GAME NIGHT: Avalanche & Stars BLOODY FRENZY, Tkachuk's POWER Panthers, Rangers RENAISSANCE Continues
Locked On NHL - Daily Podcast On The National Hockey LeagueShow Notes
Colorado and Dallas gets a little heated in a 3-2 Colorado win. Good news! They're back at it on Wednesday. The Tkachuks went wild in a 7-3 Panthers win over Columbus. Montreal does everything right, but sweats out a 4-3 win over pesky Buffalo. Andrei Svechnikov's hot start propels the Hurricanes 4-2 win over Washington. Utah survived a Toronto rally to win 5-4. Alexis Lafreniere's seven goals in eight games leads the Rangers, while Dylan Garand outplays Andrei Vasilevskiy. Edmonton gets great goaltending from Devon Levi to keep the Kings winless. The Flyers are also still winless despite their best played game of the season, losing to east-coast killers from Seattle.
In a frenzied final segment: we touch on the literal return of Connor Bedard and figurative return of Sidney Crosby in Chicago's home win over Pittsburgh, Boston's 11 p.m. start time not being a problem in San Jose, the oddly close Devils-Wings game, letdowns for Ottawa and Minnesota as they were blown out by St. Louis and Winnipeg respectively. Plus, the Islanders get the result they want, and Canucks fans get the result they want. Calgary plays their best game to spoil Roger McQueen's debut for Anaheim. Vegas comfortably defeats Nashville as Jack Eichel builds his early Hart case.
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Utah Mammoth surge to the top of the Central Division with balanced scoring across the roster—can their goaltending keep pace? Seth Toupal and JD Young spotlight breakout performances from Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller, and Logan Cooley, while questioning if Karel Vemelka’s .873 save percentage could jeopardize Utah’s playoff push. The duo debate trade rumors swirling around Connor Hellebuyck and which contender—Buffalo Sabres, Vegas Golden Knights, or Utah Mammoth—might pay the price to land the elite goaltender.