Reviewing January 2nd, 2024 NHL Games

[@dealy9268]

The Canes are able to run 4 lines now making them very dangerous. The SAT line is back together and killing it!!!(Svech, Aho, Terevainen) Drury is finally earning his keep. PK has been awesome! The PP has finally started to move! Before the players were just standing around passing the puck. Now they have net front and are in motion. Good stuff. Orlov is looking comfortable. Aho, Svech, and Burns continue to roll! Great game Canes!!!!!

[@rosob4992]

Its amazing to see how well the 3rd and 4th liners are playing on the jets. Really gives the fans confidence in the team as a whole.

[@dixonhill1108]

Seriously points and goals on the 4th are something jets haven't seen since the 21 season. What's wild is the 1st 2nd and 4th lines are not done growing, and will probably will step up when connor comes back.

[@coreymickanuik8199]

I dont know how everyone else feels but I will be an extremely happy guy come playoff time to see the Jets, Canucks, and Oilers make it.

[@HavingAnAverageWeeke]

Canucks vs Oilers first round

[@LGR910]

​@@HavingAnAverageWeeke No

[@Guy-kn6jt]

I think the oilers will crack the top 3 in their division

[@metalmarty3948]

@@HavingAnAverageWeeke That would be a great matchup

[@the6ig6adwolf]

​@@metalmarty3948Canucks in 4. Oilers have no grit, no depth and no goaltending. 🧹🏒

[@jimmcdiarmid7308]

Bolts first PP was a phantom high stick by a Bolts player. Lowry never touched him and they scored on it.

[@dixonhill1108]

Dude this is just the nature of being a jets fan over the last 15 games or so. Reffing is never in our favor. I"m not a blame the refs guy, I don't really care as we're still winning, but it's quite clear that the reffing has been against us over the last 15 games.

[@jefflarson1652]

@@dixonhill1108 Winnipeg just had 3 PPs their last game to Minnesota's 1. Stop crying.

[@dixonhill1108]

Lol yeah because wild kept doing dirty shit the whole game. Including intentional highsticking which alone should have been a 5 minute major @@jefflarson1652

[@jkliao6486]

@@jefflarson1652 That's not how it works is it? If it's 3 phantom pps to jets and 1 to the wild, then sure, but why shouldn't a team get more pps when the opposite is less disciplined? You've hardly proven anything when you just stated Jets got 3 pps, which isn't even considered a lot. If it's 13 pp, then maybe.

[@danielcook1566]

They should really add the ability to have a coach challenge a penalty that they believe was friendly fire. This could involve trips, highsticks, and maybe even goalie interference. In this case, Rick could ask the ref that they wish to challenge the penalty for a Friendly fire highstick. If the ref can't conclude within a minute or two that the penalty was friendly fire, then they will be penalized further with either an extra 2min extension to the original penalty or maybe a 5on3. If successful, the game continues with no penalties as if nothing happened.

[@LGR910]

The Jets keep on rollin when everyone thought they'd fall off after the break GoJetsGo!!

[@dixonhill1108]

It's been 3 games brah

[@LGR910]

​@@dixonhill1108 And whats your point?? They keep on winning!!

[@dixonhill1108]

Chef was playing like garbage last night, never understimate that suckhole and his ability to ruin a team. It wasn't wheeler-dubois destroying this team, it was chef. @@LGR910

[@factbeaglesarebest]

I didn’t but a lot of teams are great right now.

[@f.n04]

I already know everyone’s going to blame Ottawa’s goalies tonight and yes they didn’t have a great game, but forsberg could actually not have done anything on at least two of the 4 he let in and I’d even say three, and Korpisalo stood on his head and kept them in it until letting in a weak goal after a turnover. I find it so hard to believe any goalie would succeed behind this Ottawa system

[@ryanlitster8993]

Don’t worry about nobody knows who they are anyways.

