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Tkachuk the Key in Calgary – DFS GAMEPLAN – 10/13/17

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Tkachuk the Key in Calgary – DFS GAMEPLAN – 10/13/17

Five games on tap for a Friday night.  Calgary looks to continue their hot scoring at home against Ottawa.  Vegas looks to catch a tired Detroit team on the second night of a back-to-back, and Ovie looks to keep up his scoring pace.

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NHL SCHEDULE

NHL BACK-TO-BACK

Detroit @ Vegas

 *Team in italics is on the second night of a back-to-back

TOP LINE

Calgary Flames  – 2nd Line/2nd Power Play

LW – Matthew Tkachuk – Cgy/vs Ota/ 4.0 / 24th / $4800

C – Mikael Backlund – Cgy/vs Ota/ 2.4 / 1st / $4200

RW – Michael Frolik – Cgy/vs Ota/ 2.8 / 4th / $4300

TOP GOALIE

Sergei Bobrovsky – Clb/vs NYR/ 10.1 / 23rd / $8000

TOP FORWARD

Alex Ovechkin – C – Wsh/ vs NJ/ 10.2 / 19th / $8400

TOP DEFENSEMAN

Tyson Barrie – Col/vs Ana/ 4.4 / 10th / $5300

VALUE FORWARD

Jesper Bratt – LW – NJ/vs Wsh/ 6.8 / 25th / $3900

VALUE DEFENSEMAN

Patrik Nemeth – Col/vs Ana/ 2.6 / 10th / $3100

VALUE GOALIE

Corey Schneider – NJ/vs Wsh/ 8.3 / 2nd / $7200

KEY: Player/Pos/Tm/vs. Tm/FPPG/OPRK/$

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  • NHL $3K Poke Check [Single Entry] – $400 for 1st – 713 entries – $3000 prizes – $5 entry
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ABBREVIATION GUIDE

FPPG – Fantasy Points Per Game

OPRK – Opponent Rank

 

 

A Night to Remember in Vegas #VEGASSTRONG

Oct 10, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; The Vegas Golden Knights bench looks on during the first home game of their inaugural season against the Arizona Coyotes in the first period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

GOLDEN KNIGHTS HONOR SHOOTING VICTIMS, FIRST RESPONDERS
Golden Knights players and staff were joined by first responders as they took the ice for the first time at T-Mobile Arena; members of the Coyotesalso stood in unity behind the Golden Knights for the duration of the pre-game ceremony.  The pre-game ceremony included a 58-second moment of silence to honor the victims of last week’s tragedy and concluded with a speech from center ice by Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland, a longtime Las Vegas resident who scored the second goal of the game. Click the image below to watch his speech.

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NEAL CONTINUES TO SHINE AS GOLDEN KNIGHTS WIN HOME OPENER
The Golden Knights scored four goals in the first period, including two from James Neal, en route to winning the first NHL regular-season game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and becoming the first club in the 100-year history of the League to begin its inaugural season with three straight wins.

Neal has scored the game-winning goal in each of Vegas’ three contests. He is the second player from any NHL team in the expansion era (since 1967-68) to register the game-winning goal in each of his club’s first three games in any regular-season (also Brian Propp: 1982-83 w/ PHI).  Neal (5-0—5) joined Chris Kontos (6-0—6 in 1992-93 w/ TBL) and Real Cloutier (5-0—5 in 1979-80 w/ QUE) as the only players in the expansion era to score five goals over his team’s first three games in their inaugural campaign.  Additionally, Neal is the fourth player in that time frame to score in each of his team’s first three games in their inaugural season. Only nine players achieved the feat before 1967-68, including six in the League’s first season.

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1. Golden Knights opt for #VegasStrong on boards over ads in home opener

2. Five things you need to know about Golden Knights first home goal-scorer

3. Hitchcock moves up all-time list with Stars’ win

4. Flyers’ rookie Nolan Patrick scored his first NHL goal

* Information provided via NHL Press Release

#VEGASSTRONG – Golden Knights Practice Jerseys

Las Vegas was shaken to the core on the night of October 1st.  A crazed gunman opened fire from a 32nd floor hotel room at a large crowd gathered for a country music festival.  58 people lost their lives and over 500 were injured.  The effects of this tragedy have shaken the entire country.

Prior to their home opener at the T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, October 10, the Vegas Golden Knights wore a special practice jersey with VEGAS STRONG and the player’s number on the back during pregame warmups. Each player will then also autograph his jersey.

All money collected will go through the Golden Knights Foundation, with 100% of the proceeds going to first responders and those injured in the terrible events that occurred in Las Vegas on October 1.

This is a wonderful cause — bid today!  BID

 

Flames Goalie Smith has Mask to Celebrate his Kids

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Check out Calgary Flames’ Mike Smith new goalie mask. He’s taken quite a few pucks off his head early into this NHL season. It was time for a new mask so he decided to have one designed to honor his kids.  The great new looking mask is working wonders for him as he is off to a red hot start for the Calgary Flames.

* Video courtesy of SportsNet/YouTube