Blackwood & Merzlikins pitch shutouts 🧱

Plus, Bratt replaces Hughes at All-Star Game, 4 NHL players charged with sexual assault, and more.

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Brandon Rubeo
January 31, 2024

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Good morning. The NHL felt like an Oprah Winfrey episode last night… but, instead of free cars, Gary Bettman was handing out shutouts!

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Friendly reminder that the three NHL games tonight are the last before the All-Star break. Tomorrow night is the ASG draft followed by the PWHL’s 3-on-3 showcase between Team King and Team Kloss.

Today’s lineup:

  • Mackenzie Blackwood shuts out Seattle

  • Elvis Merzlikins blanks St. Louis

  • Jesper Bratt replaces Jack Hughes at ASG

  • Improve your snapshot

  • And a lot more… 👇

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CAN’T MISS 🎯

🦈 Mackenzie Blackwood makes 32 saves, Sharks shutout Kraken 2-0. The 27-year-old netminder was unbeatable last night, earning his 1st shutout since December 8, 2021 and the 9th of his career as the Sharks improved to 5-4-1 in their last ten games. Veteran defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic broke the scoreless tie midway through the 3rd period, quickly catching and releasing a Ty Emberson D-to-D pass past Kraken’s Joey Daccord for his 4th goal and 1st game-winner of the season. Jan Rutta added an assurance empty-netter with 21 seconds remaining in regulation. Read more →

🧱 Elvis Merzlikins makes 21 saves, Blue Jackets blank Blues 1-0. The former 3rd round pick outdueled the Blues’ Jordan Binnington to record his 1st shutout since January 13, 2022 and 10th of his career to end the Blues five-game winning streak. Blue Jackets’ rookie Dmitri Voronkov buried a sick Zach Werenski feed less than five minutes into the 3rd period for his 12th goal and 1st game-winning goal of his budding NHL career. Voronkov is tied with teammate Adam Fantilli for 3rd most goals among rookies, trailing Chicago’s Connor Bedard (15) and Minnesota’s Marco Rossi (13). Read more →

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40% of yesterday’s poll participants correctly predicted the Kraken vs. Sharks (54) game would have more combined shots than the Blue Jackets vs. Blues (43) last night.

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