Monday, March 14, 2011
Song of the Week XI
This week we have a tune coming from Snow Patrol called Starfighter Pilot. This track is their biggest power hit from their early years. The song is the second track on their debut album Songs For Polarbears. The album is noticeably young in sound, as they were finding their place in the music world. Most of the CD is a harder-hitting variety, with strong guitars backed by gentle drums. This is toned down on future albums from them, but the song remains their initial hit, although is highly under-appreciated. This feature will return next week.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday recaps
Today we have a total of five games on, most of which in the afternoon or evening. The first was the game of the week, brought to you viewers by NBC, with the...
Washington Capitals hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Braden Holtby were in front of the cages. Chicago was first on the board with Nick Leddy sinking his third of the season, courtesy of Marian Hossa and Michael Frolik. Washington answered with Boyd Gordon sending his third of the year home unassisted and shorthanded. The Capitals took the lead on a Jason Arnott power play goal, his 15th of the season powered by Alexander Semin and Dennis Wideman. The Blackhawks retied it in the second period as Tomas Kopecky notched his 13th of the year, an unassisted goal. Washington retook the lead with Brooks Laich netting his 15th of the season, thanks to Matt Hendricks and Eric Fehr. Chicago got another equalizer on the power play with only thirty-nine seconds remaining, as Jonathan Toews was helped by Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp to get his 29th of the year. The tie was broken in overtime by Mike Knuble, who supplied his 16th of the campaign off of Marcus Johansson and Wideman to give the Capitals the 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks. The three stars were awarded to Knuble, Laich, and Toews.
Into Dallas, Texas, where the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Taking control of the goalmouths are Jonathan Quick and Kari Lehtonen. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Drew Doughty on the power play, his eleventh of the season gathering steam off of Jarret Stoll and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The Kings extended their lead with Dustin Penner notching his 23rd of the year, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Dallas got on the board when Brad Richards registered his 25th of the season, courtesy of Loui Eriksson. The Stars tied it on Jamie Langenbrunner netted his ninth of the campaign, with helpers credited to Alex Goligoski and Jamie Benn with forty-three seconds left in regulation. Los Angeles snuck in a goal with only twenty-one seconds left, the tenth of the year by Michal Handzus, assisted by Ponikarovsky and Wayne Simmonds to solidify a 3-2 victory. The three stars were awarded to Handzus, Richards, and Doughty.
Up north to Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury tended the twines. Pittsburgh was the first on the board with a Chris Kunitz goal, his 19th of the season, with the help of Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal. Max Talbot extended the lead for the Penguins with his eighth of the year, assisted by Pascal Dupuis and Ben Lovejoy. Pittsburgh rolled on with Staal's eighth of the season, coming off of Kennedy and Matt Cooke. Edmonton entered the scoring in the third period with Ryan Jones potting his 16th of the year, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Alexandre Giroux. The Penguins regained this goal with Zbynek Michalek notching his second of the season, helped along by Craig Adams and Talbot. Pittsburgh sealed a 5-1 victory with Kunitz nailing his second goal of the game and 20th of the year, guided in by James Neal and the sock trick completing assist by Kennedy. The three stars went out to Kunitz, Kennedy, and Staal.
Into Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Jhonas Enroth made the starts. Buffalo was the first on the board with a Tyler Ennis goal, his 16th of the season created from efforts by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Ottawa tied it when Jason Spezza sank his 14th of the year on the power play from Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar. The Sabres regained the lead with a Thomas Vanek goal from Paul Gaustad and Mike Weber, his 25th of the season. The Senators found another equalizer with Colin Greening potting his second of the year off of Jesse Winchester and Spezza. Ennis gave Buffalo the lead again with his second of the game and 17th of the season, assisted by Connolly and Weber. The Sabres extended their lead with Gaustad's tenth of the year, courtesy of Mark Mancari and Vanek, good enough to have Anderson replaced by Curtis McElhinney. Spezza pulled Ottawa back within a goal by nailing his second of the game and 15th of season, an unassisted tally. Buffalo made it 5-3 with Nathan Gerbe registering his ninth of the year, made possible by a sock trick earning Weber and Jason Pominville. The Sabres kept going with a goal by Brad Boyes, his 16th of the season coming via Pominville and Sekera. Karlsson brought the score to 6-4 for the Senators with his 12th of the year, helped in by Spezza. This was the final, with Ennis, Weber, and Vanek collecting the three stars.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Dan Ellis took control of the cages. Anaheim entered the scoring first with a Corey Perry goal, his 35th of the season from Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf. Phoenix replied with Taylor Pyatt registering his 17th of the year, an unassisted goal. Lauri Korpikoski put the Coyotes out front with his 16th of the season, assisted by Shane Doan. Perry added an equalizer for the Ducks with his 36th of the campaign and second of the game coming on the power play via Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky. Korpikoski put Phoenix back in front with his second of the game and 17th of the year, fueled by Doan and Keith Yandle. David Schlemko kept the Coyotes going with his third of the season, guided by Ray Whitney and Radim Vrbata. Phoenix sealed a 5-2 victory with an empty net goal by Doan, his 17th of the year getting help along the way from Adrian Aucoin. Bryzgalov (36 for 38 saves), Perry, and Getzlaf collected the three stars.
