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Although he hasn't won any NHL Rookie of the Month Awards, Artemi Panarin is having a consistently strong rookie season. Chicago's No. 72 matched his sweater number by hitting the 72-point mark this past week and in doing so, Panarin's the first rookie to hit that mark since his linemate Patrick Kane did so in the 2007-08 season. With four games left he has the opportunity to tie or surpass Paul Stastny's 78 points in 2006-07. Since the NHL lockout in 2004-05, only Alexander Ovechkin (106,) Sidney Crosby (102) and Evgeni Malkin (85) have had better rookie seasons.
There was little doubt that Panarin would take the rookie scoring crown as he went into this past week with a 14 point lead over Buffalo's Jack Eichel. But Panarin would hit the turbo booster leaving the rest in the dust as he lit things up. After failing to hit the scoresheet in his first game last Tuesday, Panarin busted out with a vengeance over the weekend posting back-to-back four-point nights. On Friday he put up two goals and two assists against the Winnipeg Jets and yesterday he scored a goal and added three assists against Boston as his lead over Eichel stretched to 20 points.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Rookie scoring race weekly recap--Connor McDavid continues his surge
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While rookie scoring leader Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo's Jack Eichel were being held to a single point over the past week, Edmonton's Connor McDavid continued his surge.
In three games this week McDavid had a goal and four assists to bring his season totals to 15 goals and 30 assists in 41 games. That 45 points now places him two behind Arizona's Max Domi and five behind Eichel's 50. Panarin is still in front with 64 points on the season while Detroit's Dylan Larkin remained at 43.
McDavid's five assists came in three games last week and vaulted him into second place amongst rookies in that category. With 30 on the year he still trails Panarin by nine and with only four games left for the Oilers so it's a longshot for him to get to the top. Even though Panarin's been in a bit of a slump with only two assists in the last eight games, there doesn't seem to be enough track for McDavid to catch him. Plus the Blackhawks have six more games to play.
Rounding out the top-five in assists are Domi (29,) Eichel (27,) and Philadelphia's Shane Gostisbehere (25.)
There's probably only one category where Panarin can be caught this year and that's goals. Although he still leads with 25, Eichel's goal on Saturday gave him 23 on the season. Panarin has hit a drought going goalless in his last eight while Eichel has been chipping away with six goals in his last 10 games. The Sabres also have one more game to play than the Blackhawks and at his present pace, there's a good chance Eichel can overtake Panarin for the rookie goal-scoring crown.
Larkin and Buffalo's Sam Reinhart are tied for third place with 21 goals each while Domi rounds out the top-five with 18 goals.
Of note. Eichel, Reinhart and the Buffalo Sabres travel to Detroit this evening to take on Larkin and the Red Wings.
Rookie leaders:Points
Panarin--64
Eichel--50
Domi--47
McDavid--55
Larkin--43
Goals
Panarin--25
Eichel--23
Larkin--21
Reinhart--21
Domi--18
Assists
Panarin--39
McDavid--30
Domi--29
Eichel--27
Gostisbehere--25
While rookie scoring leader Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo's Jack Eichel were being held to a single point over the past week, Edmonton's Connor McDavid continued his surge.
In three games this week McDavid had a goal and four assists to bring his season totals to 15 goals and 30 assists in 41 games. That 45 points now places him two behind Arizona's Max Domi and five behind Eichel's 50. Panarin is still in front with 64 points on the season while Detroit's Dylan Larkin remained at 43.
McDavid's five assists came in three games last week and vaulted him into second place amongst rookies in that category. With 30 on the year he still trails Panarin by nine and with only four games left for the Oilers so it's a longshot for him to get to the top. Even though Panarin's been in a bit of a slump with only two assists in the last eight games, there doesn't seem to be enough track for McDavid to catch him. Plus the Blackhawks have six more games to play.
Rounding out the top-five in assists are Domi (29,) Eichel (27,) and Philadelphia's Shane Gostisbehere (25.)
There's probably only one category where Panarin can be caught this year and that's goals. Although he still leads with 25, Eichel's goal on Saturday gave him 23 on the season. Panarin has hit a drought going goalless in his last eight while Eichel has been chipping away with six goals in his last 10 games. The Sabres also have one more game to play than the Blackhawks and at his present pace, there's a good chance Eichel can overtake Panarin for the rookie goal-scoring crown.
Larkin and Buffalo's Sam Reinhart are tied for third place with 21 goals each while Domi rounds out the top-five with 18 goals.
