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NHL Best of the Week – March 31, 2009

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:02:36 +0000

The NHL has put out the “Best of the Week” highlights for last week and, again, you can see that some teams are really pushing up their efforts in order to secure a spot in the playoffs. One of my favorite goals was by Alex Tanguay (Montreal Canadiens) against the Atlanta Thrashers but then there were incredible shots by Ales Hemsky (Edmonton Oilers), TJ Oshie (St. Louis Blues) and the Sedin Sisters (Vancouver Canucks).

Honestly, with everyone playing the way they have been lately, it’s not only going to be tough to predict a playoff winner, it’s also going to be hard to pick which games I watch. As much as I hate the admit it, the Canucks have been pretty exciting.

Check out the action from last week!

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Boucher Lets in Bouncing Puck, Allows Wild to Beat Sharks

Jeanne Dupuis — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:43:39 +0000

Wow. I know the goal against Vesa Toskala was bad but watch this one. It doesn’t change direction or anything – it just bounces into the back of the net. This change of events is likely the reason the Minnesota Wild came back and beat the San Jose Sharks.

Marek Zidlicky took a backhand shot from mid-ice and, incredibly, it bounced right back backup goalie, Brian Boucher. Watch the goal:

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NHL Goals of the Week: December 25, 2008

Jeanne Dupuis — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +0000

The NHL goals of the week kick off with a breakaway goal from center ice when Kyle Turris (Phoenix Coyotes) beats goalie Dan Ellis (Nashville Predators) and end with that crazy goal by Carolina Hurricanes defenceman, Joe Corvo, who gets knocked down only to get up and weave his way all the way to the net where he slips the puck right past Tomas Vokoun (Florida Panthers).

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Top 10 NHL Goals Scored Off Body Parts

Jeanne Dupuis — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:12:32 +0000

I confess. I’m a huge sucker for these types of things. I love when someone takes a shot and out of some weird, freaky circumstances, the body part of some player deflects the puck into the back of the net. It’s a really good example of why it’s important for players to stop hesitating so much and just take the shot – you never know what might be there waiting to provide an assist!

Watch this video. I loved it! That first one by Wayne Gretzky was amazing!

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