There were five games on this past Sunday, which is a lot for a Sunday. On an unrelated note, in Major League Baseball, Derek Jeter stayed with the Yankees, while Jayson Werth (and his beard) signed with the Washington Nationals, and Adrian Gonzalez will be at first base for the Boston Red Sox. Back to the rink, specifically the one at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Colosseum...
With the New York Islanders hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Dwayne Roloson got the start for New York, while Sergei Bobrovsky was in between the pipes for Philadelphia. Matt Carle started the scoring for the Flyers with his first of the year, assisted by Andrej Meszaros and Mike Richards. After both teams took the second period off, the Islanders tied it through Jon Sim's first of the year, from P.A. Parenteau and Rob Schremp. They took the lead on Frans Nielsen's third of the year, just 36 seconds later. Mark Eaton picked up the lone assist. Andreas Nodl re-tied the game with his seventh of the year, a power play goal with assistance by Meszaros and Claude Giroux. Danny Briere gave the Flyers the lead, with his 14th of the year, assisted by Ville Leino and Scott Hartnell. Philadelphia held on to win 3-2, and Briere was the first star for his goal. Sergei Bobrovsky's 28 for 30 save performance was the second star, while Frans Nielsen's goal in a losing effort was the third star.
Going across town to the Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Pascal Leclaire started for the visiting Senators, while Henrik Lundqvist was in the crease for the Rangers. Chris Kelly started the scoring in the second period after a scoreless first with his fourth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Brandon Prust scored his third of the year in response for the Rangers, also a shorthanded goal, with assists going to Brian Boyle and Dan Girardi. Chris Kelly gave the Senators the lead back with his second of the night, fifth of the season, assisted by Jarkko Ruutu and Filip Kuba. He finished the hat trick in the last second of the game, good for his sixth of the year as an unassisted empty netter, giving Ottawa a 3-1 win over New York. Pascal Leclaire earned the first star with 25 of 26 saves, followed by Chris Kelly's hat trick, and the third star was given to losing goalie Henrik Lundqvist for 22 saves on 24 shots.
Moving along to Chicago, with the Blackhawks playing host to the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff started for the Flames, with Corey Crawford being at the other end of the ice in the Blackhawk net. To save virtual paper, I will take this time to mention every first period goal was a power play goal. Bryan Bickell opened the scoring with his fifth of the year, via Brian Campbell. Dave Bolland extended Chicago's lead with his second of the season, assisted by Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. Jarome Iginla got the Flames onto the board with his eleventh of the season, thanks to Rene Bourque and Jay Bouwmeester. Anton Babchuk tied it up with his fourth of the season, with assists by Mark Giordano and Brendan Morrison. Toews regained the lead for the Blackhawks with his 12th of the year, courtesy of Tomas Kopecky and Brent Seabrook. After going two periods' worth of scoreless play, Dave Bolland added on his third of the season and second of the night to put it out of reach. It was an empty net goal from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Chicago won 4-2. First star was Toews, who had a goal and an assist, followed by Iginla, who had a goal in the losing effort, and lastly for third star, Bolland, who had two goals. Steve Staios of the Flames and Jake Dowell of the Blackhawks also featured in a second period fight.
Moving to Disneyland, where the Anaheim Ducks hosted division rivals from Phoenix, the Coyotes. The Coyotes used Ilya Bryzgalov to block pucks, while Jonas Hiller tended the Ducks twine. Taylor Pyatt opened the scoring in the first period for Phoenix, with his fourth of the year coming from Sami Lepisto and Dave Schlemko. Shane Doan tallied on another goal for Phoenix late in the second period, his second mark of the season, coming on the power play and from Keith Yandle and Ray Whitney. Lee Stempniak finished it off with an empty net goal, his eighth goal of the season, from Vernon Fiddler (on the roof). Ilya Bryzgalov got the first star for his 3-0 shutout with 26 saves. Toni Lydman of the Ducks was the second star for reasons unknown, followed by third star Shane Doan, who had a goal. The early first period fight featured two of the best, in Anaheim's Mustached Muchacho George Parros and Twitter legend Paul Bissonnette.
Finally, in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the Canucks took on visitors from St. Louis, the Blues. Jaroslav Halak started for the Blues, while Roberto Luongo, the poet, was given the nod for Vancouver. Alex Steen drew first blood for the Blues, with his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt D'Agostini and Patrik Berglund. Jannik Hansen answered for the Canucks, with his second of the year from Jeff Tambellini and Keith Ballard. D'Agostini added his own goal in the second period, to give the Blues a 2-1 lead, with assists by Eric Brewer and Alex Steen. Vancouver answered again with Kevin Bieksa's second of the year, assisted by Daniel Sedin. Alex Steen gave the Blues the lead one more time with his seventh of the year and second of the night in the third period. This goal was unassisted and also the deciding factor in the game, where St. Louis won 3-2. Steen was the first star with two goals and one assist, followed by Jannik Hansen's goal in the losing effort, and finished up by D'Agostini's goal and assist. There was one early fight in the first period, between Carlo Colaiacovo and Keith Ballard.
That's all for Sunday. I'm hoping to get Monday's recaps out, but I'm fairly swamped tonight, so we'll see. Also, Monday Night Football's post will be out either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how much time I get.
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