[@f.n04]

@@ryanlitster8993 You are so cool and funny!!

[@somerandomidiot1333]

@@ryanlitster8993who are you?

[@MP-ix2jo]

Canes and Oilers both looking like the teams we thought they were.

[@mdd47]

Canes get hurt by their early season schedule every year because of the state fair and then one other long road trip before midseason. So the second half of the season, they play a LOT of home games. I fully expect to be at or near the top of the league standings this time next month, just because this happens every year.

[@InsignificantNick]

Jones didn't belong in the AHL, and I'm glad he's stepped up while Woll is out and Samsonov is unplayable.

[@Skynertia]

The Oilers went from 2-9-1 to 19-15-1. Probably fair to say they're back.

[@davin1287]

Drais goal was a 6 on 5 wasn't it? I don't think those count as a PP goal.

[@SimplyBrame]

Yes it was a 6 on 5. Not a PP goal. Even the oilers commentators strewed that up 😂

[@mrFunkyPickle]

Draisaitl didn’t score on the powerplay, he scored when there was a delayed penalty against Philly. It was still technically 5 on 5 but Edmontons goalie was pulled

[@atlasfeynman1039]

Jack Michaels made that same mistake calling the game.

[@cclark4366]

Oilers are 14-3 in the last 17 games. Very soft schedule this coming month, too. Nashville and Arz have no chance. Don't be surprised when the Oilers catch a team for 3rd in the Pacific.

[@dixonhill1108]

Seriously this might be Canada's year. Jets/Nucks/Oilers all in contention, a can-can semi final is a real possibility.

[@mollyshofkom7830]

Panthers getting their groove back! I love that Barkov got another franchise record last night, too! Bob has been incredible and the entire team is just clicking. They look to have their system down and are playing like they REALLY want to get back to the SCF.

[@clark1066]

Canes thoroughly surprised me. Extremely happy about that one. Just hope we can continue. We may have finally got a comfortable playoff spot but we have to keep it.

[@Gavomor-yt1uz]

27:27 The oilers scored while there was a delayed penalty, so technically not a powerplay goal.

[@MaverickWall238]

Sam Montembeault showing, once again, why he's one of the most underrated goaltenders in this league. Those last 6 minutes where Dallas had the goalie pulled were absolute havoc and he was still making saves and being cool as a cucumber.

[@bb-s8f]

Yeah, speaking as a Dallas fan, the final score does not reflect how good Montembeault was in that game. Dallas had some good looks but he swallowed up the puck every time.

[@nm-zl4wn]

I loved Monty in Florida, he can definitely play

[@MaverickWall238]

I mean I counted at the very least 5 times where there could've been a goal when the goalie was pulled and there were only 2. Also, those few minutes where the Habs were getting hemmed in before their 3rd goal, he was critical to the Stars not capitalizing on their dominance. @@bb-s8f

[@connorloeven5700]

living in Australia has its hockey perks, dinner time tv for me. Thanks big dawg.

[@connorkenney6938]

It’s kind of funny. I used to really like the jets when they got their team back, but over the last few years couldn’t stand them. Then I realized after they traded him I started to cheer for them a bit more. This isn’t an anti PLD post, but the vibes in Winnipeg seem better over all.

[@andrewgreen815]

The Jets season is rolling along nicely, without their leading scorer. I would remind Jets fans that the season is a marathon and it's not yet half over. But, I have still never seen a better Jets team 1.0/2.0 and I have never seen a Jets team buy into the structure and coaching prior to this season. Go True North! Go Jets!

[@LGR910]

We can be excited about this season, when certain people like to doubt this team way to much!!

[@dixonhill1108]

For me it's the fact this team still has room to grow. They'll figure out their pp hopefully in time for the playoffs. Perfetti is capable of making a step forward with the right line mates. The 4th line seems to really be going that extra mile.

