Given Bishop’s 8-0-3 record against his former team, and the fact another ex-Senators goaltender, Robin Lehner, earned his first win of the season recently at Ottawa’s expense, it had to come as a major relief in the CTC corridors that Bishop backup Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start.
Chris Wideman could have a career as a reporter once his hockey playing days are over.
Stastny scored an even-strength goal and assisted on a power-play goal in Saturday night’s 4-1 win over the Wild.
66Maroon scored his second goal of the season and added two assists in Friday’s win over the Coyotes.
Ben Bishop made 24 saves to get 100th win with Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov scored his 21st goal, and the Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Mayfield was sent down just before the All-Star break, and the move was likely made just to get some extra ice time. He’ll now rejoin the parent club, but will be a borderline lineup memeber on a nightly basis, limiting any potential fantasy upside.
“The opportunity came to me and I just can’t look back now,” Maroon said. “I got to start playing good. There’s time running out now. We need to make a push to playoffs and I need to step up.
Luke Kunin had two goals, one assist and three blocked shots during a weekend series at Penn State. One of the goals by the University of Wisconsin freshman provided a glimpse into the talent the 18-year-old forward possesses.
Matthew Tkachuk, Clayton Keller, Logan Brown, Luke Kunin, Trent Frederic, Joseph Woll, and Tommy Nappier are listed on the 2016 NHL Draft Central Scouting Report Mid Terms Rankings.
