NHL Daily: Carey Price, Jimmy Vesey, Expansion Draft
NHL Daily: Montreal Canadian’s Carey Price Joins Montreal’s Elite with 250th Win, Rangers Rookie Jimmy Vesey Helps the Team Win Despite Unpleasant Crowd, Expansion Draft Impacts and more! (Morning Coffee Headlines)
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Saturday night held 10 exciting games for hockey fans. The Dallas Stars ended the Philadelphia Flyers‘ win streak with a 3-1 win, the Ottawa Senators also topped the New Jersey Devils 3-1. The Toronto Maple Leafs took the win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 2-1 OT victory. The Montreal Canadiens grabbed two points after beating the Washington Capitals 2-1 while the Minnesota Wild beat out the Arizona Coyotes 4-1. Detroit topped Anaheim in a big 6-4 victory in an action-packed match.
Three games headed into a shootout: the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2, the New York Rangers grabbed the two points against the Nashville Predators and the Carolina Hurricanes came out on top against the Buffalo Sabres.
The Highlight of the Night:
NHL Daily: Morning Coffee Headlines
Carey Price Becomes Elite in Montreal
Carey Price notched his 250th win with the Canadiens last night and, by doing so, joined an elite part of the Canadiens’ family. The goaltender is now among four other Canadiens goalies to notch 250 wins. [NHL.com]
Jimmy Vesey Silences Nashville in Shoot Out Victory
The Rangers topped the Predators in a shootout last night. Jimmy Vesey took the ice for the first
New York shot on the shootout and grabbed the slick shot, therefore silencing the crowd that had been booing him all night. The Rangers celebrated the big victory. [Blue Line Station]
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Potential Vezina Candidate Sergei Bobrovsky
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has been on his game as of late. The goaltender has been borderline elite for the Blue Jackets and is quickly becoming a Vezina Trophy dark horse. [The Score]
Jason Spezza’s First Glove Drop Since ’09
Dallas Star Jason Spezza hasn’t had a fight since 2009 but last night the forward ended the fight-drought when dropping the gloves with Flyer Brandon Manning. [NBC Sports]
Players Might Fall Victim to Trades in Face of Expansion Draft
The upcoming NHL expansion draft in June might force some teams to make some moves they might have otherwise avoided. The need for certain players and push for necessary moves comes in face of having to expose certain players to the future Vegas. Who might fall victim to a hasty trade? [Bleacher Report]
The Best NHL Bar fight Wing Man by Team
Have you ever wondered which player from each team would be most useful in a potential bar fight? Each team has that one player who sticks to their guns and drops the gloves in a heavy match. Which players do you want by your side? [Fansided]
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NHL Weekly All-Star Fan Vote Update
The NHL All-Star Fan Vote continues and some players are still holding their places since voting opened. There is still plenty of time to vote but the current leaderboard reads as follows:
Atlantic Division: Montreal Canadien Carey Price
Metropolitan Division: Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby
Central Division: Nashville Predator P.K Subban
Pacific Division: Edmonton Oiler Connor McDavid
Place your votes here to get your favorite players to the front of the lists. Voting closes Jan. 2 but that is plenty of time to get some new leaders on the board. Who are you voting for?