[@dcnyr1996]

There's reason to doubt ONLY b/c they've never finished off a good season w/ p/o success. Their best finish is one w/c final vs VGK lost 4-1. So far so good but as you say only 1/2 season played.

[@rederr89]

The reaon the Draisaitl goal was not a ppg because they scored when it was a delayed power play

[@epiphany519]

Long post follows with base game statistics including some for the Philadelphia Flyers. Read, don't read, up to you. These are BASE stats not detailed ones provided to give a foundation (takes 3 sites to do it). My comments and observations at the end. Statistics for Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers January 2nd, 2024 Edmonton Oilers: McDavid 1 Goal, 4 Primary Assists (1 on PP) Hyman 1 Goal, 2 Secondary Assists (1 on PP) Nuge 2 Goals (1 on PP), 1 Primary Assist Draisaitl 1 Goal, 1 Secondary Assist Desharnais 1 Secondary Assist Ceci 1 Secondary Assist Skinner 35 Saves on 37 Shots = .946 Save %age (exceptional) Philadelphia Flyers: Konecny 1 Goal, 1 Primary Assist Staal 1 Goal Farabee 1 Primary Assist, 1 Secondary Assist Couturier 1 Secondary Assist Hart 31 Saves on 36 Shots = .861 Save %age Flyers Oilers Shots on Goal 37 36 Hits 23 14 Faceoffs Won 20 22 PP 0/4 1/4 Giveaways 7 15 Takeaways 2 (0 per NST) 4 Blocked Shots 8 8 (5 per NST) 3 Stars: 3-Hyman (1G, 2A), 2-Nuge (2G, 1A), 1-McDavid (1G, 4A) Player TOI SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks Giveaways Takeaways Nurse 23:59 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 Ceci 21:06 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 Bouchard 20:17 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 Ekholm 19:40 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 Desharnais 18:25 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Kulak 13:33 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 Draisaitl 20:37 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nuge 18:51 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hyman 17:20 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 Kane 17:14 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 McDavid 16:35 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 McLeod 15:34 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 Foegele 13:42 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 Ryan 13:26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brown 12:38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Janmark 12:26 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Hamblin 8:39 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Erne 6:51 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Oilers Faceoff Breakdown: Won Lost Percent Draisaitl 7 7 50.0 Hamblin 5 2 71.4 Ryan 4 4 50.0 McDavid 3 3 50.0 Nuge 1 0 100.0 McLeod 1 2 33.3 Janmark 1 1 50.0 Kane 0 1 0.00 Flyers's Faceoff Breakdown: (provided for comparison only) Won Lost Percent Frost 6 6 50.0 Couturier 6 9 40.0 Laughton 4 5 44.4 Poeling 2 2 50.0 Gathaway 1 0 100.0 Atkinson 1 0 100.0 Happy New Year All. This game started out slow, I mean it took nearly 16 minutes for McDavid to score then another over 12 minutes before Hyman got the 2nd of the night. Two from the Flyers to tie it up then a PP goal by Nuge over 19 minutes into the 2nd with a fast goal in the 3rd by Draisaitl (one timer from the slot) and Nuge getting his 2nd over 11 minutes into the 3rd for the 5-2 score. It got locked down from there and that was it for the scoresheet. It's odd how the NHL structures it's Power Plays, stats say both teams had 4 power plays yet the Oilers had 5 penalties taken (to 5 different people) vs 4 for the Flyers. Weird but whatever. PK at 100%. PP 1 for 4. McDavid with over 900 career points in his 602nd game making him the 5th fastest in NHL history (behind Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy, and Stastny). Some of Connor's passes were kind of otherworldly, a no look sharp angle backhand pass to Hyman for the 2nd goal of the night. A saucer to Nuge for the 5th. Kind of went from one end to the other of oh Geez, it made it passes. Leon with a goal in his last 4 games. He's still not fully Leon to my eyes but he's getting there (and God help the opposition with McDavid in walks on water when it's unfrozen level and Leon, who hates the ocean, looking on from the beach while he annihilates in his own way). Take care all.

