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A wild sequence unfolded five minutes into the third period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Brayden Point took an awkward hit from Morgan Rielly, officials had their hands full sorting out penalties and Auston Matthews drew his first career fighting major after a bout with Steven Stamkos — yes, you read that correctly.
Remarkably, Point returned to the ice a few minutes later, but it’s worth noting there are times when NHL players immediately get back into action, only to end up missing time (sometimes significant time).
Seeing Point back right away was a very good sign, though, as he was under serious duress after an unlucky result from a collision.
Rielly and Point engaged close to the boards, leading to an awkward fall for Point. The Lightning star was hunched over after the play and tried to skate to the bench, but fell to the ice after a few strides.
In reaction, passions boiled over to the point that Matthews engaged in a spirited-but-short fight with Stamkos. It was the first tilt in NHL history that featured two 60-goal scorers, per Sportsnet Stats.
Once the smoke cleared, the Maple Leafs ended up with a two-minute power-play opportunity after a five-minute major to Rielly was overturned on review.
As memorable as it was to see Matthews fight for the first time in the NHL, Point’s health is the most important factor here.
The Lightning have some experience with making playoff pushes despite injuries to players like Point. During last year’s run, he missed significant time with lower-body injuries.
Tampa Bay is already without defenseman Erik Cernak, while Victor Hedman was able to return from his issues in Game 3.
When you make three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final like the Lightning have, you accrue the sort of bumps and bruises that can really pile up. Time will tell if the Maple Leafs can take advantage of all of that attrition, but they took a step toward doing so with their 4-3 overtime win in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead.
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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