Only three games on a quiet Monday. We begin in...
Pittsburgh, with the Penguins hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Marc-Andre Fleury tended the twines. Pittsburgh struck first as Zbynek Michalek scored his second of the season, thanks to Jordan Staal. The Penguins added on with a Chris Kunitz goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin. Phoenix got on the board in the third period as Ray Whitney potted his twenty-first of the season, set up by Radim Vrbata and Martin Hanzal. The Coyotes never tied it up, losing 2-1, with Fleury (36 for 37 in saves), Michalek, and Smith (26 for 28 in saves) claiming the three stars.
Out northwest a bit, the Winnipeg Jets host the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Ondrej Pavelec were under the masks. Winnipeg was first to score as Andrew Ladd netted his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Bryan Little. Buffalo tied it in the second period as Corey Tropp notched his second of the year, guided in by Matt Ellis and Brad Boyes. The Jets gained the lead again in the third period as Blake Wheeler recorded his fifteenth of the season, and Little had the only assist. Winnipeg extended the lead with a Chris Thorburn goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Little, who got a sock trick, and Tobias Enstrom. This was all that was needed for a 3-1 win, and the three stars were Little, Wheeler, and Thorburn.
Southwest of there, we wrap up in Anaheim, with the Ducks welcoming the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Jonas Hiller guarded the goals. Anaheim scored first as Jason Blake registered his sixth of the season, a power play goal powered by Bobby Ryan and Cam Fowler. Edmonton tied it late in the second period with a Shawn Horcoff goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Nick Schultz. The Ducks retook the lead in the third period as Bobby Ryan put away his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Teemu Selanne. Corey Perry extended the Anaheim lead with his thirty-second of the year, with a lone Niklas Hagman assist. The Oilers got one back on the power play when Jordan Eberle sank his twenty-ninth of the season, with the help of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Horcoff. The Ducks iced it at 4-2 on a Perry empty net goal thirty-two seconds later, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year. Hiller (34 for 36 in saves), Perry, and Ryan had the three stars while Horcoff gets the honorable mention.
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