[@dealy9268]

I admit I did not read this entire post but dang you put a lot of work into this post.

[@epiphany519]

@@dealy9268 Thanks. I tend to do this for every Oilers game

[@MaverickRE]

I'm not sure why anyone would think Ovi would retire anytime soon... Especially so close to the record. He's now got 8 goals this year and everyone knows he scores more late in the year and he scores in bunches, I still expect him to have 30-35 by the end of the year. But everyone is freaking out saying he's slowed down... You also have to remember that It's a new coaching system that is more defensive minded, he's had I believe 5 or 6 disallowed goals this year and about 15 posts. Eventually those will start going in, he will post up in his office on the PP and bang out quite a few more. Ovi has a few years left in him and I don't think he'll stop unless he hits the record.

[@yeahboi4857]

Sending all love and appreciation Shannon !! Big hearts and respect your way 🙌

[@canesfan1526]

Carolina special teams is finally making them look like the team they should be. Finally making teams pay for taking penalties while stifling them on the PK just really deflates whoever they are playing. Also helps that Kochetkov is on an absolute heater. Quietly putting himself into the ROTY race.

[@AHockey1993]

Oilers are ROLLING

[@davidwhidden9337]

You have the Capitals to thank . After EDM beat them 6-0, EDM went on a tear.

[@LGR910]

The Jets have been better!!

[@gerakx]

I love the Cobra Kai No Mercy magnet, and that there is an official No Mercy Game on the channel. I think we need more awards for games. The Fight Club game, the snooze fest game, 80's night, shooting gallery game, etc. Thanks for the wonderful content.

[@jceggert7163]

Mcjesus being Mcjesus impressive aslo Nashville held Bedard without a shot on goal also impressive

[@32a34a]

One of the keys for playing Edmonton is don't let them score first. An avalanche of goals seems to follow. Of course harder to do than it is for me to type this.

[@Peksisarvinen]

I mean yYn't let them score second or third either, as an avalanche of goals seems to follow then too (like against Rangers and Devils).

[@JimLaddie]

Re Oilers power play. It still says one for four on the app because the Oilers scored during the delayed penalty phase.

[@michaelbeamon9016]

Canes first no mercy magnet of the year! Let’s gooooo!

[@LukeVenables]

Jones has been solid for Toronto. Whatever his history, hes getting they wins and looking stable while doing it. He just seems steady. Thats all you can ask for.

[@Ranbuowsatrawarriar]

Thanks Shannon

[@LARGO125]

Hmm... that P.L Dubois trade is looking better and better for the Peg every game.

[@LGR910]

Facts!!

[@user-ji3il6ce2o]

Will the players stay in Winnipeg though? Going from sunny LA to Winnipeg is not something one would enjoy.

[@bluebomberjet1021]

@@user-ji3il6ce2o Iafollo goes fishing with Helley on almost every off day and Valardi has been cooking on the top line. I think theyll be fine. Also this winter has been mild as ever in MB.

[@PooseUnpoos3]

Suzuki has been stellar and the amount of goals by MTL dmen is crazy

[@tequila6306]

The Oilers look so confident right now and it’s great to see the goals going in for them. What a night for McDavid.

[@1bert719]

It's odd to me how even after switching so many years ago I still expect the home team to be in white etc. I've assimilated 2 line passes, touch icing, trapezoids and ever changing crease shapes yet never have I gotten used to home teams in darks. 🤔

[@lolnoway]

I, the people, demand a return of the classic "just happened upon this video" sendoff.

[@BlueDoes93]

Seems like the Jets don't mind their backup goaltender!

[@dixonhill1108]

That's the crazy part, they pretty much look the same with Lauren Brossoit in net, you couldn't say that in previous seasons.

