This is the same Smith who deprived the former guard 67’s second consecutive shutout by deflecting a shot from Mike Hoffman power play with 2:24 to in the game.
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Defenseman Danny DeKeyser and forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Darren Helm scored for Detroit.
“It’s a fresh start for me”, Phaneuf said as teammates grouped around excitedly to watch their newest defenceman speak.
Dion Phaneuf practised with his new Ottawa Senators teammates for the first time this morning.
Six minutes into the game, Nyquist blew past Phaneuf, who stumbled, to get a wide-open shot from the right circle on goalie Craig Anderson, who made the save.
NOTES: Ottawa sent D Jared Cowen, LW Milan Michalek, LW Colin Greening and F prospect Tobias Lindberg along with Ottawa’s second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft to Toronto for veteran D Dion Phaneuf and RW Matt Frattin, F Casey Bailey, F Ryan Rupert and D Cody Donaghey on Tuesday….
The Leafs meantime, dumped Phaneuf’s $7-million cap hit in the trade, which Ottawa will now have to fork over through the 2020-21 season. “He played in all situations for us….”
He was reluctant to look back on that time as he prepared to face the Red Wings in his first game as a Senator, focusing instead on his new team’s bid to make the playoffs.
The Senators haven’t had the strongest period of late, but did manage to score two huge wins at home in their most recent matches. It was DeKeyser’s career-high seventh goal of the season.
Lundqvist, who recorded his 27th win of the season, passed Martin Brodeur for most wins by a goaltender in his first 11 National Hockey League seasons. He has won nine of his last 12 starts and allowed two goals or fewer in 13 of his last 18 appearances. “We have patience, we trust each other that we’re going to get enough chances to win games and not force pucks in the beginning of the game so I think that’s one difference”. There are 3 teams chasing them within 4 points, and the Avs have played at least 2 more games than each one of the pack teams. Pittsburgh, unbeaten in its last 10 at home, last lost a regulation home game against Carolina on December 19. “Huge points for us”, said Mrazek.
Moore gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead early in the third period, snapping a sharp wrist shot over Fleury’s shoulder during a 2-on-1.
The second goal, I would have had better play of the stick, but (Zetterberg) was all a game.
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Phaneuf was not too well appeared in his second presence of either while Gustav Nyquist match the beat with a clever feint in one against one and the rearguard fell by performing its pivot to try to contain the.
