Saad night for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Have I mentioned before how much I love seeing Brandon Saad play when he was with the Hawks? Well, last night was a perfect reason why I appreciate him. Ok, the Hawks had to trade super stud Artemi Panarin to get him. That one hurt, but a sacrfice for the greater good i suppose....

Saad and the Hawks opened up a gigantic can of whoop ass on the defending Cup Champions last night. 10 to 1. Ouch, that ones going to leave a mark!Saad had the hat-trick ,Ryan Hartman and Patrick Kane each had 5 points. It was just a complete thralling of the flightless birds. Sidney Crosby was -4 for the night. How many times has that happened? It is just one game, but I like what I see in Chicago.

The Buffalo Sabres are a much better team than last year. They have alot of speed and talent, and will be a competitive team this season. There is just one problem... They have Robin Lehner in net. Last night Lehner showed signs of brillance, and also signs of complete oblivion. This is a goalie who's confidene is shaken, not stirred. A habit he has not been able to "shake" since he has been in the league. Another incredible fact is he can't stop a puck in the shootout. Last year he let 8 goals on 8 shots during the shootout! Yikes. Last night he let in 2 goals on 3 shots. (And the one that didn't go in, hit the crossbar) So Sabres management, you need to do something about this, and quick.

Here are the results from last night's games

Chicago 10

Pittsburgh 1

(Hat-trick by Brandon Saad)

Montreal 3

Buffalo 2 (SO)

(Shootout goal by Jonathan Drouin)

Colorado 4

NY Rangers 2

(1 G, 1 A for Matt Duchene)

Boston 4

Nashville 3

(3 assists by David Krejc)

Detroit 4

Minnesota 2

(4 assists by Mike Green)

Washington 5

Ottawa 4 (SO)

(Hat-trick by Alex Ovechkin)

Anaheim 5

Arizona 4

(3 points by Corey Perry)

Los Angeles 2

Philadelphia 0

(Shutout by Jonathan Quick)

I will be back next Monday with another blog article. Enjoy the weekend everyone and ......