Of note. Eichel, Reinhart and the Buffalo Sabres travel to Detroit this evening to take on Larkin and the Red Wings.
Rookie leaders:Points
Panarin--64
Eichel--50
Domi--47
McDavid--55
Larkin--43
Goals
Panarin--25
Eichel--23
Larkin--21
Reinhart--21
Domi--18
Assists
Panarin--39
McDavid--30
Domi--29
Eichel--27
Gostisbehere--25
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Rookie scoring race weekly recap--Connor McDavid cracks Top-5
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We all know that Chicago's Artemi Panarin has been the rook in the driver's seat this season. The 24 yr. old winger with loads of skill signed with the closest thing to a dynasty the league has seen since the Edmonton Oilers were winning five Stanley Cups in seven years (no disrespect to the Detroit Red Wings.) Panarin has also had the benefit of playing on a line with Patrick Kane, who's on track to be the first ever American-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer.
That said, Panarin (63 points,) barring anything weird happening, is on track to take the rookie scoring crown this season. With less than 10 games to go he leads Buffalo's Jack Eichel by 14 points this week, the same spread as last week. The two are also separated by three goals again as neither scored one this past week (Panarin in four games, Eichel in two.)
But the surging horse in this race is Edmonton's Connor McDavid.
We all know that Chicago's Artemi Panarin has been the rook in the driver's seat this season. The 24 yr. old winger with loads of skill signed with the closest thing to a dynasty the league has seen since the Edmonton Oilers were winning five Stanley Cups in seven years (no disrespect to the Detroit Red Wings.) Panarin has also had the benefit of playing on a line with Patrick Kane, who's on track to be the first ever American-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer.
That said, Panarin (63 points,) barring anything weird happening, is on track to take the rookie scoring crown this season. With less than 10 games to go he leads Buffalo's Jack Eichel by 14 points this week, the same spread as last week. The two are also separated by three goals again as neither scored one this past week (Panarin in four games, Eichel in two.)
But the surging horse in this race is Edmonton's Connor McDavid.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Rookie scoring race weekly recap--Panarin still strong, McDavid, Eichel making moves
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As we down the stretch this season, when it comes to the rookie scoring race, it would seem as if the only thing keeping Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin from winning this would be an injury. Panarin's still on the top line, still with the league's leading scorer in Patrick Kane and still using his incredible skills to produce.
Since last we checked in prior to the 2016 NHL trade deadline, Panarin has lost a little ground in overall points and assists while he's managed to maintain his three-goal lead over the nearest competitor in that category. In seven games since our February 23 update Panarin's tacked on three goals and two assists to bring his overall total to 25 goals and 37 assists for 62 points.
Buffalo's Jack Eichel capped off a solid stretch with a two-goal effort yesterday including the game-winner in overtime. Overall he upped his point total to 48 with five goals and two assists in his last 10 games and he now stands 12 back of Panarin for the points-lead. Arizona's Max Domi, who was even with Eichel at 16 points behind Panarin three weeks ago, had a rough stretch adding only three points to his total (all assists) in eight games for a total of 44 points. Rounding out the top-five are Detroit forward Dylan Larkin at 40 points (one goal in his last eight games) and Philadelphia defenseman Shane Gostisbehere with 38 points (three goals, one assist in his last eight games.)
As we down the stretch this season, when it comes to the rookie scoring race, it would seem as if the only thing keeping Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin from winning this would be an injury. Panarin's still on the top line, still with the league's leading scorer in Patrick Kane and still using his incredible skills to produce.
Since last we checked in prior to the 2016 NHL trade deadline, Panarin has lost a little ground in overall points and assists while he's managed to maintain his three-goal lead over the nearest competitor in that category. In seven games since our February 23 update Panarin's tacked on three goals and two assists to bring his overall total to 25 goals and 37 assists for 62 points.
Buffalo's Jack Eichel capped off a solid stretch with a two-goal effort yesterday including the game-winner in overtime. Overall he upped his point total to 48 with five goals and two assists in his last 10 games and he now stands 12 back of Panarin for the points-lead. Arizona's Max Domi, who was even with Eichel at 16 points behind Panarin three weeks ago, had a rough stretch adding only three points to his total (all assists) in eight games for a total of 44 points. Rounding out the top-five are Detroit forward Dylan Larkin at 40 points (one goal in his last eight games) and Philadelphia defenseman Shane Gostisbehere with 38 points (three goals, one assist in his last eight games.)
