As more and more teams close in on the playoffs, there are bound to be some nails bitten and feet tapping waiting for one's own team to clinch a shot for fake glory. There are also plenty of players that, with the trade deadline just passed, may have had a change of scenery, and possibly output. Here's who's been productive over the past week.
Center: Vincent Lecavalier, 2 goals, 4 assists, +3, 0 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Left Wing: Matt Calvert, 5 goals, 1 assist, +2, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 14 shots on goal
Right Wing: Phil Kessel, 4 goals, 4 assists, 0+/-, 0 penalty minutes, 5 power play points, 11 shots on goal
Defenseman: Travis Hamonic, 1 goal, 3 assists, 0+/-, 31 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist, 2 wins, 1.63 goals against average, 82 saves, .943 save percentage, 1 shutout
This is all we got for this week. Best of luck to your teams this coming week, which is a crucial week for all teams, getting acclimated to players in new places, and the final stretch run for the playoffs.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Song of the Week IX
This week, we have a tune called I Am an Illusion from Rob Thomas. The sound is a bit spacey and rhythmic. It features a bit of brass, as do other songs on his solo debut, ...Something to Be. The spacey feel is justified by the semi-mystical lyrical content, referring to himself as not actually being there. The overall sound is a nice escape from the traditional pop sounds of this era, and the tempo is enjoyable in a casual setting. Check this feature again next week.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday NHL games
Today we have another eight games of hockey. We start off in...
New York, where the Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dwayne Roloson and Henrik Lundqvist tended the twines. Martin St. Louis put Tampa Bay on the board first with his 24th of the campaign, courtesy of Steve Downie. New York tied it in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Brandon Prust, his tenth of the season coming off of Ryan McDonagh and Brian Boyle. The Lightning reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Vincent Lecavalier goal powered by St. Louis and Teddy Purcell with the man advantage, going in the books as his 15th of the year. It would be the final goal, and the three stars went to St. Louis, Lecavalier, and Prust.
Also playing early, the Nashville Predators hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mathieu Garon and Pekka Rinne took to the nets. Columbus drew first blood in the second period with the tenth goal of the season by Matt Calvert, a power play marker fueled by R.J. Umberger and Grant Clitsome. Nashville evened it in the third period on Shea Weber's 13th of the year, assisted by Ryan Suter and Mike Fisher. The Predators made it 2-1 with Jonathon Blum sinking his first of the campaign, with the help of Joel Ward and Nick Spaling. The Blue Jackets tied it again with Kris Russell getting his fourth of the season on the power play, with an unassisted goal. Nashville retook the lead at 3-2 with David Legwand potting his tenth of the year off of Martin Erat and Weber. This was the final, and the three stars went to Legwand, Blum, and Weber.
Going further south to Florida, where the Panthers hosted the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Tomas Vokoun put on the masks to guard the cages. New Jersey opened the scoring in the second period on the ninth goal of the season for David Clarkson, assisted by Rod Pelley and Adam Mair. The Devils made it 2-0 on the power play with the eleventh of the year for Brian Rolston, coming from Dainius Zubrus. Florida got on the board with a goal by Marty Reasoner, his 13th of the season made possible by Michal Repik and Mike Santorelli. The comeback went incomplete, though, as New Jersey held on for victory, with the three stars going to Rolston, Reasoner, and Brodeur (25 for 26 saves).
Also in the south, the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Chris Mason got the starting honors. Toronto opened the scoring with the 22nd of the season off of the stick of Nikolai Kulemin, with help from Mikhail Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur. The Maple Leafs made it 2-0 with the 26th of the year for Phil Kessel, which went unassisted. James Reimer came out of the game in the late second period, and was replaced by Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Atlanta finally got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Andrew Ladd, his 23rd of the season from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom. The Thrashers found an equalizer with the first of the year for Tim Stapleton, courtesy of Zach Bogosian and Evander Kane. Atlanta took the game in the overtime period with Ron Hainsey sinking his second goal of the season, with helpers by Bryan Little and Johnny Oduya. Hainsey, Stapleton, and Mason (22 for 24 saves), earned the three stars.
Heading west to regularly scheduled games, with the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Corey Crawford guarded the cages. Chicago opened the scoring with two Jonathan Toews goals, his 21st and 22nd of the season, with helpers provided by Tomas Kopecky and Viktor Stalberg on the first goal and Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane on the later power play goal. Phoenix got on the board when Adrian Aucoin sank his third of the year in the second period, with assists by Keith Yandle and Shane Doan. The Blackhawks made it 3-1 when Marian Hossa potted his 15th of the campaign on the power play, courtesy of Kane and Duncan Keith. Yandle put the Coyotes back within a goal by netting his tenth of the season, another power play goal, fueled by Ray Whitney and Mikkel Boedker. Martin Hanzal tied it with his 15th of the year, also on the power play, helped along by Whitney and Boedker again. This tie lasted through the third period and overtime into the shootout, where Chicago took the game 4-3 with Toews lone tally in the skills competition. Toews, Yandle, and Kane earned the three stars.
