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Patrick Cantlay A Favorite At Sentry Tournament Of Champions
American golfer Patrick Cantlay finished 2021 with a flourish. He had four consecutive top-25 results culminating in wins at the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship. Cantlay had four wins overall on the season but it was that back-to-back that cemented his arrival. Now, the format at the Tour Championship helped Cantlay win but building […]
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Abraham Ancer Looks To Feed Off Kapalua Experience
Mexican golfer Abraham Ancer finished in the middle of the pack during last year's tournament at Kapalua. He finally got a feel of the golf course on the final day but it was too late. The first two rounds in the 70's did not help. However, that could not take away from a very good […]
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Kevin Na Could Be One To Watch At Kapalua
Kevin Na performs well in Hawaii. Aside from his blowup last year at Kapalua (that 79 dropped him to 38th). It did inspire Na to rebound and win the Sony Open in his next appearance behind an amazing 61-65 weekend. Na also enjoyed quite the end run to 2020-21. He finished six consecutive times in […]
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Phil Mickelson Returns To Kapalua After Long Time Away
Phil Mickelson gained entry into the opening "winners only" tournament by winning the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. The last time Mickelson played at Kapalua was in 2001 when he finished 28th out of 33 golfers. The lefty American golfer had one top-20 finish after his major triumph. He takes risks, he misses a lot […]
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Cameron Champ's COVID Diagnosis Forces Kapalua Withdrawal
Cameron Champ will not be able to participate in this weekend's Sentry Tournament Of Champions due to a COVID diagnosis. Champ withdrew on Tuesday. The good news for the American is that he is resting comfortably at home in Houston and is mostly asymptomatic. Last year's 3M Open winner had nice run where he finished […]
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Lucas Glover Tries To Clean Slate After A Brutal 2021 Finish
American golfer Lucas Glover won the John Deere Classic in July of 2021. It was a brilliant performance spearheaded by an incredible 64 that Sunday. After that, things went south and quickly for Glover. He missed three cuts in the final five tournaments heading into the Fall. Then, the Fall featured not much better results […]
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Cameron Davis May Have Challenge At Kapalua
Australian golfer Cameron Davis comes into 2022 after a rather disastrous Fall. In his last five tournaments, Davis has missed the cut three times. His other two results were 64th and 27th. Shooting four consecutive rounds in the 70's to end his PGA season was not the way Davis wanted to end 2021. His overall […]
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Joel Farabee Heats Up In Loss Saturday
Philadelphia Flyers left-winger Joel Farabee scored a goal and added an assist on Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings. The winger opened Philadelphia's scoring 13 minutes into the first period as he and Cam Atkinson teamed up on a goal Jonathan Quick had no chance on. Farabee later added a helper on Ivan Provorov's third […]
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Cam Atkinson Deals Out Three Assists Saturday
Philadelphia Flyers right-winger Cam Atkinson is not known as a playmaker. On Saturday night, the forward was just that in defeat. Atkinson set up Joel Farabee, Kevin Hayes, and Ivan Provorov on their goals. The strange part is that the winger had several Grade-A scoring chances himself. He even had five shots on goal. Unfortunately […]
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Trevor Moore Nets Four More Points On Saturday
Los Angeles Kings winger Trevor Moore had some night against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Moore scored a first period goal and set up three more Kings goals en route to a 6-3 home win. The forward usually plays 13 minutes a night but has seen 14+ minutes in four consecutive games. Saturday saw him […]
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Phillip Danault Delivers Three Point Night Saturday
Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault scored a goal and added two assists on Saturday versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Danault centered the top line of the night from a fantasy perspective. He scored midway through the third period after a nice setup from Trevor Moore. Philadelphia could not contain this line all night as even […]
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Viktor Arvidsson Nets Four Points In Win Saturday
Los Angeles Kings' left-winger Viktor Arvidsson led the way as his line totaled 11 points against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Arvidsson had two goals and two assists in the 6-3 home victory. Arvidsson opened the scoring just 12 seconds in as Martin Jones could not stop his shot. Then, he closed the scoring […]
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Calle Jarnkrok Extends Point Streak To Three Games Saturday
Seattle Kraken center Calle Jarnkrok continued his hot streak with another goal on Saturday versus the Vancouver Canucks. Jarnkrok waited until the second period to extend his point streak to three. He struck midway into the stanza to get the Kraken on the board. Carson Soucy set Jarnkrok up for the tally while Yanni Gourde […]
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Philipp Grubauer Comes Up Short Again On Saturday
Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer allowed four more goals on Saturday night in a 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Grubauer saved 30 of the 34 shots that came his way. He allowed a power-play goal to Vancouver's Nils Hoglander as well. Grubauer has now yielded three or more goals In nine consecutive appearances. It […]
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Tyler Motte Scores Game Winner Saturday For Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks center Tyler Motte is not known as much of an offensive threat. However, he found the back of the net on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken. His goal at 4:38 of the third period proved to be the game-winning goal in Vancouver's 5-2 road victory. Motte's third goal of the season was […]
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Thatcher Demko Ups Winning Streak To Seven Saturday
