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Welcome back to the NHL’s Best and Worst. We’ve got you covered following another wild week of action from across the NHL, with big goals, stellar saves, viral moments, and everything you need to see, hear and know from the past seven days.
Goal of the week
The Toronto Maple Leafs came into this season with big aspirations after taking the eventual Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning to a thrilling Game 7 last spring. Despite that, things have been far more sour than they have been sweet, as the team sits at a middling 8-5-3 with just four wins in their last 10. Some have complained about the depth, others have complained about the work ethic. Evidently, things are not going all that well in the centre of the hockey universe. During last Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, however, the Maple Leafs gave their fans a jolt when they stole two points on the road with travel during a back-to-back. A big reason for that win? A gritty performance from their stars, including William Nylander, who just straight out-muscled perennial Norris Trophy candidate Jaccob Slavin off the puck to bury this beautiful goal.
Save of the week
This save by Stars goalie Scott Wedgewood may not be the most conventionally beautiful one you’ll ever see, and perhaps not the most athletic, either. In terms of things you just don’t see every day, however, this one has to be right near the top. Check out the hand-eye by the 30-year-old netminder as, versus Winnipeg Jets last Tuesday, he finds a way to nab a puck floating through the air, gracefully tracking it down like a parrot returning to a pirates shoulder. Shiver me timbers! Star of the week.
Star of the week
Jack Eichel is a bad man, and we are all better for it. After a very public breakup, plus a return to the city that drafted him that went rather sideways for the pivot last season, Eichel returned to Buffalo once again — this time putting on an absolute clinic. The 26-year-old notched a hat trick as part of a four-point night and had his way giving it back to the Sabres faithful. This seems like the start of a very beautiful rivalry.
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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