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The Chicago Blackhawks fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday at Rogers Place in the Battle of Connors.
Here are 10 observations from the loss:
1. This matchup was all about Connor Bedard vs. Connor McDavid. The two young stars squared off for the first time in their careers, and it certainly lived up to the hype. They both flashed throughout the night. Very much looking forward to the battles these two will have for the next decade-plus.
2. Bedard flexed his muscles first by scoring his 12th goal of the season just 3:21 into the game. It was a ridiculous shot, and the stretch pass by Alex Vlasic was just as beautiful. Bedard also extended his road point streak to 10 games.
3. McDavid is still very much the best player in the world. He recorded two primary assists to extend his point streak to 10 games and easily could've had more. He was playing through an injury earlier in the season and appears to be healthy again. What a special player he is to watch. He made something happen almost every shift.
4. Seth Jones did not make the trip to Edmonton and is being evaluated back in Chicago for an upper-body injury he suffered late in Sunday's game vs. Washington. A massive loss for the Blackhawks, who are also still without Kevin Korchinski (family matter) and Jarred Tinordi (concussion protocol). You don't really realize how important he is to the back end until he's not out there.
5. Four of Chicago's six defensemen in this game were full-time AHL players last season: Louis Crevier, Isaak Phillips, Filip Roos and Alex Vlasic. It was a tall task for them against a red-hot Oilers team, but they held their own pretty well all things considered. Roos left midway through the first period after blocking a shot off his hand but he returned in the second period.
6. The Blackhawks were right there with the Oilers, and then Nikita Zaitsev accidentally redirected the puck into his own net towards the latter stages of the second period to go down 3-1. Such an unfortunate break, and it felt like a deflating moment.
7. When Chicago's fourth line of MacKenzie Entwistle, Cole Guttman and Lukas Reichel was on the ice together at even strength, the Oilers led 7-0 in scoring chances, per Natural Stat Trick. That trio didn't see a ton of ice time and struggled in the minutes they did play.
8. Jason Dickinson wore the third "A" with Jones out. He's having a breakout season offensively, but he's also been reliable in the faceoff circle and on the penalty kill. No surprise he's stepping into more of a leadership role.
9. The Oilers were my preseason pick to win the Stanley Cup. I'm sticking with it. When they're clicking on all cylinders, they're as tough of a team to beat as there is in the NHL.
10. Boris Katchouk was placed on waivers on Monday, and he cleared on Tuesday afternoon. The Blackhawks sent him to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, where he can get consistent playing time.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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