Today we have nine games on, starting with a matinee between...
The hosting Edmonton Oilers and visiting Atlanta Thrashers. Chris Mason and Devan Dubnyk were sent out to stop the puck. Atlanta struck first with the 18th of the season from Dustin Byfuglien, an unassisted goal. The Thrashers made it 2-0 with Andrew Ladd getting his 21st of the year, from newcomer Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom. Edmonton got on the board with a Magnus Paajarvi tally, his tenth of the season going down with helpers from Linus Omark and Tom Gilbert. Atlanta restored the two goal lead with the 17th of the year for Evander Kane, assisted by Zach Bogosian and Ron Hainsey. The Oilers took the lead over a span of 12:53 with a natural hat trick of power play goals by Taylor Hall, going as his 18th, 19th, and 20th of the season, helped along by Ales Hemsky (twice), Kurtis Foster (secondary on first goal), Gilbert (secondary on second goal), Sam Gagner and Ladislav Smid. Edmonton solidified the game with an empty netter by Hemsky to make it 5-3, his 13th of the year gaining steam from Shawn Horcoff and Theo Peckham. The three stars went out to Hall, Hemsky, and Byfuglien.
An eastern Canada matchup followed, with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson made his Ottawa debut, opposed by James Reimer. There wasn't a single puck to find twine until Jason Spezza won it for the Senators in the shootout. Anderson (47 save shutout), Reimer (22 save "shutout"), and Spezza earned the three stars.
Farther south, the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Cam Ward got the starting nods. New Jersey struck first with Dainius Zubrus potting his 12th of the season with the help of Mark Fayne and Patrik Elias. The Devils extended their lead with Henrik Tallinder scoring his third of the year thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk and Nick Palmieri. New Jersey made it 3-0 with Brian Rolston putting his tenth of the campaign in the mesh, with helpers by Anton Volchenkov and Elias. The scoring was quiet in the second period, and Carolina got on the board in the third frame with Pat Dwyer's eighth of the season, helped along by Jamie McBain and Jerome Samson. The Devils made it 4-1, the eventual final, with another Zubrus tally, his 13th of the year and second of the game, courtesy of Elias, who finished up a sock trick. Zubrus, Elias, and Rolston collected the three stars.
Up on Long Island, the New York Islanders hosted the Los Angeles (traveling) Kings. Jonathan Quick and Al Montoya took to the goalmouths. New York struck first with a shorthanded goal by Frans Nielsen, his seventh of the season going with from Michael Grabner. Matt Moulson added a goal in both the second and third periods to bring the score to 3-0 Islanders with his 22nd and 23rd of the year. John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau picked up a pair of assists each. This score was the final, with Montoya (35 save shutout), Moulson, and Nielsen getting the three stars.
Later, a battle of the Florida teams ensued, with the Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Florida Panthers. The backups Scott Clemmensen and Dan Ellis were given the starting nods. Tampa Bay opened the scoring with the second of the season by Marc-Andre Bergeron, assisted by Randy Jones and Martin St. Louis. Florida answered twenty-four seconds into the second period with a David Booth power play goal, his 17th of the year seeing the sticks of Dennis Wideman and Stephen Weiss previously. Going nearly another whole period, the Lightning reclaimed the lead fourteen seconds into the third frame, with Sean Bergenheim recording his 12th of the season thanks to Dominic Moore and Adam Hall. The Panthers tied it again with Mike Santorelli sinking his 16th of the year with the mad advantage, helped along by Cory Stillman and Bryan McCabe. This tie lasted until Santorelli's lone tally in the shootout, giving the victory to Florida by a 3-2 margin. The three stars went to Bergenheim, Clemmensen (34 for 36 saves), and Vincent Lecavalier. I've said this before, I am not responsible for who is picked as the three stars.
Up to Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Pekka Rinne were in the creases. Phoenix was the first to score, with a Keith Yandle tally in the second period, his tenth of the season getting help along the way from Eric Belanger. Fifty-eight seconds later, the Coyotes took the lead to 2-0 with Taylor Pyatt's 15th of the year, coming off of Andrew Ebbett. Nashville replied with a Sergei Kostitsyn power play goal, his 16th of the campaign, with help from Mike Fisher and Martin Erat. Phoenix restored the two goal lead with a Lauri Korpikoski goal, his 13th of the season going down thanks to Vernon Fiddler and Derek Morris. The Predators attempted a comeback with Shea Weber potting his 12th of the year via Erat and Patric Hornqvist, but failed to get the equalizer, falling 3-2. The three stars were awarded to Pyatt, Yandle, and Bryzgalov (30 for 32 saves).
Heading to another game with a couple of busy trading teams, with the St. Louis Blues hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Curtis McElhinney and Ty Conklin were the starters. Anaheim opened the scoring with newbie Jarkko Ruutu potting his third of the season, with help from Brandon McMillan. The Ducks made it 2-0 with Teemu Selanne scoring his 19th of the year, an unassisted goal. St. Louis got on the board with Andy McDonald's eleventh of the season, with help from T.J. Oshie and David Backes. Seven seconds later, the Blues were in a tie after Oshie notched his fifth of the year, powered by Alex Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo. Colaiacovo put St. Louis up 3-2 with his fifth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Backes and Steen. Anaheim retied it with Ryan Getzlaf putting away his 15th of the year, with the help of Lubomir Visnovsky and Todd Marchant, leading to Ben Bishop relieving Conklin. The Blues reclaimed the lead with another McDonald tally, his 12th of the season, courtesy of Alex Pietrangelo and Barret Jackman. McElhinney came out in favor of Timo Pielmeier. St. Louis continued to drain goals in the second period, with Backes scoring his 22nd of the year, helped along by Brad Boyes. Oshie made it 6-3 Blues with his second of the game and sixth of the season, made possible by Patrik Berglund and Pietrangelo. St. Louis found two more goals from newcomer Chris Stewart, his first and second of the campaign coming on the power play, first from McDonald and the sock trick earning Pietrangelo, and later from his Avalanche teammate Kevin Shattenkirk. Steen finished off the scoring with his 17th of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal bringing us to the final 9-3 score. The three stars were Stewart, Oshie, and Bishop (20 for 20 saves in relief).
Up in British Columbia, the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Dallas Stars. Former Canuck Andrew Raycroft opposed his mentor Roberto Luongo. Vancouver opened the scoring with Daniel Sedin potting his 31st of the season, with help from his duplicate, Henrik Sedin. James Neal replied for Dallas with his 21st of the year, via Loui Eriksson. The Canucks retook the lead with Raffi Torres netting his 12th of the season, thanks to Aaron Rome. Daniel made it 3-1 Vancouver with his second of the game and 32nd of the campaign, assisted by Henrik and Alexandre Burrows. Brenden Morrow gave the Stars another tally in the form of his 25th of the year, with helpers by Jamie Langenbrunner and Mike Ribeiro. Henrik restored the two goal lead for the Canucks with his 14th of the season, courtesy of Daniel and Burrows. Torres put the dagger in with his second of the game and 13th of the year, with help from Manny Malhotra and Jannik Hansen to bring us the 5-2 Vancouver final. The three stars were Daniel, Torres, and Ryan Kesler (I think Henrik should be on there).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Budaj and Antti Niemi stood between the pipes. Devin Setoguchi opened the scoring for San Jose with two goals in a row, his 13th and 14th of the season, helped along by Jason Demers and Douglas Murray on the first goal and newcomer Ian White and Demers again on the latter power play tally. Ryane Clowe's 16th of the year made it 3-0 for the Sharks, another power play marker made possible by Logan Couture and Joe Thornton. The scoring was quiet until Setoguchi finished his hat trick in the third period, giving San Jose a 4-0 lead with his 15th of the campaign, an unassisted goal producing the final score. The three stars were given to Setoguchi, Niemi (25 save shutout), and Demers.
Stay tuned for Sunday's games and a Sandwich post.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday Games - NHL
Another seven games on the slate tonight, starting in...
New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Johan Hedberg took control over the nets. New Jersey scored the game's only goal, a tally by Ilya Kovalchuk, his 21st of the season coming from Anton Volchenkov. Easily, the three stars were Kovalchuk, Hedberg (16 save shutout), and Lundqvist 27 for 28 saves).
Down to Florida, where the Panthers hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Joey MacDonald and Tomas Vokoun were guarding the cages. Todd Bertuzzi opened the scoring for Detroit with his 13th of the season, coming off of Henrik Zetterberg and Brian Rafalski. Danny Cleary made it 2-0 for the Red Wings with his 19th of the year, with help from Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler. Florida got on the board with Radek Dvorak notching his seventh of the season, via Mike Weaver and Marty Reasoner. Datsyuk extended the lead again for Detroit with his 17th of the campaign, going in unassisted. Dennis Wideman replied for the Panthers with his ninth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Stephen Weiss. Weiss tied it for Florida with his 16th of the season, thanks to David Booth and Jack Skille. Bertuzzi put the Red Wings back in front 4-3 with his second of the game and 14th of the year, with help from Johan Franzen and Zetterberg. This score was the final, and the three stars went to Bertuzzi, Datsyuk, and Weiss.
Back up the coastline, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Ryan Miller patrolled the goal line. T.J. Oshie got St. Louis on the board in the second period with his fourth of the season, coming off of Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald. The Blues made it 2-0 with a power play goal by David Backes, his 21st of the year getting assistance from Alex Pietrangelo and Oshie. Vladimir Sobotka secured a 3-0 St. Louis win with his empty net tally from Erik Johnson, good as his sixth of the campaign. Oshie, Conklin (25 save shutout), and Berglund were the three stars.
Two busy business teams played in Ottawa, as the Senators hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Robin Lehner got the goaltending duties. Ottawa opened the scoring with Bobby Butler potting his third of the season, with help from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. Bard Marchand answered for Boston with his 17th of the year, helped along by Tyler Seguin and Andrew Ference. The Bruins took the lead with a Nathan Horton goal, his 15th of the season seeing the sticks of David Krejci and Ference previously. Boston extended the lead to 3-1 with the sixth of the year by Dennis Seidenberg, a power play goal made possible by Horton and Krejci. Marchand added on his second of the game for the Bruins, also his 18th of the season, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi. Alex Kovalev tried to get the Senators going again with his 14th of the year, a power play goal from Filip Kuba and Peter Regin, but it was too late and they fell 4-2. Rask (32 for 34 saves), Marchand, and Horton earned the three stars.
