Kraken make history, McDavid raises the bar
, 2023-01-15 20:48:16,
Welcome back to the NHL’s Best and Worst. We’ve got another full slate of great NHL moments from this past week, including some celebrity cameos, John Tortorella staying on brand and more Connor McDavid magic.
Goal of the week
Connor McDavid’s ascension this season into the league’s top goalscorer has been mind-bending to watch. The Oilers captain has never been more aggressive, never been more high-flying, and never been this impossible to stop.
Need proof? Just ask Trevor Zegras, who just got put on the hockey equivalent of a poster by McDavid on arguably the nicest goal of this season. Another McDavid masterclass that is no doubt going to be tough to top.
Save of the week
Jack Campbell’s season certainly hasn’t played out the way he or the Edmonton Oilers envisioned it would after he signed a significant free-agent contract this past July. With a lousy .883 save percentage to date, his spot as the Oilers starter has been firmly supplanted by Stuart Skinner, while the Oilers look as though they’ll have to dance around his hefty cap hit for some time to come.
Perhaps, however, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel. Since the turn of the calendar, Campbell has strung together a solid run, and his .915 save percentage in January to date is his highest single-month total since last April with the Maple Leafs. If this save is any indication, the fans…
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