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Rookie scoring race recap plus, Leafs trade and trade partners for Buffalo
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With Chicago's Artemi Panarin scoring his first career hat trick this week while adding another goal and assist, his 57 point total and 16 point lead may make this a race for second place in overall points. Buffalo's Jack Eichel and Max Domi are tied for second in overall points with 41 after Eichel added three assists this week while Domi lit it up with four goals and two assists in three games for the Arizona Coyotes. Detroit's Dylan Larkin had a rough week with only one goal added to his resume. Larkin is in fourth with 39 points.
Philadelphia defenseman Shane Gostisbehere continues to marvel in the point production department as the 22 yr. old third round pick (2012) extended his record for points in consecutive games by a defenseman to 15 games. Gostisbehere added a point in all three games played this past week (2g +1a) and extended his streak in style with the overtime winner at Toronto on Saturday night.
According to NHL.com, Gostisbehere has the longest points-streak by a defenseman since 1995 when Chris Chelios had a 15-game streak beginning on October 26. He also now has the third longest streak behind any rookie since 1987-88. Paul Stastny (Feb. 3 to March 17, 2007) holds the longest streak during that period with 20 games while Teemu Selanne had a 17-game streak beginning March 9, 1993.
Gostisbehere also held on to the fourth spot in rookie assists with a total of 22. Panarin leads that category with 35, Eichel and Domi are tied for second with 24 while Larkin is in fifth with 20.
With Chicago's Artemi Panarin scoring his first career hat trick this week while adding another goal and assist, his 57 point total and 16 point lead may make this a race for second place in overall points. Buffalo's Jack Eichel and Max Domi are tied for second in overall points with 41 after Eichel added three assists this week while Domi lit it up with four goals and two assists in three games for the Arizona Coyotes. Detroit's Dylan Larkin had a rough week with only one goal added to his resume. Larkin is in fourth with 39 points.
Philadelphia defenseman Shane Gostisbehere continues to marvel in the point production department as the 22 yr. old third round pick (2012) extended his record for points in consecutive games by a defenseman to 15 games. Gostisbehere added a point in all three games played this past week (2g +1a) and extended his streak in style with the overtime winner at Toronto on Saturday night.
According to NHL.com, Gostisbehere has the longest points-streak by a defenseman since 1995 when Chris Chelios had a 15-game streak beginning on October 26. He also now has the third longest streak behind any rookie since 1987-88. Paul Stastny (Feb. 3 to March 17, 2007) holds the longest streak during that period with 20 games while Teemu Selanne had a 17-game streak beginning March 9, 1993.
Gostisbehere also held on to the fourth spot in rookie assists with a total of 22. Panarin leads that category with 35, Eichel and Domi are tied for second with 24 while Larkin is in fifth with 20.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Rookie scoring race weekly recap--Eichel, Larkin, Domi all gain on Panarin
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Chicago Blackhawks rookie scoring leader Artemi Panarin was out two games this week because of an illness and was shut down in his return to the ice Saturday night vs. the Anaheim Ducks and in the process those trailing him in the scoring race all creeped up on him a bit.
Panarin sits at 52 points on 18 goals and 34 assists and leads in all three categories.
Buffalo Sabres rookie Jack Eichel is now tied for second in points with Detroit's Dylan Larkin at 38 as he was able to add a goal and two assists in four games while Larkin was held to a single point (an assist) and is on a three-game pointless streak.
Rounding out the top five in scoring is Arizona's Max Domi at 35 points as he added one assist in three games (pointless in his last two) and Philadelphia's Shane Gostisbehere.
A big nod goes to 22 yr. old Gostisbehere as he broke an NHL record with a third period goal on Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. It was his 11th consecutive game with at least one point breaking the previous record for rookie defensemen held by Barry Beck of the Colorado Rockies during the 1977-78 season.
Gostisbehere extended that streak to 12 games with an assist tonight and during the week he had a goal and two assists in three games to place him fifth in the scoring race with 30 points.
The closesest competitors to Panarin are in the goal-scoring department as he remained tied with Larkin for first-overall with 18. Nipping at their heels are Buffalo's Eichel and Sam Reinhart, both with 17.
Reinhart had a pretty good week with three goals and an assist in four games and all of a sudden he's within one goal of tying the rookie leaders. Calgary's Sam Bennett upped his goal-total to 15 with one goal in three games and also added three assists to give him 13 on the season. Bennett sits just outside the top-five in points with 28.
Anthony Duclair was fourth in goals last week, but Reinhart bumped him into a tie with Bennett at 15 each.
