When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded the draft pick that would become Tyler Seguin to Boston for Phil Kessel, Leafs fans were happy to see Seguin struggle last season. This season, they might want to reserve judgment.
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Tyler Seguin, Boston Bruins – Seguin scored twice and assisted on one more in Boston’s 6-2 drubbing of the Buffalo Sabres. Also scoring for the Bruins were Rich Peverley, Nathan Horton, Chris Kelly and Brad Marchand. Tim Thomas stopped 21 of 23 shots for the win, while the Bruins kicked things off with this very emotional moment:
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Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes – Smith was sensational Saturday, stopping all 31 shots he faced, including 11 in the second and 13 in the third, to shut out the San Jose Sharks 3-0. Radim Vrbata, Boyd Gordon and Patrick O’Sullivan scored for Phoenix, which is now in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific.
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Jeff Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes – Skinner tallied a goal and added two assists in Carolina’s 5-3 win over the Sidney Crosby-less Pittsburgh Penguins. Tuomo Ruutu scored twice and Eric Staal and Chad Larose each added one to give the ‘Canes the win. Cam Ward was absolutely stunning in net, stopping 37 of 40 shots, including this beauty on a James Neal one-timer:
Play of the Night
Patrice Bergeron finds Seguin with this gorgeous no-look pass for a beautiful one-timer:
Save of the Night
Smith absolutely robs half of the Sharks' roster with this sprawling series of saves:
Minus of the Night
With this pass, Clarke MacArthur finds the back of the net … his own:
Hit of the Night
Much could be said about Milan Lucic’s hit on Ryan Miller, namely, it wasn’t necessarily on the right side of legal. Editorializing aside, nice hit:
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