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Top 5 best NHL Players at the moment

editor563 · Jun 3, 2019 ·

Hockey-Graphs estimates that an average NHL player is six-foot-one and 201 pounds, according to statistics in the season 2014-15. It is a huge increase, when we compare with the average statistics of the 1944-45 season. At that time, it was five-foot-ten and 174 pounds for the respective number.

However, a good NHL player depends significantly on their body mass index. You can name some outstanding names such as Evgeni Malkin, Brent Burns, or Alex Ovechkin. In this article, we will have a look at the list of top 5 NHL players, based on their BMI.

The first name is Zdeno Chara (26.8). He is six-foot-nine and weighs 250 pounds. In this game, he is recognized to be the tallest man. Even now he is in his 40s, he is still remarkable. In 2011, Chara succeeded in achieving his first Stanley Cup with a great impression.

The second name is Brian Boyle (28.3). He is six-foot-six and weighs 245 pounds. Boyle not only has a big size, he also has great speed and good skills competition.

Jamie Oleksiak is the third figure in this list, with the BMI 28.7. He is six-foot-seven and weighs 255 pounds. Oleksiak is almost the tallest star among the forwards in Dallas. His sister Penny is also remarkable, with a silver and two bronze medals in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Robin Lehner stands at the fourth for his impressive index 29.1. His height is six-foot-four and his weight is 239 pounds. With his frame, Lehner becomes one of the biggest goalies in NHL. However, the big goalie can also move quickly and obtains good playing skills.

Alex Ovechkin with his BMI 29.9 is the final name in this list of top five biggest NHL player. He is six-foot-three tall and weighs 239 pounds. Ovechkin is a powerful forward, who made an unforgettable impression when he first appeared in 2005 as a 20-year-old man. Although he is qualified as overweight, Ovechkin still is one of the best NHL players at the moment.

Important factors for the Game 2 of Hurricanes at Bruins

editor563 · May 12, 2019 ·

Hurricanes at Bruins will be on air at 3 pm local time on NBC, CBC, TVAS and SN.

Heading to the game, Boston has led a series of 1-0 win, and they are targeting at a fifth straight win against Carolina Hurricanes on this Sunday in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On Thursday, Boston already won with the score 5 to 2, with 4 straight goals. With this victory, Boston also ended the winning streak of Carolina after six games. And this is the third time Boston managed to do that.

The winning streak of Carolina started from the Game 5 against the Washington Capitals the first round. And there are some key factors for the next game between the two teams:

Play it safe

Boston always played well from the beginning and managed to maintain the good unity during the game to make sure that there will be no sudden change in the game pace. They tend to perform with a layer system, no matter how the mood is. Thanks to that, there will always be people to help their teammates protect the net, making things difficult for the opponents to approach their scoring. Boston keeps on playing a safe, maybe not so fun, but enough to ensure their win.

Play the pressing style

Carolina is a good team to create stress over their opponents during the game. With the playing style, they can make their own chances to score, no matter how good their opponents are. In the second period of the Game 1, Carolina succeeded at least to outshoot Boston 15-10, although they could not maintain it in the third period. In the Game 2, Boston will have a more powerful lineup with the return of Charlie McAvoy, who was suspended in the Game 1. This will create a bit more challenges for Carolina to use their forecheck.

Let’s see if the keys are applied well in the Game 2 with the meeting of Carolina and Boston!

Five things to look forward to in the Game 2 between Islanders and Hurricanes

editor563 · Apr 28, 2019 ·

In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round, which is due to take place on Sunday at Barclays Center, the target for Carolina Hurricanes is to take a lead when they face the New York Islanders. Before this second series, on Friday, they managed to save 31 times and score once for a win with their goalie Petr Mrazek and center Jordan Staal. In the next game, there are five key factors on how the game should go on.

Dominate the game early

If Carolina Hurricanes play with the way they did on Friday, and Mrazek can maintain his cleverness, we can expect that the New York side will start quickly. This is the way they can create for themselves some favors.

Take a good rest

Because of the tight schedule, the Carolina’s players face with serious problems related to health. Micheal Ferland, Jordan Martinook and. Andrei Svechnikov missed because of injuries.

Islanders must boost their power

For all seasons, it has become a problem for Islanders when they cannot manage to capitalize with the man-advantage. This is affirmed in the Game 1 again this season. Because this issue comes in as series, it is truly a big problem for the New York side. Their players’ power must be improved.

Hurricanes need to strengthen their defence

If the Hurricanes want to go home with a 2-0 lead, they know very well that they can never rely too much on Mrazek. Although in Game 1 they played well, it does not mean that they can be distracted in the second game. A clean-up in the defence is necessary at the moment.

Eberle will contribute with a better performance

Jordan Eberle, Islanders forward will return to play for his team the first time in 10 days. He is expected to keep the good performances with scores in 5/7 games he played before. He showed his belief in a better game when the mental and physical health are improved.

The Dallas Stars won Minnesota Wild into the Stanley Cup Playoffs

editor563 · Apr 7, 2019 ·

With a 3-0 victory against Minnesota Wild, Dallas locked up the first wild card in the Western Conference on Saturday.

Dallas will play the Nashville Predators in the first round in the final seven games. It was Bishop who made 24 saves, Seguin who scored two times to begin the exciting game.

On the other side, Alex Stalock made it go 4-9-1 in the last 14 games for Minnesota with his 41 saves. Minnesota Wild’s forward Eric Staal admitted the difficulty of the night when they could not keep the right level to be competitive for the League.

After the playoff this Tuesday, the Wild was knocked out and they would also miss the postseason. This is the first time in 8 years they miss the postseason from 2012.

Eric Staal still had positive thought when they really made improvements in spite of the failure. He kept on thinking that there were chances for them as they worked together and made it to the playoff spot. However, their team was not in the best strength to make it into the final spot, and all the team seemed to lose the hope when they were left with no further target for playing, which they really did that night.

Greg Pateryn was the one who made score at 19:42 for the Wild of the second period, but a video review was needed before the call was admitted. Seguin led 1-0 for the Stars at 2:44 of the third period, and Radulov made an exceptional assist to finish his 300th NHL point.

After the score, Seguin made the lead 2-0 by scoring the second time at 8:55 with a backhand.

Minnesota was finally shut out this season for the 11th time. This is the second season in the history of the team with the most time to be shut out. In the season 2000 – 2001, they were also shut out 14 times.