As mentioned earlier, there are eight games on throughout today. We start with a pair of afternoon games, led by...
The Dallas Stars hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Kari Lehtonen received the starting honors. Dallas opened the scoring on the fourth of the season by Tom Wandell, which went unassisted. Nashville tied it in the second period with the second of the year by Ryan Suter, with help from Colin Wilson and David Legwand. The Predators took a lead with the 14th of the campaign by Wilson, with Cody Franson and Legwand providing help. The Stars retied it with an Alex Goligoski goal, his tenth of the season, which gained steam from Brendan Morrow and Mike Ribeiro. Dallas took a lead at 3-2 with a Loui Eriksson power play goal assisted by Goligoski and Morrow, his 21st of the year. This was the final, with the three stars going to Lehtonen (25 for 27 saves), Goligoski, and Wilson.
Also in the afternoon, the Los Angeles Kings hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Brian Elliott and Jonathan Quick were sent out to stop the puck. Los Angeles scored first with the 20th of the season by Anze Kopitar, with assists from Brad Richardson and Wayne Simmonds. Alec Martinez extended the lead for the Kings with his fourth of the year, helped along by Kyle Clifford and Trevor Lewis. Los Angeles kept going with Drew Doughty notching his tenth of the season on the power play with guidance from Kopitar and Ryan Smyth. The Kings made it 4-0 with the 17th of the year by Jarret Stoll in the third period, coming off of Justin Williams and Doughty. Colorado woke up with two David Jones goals, his 21st and 22nd of the season just thirty-nine seconds apart, with assists credited to John-Michael Liles and Erik Johnson on the earlier power play goal, and Johnson and Liles again on the even strength goal. With thirty seconds left in regulation, Paul Stastny tacked on his 19th of the year for the Avalanche, an unassisted goal. This wouldn't be enough, as Los Angeles held on to win 4-3. Doughty, Kopitar, and Jones picked up the three stars.
For the games at regularly scheduled times, we open up in Buffalo, with the Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Joey MacDonald and Ryan Miller took the nets in their hands. Buffalo opened the scoring on Andrej Sekera's second of the season, helped along by Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford. The Sabres extended the lead to 2-0 with Mike Grier's fifth of the year, assisted by Sekera and Rob Niedermayer. Detroit got on the board with a power play goal from Pavel Datsyuk, his 18th of the season made possible by Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg. With fifty-eight seconds left in regulation, Jiri Hudler tied the game for the Red Wings, his seventh of the year finding twine with guidance from Danny Cleary and Johan Franzen. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Detroit clinched the victory on goals by Datsyuk and Hudler. Datsyuk, Sekera, and Hudler earned the three stars.
Continuing along, the New York Islanders hosted the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Al Montoya were called on for the starts. New York opened the scoring on the third of the season by Kyle Okposo, fueled by Michael Grabner and Andrew MacDonald. The Islanders got up a 2-0 lead with Travis Hamonic putting his third of the year away, with no assistance required. Washington got on the board with Brooks Laich registering his 13th of the campaign, helped along by John Carlson. The Capitals tied it on a Mike Knuble goal, his 15th of the season coming off of Laich and Marcus Johansson. Washington took the lead in the third period with Alexander Semin notching his 22nd of the year, with help from Alex Ovechkin. This was the final score, with Semin, Laich, and Okposo getting the three stars.
Heading north, the Ottawa Senators hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Craig Anderson put on the goalie masks. Philadelphia scored first with Scott Hartnell netting his 19th of the season, courtesy of Claude Giroux. Ottawa replied in the second period with Nick Foligno sinking his tenth of the year on the power play with help from Filip Kuba and Ryan Shannon. Erik Condra put the Senators ahead with his first of the campaign, assisted by Shannon and Colin Greening. Ottawa extended the lead in the third period when Chris Phillips nailed his first of the season into the twine, thanks to help by Jason Spezza and Bobby Butler. Condra made it 4-1 Senators with his second of the game and of the year, a power play goal made possible by Erik Karlsson. This was the final, with Condra, Anderson (30 for 31 saves), and Shannon picking up the three stars honors.
Staying in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and James Reimer were in net for the game. Toronto was first on the board with Joffery Lupul notching his sixth of the season on the power play with helpers by Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh quickly replied with the 15th of the year by the newly-acquired Alex Kovalev, with the lone assists coming from Ben Lovejoy. The Maple Leafs retook the lead in the second period with Colby Armstrong potting his eighth of the season, courtesy of Mike Brown. The Penguins tied it again with Mark Letestu scoring his eleventh of the year onthe power play, fueled by Kris Letang and Jordan Staal. Pittsburgh took the lead at 3-2 with Dustin Jeffrey netting his fifth of the season, thanks to Pascal Dupuis and Matt Cooke. Toronto retied it on the 19th goal of the year for Clarke MacArthur, with assists provided by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Thirty-five seconds later, Lupul gave the Maple Leafs the lead again with his second of the game and seventh of the season, made possible by Carl Gunnarsson. The Penguins found another tying goal with Max Talbot potting his seventh of the year shorthanded and unassisted. Phaneuf put Toronto back on top just fifty-three seconds later with the power play goal via Tim Brent and Kessel, good for his third of the season. Pittsburgh got yet another equalizer with Michael Rupp notching his sixth of the year, with the lone assist by Letestu. This tie lasted into a shootout, where the Penguins topped the Maple Leafs with Kovalev's lone tally. The three stars went to Lupul, Kovalev, and Rupp.
Keeping with the east Canada theme, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Alex Auld tended the twines. Carolina was the first to score with Jussi Jokinen potting his 16th of the season, from Brandon Sutter and Jiri Tlusty. Montreal tied it with Michael Cammalleri scoring his 15th of the year, assisted by Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens took the lead with Lars Eller netting his fourth of the campaign with the help of Andrei Kostitsyn. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period when Tuomo Ruutu nailed his 15th of the season into the mesh, thanks to passes from Char LaRose and Jerome Samson. Plekanec put Montreal back ahead with his 20th of the year, courtesy of Cammalleri and Roman Hamrlik. Cory Stillman tied it again for Carolina with his eighth of the season and first since returning to this franchise, with guidance by Jeff Skinner and Tim Gleason. Kostitsyn put the Canadiens up 4-3 with his 15th of the year in the third period, a power play goal with helpers provided by Hamrlik and P.K. Subban. This was the final, and the three stars went to Cammalleri, Plekanec, and Kostitsyn.
Finally, crossing the country to Vancouver, where the Canucks hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Roberto Luongo were in between the pipes. Vancouver was the first on the board with a Manny Malhotra goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Raffi Torres and Christian Ehrhoff. Boston tied in the second period with the 16th of the year for Nathan Horton, with helpers coming from Milan Lucic and Tomas Kaberle. Lucic gave the Bruins the lead in the third period with his 27th of the season, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and David Krejci. Boston secured victory when Patrice Bergeron sank his 21st of the year into the empty net with guidance from Lucic, producing the 3-1 final. The three stars went to Lucic, Thomas (27 for 28 saves), and Malhotra.
Two last nuggets of information. Bryan McCabe was traded from Florida to the New York Rangers in return for Tim Kennedy and a third round draft pick in the 2011 draft. Also, being claimed off waivers were Marco Sturm (Washington), Craig Rivet (Columbus), and Nick Boynton (Philadelphia). Sunday has another eight games to be covered.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday Games - NHL
Tonight, we have a total of nine games going in Hockey. We start off in...
The Nation's capital, where the Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Michal Neuvirth picked up the starts in goal. New York struck first with the second of the season by Steve Eminger, helped along by Derek Stepan. Erik Christensen made it 2-0 Rangers on his seventh of the year, with help from Mike Sauer and Brian Boyle. Christensen extended the lead again for New York with his second of the game and eighth of the season, a power play goal fueled by Ryan Callahan and Vinny Prospal. Stepan kept the Rangers going with his 17th of the year, also on the power play, guided by Michael Del Zotto and Mats Zuccarello. New York rolled on with the third of the season for Prospal, assisted by Christensen and Matt Gilroy. Boyle topped it off for the Rangers by making it 6-0 with his 20th of the year, thanks to Christensen and Brandon Prust. The three stars went to Lundqvist (35 save shutout), Christensen and Callahan.
South a bit to Carolina, where the Hurricanes hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward collected the starting honors. Carolina opened the scoring with a Jay Harrison goal, his third of the season coming off of Erik Cole and Jamie McBain. The Hurricanes made it 2-0 with the tenth of the year by Joe Corvo, assisted by Joni Pitkanen and Jussi Jokinen on the power play. Cole extended the lead again for Carolina with his 18th of the season, helped along by Eric Staal and Derek Joslin, pulling Marc-Andre Fleury from his start for Brent Johnson. Pittsburgh got on the board with Pascal Dupuis notching his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Michael Rupp and Zbynek Michalek. Jokinen made it 4-1 Hurricanes with his 15th of the season, made possible by Brandon Sutter and Joslin. This was the final, with Cole, Joslin, and Ward (33 for 34 saves) picking up the three stars.