Washington Capitals hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Braden Holtby were in front of the cages. Chicago was first on the board with Nick Leddy sinking his third of the season, courtesy of Marian Hossa and Michael Frolik. Washington answered with Boyd Gordon sending his third of the year home unassisted and shorthanded. The Capitals took the lead on a Jason Arnott power play goal, his 15th of the season powered by Alexander Semin and Dennis Wideman. The Blackhawks retied it in the second period as Tomas Kopecky notched his 13th of the year, an unassisted goal. Washington retook the lead with Brooks Laich netting his 15th of the season, thanks to Matt Hendricks and Eric Fehr. Chicago got another equalizer on the power play with only thirty-nine seconds remaining, as Jonathan Toews was helped by Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp to get his 29th of the year. The tie was broken in overtime by Mike Knuble, who supplied his 16th of the campaign off of Marcus Johansson and Wideman to give the Capitals the 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks. The three stars were awarded to Knuble, Laich, and Toews.
Into Dallas, Texas, where the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Taking control of the goalmouths are Jonathan Quick and Kari Lehtonen. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Drew Doughty on the power play, his eleventh of the season gathering steam off of Jarret Stoll and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The Kings extended their lead with Dustin Penner notching his 23rd of the year, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Dallas got on the board when Brad Richards registered his 25th of the season, courtesy of Loui Eriksson. The Stars tied it on Jamie Langenbrunner netted his ninth of the campaign, with helpers credited to Alex Goligoski and Jamie Benn with forty-three seconds left in regulation. Los Angeles snuck in a goal with only twenty-one seconds left, the tenth of the year by Michal Handzus, assisted by Ponikarovsky and Wayne Simmonds to solidify a 3-2 victory. The three stars were awarded to Handzus, Richards, and Doughty.
Up north to Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury tended the twines. Pittsburgh was the first on the board with a Chris Kunitz goal, his 19th of the season, with the help of Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal. Max Talbot extended the lead for the Penguins with his eighth of the year, assisted by Pascal Dupuis and Ben Lovejoy. Pittsburgh rolled on with Staal's eighth of the season, coming off of Kennedy and Matt Cooke. Edmonton entered the scoring in the third period with Ryan Jones potting his 16th of the year, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Alexandre Giroux. The Penguins regained this goal with Zbynek Michalek notching his second of the season, helped along by Craig Adams and Talbot. Pittsburgh sealed a 5-1 victory with Kunitz nailing his second goal of the game and 20th of the year, guided in by James Neal and the sock trick completing assist by Kennedy. The three stars went out to Kunitz, Kennedy, and Staal.
Into Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Jhonas Enroth made the starts. Buffalo was the first on the board with a Tyler Ennis goal, his 16th of the season created from efforts by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Ottawa tied it when Jason Spezza sank his 14th of the year on the power play from Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar. The Sabres regained the lead with a Thomas Vanek goal from Paul Gaustad and Mike Weber, his 25th of the season. The Senators found another equalizer with Colin Greening potting his second of the year off of Jesse Winchester and Spezza. Ennis gave Buffalo the lead again with his second of the game and 17th of the season, assisted by Connolly and Weber. The Sabres extended their lead with Gaustad's tenth of the year, courtesy of Mark Mancari and Vanek, good enough to have Anderson replaced by Curtis McElhinney. Spezza pulled Ottawa back within a goal by nailing his second of the game and 15th of season, an unassisted tally. Buffalo made it 5-3 with Nathan Gerbe registering his ninth of the year, made possible by a sock trick earning Weber and Jason Pominville. The Sabres kept going with a goal by Brad Boyes, his 16th of the season coming via Pominville and Sekera. Karlsson brought the score to 6-4 for the Senators with his 12th of the year, helped in by Spezza. This was the final, with Ennis, Weber, and Vanek collecting the three stars.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Dan Ellis took control of the cages. Anaheim entered the scoring first with a Corey Perry goal, his 35th of the season from Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf. Phoenix replied with Taylor Pyatt registering his 17th of the year, an unassisted goal. Lauri Korpikoski put the Coyotes out front with his 16th of the season, assisted by Shane Doan. Perry added an equalizer for the Ducks with his 36th of the campaign and second of the game coming on the power play via Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky. Korpikoski put Phoenix back in front with his second of the game and 17th of the year, fueled by Doan and Keith Yandle. David Schlemko kept the Coyotes going with his third of the season, guided by Ray Whitney and Radim Vrbata. Phoenix sealed a 5-2 victory with an empty net goal by Doan, his 17th of the year getting help along the way from Adrian Aucoin. Bryzgalov (36 for 38 saves), Perry, and Getzlaf collected the three stars.
