Once again, there is hockey on, and with ten games today, my non-procrastinating butt is gonna open these all up as the games are played for that authentic live feeling. There are ten games today, starting with...
The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Mathieu Garon and Ilya Bryzgalov are the masked men. Columbus strikes early in the first period with Jared Boll getting his fourth of the season thanks to Marc Methot. Rostislav Klesla puts the Blue Jackets up 2-0 with his third of the year, from Fedor Tyutin and Rick Nash. Vernon Fiddler puts Phoenix on the board with his fifth of the campaign, thanks to Lauri Korpikoski, shorthanded. Kristian Huselius answered back for Columbus with his ninth of the season, making it 3-1 courtesy of Tyutin on the power play. The Coyotes cut the lead back down with Eric Belanger netting his fifth of the year, assisted by Shane Doan and Keith Yandle. Phoenix ties the game early in the third period with Radim Vrbata scoring his eighth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Ray Whitney and Martin Hanzal. The Coyotes take the lead on a Derek Morris goal, his third of the year coming from Scottie Upshall and Hanzal. Hanzal, Morris, and Klesla get the three stars in the 4-3 Phoenix victory.
Moving along to the Boston Bruins hosting the Ottawa Senators. Brian Elliott and Tim Thomas get the starts. Boston gets first blood with Patrice Bergeron netting his eleventh of the season, unassisted. The Bruins extend their lead to 2-0 with Blake Wheeler netting his tenth of the year, with Tyler Seguin and David Krejci picking up the helpers. Boston makes it 3-0 with Bergeron scoring his second of the night and 12th of the season, another unassisted tally. Extending the lead further is Brad Marchand with his eighth of the season, from Dennis Seidenberg. Seguin adds his seventh of the year to make it 5-0 with helpers going to Krejci and Zdeno Chara, and successfully scaring off Brian Elliott, who was replaced by Mike Brodeur at the end of the second. Bergeron finishes the hat trick in the third period, making it 6-0 for the Bruins with his 13th of the year, thanks to Marchand. Bergeron, Marchand, and Tim Thomas (31 save shutout) are the three stars.
Next up, the New York Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens. Alex Auld and Henrik Lundqvist are in between the pipes. New York takes the early lead with Brandon Dubinsky scoring his 17th of the season, assisted by Matt Gilroy and the goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Montreal answers late in the second period on Jaroslav Spacek's second of the season, assisted by Tomas Plekanec and Yannick Weber. The Canadiens take a 2-1 lead on Benoit Pouliot scoring his ninth of the season, with help from James Wisniewski. Pouliot, Auld (25 for 26 saves), and losing goalie Lundqvist (36 for 38 saves) earn the three stars.
Heading south with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Cam Ward are the designated starters. Calgary is on the board first with Jay Bouwmeester notching his fourth of the season, helped along by Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen. Carolina evens the score with Tuomo Ruutu notching his eleventh of the year, with help from Chad LaRose and Jeff Skinner. Iginla answers back for the Flames with his 18th of the season, assisted by Alex Tanguay and Jokinen. Jussi Jokinen put the Hurricanes back into a tie at 2 with his seventh of the year, from Brandon Sutter. Erik Cole gave Carolina the lead with his 12th of the season, from Jussi Jokinen and Sergei Samsonov. Eric Staal extends the Hurricane lead to 4-2 with his 21st of the year, courtesy of Ian White and the goalie Cam Ward, scaring away the opposing goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, who is replaced by Henrik Karlsson. Jussi Jokinen adds on his second of the night and eighth of the season to make it 5-2, with help from Tim Gleason and Pat Dwyer. Niklas Hagman answers for the Flames with his ninth of the year, unassisted. Curtis Glencross puts Calgary back within a goal with his tenth of the year, thanks to Hagman and Robyn Regehr. The Flames tie the game as Rene Bourque returns to the scoresheet for his 14th of the season, helped along by Brendan Morrison and Tim Jackman. Skinner scores the only goal in the shootout, giving Carolina a 6-5 win. Jussi Jokinen, Iginla, and Skinner are the three stars.
Back to New York for the Islanders hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Kevin Poulin get the starting nods. Vancouver is on the board first with Alexandre Burrows putting his ninth of the season away, with help from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. New York answers in the second period with Jack Hillen netting his first of the year, thanks to Blake Comeau and Milan Jurcina. The Canucks respond with Ryan Kesler notching his 24th of the year, with help from Mikael Samuelsson and Raffi Torres. The Islanders tie the game again with John Tavares on the power play, his 15th of the year coming from Rob Schremp. Comeau gives New York a lead with his eleventh of the season, from Dylan Reese and Schremp, but Vancouver ties it on the sixth of the year by Kevin Bieksa, an unassisted goal. Shremp and Mason Raymond exchange shootout barbs, and Kesler secures the victory for the Canucks in the shootout. Comeau, Kesler, and Schremp earn the three stars.
