Goaltenders were the king of the NHL night games. Brossoit and Talbot both kept clean sheets

The NHL offered only two games last night and the goalie kept a clean sheet in both games. Laurent Brossoit directed Winnipeg’s win over Anaheim and Cam Talbot closed the Kings’ crease in Chicago.

Winnipeg crushed Anaheim at home

In the Winnipeg Jets vs Anaheim Ducks (6:0) the home team had no trouble against a weak Anaheim team. Connor Hellebuyck was rested in the Jets goal this time. But his substitute Laurent Brossoit gave a great performance in the crease.

Forward Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals in this game in his 3rd game after being traded from the New Jersey Devils. In addition, Winnipeg head coach Rick Bowness praised the acquisition of this player as he is a very efficient shooter in front of the net.

John Gibson was preferred to Czech goaltender Lukas Dostal in goal for the Ducks this time. But he didn’t have a great game, although he made a solid 32 saves. Anaheim played the game with only 11 forwards and 7 defensemen as Radko Gudas and Mason McTavish are out.

Cam Talbot picked off a Chicago shooter

In the game Chicago Blackhawks vs Los Angeles Kings (0:5) the home team showed that they are one of the worst teams this season. Moreover, the visiting team decided the game practically during the first period, when Czech goalie Petr Mrazek, playing for Chicago, replaced Arvid Soderblom in the crease, who caught the puck from his net on 4 occasions. He had only one goal himself by the end of the game and made 22 saves.

One of the best players in Kings’ history, captain Anže Kopitar, scored twice during the first period. However, the star of the night was goaltender Cam Talbot, who kept his 3rd clean sheet of the season and 31st of his career. He made 28 successful saves.

Anže Kopitar leapfrogs club legends

The Slovenian’s second goal of the game was his 20th of the season, making his mark in the Los Angeles KIngs annals. He managed to break the two-goal mark for the 13th time in his career in this organization, becoming the most successful player in this statistic, leaving behind club legends and Hall of Fame members Marcel Dionne, Luc Robitaille and Dave Taylor.

In addition, the team captain Anže Kopitar has been a very productive player this season. And in 66 games played, he has 55 points on 20 goals and 35 assists. In total, he has 1,196 points in 1,358 games played with the Kings. So he’s got two anniversaries coming up in the near future. 80 assists and 1,200 points in the regular season.

Source: NHL