Not all heroes wear capes, and Mark Borowiecki is perfect evidence of that.
During the Ottawa Senators' off day Sunday in Vancouver, Borowiecki saw a person break into a car and steal a backpack. As the suspect attempted to flee, the veteran defenseman clotheslined the thief off a bike and wrestled him to the ground. Borowiecki retrieved the stolen bag, which contained passports, according to TSN 1200 and Sportsnet's Dan Murphy.
Vancouver police confirmed that Borowiecki assisted in retrieving stolen property.
Borowiecki is 6-foot-1 and weighs 207 pounds. Known as one of the league's toughest players, he's been in 50 scraps during his nine-year career, according to hockeyfights.com.
The 30-year-old has skated in 27 games with the Sens this season, recording 10 points - one shy of his career high.
Backup netminder Keith Kinkaid was placed on waivers earlier Monday after posting a .875 save percentage and 4.24 goals-against average over six games.
Primeau, whose father Keith played 15 seasons in the NHL, is Montreal's top goalie prospect. He's risen through the ranks after the Canadiens drafted him in the seventh round - 199th overall - in 2017.
Following his draft year, Primeau played two seasons at Northeastern University, winning the Mike Richter Award as the nation's top goaltender after posting a .933 save percentage over 36 games in 2018-19. He turned pro this season with the Rocket and registered a .910 save percentage in 12 contests.
The Athletic's Corey Pronman had Primeau ranked as his fourth-best goalie prospect in the NHL entering the 2019-20 campaign.
Although Primeau is just 20 years old, he could potentially help take the burden off a struggling Carey Price amid Montreal's eight-game losing streak.
Additionally, forward Matthew Peca was also recalled from the AHL.
Every Monday, theScore offers a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. This week's edition focuses on Week 9. Ownership percentages and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.
Trade for Taylor Hall
Team: Devils Position: LW Ownership: 98%
The Taylor Hall sweepstakes are reportedly underway, and a move out of New Jersey could drastically raise the former Hart Trophy winner's fantasy stock.
The Devils have earned the second-fewest points in the league, and it seems like a foregone conclusion that the pending UFA will be moved prior to the trade deadline. He only has four goals on the season, so his fantasy owner may be open to trading him. Hall's 4.5 shooting percentage is due for some positive regression, and it's easy to envision him succeeding on a Cup contender.
Add Chris Driedger
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Team: Panthers Position: G Ownership: 2%
Driedger made his first NHL start on Saturday, recording a 27-save shutout against the Nashville Predators. The 25-year-old journeyman is worth adding on the off chance he becomes this year's Jordan Binnington, who was surely responsible for winning people some fantasy titles last season.
Florida has been among the NHL's best teams this season despite getting horrendous goaltending from both Sergei Bobrovsky and Sam Montembeault. Even though Bobrovsky signed a $70-million contract in the summer, there's a real opportunity for Driedger to at least work himself into a time-share with the two-time Vezina Trophy winner.
The chance of Driedger becoming the Panthers' No. 1 for the remainder of the season is slim, but his league-winning upside far outweighs the risk of just dropping him later this week if he gets shelled.
Trade for Nikolaj Ehlers
Team: Jets Position: LW/RW Ownership: 77%
Ehlers finally has a center to help maximize his goal-scoring potential. Blake Wheeler, normally a winger, has been centering Winnipeg's second line for the last few weeks. Ehlers is benefiting greatly, potting five goals in his last eight games. The Jets have won six of those eight contests, so it doesn't appear Wheeler will be moving back to the wing anytime soon.
Ehlers shouldn't be too pricey on the trade market considering his overall numbers - 20 points in 27 games - aren't overly impressive. The Dane, who is shooting more often this year, looks to be on track to exceed 30 goals and could even approach 40 if he can get hot.
Add Adam Fox
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Team: Rangers Position: D Ownership: 27%
Fox started slowly in his rookie campaign, but he's really beginning to come into his own for the Rangers:
Stat
First 11 GP
Last 14 GP
G
1
4
A
1
8
P
2
12
SOG
12
34
ATOI
16:18
19:27
Fox has gained head coach David Quinn's trust, as evidenced by an ice-time increase highlighted by a 24:29 outing Friday against the Boston Bruins. He's also gaining confidence in himself, shooting the puck more as the season has gone on.
The blue-liner put up huge numbers in college at Harvard and needs to be owned in all fantasy leagues.
Add Brendan Lemieux in banger leagues
Team: Rangers Position: LW Ownership: 9%
Lemieux is a must-own in leagues that reward physicality. Son of four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux, Brendan has 48 hits and 52 penalty minutes on the season. His 10 points in 24 games won't jump off the page, but he's currently skating on the Rangers' top line with Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich, which will help maximize his offensive ceiling.
Josh Wegman has been theScore's resident fantasy hockey expert since 2015. Find him on Twitter @JoshWegman_.
Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien wore his emotions on his sleeve after his club dropped its eighth straight game on Sunday against the Boston Bruins.
Julien was specifically upset with the officials for handing Nick Cousins a two-minute minor for holding midway through the third period which led to David Backes' game-winning power-play goal.
"I'm pissed off at the way that was handled"
Claude Julien didn’t hide his emotions after the Canadiens lost their eighth straight 🎥 pic.twitter.com/1w0mlUpGce
"I thought we played really, really well and then that penalty behind the net is what changed the outcome of the game," Julien told reporters postgame, via Sportsnet. "It's unfortunate. It was a bad call.
