First meeting recalls other encounters of top draft picks

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Kenneth Faried Womens Jersey On Tuesday, teams with two of the worst records in the NHL will face off in one of the most anticipated games of the season. It’s the first matchup of the top two picks of the 2015 draft, as Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers skate against Jack Eichel’s Buffalo Sabres.
McDavid and Eichel were the two marquee names in this year’s rookie class, but other rookies have put up big seasons, producing a competitive race for the Calder Trophy.

Artemi Panarin, 24, of the Blackhawks leads rookies with 57 points. Dylan Larkin, the 15th pick in the 2014 draft, is second with 39 points.

What happened the first time other highly touted Nos. 1 and 2 draft picks met for the first time?

2010 draft: Taylor Hall (EDM) vs. Tyler Seguin (BOS)

Larry Bird Womens Jersey First meeting: Feb. 27, 2011, at Edmonton

The first meeting was a quiet night for both. Neither had a hand in the scoring in the Bruins’ 3-2 win. Hall had 19:52 of ice time compared with Seguin’s 9:32. The Bruins won 3-2 and won the Stanley Cup that season.

Legacy: Their careers have taken vastly different paths since the 2010 draft. Seguin won the Stanley Cup as a rookie and showed flashes of brilliance in Boston, but questions about his off-ice activities led the Bruins to trade him to the Stars after the 2012-13 season. Seguin has become one of the league’s top scorers. The pairing of Seguin and Jamie Benn has turned the Stars into a Western Conference contender.

http://www.officialhurricanesshop.com/authentic-12-eric-staal-jerse... Hall has shown flashes of the talent that led Edmonton to pick him first in the 2010 draft. He had major shoulder surgery in his second season but bounced back and represented the Oilers as an All-Star this season.

2004 draft: Alex Ovechkin (WSH) vs. Evgeni Malkin (PIT)

First meeting: Dec. 11, 2006, at Washington

The first meeting of these young Russian stars was a long time coming, thanks to the 2004-05 lockout and other labor-related issues. Ovechkin and Malkin finally squared off 2? years after they were drafted. It ended up being one of the best games of the season.

http://www.officialpredatorsstore.com/authentic-35-pekka-rinne-jers... Ovechkin had two assists, which staked the Capitals to a 4-0 lead. The Penguins rallied to tie the score on a goal by Malkin early in the third period.

The game went to a shootout, where both scored on their attempts -- but Malkin’s was the game-winner.