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#connor-hellebuyck

There has been some explosive buyout news in the NHL, but it doesn't involve the New York Islanders.In fact, nothing noteworthy, newsworthy, or otherwise worth talking about has come up regarding the Islanders.That said, we've got some bits for you fine folks.Around the league, the rumors-or, as Pierre LeBrun likes to call them, "rumblings"-are picking up.

Good day, it's another off day in the final series of the NHL season, while the other 30 teams await its conclusion and the beginning of Qualifying Offers & Arbitration & Draft & Free Agency & Kyle Dubas Friends Said season.Islanders Non-News


Nothing new...but ICYMI, here's Stan Fischler recalling his fun with Evgeni Nabokov.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new General Manager, and the hope is that he is somewhat like the old General Manager.Specifically, the Toronto Maple Leafs, under Kyle Dubas, never made the mistake of spending assets and money on goalies.The reason for that is that NHL goalies tend to be incredibly unpredictable.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Senators
The Leafs started the game by taking 11 shot attempts to Ottawa's 1.I would expect a hattrick tomorrow against Phoenix to bring him back to the goal per game mark.Anyways, fun game to watch, the Senators are looking excellent, and I can't wait until the Leafs get to play them in the playoffs one day.

The Winnipeg Jets are expected to be one of the most busy teams in the NHL this offseason as they have a bevy of key players eligible to become unrestricted free agents in 2024 and it is very questionable that they'll be able to come to terms with the majority of them on an extension.Perhaps the most likely player of all to be on the move from Winnipeg this summer is forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.

The NHL celebrated the historic moment by putting together a video of all 800 of Ovechkin's goals.The video is fifteen minutes and 31 seconds long and set to the William Tell Overture.That sounds like a long time for each goal, but when you do the math, it's only 1.16 seconds per goal.The video helps put in perspective just how incredible the accomplishment is.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a lot of options in net for next year.The Toronto Maple Leafs could go with Ilya Samsonov, who had a great season but faltered in the playoffs somewhat before an injury forced the Leafs to give the job to Joseph Woll.In order to move forward with Samsonov the Leafs will have to give him a raise on the $2 million he made last season.

Some would call Thursday night's matchup a measuring stick game for the Maple Leafs, others would say the same for the Winnipeg Jets.It seemed as if there was more discussion about the goaltending heading into this game more than anything else.Ilya Samsonov started for Toronto, after coming in for relief on Tuesday, while the Jets went with none other than Connor Hellebuyck.

Two games into the Stanley Cup Final and it's been all Vegas Golden Knights.Goaltender Adin Hill has stolen the spotlight more than a few times (how many times have you seen his game one save by now?).The goaltender might also serve a pressing need for Vegas next season that doesn't have to do with his in-net heroics.

I will not hesitate to say this, but yes, the Winnipeg Jets are for real.The offensive power the team possesses is on absolute fire, due to the rich balanced formation the team plays with.Chemistry is one thing, however, this team is an incredibly organized and well-coached squad of players.The Jets, who are off to a hot start, is a team that has faced adversity from the offseason to the start of the regular season.

Annnnnnnnnnd we can cool it with the takes (for now).The Bruins bounced back from two disappointing efforts in a row with a solid, 60-minute shift that resulted in a 3-0 win over the Jets in Winnipeg.Two first-period goals would be more than enough for Jeremy Swayman (35 saves), and Tomas Nosek provided the insurance tally with a late empty netter.

Bruins "They had an impact and tilted the ice every time they were on it."On March 2, Jakub Lauko made the most of his first game at TD Garden in nearly a month.Inserted as a fourth-line spark plug, the 22-year-old winger rewarded Jim Montgomery's lineup reshuffle by lighting the lamp twice in Boston's 7-1 victory over the Sabres.

The Bruins look to put an end to their skid Thursday night when they take on the Jets in Winnipeg.Boston is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in a game where the Black and Gold looked disconnected and fatigued.The Jets are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games and are fresh off a 5-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Bruins  BOSTON (AP) - Nick Foligno broke a tie midway through the third period, Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night.The Bruins improved to 26-4-2 and 18-0-2 at home.Foligno scored from the left circle off a feed from Charlie Coyle.

