Couple of big wins on the weekend!

 

First match up was vs Buffalo and it was a thrilling one indeed. Quebec came on top 6-4 and leaving our fans on the edge of their seat for 60 minutes. Quebec out shot their rivals 40-22.  Trevor Kidd, who started for Buffalo, faced 29 shots, making 24 saves, but struggled to keep up with the Nordiques' potent attack.  Andrei Karpin came in to relieve Kidd, faced only 11 shots, stopping 10 of them. 

 

Curtis Joseph was somewhat solid for Quebec, turning away 18 of 22 shots to earn the win.

 

Key notes here : Adam Foote (2G-1A) , Joe Sakic (1G-1A) which brings him up to his 21st goal of the season and Claude Lemieux (1G-1A), who played a very solid game. Also, with this win, we locked in our endorsement (Ford) for winning a divisional series against Buffalo. 

 

Next game was the New York Rangers!  The Rangers are struggling at the moment but we cannot let our guards down against this team. Despite the solid effort of Thomas (NYR), we came out with a win of 3-1 . 38-24 shots for our team. I always say, we need to shoot at the net to get some positive outcomes. Joseph (Que) played another solid game, stopping 23 out of 24 shots. 1^st star of the game, and well deserved, was Sergei Nemchinov (1G-1A), Pivonka (1G) and the solid Ray Bourque added the game winning goal to add to his points total on the season too 35.

 

Quebec still sits 10^th overall and 6^th in the Wales Conference, only 3 points back 2^nd spot (Devils). Despite, the view of some experts in the NFHL, the Nords are a team that will fight to the end, even if we were 20 points out of a playoff spot. 

 

During an interview, with GM Blais, question was raised about who is available in Quebec. With a huge smil , GM Blais stated ''EVERYONE'' is available."

 

As he got up and left the table , GM Blais raised his thumb and said, "Cheers, we need to get ready for our next game versus Colorado Rockies."

 

This will be the first of three meetings between these two teams.  Definitely a big game and looking forward to it. 

 

Go Nordiques Go !

 

Thanks

Nords Gm

Pat