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April 28, 2000
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Prowlers make noise
Two United League franchises failed to survive in Utica, N.Y., after the departure of the American League’s Devils in 1993. But it appears team No. 3 has caught the attention of Utica fans. The Mohawk Valley Prowlers are the third UHL team based in Utica, but they’re the first to have any real success, easily qualifying for the playoffs and winning the city’s first UHL playoff series. The Prowlers, who finished second in the Eastern Division with a 28-31-15 record, qualified 10th out of the 12 teams that reached the playoffs and they pulled off the only upset of the first round, beating the eighth-seeded Missouri River Otters 2-1 in a best-of-three-series. The Prowlers’ predecessors in Utica, the Bulldogs and Blizzard, never won a playoff series. The Blizzard qualified for the playoffs in…
NHL PLAYOFF GOALTENDING STATISTICS
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS Statistics provided by National Hockey League; Players are listed by uniform number, name, games played (GP), minutes played (MIN), goals-against average (GAA), wins (W) losses (L) empty-net goals (EN). shutouts (SO), goals against (GA), shots against (SA), save percentage (SP). For goalies’ individual rankings see page 35.…
Hasek’s save streak ends at six
Dominik Hasek’s streak as the king of save percentage is over, by less than three-hundredths of one per cent. The Buffalo Sabres’ goalie needed to stop one more shot of the 937 he faced in order to extend his run as the NHL’s save percentage leader to seven seasons. Ed Belfour of Dallas won the first Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award with a save percentage of .91916, followed closely by Montreal’s Jose Theodore at .91911 and Hasek at .91889. The difference between Belfour and Hasek was .00027. Had Hasek stopped one of the shots that eluded him, his save percentage would have surpassed Belfour’s to .91995. Or, had Hasek faced four more shots and stopped them all, his save percentage would have climbed to .91923. Hasek’s save percentage is his lowest in seven…
Lidstrom proves toughness doesn’t require high PIMs
Detroit Red Wings’ defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom would be an ideal bartender-he never serves minors. Lidstrom was assessed 18 penalty minutes this season and just 32 in the last two campaigns-about a good period’s work for Matthew Barnaby. Which is why Lidstrom should be awarded the Lady Byng Trophy. The Byng is awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, combined with a high standard of playing ability.” “Lidstrom’s the best player I’ve played with in my 17 years,” said Detroit captain Steve Yzerman. Lidstrom amassed career-highs in goals (20), assists (53) and points (73) to lead all defensemen in scoring. Since the all-star break, only Dallas’ Mike Modano and Colorado’s Joe Sakic produced more points than Lidstrom’s 35. Lidstrom even displayed sportsmanship when receiving undeserved penalties. When Vancouver’s…
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