[@pyrielrising4338]

Let's recap for the Islanders shall we : 1. They start Varlamov KNOWING he is not 100% and he doesn't make it out of the first period. Now there stuck with Ken Appleby....Check 2. Their 35 year old replacement defenseman just blew out his knee more than likely ending his career....Check 3. There 1A and 1B defenseman are both on LTIR so now they have to call up Grant Hutton for God knows how many games.....Check and Mate! When they look back on this seasons calendar there will be a red circle around Jan 2nd.

[@dcnyr1996]

As a NYR fan I hope you're right that we don't have to worry about the NYI as a threat which I wasn't anyway. However it might inspire them to play even harder & drive better results than you fans expect. Seen it happen many times in sports. Depth will be tested & it might surprise us all

[@pauldame9925]

Leon's goal is not a PPG, they scored while the goalie was pulled on a delayed penalty call.

[@pjp9310]

I was the the NYR vs CAR I left after the fourth goal they scored, I had the catch the earlier train 😂

[@kevinwong1988]

McJesus is back with vengeance.

[@jetsrno1]

I don't think the Jets are going to fall apart either.

[@221522]

Long day at the office for you, Shannon, at least neither of the late games went to a shootout. Thank you as always.

[@dcnyr1996]

For WPG fans, happy for your success so far but long way to go. As longtime NYR fan, if the Rangers don't make the finals it would be nice to see a long suffering WPG VAN or TOR team win the Cup I would rather WPG before any other Canadian team though b/c I sense the city needs it more to uplift spirits

[@DrDetfink]

Despite all the good things going on with the Rangers, I’ve seen this game before the Canes with Florida, Ottawa, Edmonton. Consistently the Rangers fold like a cheap suit when they’re up against big chippy, neutral ice clogging forwards. While I love Fox & Lindgren, the truth is they’re undersized. Lindgren does so much so Fox can pinch in the offense but it’s gotta wear him out. Fox doesn’t check guys. As he put its, “I work on positioning.” Pretty positioning won’t save you vs Brady Tchachuk. Offensively Rangers do not have a power forward guy like a Rick Nash who can create his own shot. You saw the Canes really take the Rangers out of their game and really slow it down. None of their forwards could really get past the Canes. As for Shesty, I’m sorry. He doesn’t look right. Love the kid but his collapses have been epic. Quick has been a godsend as a back up. I don’t know the Rangers’ window but I do know they’re close. Even if it means giving up significant youth, I’d entertain a trade for a power forward. Someone who can hurt the opponent and create his own shot. Again, if wishes were fishes. Let’s go Rangers!

[@BigAngryPhil]

I was at the Kings game, and that was about as anemic as I've seen the Kings play in awhile. Really the Kings haven't been that great since getting humbled by Quick in NY. Unfortunately another ex-goalie, Jones, does the Kings in tonight.

[@mcgee9777]

Let’s go Oilers!

[@ilznidiotic]

Dallas needs to get Murray in net NOW (if Otter's not ready). Wedgewood is clearly exhausted. It's hard to say Dallas "just had a bad game" when they only allowed 18 shots on goal. Even against the Habs, that's a dominant defensive performance.

[@HavingAnAverageWeeke]

I agree Shannon, go back to home white jersey's

[@giantessmaria]

Funny thing happens when a team gets their super star back off the IR- Ask The Canes what Svechnikov means to their team... for those who wondered why they didn't look like themselves until recently....who knew?!🤔 Rangers better put the secret weapon, Jonathan Quick back in net, eh?

[@winnipegjetsfanforlife]

same thing with jets cause our star player kyle connor is out. imagine what we will be like when he gets back

[@giantessmaria]

@@winnipegjetsfanforlife RIGHT! Good to see Valardi kicking in too....as a Kings fan, i hated to see him go- this guy has huge upside potential!