"Krug's stick is stuck under his own player and as a referee in a 1-1 hockey game you gotta make sure when you make those calls and I'm pissed off at the way that was handled. Not in a good position to see it and he makes that call, ends up giving them the go-ahead goal and takes away an opportunity for us to win a hockey game."
The Habs opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest and held a 1-0 lead over the Bruins until David Pastrnak's third-period equalizer. Three minutes after Backes' go-ahead goal, Jake DeBrusk notched an insurance marker and the Bruins won 3-1.
Montreal has blown leads in six games during the club's eight-game skid.
The pair of restricted free agents needed to sign contracts before Sunday's 5 p.m. ET deadline to be deemed eligible to play any games this campaign.
Both players were seeking trades from the teams that drafted them, but Oilers general manager Ken Holland and Stars GM Jim Nill weren't able to find deals to their liking.
The pair of Finns have been playing overseas in Finland's top pro league and will likely stay there for the remainder of the season. Puljujarvi recently said he intended on staying on home soil, regardless of whether a trade came to fruition. Here's how each player has performed in the Finnish Elite League this year:
Puljujarvi
Honka
Team
Karpat
JyP
GP
25
15
G
11
3
A
13
3
P
24
6
Both players signed one-year deals with opt-out clauses in Finland in case either of them was traded to a new NHL club and signed before Dec. 1. Either player could still have his rights traded before the deadline but wouldn't be able to play this season.
The Carolina Hurricanes were reportedly among a list of teams that showed interest in Puljujarvi. The Montreal Canadiens apparently kicked tires on Honka.
Puljujarvi was selected fourth overall by the Oilers at the 2016 draft, while Honka was nabbed 14th overall by the Stars in 2014.
Making his first NHL start, the 25-year-old journeyman stopped all 27 shots he faced for the Florida Panthers in their 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators. The memorable evening had Driedger lost for words.
"Honestly, I'm speechless at this point," he told reporters postgame. "It's been a long time coming. I was nervous, but as soon as the puck dropped it felt good."
A long time coming indeed. Driedger has played in the minors for seven seasons with seven different teams - in addition to suiting up for three relief appearances with the Ottawa Senators - before getting the nod Saturday. He spent a significant amount of time in the ECHL - two levels below the NHL - over the last few years.
Driedger was called up to the Panthers to start in place of a struggling Sergei Bobrovsky after posting a sparkling .938 save percentage in 14 games with the AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds this season.
The Winnipeg native left quite an impression on his coaches and teammates.
Ron Francis said Saturday that during his tenure as Carolina Hurricanes general manager, he was made aware of physical incidents involving two players and then-Hurricanes coach Bill Peters. Francis says he took immediate action and briefed ownership.
However, three days ago, former Carolina principal owner Peter Karmanos denied knowledge of the event and said he would've fired Peters "in a nanosecond" if he'd been told about the abuse.
On Tuesday, ex-Hurricanes defenseman Michal Jordan accused Peters of physical abuse, saying the coach kicked him while on the bench during a game and punched another player in the head.
A day earlier, former NHLer Akim Aliu tweeted that Peters directed racial slurs toward him a decade ago while with the Rockford IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate.
Peters coached the Hurricanes for four seasons before taking the head coaching job with the Calgary Flames prior to the 2018-19 season. He penned an apology letter to Flames GM Brad Treliving on Wednesday where he admitted using a racial slur, but he did not address the physical abuse allegations. Peters resigned as Calgary's bench boss on Friday.
Francis served as Carolina's general manager for four years before he was let go in April 2018. He gave Peters a contract extension after the 2015-16 campaign - Jordan's last NHL season. Francis was hired as GM of the upcoming Seattle NHL team this past summer.
Karmanos is still a minority owner of the Hurricanes, but he was the majority owner from 1994 to 2018 before selling controlling interest of the club to Tom Dundon.
Chiasson was visibly shaken up on the play and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Immediately after the check, Oilers blue-liner Adam Larsson, who made the suicide pass that led to Graves' hit, elbowed Colorado forward T.J. Tynan in the face, earning himself a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
The Oilers managed to kill off the five-minute power play.
Flames head coach Bill Peters apologized for using a racial slur a decade ago in a letter he wrote to Calgary general manager Brad Treliving, according to Sportsnet's Eric Francis.
Former NHL defenseman Akim Aliu tweeted Monday night that Peters directed the N-word toward him several times 10 years ago with the IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate.
On Tuesday, Peters was accused of physical abuse during his time as the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes by former NHLer Michal Jordan. Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina's current head coach and former assistant under Peters, says the abuse "for sure happened." Peters' letter, however, makes no mention of the physical abuse allegations.
Peters was not behind the bench for Calgary's game on Wednesday as the club continues its investigation of the head coach.
The NHL admitted Boqvist's goal should have been overturned when Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau challenged the tally due to an earlier high stick that went uncalled, according to NJ.com's Chris Ryan.
"Minnesota issued a coach's challenge for a missed stoppage event prior to the New Jersey goal at 12:44 of the first period," the league said in a statement. "Since New Jersey's Wayne Simmonds high-sticked the puck in the neutral zone and then played the puck in the attacking zone, a missed game stoppage event occurred.
"Minnesota's challenge should have resulted in the New Jersey goal being disallowed."
Referee Brad Meier apologized to the Wild bench at the start of the second period.
"At least they admitted it," Wild defenseman Ryan Suter told The Athletic's Michael Russo postgame. "I give them a lot of credit. A lot of guys, they don't admit to their mistakes."
Fortunately, the Wild won the game 3-2 in regulation, nullifying the mistake.