Panarin remains well in front of the pace in assists with 34 as Domi (22,) Eichel and Gostisbeher (21) and Larkin (20) are all bunched together.
And, of course, we'd be remiss if we failed to mention Edmonton's Connor McDavid.
McDavid, of course, was felled by a broken collar bone earlier in the season and missed 37 games but he seems intent upon making up for lost time. He had two goals and four assists in three games to bring his season point totals to nine goals and 15 assists. He now sits 12th in points, 14th in goals and 7th in assists, but has played in only 20 games or just under a third of the number of games played by the leaders.
Rookie Leaders (via NHL.com):
Points:
Panarin--52
Larkin--38
Eichel--38
Domi--35
Gostisbehere--31
Goals:
Panarin--18
Larkin--18
Eichel--17
Reinhart--17
Bennett--15
Assists:
Panarin--34
Domi--22
Eichel--21
Gostisbehere--21
Larkin--20
Chicago Blackhawks rookie scoring leader Artemi Panarin was out two games this week because of an illness and was shut down in his return to the ice Saturday night vs. the Anaheim Ducks and in the process those trailing him in the scoring race all creeped up on him a bit.
Panarin sits at 52 points on 18 goals and 34 assists and leads in all three categories.
Buffalo Sabres rookie Jack Eichel is now tied for second in points with Detroit's Dylan Larkin at 38 as he was able to add a goal and two assists in four games while Larkin was held to a single point (an assist) and is on a three-game pointless streak.
Rounding out the top five in scoring is Arizona's Max Domi at 35 points as he added one assist in three games (pointless in his last two) and Philadelphia's Shane Gostisbehere.
A big nod goes to 22 yr. old Gostisbehere as he broke an NHL record with a third period goal on Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. It was his 11th consecutive game with at least one point breaking the previous record for rookie defensemen held by Barry Beck of the Colorado Rockies during the 1977-78 season.
Gostisbehere extended that streak to 12 games with an assist tonight and during the week he had a goal and two assists in three games to place him fifth in the scoring race with 30 points.
The closesest competitors to Panarin are in the goal-scoring department as he remained tied with Larkin for first-overall with 18. Nipping at their heels are Buffalo's Eichel and Sam Reinhart, both with 17.
Reinhart had a pretty good week with three goals and an assist in four games and all of a sudden he's within one goal of tying the rookie leaders. Calgary's Sam Bennett upped his goal-total to 15 with one goal in three games and also added three assists to give him 13 on the season. Bennett sits just outside the top-five in points with 28.
Anthony Duclair was fourth in goals last week, but Reinhart bumped him into a tie with Bennett at 15 each.
Panarin remains well in front of the pace in assists with 34 as Domi (22,) Eichel and Gostisbeher (21) and Larkin (20) are all bunched together.
And, of course, we'd be remiss if we failed to mention Edmonton's Connor McDavid.
McDavid, of course, was felled by a broken collar bone earlier in the season and missed 37 games but he seems intent upon making up for lost time. He had two goals and four assists in three games to bring his season point totals to nine goals and 15 assists. He now sits 12th in points, 14th in goals and 7th in assists, but has played in only 20 games or just under a third of the number of games played by the leaders.
Rookie Leaders (via NHL.com):
Points:
Panarin--52
Larkin--38
Eichel--38
Domi--35
Gostisbehere--31
Goals:
Panarin--18
Larkin--18
Eichel--17
Reinhart--17
Bennett--15
Assists:
Panarin--34
Domi--22
Eichel--21
Gostisbehere--21
Larkin--20
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Rookie scoring race weekly recap--Panarin still tops, Gostisbehere cracks top-five
Reprinted with permission from hockeybuzz.com
Chicago Blackhawks rookie Artemi Panarin will be hard to catch in the NHL rookie scoring race as he plays on the most potent line with the league's leading scorer in Patrick Kane. That and the fact that he's 24 yrs. old and spent seven seasons playing in the KHL. Props the defending Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks for finding and bringing aboard a Russian who scored 102 points (46g, 56a) in 105 games for St. Petersburgh SKA of the KHL.
Dude has mad skills and when you put him on a line with a premier player like Kane, who leads the league in scoring, it's a recipe for big-time success.
Panarin picked up where he left off in the first week of play after the All-Star break netting a goal and adding five assists in three games while adding to his rookie leading 18 goals, 34 assists and 56 points.
It will be hard for any rookie to catch him in the overall points-race as his next closest competitor is Dylan Larkin with 37. But Detoit's Larkin did tie Panarin in goals on the strength of three goals in three games. The Detroit Red Wings forward has 18 goals and 19 assists on the season.