[@Razor_Burn]

I heard the Wings commentators mention we're 10-0 when we score first so make that 11-0 after a close game against a gallant Sharks team. I think Lyon has convinced fans that he deserves the goalie duties as he's playing well and that stretching skate save was critical as the Red Wings Offense struggled to break down the Sharks defense. Massive respect for the video Shannon and enjoy a restful sleep... LGRW!!! 🐙🏒

[@griffinodavis]

Hey Shannon, could you also cover the PWHL games? It would only add an extra game to your reviews!

[@giantessmaria]

No, Toronto "didn't just need to go on the road", they just needed to play the goalie who VERY CLEARLY had the better career stats! Who coulda guessed eh?!🙃😬

[@mercywilliams2698]

And Martin Jones was once the backup for LA…and a ring during Cup Era there.

[@giantessmaria]

@@mercywilliams2698 yup, played well behind Quick... Kings were tough in the playoffs back then...Quick was literally unbeatable!

[@purplebeard1526]

Loved ripping the Rangers. Finally, were trending up!

[@dmonsef]

Everyone loves Wilson and they would love him even more if he played for their team!😄

[@dcnyr1996]

Not everyone . But you're probably right if he was on my team but he isn't & safe to say he won't ever be.

[@dmonsef]

@@dcnyr1996 Of course. Tom Wilson will be the Caps Captain after OV retires!

[@chrisg1556]

Great road game by the Leafs. Low event and for the most part Toronto controlled play at even strength for most of the game. Toronto's struggles this season has been against the bad teams, not the good teams. Let's how they do against Anaheim and San Jose this week.

[@dmonsef]

OV scores another game winner. He just can’t be denied unless a so called Situation Room has to intervene when they shouldn’t have been allowed too!

[@chrisv384]

Never seen a coach so depressed when up 5-1 as Tocchet.

[@jimmiller6704]

I recall Scotty Bowman like that. It helped his team the next couple of games stay winning.

[@dcnyr1996]

N. Saban, B. Belichick, S. Bowman, V. Lombardi, etc. Great coaches will usually find something to dislike to keep their team sharp.

[@chrisv384]

@@jimmiller6704 yeah your right, scotty also looked like a bullfrog at all times.

[@briand6558]

Mcdavid doing great an all but Stuart Skinner last 13 games 11-2 .923 2.07

[@WinterWoolies]

Team defense plays better goalies play better. Magic hey

[@Wayf4rer]

Much to the surprise of nobody, playing with 13 forwards and 5 defenseman is less than ideal. Even less so when 4 of those guys look like they belong in the AHL.

[@dixonhill1108]

0 goals 5 on 5 isn't the fault of your defense.

[@cheifwaffle]

Demko is winning the Vezina

[@ConnorLogan51]

Looks like a 2 horse race between him and Hellebuyck

[@cheifwaffle]

@@ConnorLogan51 yeah both have a case for it

[@LGR910]

Hellebuyck has entered the chat!!

[@dianedyck3474]

As long a demko stays healthy I like him best for the vezina but I’m an oiler fan ..

[@pierresoorden5975]

Canadian dominance last night

[@bartphlegar8212]

I didn't see any fault on Wedgewood either. There were any number of miscues and bad puck handling on the Stars side all around...Man, those Fishermen have had a hangover since Christmas. The Kings have hangovers whenever they're home. SMH...This has been a wonky year so far...

[@camshepherd5951]

oilers are 14-3 in their last 17 games…

[@Cheyennemae.A]

Scary

[@jwt6577]

Another game, another barrel of apples for McDavid. Generous man.