Out west, the Minnesota Wild hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Curtis McElhinney and Niklas Backstrom were in charge of stopping pucks. Anaheim was the first on the bored with a Corey Perry tally, his 30th of the season going in thanks to Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf. Mikko Koivu responded with his 15th of the year for Minnesota, helped along by Andrew Brunette and Antti Miettinen. Matt Cullen put the Wild ahead with his 12th of the season, a shorthanded goal made possible by Kyle Brodziak. Minnesota kept going with the second of the year by Eric Nystrom in the second period, a power play goal gathering steam from John Madden. Brodziak added on his own 12th of the season for the Wild, with the help of Cal Clutterbuck and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Martin Havlat produced the eventual 5-1 Minnesota final with his power play goal via Brodziak and Bouchard, good as his 17th of the year. Backstrom (29 for 30), Brodziak, and Nystrom were the three stars.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Cam Ward put on the masks. Carolina struck first with the eleventh of the season by Chad LaRose, with an assist by Joe Corvo. Jeff Skinner added on for the Hurricanes with his 22nd of the year, assisted by Jay Harrison. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a Blair Betts shorthanded tally, his fourth of the campaign getting help along the way from Darroll Powe and Chris Pronger. Braydon Coburn tied it for the Flyers on his second of the season, with helpers by Danny Briere and Ville Leino. Carolina took a 3-2 lead with Erik Cole notching his 17th of the year, thanks to Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal, and this would be the final. The three stars were given to Cole, LaRose, and Ward (21 for 23 saves).
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Corey Crawford were featured in the creases. Columbus was the first to hit the scoreboard with Matt Calvert putting his fifth of the season away unassisted. Chicago took the lead with two in a row by Patrick Sharp, his 29th and 30th of the year being assisted by Patrick Kane on both accounts and Jonathan Toews on only the latter goal. The Blue Jackets replied by Antoine Vermette scoring his 14th of the season on the power play, tying the game at two with help from Rick Nash and Grant Clitsome. Columbus took a 3-2 lead with Derek MacKenzie scoring his fourth of the year, thanks to Calvert and R.J. Umberger. Anton Stralman made it 4-2 with his first of the season for the Blue Jackets, a power play tally coming from Kristian Huselius and Umberger. Kane pulled the Blackhawks within a goal by potting his 19th of the year, courtesy of Toews and Sharp, but they didn't score in the third period and fell 4-3. The three stars went to Sharp, Calvert, and Umberger.
Another trade came in overnight, where St. Louis traded away Erik Johnson and Jay McClement, along with a conditional second round pick in 2011 or 2012 for Kevin Shattenkirk and Chris Stewart and a conditional first round choice in 2011 or 2012. There are nine games on Saturday, and the post will be finalized on Sunday.
New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Johan Hedberg took control over the nets. New Jersey scored the game's only goal, a tally by Ilya Kovalchuk, his 21st of the season coming from Anton Volchenkov. Easily, the three stars were Kovalchuk, Hedberg (16 save shutout), and Lundqvist 27 for 28 saves).
Down to Florida, where the Panthers hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Joey MacDonald and Tomas Vokoun were guarding the cages. Todd Bertuzzi opened the scoring for Detroit with his 13th of the season, coming off of Henrik Zetterberg and Brian Rafalski. Danny Cleary made it 2-0 for the Red Wings with his 19th of the year, with help from Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler. Florida got on the board with Radek Dvorak notching his seventh of the season, via Mike Weaver and Marty Reasoner. Datsyuk extended the lead again for Detroit with his 17th of the campaign, going in unassisted. Dennis Wideman replied for the Panthers with his ninth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Stephen Weiss. Weiss tied it for Florida with his 16th of the season, thanks to David Booth and Jack Skille. Bertuzzi put the Red Wings back in front 4-3 with his second of the game and 14th of the year, with help from Johan Franzen and Zetterberg. This score was the final, and the three stars went to Bertuzzi, Datsyuk, and Weiss.
Back up the coastline, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Ryan Miller patrolled the goal line. T.J. Oshie got St. Louis on the board in the second period with his fourth of the season, coming off of Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald. The Blues made it 2-0 with a power play goal by David Backes, his 21st of the year getting assistance from Alex Pietrangelo and Oshie. Vladimir Sobotka secured a 3-0 St. Louis win with his empty net tally from Erik Johnson, good as his sixth of the campaign. Oshie, Conklin (25 save shutout), and Berglund were the three stars.
Two busy business teams played in Ottawa, as the Senators hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Robin Lehner got the goaltending duties. Ottawa opened the scoring with Bobby Butler potting his third of the season, with help from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. Bard Marchand answered for Boston with his 17th of the year, helped along by Tyler Seguin and Andrew Ference. The Bruins took the lead with a Nathan Horton goal, his 15th of the season seeing the sticks of David Krejci and Ference previously. Boston extended the lead to 3-1 with the sixth of the year by Dennis Seidenberg, a power play goal made possible by Horton and Krejci. Marchand added on his second of the game for the Bruins, also his 18th of the season, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi. Alex Kovalev tried to get the Senators going again with his 14th of the year, a power play goal from Filip Kuba and Peter Regin, but it was too late and they fell 4-2. Rask (32 for 34 saves), Marchand, and Horton earned the three stars.
Out west, the Minnesota Wild hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Curtis McElhinney and Niklas Backstrom were in charge of stopping pucks. Anaheim was the first on the bored with a Corey Perry tally, his 30th of the season going in thanks to Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf. Mikko Koivu responded with his 15th of the year for Minnesota, helped along by Andrew Brunette and Antti Miettinen. Matt Cullen put the Wild ahead with his 12th of the season, a shorthanded goal made possible by Kyle Brodziak. Minnesota kept going with the second of the year by Eric Nystrom in the second period, a power play goal gathering steam from John Madden. Brodziak added on his own 12th of the season for the Wild, with the help of Cal Clutterbuck and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Martin Havlat produced the eventual 5-1 Minnesota final with his power play goal via Brodziak and Bouchard, good as his 17th of the year. Backstrom (29 for 30), Brodziak, and Nystrom were the three stars.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Cam Ward put on the masks. Carolina struck first with the eleventh of the season by Chad LaRose, with an assist by Joe Corvo. Jeff Skinner added on for the Hurricanes with his 22nd of the year, assisted by Jay Harrison. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a Blair Betts shorthanded tally, his fourth of the campaign getting help along the way from Darroll Powe and Chris Pronger. Braydon Coburn tied it for the Flyers on his second of the season, with helpers by Danny Briere and Ville Leino. Carolina took a 3-2 lead with Erik Cole notching his 17th of the year, thanks to Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal, and this would be the final. The three stars were given to Cole, LaRose, and Ward (21 for 23 saves).
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Corey Crawford were featured in the creases. Columbus was the first to hit the scoreboard with Matt Calvert putting his fifth of the season away unassisted. Chicago took the lead with two in a row by Patrick Sharp, his 29th and 30th of the year being assisted by Patrick Kane on both accounts and Jonathan Toews on only the latter goal. The Blue Jackets replied by Antoine Vermette scoring his 14th of the season on the power play, tying the game at two with help from Rick Nash and Grant Clitsome. Columbus took a 3-2 lead with Derek MacKenzie scoring his fourth of the year, thanks to Calvert and R.J. Umberger. Anton Stralman made it 4-2 with his first of the season for the Blue Jackets, a power play tally coming from Kristian Huselius and Umberger. Kane pulled the Blackhawks within a goal by potting his 19th of the year, courtesy of Toews and Sharp, but they didn't score in the third period and fell 4-3. The three stars went to Sharp, Calvert, and Umberger.
Another trade came in overnight, where St. Louis traded away Erik Johnson and Jay McClement, along with a conditional second round pick in 2011 or 2012 for Kevin Shattenkirk and Chris Stewart and a conditional first round choice in 2011 or 2012. There are nine games on Saturday, and the post will be finalized on Sunday.
Trading Blitz and the Thursday Games
As the post title suggests, the hockey world has been spun with many trades recently. Notable aspects of the trades include Jarkko Ruutu to Anaheim for Ottawa, the Ottawa-Colorado goalie swap featuring Brian Elliott and Craig Anderson, the biggest trade of the season so far sending Tomas Kaberle from Toronto to Boston for Joe Colborne (a prospect), a first round pick in the 2011 draft, and a conditional pick. The subsequent deal sent Boston's Blake Wheeler, who was originally rumored into part of the Kaberle deal, and Mark Stuart down the coastline to Atlanta for Rich Peverley and Boris Valabik. Most recently was the St. Louis Blues exchanging with the Tampa Bay Lightning, sending Eric Brewer to St. Pete Times Forum for Brock Beukeboom (prospect), and a third round choice in 2011. As for the games, they started in...
New York, with the Rangers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Henrik Lundqvist took to the nets. Dustin Brown opened the scoring for Los Angeles with his 19th of the season, a power play goal from Justin Williams and Jack Johnson. New York tied it in the second period on Ryan Callahan's 15th of the year, coming off of Derek Stepan and Artem Anisimov. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with Marian Gaborik scoring his 17th of the season thanks to Mike Sauer. The Kings retied it on Matt Greene's first of the year, assisted on by Brad Richardson and Anze Kopitar. Anisimov put New York back out front with his 13th of the season, which gathered steam from Brandon Dubinsky and Callahan. Brown tied it again for Los Angeles with his second of the night and 20th of the year, with the help of Rob Scuderi and Alec Martinez. This tie lasted into the shootout, where the Rangers held off the Kings with goals by Erik Christensen and Mats Zuccarello, only answered by Jarret Stoll. Callahan, Gaborik, and Brown earned the three stars.
Also in the Big Apple, the New York Islanders hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Nathan Lawson picked up the starts. Blake Wheeler got Boston on the board first with his eleventh of the season going in with help from Tyler Seguin and Andrew Ference. Mark Recchi extended the Bruins lead with his own eleventh of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Johnny Boychuk. Gregory Campbell kept Boston going with his unassisted ninth of the season. David Krejci made it 4-0 for the Bruins with his ninth of the year, courtesy of Nathan Horton and Milan Lucic. John Tavares put New York on the board with his 22nd of the campaign, with an assist by Blake Comeau. Seguin was able to scare off Lawson, making it 5-1 Boston with his tenth of the season, made possible by Shawn Thornton and Wheeler, and Al Montoya came on in relief. The Islanders replied with the eighth of the year by Josh Bailey, helped along by Comeau and Radek Martinek. Lucic made it 6-2 for the Bruins with his 24th of the season, a power play goal set up by Krejci and Zdeno Chara. Tavares notched his second of the game and 23rd of the year for New York. later in the third period with help from Jack Hillen and Matt Moulson, bringing the final score of 6-3 Boston over the Islanders. The three stars were given to Krejci, Rask (34 for 37 saves), and Tavares.