Sandwich Showdown X
This week, we bring you a Roast Beef on Roasted Garlic and a Spicy Italian on Italian Herbs and Cheese. The Roast Beef was a sandwich much desired during footlong month, finally getting its turn again for consumption. However, it didn't satisfy as much as expected, as it was rather cold, even for a deli style sub. It wasn't awful, but the flavor didn't seem to be all there. The Spicy Italian struck while the iron was hot, with a strong flavor and good bread quality to easily win this week. This feature runs weekly and will return next Sunday.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Saturday hockey
There are ten games of hockey on Saturday, with only one in the afternoon. This one game has the...
Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury got the starts. Forty-six seconds into the game, Montreal took the lead with Tomas Plekanec's 21st of the season, assisted by Michael Cammalleri. Twenty-four seconds into the second frame, the Canadiens extended their lead with Travis Moen's fourth of the year, courtesy of Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez. Cammalleri made it 3-0 Montreal with his 16th of the season, with Jeff Halpern snagging the lone assist. Brent Johnson relieved Marc-Andre Fleury after this goal. This would be the final after a scoreless third period, with Price (26 save shutout), Cammalleri, and Plekanec getting the three stars.
To the games at the normal times with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and James Reimer were in front of the nets. Buffalo commanded the first lead with Mike Weber sinking his fourth of the season thanks to Tim Connolly and Rob Niedermayer. Toronto tied it with Clarke MacArthur's 20th of the year, helped along by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Tyler Bozak goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season guided in by Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul. The Sabres replied with Jochen Hecht netting his 12th of the year, courtesy of Andrej Sekera and Thomas Vanek. Buffalo regained the lead with the 12th of the season from Jordan Leopold, a power play goal powered by Tyler Ennis and Cody McCormick. Toronto tied it with Grabovski notching his 27th of the year, fueled by Carl Gunnarsson and Dion Phaneuf. The Maple Leafs took the lead with Kessel netting his 28th of the season, with Luke Schenn and the goalie James Reimer providing the assists. The final had Toronto winning 4-3, with the three stars awarded to Reimer (39 for 42 saves), Kessel and Grabovski.
Down to Florida for the all-state battle between the host Panthers and visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Mike Smith and Scott Clemmensen opposed each other as the backups snagged the starts. Florida opened the scoring with David Booth sinking his 21st of the season, coming from Mike Weaver and Keaton Ellerby. Tampa Bay replied on the power play as Steven Stamkos notched his 43rd of the year, with the help of Martin St. Louis and Simon Gagne present. The Panthers retook the lead with Ryan Carter netting his second of the season, helped along by Dmitry Kulikov. Niclas Bergfors added on for Florida with his 12th of the year, courtesy of Jason Garrison and Stephen Weiss. The Lightning regained one goal as Vincent Lecavalier sank his 17th of the season on the power play with St. Louis and Gagne helping out. Tampa Bay tied it with Gagne on the power play with his eleventh of the year, assisted by Lecavalier and Stamkos. The Panthers defeated the Lightning in the overtime that ensued with Garrison netting his fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Mike Santorelli and Marty Reasoner. Garrison, Gagne, and Stamkos got the three stars.
Into Pennsylvania for the second time today, as the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Sergei Bobrovsky got the starting nods. Philadelphia struck first with Ville Leino potting his 15th of the season with the help of Scott Hartnell and Danny Briere. The Flyers kept going with Kimmo Timonen recording his fifth of the year shorthanded, with Mike Richards and Claude Giroux picking up the helpers. Leino struck again with his second of the game and 16th of the season, a power play goal for Philadelphia with Richards and Kris Versteeg helping it along, and allowing Chris Mason to relieve Ondrej Pavelec. Atlanta got on the board in the third period with an unassisted goal by Evander Kane, his 18th of the year. The Thrashers pulled closer with Zach Bogosian potting his fifth of the season, with helpers credited to Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd. The Flyers answered quickly with Leino finishing off his hat trick on his 17th of the year, another power play goal, with Timonen and Richards picking up the assists, the latter getting his third of the game for a sock trick. Tobias Enstrom got a goal for Atlanta, putting the score at 4-3 with his tenth of the season, a power play goal helped in by Anthony Stewart and Nik Antropov. Ladd tied it at 4 for the Thrashers with his 26th of the year with forty-five seconds left in regulation, and Bryan Little picked up the helper. Atlanta capped the comeback in overtime and defeated Philadelphia with Ron Hainsey's third of the campaign, helped in by Kane and Stewart. Leino, Hainsey, and Richards got the three stars.
