Pete Choquette Everything but the finish. TB-1FLA-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots for the loss. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:02 FLA Barkov (15), (unassisted)15:16 FLA Barkov (16), (Samoskevich, Ekblad)(PP) Third Period2:07 TB Point (32), (Raddysh, Guentzel) Vasilevskiy was the game’s third star. I’m not mad about that effort overall. The Lightning came within a … Read more
Syracuse drops a costly point late. SYR-4UTI-5 (OT) Brandon Halverson allowed five goals on 30 shots for the OT loss. First Period2:56 SYR Santini (5), (Finley, Sheary)4:25 UTI Schmelzer (15), (unassisted)5:47 UTI Foote (18), (Bowers)12:29 UTI Beckman (11), (Foote, Strand)(PP)16:20 SYR Finley (9), (Sheary, Pouliot)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period7:42 SYR Santini (6), (Bisson, Szturc)8:04 … Read more
Crunch come back from the brink. ROC-3SYR-4 (SO) Matt Tomkins allowed three goals on 17 shots before stopping three of four in the penalty shot session for the SO victory. First Period9:41 ROC Wahlberg (9), (Slaggert, Komarov)18:16 ROC Ostlund (10), (Helenius, Fiddler-Schultz)(PP) Second Period16:08 SYR Finley (8), (Pouliot, Crozier)(PP) Third Period11:52 SYR Santini (4), (Geekie, … Read more
Eight is a fluke, nine is a streak. TB-3WSH-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 21 shots for the victory. First Period17:11 TB Chaffee (11), (Point, Kucherov)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period6:08 TB Goncalves (2), (Paul)16:01 WSH Ovechkin (31), (Roy)19:01 TB Hagel (30), (unassisted)(EN) Vasilevskiy and Gage Goncalves were the game’s first and second stars. … Read more
Syracuse falls out of playoff position. WBS-2SYR-0 Brandon Halverson allowed two goals on 37 shots for the loss. Hard to win without goal support. First Period1:00 WBS Puustinen (8), (Koivunen, Katchouk) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period15:51 WBS Calvert (1), (McGroarty) Halverson and Declan Carlile were the game’s second and third stars. This is where it … Read more
Tampa Bay completes a near-perfect February. CGY-0TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout victory. Classic Vasilevskiy making a crate of big saves in the first half of the game to allow his team to build a lead that turns into a comfortable win. First Period19:15 TB Kucherov (27), (Guentzel, Hedman)(PP) … Read more
Win streak hits six with pure domination. EDM-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 24 shots for the victory. He’s in a groove right now. First Period11:53 EDM Draisaitl (43), (McDavid, Bouchard)(PP)13:11 TB Eyssimont (5), (Goncalves) Second Period0:29 TB Hagel (28), (Girgensons, Cirelli)5:38 TB Hedman (9), (Point, Kucherov)(PP) Third Period7:23 TB Paul (18), (Guentzel, Kucherov) … Read more
Lightning stay streaking. SEA-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 37 shots for the win. Classic Vasilevskiy game. Raise the forcefields while the Lightning find their footing and build the lead and before you know it, it’s a comfortable win. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:27 TB Hagel (27), (McDonagh, Lilleberg)(SH) Third Period11:15 TB Kucherov (26), … Read more
Always bet on Jack. LAV-2SYR-3 Brandon Halverson allowed two goals on 18 shots for the victory. He would’ve had a quality start but for the late Laval garbage goal. Annoying. First Period12:10 LAV Xhekaj (14), (Kidney, Beaucage)13:52 SYR Sheary (13), (Finley, Brown)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period3:12 SYR Finley (6), (Sheary, Crozier)7:31 SYR Finley (7), … Read more
Syracuse starts to buckle down. TOR-0SYR-5 Matt Tomkins stopped all 38 shots he faced for the shutout victory. It’s Tomkins second shutout in his last three starts and he’s raised his season save percentage to .911 with a recent hot streak that has come just as Brandon Halverson has cooled off. First Period1:00 SYR Crozier … Read more