lordstanley

With the Sharks finishing a back to back, there is no excuse for the Wings to not win this game.

More than halfway through the season and I still haven’t figured out the value to the viewer in drawing a red circle around a player on the power play. I can figure out the likely sniper on my own.

Holy, Johansson, where the heck did that come from, ha.

Kane and DeBrincat give each other so many chances.

Kasper sighting! Threads a nice pass to Compher for the tying goal. 2-2.

Gibson gifts one. 1-1.

DeBrincat scored into one of the most wide open nets you’ll ever see. 1-0 Wings vs the Sharks.

The irony is that I think taking a safety and giving away 2 points, if it had been deliberate, when you have 3rd and 10 at the 1 is arguably a smart move. You’re not going to convert that 3rd down, you’ll be punting from the back of the end zone, at worst the other team will get the ball just inside your half and almost be in field goal position already for an easy 3 points. Whereas after the safety you get a free kickoff from the 20 and have a chance to get the opponent into more or less normal field position. I think if you get called for a safety you should have to kick off from the goal line.

Even a bit better than that, as the Lions were tied for 4th in pts scored with 481 and just 2 points behind 3rd place Seattle. I'll take that production anytime. Shows how unusually good the 2024 Lions were - that team scored 564 points which was 39 points more than 2nd place Buffalo and 46 points more than this year's leaders LA Rams and 34 points more than the only other team (the '21 Cowboys) in the 2020s to hit 530 points.

Games played and points scored isn't the be all and end all for evaluating a pick 2 1/2 years after a draft but this table is good for ASP. 8 defensemen were taken in the 1st round of the NHL draft, including 3 ahead of ASP. Of those 8, 5 of them have yet to play an NHL game, including #5 overall David Reinbacher. Of the 3 who have played in the NHL, ASP is first in games with 48 (2nd is 35), goals with 5 (second is 2) and points with 17 (second is 12). Even when expanded to include all positions, #17-drafted ASP is 8th in games and 8th in points. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2023e.html

Some great moments in here. Hits + theme music + narration. The 23:00-24:45 mark brings me back to the '70s, and I'm not even a Steelers fan.

Maybe he’d metamorphosize the offensive line into beast mode.

Bruins finally break through midway through the 2nd.

Keeping it scoreless after 1 on the back end of a back to back is acceptable for now.

Wings' position in the NHL overall - Points: T4th Points %: 6th Regulation Wins: 6th Regulation & Overtime Wins: 3rd Goals For: 11th (because the Wings have played more games than many teams, their GF/game is likely lower than 11th) Goals Against: T20th (because the Wings have played more games than many teams, their GA/game is likely higher than 20th) Goal Differential: 15th

Points by division - Atlantic: 430 (53.75/team avg) Central: 418 (52.25/team avg) Metropolitan: 409 (51.13/team avg) Pacific: 378 (47.25/team avg) Goal differentials by division - Atlantic: +60 Central: +42 Metropolitan: -4 Pacific: -98

A former NHLer describes going through an arbitration session. First four minutes of this clip.

I'm going with all four road teams winning outright.

Here's one published at the time that I remember.

Leafs are now in playoff position after knocking off the Avs in Denver.

Texans' defense is stellar. 30-6 at the 2 minute warning. 14 points on defensive plays in the 4th quarter.

Even Paul Woods acknowledges that the ref needs to visit the eye doctor after missing the cross check.