Into New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Martin Brodeur tended the twines. Jacob Josefson put New Jersey on the board early with his first of the season, helped along by David Clarkson and Anton Volchenkov. New York entered the scoring in the second period with a shorthanded goal from Blake Comeau, his 20th of the year getting help from Jack Hillen. The Islanders took a lead when John Tavares sank his 25th of the season, fueled by Matt Moulson and Andrew MacDonald. The Devils retied it in the third period with Clarkson netting his tenth of the season off of Mattias Tedenby and Josefson. The tie lasted into overtime, where New Jersey defeated New York on Anssi Salmela's first of the campaign, with help from Tedenby and Patrik Elias. The three stars went to Salmela, Clarkson, and Josefson.
Back south again to Carolina, where the Hurricanes hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Cam Ward dominated the creases. Columbus was the first on the board with a shorthanded goal by Samuel Pahlsson, assisted by Derek Dorsett and Kris Russell. The Blue Jackets extended their lead early in the second period with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his seventh of the year, with Matt Calvert and Jan Hejda providing the helpers. Carolina finally got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his 24th of the season, made possible by Erik Cole and Jussi Jokinen. MacKenzie added an insurance goal Columbus with his second of the game and eighth of the year, with help from Grant Clitsome. The Hurricanes replied quickly with Tuomo Ruutu netting his 17th of the season, thanks to Eric Staal and Jay Harrison. The final stood at 3-2 Columbus with the three stars going to MacKenzie, Pahlsson, and Mason (29 for 31 saves).
Westward to Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Budaj and Pekka Rinne stood in the blue paint. Nashville took control early with Shea Weber notching his 15th of the season off of Joel Ward and Martin Erat. Matt Halischuk extended the lead for the Predators with his second of the year, helped along by Kevin Klein and Blake Geoffrion. Colorado got on the board with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eighth of the season going in off of David Van Der Gulik and David Jones. Nashville restored their two-goal lead with Ward potting his tenth of the year unassisted. The Avalanche replied again with a Daniel Winnik goal, his ninth of the season gathering steam from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Byrne. The Predators secured victory at a 4-2 margin with Erat's empty netter with two seconds remaining in the game, his 13th goal of the year going in unassisted. The three stars went to Ward, O'Reilly, and Weber.
West again to Missouri, where the St. Louis Blues hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Jaroslav Halak guarded the cages. St. Louis opened the scoring with the first of the season by Adam Cracknell, guided along by Ryan Reaves and Cam Janssen. Ruslan Salei answered for Detroit with his second of the year, an unassisted goal. Darren Helm gave the Red Wings a lead with his eleventh of the season, assisted by Justin Abdelkader and Kris Draper. Detroit kept going with the eleventh of the year for Niklas Kronwall on the power play with helpers given to Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen. The Blues got a goal back as David Backes netted his 25th of the season with assists from Andy McDonald and Matt D'Agostini. D'Agostini tied it for St. Louis with his 15th of the year, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk. The Red Wings retook the lead on a Datsyuk goal, his 22nd of the season draining thanks to Tomas Holmstrom and Kronwall. Detroit continued on with a Abdelkader goal, his fifth of the year made possible by Kronwall and Brad Stuart. The final would be 5-3 for the Red Wings, with Kronwall, Datsyuk and Helm gathering up the three stars.
Along to western Canada, where the Calgary Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Miikka Kiprusoff play between the pipes. Calgary gets off to an early lead with Mikael Backlund notching his eighth of the season unassisted. The Flames extend their lead with a Matt Stajan goal from Tim Jackman and Cory Sarich, good for his sixth of the year. Vancouver got on the board with the 34th of the season by Ryan Kesler, a power play goal powered by Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks tied it in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his 36th of the year, with helpers credited to Henrik and Christian Ehrhoff. Calgary retook the lead with David Moss sending home his 17th of the season, with the help of Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay required. Alexandre Burrows retied the game for Vancouver by notching his 20th of the year, courtesy of Daniel and Ehrhoff. Daniel netted his second of the game and 37th of the season for the Canucks on the power play, with assistance from Kesler and the sock trick earning Ehrhoff giving them the lead. This 4-3 lead would hold up to be the final after a silent third period, and the three stars went to Daniel, Backlund, and Ehrhoff.
Down to San Jose, where the Sharks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi tended the cages. San Jose opened the scoring with Ryane Clowe on the power play, his 22nd of the season going in thanks to efforts from Logan Couture and Dan Boyle. Erik Christensen replied for New York by nailing his tenth of the year, coming off of Vinny Prospal and Marian Gaborik. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with the second goal of the season by Mike Sauer, assisted by Ruslan Fedotenko and Brandon Prust. The Sharks retied it with the fifth of the year by Ben Eager, courtesy of Torrey Mitchell and Boyle. The tei at 2 lasted into a shootout, where Boyle exchanged a goal with Wojtek Wolski before New York secured a victory over San Jose on the Brandon Dubinsky marker. The three stars were given to Lundqvist (31 for 33 saves), Dan Girardi, and Boyle.