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko managed to come up big when it counted on Saturday stopping all five shots on the penalty kill. In all, Demko stopped 30 of 32 shots en route to the 5-2 Vancouver win. The goalie still has not lost since Bruce Boudreau became the coach (seven straight wins). Demko made […]
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Tanner Pearson Cements Win For Vancouver Saturday
Vancouver Canucks left-winger Tanner Pearson dished out a helper on an early Vancouver goal. Then, he added an empty-net goal against the Seattle Kraken to cement the win for the Canucks. Pearson played 15:50 including nearly two minutes on the man advantage. He got in a fight with Carson Soucy and had four shots on […]
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Alex Formenton Piles Up Shots Saturday
Ottawa Senators left-winger Alex Formenton had been given more and more of an offensive role. Formenton, for the most part, has delivered. He fired six shots on goal Saturday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs in 19:09 of action. The forward had a few high-danger chances and nearly beat Jack Campbell twice. Formenton had five points […]
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Matt Murray Gives Up Six Goals In Loss Saturday
Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray started for the first time since November 24th. He promptly gave up six goals on 40 shots in a 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. COVID protocol, injuries, and more made it necessary for Murray to start. The problem was the goalie just could not make those […]
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Ilya Mikheyev Surprises Ottawa With Two Goals Saturday
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev made his season debut on December 14th against the Edmonton Oilers. Then, all the delays, some COVID protocol, and Canadian attendance restrictions happened. Mikheyev started on Saturday and had one of the best performances of his career. The Toronto winger fired seven shots on goal while generating five scoring […]
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William Nylander Rolls Along With Two More Points Saturday
Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander keeps on rolling Saturday with two more goals against the Ottawa Senators. Nylander extended his point streak to six games but waited until the third period to do it. His first goal came 13:41 into the final stanza to make it 4-0 Toronto. If that was not enough, Nylander […]
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Jack Campbell Posts Shutout On Saturday
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell enjoyed an easier night on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. He faced just 23 shots but stopped all of them in a 6-0 victory. That gave Campbell his 16th win of the season and fourth shutout. He did not face many dangerous chances as Toronto mostly dominated play. The […]
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Vince Dunn Not Ready To Play Just Yet For Seattle
Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn was cleared from COVID protocol earlier on Saturday. However, he will not be in the lineup tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. Dunn was expected to be eased into action so maybe a few more days will do Dunn some good. The Seattle defenseman has three goals and nine assists in […]
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Jonathan Quick Starts Once More For Los Angeles Saturday
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start again Saturday night versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Quick rebounded from his worst start of the season on Tuesday to win against Vancouver on Thursday. The Los Angeles goalie only had to stop 17 of 18 shots but was solid in the shootout to deliver the Kings an […]
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Martin Jones In Starter's Net For Philadelphia Saturday
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will start in goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Jones has been a pleasant surprise for the most part this season for the Flyers. The goalie has six wins and three straight wins (eight goals allowed on 99 shots). While Carter Hart recovers from COVID, Jones has […]
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Jason Dickinson Placed In COVID Protocol
Vancouver Canucks center Jason Dickinson was placed into the NHL's COVID protocol on Saturday night. This means he will not play against the Seattle Kraken. Due to injuries and other positive cases, Dickinson was playing almost a top-six role at times over the past three games. Typically, he is a bottom-six forward who plays 13-14 […]
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Thatcher Demko Likely To Start Saturday
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is expected to start on Saturday night versus the Seattle Kraken. Demko has won six straight starts and went 7-1 in December for the Canucks with a .946 save percentage and a goals-against-average of just 1.72. The goalie has not been quite as good on the road while allowing just […]
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Philipp Grubauer Starts Saturday For Seattle
Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start on Saturday night at home versus the Vancouver Canucks. Grubauer is going through another rough patch right now. He is 0-3-2 in his last five starts while yielding three or more goals in all five of those games. His last quality start came against the Winnipeg Jets where […]
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Cam Fowler Getting Closer To Returning For Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler is still listed as day-to-day. However, he did skate on Saturday and some suggested Fowler may be closer to returning than expected. Time will tell there. Dallas Eakins believed that the defenseman skating "was encouraging". What does that mean? Fowler played just 6:03 (8 shifts) on Wednesday against the Vancouver […]
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Mikko Koskinen Starts Saturday On Long Island
Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen will start the back end of the back-to-back Saturday against the New York Islanders. It appeared that Mike Smith got injured yesterday late in the matinee versus New Jersey. Koskinen will try to stop the bleeding as Edmonton keeps allowing goals in bunches. The Edmonton goalie recently lost four consecutive […]
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