Is the coach turning back into a pumpkin for Pittsburgh goaltender Ty Conklin? 1-2-2 in his last five games, 3.32, .906 (including being pulled once). Marc-Andre Fleury gets the call today against Atlanta.
Much is made of the prowess of the Edmonton Oilers in shootouts. But, they have more wins in regulation (16) than do the Atlanta Thrashers (15). Both teams have 14 wins in extra time games this year.
And what is it with overtime and Northwest Division teams? Edmonton is tied for first in overtime wins; Colorado and Vancouver are tied for third. Combined, they've played a total of 53 extra time games this season.
Jason Spezza had a hand in all six goals (3-3-6) in a 6-3 Ottawa win against Montreal on February 9th. Since then...2-2-4, -3 in ten games. It's not like his running mates are doing any better. Dany Heatley is 3-1-4, -5, while Daniel Alfredsson is 3-2-5, -8 (and he needed a three-point game last night to reach that level). Any wonder why Ottawa is 3-5-2 in their last ten games?
23-8-3, 2.10, .916, four shutouts...19-8-3, 2.10, .903, four shutouts. Does it really matter at this point whether Mike Babcock puts Chris Osgood or Dominik Hasek in goal for the Red Wings?
Jeremy Roenick has ten goals this year. Seven are game-winners. We don't know if that's clutch or being in the right place at the right time.
Consider this 21-game stretch for a player of note...3-8-11, -13. Meet Daniel Briere, who has had one multi-point game in those 21 and hasn't had a "plus" game in calendar 2008.
Meanwhile, if you're wondering about the other two free agents from last summer's big forward trifecta -- Chris Drury and Scott Gomez -- Drury has points in 11 of his last 13 games (9-6-15, +8), while Gomez has points in 11 of his last 14 games (3-12-15, +8).
Jaromir Jagr option watch...17-39-56, +6. That's a pace for 21-49-70, +8. Nope, that option's not looking good, no matter whether Sean Avery dedicates the rest of the season to Jagr or not.
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