Ryan Reaves is a father. And a goal scorer.
The St. Louis Blues forward scored Sunday against the Minnesota Wild, in his first game since becoming a proud papa, but he doesn't have a puck to gift his little one.
"I completely forgot (to take the puck)," Reaves said, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac. "I'm upset with myself. I'll have to keep the stick now."
Reaves scoring 1st game after kid: "The boys were joking I gotta pop one out every day but I don't think I've got time for that." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) March 7, 2016
Reaves has three goals and no assists in 51 games. We told you he was a goal scorer.
Reaves on his son: "Apparently he's my good little luck charm." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) March 7, 2016
The Blues beat the Wild 3-2.
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Turns out, all the Edmonton Oilers had to do was trade Justin Schultz.
In all seriousness, the Oilers wrapped up a four-game road trip with a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Edmonton recorded three wins and a loss on the trip, and they have goaltender Cam Talbot to thank.
Talbot's been a wall of late. He stopped a remarkable 105 of 107 shots in three games on the trip, good for an astounding .981 save percentage. He's won four in a row, allowing a goal or less in each start, and has a .979 save percentage over his last four games, and a .967 save percentage over his last six games. Phenomenal numbers, yeah.
After a slow start to his career in Edmonton, Talbot's been heating up since December. He's proving he's a No. 1 goalie, and proving he's worth the draft picks the Oilers used to trade for him, and the faith the club showed in him by signing him to a three-year contract extension.
| Month | Starts | SV% |
|---|---|---|
| October | 9 | .897 |
| November | 3 | .864 |
| December | 6 | .934 |
| January | 9 | .932 |
| February | 12 | .914 |
| March | 3 | .981 |
"Things are going in the right direction right now," Talbot said after Sunday's win. "I just want to keep it up."
"It's almost becoming routine for him, but I don't think it's easy by any means," said head coach Todd McLellan.
They're almost alarming words to write: The Oilers may have themselves a goalie.
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Here's what we know now: Tom Sestito's been in some incredible pillow fights.
The Pittsburgh Penguins forward did what any reasonable person would after getting jumped and punched repeatedly by the New Jersey Devils' Jordin Tootoo on Sunday: He tweeted.
Never thought I'd be in s pillow fight in the NHL before 😂😂😂
— Tom Sestito (@TomSestito23) March 7, 2016
According to The Record's Tom Gulitti, who cites subscriber-only website DKonPittsbughsports.com, Sestito was in fine form with his postgame comments.
"I think Tootoo took exception to the hit I just made. So, he switches sides before the faceoff and comes over to my side. I asked him if he wanted to go. He basically turned me down, then shoots the puck at me. Next think I know, I think I'm at a Tri Delta sorority getting hit by pillows. The guy's a joke."
Tootoo, shared some of his thoughts with Gulitti.
"They brought (Sestito) in for one reason. He's a one-dimensional guy and I don't think he's very bright at playing the game," Tootoo said. "So I knew what was coming."
Hence Tootoo getting a head start.
"He's the one who initiated it all and he knows that when I'm asked to go, I'm going to go. You can say I'm a lot quicker than him or whatever, but he knew what was coming."
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