On the other hand
This is a screwy season (and can make bloggers like me looks silly).
Yesterday night, hours after I posted on how Detroit does a great job not allowing other teams to get shots on goal, the Red Wings jump to a 3-goal lead on San Jose before giving up 9 straight goals en route to 9-4 loss. Ouch.
Then there are our Hurricanes, shut out for the second straight game after a stretch in which they played their best hockey of the year and looked more like the offensive machine they showed they could be last season.
Speaking of streaky, there's my NY Rangers, who have now won 3 straight after a stretch of 7 straight losses, after a stretch of 5 straight wins.
Most fascinating was what happened in the Oilers-Stars game last night. I did not see it, but caught the highlights on ESPN. Stars had a 5-4 lead and had a sure thing empty net goal with less than 10 seconds in the game when Patrik Stefan had the puck jump off his stick. His teammates were already coming to congratulate him, and as he fell, the Oilers got control, quick passed up the ice, hit Hemsky on a breakaway who scores with 2 seconds left. And this all happened after Dallas had overcome a 4-1 deficit to take the lead in Edmonton. So of course the momentum goes right back to the home squad for the win, right? WRONG. Stars win the shootout.
Once again, go figure.
Yesterday night, hours after I posted on how Detroit does a great job not allowing other teams to get shots on goal, the Red Wings jump to a 3-goal lead on San Jose before giving up 9 straight goals en route to 9-4 loss. Ouch.
Then there are our Hurricanes, shut out for the second straight game after a stretch in which they played their best hockey of the year and looked more like the offensive machine they showed they could be last season.
Speaking of streaky, there's my NY Rangers, who have now won 3 straight after a stretch of 7 straight losses, after a stretch of 5 straight wins.
Most fascinating was what happened in the Oilers-Stars game last night. I did not see it, but caught the highlights on ESPN. Stars had a 5-4 lead and had a sure thing empty net goal with less than 10 seconds in the game when Patrik Stefan had the puck jump off his stick. His teammates were already coming to congratulate him, and as he fell, the Oilers got control, quick passed up the ice, hit Hemsky on a breakaway who scores with 2 seconds left. And this all happened after Dallas had overcome a 4-1 deficit to take the lead in Edmonton. So of course the momentum goes right back to the home squad for the win, right? WRONG. Stars win the shootout.
Once again, go figure.
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