"Do I ever remember that conversation," Howden said, laughing. The transformation for Howden began three seasons earlier during an uncomfortable conversation with David Quinn, his coach while playing for the New York Rangers. It is a recipe for success in the playoffs, where straight lines and truculence are highly valued commodities. He is a north-south player who is comfortable in the aforementioned corners and at the front of the opposing goalie, areas where incivility is not only accepted, but required. There no longer is much swagger in Howden's game.
That is left to forwards Mark Stone, Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault, among others. In Game 2, he scored two goals in a 7-2 victory, including a highlight-reel backhanded tuck around goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.įor Howden, it is usually not the bold, attention-grabbing plays that are the staple of his game. In Game 1, Howden had an assist and provided a screen on Shea Theodore's goal in the second period of a 5-2 win. Game 3 is at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Thursday (8 p.m. The 25-year-old, energy-bringing, versatile forward has had his fingerprints all over the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers, just like he has throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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