In what could be dubbed the Yzerman game, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Detroit Red Wings. The masked men were Jimmy Howard and Dwayne Roloson. Danny Cleary opened the scoring for Detroit with his 18th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg. Pavel Datsyuk made it 2-0 for the Red Wings with his 15th of the year, assisted by Cleary and Niklas Kronwall. Tampa Bay got on the board with Victor Hedman nailing his third of the season thanks to Simon Gagne. Steve Downie tied it for the Lightning with his eighth of the year from Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. Kronwall put Detroit back out front with his tenth of the season, a power play marker coming off of Zetterberg and Lidstrom. The Red Wings extended the lead with the fourth of the year by Justin Abdelkader, with assists from Tomas Holmstrom and Jakub Kindl. Datsyuk made it 5-2 Detroit with his second of the game and 16th of the season, helped along by Jiri Hudler and Cleary. The final score of 6-2 was produced when the Red Wings scored one from Darren Helm, his seventh of the year going in unassisted. The three stars went out to Datsyuk, Cleary, and Lidstrom.
Out further west, the Nashville Predators hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne were in between the pipes. Martin Erat scored for Nashville first, with his tenth of the season coming from David Legwand and Shea Weber. Vancouver tied it with a power play goal by Daniel Sedin, his 30th of the year going in with help from Henrik Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff. Nick Spaling put the Predators back in front seven seconds later with his fifth of the season, assisted by Patric Hornqvist. Mike Fisher put Nashville in front 3-1 with his 15th of the year, helped along by Alexander Sulzer and Erat. There was no scoring in the third period, so this was the final, and the three stars went to Rinne (35 for 36 saves), Fisher, and Spaling.
Up in Canada, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Nikolai Khabibulin guarded the cages. Edmonton struck first with Ales Hemsky netting his eleventh of the season with the help of Shawn Horcoff. Montreal replied in the second period with Jeff Halpern getting his ninth of the year, assisted by Lars Eller and Roman Hamrlik. The Oilers got back in front with the 13th of the campaign by Taylor Hall and Andrew Cogliano. Fifteen seconds later, Ryan Jones notched his 13th of the season for Edmonton, with helpers from Jean-Francois Jacques and Liam Reddox. Hemsky secured a 4-1 victory for the Oilers with his second of the night and 12th of the year, with assistance provided by Dustin Penner and Theo Peckham for the empty netter. The three stars were awarded to Khabibulin (36 for 37 saves), Jones and Eberle.
Down in Phoenix, the Coyotes hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Ilya Bryzgalov tended the twines. Phoenix struck first with Eric Belanger getting his eighth of the season via Lauri Korpikosi shorthanded. Atlanta replied with the seventh of the year by Chris Thorburn, a power play goal coming off of Tobias Enstrom and Rich Peverley. The Coyotes took the lead back with a Shane Doan goal, his 12th of the season going down with the help of Derek Morris and Keith Yandle. The Thrashers tied it at 2 with Andrew Ladd scoring his 20th of the campaign on the power play from Peverley and Dustin Byfuglien. Peverley gave Atlanta a lead with his 14th of the year, gaining steam from Enstrom and Evander Kane. Korpikoski retied it for Phoenix by potting his 12th of the season, helped along by Yandle. Martin Hanzal put the Coyotes up 4-3 with his 13th of the year, assisted by Ray Whitney and the sock trick earning Yandle. The third period went silent, leaving us with the previously mentioned score as the final, giving the three stars to Korpikoski, Yandle, and Peverley.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks hosted the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Antti Niemi took care of the goaltending. San Jose opened the scoring with Joe Pavelski notching his 13th of the season shorthanded from Patrick Marleau. Twenty-two seconds later, Washington tied it with Alex Ovechkin putting his 23rd of the year away, a power play goal made possible by John Carlson and Alexander Semin. The next goal came off a Shark stick in the third period, which was Ryane Clowe's 15th of the campaign, assisted by Kyle Wellwood and Logan Couture. Dany Heatley put San Jose up 3-1 with his 20th of the season, a power play goal crafted from passes by Joe Thornton and Pavelski. The Capitals attempted a comeback with Nicklas Backstrom recording his 15th of the year with the help of Carlson and Ovechkin, but it wasn't going to be enough, as they lost 3-2. The three stars went to Pavelski, Clowe, and Dan Boyle.
That's all for Thursday. Friday's games should be when you would probably expect them.
New York, with the Rangers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Henrik Lundqvist took to the nets. Dustin Brown opened the scoring for Los Angeles with his 19th of the season, a power play goal from Justin Williams and Jack Johnson. New York tied it in the second period on Ryan Callahan's 15th of the year, coming off of Derek Stepan and Artem Anisimov. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with Marian Gaborik scoring his 17th of the season thanks to Mike Sauer. The Kings retied it on Matt Greene's first of the year, assisted on by Brad Richardson and Anze Kopitar. Anisimov put New York back out front with his 13th of the season, which gathered steam from Brandon Dubinsky and Callahan. Brown tied it again for Los Angeles with his second of the night and 20th of the year, with the help of Rob Scuderi and Alec Martinez. This tie lasted into the shootout, where the Rangers held off the Kings with goals by Erik Christensen and Mats Zuccarello, only answered by Jarret Stoll. Callahan, Gaborik, and Brown earned the three stars.
Also in the Big Apple, the New York Islanders hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Nathan Lawson picked up the starts. Blake Wheeler got Boston on the board first with his eleventh of the season going in with help from Tyler Seguin and Andrew Ference. Mark Recchi extended the Bruins lead with his own eleventh of the season, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Johnny Boychuk. Gregory Campbell kept Boston going with his unassisted ninth of the season. David Krejci made it 4-0 for the Bruins with his ninth of the year, courtesy of Nathan Horton and Milan Lucic. John Tavares put New York on the board with his 22nd of the campaign, with an assist by Blake Comeau. Seguin was able to scare off Lawson, making it 5-1 Boston with his tenth of the season, made possible by Shawn Thornton and Wheeler, and Al Montoya came on in relief. The Islanders replied with the eighth of the year by Josh Bailey, helped along by Comeau and Radek Martinek. Lucic made it 6-2 for the Bruins with his 24th of the season, a power play goal set up by Krejci and Zdeno Chara. Tavares notched his second of the game and 23rd of the year for New York. later in the third period with help from Jack Hillen and Matt Moulson, bringing the final score of 6-3 Boston over the Islanders. The three stars were given to Krejci, Rask (34 for 37 saves), and Tavares.
In what could be dubbed the Yzerman game, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Detroit Red Wings. The masked men were Jimmy Howard and Dwayne Roloson. Danny Cleary opened the scoring for Detroit with his 18th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg. Pavel Datsyuk made it 2-0 for the Red Wings with his 15th of the year, assisted by Cleary and Niklas Kronwall. Tampa Bay got on the board with Victor Hedman nailing his third of the season thanks to Simon Gagne. Steve Downie tied it for the Lightning with his eighth of the year from Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. Kronwall put Detroit back out front with his tenth of the season, a power play marker coming off of Zetterberg and Lidstrom. The Red Wings extended the lead with the fourth of the year by Justin Abdelkader, with assists from Tomas Holmstrom and Jakub Kindl. Datsyuk made it 5-2 Detroit with his second of the game and 16th of the season, helped along by Jiri Hudler and Cleary. The final score of 6-2 was produced when the Red Wings scored one from Darren Helm, his seventh of the year going in unassisted. The three stars went out to Datsyuk, Cleary, and Lidstrom.
Out further west, the Nashville Predators hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne were in between the pipes. Martin Erat scored for Nashville first, with his tenth of the season coming from David Legwand and Shea Weber. Vancouver tied it with a power play goal by Daniel Sedin, his 30th of the year going in with help from Henrik Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff. Nick Spaling put the Predators back in front seven seconds later with his fifth of the season, assisted by Patric Hornqvist. Mike Fisher put Nashville in front 3-1 with his 15th of the year, helped along by Alexander Sulzer and Erat. There was no scoring in the third period, so this was the final, and the three stars went to Rinne (35 for 36 saves), Fisher, and Spaling.
Up in Canada, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Nikolai Khabibulin guarded the cages. Edmonton struck first with Ales Hemsky netting his eleventh of the season with the help of Shawn Horcoff. Montreal replied in the second period with Jeff Halpern getting his ninth of the year, assisted by Lars Eller and Roman Hamrlik. The Oilers got back in front with the 13th of the campaign by Taylor Hall and Andrew Cogliano. Fifteen seconds later, Ryan Jones notched his 13th of the season for Edmonton, with helpers from Jean-Francois Jacques and Liam Reddox. Hemsky secured a 4-1 victory for the Oilers with his second of the night and 12th of the year, with assistance provided by Dustin Penner and Theo Peckham for the empty netter. The three stars were awarded to Khabibulin (36 for 37 saves), Jones and Eberle.
Down in Phoenix, the Coyotes hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Ilya Bryzgalov tended the twines. Phoenix struck first with Eric Belanger getting his eighth of the season via Lauri Korpikosi shorthanded. Atlanta replied with the seventh of the year by Chris Thorburn, a power play goal coming off of Tobias Enstrom and Rich Peverley. The Coyotes took the lead back with a Shane Doan goal, his 12th of the season going down with the help of Derek Morris and Keith Yandle. The Thrashers tied it at 2 with Andrew Ladd scoring his 20th of the campaign on the power play from Peverley and Dustin Byfuglien. Peverley gave Atlanta a lead with his 14th of the year, gaining steam from Enstrom and Evander Kane. Korpikoski retied it for Phoenix by potting his 12th of the season, helped along by Yandle. Martin Hanzal put the Coyotes up 4-3 with his 13th of the year, assisted by Ray Whitney and the sock trick earning Yandle. The third period went silent, leaving us with the previously mentioned score as the final, giving the three stars to Korpikoski, Yandle, and Peverley.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks hosted the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Antti Niemi took care of the goaltending. San Jose opened the scoring with Joe Pavelski notching his 13th of the season shorthanded from Patrick Marleau. Twenty-two seconds later, Washington tied it with Alex Ovechkin putting his 23rd of the year away, a power play goal made possible by John Carlson and Alexander Semin. The next goal came off a Shark stick in the third period, which was Ryane Clowe's 15th of the campaign, assisted by Kyle Wellwood and Logan Couture. Dany Heatley put San Jose up 3-1 with his 20th of the season, a power play goal crafted from passes by Joe Thornton and Pavelski. The Capitals attempted a comeback with Nicklas Backstrom recording his 15th of the year with the help of Carlson and Ovechkin, but it wasn't going to be enough, as they lost 3-2. The three stars went to Pavelski, Clowe, and Dan Boyle.
