Title Player Don Marcotte

News

Ndeljkovic scores - 16th goalie to score, 11th to shoot it

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-goalie-goals-all-time-313758920

Took a hit to make the play!

Also had an assist - 1st time ever goal and assist

Scored 2 in AHL and 1 in ECHL - 1st ever

McDavid chicken wing - no fine or suspension - what do you think?

https://youtu.be/NX8P28Fjats?si=b8ALcjbaZgyl7BIX

Oilers sign Klingberg - $1.75 AAV - 32 yrs old - gets $1MM - $350k bonus plus salary - hasn’t played since Nov 2023

Oilers beat Kings, Wild and Avalanche this week - were done 3-0 to Avs and came back.

Matthews continues to score despite Leafs struggles lately

Rumours that Marchand might be on the trade block

- last year of 8 yr contract - $6MM

- 36 yrs

- if Bruins fall out of playoffs will they move him?

Guess the 5th

Columbus Blue Jackets - where did they come from?

Last 10 - 8-10-0

6W in a row

Currently in 1st wildcard in East

Fancies

GF% 51% (11) xGF% 48.71% (25) SH% 10.03% (3) SV% (25)

Since Dec 1

GF% 51.55% (12) xGF 45% (28) SH% 9.8 (8) SV% 91.12 (17)

Since Dec 22 - have scored a PPG per game

Have been on a hot streak but nothing to indicate it’s real -

Schedule has been pretty soft over this span

Connections -

Last Week - lubes, swing, flase, teardrops - anagrams of NHL team names

This Week - Claude Julien, Alain Vigneault, Pat Burns, Benoit Groulx

Crazy Stat -

DOPeS - Tsyplakov 3 games hit to head https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-maxim-tsyplakov-suspended-3-games