Northwest to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Steve Mason were in the creases. Phoenix opened the scoring on a David Schlemko goal, his second of the season coming from Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes extended their lead with the 16th of the year for Radim Vrbata, and Boedker provided the lone assist again. Columbus entered the scoring with an R.J. Umberger tally, his 20th of the season coming on the power play via Derek MacKenzie and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets tied it with another power play goal, this time off the stick of Jakub Voracek, courtesy of Rick Nash and Grant Clitsome, for his 12th of the year. Calvert then turned in three straight for the natural hat trick, with the seventh and eighth of the season coming in the second period off of Kris Russell for the earlier power play goal and Umberger and MacKenzie for the even strength tally. The finisher of the goals came in the third period thanks to Umberger and Jan Hejda. Phoenix got within two goals on Lauri Korpikoski's 14th of the year, with help from Vernon Fiddler and Lee Stempniak. This would be the last of the scoring, bringing the final to 5-3, with Calvert, Umberger, and MacKenzie picking up the three stars.
Back east into Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ryan Miller played in front of the cages. Mike Grier opened the scoring for Buffalo with his fourth of the season, helped along by Cody McCormick. McCormick extended the Sabres lead with his eighth of the year, with helpers by Steve Montador and Jordan Leopold. Ottawa got on the board with the 12th of the season for Jason Spezza, with guidance by Erik Condra and Milan Michalek. Buffalo restored the lead with the tenth of the year by Jochen Hecht, gathering steam from Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis. The Senators attempted to claw back with Michalek getting his 16th goal of the season, thanks to Spezza and Matt Carkner. The Sabres wrapped the game up with a Thomas Vanek goal into an empty net off of Montador and the goalie Ryan Miller, good as his 23rd of the year. McCormick, Patrick Kaleta (?), and Miller (29 for 31 saves) were the three stars, although cases could be made for Montador or Hecht.
Down to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning hosted the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Dwayne Roloson took control of the nets. Tampa Bay was the first to score in the second period, with a Martin St. Louis goal, his 23rd of the season cultivated from passes by Steve Downie and Steven Stamkos. Simon Gagne made it 2-0 Lightning fifty-four second later with his tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. New Jersey got on the board with a goal from Mark Fayne, his fourth of the season coming via Ilya Kovalchuk and Travis Zajac. They couldn't complete a comeback, and fell 2-1, with the official three stars being Vincent Lecavalier, Eric Brewer, and Adam Hall. Blogger's choice goes to Roloson (19 for 20 saves), St. Louis, and Hedberg (28 for 30 saves).
Slightly north to Georgia, where the Atlanta Thrashers host the Florida Panthers. Tomas Vokoun and Ondrej Pavelec guarded the twines. Florida was the first on the board with a Marty Reasoner goal, his 12th of the season, with help from Radek Dvorak and Chris Higgins. Ondrej Pavelec came out of the game, replaced by Chris Mason at the start of the second period. Atlanta replied with the 12th of the year for Blake Wheeler, assisted by Bryan Little. The tie lasted into the shootout where Mike Santorelli and Wheeler exchanged goals before Florida secured victory with Steve Bernier. The three stars went to Bernier, Mason (25 saves in relief), and Wheeler.
Following the path of the previous Atlanta franchise, we head to Calgary where the Flames host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Miikka Kiprusoff play between the pipes. Devin Setoguchi opened the scoring for San Jose with his 18th of the season, aided by Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with the tenth of the year for Anton Babchuk, with assistance by Steve Staios. The Sharks retook the lead with the third of the season for Kyle Wellwood, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Jamal Mayers. The Flames retied it with a David Moss goal, his 14th of the year, helped along by Olli Jokinen. Calgary took the lead at 3-2 with Niklas Hagman's tenth of the season, fueled by Brendan Morrison and Alex Tanguay. Ryane Clowe provided his 18th of the year for San Jose in the third period, with help from Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley to force the tie. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Clowe provided the only tally for the Sharks to steal the game 4-3. Kiprusoff (30 for 33 saves), Joe Thornton, and Moss earned the three stars, with the notable omission being Clowe, on a night full of erratic three stars.
Staying in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the St. Louis Blues. Ben Bishop and Devan Dubnyk were called on to played in net. St. Louis drew first blood with a Chris Stewart goal, his 18th of the season, helped along by Patrik Berglund and Roman Polak. Berglund made it 2-0 Blues with his 17th of the year, a power play goal aided in creation by Alex Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo. Stewart scored again for St. Louis, his second of the game and 19th of the season, with no assists on the power play tally. Polak tacked on another goal for the Blues, his second of the year, with assistance from Brad Boyes and Barret Jackman. St. Louis continued the scoring with Matt D'Agostini notching his 13th of the season, with help from Cam Janssen. This would be the final, giving the three stars to Bishop (39 save shutout), Stewart, and Jackman.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild. Tending the twines are Jose Theodore and the recently relocated Dan Ellis. Minnesota struck first on John Madden's ninth of the season, a product of Andrew Brunette and Antti Miettinen. Anaheim tied it with a goal by Bobby Ryan, his 29th of the year, with help from Jason Blake and Ryan Getzlaf. The Wild retook the lead in the third period on a Clayton Stoner goal powered by Miettinen and Greg Zanon, going as his second of the campaign. The Ducks tied it again with Francois Beauchemin getting his third of the season, with help from Blake and Teemu Selanne. With seven seconds left in overtime, Minnesota clinched a victory on the seventh of the year by Pierre-Marc Bouchard, assisted by Brent Burns and the sock trick earning Miettinen. Bouchard, Theodore (46 for 48 saves), and Beauchemin were given the three stars.
That's all for Friday. It's a unique week in the fact that there were more Friday games than Saturday games, which total eight. Those will be covered tomorrow.
The Nation's capital, where the Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Michal Neuvirth picked up the starts in goal. New York struck first with the second of the season by Steve Eminger, helped along by Derek Stepan. Erik Christensen made it 2-0 Rangers on his seventh of the year, with help from Mike Sauer and Brian Boyle. Christensen extended the lead again for New York with his second of the game and eighth of the season, a power play goal fueled by Ryan Callahan and Vinny Prospal. Stepan kept the Rangers going with his 17th of the year, also on the power play, guided by Michael Del Zotto and Mats Zuccarello. New York rolled on with the third of the season for Prospal, assisted by Christensen and Matt Gilroy. Boyle topped it off for the Rangers by making it 6-0 with his 20th of the year, thanks to Christensen and Brandon Prust. The three stars went to Lundqvist (35 save shutout), Christensen and Callahan.
South a bit to Carolina, where the Hurricanes hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward collected the starting honors. Carolina opened the scoring with a Jay Harrison goal, his third of the season coming off of Erik Cole and Jamie McBain. The Hurricanes made it 2-0 with the tenth of the year by Joe Corvo, assisted by Joni Pitkanen and Jussi Jokinen on the power play. Cole extended the lead again for Carolina with his 18th of the season, helped along by Eric Staal and Derek Joslin, pulling Marc-Andre Fleury from his start for Brent Johnson. Pittsburgh got on the board with Pascal Dupuis notching his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Michael Rupp and Zbynek Michalek. Jokinen made it 4-1 Hurricanes with his 15th of the season, made possible by Brandon Sutter and Joslin. This was the final, with Cole, Joslin, and Ward (33 for 34 saves) picking up the three stars.
Northwest to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Steve Mason were in the creases. Phoenix opened the scoring on a David Schlemko goal, his second of the season coming from Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes extended their lead with the 16th of the year for Radim Vrbata, and Boedker provided the lone assist again. Columbus entered the scoring with an R.J. Umberger tally, his 20th of the season coming on the power play via Derek MacKenzie and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets tied it with another power play goal, this time off the stick of Jakub Voracek, courtesy of Rick Nash and Grant Clitsome, for his 12th of the year. Calvert then turned in three straight for the natural hat trick, with the seventh and eighth of the season coming in the second period off of Kris Russell for the earlier power play goal and Umberger and MacKenzie for the even strength tally. The finisher of the goals came in the third period thanks to Umberger and Jan Hejda. Phoenix got within two goals on Lauri Korpikoski's 14th of the year, with help from Vernon Fiddler and Lee Stempniak. This would be the last of the scoring, bringing the final to 5-3, with Calvert, Umberger, and MacKenzie picking up the three stars.
Back east into Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ryan Miller played in front of the cages. Mike Grier opened the scoring for Buffalo with his fourth of the season, helped along by Cody McCormick. McCormick extended the Sabres lead with his eighth of the year, with helpers by Steve Montador and Jordan Leopold. Ottawa got on the board with the 12th of the season for Jason Spezza, with guidance by Erik Condra and Milan Michalek. Buffalo restored the lead with the tenth of the year by Jochen Hecht, gathering steam from Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis. The Senators attempted to claw back with Michalek getting his 16th goal of the season, thanks to Spezza and Matt Carkner. The Sabres wrapped the game up with a Thomas Vanek goal into an empty net off of Montador and the goalie Ryan Miller, good as his 23rd of the year. McCormick, Patrick Kaleta (?), and Miller (29 for 31 saves) were the three stars, although cases could be made for Montador or Hecht.