That's all for Thursday. Friday's games should be when you would probably expect them.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday Hockey action
Yesterday, there were eight games on, all of which I missed the opportunity to cover at that time due to a heavy workload which continues into today. They started off in...
New Jersey, with the Devils hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Johan Hedberg took to the nets. The first tally was recorded by Ilya Kovalchuk for New Jersey in the second period, his 20th of the season going in thanks to Nick Palmieri and Travis Zajac. Brian Rolston padded the lead for the Devils with his ninth of the year, assisted by Patrik Elias and Anssi Salmela. Elias later added his own for New Jersey, making it 3-0 on his 14th of the season with the help of Rolston and Mark Fayne. Carolina got into the scoring with the tenth of the campaign by Sergei Samsonov from Jiri Tlusty. Tuomo Ruutu put the Hurricanes within a goal on his 14th of the year via Eric Staal and Jamie McBain, but the remaining five second was not enough time for an equalizer. Hedberg (25 for 27 saves), Kovalchuk, and Elias earned the three stars in the 3-2 Devils win.
Later, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Ryan Miller made the starts, but Giguere left after the first period with an injury and was replaced by James Reimer. Toronto struck first in the second period with Phil Kessel netting his 22nd of the season, courtesy of Tomas Kaberle and Joffery Lupul. The Maple Leafs took the lead up to 2-0 with the first of the campaign by Joey Crabb, a shorthanded goal coming from Tim Brent. Buffalo attempted to get back into the game with Paul Gaustad's eighth of the year, as Drew Stafford and Chris Butler picked up the helpers. This wouldn't be enough, and Toronto held on to beat the Sabres 2-1, giving the three stars to Lupul, Kessel, and Miller (28 for 30 saves).
Out west, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Mathieu Garon got the starting honors. Los Angeles struck first with Justin Williams potting his 20th of the season with help from Andrei Loktionov and Alec Martinez. Columbus tied it later with Jakub Voracek notching his eleventh of the year, helped along by Derek MacKenzie and Rick Nash. Loktionov gave the Kings the lead back in the second period with his fourth of the season, made possible by Matt Greene. Nash replied for the Blue Jackets with his 27th of the year, assisted by MacKenzie and Grant Clitsome. Los Angeles replied with the eighth of the season for Drew Doughty, making it 3-2 after assistance by Michal Handzus and Anze Kopitar. Columbus got another equalizer late in the period with Kris Russell potting his third of the year, from Voracek and Nash. The tie lasted into a shootout, where the only goal came from Jarret Stoll, giving the Kings the 4-3 victory. The three stars were awarded to Nash, Loktionov, and MacKenzie.
Down south, the Florida Panthers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Tomas Vokoun were assigned to the creases. Philadelphia struck first with a Mike Richards goal, his 18th of the season going to twine with help from newly-acquired Kris Versteeg and noted pugilist Dan Carcillo. Andreas Nodl made it 2-0 Flyers with his tenth of the year, assisted by Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell. James van Riemsdyk kept Philadelphia going with his 14th of the season, courtesy of Briere and Chris Pronger. Florida got on the board in the third period with Rostislav Olesz scoring his sixth of the year on the power play via Jason Garrison and Marty Reasoner. The Panthers got within one when David Booth nailed his 16th of the season into the mesh unassisted. However, the Flyers put the dagger in with an empty-netter by Briere, his 28th of the year, with the help of Nodl and Kimmo Timonen to secure a 4-2 victory. Briere, Booth, and van Riemsdyk picked up the three stars.
West again, to the United Center, where the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Corey Crawford put on the masks. Brian Campbell scored in the first period for Chicago with help from Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa for his third of the season, a power play goal. The next goal came from Minnesota in the third period, a power play goal by Matt Cullen, his eleventh of the year getting steam from Jared Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. Thirty-four seconds later, the Blackhawks reclaimed the lead with another power play goal from Troy Brouwer, his 17th of the season going down thanks to Bolland and Duncan Keith. Chicago sealed the game at 3-1 with a Jake Dowell empty net goal, his sixth of the year made possible by a sock trick-earning Bolland and Hossa. The three stars went to Crawford (33 for 34 saves), Brouwer, and Theodore (34 for 36 saves).
Heading up in the air a mile, for the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Peter Budaj guarded the cages. Pittsburgh struck first with Joe Vitale scoring his first of the season, assisted by Brett Sterling and Paul Martin. Colorado tied the game in the second period with Chris Stewart scoring his 13th of the year, thanks to David Jones and John-Michael Liles. The Avalanche took a lead with Cameron Gaunce scoring his first of the season, with the help of Matt Hunwick and Paul Stastny. Thirty-two seconds later, the Penguins tied it with Jordan Staal getting his sixth of the year, via Nick Johnson and Kris Letang. The tie lasted into overtime, where Pittsburgh took the 3-2 win over Colorado with Tyler Kennedy's 12th of the campaign on the power play from Alex Goligoski and Letang. Kennedy, Gaunce, and Vitale earned the three stars.
Up in Canada, the Calgary Flames hosted the Dallas Stars. Kari Lethonen and Miikka Kiprusoff were in between the pipes. Calgary was the first to score with Olli Jokinen getting his 13th of the season with the help of Mark Giordano and David Moss. Dallas replied in the second period with Mike Ribeiro notching his eleventh of the year with helpers by Brenden Morrow and Jamie Langenbrunner. Langenbrunner (is there an echo on this blog? *this blog*) added on his sixth of the season to give the Stars a 2-1 lead thanks to James Neal and Trevor Daley. The Flames tied it on the power play with Tom Kostopolous getting his fifth of the year, courtesy of Rene Bourque and Anton Babchuk. Calgary took the lead back in the third period on the third of the season by Cory Sarich, helped along by Mikael Backlund. Making it 4-2 Flames was Steve Staios with his second of the year, a shorthanded goal coming off of Bourque and Matt Stajan. This was the eventual final, giving the three stars to Giordano, Bourque, and Kiprusoff (22 for 24 saves).
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov and Curtis McElhinney tended the twines to start with. Ryan Getzlaf put Anaheim in front first with his 14th of the season, a power play goal from Jason Blake and Bobby Ryan. Washington answered with an Alex Ovechkin tally, his 22nd of the year going down thanks to Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner. Brooks Laich put the Capitals out front with his unassisted 12th of the season. The Ducks tied the game back up with Teemu Selanne's 18th of the year, courtesy of Saku Koivu and Luca Sbisa. Toni Lydman made it 3-2 for Anaheim with his third of the season, off the sticks of Corey Perry and Getzlaf previously. Perry kept the Ducks going with his 29th of the year, a shorthanded goal made possible by Sbisa and Brandon McMillan. Washington turned the tide with Dave Steckel's fifth of the season, courtesy of Boyd Gordon and Matt Hendricks. Alexander Semin tied it for the Capitals with his 19th of the year, with Marcus Johansson and Ovechkin picking up the helpers. Anaheim regained the lead with Lubomir Visnovsky potting his ninth of the season to make it 5-4, with the help of Perry and Getzlaf. Mike Knuble tied it again for Washington with his 14th of the year in the third period, from Backstrom and Alzner. The Ducks went back out in front on the 28th of the season by Bobby Ryan, which allowed both Getzlaf and Perry to get sock tricks with their assists. However, the Capitals had more to come, and ended up winning on Semin's hat trick completion with his 20th and 21st coming consecutively. The assists were doled out to Scott Hannan, Hendricks, Laich, and the sock trick earning Alzner, producing the 7-6 final. Perry, Semin, and Getzlaf earned the three stars.
Sorry for the delay, Thursday's games out tomorrow afternoon.
New Jersey, with the Devils hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Johan Hedberg took to the nets. The first tally was recorded by Ilya Kovalchuk for New Jersey in the second period, his 20th of the season going in thanks to Nick Palmieri and Travis Zajac. Brian Rolston padded the lead for the Devils with his ninth of the year, assisted by Patrik Elias and Anssi Salmela. Elias later added his own for New Jersey, making it 3-0 on his 14th of the season with the help of Rolston and Mark Fayne. Carolina got into the scoring with the tenth of the campaign by Sergei Samsonov from Jiri Tlusty. Tuomo Ruutu put the Hurricanes within a goal on his 14th of the year via Eric Staal and Jamie McBain, but the remaining five second was not enough time for an equalizer. Hedberg (25 for 27 saves), Kovalchuk, and Elias earned the three stars in the 3-2 Devils win.
Later, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Ryan Miller made the starts, but Giguere left after the first period with an injury and was replaced by James Reimer. Toronto struck first in the second period with Phil Kessel netting his 22nd of the season, courtesy of Tomas Kaberle and Joffery Lupul. The Maple Leafs took the lead up to 2-0 with the first of the campaign by Joey Crabb, a shorthanded goal coming from Tim Brent. Buffalo attempted to get back into the game with Paul Gaustad's eighth of the year, as Drew Stafford and Chris Butler picked up the helpers. This wouldn't be enough, and Toronto held on to beat the Sabres 2-1, giving the three stars to Lupul, Kessel, and Miller (28 for 30 saves).