Just the facts
When: Tonight, 8 PM
Where: Canada Life Centre - Winnipeg, MB
How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Rival SBN site: Arctic Ice Hockey
Know your enemy


38-27-3, 79 points, 4th in the Central Division, WC2 in Western Conference
Kyle Connor: 27G-46A-73PTS; Josh Morrissey: 15G-52A-67PTS; Mark Scheifele: 38G-22A-60PTS
Connor Hellebuyck: 29-20-2, 2.64 GAA, .919

Following his stellar relief effort in Tuesday night's 5-4 OT victory against the Florida Panthers, Ilya Samsonov will get the call tonight as the Leafs (27-11-7) host the Winnipeg Jets (29-15-1).Down 4-1 early in the second period after Matt Murray allowed four goals on eight shots, the 25-year-old Russian netminder was thrusted into action by Sheldon Keefe.

One week from Christmas.The NHL is gifting us five games, with the earliest starting at 2 p.m. EST.You'll need to get your lineups in early, but that has been the norm on Sundays.Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS matchups.GOALIE Tristan Jarry, PIT at CAR ($34): Thanks to a great run of goaltending, Jarry has posted a 2.63 GAA and .921

The Washington Capitals blew out the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first game of their home and home set, but they did not come out of the 5-1 victory unscathed.Waiver-wire pickup Nicolas Aube-Kubel was suspended three games for his illegal check to the head on Lightning defenseman Cal Foote.At Sunday's morning skate in Tampa, the Caps turned to Connor McMichael to fill NAK's vacant spot on the third line.

After getting some more of their deadline shopping done early by (re)acquired Tyler Motte, the Rangers hosted the Winnipeg Jets.I think most agree he is a good pickup at a decent price, but it didn't help all that much tonight.The Rangers' string rough first periods continued as they went down 2-0 yet again.

Here are today's news and links:


Highlights: WPG 4, NYR 1 (4:50 video via NHL.com)Game Recap: Connor Hellebuyck stood on his head, Igor Shesterkin did not, and in spite of a dominant team effort from the Rangers, they found themselves on the losing end of the type of game they've gotten used to winning over the last 18 years (CBS)
Larry Brooks notes that if the Blueshirts still have any desire to acquire Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks, they'll need to move Vitali Kravtsov as soon as possible for salary cap purposes (NY Post)
Mollie Walker chatted with Tyler Motte about his feelings on being acquired by the Rangers for a second consecutive stretch run (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson heard from Gerard Gallant about how Jacob Trouba's captaincy came to be (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night's frustrating defeat (LoHud)




New York Islanders' forward Mathew Barzal will be out on a week to week basis after suffering a lower body injury on Saturday (TSN)
Eric Engels goes in-depth on how the Montreal Canadiens' organization has undergone structural changes sine Jeff Gorton was tabbed to assist in their rebuild (Sportsnet)

With a shade over 20% of the 2022-23 campaign in the books, now is a good time to take stock of where the Rangers are at.Having made minimal additions in free agency and opting for an internal replacements for their additions from the previous trade deadline, there was reason to believe see similar results to last season's squad.

Game Thread
All winning streaks eventually come to an end, and the Rangers had theirs ended over the long weekend by Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets.Now the Rangers are in Detroit to face a surprisingly still in it Red Wings team that just isn't going away.Their 7-3-0 run has put them within striking distance of a wild card spot with 4-5 games in hand on teams ahead of them.

The Boston Bruins edged out the Winnipeg Jets, 3-2, in a comeback win tonight at the TD Garden.The B's recovered from a 2-0 deficit after the first period, and overall slow start, to pick up the pace in the second period.A lucky bounce goal from David Pastrnak got the Bruins rolling, and Pastrnak would add an assist on Jake DeBrusk's power-play goal to even the score.

With 13 standings points and a 6-2-1 record over their last nine games, Washington sought to extend their winning ways north of the border.A four-goal second period and an Alex Ovechkin ENG gave the Caps a 5-2 win.And now, this... Oh, and this...The two netminders were the story of the first period, featuring a matchup of two very hot hands; for Winnepeg, Connor Hellebuyck featuring a 14-5-0 record, a 2.67 goals against average and a .917

The severely banged-up Washington Capitals wrapped up their early season road trip with a valiant 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.The Caps were able to grab the loser point on the back of some heroics from their goaltender and the defensive play in front of him.Boo the shootout.Another game where I didn't really have a ton of issues with how they played at five-on-five outside of maybe the back half of the third period.

The Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov, left, celebrates with Conor Sheary after his goal in the second period Sunday night.(Fred Greenslade/Canadian Press/AP) WINNIPEG - Washington's power play stayed hot, and a four-goal second period pushed the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night at Canada Life Centre.