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TAMPA, Fla. -- When the Tampa Bay Lightning defence left Dale Weise alone in front of the net for his Game 1 overtime winner, it was clear they didnt know he was once considered an offensive superstar. In the NHL, the Montreal Canadiens forward is a fourth-line grinder, but in a previous job he was no stranger to scoring goals. During last years lockout, Weise had 22 goals and 26 assists in 19 games for the Tilburg Trappers in the Netherlands. "Has anybody scored at that clip anywhere?" Weise said, leading to answers like Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky. "Yeah, thats about it." Weise was the only NHL player to ever appear in the Eredivisie, the countrys top hockey league, earning the nickname "Dutch Gretzky" back in North America. That made the 25-year-old a star in the Netherlands, with people lining up for his autograph and Weise being unable to go to the grocery store without drawing attention. "It was awesome," Weise said Friday. "It meant a lot that I made that big of an impact on people in such a short time. "I gained as much from them as they did from me. There were great people there." Weises experience in the Netherlands mightve prepared him for some of the spotlight he got for being the playoff overtime hero. But he got a new cell number a couple of months ago so the onslaught of text messages wasnt as substantial as it mightve been. The goal itself was something Weise had scored countless times before, just fooling around in practice. In doing it for real, the Winnipeg native channelled a Hockey Hall of Famer. "I knew I was wide open and I saw it coming to me and my eyes got real big," Weise said. "I knew I wasnt going to miss from there. "I got down on one leg, the old Brett Hull, and I just ripped it." Fans in Tilburg saw it plenty of times, too. Weise was a fan favourite there, in part because of his dominant play but also because he became part of the community. "The way it works is a lot of guys on the team had jobs in the morning, so they would go do that and then wed practise in the afternoon," Weise recalled. "I had nothing to do, so they had a lot of childrens camps, so I pretty much went there every day. "My wife would go to the gym and it was right by the rink so Id just go and hang out with the kids. It was awesome. They loved it. It was a great experience." Life in the NHL is much different. Hockey for most players in the Netherlands was a hobby, he said, while this is the biggest stage. Weise, who grew up a Montreal fan and "probably scored that goal a million times in my driveway," said he didnt take any time consider his place in franchise history. "I went home and kind of forget about it," he said. Itll take some time to forget about Weise, even as the series progresses through Game 2 on Friday night and beyond. But whats most memorable for him is not just one goal but how getting traded from the Vancouver Canucks to Montreal gave him another opportunity. "I just feel like my career got rejuvenated," he said. "The coaches here believe in me, theyve had nothing but good things to say about me and look at the amount we were playing in overtime. "Its a coach that has some trust in me and that just instills confidence in me. I just feel like every game I play with this team I continue to build confidence and get better." Nike Air Max Plus Sale Uk . The rookie is rewarding their faith with a stellar first season. MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and Colorado beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday. Nike Air Max Plus Wholesale .com) - Joique Bells touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Detroit Lions a 20-14 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. http://www.saleairmaxplusuk.com/. 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Pavelec stopping 39 of 40 shots making great save after great save, as the Jets were outshot 40-20. The PK went six for six and is on a 24 for 24 run over the past five road games, and continues to lead the NHL in road percentage. Three first-period power plays had the Predators outshooting the Jets 14-8, but the period was scoreless. Jets did not record their first shot on goal until the 9:41 mark of the period. Jets were outshot 15-8 in the second but left the ice with a 2-0 lead. Olli Jokinen came off the bench on a line change, got in behind the Nashville defence and beat Carter Hutton high glove for his 14th of the year. It was the first time this season Jokinen has scored the first goal of a game. Jacob Trouba and Evander Kane drew assists. Late in the period Micheal Frolik found Zach Bogosian open and his shot was tipped in by Andrew Ladd to give the Jets a 2-0 lead. It was Ladds 15th of the year. Nashville kept pressing in the third and at 9:11 Simon Moser scored his first NHL goal on a deflection to make it a one-goal game. Predators could not get a second by Pavelec and at 16:08 Devin Setoguchi restored the two-goal lead with his 11th of tthe year.dddddddddddd Mark Stuart, who had another very strong game, started the play with Blake Wheeler driving wide and taking it to the Nashville goal, and after his was stopped by Hutton, Setoguchi tapped home the rebound. Shots in the third were 11-4 Nashville. Coach Maurice has talked about some line juggling and mid game moved Kane onto the Jokinen line with Dustin Byfuglien, with Setoguchi going to the Mark Sheifele line with Wheeler. Jets also lost James Wright with a lower body injury in the second. Jets now play six of seven and eight of ten at home, before finishing with 7 of 10 on the road. Three home games this week, Islanders Tuesday (TSN Jets, TSN 1290), Los Angeles Thursday and Ottawa Saturday afternoon. "We were fine at the start of the game," stated Coach Maurice in his post-game media session. "They build a lot of momentum off their first power play. I didnt like our second period." As for taking six minors and 14 in the last two road games, "Well take a look at the ones we have to avoid taking. Our penalty kill has been very good." On his goaltender, "Pavelec made some great saves and we were good at cleaning up. But he was our best player." Pavelec is now 4-0 this season in games where he faces 40 or more shots. In total the Predators directed 75 shots at the Jets net, with the Jets blocking 20, and another 15 missing the net. Trouba again led the Jets in ice time at 25:06, Bryan Little was again their best face-off man at 63 per cent, winning 12 of 19. Stuart had five blocked shots. ' ' '