Week 19 – Bubble Bedard’s Back Baby!

Heeeee’s Back!! You can sit down now Brock Faber. Bedard has returned for his trophy. 6 points in his first 3 games back. Yeah.

NUCKS AND MINNY HAD A WILD GAME! (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?)

But it wasn’t all bad news for the Canucks, as Jimothy Timothy got a hatty…

The Wild and Canucks reset the definition of a barnburner on Monday, combining for 17 goals in Minnesota’s 10-7 win over Vancouver. Here are some of the most mind-blowing stats from the goal-fest:

10 – The Wild hit double digits in goals, setting a new franchise single-game record, surpassing the previous best of eight.

7 – Minnesota struck for seven in the third period, a new franchise best for a single frame. No NHL team has scored more in a period since the Washington Capitals ran riot on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb. 3, 1999.

6 – Wild forwards Kirill Kaprizov (3-3-6) and Joel Eriksson Ek (3-3-6), are the first teammates to each score six points since Wayne Gretzky (2-4-6) and Tomas Sandstrom (0-6-6) did so for the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 9, 1993, in a 10-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek also matched the club record for points in a game, tying Marian Gaborik, who did so twice.

5:45 – Minnesota scored six goals in under six minutes. It’s the fourth-fastest mark to that tally in NHL history.

4 – The Wild bombarded the Canucks’ net over a span of 2:17, setting a new franchise record for the fastest four goals scored.

3 – Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Canucks forward J.T. Miller each scored a hat trick. This was the first game to feature three hat tricks since Jari Kurri, Luc Robitaille, and Mike Donnelly all scored three goals for the Kings in an 11-4 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 8, 1992.

.778 – It’s an ugly save percentage for winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who replaced Filip Gustavsson (.688) in relief. Casey DeSmith (.680) played the entire game for Vancouver.

66.7% – Minnesota was scorching hot on the power play, converting on four of six opportunities.

LEAFS 500 CLUB

Not to be confused with the Leaf’s Mile High Club…

RIP DR. HOOK

A man who played one of the most famous antagonists in a fictional sports movie has passed away.

On Monday, actor Paul D’Amato died at the age of 75 after a four-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease.

D’Amato famously played the role of Tim “Dr. Hook” McCracken in the popular 1977 film Slap Shot. The Worcester native got his start in the industry as a stage hand around the age of 14, and took his passion for acting to Emerson College in Boston, where he also played on the hockey team.

STADIUM SERIES AT METLIFE STADIUM

New Jersey’s jerseys sure popped on TV. Not sure the fans could tell sitting a km away though.

Where are Ren & Stimpy’s forwards??

IN OTHER SLAP SHOT NEWS…

WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK?

• Derko had the big week with 58 points
• Haukster had the stinky week with 18 points
• R&S, Derko, & Cordy all had 3-0 weeks
• Erty, Stifler & Haukster all went winless
• Top F: Kaprizov 12 pts
• Top R: Bedard 4 pts
• Top V: Hyman & P.Kane 6 pts
• Top D: Morrisey 9 pts
• Top G: Shesterkin & UPL 6 pts
• Pick-up for Week 20 goes to a Lottery again. A 2 is rolled so Vinny gets the pick-up.
• OFHL Trade Deadline is Sunday, March 10th at midnight.

STANDINGS 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK…  

“I didn’t convince them of anything.” – Morgan Rielly on his appeal to Gary Bettman to reduce his 5 game suspension.

AND FINALLY, FROM THE TMAN FILES…