That's all of Saturday games. Sunday has five games and a sandwich post to come later.
Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury got the starts. Forty-six seconds into the game, Montreal took the lead with Tomas Plekanec's 21st of the season, assisted by Michael Cammalleri. Twenty-four seconds into the second frame, the Canadiens extended their lead with Travis Moen's fourth of the year, courtesy of Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez. Cammalleri made it 3-0 Montreal with his 16th of the season, with Jeff Halpern snagging the lone assist. Brent Johnson relieved Marc-Andre Fleury after this goal. This would be the final after a scoreless third period, with Price (26 save shutout), Cammalleri, and Plekanec getting the three stars.
To the games at the normal times with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and James Reimer were in front of the nets. Buffalo commanded the first lead with Mike Weber sinking his fourth of the season thanks to Tim Connolly and Rob Niedermayer. Toronto tied it with Clarke MacArthur's 20th of the year, helped along by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Tyler Bozak goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season guided in by Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul. The Sabres replied with Jochen Hecht netting his 12th of the year, courtesy of Andrej Sekera and Thomas Vanek. Buffalo regained the lead with the 12th of the season from Jordan Leopold, a power play goal powered by Tyler Ennis and Cody McCormick. Toronto tied it with Grabovski notching his 27th of the year, fueled by Carl Gunnarsson and Dion Phaneuf. The Maple Leafs took the lead with Kessel netting his 28th of the season, with Luke Schenn and the goalie James Reimer providing the assists. The final had Toronto winning 4-3, with the three stars awarded to Reimer (39 for 42 saves), Kessel and Grabovski.
Down to Florida for the all-state battle between the host Panthers and visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Mike Smith and Scott Clemmensen opposed each other as the backups snagged the starts. Florida opened the scoring with David Booth sinking his 21st of the season, coming from Mike Weaver and Keaton Ellerby. Tampa Bay replied on the power play as Steven Stamkos notched his 43rd of the year, with the help of Martin St. Louis and Simon Gagne present. The Panthers retook the lead with Ryan Carter netting his second of the season, helped along by Dmitry Kulikov. Niclas Bergfors added on for Florida with his 12th of the year, courtesy of Jason Garrison and Stephen Weiss. The Lightning regained one goal as Vincent Lecavalier sank his 17th of the season on the power play with St. Louis and Gagne helping out. Tampa Bay tied it with Gagne on the power play with his eleventh of the year, assisted by Lecavalier and Stamkos. The Panthers defeated the Lightning in the overtime that ensued with Garrison netting his fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Mike Santorelli and Marty Reasoner. Garrison, Gagne, and Stamkos got the three stars.
Into Pennsylvania for the second time today, as the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Sergei Bobrovsky got the starting nods. Philadelphia struck first with Ville Leino potting his 15th of the season with the help of Scott Hartnell and Danny Briere. The Flyers kept going with Kimmo Timonen recording his fifth of the year shorthanded, with Mike Richards and Claude Giroux picking up the helpers. Leino struck again with his second of the game and 16th of the season, a power play goal for Philadelphia with Richards and Kris Versteeg helping it along, and allowing Chris Mason to relieve Ondrej Pavelec. Atlanta got on the board in the third period with an unassisted goal by Evander Kane, his 18th of the year. The Thrashers pulled closer with Zach Bogosian potting his fifth of the season, with helpers credited to Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd. The Flyers answered quickly with Leino finishing off his hat trick on his 17th of the year, another power play goal, with Timonen and Richards picking up the assists, the latter getting his third of the game for a sock trick. Tobias Enstrom got a goal for Atlanta, putting the score at 4-3 with his tenth of the season, a power play goal helped in by Anthony Stewart and Nik Antropov. Ladd tied it at 4 for the Thrashers with his 26th of the year with forty-five seconds left in regulation, and Bryan Little picked up the helper. Atlanta capped the comeback in overtime and defeated Philadelphia with Ron Hainsey's third of the campaign, helped in by Kane and Stewart. Leino, Hainsey, and Richards got the three stars.
Into New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Martin Brodeur tended the twines. Jacob Josefson put New Jersey on the board early with his first of the season, helped along by David Clarkson and Anton Volchenkov. New York entered the scoring in the second period with a shorthanded goal from Blake Comeau, his 20th of the year getting help from Jack Hillen. The Islanders took a lead when John Tavares sank his 25th of the season, fueled by Matt Moulson and Andrew MacDonald. The Devils retied it in the third period with Clarkson netting his tenth of the season off of Mattias Tedenby and Josefson. The tie lasted into overtime, where New Jersey defeated New York on Anssi Salmela's first of the campaign, with help from Tedenby and Patrik Elias. The three stars went to Salmela, Clarkson, and Josefson.
