Don’t look now, but the Preds have won five in a row.
Meanwhile…
Gostisbehere, Red Wings hand Wild 7th straight loss | NHL.com
Perron scores twice for Detroit, which has won 3 straight
The Wild are also going streaking (the other kind).
Wild’s Hartman to have hearing for slew-footing Red Wings’ DeBrincat
Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman is scheduled to have a hearing on Monday
DoPS will get a chance to do something…
Rangers’ Trouba draws $5K fine for high-sticking
Rangers captain Jacob Trouba on Saturday was fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for a high-sticking infraction on Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic during New York’s 7-4 victory on Saturday.
…which they may or may not take.
Perry away from Blackhawks for ‘foreseeable future’ | NHL.com
Forward was held out of lineup past 2 games; GM Davidson won’t provide further details
By far the strangest thing about this has been the way that Perry’s teammates have been talking about it. Davidson’s refusal to even rule out possibilities is a responsible way to handle personal privacy, though.
Rangers ‘enjoy the day,’ top B’s in East elite battle
In an early-season matchup of two of the best teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers outhustled the Boston Bruins en route to a 7-4 victory on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
Sometimes, you just gotta cheer for the zamboni.
Oilers Takeaways: Eight-goal outing provides much-needed offensive outburst
Believe it or not, the Oilers are the best first period team in the NHL. The club proved that once again, erasing a 2-1 deficit in a blink before pouring it on against the reeling Ducks to the tune of an 8-2 rout.
I feel like even back in the defense-optional era an “eight-goal outing” could be considered an “offensive outburst”.
John Klingberg’s recovery timeline should be clearer this week
With his $4.15-million cap hit cleared up, the Maple Leafs can better map out a recovery timeline for John Klingberg which, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, should become clearer very soon.
It says something about what everyone assumes about the Leafs putting several million on LTIR that the article has to clarify that two of the games Klingberg missed were Global Series games in Sweden, his home country.
Avs’ Girard to enter program, cites alcohol abuse
Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard, 25, who had been away from the Avalanche for personal reasons and did not play in either of their past two games, has left the team so that he can receive care from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.
Powerful and brave statement from Girard. Good luck to him.
