Filip Forsberg’s epic hat trick wraps up 2022
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Happy New Year, hockey fans!
2022 wrapped up with another great week of NHL action, as teams returned to action following their Christmas Break. This past week, we saw slick mitts aplenty, a few not-so-great moments, and players spreading holiday cheer both on and off the ice. Here’s everything you’ve got to catch up on from this past week in NHL action.
Goal of the week
It may have taken him a few months, but Quinn Hughes’ first goal of the season was one to remember on Tuesday night. The Canucks franchise defenseman put on a clinic in the offensive zone, seemingly willing this puck to go in with all his might after an outstanding and hard-working shift. The Canucks may be staring straight in the face of another lost season, but when you get to watch Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes go to work, surely it can’t all be that bad.
Save of the week
This save was gorgeous in every sense of the word, as Igor Shesterkin makes a larcenous stop on Marcus Johansson right on the doorstep. It’s been an up-and-down season at times for the reigning Vezina winner, however, he seems to have gotten his mojo back in recent weeks. His .927 save percentage last month was his best of the season to date, and while it wasn’t enough to beat the Capitals in this one, good fortune appears to be on the horizon for the Rangers if their netminder finds his groove again.
Player of the week
Despite an abbreviated week, Filip Forsberg was sensational in three games with the Predators last week, as Nashville looks to claw back into the postseason race in 2023. If their star forward can do more of this, then perhaps postseason hockey isn’t out of the question in the Music City after all. His five goals and seven points were tops across the NHL and was topped off with an epic hat trick against the Vegas Golden Knights on New Year’s Eve…
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