Up into Alberta, where the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask opposed Devan Dubnyk in the blue paint. Edmonton opened the scoring with Ales Hemsky notching his 14th of the season, helped along by Jim Vandermeer and Dustin Penner. Boston replied with Michael Ryder registering his 17th of the year, thanks to Milan Lucic and Adam McQuaid. Nathan Horton gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead with his own 17th of the campaign, assisted by David Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston continued to roll in the second period with Rich Peverley getting his 15th of the season, courtesy of Ryder and Chris Kelly. The Oilers attempted a comeback with Gilbert Brule putting his seventh of the year away in the third period with the help of Jordan Eberle and Jason Strudwick, but it wasn't going to be enough, as they lost 3-2. The three stars went to Ryder, Brule, and Horton.
Staying in the province, the Calgary Flames hosted the St. Louis Blues. Ben Bishop and Miikka Kiprusoff were in between the pipes. The only goal of the game belonged to David Moss of Calgary, which was his 15th of the season, and the lone assist went to Alex Tanguay. Kiprusoff (27 save shutout), Moss, and Patrik Berglund collected the three stars.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks welcomed the Colorado Avalanche to the Honda Center. Peter Budaj and Dan Ellis were in front of the nets. The game opened with three and a half fights (3 fights and two offsetting roughing penalties), premiering with George Parros dropping gloves with David Koci, followed by Sheldon Brookbank and Cody Mcleod seventeen ticks later. A period of relative calm before the roughing match between Cameron Gaunce and Jarkko Ruutu, and then Gaunce took on Luca Sbisa. After working out the differences, Kevin Porter got Colorado on the board with his eleventh of the season, helped along by Matt Duchene and Jonas Holos. Anaheim tied it in the second period with Ryan Getzlaf sinking his 16th of the year with guidance from Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan. The Ducks took the lead with Todd Marchant sinking his first of the campaign, with the help of Sbisa and Ruutu. The Avalanche retied the game in the third period, with David Jones potting his 23rd of the season, thanks to Matt Hunwick and Paul Stastny. Anaheim took the lead at 3-2 later in that frame with a power play goal off of the stick of Brandon McMillan, his ninth of the year powered by Ryan and Francois Beauchemin. This was the final, and the three stars went to Getzlaf, Perry, and Ryan.
That's all. Deadline deals will be covered in Monday's post in the first paragraph.
New York, where the Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dwayne Roloson and Henrik Lundqvist tended the twines. Martin St. Louis put Tampa Bay on the board first with his 24th of the campaign, courtesy of Steve Downie. New York tied it in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Brandon Prust, his tenth of the season coming off of Ryan McDonagh and Brian Boyle. The Lightning reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Vincent Lecavalier goal powered by St. Louis and Teddy Purcell with the man advantage, going in the books as his 15th of the year. It would be the final goal, and the three stars went to St. Louis, Lecavalier, and Prust.
Also playing early, the Nashville Predators hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mathieu Garon and Pekka Rinne took to the nets. Columbus drew first blood in the second period with the tenth goal of the season by Matt Calvert, a power play marker fueled by R.J. Umberger and Grant Clitsome. Nashville evened it in the third period on Shea Weber's 13th of the year, assisted by Ryan Suter and Mike Fisher. The Predators made it 2-1 with Jonathon Blum sinking his first of the campaign, with the help of Joel Ward and Nick Spaling. The Blue Jackets tied it again with Kris Russell getting his fourth of the season on the power play, with an unassisted goal. Nashville retook the lead at 3-2 with David Legwand potting his tenth of the year off of Martin Erat and Weber. This was the final, and the three stars went to Legwand, Blum, and Weber.
Going further south to Florida, where the Panthers hosted the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Tomas Vokoun put on the masks to guard the cages. New Jersey opened the scoring in the second period on the ninth goal of the season for David Clarkson, assisted by Rod Pelley and Adam Mair. The Devils made it 2-0 on the power play with the eleventh of the year for Brian Rolston, coming from Dainius Zubrus. Florida got on the board with a goal by Marty Reasoner, his 13th of the season made possible by Michal Repik and Mike Santorelli. The comeback went incomplete, though, as New Jersey held on for victory, with the three stars going to Rolston, Reasoner, and Brodeur (25 for 26 saves).
