The USA won the World Juniors, defeating the hometown Swedes. Connor Bedard is out with a broken jaw and the Winnipeg Jets are in first place in league. They are our Team of the Week.
Title Player Milan Michalek
News
Winnipeg in 1st in league in PTS, but Rangers in 1st Pts %
Bedard injury - didn't seem bad - should be back - of course Smith had to fight smh
https://youtube.com/shorts/avN4I1c4lKU?si=enKFpyF5RDUD025C
broken jaw - on IR
Borje Series
Friedman reporting Nylander deal close - over $10MM - what do you think?
World Junior - USA vs Sweden final - fast, excellent hockey
USA wins gold 6-2
Czechia over Finland - 8-5 - Fins were up 5-2. Chechia tied with 2 min left, then lead goal with 1:14.
Oilers - Zach Hyman with 3rd hattrick of season 25 on season
continue to roll but fans are a bit too comfortable. After going 14-3 in last 17, still only 22nd in league in Pts %
Talking like they could win all 11 games in Jan - really?
Norris talk for Bouchard - really? Is he even better than Ekholm?
Leafs - talk seems negative, but 19-10-7 despite injuries.
PWHL - will you pick a favourite team?
Toronto pays back NY with a win - new rule comes into play as game winner was shorthanded
Have to think Montreal is favourite with Poulin and Desbiens
All games on Sportsnet, TSN or CBC. Also on Youtube. Americans can watch on different regional networks.
All Star Game - first 32 players announced
TOR - Matthews
CHI- Bedard
EDM - McDavid
LAK - Cam Talbot!
WSH - Tom Wilson
Guess the 5th
Team of the Week
Winnipeg Jets -
First and foremost - change to third uniforms - red pants
5v5 stats
SF% 52.6 (6) GF% 62.7 (1) xGF% 51.7 (11) SH% 9/14 SV% 93.99 (1)
All Sit
SF% 51.5 (11) GF% 58.06 (3) xGF% 50.83 (15) SH% 10.7 (10) SV% 91.78 (1)
Top Scorers
Scheiffele 12-26-38
Morrissey 6-24-30
Ehlers 13-16-29
Kyle Connor still out for a while
Goaltending -
Hellebuyck - ,921 SV% GSAA 14.9 (1)
Brossoit - .920 GSAA 5
Summary
Goaltending, BUT given Brossoit's numbers, playing to system has to be huge
GF% a bit high based on performance so will cool off some, but as long as goalies keep it up, will be fine
Crazy Stat
Hot / Not
Atlantic FLA 8-2-0 / OTT 3-7-0
Metro CAR 6-1-3/ CBJ 3-3-4
Central WPG 8-0-2 / CHI 2-7-1
Pacific SEA 8-0-2 / SJS 0-10-0 (wow) Joey Daccord playing great VGK - 3-7-0 - slumping
DOPeS -
Hartman fine - high sticks Perfetti - mic'd up and admitted it - gets a parking ticket
Can't use mic'd up content in discipline
Botteril and Mayers argument
Zucker - 3 games https://www.nhl.com/news/arizona-coyotes-jason-zucker-suspended-three-games
