Rookie Jakob Silfverberg of the Ottawa Senators shows his puck from his first NHL goal. The Senators ousted the Florida Panthers in a 4 – 0 victory on January 21, 2013.
As the Detroit Red Wings hosted the Dallas Stars on January 22, 2013, Red Wings’ Tomas Holmstrom made his retirement official before the game. Holmstrom played all 15 of his NHL season with the Red Wings, posting 243 goals and 287 assists for a total of 530 points in 1,026 regular season games. He added another 46 goals and 51 assists in 180 playoff games which helped him win 4 Stanley Cups with the Wings. Known to be one of the best in front of the nets, he will be missed by Wings’ fans.
Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers celebrates his hat trick as the Rangers went on to defeat the Boston Bruins 4 – 3 in a shootout on January 23, 2012.
Patrick Marleau and netminder Antti Niemi celebrate their 5 – 3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on January 24, 2013. Those fantasy teams who have Marleau are elated with his production which has been 2 goals in each of the 4 games played, as well as 3 helpers.
General Manager Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning presents Vincent Lecavailer with a silver stick during his 1,000th NHL game on January 25, 2013. Lecavalier has amassed 374 goals and 470 assist for 844 points, all while wearing the Tampa Bay Lightning uniform.
Anaheim Ducks rookie netminder Viktor Fasth leads the squares up for a shot. Check out the split-color mask; pretty sweet. The Ducks went on to defeat the Nashville Predators January 26, 2013, becoming the rookies first win. The Ducks won in the shootout where Fasth made all three saves faced. His game stats ended with only 2 goals against and a .905 saver percentage.
On January 27, 2013, the Washington Capitals finally got their first win of the season. New Head Coach Adam Oates is probably thankful to get the monkey off his back, as well is Captain Alexander Ovechkin who finally netted his first goal of the season. Their 3 – 2 win over the Buffalo Sabres is a far cry from being the team to beat now, but at least it is a start for the Capitals.