Also in the south, the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Chris Mason got the starting honors. Toronto opened the scoring with the 22nd of the season off of the stick of Nikolai Kulemin, with help from Mikhail Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur. The Maple Leafs made it 2-0 with the 26th of the year for Phil Kessel, which went unassisted. James Reimer came out of the game in the late second period, and was replaced by Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Atlanta finally got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Andrew Ladd, his 23rd of the season from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom. The Thrashers found an equalizer with the first of the year for Tim Stapleton, courtesy of Zach Bogosian and Evander Kane. Atlanta took the game in the overtime period with Ron Hainsey sinking his second goal of the season, with helpers by Bryan Little and Johnny Oduya. Hainsey, Stapleton, and Mason (22 for 24 saves), earned the three stars.
Heading west to regularly scheduled games, with the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Corey Crawford guarded the cages. Chicago opened the scoring with two Jonathan Toews goals, his 21st and 22nd of the season, with helpers provided by Tomas Kopecky and Viktor Stalberg on the first goal and Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane on the later power play goal. Phoenix got on the board when Adrian Aucoin sank his third of the year in the second period, with assists by Keith Yandle and Shane Doan. The Blackhawks made it 3-1 when Marian Hossa potted his 15th of the campaign on the power play, courtesy of Kane and Duncan Keith. Yandle put the Coyotes back within a goal by netting his tenth of the season, another power play goal, fueled by Ray Whitney and Mikkel Boedker. Martin Hanzal tied it with his 15th of the year, also on the power play, helped along by Whitney and Boedker again. This tie lasted through the third period and overtime into the shootout, where Chicago took the game 4-3 with Toews lone tally in the skills competition. Toews, Yandle, and Kane earned the three stars.
Up into Alberta, where the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask opposed Devan Dubnyk in the blue paint. Edmonton opened the scoring with Ales Hemsky notching his 14th of the season, helped along by Jim Vandermeer and Dustin Penner. Boston replied with Michael Ryder registering his 17th of the year, thanks to Milan Lucic and Adam McQuaid. Nathan Horton gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead with his own 17th of the campaign, assisted by David Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston continued to roll in the second period with Rich Peverley getting his 15th of the season, courtesy of Ryder and Chris Kelly. The Oilers attempted a comeback with Gilbert Brule putting his seventh of the year away in the third period with the help of Jordan Eberle and Jason Strudwick, but it wasn't going to be enough, as they lost 3-2. The three stars went to Ryder, Brule, and Horton.
Staying in the province, the Calgary Flames hosted the St. Louis Blues. Ben Bishop and Miikka Kiprusoff were in between the pipes. The only goal of the game belonged to David Moss of Calgary, which was his 15th of the season, and the lone assist went to Alex Tanguay. Kiprusoff (27 save shutout), Moss, and Patrik Berglund collected the three stars.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks welcomed the Colorado Avalanche to the Honda Center. Peter Budaj and Dan Ellis were in front of the nets. The game opened with three and a half fights (3 fights and two offsetting roughing penalties), premiering with George Parros dropping gloves with David Koci, followed by Sheldon Brookbank and Cody Mcleod seventeen ticks later. A period of relative calm before the roughing match between Cameron Gaunce and Jarkko Ruutu, and then Gaunce took on Luca Sbisa. After working out the differences, Kevin Porter got Colorado on the board with his eleventh of the season, helped along by Matt Duchene and Jonas Holos. Anaheim tied it in the second period with Ryan Getzlaf sinking his 16th of the year with guidance from Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan. The Ducks took the lead with Todd Marchant sinking his first of the campaign, with the help of Sbisa and Ruutu. The Avalanche retied the game in the third period, with David Jones potting his 23rd of the season, thanks to Matt Hunwick and Paul Stastny. Anaheim took the lead at 3-2 later in that frame with a power play goal off of the stick of Brandon McMillan, his ninth of the year powered by Ryan and Francois Beauchemin. This was the final, and the three stars went to Getzlaf, Perry, and Ryan.
That's all. Deadline deals will be covered in Monday's post in the first paragraph.
Sandwich Showdown VIII
This is the last Showdown for FebruAny, the promotion of any $5 footlong, so your regularly anticipated sandwiches that got the shaft this month should be back in the coming weeks. This weekend, we had a Chicken/Bacon duo go up against the Steak and Cheese. The Chicken/Bacon, which featured on Herbs and Cheese had a pretty good taste to it. It was all around a solid sandwich consumed in the middle of a Fantasy Baseball draft. Meanwhile, the Steak and Cheese, which came on plain Italian bread, had a kick with a sauce substitute, from Peco's Pit BBQ in Seattle, which was the medium spicy sauce. This stuff packs a punch and went very well on the sandwich, giving it just a bit of an edge in this week's showdown. Check back here next week for another showdown.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
NHL Saturday
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.
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.
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.
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