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 has three goals and no assists in 51 games. We told you he was a goal scorer.
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.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jori Lehtera scored in his return to the lineup and the St. Louis Blues held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Sunday night.
Ryan Reaves, Patrik Berglund and Robby Fabbri also scored for St. Louis, which won its third str...
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."
WINNIPEG - Lauri Korpikoski's go-ahead goal late in the second period proved to the be the game winner and Cam Talbot made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday night.
Patrick Maroon also scored for Edmonton ...
FLINT, Mich. - Brett McKenzie and Mike Amadio both had two goals and an assist as the North Bay Battalion routed the Flint Firebirds 8-2 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action.
Zach Poirier had a goal and two assists while Zach Shankar tac...
NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey Devils All-Star goaltender Cory Schneider will be sidelined at least two weeks with a sprained right knee.
Coach John Hynes says after the Devils' 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday that doctors say Schnei...
Davidson was in considerable distress, and was unable to bear weight on his left leg when he exited the ice after staying down for several moments.
The Oilers didn't provide a specific update, only announcing that he would be unable to return to the contest.
Davidson, who signed a two-year extension earlier this week, has emerged as a key member of the Oilers' defensive corps since forcing his way into the lineup in late October.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cal Clutterbuck scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:28 remaining in the third period and the New York Islanders defeated the New York Rangers 6-4 on Sunday.
Johnny Boychuk had two goals for the Islanders, Kyle Okposo had a goa...
The New York Islanders pulled within three points of the New York Rangers for second spot in the Metropolitan Division with a throwback 6-4 victory in their first visit to Madison Square Garden this season.
Johnny Boychuk scored twice in the first period, and Brock Nelson and Kyle Okposo also tallied for the Islanders before Eric Staal closed a wild, seven-goal opening frame with his first goal with the Blueshirts.
Naturally, the pace slowed in the second period and the score remained the same until midway through the third, when Derick Brassard knotted the game at four with a one-time shot on the power play. But with 88 seconds left in regulation, Cal Clutterbuck snapped a quick shot past Antti Raanta - starting again for the injured Henrik Lundqvist - off an offensive zone faceoff, preserving an all-important regulation win.
The Islanders have the benefit of three games in hand in their pursuit of the Rangers, who are now barely clinging to second spot in the division and the provisional right to host their cross-borough rivals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for the victory, which was the Islanders' sixth on their seven-game road trip.
The two teams will meet again at Madison Square Garden April 7, in a game that could ultimately finalize seeding in the division.