[@HockeyFan102]

As a kings fan I’m happy I couldn’t watch the kings game cause it was on Hulu and espn + which is ridiculous asf imo cause I couldn’t even watch the game but I’m glad I didn’t cause they didn’t score a damn goal and I’m not surprised one bit. Ever since we got done against the islanders and rangers our team I feel like lost motivation. We tied the road record and then decided to just give up and not try that hard. The problem I see with the team is that we can’t enter the opposition zone without dumping it in and immediately losing the puck. Our power play is useless and isn’t scary at all. For some reason earlier in the season we did really well getting into the zone and making good passes with good forecheck but now since December we’ve had non existent forecheck and our players stopped trying. Byfield hasn’t done anything, dubois is getting better but has horrible wingers to help him so that line is a lost cause, talbot kinda slowing down a bit. This is why in my opinion Todd mcllean is a reallly bad coach and I can see why he never wins in the playoffs. Dude can’t fix the team and doesn’t change ANYTHING and we’re just hopeless out there. Mcllean needs to go no matter our record. He never changes a thing to help the team and just expect the players to fix itself

[@BigAngryPhil]

DuBois getting better? Lol. I was at the game and he was either turning the puck over or completely missing passes.

[@HockeyFan102]

@@BigAngryPhil he’s definitely been getting better if you compare him from the beginning

[@gogolplex74]

Dallas should really give Wedgwood a break

[@samrobi7493]

No wjc reviews?

[@grimper35]

with the NYR loss and the BOS win, BOS now takes over top position in the overall league standings. BOS… a team Shannon has in the second row of his power rankings (snort)

[@dcnyr1996]

Please BOS fans remember last season? It's how you finish the season that really counts.

[@Seegster77]

@@dcnyr1996we finished the season with a record broken. And yours didn’t. .. haters gonna hate.

[@dmonsef]

Pens maybe learned u can’t fall behind 4-0 and then press hard but mostly score goals in the last min of periods!

[@mdd47]

Canes are coming.....look at the schedule. At home for the entirety of January

[@casewojo6186]

All 3 of my teams won, except it feels like Detroit didn’t win anything lol. Panthers and Oilers play like winners.

[@VonHavok]

Great canucks game

[@JawsHLL]

WOOO

[@gilgalad6231]

Lets go Preds! Having a newborn has made me watch less hockey than I have in a decade. So, Im glad that I got to watch a whole game and this is what I got.

[@Cheyennemae.A]

Let’s go Preds, last nights game was boring in the second but a shutout and an exciting end to the third! Hope the Preds can stay in their wildcard spot….

[@giantessmaria]

Pittsburgh is probably the toughest team in the league to get a gauge on... Jarry is a jekyl and hyde goalie like Bennington...when they lose it, they LOSE IT!

[@TheManny717]

So that’s why David Kaye (voice actor) was livid: because the Kings were shutout. 😑

[@natebrown9446]

Wild just don't have the depth to sustain injuries to their top 2 in points. In the span of the last 3 games, they've fallen from 3rd in the WC down to 7th. Unless Kap comes back much quicker than expected, this may be the death knell for our playoff hopes. I hope I'm wrong.

[@dixonhill1108]

Garbage team, they need a rebuild but instead will just rot in purgatory for the rest of time.

[@natebrown9446]

They're not a garbage team, but they're certainly not a team contending for the Cup in their current form. Hopefully this downturn is happening at the right time to convince management to do some selling before the deadline this year. With next year being the final year of our cap dead hits, we could prime ourselves well for the future if we're willing to accept this isn't our year and take some medicine.

[@dixonhill1108]

They're just good enough to do poorly in the draft. But not well enough to do well in the playoffs. @@natebrown9446

[@seanmccarthy7323]

8 and 5 yerstday 296 247 and 43 record in the season

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Go Jets!

[@KevinJL]

ESPN let us know it was Crosby v Ovi. Geez.

[@pritok6]

man georgiev looked better last couple of games but he was terrible tonight. avs should win by blowout this one

[@dcnyr1996]

Georgiev & Shesterkin are kind of tracking each other . Noticed this earlier this season.

[@Yo_Adrienne]

Might as well start calling the Blackhawks the "IceHogs." They're probably going to have to call up yet another one of them to replace Beauvillier. Not that they have many left, since most of them are already with Chicago. FFS. The injury situation is getting ridiculous.

