If you asked someone residing north of the 49th parallel "did you watch the game" on Tuesday night, there was no need to be specific. Russia's 6-5 win over Canada for the World Junior Championship was worth the investment on two continents. In case you missed all or part of the six-game NHL slate, here is the Cliff's Notes version.
1) Joffrey Lupul, Toronto Maple Leafs – Lupul was the primary beneficiary of the Leafs' 7-goal outburst Tuesday, racking up four points — a goal and three assists. His 44 points are two off the league lead.
2) John Tavares, New York Islanders — Tavares had assists on three of the Islanders' four goals in their 4-3 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Check out his thread-the-needle pass to Kyle Okposo for the game-tying strike.
3) Drew Stafford, Buffalo Sabres – Stafford scored and collected two assists, including the primary helper – a long stretch pass – on an insurance goal by Nathan Gerbe that proved the game-winner in the Sabres' 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Stat of the Night
When you read "Eriksson, from Benn and Benn" on the Stars' first goal, it was no typo. Watch the puck go from Jordie Benn, to brother Jamie, to Eriksson for the goal:
Save of the Night
Do the splits, slide to the left, catch the puck launched from two feet away. Kari Lehtonen makes it look easy:
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