Staying in the state, with the Buffalo Sabres hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Miller are destined to stop the pucks. Paul Gaustad puts Buffalo up first with his fourth of the season, from Cody McCormick and Tyler Myers. McCormick makes it 2-0 for the Sabres with his fifth of the year, assisted on by Nathan Gerbe. Philadelphia answers with Scott Hartnell notching his 13th of the campaign, a power play goal made possible by Kimmo Timmonen and Danny Briere. Briere ties the game with his own goal, the 22nd of the season for him, from Timmonen. The Flyers take a 3-2 lead on Ville Leino scoring his tenth of the season, assisted by Briere. Mike Richards extends the lead to 4-2 Philadelphia with his 14th of the season, an unassisted goal. The Flyers ice the game at 5-2 with the 14th of the season and second of the night by Hartnell, assisted on by Briere into the empty net, giving Danny the coveted sock trick. Briere, McCormick, and Timmonen get the three stars.
Into a Southeast division match between the Washington Capitals and their hosts, the Florida Panthers. Michal Neuvirth and Tomas Vokoun are in the creases. Florida opens the scoring on a power play goal by Mike Santorelli, his 12th of the year a product of Stephen Weiss and Dennis Wideman. Marty Reasoner extends the Panthers lead to 2-0 with his ninth of the season, from Bryan McCabe and Radek Dvorak. David Booth makes it 3-0 for Florida with his 12th of the season, a power play goal from Weiss and Cory Stillman. Washington gets on the board with Marcus Johansson scoring his fourth of the season, assisted by Brooks Laich and Brian Willsie. The Capitals cut the lead back farther as Mike Knuble nets his tenth of the year, thanks to Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Johansson ties the game for Washington with his second of the night and fifth of the year, with help from Matt Hendricks and Mike Green. Dennis Wideman snagged the game for the Panthers, taking the Capitals down 4-3 with his fourth of the year, a power play goal from Weiss, who completes a sock trick, and Stillman. Wideman, Johansson, and Weiss grab the three stars.
Back out west a bit with the Nashville Predators hosting the Minnesota Wild. In goal we have Jose Theodore and Pekka Rinne. David Legwand gives Nashville the early lead with his fourth of the year, thanks to Marek Svatos and Francis Bouillon. Mikko Koivu ties it for Minnesota with his eleventh of the season, courtesy of John Madden. The Predators retake the lead on the fifth of the year by Joel Ward, from Kevin Klein and Marcel Goc. Nick Spaling makes the Nashville lead 3-1, with his third of the season, an unassisted goal. The Predators keep rolling with Spaling getting a second consecutive goal, and his fourth of the year, with help from Shea Weber and Ward, scaring off Jose Theodore in favor of Anton Khudobin. Goc adds on his eighth of the year, an unassisted goal making it 5-1 Nashville. Spaling, Ward, and Rinne (25 for 26 saves) get the three stars in the aforementioned Nashville victory.
Into Texas for the Dallas Stars hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Kari Lethonen are given the netminding duties. Dallas opens the scoring with Brenden Morrow notching his 18th of the season, assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Philip Larsen. The Stars extend their lead to 2-0 with Jamie Benn netting his 12th of the year, from Steve Ott and Adam Burish. Edmonton finally gets on the board with Jean-Francois Jacques scoring his second of the season, thanks to Steve MacIntyre and Ladislav Smid. The Oilers tie it on Ryan Jones tenth of the year, a goal assisted on by Liam Reddox. Dallas takes the lead back on James Neal's goal, his 16th of the season, with help from Brad Richards and Loui Eriksson. Lethonen (39 for 41 saves), Neal, and Jones are the three stars.
Lastly, the San Jose Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Antti Niemi are in front of the cages. Patrick Marleau puts San Jose on the board first with his 16th of the year, assisted on by Joe Thornton and Jason Demers. Toronto finally evens the score with Phil Kessel netting his 19th of the year, from Tyler Bozak and Joey Crabb. The Maple Leafs take the lead on Clarke MacArthur's 13th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Tomas Kaberle and Nikolai Kulemin. Marleau ties it for the Sharks with his seocnd of the night and 17th of the season, from Joe Thornton. Toronto takes the lead back on the second of the year by Carl Gunnarsson, with assists from Dion Phaneuf and Colby Armstrong. MacArthur ices it off for the Maple Leafs, making it 4-2 with his second of the night and 14th of the year, an empty net goal from Mikhail Grabovski and Kulemin. Reimer (40 for 42 saves), Marleau, and Kessel get the three stars.
That's all there was tonight. I had a lot of fun doing it live, with all the free time I had.
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