Category: The Crease Articles
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Here come those Buffalo Sabres!
(Photo: Buffalo Sabres) The Sabres end the week at 2-1 and continue to play good hockey and now sit only 4 points out of a wild card playoff spot! Buffalo is 8-2 in their last 10 games, largely in part to Tage Thompson (who added 4 more goals this past week). Here are the weekly…
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Leafs have rough week, losing 2 out of 3
The Leafs lost 2 of their 3 games this week, but did manage to secure 3 points as one of the losses came in a shootout. Matthews and Marner are leading the team in points after this week, tied at 46 a piece, while Nylander leads the team in goals with 22. Here are the…
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Wild split 2 games this week
The Wild came into the week 21-12-3, they had 3 days off and it showed in the first game of the week. 1/4 vs Tampa Bay Lightning win 5-1 Gustavsson was in net for the Wild and stopped 34 of 35 shots to carry the Wild to a victory. Kirill Kaprizov scored 2 goals. The…
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Leafs continue to play well, winning 2 of 3 games this week
The Toronto Maple Leafs won 2 of their 3 games this week to bring their overall record to 23-8-6. They continue to sit second in the Atlantic Division with 52 points. They trail Boston by 8 points for the division lead. William Nylander currently leads the team in goals with 21 and is tied with…
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Sabres go 2-0 on the week as they run win streak to 6 straight
Watch out NHL, the Sabres are HOT and gaining momentum in the Wild Card Chase. Buffalo is now winners of 6-straight games (some of which have come against quality opponents) and only sit 6 points back from the second wild card spot. Tage Thompson continues to lead the way for Buffalo’s offense, scoring his 27th…
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The Sabres win their lone game of the week, 3-2 over Vegas
Buffalo enters their mini Christmas break riding a nice little win streak that they extended to 4-games with their win over the Golden Knights this past Monday. The Sabres goalie was a busy man in the game, making 41 saves out of 43 shots on goal. Tage Thompson continues to be one of the best…
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Leafs get back on track winning both games this week
The Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back from a couple losses in the previous week to win both games this week. Here are the individual game results: 12/20 TBL 1 TOR 4 The Leafs never gave Tampa a chance in this one. Bunting (8), Matthews (17), Engvall (6), Nylander (19) all scored and Matt Murray saved…
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Sabres go 3-0 on the week!
What a week for the Sabres!! We’ve seen glimpses of how good this team can be & boy have they put together a nice week of hockey! Let’s all take a minute and give Tage Thompson the recognition he deserves! He scored (4) more goals this week and leads the team with 25 on the…
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Leafs have a down week, losing 2 of 3.
The Maple Leafs were red-hot going into the week but stumbled a bit, losing 2 of their 3 games. Mitch Marner’s point streak also came to an end at 23 games this week. Here are the individual game results: 12/13: ANA 0 TOR 7 Going into the game Anaheim was last in the league with…
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Red Wings Have a Very Rough Week
A very good Carolina Hurricane team came to Detroit on Tuesday and left with a 1-0 victory. The loan goal came near the end of the first period when Brady Skjei got the power play goal past Husso. The game here was secondary, however, because Red Wings Captain Dylan Larkin left the game after stopping…