It was an NHL-mandated break

It was an NHL-mandated break

Beitragvon douhua2233 » Fr 22. Feb 2019, 01:36

It was an NHL-mandated break. It was Christmas www.officialkings.com , for goodness sakes, and the Pittsburgh Penguins got an extra day with no game Sunday, giving them four full off days.While none of the Penguins were complaining about the down time, they will need to ensure that it does not serve as a momentum-killer.Pittsburgh (18-12-6) enters Thursday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings (15-17-6) on an 8-2-1 roll.Article continues below ...“I think there’s significance to winning a few in a row here, but also gaining points along the way in a lot of games,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said in the wake of a 3-0 victory Saturday at Carolina, the Penguins’ third straight win.“As I told the guys in the (locker) room, our guys deserve a lot of credit for how hard they’ve played and how focused they’ve been through this stretch. They’ve played a lot of hockey in a short stretch Los Angeles Kings T-Shirts Authentic , and they continued to play hard night in and night out.”Pittsburgh’s recent stretch has boosted it into third place in the Metropolitan Division — back in a playoff spot — after the team fell to the depths of the Eastern Conference during a dismal November.“These past three games we’ve played were pretty tight hockey games. You could tell our mentality was right where it needs to be,” said Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has led the charge with 10 goals and 17 assists over the past 20 games.“We can build off this when we get back.”The Penguins also have also gotten their best stretch of goaltending lately, although questions remain about how they will deploy Matt Murray, who has won two Stanley Cups, and Casey DeSmith. The two have been used in a straight-up rotation recently, with Murray turning in a 39-save shutout against Carolina.While the Penguins have had a December to remember, the Red Wings are hoping to ditch a malaise after the holidays.Detroit gave Toronto a strong game Sunday Los Angeles Kings Hoodies Authentic , losing 5-4 in overtime, but that can’t hide a 4-6-3 record in December that has dropped the Red Wings to 12th in the Eastern Conference.“We feel that when we’re on our game, we can play with anybody. We’ve shown that over the course of the year,” Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall said, most likely referring to an 8-4-1 record in November.“But you have to do it every night, not just when you play some teams. The level of urgency and compete have to be there every night.”The Red Wings and Penguins had a nice little rivalry going in the late 2000s, splitting two meetings in the Stanley Cup final and staging some high-intensity regular-season games.It would help if Detroit can capture that level against Pittsburgh, as with the game at Toronto.“Sometimes it’s a good reminder of the type of game it takes to be successful Los Angeles Kings Hats Authentic ,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “That was a great reminder. We are going on the road … and play a couple of real good teams (in Pittsburgh and Dallas). We are going to have to play this same style.” NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — John Tavares is earning every penny of the seven-year, $77 million contract the Toronto Maple Leafs gave him in the offseason.Not only is he living up to the hype, the 28-year-old center is having a career year.Tavares scored twice and hit the 300-goal mark for his career in leading the Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.“It’s always that more satisfying when it contributes to a big win, especially bouncing back after the other night, so credit a lot of guys who I’ve played with over my career because obviously that was a big part of helping me be successful,” said Tavares, who also picked up an assist on linemate Mitch Marner’s empty-net goal with 22 seconds to play.Tavares’ best season was 38 goals and 48 assists in 2014-15 with the Islanders. He now had 29 goals and 21 assists in 43 games with the Maple Leafs.Tavares and Marner were helped by the return of left wing Zach Hyman Custom Los Angeles Kings Jerseys , who was activated missing eight games with an ankle injury.“They’re awesome,” Hyman said after posting a plus-4 night. “I just try and get them the puck as much as I can. John’s pretty tenacious on it and you see how strong he is and how he gets the puck back all the time. He’s one of the best finishers around the net. Mitch is an elite passer but he can also get himself open to shoot and you’re seeing more of that this year.”Defenseman Ron Hainsey also scored in Toronto’s three-goal first period and third-string goaltender Michael Hutchinson made 27 saves as the Maple Leafs beat the Devils for the third time in as many games.“We need to start stringing together wins and playing complete games and giving ourselves a shot,” forward Kyle Palmieri said after New Jersey lost for the fourth time in five games. “Tonight, obviously, we dug ourselves a bit of hole, but it was good to see we stuck with our game.”Blake Coleman and Brian Boyle scored in a 26-second span for the Devils late in the second period to get New Jersey within a goal. Keith Kinkaid made 39 saves, including two on Tavares that prevented his hat trick and 30th goal of the season.Hutchinson, who was acquired in a trade with Florida on Dec. 29 www.officialwild.com , made his fourth straight start with Frederik Anderson and Garret Sparks out with injuries. He came up big early in the third period, stopping Brett Seney in close.The Maple Leafs outscored the Devils 13-3 in winning the first two games this season, and it looked like they were headed for another blowout after the opening 20 minutes.Hainsey scored his first goal since Nov. 23 with a shot from the left point at 4:30. Tavares got his 300th goal less than three minutes later, lifting the rebound of Jake Gardiner’s shot past Kinkaid. He would add No. 301 in the waning seconds of the period, finishing off a great play on which Mitch Marner made a cross-ice pass to Morgan Rielly and the defenseman found Tavares with another cross-ice pass for a shot into an open net.New Jersey didn’t make it a game until the later stages of the second period when Coleman and Boyle woke up the crowd at the Prudential Center. Coleman got his career-best 14th goal and third in four games, putting his own rebound past Hutchinson. Boyle scored on a shot that might have been deflected by Gardiner.The Devils were outshot 15-3 in the third period.NOTES: The Devils placed G Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) on injured reserve and recalled F Kevin Rooney from Binghamton (AHL). … Reigning MVP Taylor Hall (lower body) missed his eighth straight game. … Kasimir Kaskisuo was recalled from the AHL Toronto Marlies on emergency basis to back up Hutchinson.UP NEXTMaple Leafs: Host the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.Devils: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
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