Down to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning hosted the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Dwayne Roloson took control of the nets. Tampa Bay was the first to score in the second period, with a Martin St. Louis goal, his 23rd of the season cultivated from passes by Steve Downie and Steven Stamkos. Simon Gagne made it 2-0 Lightning fifty-four second later with his tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. New Jersey got on the board with a goal from Mark Fayne, his fourth of the season coming via Ilya Kovalchuk and Travis Zajac. They couldn't complete a comeback, and fell 2-1, with the official three stars being Vincent Lecavalier, Eric Brewer, and Adam Hall. Blogger's choice goes to Roloson (19 for 20 saves), St. Louis, and Hedberg (28 for 30 saves).
Slightly north to Georgia, where the Atlanta Thrashers host the Florida Panthers. Tomas Vokoun and Ondrej Pavelec guarded the twines. Florida was the first on the board with a Marty Reasoner goal, his 12th of the season, with help from Radek Dvorak and Chris Higgins. Ondrej Pavelec came out of the game, replaced by Chris Mason at the start of the second period. Atlanta replied with the 12th of the year for Blake Wheeler, assisted by Bryan Little. The tie lasted into the shootout where Mike Santorelli and Wheeler exchanged goals before Florida secured victory with Steve Bernier. The three stars went to Bernier, Mason (25 saves in relief), and Wheeler.
Following the path of the previous Atlanta franchise, we head to Calgary where the Flames host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Miikka Kiprusoff play between the pipes. Devin Setoguchi opened the scoring for San Jose with his 18th of the season, aided by Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with the tenth of the year for Anton Babchuk, with assistance by Steve Staios. The Sharks retook the lead with the third of the season for Kyle Wellwood, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Jamal Mayers. The Flames retied it with a David Moss goal, his 14th of the year, helped along by Olli Jokinen. Calgary took the lead at 3-2 with Niklas Hagman's tenth of the season, fueled by Brendan Morrison and Alex Tanguay. Ryane Clowe provided his 18th of the year for San Jose in the third period, with help from Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley to force the tie. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Clowe provided the only tally for the Sharks to steal the game 4-3. Kiprusoff (30 for 33 saves), Joe Thornton, and Moss earned the three stars, with the notable omission being Clowe, on a night full of erratic three stars.
Staying in Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the St. Louis Blues. Ben Bishop and Devan Dubnyk were called on to played in net. St. Louis drew first blood with a Chris Stewart goal, his 18th of the season, helped along by Patrik Berglund and Roman Polak. Berglund made it 2-0 Blues with his 17th of the year, a power play goal aided in creation by Alex Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo. Stewart scored again for St. Louis, his second of the game and 19th of the season, with no assists on the power play tally. Polak tacked on another goal for the Blues, his second of the year, with assistance from Brad Boyes and Barret Jackman. St. Louis continued the scoring with Matt D'Agostini notching his 13th of the season, with help from Cam Janssen. This would be the final, giving the three stars to Bishop (39 save shutout), Stewart, and Jackman.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild. Tending the twines are Jose Theodore and the recently relocated Dan Ellis. Minnesota struck first on John Madden's ninth of the season, a product of Andrew Brunette and Antti Miettinen. Anaheim tied it with a goal by Bobby Ryan, his 29th of the year, with help from Jason Blake and Ryan Getzlaf. The Wild retook the lead in the third period on a Clayton Stoner goal powered by Miettinen and Greg Zanon, going as his second of the campaign. The Ducks tied it again with Francois Beauchemin getting his third of the season, with help from Blake and Teemu Selanne. With seven seconds left in overtime, Minnesota clinched a victory on the seventh of the year by Pierre-Marc Bouchard, assisted by Brent Burns and the sock trick earning Miettinen. Bouchard, Theodore (46 for 48 saves), and Beauchemin were given the three stars.
That's all for Friday. It's a unique week in the fact that there were more Friday games than Saturday games, which total eight. Those will be covered tomorrow.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday NHL Games and Trades
As the title would imply, this post would have two purposes. Before we hit the games, there were 4 trades today. Anaheim and Tampa bay exchanged goalies, with Curtis McElhinney going east for Dan Ellis. The big trade had Alex Kovalev of Ottawa heading to Pittsburgh for a conditional late round pick in 2011. Atlanta and Montreal also did business, with the Thrashers sending Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes north for Ben Maxwell and a fourth round pick in 2011. Lastly, Carolina and Florida traded as well, with Cory Stillman going to Carolina for Ryan Carter and a fifth round pick in 2011. The games started in...
The City of Brotherly Love, where the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Sergei Bobrovsky took control of the nets. New York opened the scoring with a Frans Nielsen goal, his eighth of the season coming from Jack Hillen and the goalie Al Montoya. Philadelphia replied in the second period on the 19th of the year for Mike Richards, with help from Scott Hartnell. James van Riemsdyk put the Flyers in front with his 15th of the season, courtesy of Claude Giroux and Jeff Carter. Philadelphia extended the lead to 3-1 with Carter's 28th of the year, assisted by Giroux and Sean O'Donnell. The Islanders cut the deficit back down to one goal with the third of the season by Matt Martin, with the lone assist by Micheal Haley. Martin tallied again with his second of the game and fourth of the year to tie the game at three, helped along by Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald. The Flyers came out on top in overtime with Andrej Meszaros notching his fifth of the season with the help of Ville Leino and Matt Carle to defeat the Islanders 4-3. Meszaros, Martin, and Giroux earned the three stars.
North to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Alex Auld got the starting nods. Montreal got on the board first with a Jeff Halpern goal, his tenth of the season made possible by Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Plekanec. Toronto claimed the lead with two Phil Kessel power play goals in a row, his 24th and 25th of the year, with the first coming off of Dion Phaneuf and Tyler Bozak, and the second was unassisted. The Maple Leafs extended the lead with Brett Lebda notching his first of the season, with the help of Colby Armstrong and Luke Schenn, prompting Carey Price to relieve Alex Auld. The Canadiens got a goal back on the power play as Michael Cammalleri notched his 14th of the year, thanks to Andrei Kostitsyn and P.K. Subban. Montreal tied it twenty seconds later with the sixth of the season by James Wisniewski, also on the power play, with guidance provided by Brian Gionta and Hamrlik. Toronto retook the lead 4-3 with a Bozak goal made possible by Kessel and Tim Brent on the power play as his ninth of the year. Bozak repeated in the third period with his second of the game and tenth of the season, helped along by Kessel and Lebda. The Canadiens tried to claw back with a Max Pacioretty goal, his eleventh of the year coming from Halpern and Cammalleri, but it wouldn't be enough to beat the Maple Leafs. The three stars went to Kessel, Bozak, and Cammalleri.
Down just a bit to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Jimmy Howard are in the creases. Mike Ribeiro opened the scoring for Dallas with his 12th of the season, courtesy of Brenden Morrow and Jamie Benn. The Stars extended the lead with a shorthanded goal by Loui Eriksson, his 20th tally of the year going in thanks to Mark Fistric. Dallas kept going when Krys Barch notched his second of the season, helped along by Jason Williams. Detroit scored late in the third period with Tomas Holmstrom on the power play thanks to Pavel Datsyuk for his 13th of the campaign. The Stars iced the game off with an empty netter from Jamie Langenbrunner, his seventh tally of the year made possible by Steve Ott and newcomer Alex Goligoski. Lehtonen (38 for 39 saves), Ribeiro, and Eriksson picked up the three stars.
Southward to Nashville, with the Predators hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. In front of the cages are Corey Crawford and Pekka Rinne. Chicago opened the scoring with the eleventh of the season for Tomas Kopecky, via Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks extended the lead in the third period with a Marian Hossa goal, his 14th of the year coming unassisted. Sharp wrapped the game up with his unassisted 32nd of the campaign into the empty net. The three stars were Crawford (31 save shutout), Hossa, and Kopecky.
To the Northwest, with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Cory Schneider are facing the rubber. Vancouver struck first with a Mikael Samuelsson tally, his 18th of the season assisted by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks extended the lead to 2-0 with a Sami Salo goal, his first of the year, with assists credited to Tanner Glass and Victor Oreskovich. St. Louis got on the board with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his eighth of the season coming on the power play via Andy McDonald and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues tied it with a David Backes tally, his 23rd of the year, with helpers provided by Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk. Vancouver ended up winning 3-2 with a Manny Malhotra goal from Jannik Hansen, his eighth of the campaign being the winner. Schneider (28 for 30 saves), Backes, and Glass.
Down south in California, the games wrap up with the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Jonathan Bernier are between the posts. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Wayne Simmonds scoring his tenth of the season on the power play courtesy of Jack Johnson and Dustin Brown. Eric Nystrom tied it for Minnesota with his third of the year in the second period, helped along by Martin Havlat and Brent Burns. Simmonds put the Kings back in front with his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with Anze Kopitar and Marco Sturm providing the assists. Burns tied it again for the Wild with his 15th of the year, a power play goal made possible by Matt Cullen. Los Angeles took the lead back with a Drew Doughty goal, his ninth of the season, with help from Brown and Ryan Smyth. Kopitar secured the Kings victory, making it 4-2 with his 19th of the year into the empty net thanks to Michal Handzus. The three stars went to Simmonds, Havlat, and Doughty.
