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That’s Wild
- Macklin Celebrini and his band of San Jose Sharks came to town and just made the Minnesota Wild look a little silly. Despite outshooting them by a substantial margin and having chances that they never really connected on, the Sharks walked over the Wild to earn a 2-1 overtime win in Minnesota. It was not a fun watch. [StarTribune]
- After not starting out the season as dominant as we hoped, and other American defensemen coming into their own stardom, where does Brock Faber stand for Team USA in Milan next year? Having his own general manager also be in charge of that team certainly helps, but can Bill Guerin really leave off Lane Hutson? [Hockey Wilderness]
- Filip Gustavsson’s season is still on track, even after signing his big contract. [Hockey Wilderness]
Off the trail…
- Well, the bad season for the Toronto Maple Leafs just got potentially a whole lot worse. Auston Matthews was hit from behind by Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov on Tuesday night and had to leave the game due to an injury. If he’s out for any amount of time, the Leafs will only sink further down the standings. [Sportsnet]
- The Los Angeles Kings were able to surge past the Montreal Canadiens on their way to a 5-1 in and killing the Quebecois team’s point streak at six games. [NHL.com]
- Connor McDavid powered his entire team and his own head coach admits that the captain was not going to let the Oilers lose to the Blue Jackets after their brutal skid. [TheScore]