Out west, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Mathieu Garon got the starting honors. Los Angeles struck first with Justin Williams potting his 20th of the season with help from Andrei Loktionov and Alec Martinez. Columbus tied it later with Jakub Voracek notching his eleventh of the year, helped along by Derek MacKenzie and Rick Nash. Loktionov gave the Kings the lead back in the second period with his fourth of the season, made possible by Matt Greene. Nash replied for the Blue Jackets with his 27th of the year, assisted by MacKenzie and Grant Clitsome. Los Angeles replied with the eighth of the season for Drew Doughty, making it 3-2 after assistance by Michal Handzus and Anze Kopitar. Columbus got another equalizer late in the period with Kris Russell potting his third of the year, from Voracek and Nash. The tie lasted into a shootout, where the only goal came from Jarret Stoll, giving the Kings the 4-3 victory. The three stars were awarded to Nash, Loktionov, and MacKenzie.
Down south, the Florida Panthers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Tomas Vokoun were assigned to the creases. Philadelphia struck first with a Mike Richards goal, his 18th of the season going to twine with help from newly-acquired Kris Versteeg and noted pugilist Dan Carcillo. Andreas Nodl made it 2-0 Flyers with his tenth of the year, assisted by Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell. James van Riemsdyk kept Philadelphia going with his 14th of the season, courtesy of Briere and Chris Pronger. Florida got on the board in the third period with Rostislav Olesz scoring his sixth of the year on the power play via Jason Garrison and Marty Reasoner. The Panthers got within one when David Booth nailed his 16th of the season into the mesh unassisted. However, the Flyers put the dagger in with an empty-netter by Briere, his 28th of the year, with the help of Nodl and Kimmo Timonen to secure a 4-2 victory. Briere, Booth, and van Riemsdyk picked up the three stars.
West again, to the United Center, where the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Corey Crawford put on the masks. Brian Campbell scored in the first period for Chicago with help from Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa for his third of the season, a power play goal. The next goal came from Minnesota in the third period, a power play goal by Matt Cullen, his eleventh of the year getting steam from Jared Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. Thirty-four seconds later, the Blackhawks reclaimed the lead with another power play goal from Troy Brouwer, his 17th of the season going down thanks to Bolland and Duncan Keith. Chicago sealed the game at 3-1 with a Jake Dowell empty net goal, his sixth of the year made possible by a sock trick-earning Bolland and Hossa. The three stars went to Crawford (33 for 34 saves), Brouwer, and Theodore (34 for 36 saves).
Heading up in the air a mile, for the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Peter Budaj guarded the cages. Pittsburgh struck first with Joe Vitale scoring his first of the season, assisted by Brett Sterling and Paul Martin. Colorado tied the game in the second period with Chris Stewart scoring his 13th of the year, thanks to David Jones and John-Michael Liles. The Avalanche took a lead with Cameron Gaunce scoring his first of the season, with the help of Matt Hunwick and Paul Stastny. Thirty-two seconds later, the Penguins tied it with Jordan Staal getting his sixth of the year, via Nick Johnson and Kris Letang. The tie lasted into overtime, where Pittsburgh took the 3-2 win over Colorado with Tyler Kennedy's 12th of the campaign on the power play from Alex Goligoski and Letang. Kennedy, Gaunce, and Vitale earned the three stars.
Up in Canada, the Calgary Flames hosted the Dallas Stars. Kari Lethonen and Miikka Kiprusoff were in between the pipes. Calgary was the first to score with Olli Jokinen getting his 13th of the season with the help of Mark Giordano and David Moss. Dallas replied in the second period with Mike Ribeiro notching his eleventh of the year with helpers by Brenden Morrow and Jamie Langenbrunner. Langenbrunner (is there an echo on this blog? *this blog*) added on his sixth of the season to give the Stars a 2-1 lead thanks to James Neal and Trevor Daley. The Flames tied it on the power play with Tom Kostopolous getting his fifth of the year, courtesy of Rene Bourque and Anton Babchuk. Calgary took the lead back in the third period on the third of the season by Cory Sarich, helped along by Mikael Backlund. Making it 4-2 Flames was Steve Staios with his second of the year, a shorthanded goal coming off of Bourque and Matt Stajan. This was the eventual final, giving the three stars to Giordano, Bourque, and Kiprusoff (22 for 24 saves).
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov and Curtis McElhinney tended the twines to start with. Ryan Getzlaf put Anaheim in front first with his 14th of the season, a power play goal from Jason Blake and Bobby Ryan. Washington answered with an Alex Ovechkin tally, his 22nd of the year going down thanks to Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner. Brooks Laich put the Capitals out front with his unassisted 12th of the season. The Ducks tied the game back up with Teemu Selanne's 18th of the year, courtesy of Saku Koivu and Luca Sbisa. Toni Lydman made it 3-2 for Anaheim with his third of the season, off the sticks of Corey Perry and Getzlaf previously. Perry kept the Ducks going with his 29th of the year, a shorthanded goal made possible by Sbisa and Brandon McMillan. Washington turned the tide with Dave Steckel's fifth of the season, courtesy of Boyd Gordon and Matt Hendricks. Alexander Semin tied it for the Capitals with his 19th of the year, with Marcus Johansson and Ovechkin picking up the helpers. Anaheim regained the lead with Lubomir Visnovsky potting his ninth of the season to make it 5-4, with the help of Perry and Getzlaf. Mike Knuble tied it again for Washington with his 14th of the year in the third period, from Backstrom and Alzner. The Ducks went back out in front on the 28th of the season by Bobby Ryan, which allowed both Getzlaf and Perry to get sock tricks with their assists. However, the Capitals had more to come, and ended up winning on Semin's hat trick completion with his 20th and 21st coming consecutively. The assists were doled out to Scott Hannan, Hendricks, Laich, and the sock trick earning Alzner, producing the 7-6 final. Perry, Semin, and Getzlaf earned the three stars.
Sorry for the delay, Thursday's games out tomorrow afternoon.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
2/15 Hockey
Tonight, there are seven games being played. However, before we dive in, the Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for their 1st and 3rd round picks in the next draft. As for the Maple Leafs...
They were hosted by Boston tonight. The goalies are James Reimer and Tim Thomas. Boston struck first, with Daniel Paille registering his second of the season, with help from Mark Stuart and Gregory Campbell. Toronto tied the game with Phil Kessel potting his 20th of the year on the power play with the help of Dion Phaneuf, and the newest Leaf, Joffery Lupul. The Maple Leafs went up 2-1 with Mikhail Grabovski scoring his 23rd of the season, thanks to Mike Komisarek and Carl Gunnarsson. Campbell retied the game for the Bruins with a power play goal of his own, his eighth of the year going in via Brad Marchand and Michael Ryder. Boston took a 3-2 lead with Patrice Bergeron sinking his 20th of the season, courtesy of Adam McQuaid and Mark Recchi. Kessel replied with his second of the game and 21st of the campaign, another power play goal gaining steam from Lupul and Tomas Kaberle. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead on Grabovski's second of the game and 24th of the year, helped along by Clarke MacArthur and Phaneuf. This was the final, and the three stars went to Grabovski, Kessel, and Campbell.
Heading north of the border, the Ottawa Senators hosted the New York Islanders. Nathan Lawson and Brian Elliott were given the starting duties. Bobby Butler put Ottawa out front first with his second of the season, assisted by Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek on the power play. New York replied with a Blake Comeau tally, his 15th of the year going in via Ty Wishart and Jesse Joensuu. Ryan Shannon put the Senators back in front with his fifth of the season, also a power play goal, with helpers by Butler and Michalek. The Islanders tied the game on the 25th of the year by Michael Grabner, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Josh Bailey put New York in front with his seventh of the season, made possible by Grabner and Okposo. Ottawa retied the game on a Erik Karlsson goal from Erik Condra and Zack Smith, good as his ninth of the year. The Islanders took the game in the shootout on Frans Nielsen's goal, which came after Alex Kovalev and Rob Schremp exchanged tallies. The three stars were Shannon, Grabner, and Butler.
Staying in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Carey Price tended the twines. Montreal struck first with a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his tenth of the season going down with help from Tomas Plekanec and Roman Hamrlik. Benoit Pouliot made it 2-0 Canadiens with his 13th of the year, assisted by David Desharnais and James Wisniewski. Buffalo got on the board with a Drew Stafford marker, his 24th of the season going in thanks to Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly on the power play. The Sabres tied it with Jason Pominville getting his 13th of the year in the third period, with assists by Jochen Hecht and Nathan Gerbe. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Montreal scored with Desharnais, Plekanec, and Pacioretty, and Buffalo got tallies from Vanek, Tyler Ennis, and Gerbe before winning it with Hecht. The three stars were Hecht, Pouliot, and Pacioretty.
Moving along to the Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Dwayne Roloson were in the creases.Opening the game was a fight between Randy Jones and James van Riemsdyk. Philadelphia opened the scoring with a van Riemsdyk tally, his 13th of the season coming from Claude Giroux and Jeff Carter. Tampa Bay answered back with Dominic Moore netting his tenth of the year in the second period with the help of Adam Hall. The Flyers regained the lead on a power play goal by Scott Hartnell, his 18th of the season made possible by van Riemsdyk, who earned himself a Gordie Howe hat trick, and Andrej Meszaros. Darroll Powe made it 3-1 Philadelphia with his conversion of a penalty shot after a Steven Stamkos hooking call, his fifth goal of the year. The Lightning got back within a goal on the tally from Vincent Lecavalier, a power play goal good as his 13th of the season coming off of Marc-Andre Bergeron and Martin St. Louis. Teddy Purcell tied the game for Tampa Bay with his 12th of the year, thanks to Pavel Kubina and Michael Vernace. The tie went through the third period and overtime to a shootout where goals were exchanged by Moore and Mike Richards before the Flyers defeated the Lightning with Kimmo Timonen's goal. The three stars went to Moore, van Riemsdyk, and Victor Hedman.
Playing out west were the Nashville Predators, who hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Pekka Rinne put on the masks for the game. Nashville struck first with Cody Franson scoring his eighth of the campaign on the power play with the help of Steve Sullivan and David Legwand. San Jose answered with a tying goal in the second period from Devin Setoguchi, his 12th of the season going down thanks to Kent Huskins and Patrick Marleau. The tie lasted throughout the third period until the Sharks won the game 2-1 in overtime on Marleau's 22nd of the year, courtesy of Huskins and Joe Thornton. The three stars were awarded to Marleau, Niemi (30 for 31 saves), and Rinne (48 for 50 saves).
