Category: The Crease Articles
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Wild ended the week 3-0 to continue their surge
12/12 vs Edmonton (16-12-0) WIN 2-1 Fleury stopped 20 shots on his way to his 10th win of the season. Matt Boldy scored one and had a helper on the way to the Wild winning 2-1. The defense played better than it did in the middle of the week last week. The offense was able…
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Buffalo goes 2-2 on the week
The Sabres continue to be a roller coaster this season. They look amazing one night, then non-existent the next. Even though they finished the week at .500, they scored 19 goals (Tage Thompson accounting for 6 of them). Once Buffalo can figure out their goaltender situation, they will be a threat. 12/4- SJS 3 BUF…
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Leafs continue to win, going 3-0-0 this week
The Toronto Maple Leafs continued their red hot stretch going undefeated this week. Mitch Marners point streak will last until at least Tuesday after he stretched it to 22 games Saturday night. The Leafs are now 18-5-6 for the season and have 42 points, just 1 behind the division leading Boston Bruins. Here are the…
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Wild struggle in net, go 2-2 on the week
12-4 @ Dallas WIN 6-5 S/O The Wild picked up right where they left off with a shootout victory over Dallas. The Wild were up 5-1 entering the 3rd period so we shouldn’t have needed a shootout or even OT. The defense and Fleury let the Wild down in the 3rd period. Luckily they were…
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The Red Wings Have A Better Week, But Alex Nedeljkovic Needs To Go!
Ville Husso looked to get back on track after last week. With Detroit headed to Columbus to play the last place Blue Jackets, he was able to do just that. Husso stopped 32 of 34 shots he faced, as the Wings won 4-2. Dominik Kubalik and Lucas Raymond each had a power play goal and…
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Leafs have another good week, going 2-0-1
The Toronto Maple Leafs go undefeated again in regulation, going 2-0-1 this week and improving to 7-0-3 in their last 10. They continue to hold 2nd place in the Atlantic just 4 points behind the Boston Bruins. Here are the individual game results from this week: 11/28 TOR 4 DET 2 The Red Wings jumped…
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Detroit and Husso Have a Horrible Week
Monday brought the Toronto Maple Leafs to LCA, in a matchup against two of the original 8. Young rising Defenseman Moritz Seider scored first for the Wings about five minutes in, and then Toronto took over as Ville Husso gave up four goals on only 13 shots. He was pulled a little over eight minutes…
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Bolts have a great week, but can’t top Bruins.
Nov 28th @ BUF The Tampa Bay Lightning win in OT! The key to this victory was the PP. The Lightning scored 3 goals on 4 PP’s. A game that was far too close for comfort. The Sabres were able to attack the net outshooting the Lightning by double digits. The Bolts found themselves down…
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Wild go 3-0 on the week
Nov 27 vs Arizona win 4-3 The Wild started the week off right with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Coyotes. Kirill continued his scoring streak, bringing it to a career-high point in 9 straight games. He had a goal and two assists. Fleury saved 20 out of 23 shots faced. Minnesota is 13-2-0 in…
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The Sabres go 1-2 on the week
(Photo: Jeffrey Barnes / AP Photo) The record might say 1-2 on the week, but Buffalo showed glimpses that the season might not be totally lost… The week started at home against the Lightning. Buffalo would ultimately drop the game 5-6 in overtime. It’s a hard pill to swallow as they held the lead in…