Two trades to report, with the Boston Bruins trading Matt Hunwick to Colorado for Colby Cohen, to free up cap space for Marc Savard's return. The Avalanche subsequently traded Scott Hannan to the Washington Capitals for Tomas Fleischmann. On another note, there were five games played on Monday, and they looked something like this starting in...
Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers hosted the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins. Henrik Lundqvist was in between the pipes for the Rangers, and Marc-Andre Fleury was playing goal for the Penguins. Max Talbot opened the scoring early in the first, scoring his fifth of the year from Pascal Dupuis. Kris Letang added his fifth of the year in the second period with assists from Sidney Crosby and Dupuis, and shortly after, Chris Connor notched his second of the year with helpers by Tyler Kennedy and Alex Goligoski. Marian Gaborik tried to spark the Rangers to life with his fifth of the year from Michal Rozsival, but they couldn't muster anything in the third period and lost 3-1 to their guests. Pascal Dupuis took first star honors with his two assists, followed by Marc-Andre Fleury's 25 for 26 saves, and Sidney Crosby's one assist. Two fights in the first two periods featured Brandon Prust of the Rangers and Michael Rupp of the Penguins, followed by Sean Avery and Tyler Kennedy's bout.
Moving along to the site of the 2011 All-Star Game, in Carolina where the Hurricanes hosted the Dallas Stars. Cam Ward was in the paint for Carolina, and Kari Lethonen got the nod for the Stars. James Neal lit the lamp first for the Stars, with assists from Loui Eriksson and Jeff Woywitka. The goal was his ninth of the year. Steve Ott added his own tally for the Stars, his fifth of the year, from Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley, followed by James Neal's tenth of the year and second of the night to put the Stars up 3-0. Neal got an assist from Nicklas Grossman on this goal. Eric Staal got the Hurricanes on the board with his 12th of the year, an unassisted tally. Jamie Benn notched a goal, his sixth of the year in the third period, with assists from Brenden Morrow and Mike Ribeiro, and this proved to be the last of the scoring, as the Stars won 4-1. James Neal was the first star with his two goal, and Jamie Benn got the second star for a goal and an assist. Kari Lehtonen received the third star for a 27 for 28 save performance.
Going north of the border, where the Ottawa Senators hosted their cross-country rival, the Edmonton Oilers. Martin Gerber took on his former team, while Brian Elliot tended the twine for the Senators. Nick Foligno scored his first of the year from Chris Neil early to give the Senators an early 1-0 lead. Tom Gilbert registered his fourth of the year in the second to even the score, with an assist from Sam Gagner on the power play. Andrew Cogliano scored his third of the year from Gilbert Brule and Dustin Penner to give the Oilers the lead. Brule also scored, his fourth of the year for Edmonton, with assists from linemates Cogliano and Penner. Taylor Hall finished it off with his sixth of the year into an empty net. He got help from Shawn Horcoff and Jordan Eberle. Cogliano took the first star with a goal and assist, and Brule got the second star for the same. Martin Gerber's 22 for 23 save night was good for a third star.
Going cross-country to the Scotiabank Saddledome, where the Calgary Flames hosted their division rivals from Minnesota, the Wild. Jose Theodore was in net for the Wild, whereas Miikka Kiprusoff backstopped for the Flames. After a scoreless first period, Jay Bouwmeester scored his third of the year from Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. Iginla notched his tenth of the year just 18 seconds later, with assists from Tanguay and Mark Giordano. Niklas Hagman scored his seventh of the year later in the third, which was a power play goal. Olli Jokinen and Rene Bourque assisted on that goal, which was the last game as the Flames shut out the Wild, 3-0. Miikka Kiprusoff was the first star for his 32 save shutout, while Bouwmeester received second star status for his goal, and Iginla was the third star with a goal and an assist.
Moving into California, where the Anaheim Ducks hosted their I-5 rivals, the Los Angeles Kings. Jonas Hiller was in net for the host Ducks, while Jonathan Quick was starting for the Kings. The first period went scoreless, and in the second period, Cam Fowler scored his second of the year for the Ducks, a power play goal from Lubomir Visnovsky and Teemu Selanne. The Ducks added an insurance goal late in the third with Jason Blake's fifth of the year, from Selanne and Visnovsky. They went on to win 2-0, with Jonas Hiller being the first star for his 27 save shutout. The goal scorers Blake and Fowler received the second and third stars. Kyle Clifford of the Kings and Aaron Voros of the Ducks also dropped the mitts in the first period.
There are another 5 games for Tuesday (the night of this post) which will be recapped tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the games.
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