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Stars Of The Week

03/29/2021 at 1:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (March 29, 2021) – New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox and Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Medical Center RN Deena Trupkin have been named the NHL’s “First Stars” for the week ending March 28.

Throughout the 2020-21 season the NHL is celebrating the remarkable efforts of the off-ice stars who make it possible for us to play our games amid a pandemic by honoring frontline healthcare heroes from the regions represented by the League’s weekly and monthly “Stars.”

Trupkin, a Rangers fan since birth, is a registered nurse in maternal fetal medicine at Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. At the height of the pandemic, she was reassigned to work in labor and delivery. Her role became even more essential to many laboring women who could not have the in-person support of their partner or family due to the unknown threat of COVID-19 on newborns.

Trupkin’s fandom of the Rangers spans generations. Her grandfather had season tickets for more than 60 years and her daughter’s middle name is Madison, after Madison Square Garden. Trupkin is very proud to share this weekly honor with Fox, who hails from Long Island (Jericho, N.Y.).

Rounding out the “Three Stars” of the week are Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas and Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros. More on each NHL player’s performance can be found below:

A Monday Practice

03/29/2021 at 11:52am EDT

Ansar Khan tweets,

Jonathan Bernier (lower body injury) getting some work before practice with goalie coach Jeff Salajko.

Bobby Ryan skating without pads before practice.

added 12:10pm, Khan...

lines/D in practice:
Fabbri-Larkin-Zadina
Filppula-Namestnikov-Mantha
Svechnikov-Rasmussen-Nielsen
Helm-Glendening-Erne
Gagner is not skating. Smith was there at start but no longer on the ice. Ryan skated earlier
DeKeyser-Hronek
Staal-Merrill
Nemeth-Djoos
Biega-Stecher

added 12:24pm, Khan,

power play units:
Nielsen (for Smith?) net front, Erne (bumper), Larkin-Zadina (flanks), Hronek (point).
And
Fabbri (net front), Filppula (for Gagner) bumper, Svechnikov-Mantha (flanks), Djoos (point).

NHL Short Notes

03/29/2021 at 6:32am EDT

THREE HARD LAPS

* Alex Ovechkin continued his goal-per-game pace since March 11 as the nine-time Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner moved within four of Auston Matthews for the League lead in tallies this season.

* Just days after The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers began streaming on Disney+, Anaheim rallied for a multi-goal comeback victory (which are commonplace in the film franchise) and Florida forward Anthony Duclair scored the winner on a penalty shot by beating Jake Oettinger via a move reminiscent of the “triple-deke”.

* Patrick Marleau is set to move past Mark Messier on the NHL’s all-time games played list when the Sharks welcome the Wild to SAP Center.

The Wings "Competed Exceedingly Hard"

03/28/2021 at 8:08pm EDT

from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,

For these past two days it’s been difficult to distinguish which team was chasing a playoff berth and the one in last place.

The Red Wings are the team in the Central Division cellar but didn’t look like it against Columbus, which looked lethargic.

And the Wings took advantage both days, Sunday completing a two-game weekend sweep with a 4-1 victory Sunday.

Coming off a poor performance Thursday in Nashville, one of the uglier losses of the season, the Red Wings rebounded with two character victories.

"It was probably our most complete effort from start to finish of any game this season," said coach Jeff Blashill of Sunday's victory. "Certainly Saturday was real good and our first period Saturday was great, but we sustained our forecheck way more and because of that, the ice was tilted to our end for large parts of the game.

"When they did have the puck, we competed exceedingly hard. We felt it was important to win the work ethic and competing battles and I was real proud of the guys how hard they played."

continued

Below, watch the extended game highlights.

Video- Aaron Ekblad Injury

03/28/2021 at 7:26pm EDT

Watch the injury below.

added 7:42pm, longer version of the injury is belo...

Big Update Of Rescheduled NHL Games

03/28/2021 at 6:53pm EDT

NEW YORK (March 28, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2020-21 regular-season schedule:

Videos- The Talk After A Detroit Win Over Columbus

03/28/2021 at 6:31pm EDT

Dylan Larkin and Jeff Blashill up first in one video, below are the game highlights, Mickey Redmond and extended versions of Larkin and Blashill.

Quick Recap- Detroit Red Wings/Columbus Blue Jackets

03/28/2021 at 5:31pm EDT

The Wings actually looked lke an NHL team today.

Until the Wings added 2 empty net goals, it was one goal game and the Wings keep up the pressure and did not go in a shell at all.

Final Detroit 4 Columbus 1

Team stats

Video- Top Shots

03/28/2021 at 1:04pm EDT

Exactly as the title says, the top shots so far this season. Certainly a talented group of players.

Hockey Thoughts On A Sunday Afternoon

03/28/2021 at 12:19pm EDT

from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Players I’d be inquiring about if I were the Leafs: Boone Jenner and Nick Foligno in Columbus; Sam Bennett in Calgary; Anaheim’s Rickard Rackell. The Leafs would need to move some money around for any of those deals but they appear quite willing to do that.

