The relationship and rivalry of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby has been one of the primary NHL storylines since the two generational talents entered the league together during the 2005-06 campaign. The two team captains have been unable to escape comparison for almost two decades and through that forced bond have actually formed a friendship…
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Tonight Milan Lucic played in his 1,000th NHL game, but more importantly David Rittich and Scott Sabourin played they’re first games as members of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jason Spezza sat, and Sabourin stepped into the forward lines for his first NHL game in over a year.
Rittich was tested early, but he made his first save on the first shot of the game:
The Leafs started the game much better than last night against the Montreal Canadiens, without giving up easy shots or sloppy play until Juuso Valimaki is left wide open a the Leafs net and he scores off an assist from Milan Lucic to open the scoring. 1-0 Calgary.