Andrew Hammond to make first NHL start in 1,425 days
When Andrew Hammond takes to the crease on Sunday afternoon in Long Island, he'll be making his first NHL start since March 28th, 2018 when he was a member of the Colorado Avalanche.
It's been a long journey to get back to the NHL for the Surrey (British Columbia) native. He spent the majority of his time between 2018 and now in the American Hockey League and didn't play at all during the 2020-21 season after being placed on the Wild's taxi squad.
The 34-year-old was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens on February 12th from Minnesota in exchange for forward Brandon Baddock. Hammond has appeared in 11 games this season for the Iowa Wild (AHL) where he had a record of 6-2-3 with a 2.44 goals against average, a .908 save percentage and three shutouts.
The Canadiens will look to win back-to-back games for the first time this season as they take on the New York Islanders at 2 p.m. ET.
Two great storylines to watch in the NHL today.
Andrew Hammond (MTL) makes his 1st NHL start in 1425 days. While Jean Francois Berube (CBJ) makes his 1st start in 1416 days.
I hope they both have great games.— Brent Wallace (@Freeagentwally) February 20, 2022
Source: Montreal Gazette
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| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anton Lundell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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