- How bad are the Buffalo Sabres? Frankly, as bad as any non-expansion team I’ve ever seen. They’ve gone 17 games without a win and in that time they’ve been outscored 70-25 and shut out five times. The Sabres need a Brendan Shanahan type to go in and change the culture of the organization, and then begin to build over again … What Buffalo shouldn’t do: Trade Rasmus Dahlin. Trading young defencemen of talent can backfire. See Chris Pronger and Seth Jones, both traded at 21; Dougie Hamilton traded at 22. Dahlin turns 21 next month.

- This is Wild: Minnesota’s Bill Guerin and Dean Evason would be my picks for GM and coach of the year in the NHL.

- f the NHL is getting into the gambling business, which it is, the league’s coaches should be instructed to announce starting goaltenders day before the game, the way starting pitchers are announced in baseball. You can’t be hypocritical by welcoming gambling and cutting off information from said gamblers

more

Eating With The Chicago Blackhawks

03/28/2021 at 8:46am EDT

from Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times,

Hockey players are notoriously ravenous. Simply to replenish their caloric output, Hawks players regularly consume food quantities that would add many pounds to the average person.

There is no McDonald’s on the menu, but there is some of everything else.

“We have meals pretty much all day, pretty much everything you can think of,” defenseman Connor Murphy said recently. “They coordinate with our trainers and nutritionists to make sure we’ve got the right stuff cooked a certain way.”

The Hawks have a reputation as one of the best teams, food-wise, in the league, Murphy said. That’s not only because of Chicago’s world-class array of restaurants, but because the food the organization cooks in-house or caters is especially tasty and abundant.

“That’s a perk that guys have here more so than other teams: the amount of food and everything being available to us all day long and on the road, [allowing us] to keep eating and getting recovered,” Murphy said.

“We have a full salad bar and pretty much any kind of food you can think of. A lot of guys go with the chicken and pastas and other cooked vegetables, so nothing too crazy there. But the food has been unreal.”

more

Vegas Golden Knights Win Their Way Against The Colorado Avalanche

03/28/2021 at 8:37am EDT

from Ed Grainey of the Las Vegas Review-Journal,

I’m not sure who would be doubting a team that has won as much as the Golden Knights. But if that perceived slight gives you the motivation to get a significant road split, who’s to argue?

It’s not just that the Knights defeated Colorado 3-2 in overtime Saturday. It’s how they won. Playing their way.

We saw Thursday what happens when they don’t against this specific side. It’s not pretty.
Responding to a 5-1 loss in which they were dominated two days earlier, the Knights remained atop the Honda West Division because they refused to get caught up in another track meet.

They can’t beat Colorado that way. Patience isn’t just a key against the Avalanche. It’s the only way to succeed. You either limit transition rushes or you lose.

continued

Game highlights are below.

Prospect Repor

03/28/2021 at 6:31am EDT

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

The NHL isn’t a developmental league, so putting a date on when prospects will be ready to put on a Wings jersey is tricky. But help is on the way. Shawn Horcoff keeps close tabs on the next generation in his role as the Wings’ director of player development, and he shared his insight into how select top prospects are faring.

F Jonatan Berggren

The 33rd pick in 2018 has been the other great Wings story to come out of Sweden this season. “He has been one of the best players in the league,” Horcoff said. Berggren, 20, has added muscle to his 5-foot-11, 183-pound frame after missing significant time the previous two seasons because of injuries.

“I still believe that time off was really good for him, because he had a long ways to go in terms of his physical strength and just overall body composition,” Horcoff said. “The injuries allowed him time to focus on those areas. He learned a lot about his body and also about the deficiencies in his game that he really needed to work on. To his credit, he put in the work and he’s had a fantastic season.”

Berggren first played in the SHL in 2017-18. He came into this season having appeared in 50 games, with two goals and 13 assists. This season, he has 12 goals and 32 points in 48 games with Skellefteå.

F Albin Grewe

The 66th pick in 2019 debuted Friday with the Grand Rapids Griffins, with whom he’ll stay while he waits to find out if the Ontario Hockey League will stage a season. (If that happens, he’ll join the Saginaw Spirit, who own his rights through the OHL import draft.) The 20-year-old is a 6-foot, 176-pound barrel of grit — a personable pest who models his game after NHL über-agitator Brad Marchand. That kind of game made Grewe stand out in his native Sweden.

“He’s more your typical Canadian, really — he’s a kid who goes out there and gives it his all every shift,” Horcoff said. “He’s proven he can score as well, can play on the power play.”

Grewe tallied three goals and three assists in 39 games with Djurgarden in the SHL. This was the first season he didn’t also spend time in lower Swedish leagues. “He’s figured out the sacrifice, the dedication that it takes to be a pro and making a pro team,” Horcoff said. “He had a really, really good summer last year and it showed in his play in Djurgarden. He carved out a nice little role there and played well.”

more (paid) prospects mentioned (D Albert Johansson, D Moritz Seider, D Antti Tuomisto, Joe Veleno and D Eemil Viro)

NHL Short Notes

03/28/2021 at 6:16am EDT

THREE HARD LAPS

* Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid each registered multi-point efforts, but the former’s 22nd goal of the season helped Toronto complete a multi-goal, third-period rally.

* Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to five games and continued his personal success against the Islanders. The Penguins captain has 3-7—10 over those five contests.

* Max Pacioretty’s fourth overtime goal of the season propelled the Golden Knight past the Avalanche. He sits one shy of the most in a single season in NHL history.

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