![]() ![]() Iafallo is a different case from Bunting or the other two previously mentioned players. At the time, it worked out to 6.67% of the salary cap. The deal he signed was for six years at $5 million AAV. However, due to his deal being signed in January of 2018, he had actually only played 110 games and produced 88 points for a 0.8 PPG. In those two seasons, he played in 152 games, scoring 126 points for a 0.83 PPG. Just like Zuccarello and Bunting, Marchessault did not make the NHL full-time until he was 26 years of age.Īlso like the other two, he broke out onto the scene in his first two NHL seasons before signing this comparable deal. The only difference being his contract extension came mid-season on March 2nd, 2015. ![]() In his first two full NHL seasons, Zuccarello produced 108 points in 155 games for a 0.70 PPG, the exact same as Bunting.Ĭonveniently, this is also around when Zuccarello signed his comparable deal. Both players didn’t become regular NHLers until the age of 26 and both took off immediately. His career up to that point was very similar to Bunting’s. In 2015 at the age of 27, the New York Rangers signed Mats Zuccarello to a four-year contract worth $4.5 million per season.Īt the time that accounted for 6.52% of the cap. Forsberg sent hats flying onto the ice with his fourth goal this series with 10.3 seconds left.Buffalo, NY, USA New York Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello (36) Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports Chicago defenseman Michal Rozsival went to the box for interference, and Wilson made up for his earlier miss with a slap shot past Darling at 3:02 to make it 3-1.įorsberg, not among the Calder Trophy finalists announced earlier in the day, got his second with his own slap shot 12 seconds later allowing Nashville fans to relax, breathe and celebrate. That goal set off a scoring flurry in a series that has been tied for more than 216 minutes. He scored on a wraparound getting a little bit of help from Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith and his left skate in the way as Darling tried desperately to close the gap with his glove. Neal, who scored his first goal this series, put Nashville up 2-1 just 47 seconds into the third. The Blackhawks turned that into a 3-on-1 with Rinne knocking away Bickell's shot and then pivoting to stop a backhander from Patrick Kane on the other side. Wilson also missed the puck on a pass from Mike Ribeiro trying to shoot into an open net behind Darling with the goalie managing to reach back and help poke it away. In the second, Nashville had a man advantage and couldn't convert. The Predators answered back 65 seconds later as Forsberg scored his second this series with a wrister off a faceoff, and the teams went to the first intermission tied for the third straight game. That set the pace for a very frantic period as the teams played 9:25 between whistles before Richards put a wrister five-hole past goalie Pekka Rinne for a 1-0 lead at 13:27. When the Blackhawks got the man advantage 3 minutes into the game, Nashville turned the final 45 seconds into its own short-handed advantage taking several shots at Darling. Nikola Jokic posts historic triple-double, Nuggets rout Heat in Game 3 of NBA Finalsįacing elimination, the Predators certainly opened and finished strong. That's why Peter Laviolette was hired as coach not only to take them back to the playoffs but take Nashville on a deep run. The Predators have won the last two first-round series they've played, even though they missed the postseason the past two years. The Blackhawks missed on closing out their first postseason series since losing the Western Conference finals last year in seven games. Colin Wilson also had a goal, and Neal had an assist.īrad Richards had a goal and an assist, and Kris Versteeg also scored for Chicago. James Neal then got the go-ahead goal in the opening minute of the third to start a flurry of three goals in a span of less than 2 1/2 minutes and the Predators pulled to 3-2 in the series with Game 6 Saturday night in Chicago.įorsberg finished his hat trick with an empty-netter in the final minute. Rookie Filip Forsberg had his first career hat trick and the Nashville Predators forced a sixth game in their first-round Western Conference series by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 Thursday night.Ī triple-overtime loss in Chicago early Wednesday pushed the Predators to the brink of elimination, and these teams appeared headed for the third overtime game of this series tied at 1-1 after two. ![]()
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