In what could end up as a race for second amongst scoring, Buffalo's Jack Eichel is third in points (35) and goals (16) and is tied for third in assists with 19. Eichel had a rough week scoring-wise as he was only able to register one assist in three games for the week.
Arizona's Max Domi sits fourth in the rookie scoring race with 34 points but is second in assists with 21. He added two in three games for the Coyotes last week.
Props to Philadelphia defenseman Shane Gostisbehere who cracked the top-five in points on the strength of five points (1+4) in four games this past week. Gostisbehere who was taken by the Flyers with the 78th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft has season totals of nine goals and 18 assists (fifth amongst rookies) in 33 games, easily tops defensemen in points.
The Coyotes' Anthony Duclair and the Calgary Flames Sam Bennett round out the top-five in goals with 14 each as listed on NHL.com, but Buffalo's own Sam "The Forgotten One" Reinhart also has 14 goals in one less game then Duclair.
Although he's miles behind because of an injury that kept him out of the lineup 37 of his teams 54 games, Edmonton's Connor McDavid is scoring at a feverish pace. In 17 games he has 18 points (7+11) and rattled off a post All-Star break stat-line of two goals and four assists in four games last week.
Because of that lost time McDavid is far off the pace and catching Panarin is a distant dream, but who amongst us would count him out of making it into the top-five in any or all three scoring categories?
Not I, types the man at this keyboard.
Rookie Leaders (via NHL.com)
Points:
Panarin--52
Larkin--37
Eichel--35
Domi--34
Gostisbehere--27
Goals:
Panarin--18
Larkin--18
Eichel--16
Duclair--14
Bennett--14
Assists:
Panarin--34
Domi--21
Larkin--19
Eichel--19
Gostisbehere--18
Chicago Blackhawks rookie Artemi Panarin will be hard to catch in the NHL rookie scoring race as he plays on the most potent line with the league's leading scorer in Patrick Kane. That and the fact that he's 24 yrs. old and spent seven seasons playing in the KHL. Props the defending Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks for finding and bringing aboard a Russian who scored 102 points (46g, 56a) in 105 games for St. Petersburgh SKA of the KHL.
Dude has mad skills and when you put him on a line with a premier player like Kane, who leads the league in scoring, it's a recipe for big-time success.
Panarin picked up where he left off in the first week of play after the All-Star break netting a goal and adding five assists in three games while adding to his rookie leading 18 goals, 34 assists and 56 points.
It will be hard for any rookie to catch him in the overall points-race as his next closest competitor is Dylan Larkin with 37. But Detoit's Larkin did tie Panarin in goals on the strength of three goals in three games. The Detroit Red Wings forward has 18 goals and 19 assists on the season.
In what could end up as a race for second amongst scoring, Buffalo's Jack Eichel is third in points (35) and goals (16) and is tied for third in assists with 19. Eichel had a rough week scoring-wise as he was only able to register one assist in three games for the week.
Arizona's Max Domi sits fourth in the rookie scoring race with 34 points but is second in assists with 21. He added two in three games for the Coyotes last week.
Props to Philadelphia defenseman Shane Gostisbehere who cracked the top-five in points on the strength of five points (1+4) in four games this past week. Gostisbehere who was taken by the Flyers with the 78th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft has season totals of nine goals and 18 assists (fifth amongst rookies) in 33 games, easily tops defensemen in points.
The Coyotes' Anthony Duclair and the Calgary Flames Sam Bennett round out the top-five in goals with 14 each as listed on NHL.com, but Buffalo's own Sam "The Forgotten One" Reinhart also has 14 goals in one less game then Duclair.
Although he's miles behind because of an injury that kept him out of the lineup 37 of his teams 54 games, Edmonton's Connor McDavid is scoring at a feverish pace. In 17 games he has 18 points (7+11) and rattled off a post All-Star break stat-line of two goals and four assists in four games last week.
Because of that lost time McDavid is far off the pace and catching Panarin is a distant dream, but who amongst us would count him out of making it into the top-five in any or all three scoring categories?
Not I, types the man at this keyboard.
Rookie Leaders (via NHL.com)
Points:
Panarin--52
Larkin--37
Eichel--35
Domi--34
Gostisbehere--27
Goals:
Panarin--18
Larkin--18
Eichel--16
Duclair--14
Bennett--14
Assists:
Panarin--34
Domi--21
Larkin--19
Eichel--19
Gostisbehere--18
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