Day 6 NHL 2011-2012

Today we only have two games on, the first of which being in...

Ottawa, Ontario, as the Senators host the Minnesota Wild, who bring Dany Heatley to the place with the most adoration hatred for him. Niklas Backstrom and Craig Anderson will be the goaltenders. Minnesota led off with a Kyle Brodziak goal, with the lone helper by Clayton Stoner. The Wild took a 2-0 lead with Devin Setoguchi netting his second of the season, a power play goal powered by Mikko Koivu and the aforementioned Heatley. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Nick Foligno goal, courtesy of Peter Regin and Chris Neil. Minnesota restored the two goal lead in the third period with a Nick Johnson goal, going in the books as unassisted. The Senators picked a goal back up with Neil knocking one in thanks to Regin and Chris Phillips. Ottawa tied it with a Colin Greening goal, his second of the season coming on the power play via Milan Michalek and Erik Karlsson. The game required a shootout to be determined, and the Senators came out on top with Michalek, Jason Spezza, and Daniel Alfredsson all scoring to overwhelm Matt Cullen. The three stars were Backstrom (41 for 44 in saves), Neil, and Alfredsson, although Regin had a decent game as well.

The other game is brought to you from the CONSOL Energy center, with the Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Pittsburgh opened with a Pascal Dupuis goal, helped along by Joe Vitale and Kris Letang. The Penguins extended their lead in the second period on Matt "Rocket" Cooke's goal, his third of the year coming off of Vitale and Dupuis. Florida got on the board soon after with Marcel Goc netting the puck, assisted by Jack Skille and Mike Weaver. Pittsburgh got it back shorthanded with Richard Park's tally, with the lone assist by Craig Adams. The Panthers again pulled to within one as Tomas Fleischmann buried one, with the help of Stephen Weiss and Erik Gudbranson. However, the Penguins again regained separation with a James Neal goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jordan Staal and Chris Kunitz. The final was 4-2 Pittsburgh, with the three stars being Dupuis, Vitale, and Park.