Those are the things that put your team above .500 and distance yourself from teams behind you - quality play from role players. Nashville's Marian Cisar had a golden opportunity to tie the game again during a power play later in the second period. Salo made two key saves on Cliff Ronning and one on Greg Johnson to preserve the lead. We count on him so much back there, we almost take him for granted. Weight was added to the North American All-Star roster.
Weight leads the league in assists and is fourth in scoring.
This will be his third All-Star appearance. Nashville rookie center Denis Arkhipov scored five points in his first four NHL games, but was shut out Tuesday.