The City of Brotherly Love, where the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Sergei Bobrovsky took control of the nets. New York opened the scoring with a Frans Nielsen goal, his eighth of the season coming from Jack Hillen and the goalie Al Montoya. Philadelphia replied in the second period on the 19th of the year for Mike Richards, with help from Scott Hartnell. James van Riemsdyk put the Flyers in front with his 15th of the season, courtesy of Claude Giroux and Jeff Carter. Philadelphia extended the lead to 3-1 with Carter's 28th of the year, assisted by Giroux and Sean O'Donnell. The Islanders cut the deficit back down to one goal with the third of the season by Matt Martin, with the lone assist by Micheal Haley. Martin tallied again with his second of the game and fourth of the year to tie the game at three, helped along by Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald. The Flyers came out on top in overtime with Andrej Meszaros notching his fifth of the season with the help of Ville Leino and Matt Carle to defeat the Islanders 4-3. Meszaros, Martin, and Giroux earned the three stars.
North to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Alex Auld got the starting nods. Montreal got on the board first with a Jeff Halpern goal, his tenth of the season made possible by Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Plekanec. Toronto claimed the lead with two Phil Kessel power play goals in a row, his 24th and 25th of the year, with the first coming off of Dion Phaneuf and Tyler Bozak, and the second was unassisted. The Maple Leafs extended the lead with Brett Lebda notching his first of the season, with the help of Colby Armstrong and Luke Schenn, prompting Carey Price to relieve Alex Auld. The Canadiens got a goal back on the power play as Michael Cammalleri notched his 14th of the year, thanks to Andrei Kostitsyn and P.K. Subban. Montreal tied it twenty seconds later with the sixth of the season by James Wisniewski, also on the power play, with guidance provided by Brian Gionta and Hamrlik. Toronto retook the lead 4-3 with a Bozak goal made possible by Kessel and Tim Brent on the power play as his ninth of the year. Bozak repeated in the third period with his second of the game and tenth of the season, helped along by Kessel and Lebda. The Canadiens tried to claw back with a Max Pacioretty goal, his eleventh of the year coming from Halpern and Cammalleri, but it wouldn't be enough to beat the Maple Leafs. The three stars went to Kessel, Bozak, and Cammalleri.
Down just a bit to Detroit, where the Red Wings host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Jimmy Howard are in the creases. Mike Ribeiro opened the scoring for Dallas with his 12th of the season, courtesy of Brenden Morrow and Jamie Benn. The Stars extended the lead with a shorthanded goal by Loui Eriksson, his 20th tally of the year going in thanks to Mark Fistric. Dallas kept going when Krys Barch notched his second of the season, helped along by Jason Williams. Detroit scored late in the third period with Tomas Holmstrom on the power play thanks to Pavel Datsyuk for his 13th of the campaign. The Stars iced the game off with an empty netter from Jamie Langenbrunner, his seventh tally of the year made possible by Steve Ott and newcomer Alex Goligoski. Lehtonen (38 for 39 saves), Ribeiro, and Eriksson picked up the three stars.
Southward to Nashville, with the Predators hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. In front of the cages are Corey Crawford and Pekka Rinne. Chicago opened the scoring with the eleventh of the season for Tomas Kopecky, via Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks extended the lead in the third period with a Marian Hossa goal, his 14th of the year coming unassisted. Sharp wrapped the game up with his unassisted 32nd of the campaign into the empty net. The three stars were Crawford (31 save shutout), Hossa, and Kopecky.
To the Northwest, with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Cory Schneider are facing the rubber. Vancouver struck first with a Mikael Samuelsson tally, his 18th of the season assisted by Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin. The Canucks extended the lead to 2-0 with a Sami Salo goal, his first of the year, with assists credited to Tanner Glass and Victor Oreskovich. St. Louis got on the board with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his eighth of the season coming on the power play via Andy McDonald and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues tied it with a David Backes tally, his 23rd of the year, with helpers provided by Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk. Vancouver ended up winning 3-2 with a Manny Malhotra goal from Jannik Hansen, his eighth of the campaign being the winner. Schneider (28 for 30 saves), Backes, and Glass.
Down south in California, the games wrap up with the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Jonathan Bernier are between the posts. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Wayne Simmonds scoring his tenth of the season on the power play courtesy of Jack Johnson and Dustin Brown. Eric Nystrom tied it for Minnesota with his third of the year in the second period, helped along by Martin Havlat and Brent Burns. Simmonds put the Kings back in front with his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with Anze Kopitar and Marco Sturm providing the assists. Burns tied it again for the Wild with his 15th of the year, a power play goal made possible by Matt Cullen. Los Angeles took the lead back with a Drew Doughty goal, his ninth of the season, with help from Brown and Ryan Smyth. Kopitar secured the Kings victory, making it 4-2 with his 19th of the year into the empty net thanks to Michal Handzus. The three stars went to Simmonds, Havlat, and Doughty.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday NHL games
There are six games on today in the National Hockey League. The games start in...
Buffalo, with the Sabres hosting the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Ryan Miller were in between the pipes. Buffalo opened the scoring with a Tyler Myers goal, his ninth of the season going in without assistance. Atlanta replied with the 22nd of the year for Andrew Ladd, a power play goal made possible by Bryan Little and Nik Antropov. The Sabres retook the lead with a Paul Gaustad tally, his ninth of the season coming off of Nathan Gerbe and Mike Weber. Thirty seconds later, Jason Pominville netted his 15th of the year, with the help of Myers. The Sabres made it 4-1 with Tyler Ennis notching his 13th of the season, courtesy of Jochen Hecht and Chris Butler. This was the final, with Myers, Miller (40 for 41 saves), and Gaustad getting the three stars.
Into Canada, where the Ottawa Senators hosted the Florida Panthers. Standing in goal are Scott Clemmensen and Craig Anderson. Ottawa was the first on the board with a Bobby Butler goal, his fourth of the season gathering steam from Colin Greening and Nick Foligno. The Senators made it 2-0 in the second period with the sixth of the year by Ryan Shannon, assisted by Jason Spezza and Filip Kuba on the power play. Florida got on the board with Chris Higgins' eleventh of the season, with help from goaltender Scott Clemmensen. Ottawa restored the two goal lead with another Butler goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, which went down unassisted. The Senators made it 4-1 with Milan Michalek's 15th of the season, with assists by Matt Carkner and Spezza. Ottawa secured the game further with a Spezza tally, his eleventh of the year coming off of Shannon and Kuba. The three stars went to Butler, Spezza, and Shannon.
Farther south, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera and Dwayne Roloson put on the masks. Tampa Bay opened the scoring with an unassisted goal from Teddy Purcell, going in the books as his 13th of the season. The Lightning made it 3-0 with two in a row for Martin St. Louis, his 21st and 22nd of the year, with helpers by Johan Harju and Nate Thompson on the earlier even strength goal and Vincent Lecavalier and Marc-Andre Bergeron on the latter power play tally. Steven Stamkos added on his 41st of the season, also a power play goal for Tampa Bay, with the help of Brett Clark and Lecavalier. Lecavalier added on his 14th of the year to make it 5-0 Lightning, with the help of St. Louis and Stamkos on the power play. Purcell extended the Tampa Bay lead in the second period with his second of the game and 14th of the year, helped along by Lecavalier (who notched a sock trick) and Randy Jones. Purcell completed a Lightning hat trick with his 15th of the season, extended the lead to 7-0, and the assists went to points-magnet Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. Phoenix finally got on the board with the 14th of the year for Martin Hanzal, thanks to Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata. Tampa Bay extended the lead further with Adam Hall netting his seventh of the campaign, courtesy of Sean Bergenheim and Dominic Moore. The Coyotes replied with Kyle Turris getting his tenth of the season, with the help of Shane Doan and David Schlemko. Schlemko sent out a final message for Phoenix with his first of the year, with the lone assist going to Lauri Korpikoski. In the 8-3 beatdown, Purcell, Lecavalier, and St. Louis earned the three stars.
Up north again into Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Marc-Andre Fleury took to the blue paint. Pittsburgh struck first with the 13th of the season by Tyler Kennedy, with helpers coming from Matt Cooke and Deryk Engelland. San Jose replied in the second period with the 25th of the year for Logan Couture, a power play goal made possible by Devin Setoguchi and Jason Demers. The Sharks took a 2-1 lead with a Patrick Marleau tally, his 23rd of the campaign going in with help from Dany Heatley. The Penguins tied it with another Kennedy goal, his 14th of the season, thanks to Jordan Staal and Cooke. The tie lasted into overtime, where Marleau snagged it with the second of the game and 24th of the year for him, assisted by Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Marleau, Kennedy, and Setoguchi were given the three stars.
