Secret weapon strikes again
Niclas Wallin is in the NHL's record books for his ability to score overtime goals in the postseason, so it's a little surprising his OT goal to beat the Leafs on Tuesday was his first in the regular season.
No defenseman in the history of the league has more OT goals in the playoffs than Wallin, who is in a multi-way tie for first with three. (Only 14 forwards have four or more, led by Joe Sakic's eight.)
Wallin had two in 2002 (one in Montreal to cap off the Miracle at Molson, one against Toronto) and one against New Jersey in 2006.
Of Wallin's 20 career NHL goals — regular season and playoffs — four have come in overtime. That's as many as Rod Brind'Amour has in a Carolina uniform, and he has scored 153 goals for the Canes.
As Wallin said after his goal in 2006, "I can't say anything about that. Obviously, that's pretty funny, though."
Luke DeCock
Luke has worked for The N&O since 2000. He covered the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL before becoming a sports columnist in August 2008. A native of Evanston, Ill., he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He can be reached at 829-8947 or luke.decock@newsobserver.com.
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Thanks ever so much, very
Fri, 11/06/2009 - 03:42 — mkoswellThanks ever so much, very useful article.
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its a nickname..
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 17:02 — vdotuesteban: Secret Weapon has been a nickname of Wallin's for some time..
Secret weapon ?
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to fill me in if that was the problem...catch ya later...Rats Play tonight I think ...I know the Chiefs do from the whl...:-}
Go Canes !!