While many hockey fans are patiently waiting for Edmonton Oilers rookie and 2015 first overall pick Connor McDavid to find his way onto the scoresheet for the first time, Jack Eichel is out here dominating.
We’re not about to call the Calder Trophy race just a week into the 2015-16 season, but the second overall pick is making his transition from the college hockey ranks to the NHL look easy.
Eichel scored his second goal of the season, the game-winner, in the Buffalo Sabres’ victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday.
Eichel’s unassisted snipe + Rick Jeanneret’s call = essential viewing and hearing.
Stamkos reached a milestone
The Tampa Bay Lightning dumped the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Monday and Steven Stamkos notched his 500th career point in the process.
Stamkos scored his second goal of the season from his familiar post at the top of the right circle in the second period to break a 3-3 tie.
The 25-year-old is a good bet to pile up at least another 500 points in his career to climb over the 1,000 point mark. He’ll probably do it wearing a blue and white sweater, too.
Stoner protesters are serious, man
A group of vocal protesters assembled outside Anaheim’s Honda Center ahead of the Ducks’ home opener versus the Vancouver Canucks to voice their discontent and call for the suspension of Clayton Stoner.
The Ducks defenceman faces charges for shooting a grizzly bear in British Columbia in 2013.
The 30-year-old has been charged with two counts of knowingly making a false statement to obtain a hunting license, one count of hunting without a license, one count of hunting out of season, and one count of unlawful possession of dead wildlife.
Bieksa keeps things loose
Kevin Bieksa came out on the losing end in his first game versus his former team Monday. The Anaheim Ducks fell to the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 in a shootout.
Bieksa showed his playful side ahead of puck drop when he dropped a shoulder into Sportsnet’s own Dan Murphy while he was doing his pre-game hit with the Ducks making their way to the ice.
Hockey is scary
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki met members of the Edmonton Oilers following his team’s 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the American League Divisional Series Monday. Kawasaki told the Oilers players that he finds hockey both exciting and scary.