West to Colorado, where the Avalanche hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk opposed the new Colorado netminder Brian Elliott. Edmonton was the first on the board with a Dustin Penner power play goal coming off of Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky, good as his 21st of the season. The Oilers extended the lead in the second period when Sam Gagner netted his 13th of the year, courtesy of Magnus Paajarvi and Ryan Jones. Edmonton kept rolling with another power play goal, this time from Taylor Hall as his own 21st of the season, with assists provided by Jordan Eberle and Tom Gilbert. Colorado did get on the board with Milan Hejduk notching his 19th of the year, courtesy of Matt Duchene, who returned from injury, and John-Michael Liles. The Oilers regained the three goal margin with Eberle notching his 14th of the season with help from Andrew Cogliano and Theo Peckham. Edmonton made it 5-1, the eventual final, with Kurtis Foster potting his fifth of the year, assisted by Gilbert and Hall. The three stars went to Eberle, Hall, and Hejduk.
Finally, the Interstate-5 battle between the host Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Curtis McElhinney tended the twines. Los Angeles visited the scoreboard first with Ryan Smyth netting his 20th of the season, helped along by Jack Johnson and Jarret Stoll. Teemu Selanne replied with his own 20th of the year, made possible by Toni Lydman and Dan Sexton. The Kings regained the lead with an Anze Kopitar marker, his 18th of the campaign going down thanks to Justin Williams and the goalie Jonathan Quick. The Ducks got another equalizer when Corey Perry netted his 31st of the season, with helpers by Luca Sbisa and Bobby Ryan. Los Angeles eventually got the game winner with the second of the year by Willie Mitchell, with help from Williams and Trevor Lewis forthe 3-2 victory. Mitchell, Sexton, and Lydman earned the three stars.
Buffalo, with the Sabres hosting the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Ryan Miller were in between the pipes. Buffalo opened the scoring with a Tyler Myers goal, his ninth of the season going in without assistance. Atlanta replied with the 22nd of the year for Andrew Ladd, a power play goal made possible by Bryan Little and Nik Antropov. The Sabres retook the lead with a Paul Gaustad tally, his ninth of the season coming off of Nathan Gerbe and Mike Weber. Thirty seconds later, Jason Pominville netted his 15th of the year, with the help of Myers. The Sabres made it 4-1 with Tyler Ennis notching his 13th of the season, courtesy of Jochen Hecht and Chris Butler. This was the final, with Myers, Miller (40 for 41 saves), and Gaustad getting the three stars.
Into Canada, where the Ottawa Senators hosted the Florida Panthers. Standing in goal are Scott Clemmensen and Craig Anderson. Ottawa was the first on the board with a Bobby Butler goal, his fourth of the season gathering steam from Colin Greening and Nick Foligno. The Senators made it 2-0 in the second period with the sixth of the year by Ryan Shannon, assisted by Jason Spezza and Filip Kuba on the power play. Florida got on the board with Chris Higgins' eleventh of the season, with help from goaltender Scott Clemmensen. Ottawa restored the two goal lead with another Butler goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, which went down unassisted. The Senators made it 4-1 with Milan Michalek's 15th of the season, with assists by Matt Carkner and Spezza. Ottawa secured the game further with a Spezza tally, his eleventh of the year coming off of Shannon and Kuba. The three stars went to Butler, Spezza, and Shannon.
Farther south, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera and Dwayne Roloson put on the masks. Tampa Bay opened the scoring with an unassisted goal from Teddy Purcell, going in the books as his 13th of the season. The Lightning made it 3-0 with two in a row for Martin St. Louis, his 21st and 22nd of the year, with helpers by Johan Harju and Nate Thompson on the earlier even strength goal and Vincent Lecavalier and Marc-Andre Bergeron on the latter power play tally. Steven Stamkos added on his 41st of the season, also a power play goal for Tampa Bay, with the help of Brett Clark and Lecavalier. Lecavalier added on his 14th of the year to make it 5-0 Lightning, with the help of St. Louis and Stamkos on the power play. Purcell extended the Tampa Bay lead in the second period with his second of the game and 14th of the year, helped along by Lecavalier (who notched a sock trick) and Randy Jones. Purcell completed a Lightning hat trick with his 15th of the season, extended the lead to 7-0, and the assists went to points-magnet Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. Phoenix finally got on the board with the 14th of the year for Martin Hanzal, thanks to Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata. Tampa Bay extended the lead further with Adam Hall netting his seventh of the campaign, courtesy of Sean Bergenheim and Dominic Moore. The Coyotes replied with Kyle Turris getting his tenth of the season, with the help of Shane Doan and David Schlemko. Schlemko sent out a final message for Phoenix with his first of the year, with the lone assist going to Lauri Korpikoski. In the 8-3 beatdown, Purcell, Lecavalier, and St. Louis earned the three stars.
Up north again into Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Marc-Andre Fleury took to the blue paint. Pittsburgh struck first with the 13th of the season by Tyler Kennedy, with helpers coming from Matt Cooke and Deryk Engelland. San Jose replied in the second period with the 25th of the year for Logan Couture, a power play goal made possible by Devin Setoguchi and Jason Demers. The Sharks took a 2-1 lead with a Patrick Marleau tally, his 23rd of the campaign going in with help from Dany Heatley. The Penguins tied it with another Kennedy goal, his 14th of the season, thanks to Jordan Staal and Cooke. The tie lasted into overtime, where Marleau snagged it with the second of the game and 24th of the year for him, assisted by Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Marleau, Kennedy, and Setoguchi were given the three stars.
West to Colorado, where the Avalanche hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk opposed the new Colorado netminder Brian Elliott. Edmonton was the first on the board with a Dustin Penner power play goal coming off of Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky, good as his 21st of the season. The Oilers extended the lead in the second period when Sam Gagner netted his 13th of the year, courtesy of Magnus Paajarvi and Ryan Jones. Edmonton kept rolling with another power play goal, this time from Taylor Hall as his own 21st of the season, with assists provided by Jordan Eberle and Tom Gilbert. Colorado did get on the board with Milan Hejduk notching his 19th of the year, courtesy of Matt Duchene, who returned from injury, and John-Michael Liles. The Oilers regained the three goal margin with Eberle notching his 14th of the season with help from Andrew Cogliano and Theo Peckham. Edmonton made it 5-1, the eventual final, with Kurtis Foster potting his fifth of the year, assisted by Gilbert and Hall. The three stars went to Eberle, Hall, and Hejduk.
Finally, the Interstate-5 battle between the host Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Curtis McElhinney tended the twines. Los Angeles visited the scoreboard first with Ryan Smyth netting his 20th of the season, helped along by Jack Johnson and Jarret Stoll. Teemu Selanne replied with his own 20th of the year, made possible by Toni Lydman and Dan Sexton. The Kings regained the lead with an Anze Kopitar marker, his 18th of the campaign going down thanks to Justin Williams and the goalie Jonathan Quick. The Ducks got another equalizer when Corey Perry netted his 31st of the season, with helpers by Luca Sbisa and Bobby Ryan. Los Angeles eventually got the game winner with the second of the year by Willie Mitchell, with help from Williams and Trevor Lewis forthe 3-2 victory. Mitchell, Sexton, and Lydman earned the three stars.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tuesday Games NHL
Tonight we have a total of ten games on, coming at you in a relatively live format. We start with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New York Islanders. In front of the nets were Al Montoya and James Reimer. Toronto opened the scoring with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his 18th of the season coming via Nikolai Kulemin. New York replied with the 27th of the year for Matt Moulson, a power play goal assisted by Andrew MacDonald. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with Phil Kessel's 23rd of the season, an unassisted goal. This was the final, giving Reimer (28 for 29 saves), Montoya (23 for 25 stops), and Kessel the three stars.
Southward a bit, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Russian goaltenders Ilya Bryzgalov and Sergei Bobrovsky tended the twines. Philadelphia opened the scoring with a Ville Leino goal, his 14th of the season, made possible by Matt Carle and Danny Briere. Phoenix replied in the third period with the ninth of the year for Eric Belanger, with help from Mikkel Boedker and Vernon Fiddler. The Coyotes took a lead with the 16th of the season for Taylor Pyatt, courtesy of Radin Vrbata. The Flyers tied it up at two with the 21st of the year by Claude Giroux, assisted by Jeff Carter and Mike Richards. Phoenix ended up winning 3-2 in overtime with the 13th of the season by Shane Doan coming on the power play thanks to Vrbata and Keith Yandle. Doan, Bryzgalov (37 for 39 saves), and Giroux earned the three stars.
South again to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Ward were the masked men. New York was the first to score with the ninth of the season for Brandon Prust, helped along by Sean Avery. Carolina replied with the second of the year for Jay Harrison, assisted by Brandon Sutter. The Rangers regained the lead late in the second period with a power play goal from Ryan Callahan, with helpers by Mats Zuccarello and Vinny Prospal for his 16th of the season. The Hurricanes tied it again with the 13th goal of the year for Jussi Jokinen, with help from Jamie McBain and Erik Cole. Carolina took a 3-2 lead with another Jokinen goal, his second of the game and 14th of the season, with assists provided by Harrison and Cole. New York found the equalizer with the second of the year by Mike Sauer, courtesy of Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers toppled the Hurricanes in the shootout with the lone tally by Wojtek Wolski. Jokinen, Harrison, and Wolski picked up the three stars.
Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Steve Mason collected the starts. Rick Nash, after two periods of mutual silence, opened the scoring for Columbus with his 28th of the season, thanks to Fedor Tyutin and Antoine Vermette. The Blue Jackets extended the lead with Matt Calvert potting his sixth of the year on the power play, made possible by Kris Russell and Tyutin. Columbus continued the third period onslaught with Vermette's 15th of the season, with helpers by Russell and Grant Clitsome. Nash wrapped up the scoring with his second of the game and 29th of the year, a power play goal going in unassisted. Nash, Mason (20 save shutout), and Vermette earned the three stars.
Up north a tad to Hockeytown, where the Detroit Red Wings hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jimmy Howard got the nods for the game. San Jose struck first late in the first period with a power play goal by Joe Thornton, his 15th of the season helped along by Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Danny Cleary marker, his 20th of the year coming from Jiri Hudler and Nicklas Lidstrom. The Sharks reclaimed the lead with the 17th of the season by Ryane Clowe, an unassisted goal. Thirty-four second later, the Red Wings tied it again with Cleary's second of the game and 21st of the year, with helpers by Hudler and Niklas Kronwall. San Jose reclaimed the lead with Devin Setoguchi's tally from Thornton and Logan Couture, registered as his 16th of the season. Setoguchi did it again in the third period for the Sharks, his second of the game and 17th of the year made possible by Thornton and Couture again. Henrik Zetterberg tried to start a rally for Detroit by netting his 18th of the season while on the mad advantage with assists by Tomas Holmstrom and Johan Franzen. The Red Wings failed to score again, leaving this as the final and giving the three stars to Thornton, Setoguchi, and Cleary.
Staying in the Midwest, the St. Louis Blues played their make-up game with the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Budaj and Ty Conklin played in the blue paint. David Jones got Colorado on the board first with his 20th of the season, with help from Paul Stastny and John-Michael Liles. Milan Hejduk extended the Avalanche lead with his 18th of the year, a power play goal fueled by Liles and Stastny. St. Louis cut the deficit back to one goal with Patrik Berglund potting his 16th of the season via T.J. Oshie and Alex Steen. The Blues tied it using Colorado's former weapon Chris Stewart with his 16th of the year on the power play, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk and Brad Boyes. Colorado fired back with former St. Louis defenseman Erik Johnson, who netted his sixth of the season unassisted. Stastny followed that up for the Avalanche to make it 4-2 with his 18th of the year, also an unassisted goal. St. Louis didn't take kindly to this and twenty-two seconds later were only down by a goal again after Andy McDonald put his 14th of the season away with the help of Nikita Nikitin. This comeback would fall short, and the three stars went to Stastny, Liles, and Stewart.
North again, to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Niklas Backstrom are the designated starters. Minnesota was the first to score, with the 19th of the season by Martin Havlat, coming off of Greg Zanon and Clayton Stoner. Edmonton tied it with a Kurtis Foster tally, his fourth of the year going in thanks to Linus Omark and Sam Gagner. The Wild took a 2-1 lead with a Kyle Brodziak marker, his 13th of the season being assisted by Nick Schultz and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Minnesota quickly extended the lead with the first of the year for Jared Spurgeon, a power play goal made possible by Marek Zidlicky and Bouchard. Bouchard tacked on his sixth of the campaign for the Wild, helped along by Cal Clutterbuck and John Madden. This would be the final, with Bouchard, Havlat, and Spurgeon.
Far south to where the Dallas Stars host the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Kari Lethonen have the starting duties for the game. New Jersey was the first to score, late in the third period with Nick Palmieri potting his sixth of the season, with the help of Ilya Kovalchuk and Mark Fayne, on the power play. This was the game's only goal, giving Palmieri, Jamie Benn (returned from injury), and Hedberg (19 save shutout) the three stars.
Back north, crossing the border to Calgary, where the Flames host the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Miikka Kiprusoff are in between the pipes. Milan Lucic opened the scoring early for Boston with his 25th of the season, with assistance from David Krejci and Adam McQuaid. The Bruins made it 2-0 with a Brad Marchand goal in the third period, his 19th of the year a product of Patrice Bergeron and Andrew Ference. Calgary attempted a comeback with a power play goal by Curtis Glencross, his 20th of the season, with the help of Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. This uprising was put down by Lucic netting his second of the game and 26th of the year, with guidance to the empty twine from Krejci and Mark Recchi. The three stars were awarded to Thomas (28 for 29 saves), Glencross, and Krejci.
Finally, going west for the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Roberto Luongo were entrusted with guarding the twine. David Desharnais put Montreal on the board first with his sixth goal of the season, with assists from Benoit Pouliot and Hal Gill. Brian Gionta made it 2-0 Canadiens shortly thereafter with his 22nd of the year, with the help of P.K. Subban and Scott Gomez. Vancouver got on the board with a power play tally by Henrik Sedin, his 15th of the season gathering steam from Mikael Samuelsson and Ryan Kesler. Montreal replied with the 14th of the year for Andrei Kostitsyn, helped along by Lars Eller and James Wisniewski. The Canucks tried to recover with another power play goal, this time off the stick of Samuelsson, his 17th of the campaign getting helped by Christian Ehrhoff and Daniel Sedin. This wouldn't be enough, as the Canadiens held on to win 3-2, giving the three stars to Price (37 for 39 saves), Kesler, and Gionta.
That's all for Tuesday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New York Islanders. In front of the nets were Al Montoya and James Reimer. Toronto opened the scoring with a Clarke MacArthur goal, his 18th of the season coming via Nikolai Kulemin. New York replied with the 27th of the year for Matt Moulson, a power play goal assisted by Andrew MacDonald. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with Phil Kessel's 23rd of the season, an unassisted goal. This was the final, giving Reimer (28 for 29 saves), Montoya (23 for 25 stops), and Kessel the three stars.
Southward a bit, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Russian goaltenders Ilya Bryzgalov and Sergei Bobrovsky tended the twines. Philadelphia opened the scoring with a Ville Leino goal, his 14th of the season, made possible by Matt Carle and Danny Briere. Phoenix replied in the third period with the ninth of the year for Eric Belanger, with help from Mikkel Boedker and Vernon Fiddler. The Coyotes took a lead with the 16th of the season for Taylor Pyatt, courtesy of Radin Vrbata. The Flyers tied it up at two with the 21st of the year by Claude Giroux, assisted by Jeff Carter and Mike Richards. Phoenix ended up winning 3-2 in overtime with the 13th of the season by Shane Doan coming on the power play thanks to Vrbata and Keith Yandle. Doan, Bryzgalov (37 for 39 saves), and Giroux earned the three stars.
South again to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Ward were the masked men. New York was the first to score with the ninth of the season for Brandon Prust, helped along by Sean Avery. Carolina replied with the second of the year for Jay Harrison, assisted by Brandon Sutter. The Rangers regained the lead late in the second period with a power play goal from Ryan Callahan, with helpers by Mats Zuccarello and Vinny Prospal for his 16th of the season. The Hurricanes tied it again with the 13th goal of the year for Jussi Jokinen, with help from Jamie McBain and Erik Cole. Carolina took a 3-2 lead with another Jokinen goal, his second of the game and 14th of the season, with assists provided by Harrison and Cole. New York found the equalizer with the second of the year by Mike Sauer, courtesy of Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers toppled the Hurricanes in the shootout with the lone tally by Wojtek Wolski. Jokinen, Harrison, and Wolski picked up the three stars.
Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Steve Mason collected the starts. Rick Nash, after two periods of mutual silence, opened the scoring for Columbus with his 28th of the season, thanks to Fedor Tyutin and Antoine Vermette. The Blue Jackets extended the lead with Matt Calvert potting his sixth of the year on the power play, made possible by Kris Russell and Tyutin. Columbus continued the third period onslaught with Vermette's 15th of the season, with helpers by Russell and Grant Clitsome. Nash wrapped up the scoring with his second of the game and 29th of the year, a power play goal going in unassisted. Nash, Mason (20 save shutout), and Vermette earned the three stars.
Up north a tad to Hockeytown, where the Detroit Red Wings hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Jimmy Howard got the nods for the game. San Jose struck first late in the first period with a power play goal by Joe Thornton, his 15th of the season helped along by Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle. Detroit tied it in the second period with a Danny Cleary marker, his 20th of the year coming from Jiri Hudler and Nicklas Lidstrom. The Sharks reclaimed the lead with the 17th of the season by Ryane Clowe, an unassisted goal. Thirty-four second later, the Red Wings tied it again with Cleary's second of the game and 21st of the year, with helpers by Hudler and Niklas Kronwall. San Jose reclaimed the lead with Devin Setoguchi's tally from Thornton and Logan Couture, registered as his 16th of the season. Setoguchi did it again in the third period for the Sharks, his second of the game and 17th of the year made possible by Thornton and Couture again. Henrik Zetterberg tried to start a rally for Detroit by netting his 18th of the season while on the mad advantage with assists by Tomas Holmstrom and Johan Franzen. The Red Wings failed to score again, leaving this as the final and giving the three stars to Thornton, Setoguchi, and Cleary.
