| 1/20/2013 9:55:00 AM |
Description: Washington right wing Joel Ward found the net twice in his season debut Saturday against the Lightning. | Insight: Ward led the team with five shots on goal in 13 and a half minutes of ice time. The 32-year-old's next goal will be the 49th of his career. | | |
| 7/1/2011 4:07:00 PM |
Description: The Washington Capitals have signed Joel Ward to a four-year contract worth $12 million. The Capitals have also signed Roman Hamrlik to a two-year contract worth $7 million.
TSN | Insight: Ward hiked up his value with a stellar playoff scoring run (13 points in 12 games), although he probably won't be more than a second-line scorer on a loaded Capitals' offense. Hamrlik should provide the Caps with much-needed blueline experience. | | |
| 5/7/2011 11:53:00 PM |
Description: Joel Ward scored two goals and added an assist with a +3 in the Predators' 4-3 win over Vancouver in Game 5 on Saturday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Ward has turned into one of the true sleepers of this season's playoffs. His seven goals in the playoffs ties him with another surprise player, Sean Bergenheim, for the playoff lead in goals. Ward seems to have great hands and a nose for the net, so it's difficult to believe that he only scored ten goals during the regular season. | | |
| 5/5/2011 11:36:00 PM |
Description: Joel Ward scored a goal and added an assist in the Predators' 4-2 loss to Vancouver in Game 4 on Thursday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Ward has been the most consistent option offensively for the Predators in the playoffs. He has scored goals in back-to-back games while posting points in eight of ten games during the playoffs. He currently leads the Preds in playoff scoring with five goals and nine points in ten games. | | |
| 5/4/2011 12:51:00 AM |
Description: Joel Ward scored a third-period goal in the Predators' 3-2 overtime loss to Vancouver in Game 3 on Tuesday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Ward, an undrafted player who once played Canadian university hockey in Prince Edward Island, has scored four goals during the playoffs this season. The normally low-scoring Preds have a consistent option in Ward, who has points in seven of nine games during the playoffs. | | |
| 3/13/2011 2:07:00 AM |
Description: Joel Ward scored a goal and added an assist in 20 minutes of icetime in the Predators' 4-2 win over Colorado on Saturday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Ward has now posted two points in back-to-back games and points in four of his last five games. Ward doesn't put up a ton of offense, but Predators coach Barry Trotz will continue to reward Ward with lots of icetime because of his recent play. | | |
| 1/24/2011 9:01:00 AM |
Description: Ward put a season-high seven shots in goal in Sunday's shootout victory over Edmonton. | Insight: The one on which he scored gave Ward just six goals for the season. He had only topped four shots in a game once before and never surpassed five. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 1/3/2011 2:02:00 PM |
Description: Ward picked up an assist in Nashville's 4-1 victory over Columbus on Sunday. | Insight: It was his third straight game with a point. The winger still has just 11 points for the season, though. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
