Playing the Buffalo Sabres: good for what ails ya. BUF-0TB-5 Brian Elliott stopped all 28 shots he faced for the victory. That’s Elliott’s fourth shutout victory over Buffalo over the past two seasons. I’d say he owns the Sabres, but why would I wish that on the guy? First Period9:21 TB Perry (17), (Bogosian)9:36 TB … Read more
Clutch performance by Lagace closes out wildly successful weekend. WBS-0SYR-1 Max Lagace stopped all 48 shots he faced for the shutout victory. He raised his save percentage four points to .899, now flirting with .900 mark. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period2:56 SYR Smith (2), (Perbix, Walcott) Third PeriodNO SCORING Lagace, Fredrik Claesson, and Darren Raddysh … Read more
Syracuse slips the noose again to move closer to the postseason. SPR-3SYR-5 Max Lagace allowed three goals on 23 shots for the victory. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period8:03 SPR Lyle (3), (Peca, Anas)18:07 SPR Cross (7), (Peca, Anas)(PP)18:59 SYR Day (8), (Barre-Boulet) Third Period7:01 SPR Todd (7), (McGing, Bitten)(PP)9:28 SYR Nash (4), (Richard)12:25 SYR Richard … Read more
Lightning take small step on the road back to respectability. BOS-2TB-1 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 37 shots for the OT loss. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period0:47 BOS DeBrusk (22), (Marchand, Bergeron)3:28 TB Bellemare (8), (Perry, Rutta) Third PeriodNO SCORING Overtime3:37 BOS Coyle (16), (DeBrusk, McAvoy) Vasilevskiy was the game’s third star. Tonight … Read more
Everything remains bad. TB-3WSH-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 28 shots for the loss. The Lightning leave DC with not less than a point with a more competent effort from the goaltender, and I’ll just leave that there. First Period5:10 WSH Fehervary (6), (Carlson, Sheary)7:38 WSH Carlson (12), (Kuznetsov, Backstrom)8:41 TB Kucherov (14), (Hedman)15:10 … Read more
Syracuse avoids a bigger disaster by stealing a point at Toronto. SYR-3TOR-4 (OT) Max Lagace allowed four goals on 25 shots for the loss. First Period0:14 SYR Koepke (20), (Claesson, Fortier) Second Period2:05 SYR Raddysh (7), (Barre-Boulet, Goncalves)8:37 TOR Robertson (10), (Der-Arguchintsev)13:46 TOR Douglas (11), (unassisted)17:46 TOR Steeves (21), (Seney, Blandisi) Third Period18:25 SYR Nash … Read more
Ouch. TOR-6TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 6 goals on 39 shots for the loss. First Period1:59 TOR Engvall (13), (Kampf)6:24 TB Kucherov (13), (Stamkos) Second Period1:46 TOR Matthews (52), (Bunting, Marner)5:46 TB Rutta (3), (Stamkos)9:57 TOR Matthews (53), (Marner)12:25 TOR Kerfoot (12), (Brodie, Holl) Third Period7:08 TOR Matthews (54), (unassisted)11:24 TOR Marner (29), (Matthews, Bunting) Well, … Read more
Big win caps another busy weekend. SYR-4PRO-1 First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period1:34 PRO Froden (14), (Fogarty, Steen)(PP)9:53 SYR Barre-Boulet (15), (Hudon, Goncalves)18:51 SYR Barre-Boulet (16), (Claesson, Hudon) Third Period18:05 SYR Dumont (25), (Barre-Boulet, Nash)(EN)18:24 SYR Richard (14), (Nash, Jones)(EN) Alex Barre-Boulet and Charles Hudon were the game’s first and second stars. This win by Syracuse … Read more
Lightning play down to their opposition and get burned. MTL-5TB-4 (SO) Brian Elliott allowed four goals on 31 shots before allowing one of three to convert in the penalty shot session for the SO loss. His club played stupid in front of him. Not his fault. First Period8:57 TB Stamkos (32), (Kucherov, Hedman)13:32 TB Cirelli … Read more
Wild game in Hartford includes two braces and very few saves. SYR-8HFD-5 Amir Miftakhov allowed five goals on 30 shots, and then purified himself in the waters of deep, deep goal support for the win. First Period1:50 SYR Barre-Boulet (14), (Hudon, Koepke)4:47 HFD Khodorenko (8), (Jones, Giuttari)9:05 HFD Ronning (16), (unassisted)10:28 SYR Ryfors (8), (Fortier, … Read more