Posts About "Nikita Kucherov"
McDavid Should Win the Hart Trophy
April 3rd, 2018 With three games remaining in the Edmonton Oilers' season, Connor McDavid is perched on top of the NHL scoring lead with 103 points. Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is second with 97 points. Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is third with 96 points. Unless McDavid goes pointless and one of Kucherov and Malkin picks up...
The NHL's Top 10 Snipers
March 14th, 2018 His lightning-quick release and laser-like accuracy keeps goaltenders awake at night. He's the player they fear facing on a breakaway. He's the one who wires one into the top corner in the blink of an eye to win a game in overtime. He is the sniper, hockey's most dynamic goal scorer. Crunching Numbers This isn't a points contest. A...
Red Wings' Biggest Scoring Threats
March 9th, 2018 Every NHL franchise has to deal with its share of players that seem to always find the scoresheet against it game in and game out. Sidney Crosby has 108 points in 61 games against the New York Islanders, Patrik Laine is blossoming into Dallas Stars public enemy No. 1 and Nicklas Backstrom has haunted the Philadelphia Flyers for...
Golden Knights & Lightning Are Getting Their Money's Worth
March 6th, 2018 To win in the salary cap era, a team needs top-to-bottom production. First line forwards need to perform like elite scorers while third pairing defensemen need to provide steady minutes. This year's trade deadline reflected this, as contenders parted with valuable assets to add depth players. To consistently win and compete for the...
Evgeni Malkin is Putting the NHL on Notice
February 20th, 2018 A few short months ago, prior to the calendar flipping to 2018, the Pittsburgh Penguins and their 'big three' — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Phil Kessel — were struggling. They were on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and, despite their absurd amount of offensive talent, they couldn't score. The Penguins'...
Who's Really Carrying Their Teams?
February 10th, 2018 Which players have been best at carrying their teams this season? To me, carrying one's team means that a player produces in wins and when he doesn't produce, the team suffers. This is a question I wanted to know the answer to, so I decided to research it and learn what percentage of games a team wins when a particular player scores. I...
