{"id":249900,"date":"2025-10-25T02:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T02:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/249900\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T02:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T02:54:10","slug":"lynden-lakovic-has-10-goals-in-10-games-since-being-returned-to-the-whls-moose-jaw-warriors-from-capitals-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/249900\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynden Lakovic has 10 goals in 10 games since being returned to the WHL\u2019s Moose Jaw Warriors from Capitals Training Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lynden Lakovic, the Washington Capitals\u2019 highly coveted first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft<\/a>, was an early standout at training camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s looked fantastic,\u201d said an impressed Spencer Carbery at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s got confidence and also a little bit of swagger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lakovic has continued his strong play since being returned to the WHL\u2019s Moose Jaw Warriors on September 28, posting 10 goals in his first 10 games. The 18-year-old forward ranks second in the league in the category. The only player who has more, Kamloops\u2019 JP Hurlbert, has 11 goals and has played in one more game.<\/p>\n

\"WHLScreenshot: CHL.ca<\/p>\n

Lakovic has yet to record a hat trick this season, but has four 2-goal games, including one in his latest appearance against the Red Deer Rebels on Tuesday. His 2 goals helped push the Warriors to a 5-4 shootout victory.<\/p>\n

To net his first, Lakovic, the team\u2019s captain, beat two Rebels defenders down the ice for a breakaway chance and made an effortless move to his backhand to tie the game 1-1 in the second period.<\/p>\n

Lakovic\u2019s second came with the Warriors on a power play, jamming home his own rebound at the side of the net.<\/p>\n

The British Columbia native was named first star of the game and also the WHL\u2019s top performer of the night.<\/p>\n

Lakovic also scored twice during his season debut on September 27, converting on both a penalty shot, his first goal season, and a power play against the Swift Current Broncos.<\/p>\n

He scored on another breakaway against the Vancouver Giants on October 4.<\/p>\n

He split two Red Deer defensemen to convert again on a breakaway on October 10.<\/p>\n

Driving the net hard, Lakovic found a loose puck behind a Saskatoon Blades goaltender to light the lamp on October 17.<\/p>\n

He scored later in the first period that night, stealing the puck in the neutral zone and undressing the opposing goaltender.<\/p>\n

Lakovic is the only player on the Warriors with more than 5 goals, which might explain why he has only recorded 2 assists. Moose Jaw currently sits sixth in the WHL\u2019s Eastern Conference with a 6-5-1 record.<\/p>\n

The Warriors and Lakovic will be back in action on Friday night, hosting the Lethbridge Hurricanes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lynden Lakovic, the Washington Capitals\u2019 highly coveted first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, was an early standout…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-249900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}