![]() It was Pavelski’s second game back with on the No. Goalie Jake Oettinger had 29 saves for the Stars, who take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 on Saturday in Seattle. “And you know, that line (and) Otter was great.” “Our best players have to be your best players if you’re going to move through the playoffs,” coach Pete DeBoer said. Roope Hintz had two goals and an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal of the second-round series and Jason Robertson assisted on all the goals by his primary linemates in a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 5 on Thursday night. The two teams go again in Boston Friday night.ĭALLAS – The Dallas Stars have their top line back together – and are a victory away from advancing to the Western Conference finals. Washington would go on to win the game 2-1 following a shootout. If it gets other people off their game, then I think it’s a positive.” He can continue to bring it as long as he doesn’t get off his game. “We like that out of him,” head coach Bruce Cassidy said. That side of Frederic’s game has endeared him to the Bruins’ coaching staff. ![]() But just kind of protecting myself at the same time, too.” The read I got was, ‘I don’t know if you want to fight me or what?’ So, that’s the read I had. “When I dropped him, he went in the boards weird, and when he got up, he wasn’t happy about it. “I thought it was kind of natural,” Frederic said. Ovechkin took exception, quickly got to his skates to confront Frederic, who felt it was an invitation to fight. The battle began earlier in the period when Ovechkin went into the boards after being tied up with Frederic. “The NHL does a good job in all that stuff, so I just leave it up to them.” “It’s out of my pay grade,” Frederic said Thursday about the fine. The $5,000 total is the “maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement,” which is negotiated by the NHL and NHLPA. ![]() That slash/spear by Ovechkin drew the attention of Player Safety. Frederic sat for cross-checking and Ovechkin was given two minutes for slashing. Late in the third period, Ovechkin and Frederic entered into a tussle, which resulted in minor penalties for both. Kings: At the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday in a matchup between the top two teams in the Pacific Division.Alex Ovechkin has been fined $5,000 by the NHL Department of Player Safety for spearing Bruins forward Trent Frederic Wednesday. The puck appeared to be trickling into the net, but it flipped up at the last second, stayed upright and rode the goal line after hitting the post before Swayman deflected it away with his stick and covered the puck with his glove to stop play.īruins: Continue their road trip Saturday against the San Jose Sharks. Viktor Arvidsson was as close as anyone could get to giving the Kings a 3-2 lead with three minutes left in the second period.Īrvidsson’s shot from the right faceoff circle hit Swayman’s pads and deflected over his shoulders. I think by far the best game we’ve played in a while.” “I thought the pucks were moving quickly and guys had their heads up. Our defensemen had tight gaps,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. Pastrnak added an empty-net goal at 17:33 of the third. Durzi evened it at 11:09 of the second on a one-timer off a pass from Matt Roy.
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