Up in Minnesota, the Wild hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Niklas Backstrom took to guarding the cages. Vancouver struck first with Manny Malhotra sinking his seventh of the season on the power play from Sami Salo. Cal Clutterbuck replied for Minnesota with his 18th of the year, also a power play goal, from Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon. Jannik Hansen gave the lead back to the Canucks with his eighth of the campaign, assisted on by Malhotra. Mikael Samuelsson put Vancouver up 3-1 with his 16th of the season, made possible by Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond. Icing the game off for the Canucks was Kesler with his 33rd of the year into the empty net to make it 4-1 from Christian Ehrhoff. Schneider (28 for 29 saves), Malhotra, and Clutterbuck were the three stars.
Lastly, the Dallas Stars visited the Edmonton Oilers. The goalies were Kari Lethonen and Nikolai Khabibulin. Edmonton was the first to score with Jordan Eberle getting his 12th of the season from Sam Gagner and Jim Vandermeer. Taylor Chorney added on his first of the year for the Oilers in the second period, a power play goal made possible by Shawn Horcoff and Tom Gilbert. Dallas answered with the 19th of the campaign by Loui Eriksson, also on the power play, courtesy of the newly acquired Jason Williams and the goalie Kari Lethonen. Horcoff responded for Edmonton with his eighth of the season, coming on the man advantage via Ales Hemsky and Chorney. Twenty-eight seconds into the third period, Hemsky scored his tenth of the year for the Oilers, making it 4-1 with the help of Horcoff and Gilbert. This was the final, and the three stars went to Horcoff, Chorney, and Khabibulin (24 for 25 saves).
That's all for the hockey world. There may not be any posts tomorrow, as I should be fairly busy.
They were hosted by Boston tonight. The goalies are James Reimer and Tim Thomas. Boston struck first, with Daniel Paille registering his second of the season, with help from Mark Stuart and Gregory Campbell. Toronto tied the game with Phil Kessel potting his 20th of the year on the power play with the help of Dion Phaneuf, and the newest Leaf, Joffery Lupul. The Maple Leafs went up 2-1 with Mikhail Grabovski scoring his 23rd of the season, thanks to Mike Komisarek and Carl Gunnarsson. Campbell retied the game for the Bruins with a power play goal of his own, his eighth of the year going in via Brad Marchand and Michael Ryder. Boston took a 3-2 lead with Patrice Bergeron sinking his 20th of the season, courtesy of Adam McQuaid and Mark Recchi. Kessel replied with his second of the game and 21st of the campaign, another power play goal gaining steam from Lupul and Tomas Kaberle. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead on Grabovski's second of the game and 24th of the year, helped along by Clarke MacArthur and Phaneuf. This was the final, and the three stars went to Grabovski, Kessel, and Campbell.
Heading north of the border, the Ottawa Senators hosted the New York Islanders. Nathan Lawson and Brian Elliott were given the starting duties. Bobby Butler put Ottawa out front first with his second of the season, assisted by Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek on the power play. New York replied with a Blake Comeau tally, his 15th of the year going in via Ty Wishart and Jesse Joensuu. Ryan Shannon put the Senators back in front with his fifth of the season, also a power play goal, with helpers by Butler and Michalek. The Islanders tied the game on the 25th of the year by Michael Grabner, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Josh Bailey put New York in front with his seventh of the season, made possible by Grabner and Okposo. Ottawa retied the game on a Erik Karlsson goal from Erik Condra and Zack Smith, good as his ninth of the year. The Islanders took the game in the shootout on Frans Nielsen's goal, which came after Alex Kovalev and Rob Schremp exchanged tallies. The three stars were Shannon, Grabner, and Butler.
Staying in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres. Jhonas Enroth and Carey Price tended the twines. Montreal struck first with a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his tenth of the season going down with help from Tomas Plekanec and Roman Hamrlik. Benoit Pouliot made it 2-0 Canadiens with his 13th of the year, assisted by David Desharnais and James Wisniewski. Buffalo got on the board with a Drew Stafford marker, his 24th of the season going in thanks to Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly on the power play. The Sabres tied it with Jason Pominville getting his 13th of the year in the third period, with assists by Jochen Hecht and Nathan Gerbe. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Montreal scored with Desharnais, Plekanec, and Pacioretty, and Buffalo got tallies from Vanek, Tyler Ennis, and Gerbe before winning it with Hecht. The three stars were Hecht, Pouliot, and Pacioretty.
Moving along to the Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Dwayne Roloson were in the creases.Opening the game was a fight between Randy Jones and James van Riemsdyk. Philadelphia opened the scoring with a van Riemsdyk tally, his 13th of the season coming from Claude Giroux and Jeff Carter. Tampa Bay answered back with Dominic Moore netting his tenth of the year in the second period with the help of Adam Hall. The Flyers regained the lead on a power play goal by Scott Hartnell, his 18th of the season made possible by van Riemsdyk, who earned himself a Gordie Howe hat trick, and Andrej Meszaros. Darroll Powe made it 3-1 Philadelphia with his conversion of a penalty shot after a Steven Stamkos hooking call, his fifth goal of the year. The Lightning got back within a goal on the tally from Vincent Lecavalier, a power play goal good as his 13th of the season coming off of Marc-Andre Bergeron and Martin St. Louis. Teddy Purcell tied the game for Tampa Bay with his 12th of the year, thanks to Pavel Kubina and Michael Vernace. The tie went through the third period and overtime to a shootout where goals were exchanged by Moore and Mike Richards before the Flyers defeated the Lightning with Kimmo Timonen's goal. The three stars went to Moore, van Riemsdyk, and Victor Hedman.
Playing out west were the Nashville Predators, who hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Pekka Rinne put on the masks for the game. Nashville struck first with Cody Franson scoring his eighth of the campaign on the power play with the help of Steve Sullivan and David Legwand. San Jose answered with a tying goal in the second period from Devin Setoguchi, his 12th of the season going down thanks to Kent Huskins and Patrick Marleau. The tie lasted throughout the third period until the Sharks won the game 2-1 in overtime on Marleau's 22nd of the year, courtesy of Huskins and Joe Thornton. The three stars were awarded to Marleau, Niemi (30 for 31 saves), and Rinne (48 for 50 saves).
Up in Minnesota, the Wild hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Niklas Backstrom took to guarding the cages. Vancouver struck first with Manny Malhotra sinking his seventh of the season on the power play from Sami Salo. Cal Clutterbuck replied for Minnesota with his 18th of the year, also a power play goal, from Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon. Jannik Hansen gave the lead back to the Canucks with his eighth of the campaign, assisted on by Malhotra. Mikael Samuelsson put Vancouver up 3-1 with his 16th of the season, made possible by Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond. Icing the game off for the Canucks was Kesler with his 33rd of the year into the empty net to make it 4-1 from Christian Ehrhoff. Schneider (28 for 29 saves), Malhotra, and Clutterbuck were the three stars.
Lastly, the Dallas Stars visited the Edmonton Oilers. The goalies were Kari Lethonen and Nikolai Khabibulin. Edmonton was the first to score with Jordan Eberle getting his 12th of the season from Sam Gagner and Jim Vandermeer. Taylor Chorney added on his first of the year for the Oilers in the second period, a power play goal made possible by Shawn Horcoff and Tom Gilbert. Dallas answered with the 19th of the campaign by Loui Eriksson, also on the power play, courtesy of the newly acquired Jason Williams and the goalie Kari Lethonen. Horcoff responded for Edmonton with his eighth of the season, coming on the man advantage via Ales Hemsky and Chorney. Twenty-eight seconds into the third period, Hemsky scored his tenth of the year for the Oilers, making it 4-1 with the help of Horcoff and Gilbert. This was the final, and the three stars went to Horcoff, Chorney, and Khabibulin (24 for 25 saves).
That's all for the hockey world. There may not be any posts tomorrow, as I should be fairly busy.
Song of the Week VII
This week, we hear from O.A.R., who provides us with the song On My Way from their album All Sides. The song is a slower tempo and rather soft. It would be appropriate for the most recently passed holiday, as it is somewhat a love song. The acoustic sounding tone and limited drumming adds to the ambiance in the song. That's the song of the week, and the feature will be back next week.
Monday, February 14, 2011
For the Love of Hockey (V-Day 2011)
Hockey's not giving the fans much love tonight, with only three games for the viewing purposes. It starts (surprisingly) at the...
Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Ilya Bryzgalov put on the masks to guard the cages. Marcus Johansson opened the scoring for Washington with his eighth of the season, assisted by Brooks Laich and Alexander Semin. Forty-nine seconds later, Phoenix tied the game with a Martin Hanzal marker, his 12th of the year going down with help from Ray Whitney and Radim Vrbata. Ray Whitney put the Coyotes ahead with his eleventh of the season, a power play goal from Vrbata and Shane Doan. Vernon Fiddler extended the lead once more for Phoenix on his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Scottie Upshall and Keith Yandle. The Capitals tried to get back in the game with Matt Bradley sinking his fourth of the year, thanks to Dave Steckel and Jeff Schultz, but they couldn't get the equalizer and lost 3-2. The three stars were Bryzgalov (29 for 31 saves), Whitney, and Vrbata.
Teeing off at the same time, the St. Louis Blues hosted the Vancouver Canucks. In between the pipes were Roberto Luongo and Jaroslav Halak. St. Louis got on the board first with Andy McDonald notching his tenth of the season on the power play, with help from Nikita Nikitin and Alex Pietrangelo. Vancouver replied with Henrik Sedin scoring his 13th of the year via Sami Salo and Alexandre Burrows. The Blues took the lead back with Alex Steen notching his 16th of the campaign, unassisted. In the second period, St. Louis went up 3-1 on a power play goal by Patrik Berglund, his 15th of the season seeing the sticks of Pietrangelo and McDonald previously. The Canucks attempted to get back in the game with Jannik Hansen putting his seventh of the year away thanks to Raffi Torres and Christian Ehrhoff, but they failed to score again and fell 3-2. Pietrangelo, McDonald, and Henrik Sedin earned the three stars.
