Just all you could ask for on a Sunday of hockey. The two OT winners were both total stunners, and one of them might even cost Sheldon Keefe his job. But we wanted to know: which OT winner was better?
Starting with Zegras, the Leafs blew a 3-1 third period lead. Off the bat, not good. The Ducks would have taken a late lead if not for a questionable goaltending inference call. See below:
The Leafs owned the play to start OT, and Mitch Marner nearly had the winner if not for a huge save by John Gibson. And as fate would have it, shortly thereafter Trevor Zegras would lift every fan out of their seats with a beauty to sink the Leafs.
Sheldon Keefe was asked after this game if he was worried about his job - it's ten games in! In case you were wondering how things are going in Toronto.
On the flip side, Jack Eichel's incredible individual effort to life the Vegas Golden Knights over the Winnipeg Jets is also primed for the highlight reel. Eichel circled the wagons not once but twice, and buried the winner on Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck. Giving Vegas a commanding four point divisional lead and knotting them with Boston atop the NHL table.
So the million dollar question is? Whose OT winner do you favor? Zegras or Eichel?
POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 31 | 203 ANSWERS POLL - Comparing OT Winners...Trevor Zegras Over Toronto -VS- Jack Eichel Over Winnipeg Whose OT winner was better? | ||
Zegras | 113 | 55.7 % |
Eichel | 90 | 44.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |