Tuesday evening was a busy evening with 22 groups in motion throughout
the Nationwide Hockey League. Whereas there have been some high-scoring tilts, we nonetheless
had some nice goaltending in Las Vegas and Philadelphia. Plus, we get one other encouraging
replace from Niagara and we glance again at a pair of legendary netminders.
Fleury Will get Near But One other Milestone
Marc-Andre Fleury retains transferring his means up the NHL’s all-time
wins checklist. Final evening, he made 24 saves to assist lead the Vegas Golden Knights
over the Minnesota Wild Three-2. The victory was the 453rd regular-season
win of his profession. He has now moved to inside one win of tying Curtis Joseph
for sixth all-time in NHL goaltending wins with 454.
Fleury’s greatest save of the evening got here within the first interval when the sport was nonetheless scoreless and with the Wild on an influence play. Matthew Dumba’s shot from the purpose was blocked and went proper to the stick of Zach Parise, the place he had a wide-open cage to shoot at. In some way, Fleury was capable of push throughout his crease and make a incredible toe save.
“I believe we’ve been enjoying fairly strong right here the final
short while, extra like how we need to, extra constant,” Fleury
stated after the win. “I believe it’s large for us. It simply offers us a
likelihood to win each evening. It’s enjoyable to look at the fellows go on the market and rating
large objectives.”
Hart Celebrates his Anniversary in Model
Tuesday was an emotional evening for the Philadelphia Flyers on the Wells Fargo Heart because the group honored ahead Oskar Lindblom, who was recognized with Ewing’s sarcoma, a type of bone most cancers. Earlier than they dropped the puck in opposition to the Anaheim Geese, the Flyers wore their Hockey Fights Most cancers jerseys throughout warmups. In addition they performed a video tribute to Lindblom as he begins his highway to restoration.
As soon as the puck was dropped, it was Carter Hart’s evening to
shine. He made 40 saves in a Four-1 victory for the Flyers. The victory got here on
the one-year anniversary of his callup from the American Hockey League.
“I didn’t even understand it,” Hart stated when this
truth was identified to him. “It’s passed by actually fast, that’s for
positive. … It was a must-win recreation. We wanted to get issues circled, and we
did that tonight.”
Tynan Heading Again House
We acquired one other nice replace concerning Tucker Tynan on
Tuesday morning. Based on the Niagara IceDogs, Tynan was launched from a St.
Catharines hospital and his heading house to Chicago the place he’ll proceed his
restoration.
Tucker Tynan has been discharged from hospital in St. Catharines. He’s en route house to Chicago for some relaxation and restoration.— Niagara IceDogs (@OHLIceDogs) December 17, 2019The 17-year-old goaltender suffered a extreme lower to his thigh
after a collision with a London Knights participant. He was instantly rushed to an
space hospital. Had the medical employees on the area not acted as fast because the did,
Tynan might have died on the ice on account of a speedy lack of blood.
We salute those that acted in such a well timed vogue. We’ll preserve you up to date on Tucker’s progress as extra info turns into accessible.
This Date in Goaltending Historical past: A Pair of Corridor of Fame
Shutouts
On Dec. 18, 1928, Montreal Canadiens’ goaltender George Hainsworth set an NHL document by shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks. The 5-Zero win was Hainsworth’s fifth consecutive highway shutout.
Hainsworth was one of many league’s first star goaltenders. He completed his profession 246 regular-season wins, 94 shutouts and a 1.93 goals-against common (GAA). He had one other 15 wins within the postseason the place he received back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Canadiens in 1930 and 1931. He received three straight Vezina Trophies between 1927 and 1929. Hainsworth was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1961.
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Quick ahead 27 years later to Dec. 18, 1955 when one of many
best netminders to ever take to the crease made extra historical past. Glenn Corridor
made 26 saves to steer the Detroit Pink Wings over the Canadiens, 2-Zero, on the previous
Olympia Stadium, for his third straight shutout. He acquired quite a lot of assist from the fellows in
entrance of him because the Pink Wings simply allowed 56 photographs on aim in these three
video games.
1955-56 was Corridor’s first full season within the NHL. He performed in all 70 video games for the Pink Wings ending 30-24-16 with a 2.10 GAA and a .925 save share (SV%). He additionally led the league with 12 shutouts. He would play yet one more season in Detroit earlier than he was traded to the Blackhawks, together with Ted Lindsay, for Johnny Wilson, Forbes Kennedy, Invoice Preston and Hank Bassen in July of 1957.