Finally, we stop in Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Peter Budaj got the starting honors. Calgary struck first just eighteen seconds into the game with David Moss nailing his 13th of the season into the twine with help from Robyn Regehr and Olli Jokinen. Anton Babchuk made it 2-0 Flames on the power play for his eighth of the year coming off of Jay Bouwmeester and Jokinen, prompting Colorado to switch goalies, putting Craig Anderson into action. Jarome Iginla kept Calgary going with his 24th of the season, assisted by Rene Bourque and Brendan Morrison. Curtis Glencross later added on another for the Flames, his 18th of the year finding the back of the net thanks to Jokinen, who wrapped up a sock trick in just 12:41 minutes of play, and Moss. Jokinen added his own goal for Calgary, his 12th of the season, courtesy of Glencross and Moss. The Avalanche reinstated Budaj for the second period and beyond. Colorado got on the board in the second period with Daniel Winnik potting his eighth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Kevin Porter and Matt Hunwick. The Flames made it 6-1 in the third period with an Alex Tanguay goal from Regehr and Morrison, good as his 15th of the season. Glencross put Calgary ahead 7-1 with his second of the game and 19th of the year, with Tom Kostopoulos and Moss picking up the assists, the latter earning his own sock trick. Iginla kept the Flames going with his second of the night and 25th of the season, with the help of Mikael Backlund and Steve Staios. Kiprusoff had to come out of the game, with Henrik Karlsson coming in to clean up. Calgary would add on one more goal, making it 9-1 with Matt Stajan potting his fifth of the year shorthanded from Bourque. This was the final, with Jokinen, Glencross, and Moss earning the three stars for the massacre.
That's all for Valentine's Day. A special bit of love to all of you who keep reading, it is much appreciated.
Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix, where the Coyotes host the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Ilya Bryzgalov put on the masks to guard the cages. Marcus Johansson opened the scoring for Washington with his eighth of the season, assisted by Brooks Laich and Alexander Semin. Forty-nine seconds later, Phoenix tied the game with a Martin Hanzal marker, his 12th of the year going down with help from Ray Whitney and Radim Vrbata. Ray Whitney put the Coyotes ahead with his eleventh of the season, a power play goal from Vrbata and Shane Doan. Vernon Fiddler extended the lead once more for Phoenix on his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Scottie Upshall and Keith Yandle. The Capitals tried to get back in the game with Matt Bradley sinking his fourth of the year, thanks to Dave Steckel and Jeff Schultz, but they couldn't get the equalizer and lost 3-2. The three stars were Bryzgalov (29 for 31 saves), Whitney, and Vrbata.
Teeing off at the same time, the St. Louis Blues hosted the Vancouver Canucks. In between the pipes were Roberto Luongo and Jaroslav Halak. St. Louis got on the board first with Andy McDonald notching his tenth of the season on the power play, with help from Nikita Nikitin and Alex Pietrangelo. Vancouver replied with Henrik Sedin scoring his 13th of the year via Sami Salo and Alexandre Burrows. The Blues took the lead back with Alex Steen notching his 16th of the campaign, unassisted. In the second period, St. Louis went up 3-1 on a power play goal by Patrik Berglund, his 15th of the season seeing the sticks of Pietrangelo and McDonald previously. The Canucks attempted to get back in the game with Jannik Hansen putting his seventh of the year away thanks to Raffi Torres and Christian Ehrhoff, but they failed to score again and fell 3-2. Pietrangelo, McDonald, and Henrik Sedin earned the three stars.
Finally, we stop in Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Peter Budaj got the starting honors. Calgary struck first just eighteen seconds into the game with David Moss nailing his 13th of the season into the twine with help from Robyn Regehr and Olli Jokinen. Anton Babchuk made it 2-0 Flames on the power play for his eighth of the year coming off of Jay Bouwmeester and Jokinen, prompting Colorado to switch goalies, putting Craig Anderson into action. Jarome Iginla kept Calgary going with his 24th of the season, assisted by Rene Bourque and Brendan Morrison. Curtis Glencross later added on another for the Flames, his 18th of the year finding the back of the net thanks to Jokinen, who wrapped up a sock trick in just 12:41 minutes of play, and Moss. Jokinen added his own goal for Calgary, his 12th of the season, courtesy of Glencross and Moss. The Avalanche reinstated Budaj for the second period and beyond. Colorado got on the board in the second period with Daniel Winnik potting his eighth of the year, a power play goal made possible by Kevin Porter and Matt Hunwick. The Flames made it 6-1 in the third period with an Alex Tanguay goal from Regehr and Morrison, good as his 15th of the season. Glencross put Calgary ahead 7-1 with his second of the game and 19th of the year, with Tom Kostopoulos and Moss picking up the assists, the latter earning his own sock trick. Iginla kept the Flames going with his second of the night and 25th of the season, with the help of Mikael Backlund and Steve Staios. Kiprusoff had to come out of the game, with Henrik Karlsson coming in to clean up. Calgary would add on one more goal, making it 9-1 with Matt Stajan potting his fifth of the year shorthanded from Bourque. This was the final, with Jokinen, Glencross, and Moss earning the three stars for the massacre.
That's all for Valentine's Day. A special bit of love to all of you who keep reading, it is much appreciated.
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars, week 17
This week featured a variety of different forms of value, with high scoring games also being accompanied by slugfests. Therefore, these were the best players in terms of fantasy value only.
Center: John Tavares, 3 goals, 5 assists, -1, 4 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 12 shots on goal
Left Wing: Rick Nash, 3 goals, 2 assists, +4, 2 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 18 shots on goal
Right Wing: Michael Grabner, 8 goals, 1 assist, +7, 0 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 23 shots on goal
Defenseman: Travis Hamonic, 1 goal, 3 assists, +1, 29 penalty minutes, 1 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Goaltender: Ilya Bryzgalov, 3 wins, 1.29 goals against average, 73 saves, .948 save percentage, 1 shutout
As evidenced by the three Islanders present this week, increase in teammates (Hamonic, others) penalty minutes can lead to amazing offensive production (Tavares, Grabner). Here's to a less violent week.
Center: John Tavares, 3 goals, 5 assists, -1, 4 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 12 shots on goal
Left Wing: Rick Nash, 3 goals, 2 assists, +4, 2 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 18 shots on goal
Right Wing: Michael Grabner, 8 goals, 1 assist, +7, 0 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 23 shots on goal
Defenseman: Travis Hamonic, 1 goal, 3 assists, +1, 29 penalty minutes, 1 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Goaltender: Ilya Bryzgalov, 3 wins, 1.29 goals against average, 73 saves, .948 save percentage, 1 shutout
As evidenced by the three Islanders present this week, increase in teammates (Hamonic, others) penalty minutes can lead to amazing offensive production (Tavares, Grabner). Here's to a less violent week.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday Hockey action
Today's slate of eight games are all relatively early games.They started with NBC's game, which was at...
The Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings, who hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Jimmy Howard took care of the nets. Boston scored first with Tyler Seguin notching his ninth of the season with the help of Blake Wheeler and Michael Ryder. Todd Bertuzzi answered for Detroit with his eleventh of the year, an unassisted goal. Brad Marchand restored the lead for the Bruins with his 16th of the season, a power play goal going in thanks to Ryder and Mark Recchi. The Red Wings got the game tied again with Pavel Datsyuk registering his 14th of the year, courtesy of Brian Rafalski and Jiri Hudler. Kris Draper gave Detroit a 3-2 lead with his sixth of the season, assisted by Patrick Eaves and Darren Helm. Bertuzzi locked up the game with his second of the afternoon and 12th of the year, with help from Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg, making it 4-2 Red Wings, the final. The three stars went to Bertuzzi, Draper, and Zdeno Chara.
Next up, the New York Rangers hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Henrik Lundqvist were in the blue paint. Pittsburgh opened the scoring with a Deryk Engelland goal, his third of the season helped along by Chris Conner and Michael Rupp. Nick Johnson put the Penguins up 2-0 with his first of the year, courtesy of Jordan Staal and Pascal Dupuis. Thirty-seven seconds later, New York entered the scoring with Brian Boyle potting his 19th of the season, thanks to Marc Staal. The Rangers tied the game with Ryan Callahan getting his 13th of the year on the power play from Dan Girardi and Wojtek Wolski. New York obtained the lead in the second period with the second goal of the season by Vinny Prospal, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Marian Gaborik. Callahan added his second of the night for the Rangers, also his 14th of the year, with helpers from Marc Staal and Derek Stepan on the power play. Artem Anisimov put New York up 5-2 with his 12th of the season, also on the power play, helped along by Mats Zuccarello and Callahan. Pittsburgh tries to make a comeback in the third period with the second of the year by Brett Sterling, a power play marker made possible by Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang. The Rangers were able to hold on throughout the rest of the third period and defeated the Penguins 5-3. Callahan, Marc Staal, and Boyle earned the three stars.
Staying in the east, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the road-weary Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Sergei Bobrovsky tended the twines. Los Angeles got the first goal seventeen seconds into the second period with Drew Doughty notching his seventh of the season with the help of Anze Kopitar and Wayne Simmonds. This was the only goal in the game, giving the Kings a 1-0 victory over the Flyers, with Quick (40 save shutout), Doughty, and Claude Giroux getting the three stars.
Following that, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the New York Islanders. Mikko Koskinen and Ryan Miller picked up the starts. Forty seconds into the game, New York struck with a Michael Grabner goal, with help from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo for his 22nd of the season. Buffalo responded with a Jochen Hecht tally, his ninth of the year going in unassisted. Drew Stafford made it 2-1 for the Sabres on his 21st of the season, courtesy of Tyler Ennis and Tim Connolly. John Tavares retied the game for the Islanders with his 21st of the year, with Travis Hamonic and Matt Moulson picking up the helpers. Stafford restored the lead for Buffalo with his second of the game and 22nd of season, via Ennis and Connolly again. The Sabres extended their lead and chased away Koskinen with Nathan Gerbe potting his seventh of the year, with the help of Shaone Morrison. Al Montoya came on in relief. New York got back within a goal later in the second period, a Blake Comeau tally for his 14th of the season, with assistance from Nielsen and Okposo. The Islanders tied it with the second goal of the game and 23rd of the year by Grabner in the third period, an unassisted goal. Buffalo made it 5-4 with a Tyler Myers goal, his eighth of the campaign finding twine with guidance from Jason Pominville. Milan Jurcina retied it yet again for New York with his fourth of the season coming on the power play from Nielsen, who wrapped up his sock trick, and Tavares. Ty Wishart gave the Islanders a lead with his first of the year, also a power play goal, made possible by Jurcina and Josh Bailey. Thirty-one second later, the Sabres retied the game at 6 with Stafford completing his hat trick on his 23rd goal of the season, assisted by Jordan Leopold and Tyler Ennis, who finished a sock trick. The tie lasted until Grabner gave New York the 7-6 victory in overtime, completing a hat trick of his own on his 24th of the year, thanks to Okposo, who also earned a sock trick, and Andrew MacDonald. Grabner, Stafford, and Ennis all earned the three stars.