Back south again to Carolina, where the Hurricanes hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Cam Ward dominated the creases. Columbus was the first on the board with a shorthanded goal by Samuel Pahlsson, assisted by Derek Dorsett and Kris Russell. The Blue Jackets extended their lead early in the second period with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his seventh of the year, with Matt Calvert and Jan Hejda providing the helpers. Carolina finally got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his 24th of the season, made possible by Erik Cole and Jussi Jokinen. MacKenzie added an insurance goal Columbus with his second of the game and eighth of the year, with help from Grant Clitsome. The Hurricanes replied quickly with Tuomo Ruutu netting his 17th of the season, thanks to Eric Staal and Jay Harrison. The final stood at 3-2 Columbus with the three stars going to MacKenzie, Pahlsson, and Mason (29 for 31 saves).
Westward to Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Budaj and Pekka Rinne stood in the blue paint. Nashville took control early with Shea Weber notching his 15th of the season off of Joel Ward and Martin Erat. Matt Halischuk extended the lead for the Predators with his second of the year, helped along by Kevin Klein and Blake Geoffrion. Colorado got on the board with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eighth of the season going in off of David Van Der Gulik and David Jones. Nashville restored their two-goal lead with Ward potting his tenth of the year unassisted. The Avalanche replied again with a Daniel Winnik goal, his ninth of the season gathering steam from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Byrne. The Predators secured victory at a 4-2 margin with Erat's empty netter with two seconds remaining in the game, his 13th goal of the year going in unassisted. The three stars went to Ward, O'Reilly, and Weber.
West again to Missouri, where the St. Louis Blues hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Jaroslav Halak guarded the cages. St. Louis opened the scoring with the first of the season by Adam Cracknell, guided along by Ryan Reaves and Cam Janssen. Ruslan Salei answered for Detroit with his second of the year, an unassisted goal. Darren Helm gave the Red Wings a lead with his eleventh of the season, assisted by Justin Abdelkader and Kris Draper. Detroit kept going with the eleventh of the year for Niklas Kronwall on the power play with helpers given to Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen. The Blues got a goal back as David Backes netted his 25th of the season with assists from Andy McDonald and Matt D'Agostini. D'Agostini tied it for St. Louis with his 15th of the year, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk. The Red Wings retook the lead on a Datsyuk goal, his 22nd of the season draining thanks to Tomas Holmstrom and Kronwall. Detroit continued on with a Abdelkader goal, his fifth of the year made possible by Kronwall and Brad Stuart. The final would be 5-3 for the Red Wings, with Kronwall, Datsyuk and Helm gathering up the three stars.
Along to western Canada, where the Calgary Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Miikka Kiprusoff play between the pipes. Calgary gets off to an early lead with Mikael Backlund notching his eighth of the season unassisted. The Flames extend their lead with a Matt Stajan goal from Tim Jackman and Cory Sarich, good for his sixth of the year. Vancouver got on the board with the 34th of the season by Ryan Kesler, a power play goal powered by Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks tied it in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his 36th of the year, with helpers credited to Henrik and Christian Ehrhoff. Calgary retook the lead with David Moss sending home his 17th of the season, with the help of Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay required. Alexandre Burrows retied the game for Vancouver by notching his 20th of the year, courtesy of Daniel and Ehrhoff. Daniel netted his second of the game and 37th of the season for the Canucks on the power play, with assistance from Kesler and the sock trick earning Ehrhoff giving them the lead. This 4-3 lead would hold up to be the final after a silent third period, and the three stars went to Daniel, Backlund, and Ehrhoff.
Down to San Jose, where the Sharks host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi tended the cages. San Jose opened the scoring with Ryane Clowe on the power play, his 22nd of the season going in thanks to efforts from Logan Couture and Dan Boyle. Erik Christensen replied for New York by nailing his tenth of the year, coming off of Vinny Prospal and Marian Gaborik. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with the second goal of the season by Mike Sauer, assisted by Ruslan Fedotenko and Brandon Prust. The Sharks retied it with the fifth of the year by Ben Eager, courtesy of Torrey Mitchell and Boyle. The tei at 2 lasted into a shootout, where Boyle exchanged a goal with Wojtek Wolski before New York secured a victory over San Jose on the Brandon Dubinsky marker. The three stars were given to Lundqvist (31 for 33 saves), Dan Girardi, and Boyle.
That's all of Saturday games. Sunday has five games and a sandwich post to come later.
Friday hockey recap
Friday brought along another eight games to cover. The first was in...
Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Steve Mason made the starts. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Anze Kopitar sinking his 22nd of the season on the power play, with the help of Jack Johnson and Justin Williams being required. Scottie Upshall answered for Columbus on his 19th of the year, helped along by Derek Dorsett. Kopitar gave the Kings the lead back with his second of the game and 23rd of the season, with guidance from Drew Doughty and Williams. Kopitar also extended the lead to 3-1 Los Angeles in the second period, completing the hat trick with his 24th of the year, assisted on by Dustin Brown and Matt Greene. The Blue Jackets got a goal back when Derick Brassard netted his 15th of the season off of Rick Nash and Fedor Tyutin. It wouldn't be enough, as the Kings closed the door for a 4-2 victory with Williams' 22nd of the year, finding twine with the help of Dustin Penner and Doughty. The three stars were awarded to Kopitar, Williams, and Upshall.
Heading back east to Washington, D.C., where the Capitals hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Braden Holtby played in the creases. The scoring was silent until late in the second period, when Tuomo Ruutu gave Carolina the lead on his 16th of the season, helped along by Cory Stillman and Bryan Allen. Alex Ovechkin tied it early in the third period for Washington with his 28th of the campaign, courtesy of Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble. Matt Hendricks gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead with his eighth of the year, made possible by Jason Arnott. This lead would not be relinquished, and the three stars went out to Hendricks, Holtby (40 for 41 saves), and Ward (24 for 26 saves).
Heading off to Long Island, where the New York Islanders hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Al Montoya guarded the cages. Boston opened the scoring with a Nathan Horton goal, his 20th of the season, with helpers credited to Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins extended their lead with Zdeno Chara netting his 12th of the year on the power play, guided in by Krejci and Tomas Kaberle. New York got on the board with two seconds left in the second period, a power play goal from Matt Moulson being the tally, his 29th of the season being powered by John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau. The Islanders tied it in the third period with Michael Grabner potting his 28th of the year, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Milan Jurcina. New York obtained the lead with Jack Hillen notching his fourth of the season, fueled by Radek Martinek and Okposo. With ten seconds left in the game, the Islanders secured a 4-2 victory on Parenteau registering his 16th of the year, with the help of Moulson. Hillen, Okposo, and Moulson got the three stars.
South to Atlanta, where the Thrashers hosted the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Ondrej Pavelec tended the twines. Atlanta opened the scoring in the second period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his 15th of the season coming via Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little. New Jersey tied it with a Travis Zajac goal on the power play, his eleventh of the year gathering steam off of Patrik Elias and Brian Rolston. The Thrashers reclaimed the lead in the third period with Dustin Byfuglien netting his 20th of the campaign on the power play, with the help of Tobias Enstrom and Little being required. The Devils tied it again with yet another power play goal, with Ilya Kovalchuk sending his 25th of the season to the back of the net thanks to efforts from Nick Palmieri and Mark Fayne. New Jersey toppled Atlanta in the overtime period with a power play goal by Zajac, his second of the game and 12th of the year, helped along by Elias and Kovalchuk. The three stars went to Zajac, Little, and Elias.
Heading up to Detroit, where the Red Wings hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Jimmy Howard put on the masks. Edmonton opened the scoring with a Ryan Jones goal, his 15th of the year, finding the net thanks to Jim Vandermeer. With twenty-five seconds left in regulation, Nicklas Lidstrom pounded home his 14th of the campaign, with Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen picking up the assists. Datsyuk gave the Red Wings the victory in the overtime by a 2-1 margin on his 21st of the year, made possible by Franzen and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars went to Dubnyk (42 for 44 saves), Datsyuk, and Lidstrom.
Back south again to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning hosted the Ottawa Senators. Curtis McElhinney opposed Dwayne Roloson in his first Senators start. Jason Spezza put Ottawa up first with his 13th of the season, a power play goal from Ryan Shannon and Erik Karlsson. The Senators extended their lead when Bobby Butler sank his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Sergei Gonchar and Colin Greening. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Martin St. Louis, his 26th of the year going down thanks to Teddy Purcell and Steven Stamkos. This wouldn't be enough, as the offense shut down again for a 2-1 Senators victory, and the three stars belonged to McElhinney (34 for 35 saves), Karlsson, and Dominic Moore.
Westward to Dallas, where the Stars hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Kari Lethonen backstopped their teams. Dallas was the first to score with a Jamie Benn goal, his 19th of the season assisted on by Jamie Langenbrunner and Nicklas Grossman. Trevor Daley extended the Stars lead with his seventh of the year, with Mike Ribeiro and Langenbrunner picking up the helpers. Tom Wandell kept Dallas going with his sixth of the season, powered by Loui Eriksson and Brad Richards. The Stars made it 4-0 with Ribeiro sinking his 15th of the year unassisted. After a silent third period, this became the final, with Lethonen (14 save shutout), Ribeiro, and Benn getting the three stars.