[@rocktoonzz]

Nashville went through that last season, a lot of the fans were calling them the Nashville Admirals or Predmirals lol

[@nothingbutice3833]

Kings crown has fallen! Took longer than I expected. Never seen like b4. Man they fooled a lot of people

[@digitaldude22]

You were certainly tired for the Oilers game. A. That Hyman goal was McDavid's 900th career point. B. The Drasaitl goal was scored during the delayed 6 on 5. So technically even strength. That said I cannot fathom how you keep up with every game in the NHL. Keep up the good work.

[@VanMichael21]

Gonna go out on a limb and say you're an Oilers fan.

[@digitaldude22]

@@VanMichael21 damn I was being so subtle too

[@VanMichael21]

@@digitaldude22 hey now don't be so hard on yourself...it's just that nothing ever gets by me here....aka captain obvious. 😎

[@JimLaddie]

The Canucks were playing at the same time. 😅

[@davidteovogel3482]

I love MAF but man the Wild are bad. Guy deserves better, hopefully he gets traded to a contender.

[@mattgardiner744]

Everything seemed to bounce the Canucks way in that first period

[@Peksisarvinen]

I don't know what Knoblauch fed to the team after they brought him on, but the Oilers are an entirely different beast right now. The coach-change buff is real. In fact, if you want to have like a 90% winrate in the NHL, just keep firing your coaches every ten games or so to keep renewing the coach-change buff infinitely. I think that might be the next meta.

[@daytlov23]

Got Jones'd. Kings now have a .389 percentage at home whilst somehow being .813 on the road..

[@alangrygar8562]

Holy fuck that’s unreal

[@N1NJ4P1R4T3]

Hart just doesn't seem to be back on his A game yet

[@heliumtrophy]

Couple of years ago I'd worry but with Ersson as back up now, it's not as bad as it once was.

[@awesomeness24great62]

Sanjose tomorrow if lose it will be there 10 game and it vs wpg

[@DantesTyphoon]

Minnesota has had terrible injuries this year. On the radio broadcast they said between the injured players and the cap issues Wild are playing with 50% of the player salaries off the ice today. Thats painful. They had 5 AHL guys? Something like that. I only known of the Wild if you read this and know other injury issue teams please share.

[@metalmarty3948]

You must have been tired Shannon, you forgot to mention Mcdavid getting his 900th point in the game. I'll forgive you, you had a long night lol.

[@dixonhill1108]

Crazy part he has 5 games in hand over 1st and 2nd in the league real chance he could be first in the league by the 41st game.

[@heathclark318]

Thinking it might be time for the "other" Matt Murray to get a start. Cant run Wedger out there every game. Any news on Otter's return?

[@gktbaron]

The Wild showed good fight considering their current situation. Kaprizov, Zuc, Foligno, Lettieri, Brodin and Gus all injured. Playing with 4 AHL players and literally half the cap space of the rest of the league. If it wasn't already, the injuries have sealed us missing the playoffs.

[@ajbolt7]

Canucks are not beating the PDO allegations tonight, that was a hell of a lot of puck luck for us lol

[@dovidrotenberg4690]

The Kings disqualified goal was explained by ESPN broadcasters as goaltender interference whereas Sportsnet broadcasters Cuthbert and Simpson surmised that the referee blew the whistle and there was no continuation on the play. At least that what was presented on the recap of the broadcast.

[@jonmendelson1104]

In the Sharks game I was really disappointed the Wings didn't pull Lyon after the empty net goal with a handful of seconds left...not for any hockey related reason, though. Let the Wings get the regulation win but let the Sharks score 4 goals so I could've gotten some free tacos.

[@PS-vc2yz]

DEja vu all over gain for the Islanders. Early lead. Late penalties to tie game. OT loss. Low energy Lane needs to change this narrative. Has any team made a deep run in the playoffs having lost 20 times in OT?????????