You’re not the person you want to keep open.
“Burkey was very strong in the puck, Reino (Rinehart) played well on the blue line, took the puck to Burkey and I let him do his thing,” Berhege said as he broke his latest big goal. “He took on one guy and two guys and then gave me a pack on a pretty open net.
A big reason for the Panthers to host the Eastern Conference in five games, Verhaeghe scored six points (two goals, four assists) and earned a +3 plus/negative rating in the series.
No. 23, who played at his normal high level throughout the playoffs, scored 14 points (6 goals, 8 assists) in 17 games, 48 hits and two games won goals.
They don’t call him Mr. Clutch.
“Clutch genes,” Evan Rodriguez said with a smile when asked about his goal of winning the Verhoge game. “The big goal of a big era, that’s who he is. He can be quiet for the game and all it takes is for him is one shot. He had some great looks on the power play.
Since 2021-22, “Swaggy” has scored 30 goals in the playoffs and 12 wins.
His 30 goals ranked fourth in the NHL in that period, and he also leads with the winner of the game.
There are six of the next closest players, as they own a goal that won twice the game.
As always, stolen items are on for the postseason.