Staying in the Midwest, the St. Louis Blues played their make-up game with the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Budaj and Ty Conklin played in the blue paint. David Jones got Colorado on the board first with his 20th of the season, with help from Paul Stastny and John-Michael Liles. Milan Hejduk extended the Avalanche lead with his 18th of the year, a power play goal fueled by Liles and Stastny. St. Louis cut the deficit back to one goal with Patrik Berglund potting his 16th of the season via T.J. Oshie and Alex Steen. The Blues tied it using Colorado's former weapon Chris Stewart with his 16th of the year on the power play, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk and Brad Boyes. Colorado fired back with former St. Louis defenseman Erik Johnson, who netted his sixth of the season unassisted. Stastny followed that up for the Avalanche to make it 4-2 with his 18th of the year, also an unassisted goal. St. Louis didn't take kindly to this and twenty-two seconds later were only down by a goal again after Andy McDonald put his 14th of the season away with the help of Nikita Nikitin. This comeback would fall short, and the three stars went to Stastny, Liles, and Stewart.
North again, to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Niklas Backstrom are the designated starters. Minnesota was the first to score, with the 19th of the season by Martin Havlat, coming off of Greg Zanon and Clayton Stoner. Edmonton tied it with a Kurtis Foster tally, his fourth of the year going in thanks to Linus Omark and Sam Gagner. The Wild took a 2-1 lead with a Kyle Brodziak marker, his 13th of the season being assisted by Nick Schultz and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Minnesota quickly extended the lead with the first of the year for Jared Spurgeon, a power play goal made possible by Marek Zidlicky and Bouchard. Bouchard tacked on his sixth of the campaign for the Wild, helped along by Cal Clutterbuck and John Madden. This would be the final, with Bouchard, Havlat, and Spurgeon.
Far south to where the Dallas Stars host the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Kari Lethonen have the starting duties for the game. New Jersey was the first to score, late in the third period with Nick Palmieri potting his sixth of the season, with the help of Ilya Kovalchuk and Mark Fayne, on the power play. This was the game's only goal, giving Palmieri, Jamie Benn (returned from injury), and Hedberg (19 save shutout) the three stars.
Back north, crossing the border to Calgary, where the Flames host the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Miikka Kiprusoff are in between the pipes. Milan Lucic opened the scoring early for Boston with his 25th of the season, with assistance from David Krejci and Adam McQuaid. The Bruins made it 2-0 with a Brad Marchand goal in the third period, his 19th of the year a product of Patrice Bergeron and Andrew Ference. Calgary attempted a comeback with a power play goal by Curtis Glencross, his 20th of the season, with the help of Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. This uprising was put down by Lucic netting his second of the game and 26th of the year, with guidance to the empty twine from Krejci and Mark Recchi. The three stars were awarded to Thomas (28 for 29 saves), Glencross, and Krejci.
Finally, going west for the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Roberto Luongo were entrusted with guarding the twine. David Desharnais put Montreal on the board first with his sixth goal of the season, with assists from Benoit Pouliot and Hal Gill. Brian Gionta made it 2-0 Canadiens shortly thereafter with his 22nd of the year, with the help of P.K. Subban and Scott Gomez. Vancouver got on the board with a power play tally by Henrik Sedin, his 15th of the season gathering steam from Mikael Samuelsson and Ryan Kesler. Montreal replied with the 14th of the year for Andrei Kostitsyn, helped along by Lars Eller and James Wisniewski. The Canucks tried to recover with another power play goal, this time off the stick of Samuelsson, his 17th of the campaign getting helped by Christian Ehrhoff and Daniel Sedin. This wouldn't be enough, as the Canadiens held on to win 3-2, giving the three stars to Price (37 for 39 saves), Kesler, and Gionta.
That's all for Tuesday.
Monday, February 21, 2011
President's Day Hockey
There were three total games today. Before diving into those, there is on trade, sending James Neal and Matt Niskanen to Pittsburgh for Alex Goligoski. No picks or prospects tagged along in the big deal that is rumored to have found the winger for Sidney Crosby. As for the games, the first matinee was in...
New York, where the Islanders hosted the Florida Panthers. Tomas Vokoun and Al Montoya were in front of the nets. New York jumped out to a 2-0 lead with two Matt Moulson goals in the first period, his 24th and 25th of the season seeing assistance from John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau as the primaries, and Travis Hamonic picked up both secondary assists. The Islanders extended the lead to 3-0 with Radek Martinek potting his second of the year, a power play goal from Frans Nielsen. Josh Bailey kept New York going with his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Blake Comeau and Andrew MacDonald. Mike Santorelli put Florida on the board with his 17th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Jason Garrison and Dennis Wideman. The Islanders wrapped it up with Moulson completing the hat trick with his 26th of the year, thanks to Jack Hillen and Zenon Konopka on the empty netter. Moulson, Montoya (20 for 21 saves), and Hamonic picked up the three stars.
The other midday game had the St. Louis Blues hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Ben Bishop were called on to guard the cages. Andy McDonald opened the scoring for St. Louis with his 13th of the season, a power play goal coming off of Patrik Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues extended the lead by Brad Boyes notching his 12th of the year, via T.J. Oshie and Brad Winchester. Chicago got going in the second period with Viktor Stalberg netting his ninth of the season with the help of Tomas Kopecky and Ryan Johnson. A minute later, the Blackhawks had tied it with a Dave Bolland tally, his 13th of the year, assisted by Marian Hossa and Bryan Bickell. Chicago took the lead with the 20th of the season by Patrick Kane, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. Toews notched his own 20th of the year to put the Blackhawks up 4-2 on the power play from Kane and Brent Seabrook, scaring away Bishop in favor of Ty Conklin. St. Louis attempted to come back with a Pietrangelo goal, his seventh of the season coming courtesy of Oshie and Berglund. Chicago sealed the deal at 5-3 with Hossa's 13th of the year into the empty net, thanks to Seabrook and Johnson. The three stars were Toews, Kane, and Pietrangelo.
finally, the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Marc-Andre Fleury put on the masks and stood tall in the paint. The game's only goal came off of the stick of the yellow-laced Alex Ovechkin, his 24th of the season coming on the power play in the second period via Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble. The three stars went to Neuvirth (39 save shutout), Ovechkin, and Fleury (23 for 24 stops).
That's all for Monday. Lots of games Tuesday, so we'll see if I can get them done.
New York, where the Islanders hosted the Florida Panthers. Tomas Vokoun and Al Montoya were in front of the nets. New York jumped out to a 2-0 lead with two Matt Moulson goals in the first period, his 24th and 25th of the season seeing assistance from John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau as the primaries, and Travis Hamonic picked up both secondary assists. The Islanders extended the lead to 3-0 with Radek Martinek potting his second of the year, a power play goal from Frans Nielsen. Josh Bailey kept New York going with his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Blake Comeau and Andrew MacDonald. Mike Santorelli put Florida on the board with his 17th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Jason Garrison and Dennis Wideman. The Islanders wrapped it up with Moulson completing the hat trick with his 26th of the year, thanks to Jack Hillen and Zenon Konopka on the empty netter. Moulson, Montoya (20 for 21 saves), and Hamonic picked up the three stars.
The other midday game had the St. Louis Blues hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Ben Bishop were called on to guard the cages. Andy McDonald opened the scoring for St. Louis with his 13th of the season, a power play goal coming off of Patrik Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues extended the lead by Brad Boyes notching his 12th of the year, via T.J. Oshie and Brad Winchester. Chicago got going in the second period with Viktor Stalberg netting his ninth of the season with the help of Tomas Kopecky and Ryan Johnson. A minute later, the Blackhawks had tied it with a Dave Bolland tally, his 13th of the year, assisted by Marian Hossa and Bryan Bickell. Chicago took the lead with the 20th of the season by Patrick Kane, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. Toews notched his own 20th of the year to put the Blackhawks up 4-2 on the power play from Kane and Brent Seabrook, scaring away Bishop in favor of Ty Conklin. St. Louis attempted to come back with a Pietrangelo goal, his seventh of the season coming courtesy of Oshie and Berglund. Chicago sealed the deal at 5-3 with Hossa's 13th of the year into the empty net, thanks to Seabrook and Johnson. The three stars were Toews, Kane, and Pietrangelo.
finally, the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Marc-Andre Fleury put on the masks and stood tall in the paint. The game's only goal came off of the stick of the yellow-laced Alex Ovechkin, his 24th of the season coming on the power play in the second period via Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble. The three stars went to Neuvirth (39 save shutout), Ovechkin, and Fleury (23 for 24 stops).
That's all for Monday. Lots of games Tuesday, so we'll see if I can get them done.
Song of the Week VIII
This week, we have a short track from pop-punk band Fall Out Boy, called A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me." The title itself is notorious of the band. The pronunciations also are very typical in the up-tempo song, being generally unintelligible. As for the song itself, it is very likely a representation of teenage life, as their earlier two albums tend to be. It's a decent track, as it made their greatest hits album, but not over-the-top spectacular to my ears. Check this feature again next week.
