NHL Draft Weekend Warriors, March 4th

Weekend Warriors

A look at the top performances of the week featuring draft-eligible players

OHL

– London Knights forward Max Domi scored 4 goals & 3 assists in 3 games, including his 3rd game-winning goal of the season. He has 11 goals in his last 11 games and is tied for 6th in OHL goals with 39.

– Niagara IceDogs forward Carter Verhaeghe netted 4 goals and added 1 assist in 3 games. Two of his goals were game-winners.

– S.S. Marie forward Sergey Tolchinsky recorded 3 goals & 2 assists in 3 games. He’s currently on a 7-game point streak (6 goals, 7 assists).

– Wolves left winger Dominik Kubalik scored 3 goals & 1 assist in 3 games. He’s scored a goal in 3 straight games, which included 4th game-winning goal of the season.

– Stephen Harper (Erie), Zach Nastasiuk (Owen Sound), Nick Baptiste (Sudbury) & Dane Fox (Erie) each recorded 2 goals & 1 assist. Saginaw Spirit forward Jimmy Lodge scored 2 goals in his only game on the weekend.

– Oshawa Generals goaltender Ken Appleby made 29 saves in a 4-1 win over the Kingston Frontenacs. He’s 4-0 in his last 5 starts.

QMJHL

– Val-d’Or forward Anthony Mantha recorded 2 goals & 4 assists in 3 games and was named one of the QMJHL’s stars of the week. He leads the league in goals (47).

– Halifax forward Jonathan Drouin scored 3 goals & 2 assists in 3 games. He leads the league in points with 98.. He was named of the league’s ‘performers of the month’ for February (28 points in 11 games).

– PEI forward Matej Beran scored 2 goals & 3 assists in 3 games. He has 11 goals in his last 11 games.

– Baie-Comeau forward Valentin Zykov netted 4 goals in 3 games. He’s currently on a 6-game point streak and leads all QMJHL rookies in goals (39) and points (73).

– Acadie-Bathurst right winger Patrik Zdrahal scored 3 goals in 2 games.

– Halifax goaltender Zach Fucale went 2-0 with a 2.40 GAA & .932 SV%. He’s currently on a 10-game win streak and leads all CHL goalies in wins (41).

WHL

– Regina Pats forward Morgan Klimchuk recorded 3 goals & 5 assists in 4 games. He has 16 points in his last 15 games and recently recorded his 100th career WHL point. His teammate, Kyle Burroughs scored 1 goal & 4 assists during the past week. Half of his points this season have been scored in the past month.

– Saskatoon left winger Nick Zajac recorded 2 goals, 2 assists and a +5 rating in 4 games.

– Lethbridge forward Jamal Watson netted 3 goals in 3 games.

– Edmonton Oil Kings goaltender Tristan Jarry made 26 saves in a 7-1 win over Everett, improving his record to 16-7-0-0 this season.

USHL

– Dubuque forward Peter Quenneville scored 4 goals & 3 assists in 3 games and was named USHL forward of the week. He sits 6th in league scoring with 59 points, including 26 goals.

– Tri-City forward Joel L’Esperance recorded 1 goal & 4 assists in 3 games. He scored the game-winning goal in a 6-4 win over Indiana on Friday night.

– Taylor Cammarata (Waterloo) scored 3 goals & 1 assist in 2 games and continues to the lead the league in points with 75.

– Omaha forward Drew Melanson recorded 2 goals & 2 assists in 3 games, while Sioux City left winger Jake Montgomery scored 3 goals in 3 games.

– Youngstown goaltender Sean Romeo was named USHL goaltender of the week after going 2-0 with a 0.96 GAA & .961 SV%. He is 5-1 over his last 6 starts and has not allowed more than two goals in any of those victories.

 

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