The Fifth Liners

Last night saw a few cracking games in the NHL, which was led by a pulsating 6-5 win by shootout for Montreal over Boston at TD Garden. The Habs started brightly and were two goals to the good by the beginning of the 2nd period thanks to goals by Matt Ryder and the ever excellent Patrice Subban. But a four goal rally mid second period by the Bruins led them to be 4-2 down in the blink of an eye. This glut of goals led to starting goalie Carey Price being benched in favour of backup Peter Budaj.   But it was a move that paid off as despite a Tyler Seguin goal from Boston- Ryder and Gallagher then pulled the Canadiens back into the game in the third period to bring score back to 5-4. Then with 8.2 secs left on the clock, defensemen Andrei Markov hit a long ranger which skimmed off Bruins Captain Chara to level the scores at 5-5! In the shootout it was left to Gallagher to score past Rask and give the Habs a deserved away win and the extra point! Elsewhere Calgary Flames put...

By Alex Watson Craig Anderson (Ottawa Senators) Since being traded to Ottawa in 2010, Craig Anderson has proven himself to be mister consistent and this season has been no exception and as it stands Anderson currently has the highest save percentage and currently has a GAA average of 1.49. His great goaltending has put him in line for a potential Hart Trophy and has also contributed to the Senators ever improving form and they are now firmly in line for a place off spot. Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators) Nashville’s form so far this season has been very stop- start, but the one thing that hasn’t been is the goaltending of Finland’s Pekka Rinne who currently has already registered 5 shut out victories alone this season and has prove a bright spot in the Predators season and if his form continues, they could prove to be the wildcard of the playoff race! Nikolas Backstrom (Minnesota Wild) The Wild’s fortunes are ever improving this season due to some smart acquisiti...