31 Thoughts: Why NHL is exploring the NBA Top Shot trend
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid celebrates a goal versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. (Andy Devlin/Getty) | March 2, 2021, 4:30 PM
March 2, 2021, 4:30 PM
• Will NBA Top Shot come to the NHL?
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Jesse Schwarz is laughing before the question is finished.
“I got a couple of messages like, ‘Have you lost your mind?’” he says from Los Angeles. “Someone tweeted at me, ‘You could have a small family home, but cool.’ But I love it…. It’s like day-trading-meets-sports-meets-fantasy.”
Last week, Schwarz created big-time buzz when he purchased a LeBron James “moment” on NBA Top Shot for $208,000. If that sentence sounded like sixth-century Cappadocian to you, here’s a basic explainer: This is the evolution of sports-card trading for the digital world. Instead of a physical card, we’re talking about virtual highlights. The ones you can find online for free are being t
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Kadri scores with 41 seconds left, Avs edge Knights
Nazem Kadri scored with 41 seconds remaining in the third period, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.
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LAS VEGAS Nazem Kadri scored with 41 seconds remaining in the third period, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.
Moments after Marc-Andre Fleury stopped Mikko Rantanen’s backhand with 45.3 seconds left, the Avalanche who rank ninth in the league in faceoff win percentage (52.0%) got the better end of a faceoff from the right circle, eventually setting up Kadri, who was able to lift a loose puck into the net for his second game-winner of the season.
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Oilers slowly finding ways to win on off nights for McDavid, Draisaitl
Mikko Koskinen had 40 saves in the Oilers 3-2 win over the Senators. | February 9, 2021, 11:28 PM
February 9, 2021, 11:28 PM
It’s been years since the Edmonton Oilers had a defence corps that carried its weight offensively. We mean, Sheldon Souray kind of history here.
But after getting three goals from the blue line in a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, the Oilers are now tied for first in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens with 11 goals from their D-corps. Only the Vancouver Canucks (37 points) have more production from the back end than Edmonton (35), a team that received just six goals through 15 games a year ago.