Heading southwest, the Dallas Stars hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kari Lethonen and Steve Mason put on the masks. Dallas struck first with a Brad Richards goal, his 24th of the season coming on the power play via Trevor Daley and Steve Ott. Columbus answered forty-six seconds later with Matt Calvert notching his fourth of the campaign with the help of Anton Stralman and Jan Hejda. Rick Nash put the Blue Jackets up 2-1 in the second period on his 26th of the year, seeing the sticks of Jakub Voracek and Stralman previously. The scoring dried up after this point, and Columbus held on for the 2-1 victory over the Stars. The three stars went out to Mason (29 for 30 saves), Lethonen (37 for 39 saves), Stralman.
Continuing along, the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ondrej Pavelec stood tall in the paint. Carolina was the first to strike with a Jiri Tlusty marker, his fifth of the season getting steam from Joni Pitkanen and Sergei Samsonov. Atlanta replied in the second period with Andrew Ladd sinking his 18th of the year unassisted. Joe Corvo put the Hurricanes back out front with his ninth of the campaign, courtesy of Brandon Sutter and Jeff Skinner. Ladd again provided the equalizer for the Thrashers with his second of the game and 19th of the season, again needing no help. Carolina managed to retake the lead again at 3-2 with Erik Cole sinking his 16th of the year with the help of Samsonov and Ian White, which would be the final. The three stars went out to Cole, Ladd, and Ward (41 for 43 saves).
Staying on the east coast, the Florida Panthers hosted the San Jose Sharks. Tending the twines were Antti Niemi and Tomas Vokoun. San Jose opened the scoring with Kent Huskins netting his second of the season, courtesy of Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell. Florida responded late in the second period with Mike Santorelli nailing his 15th of the year with help from Cory Stillman and Keaton Ellerby. Pavelski gave the Sharks the lead back on his 12th of the campaign, assisted by Dany Heatley and Mitchell. The Panthers tied it again with Chris Higgins notching his tenth of the season thanks to Marty Reasoner and Dennis Wideman. Jason Garrison gave the Panthers a 3-2 lead with his third of the year, coming off of Reasoner and Higgins. This would be the final, with the three stars going to Garrison, Higgins, and Santorelli.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Devan Dubnyk were between the pipes. Thirty-four seconds into the game Teemu Selanne potted his 17th of the season, allowing Jason Blake and Andreas Lilja to pick up the helpers. Brandon McMillan made it 2-0 Ducks in the second period with his eighth of the year, via Dan Sexton and Maxim Lapierre. Bobby Ryan added on his 26th of the season for Anaheim shortly after, thanks to Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The troublesome trio made it 4-0 Ducks in the third period when Ryan nailed his 27th of the year and second of the game, with Perry and Getzlaf helping out again. Nikolai Khabibulin closed out the game for Edmonton, who still lost 4-0. The three stars went to Ryan, Perry, and Selanne, and Hiller was noted to have an easy night, making a mere 12 saves for the shutout.
Monday brings three games, hopefully I have the time for them.
The Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings, who hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Jimmy Howard took care of the nets. Boston scored first with Tyler Seguin notching his ninth of the season with the help of Blake Wheeler and Michael Ryder. Todd Bertuzzi answered for Detroit with his eleventh of the year, an unassisted goal. Brad Marchand restored the lead for the Bruins with his 16th of the season, a power play goal going in thanks to Ryder and Mark Recchi. The Red Wings got the game tied again with Pavel Datsyuk registering his 14th of the year, courtesy of Brian Rafalski and Jiri Hudler. Kris Draper gave Detroit a 3-2 lead with his sixth of the season, assisted by Patrick Eaves and Darren Helm. Bertuzzi locked up the game with his second of the afternoon and 12th of the year, with help from Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg, making it 4-2 Red Wings, the final. The three stars went to Bertuzzi, Draper, and Zdeno Chara.
Next up, the New York Rangers hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Henrik Lundqvist were in the blue paint. Pittsburgh opened the scoring with a Deryk Engelland goal, his third of the season helped along by Chris Conner and Michael Rupp. Nick Johnson put the Penguins up 2-0 with his first of the year, courtesy of Jordan Staal and Pascal Dupuis. Thirty-seven seconds later, New York entered the scoring with Brian Boyle potting his 19th of the season, thanks to Marc Staal. The Rangers tied the game with Ryan Callahan getting his 13th of the year on the power play from Dan Girardi and Wojtek Wolski. New York obtained the lead in the second period with the second goal of the season by Vinny Prospal, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Marian Gaborik. Callahan added his second of the night for the Rangers, also his 14th of the year, with helpers from Marc Staal and Derek Stepan on the power play. Artem Anisimov put New York up 5-2 with his 12th of the season, also on the power play, helped along by Mats Zuccarello and Callahan. Pittsburgh tries to make a comeback in the third period with the second of the year by Brett Sterling, a power play marker made possible by Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang. The Rangers were able to hold on throughout the rest of the third period and defeated the Penguins 5-3. Callahan, Marc Staal, and Boyle earned the three stars.
Staying in the east, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the road-weary Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Sergei Bobrovsky tended the twines. Los Angeles got the first goal seventeen seconds into the second period with Drew Doughty notching his seventh of the season with the help of Anze Kopitar and Wayne Simmonds. This was the only goal in the game, giving the Kings a 1-0 victory over the Flyers, with Quick (40 save shutout), Doughty, and Claude Giroux getting the three stars.
Following that, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the New York Islanders. Mikko Koskinen and Ryan Miller picked up the starts. Forty seconds into the game, New York struck with a Michael Grabner goal, with help from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo for his 22nd of the season. Buffalo responded with a Jochen Hecht tally, his ninth of the year going in unassisted. Drew Stafford made it 2-1 for the Sabres on his 21st of the season, courtesy of Tyler Ennis and Tim Connolly. John Tavares retied the game for the Islanders with his 21st of the year, with Travis Hamonic and Matt Moulson picking up the helpers. Stafford restored the lead for Buffalo with his second of the game and 22nd of season, via Ennis and Connolly again. The Sabres extended their lead and chased away Koskinen with Nathan Gerbe potting his seventh of the year, with the help of Shaone Morrison. Al Montoya came on in relief. New York got back within a goal later in the second period, a Blake Comeau tally for his 14th of the season, with assistance from Nielsen and Okposo. The Islanders tied it with the second goal of the game and 23rd of the year by Grabner in the third period, an unassisted goal. Buffalo made it 5-4 with a Tyler Myers goal, his eighth of the campaign finding twine with guidance from Jason Pominville. Milan Jurcina retied it yet again for New York with his fourth of the season coming on the power play from Nielsen, who wrapped up his sock trick, and Tavares. Ty Wishart gave the Islanders a lead with his first of the year, also a power play goal, made possible by Jurcina and Josh Bailey. Thirty-one second later, the Sabres retied the game at 6 with Stafford completing his hat trick on his 23rd goal of the season, assisted by Jordan Leopold and Tyler Ennis, who finished a sock trick. The tie lasted until Grabner gave New York the 7-6 victory in overtime, completing a hat trick of his own on his 24th of the year, thanks to Okposo, who also earned a sock trick, and Andrew MacDonald. Grabner, Stafford, and Ennis all earned the three stars.
Heading southwest, the Dallas Stars hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kari Lethonen and Steve Mason put on the masks. Dallas struck first with a Brad Richards goal, his 24th of the season coming on the power play via Trevor Daley and Steve Ott. Columbus answered forty-six seconds later with Matt Calvert notching his fourth of the campaign with the help of Anton Stralman and Jan Hejda. Rick Nash put the Blue Jackets up 2-1 in the second period on his 26th of the year, seeing the sticks of Jakub Voracek and Stralman previously. The scoring dried up after this point, and Columbus held on for the 2-1 victory over the Stars. The three stars went out to Mason (29 for 30 saves), Lethonen (37 for 39 saves), Stralman.
Continuing along, the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ondrej Pavelec stood tall in the paint. Carolina was the first to strike with a Jiri Tlusty marker, his fifth of the season getting steam from Joni Pitkanen and Sergei Samsonov. Atlanta replied in the second period with Andrew Ladd sinking his 18th of the year unassisted. Joe Corvo put the Hurricanes back out front with his ninth of the campaign, courtesy of Brandon Sutter and Jeff Skinner. Ladd again provided the equalizer for the Thrashers with his second of the game and 19th of the season, again needing no help. Carolina managed to retake the lead again at 3-2 with Erik Cole sinking his 16th of the year with the help of Samsonov and Ian White, which would be the final. The three stars went out to Cole, Ladd, and Ward (41 for 43 saves).
Staying on the east coast, the Florida Panthers hosted the San Jose Sharks. Tending the twines were Antti Niemi and Tomas Vokoun. San Jose opened the scoring with Kent Huskins netting his second of the season, courtesy of Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell. Florida responded late in the second period with Mike Santorelli nailing his 15th of the year with help from Cory Stillman and Keaton Ellerby. Pavelski gave the Sharks the lead back on his 12th of the campaign, assisted by Dany Heatley and Mitchell. The Panthers tied it again with Chris Higgins notching his tenth of the season thanks to Marty Reasoner and Dennis Wideman. Jason Garrison gave the Panthers a 3-2 lead with his third of the year, coming off of Reasoner and Higgins. This would be the final, with the three stars going to Garrison, Higgins, and Santorelli.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Devan Dubnyk were between the pipes. Thirty-four seconds into the game Teemu Selanne potted his 17th of the season, allowing Jason Blake and Andreas Lilja to pick up the helpers. Brandon McMillan made it 2-0 Ducks in the second period with his eighth of the year, via Dan Sexton and Maxim Lapierre. Bobby Ryan added on his 26th of the season for Anaheim shortly after, thanks to Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The troublesome trio made it 4-0 Ducks in the third period when Ryan nailed his 27th of the year and second of the game, with Perry and Getzlaf helping out again. Nikolai Khabibulin closed out the game for Edmonton, who still lost 4-0. The three stars went to Ryan, Perry, and Selanne, and Hiller was noted to have an easy night, making a mere 12 saves for the shutout.
Monday brings three games, hopefully I have the time for them.
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