Category: The Crease Articles
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The Red Wings Are On A Hot Streak!!!
After a three-day break, the Red Wings returned to LCA to take on the Nashville Predators. Detroit’s Ville Husso had a spectacular game, turning away all 26 shots on goal to record his third shutout of the young season. Nashville goaltender Kevin Lankinen did not fair so well, however. He gave up goals to Captain…
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Sabres go 2-1 on the week, ending 8 game losing streak
Buffalo finally ended their 8-game losing streak this past week when they knocked off the Canadians (7-2) and Blues (6-2), but would end their week with a 3-1 loss to the Devils. The Sabres MVP of the week has to be Jeff Skinner, who scored (4) goals this week. Buffalo sits at 9-12 on the…
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Leafs stay hot, going 3-0-1 this week
The Toronto maple leafs go undefeated in regulation this week, only losing one in OT Monday night. They are now 6-1-3 in their last 10 and sit second in the Atlantic division with 31 points. Here are the individual game results: 11/21 NYI 3 TOR 2 F/OT The Leafs fell behind in the first after…
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Bolts fall to Bruins, but cruise past the Blues.
Nov 21 vs. BOS The Boston Bruins came into Tampa riding a hot 6-game win streak, that unfortunately was extended to 7. The Bolts struck first on a Nick Paul wrist shot. Following that it was all Bruins, scoring 3 goals in the second period. Going into 3rd period down 4-1, the Bolts padded the…
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Wild split the week with 1 win and 1 loss
The Minnesota Wild had a light week and only played two games which helped get guys rest and get Marc-Andre Fleury back in the line-up. Let’s take a look at the two games they had this week. 11/23 vs Winnipeg 6-1 Wild winThe first period was dominated by the Wild, at one point they were…
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Lightning win 4 straight
Nov 13 vs. WAS Have a night Mikhail Sergachev! In the first period alone he scored 2 goals along with two assists as the Lightning completely dominate the first period going up 4-0. G Andre Vasilevskiy had a solid night as he blocked 19-22, and 3-3 on PP shots to help the Bolts push past…
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Leafs go 2-0-1 this week, Improve to 10-5-4 this season
The Toronto Maple Leafs go undefeated in regulation this week, losing their only game in overtime. They still hold second place in the Atlantic Division and are now 5th overall in the league. Here are the game results: 11/15: TOR 5 PIT 2 The Leafs controlled this one from the beginning. Goals from John Tavares…
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Buffalo runs losing streak to 8-straight
The Sabres promising start to the season seems like a distant memory as the team has now dropped 8-straight games and have looked downright bad. Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch have been the bright spots for the Sabres, Thompson scoring 12 goals on the year and Tuch scoring 9. November 2nd was the last time…
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Young Red Wings Play as a Team, and It Is Paying Off
Detroit continues its west coast swing by visiting Anaheim on Tuesday. Just seven minutes into the game, Jonatan Berggren got not only his first goal of the season but the first goal of his NHL career on a power play. Berggren is a 2018 second-round pick. Ten minutes later in the period, Anaheim tied it…
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Sabres run losing streak to 5 straight
What started as a promising season, has quickly turned south for the Sabres. Buffalo lost all 3 games this past week (all of which were home games). Buffalo would open their week by hosting Arizona on Tuesday. They would fall 4-1, Tage Thompson scoring the lone Sabres goal. The big game of the week came…