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars Week 18
The very fringes of playoff qualifying are upon us, so these players we hold in such high regard are now much more valuable if you're still in the fight for your bid to the postseason. With that, the impact players this week:
Center: Shawn Horcoff, 1 goal, 4 assists, 0+/-, 22 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 3 shots on goal
Left Wing: Alex Ovechkin, 2 goals, 3 assists, -1, 2 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 22 shots on goal
Right Wing: Ales Hemsky, 4 goals, 3 assists, +2, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 10 shots on goal
Defenseman: Alex Pietrangelo, 0 goals, 6 assists, +4, 0 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 3 shots on goal
Goaltender: Antti Niemi, 3 wins, 0.98 goals against average, 78 saves, .963 save percentage, 1 shutout
Utility: Andy McDonald, 3 goals, 3 assists, +3, 2 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 7 shots on goal
Those are the best options out there right now. Consider the names on this list for the week, and many of these players are still available. If you need a surge, these and many others will be there to help. Look for this feature next week.
Center: Shawn Horcoff, 1 goal, 4 assists, 0+/-, 22 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 3 shots on goal
Left Wing: Alex Ovechkin, 2 goals, 3 assists, -1, 2 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 22 shots on goal
Right Wing: Ales Hemsky, 4 goals, 3 assists, +2, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 10 shots on goal
Defenseman: Alex Pietrangelo, 0 goals, 6 assists, +4, 0 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 3 shots on goal
Goaltender: Antti Niemi, 3 wins, 0.98 goals against average, 78 saves, .963 save percentage, 1 shutout
Utility: Andy McDonald, 3 goals, 3 assists, +3, 2 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 7 shots on goal
Those are the best options out there right now. Consider the names on this list for the week, and many of these players are still available. If you need a surge, these and many others will be there to help. Look for this feature next week.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sandwich Showdown February 20th
This week, we have a Spicy Italian on Roasted garlic up against an Oven Roasted Chicken Breast on Italian Herbs and Cheese. First off, the Spicy was good, as all Subway sandwiches are, but the bread was a bit sketchy. Upon reviewing with panel, it is undecided whether it was outrageously fresh or unacceptably crispy. Either way, this plays into the decision. The Chicken, on the other hand, was fairly good, although the bread may have grabbed an extra minute in the over itself. However, the Chicken had the all around better taste and was the clear cut (deli humor) champion for this week over a very tough opponent. Check this feature again next week.
Heritage Classic Day and Day 2 of Hockey Weekend in America
Today features five of everyone's favorite games, or so they would like us to think. The three early games start at 9:30 Pacific, beginning with the...
Minnesota Wild hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Niklas Backstrom got the starts. The first goal was scored by Detroit in the third period off the tape of Nicklas Lidstrom, with help from Jiri Hudler and Brad Stuart for his 12th of the season. Martin Havlat answered for Minnesota with his 18th of the year, courtesy of Brent Burns.The 1-1 tie lasted into a shootout where Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi sealed a victory for the Red Wings over the Wild. The three stars went to Backstrom (38 for 39 saves), Howard (25 for 26 saves), and Datsyuk.
Farther east, in New York, the Rangers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Henrik Lundqvist stood 200 feet apart. New York struck first with a Wojtek Wolski tally, his tenth of the season seeing help from Ryan McDonagh and Mike Sauer. Jeff Carter replied for Philadelphia with his 27th of the year, assisted by Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with Giroux netting his 20th of the campaign on the power play, thanks to Carter and Hartnell. Philadelphia made it 3-1 with Dan Carcillo scoring his fourth of the season, with helpers by Braydon Coburn and Darroll Powe. The Rangers attempted a comeback with Derek Stepan notching his 16th of the year, via Dan Girardi and Marc Staal, but the comeback was stopped short with an empty net goal by Kris Versteeg of the Flyers, his 15th of the campaign finding twine thanks to Coburn and James van Riemsdyk. The three stars were awarded to Carter, Giroux, and Ryan Callahan.
Staying in the same state, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov and Ryan Miller picked up the starts. Washington draws first blood in the second period with the seventh of the season by Mathieu Perreault, with helpers by Matt Hendricks and Jason Chimera. Buffalo replied with a Jason Pominville power play goal, his 14th of the year helped along by Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly. The Capitals took a 2-1 lead with the ninth of the campaign by Marcus Johansson, courtesy of Perreault and Alex Ovechkin on the power play. This would be the final, with Miller (37 for 39 saves), Perreault, and Varlamov (28 for 29 saves) getting the three stars.
The game of the week came next, with the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Corey Crawford took their places in the blue paint. Chicago opened the scoring with Patrick Sharp registering his 31st of the season, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Pittsburgh tied the game with a shorthanded goal by Matt Cooke, his eleventh of the year going down thanks to Max Talbot and Brooks Orpik. The Blackhawks regained the lead with a Bryan Bickell goal, his 14th of the season made possible by Dave Bolland and Duncan Keith. The Penguins tied the game with Brett Sterling scoring his third of the campaign, with help from Tyler Kennedy and Paul Martin. The tie went into a shootout, where Chicago took the game with a Patrick Kane tally. The three stars went to Sharp, Sterling, and Bickell.
Finally, the Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where the Flames host the Montreal Canadiens outdoors. Carey Price and Miikka Kiprusoff are tending the twines. Calgary strikes first with Rene Bourque notching his 18th of the season, a power play goal from Alex Tanguay and Olli Jokinen. The Flames went up 2-0 with a shorthanded goal by Anton Babchuk, his ninth of the year seeing assistance from Curtis Glencross and Brendan Morrison. Bourque added on his second of the game and 19th of the season with help from Cory Sarich. Tanguay added on his 16th of the year with the man advantage, getting help from Jarome Iginla and Morrison. Kiprusoff (39 save shutout), Bourque, and Tanguay picked up the three stars for the Heritage Classic.
That's all the hockey for Sunday.
Minnesota Wild hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Niklas Backstrom got the starts. The first goal was scored by Detroit in the third period off the tape of Nicklas Lidstrom, with help from Jiri Hudler and Brad Stuart for his 12th of the season. Martin Havlat answered for Minnesota with his 18th of the year, courtesy of Brent Burns.The 1-1 tie lasted into a shootout where Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi sealed a victory for the Red Wings over the Wild. The three stars went to Backstrom (38 for 39 saves), Howard (25 for 26 saves), and Datsyuk.
Farther east, in New York, the Rangers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Henrik Lundqvist stood 200 feet apart. New York struck first with a Wojtek Wolski tally, his tenth of the season seeing help from Ryan McDonagh and Mike Sauer. Jeff Carter replied for Philadelphia with his 27th of the year, assisted by Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with Giroux netting his 20th of the campaign on the power play, thanks to Carter and Hartnell. Philadelphia made it 3-1 with Dan Carcillo scoring his fourth of the season, with helpers by Braydon Coburn and Darroll Powe. The Rangers attempted a comeback with Derek Stepan notching his 16th of the year, via Dan Girardi and Marc Staal, but the comeback was stopped short with an empty net goal by Kris Versteeg of the Flyers, his 15th of the campaign finding twine thanks to Coburn and James van Riemsdyk. The three stars were awarded to Carter, Giroux, and Ryan Callahan.
Staying in the same state, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov and Ryan Miller picked up the starts. Washington draws first blood in the second period with the seventh of the season by Mathieu Perreault, with helpers by Matt Hendricks and Jason Chimera. Buffalo replied with a Jason Pominville power play goal, his 14th of the year helped along by Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly. The Capitals took a 2-1 lead with the ninth of the campaign by Marcus Johansson, courtesy of Perreault and Alex Ovechkin on the power play. This would be the final, with Miller (37 for 39 saves), Perreault, and Varlamov (28 for 29 saves) getting the three stars.
The game of the week came next, with the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Corey Crawford took their places in the blue paint. Chicago opened the scoring with Patrick Sharp registering his 31st of the season, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Pittsburgh tied the game with a shorthanded goal by Matt Cooke, his eleventh of the year going down thanks to Max Talbot and Brooks Orpik. The Blackhawks regained the lead with a Bryan Bickell goal, his 14th of the season made possible by Dave Bolland and Duncan Keith. The Penguins tied the game with Brett Sterling scoring his third of the campaign, with help from Tyler Kennedy and Paul Martin. The tie went into a shootout, where Chicago took the game with a Patrick Kane tally. The three stars went to Sharp, Sterling, and Bickell.
Finally, the Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where the Flames host the Montreal Canadiens outdoors. Carey Price and Miikka Kiprusoff are tending the twines. Calgary strikes first with Rene Bourque notching his 18th of the season, a power play goal from Alex Tanguay and Olli Jokinen. The Flames went up 2-0 with a shorthanded goal by Anton Babchuk, his ninth of the year seeing assistance from Curtis Glencross and Brendan Morrison. Bourque added on his second of the game and 19th of the season with help from Cory Sarich. Tanguay added on his 16th of the year with the man advantage, getting help from Jarome Iginla and Morrison. Kiprusoff (39 save shutout), Bourque, and Tanguay picked up the three stars for the Heritage Classic.
That's all the hockey for Sunday.
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