefer it one bit!
Wyatt Johnston – 2 G (40), 1 A (38), +1, 3 SOG, 2 H, 1 BLK. 40 targets and 78 factors in 71 video games?! I DO LIKE IT! And I prefer it much more than a bit!
Jason Robertson – 1 G (39), 2 A (46), +1, 2 PIM, 10 (!) SOG, 1 H, 1 BLK. I do know I complain about this man and Sheifele being snubbed in February, and it’s powerful to argue choices when a crew wins all of it, however even when he’s not essentially the most defensively sound ahead on the market, he’s a top-tier offensive menace.
Alex Nedeljkovic – 13 saves on 19 pictures and the 6-3 loss to NSH. That’s 4 straight losses for Nedeljkovic, and 18 GA in his final 4 GS.
Juuse Saros – 27 saves on 30 pictures and the 6-3 win vs SJ. If I informed you the Nashville/San Jose recreation can be 6-1 with 5 minutes left within the second interval, you’d most likely ask what number of targets Macklin Celebrini scored already. Um…effectively, I’ve bought unhealthy information for you when you’re a Sharks fan. That’s 5 wins in Saros’s final 7 begins, and three or fewer GA in his final 9 video games.
Filip Forsberg – 1 G (33), 2 A (32), +2, 1 H, 3 BLK. Don’t look now, however Filip is heating up! 12 factors in his final half dozen video games.
Brady Skjei – 1 G (2), 1 A (21), +4, 2 SOG, 1 BLK. A pleasant bonus for these of us in +/- H2H leagues.
Jonathan Marchessault – 3 A (17), +3, 2 SOG. This doesn’t seem like the identical man who scored 42 targets simply two years in the past.
Darcy Kuemper – 21 saves on 23 pictures within the 3-2 OTL. The Kings at the moment are 4 factors again of the ultimate wild card spot within the West.
Quinton Byfield – 2 G (17), +1, 3 SOG, 1 H.
Drew Doughty – 1 A (15), +1, 3 SOG, 1 H, 3 BLK. Good work, Grandpa Drew.
Dustin Wolf – 23 saves on 25 pictures within the 3-2 OTW. 21 wins for Wolf is spectacular, contemplating the type of offense and protection that strains up in entrance of him.
Tristan Jarry – 16 saves on 18 pictures for the 5-2 win at UTA. The ultimate rating made issues look so much much less shut than the precise recreation was, however ultimately, the Mammoth couldn’t get a degree.
Evan Bouchard – 3 A (63), +4, 3 SOG, 3 BLK. They talked about this within the telecast, however Evan Bouchard grew to become the fifteenth defenseman in NHL historical past to have TWO 80-point seasons along with his first help on this one. If there’s one man who may beat Werenski for the Norris, that is him.
Connor McDavid – 2 G (40), +2, 4 SOG, 1 BLK, 20:42 TOI. It was a record-setting night time in Utah. This was McDavid’s four-hundredth profession aim. The empty-netter on the finish was his fortieth aim of the 12 months and the 1200th level of his profession. Wow.
Karel Vejmelka – 11 saves on 15 pictures and the loss!
Vitek Vanecek – 10 saves on 10 pictures and the no-decision? Talking of no-decisions, baseball season begins this week! See me on the opposite aspect in your Beginning Pitching wants!
Lukas Dostal – 23 saves on 26 pictures (with 10 minutes left within the third).
Mikael Granlund – 2 G (16), +1, 3 SOG.
John Carlson – 3 A (40), +1, 1 SOG, 19:29 TOI. It was a little bit of a shocker when the Capitals dealt Carlson to the Geese, however he’s match proper in and is simply what Anaheim wanted to attempt to lock down the division.
Kevin Lankinen – 26 saves on 30 pictures. If the rating holds up, this shall be Lankinen’s ninth loss in his final 10 begins. The excellent news for the Canucks is … there’s solely 12 video games left.
That’s all for this week! I’ll be again for one more full schedule subsequent Tuesday. I hope you loved it. If in case you have any questions or feedback, depart them beneath, and I’ll get again to you ASAP.
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