Finally, heading to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Dan Ellis and Brian Elliott played between the pipes. Colorado got on the board first late in the first period with Ryan O'Reilly sinking his seventh of the season, with the help of Ryan Wilson and Ryan O'Byrne (the all-Ryan goal). Thirty-four seconds into the second period, Anaheim tied it with Saku Koivu sinking his 14th of the year, assisted by Teemu Selanne and Luca Sbisa. The Ducks took the lead with Ryan Getzlaf netting his 17th of the season on the power play, powered by Corey Perry and Selanne. The Avalanche tied the game at 2 with a David Jones goal, his 24th of the year, coming off of Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson. Anaheim retook the lead with Perry's 34th of the season, courtesy of Getzlaf. Dan Sexton kept the Ducks going with his fourth of the year, thanks to Brandon McMillan. Bobby Ryan also scored for Anaheim in the third period, with his 32nd of the season being helped in by Lubomir Visnovsky and Getzlaf. The Ducks secured their victory at 6-2 with Brad Winchester registering his tenth of the year, as Koivu and Sbisa picked up the assists. The three stars belonged to Getzlaf, Perry, and Johnson.
Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Steve Mason made the starts. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Anze Kopitar sinking his 22nd of the season on the power play, with the help of Jack Johnson and Justin Williams being required. Scottie Upshall answered for Columbus on his 19th of the year, helped along by Derek Dorsett. Kopitar gave the Kings the lead back with his second of the game and 23rd of the season, with guidance from Drew Doughty and Williams. Kopitar also extended the lead to 3-1 Los Angeles in the second period, completing the hat trick with his 24th of the year, assisted on by Dustin Brown and Matt Greene. The Blue Jackets got a goal back when Derick Brassard netted his 15th of the season off of Rick Nash and Fedor Tyutin. It wouldn't be enough, as the Kings closed the door for a 4-2 victory with Williams' 22nd of the year, finding twine with the help of Dustin Penner and Doughty. The three stars were awarded to Kopitar, Williams, and Upshall.
Heading back east to Washington, D.C., where the Capitals hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Braden Holtby played in the creases. The scoring was silent until late in the second period, when Tuomo Ruutu gave Carolina the lead on his 16th of the season, helped along by Cory Stillman and Bryan Allen. Alex Ovechkin tied it early in the third period for Washington with his 28th of the campaign, courtesy of Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble. Matt Hendricks gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead with his eighth of the year, made possible by Jason Arnott. This lead would not be relinquished, and the three stars went out to Hendricks, Holtby (40 for 41 saves), and Ward (24 for 26 saves).
Heading off to Long Island, where the New York Islanders hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Al Montoya guarded the cages. Boston opened the scoring with a Nathan Horton goal, his 20th of the season, with helpers credited to Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins extended their lead with Zdeno Chara netting his 12th of the year on the power play, guided in by Krejci and Tomas Kaberle. New York got on the board with two seconds left in the second period, a power play goal from Matt Moulson being the tally, his 29th of the season being powered by John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau. The Islanders tied it in the third period with Michael Grabner potting his 28th of the year, courtesy of Kyle Okposo and Milan Jurcina. New York obtained the lead with Jack Hillen notching his fourth of the season, fueled by Radek Martinek and Okposo. With ten seconds left in the game, the Islanders secured a 4-2 victory on Parenteau registering his 16th of the year, with the help of Moulson. Hillen, Okposo, and Moulson got the three stars.
South to Atlanta, where the Thrashers hosted the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Ondrej Pavelec tended the twines. Atlanta opened the scoring in the second period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his 15th of the season coming via Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little. New Jersey tied it with a Travis Zajac goal on the power play, his eleventh of the year gathering steam off of Patrik Elias and Brian Rolston. The Thrashers reclaimed the lead in the third period with Dustin Byfuglien netting his 20th of the campaign on the power play, with the help of Tobias Enstrom and Little being required. The Devils tied it again with yet another power play goal, with Ilya Kovalchuk sending his 25th of the season to the back of the net thanks to efforts from Nick Palmieri and Mark Fayne. New Jersey toppled Atlanta in the overtime period with a power play goal by Zajac, his second of the game and 12th of the year, helped along by Elias and Kovalchuk. The three stars went to Zajac, Little, and Elias.
Heading up to Detroit, where the Red Wings hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Jimmy Howard put on the masks. Edmonton opened the scoring with a Ryan Jones goal, his 15th of the year, finding the net thanks to Jim Vandermeer. With twenty-five seconds left in regulation, Nicklas Lidstrom pounded home his 14th of the campaign, with Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen picking up the assists. Datsyuk gave the Red Wings the victory in the overtime by a 2-1 margin on his 21st of the year, made possible by Franzen and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars went to Dubnyk (42 for 44 saves), Datsyuk, and Lidstrom.
Back south again to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning hosted the Ottawa Senators. Curtis McElhinney opposed Dwayne Roloson in his first Senators start. Jason Spezza put Ottawa up first with his 13th of the season, a power play goal from Ryan Shannon and Erik Karlsson. The Senators extended their lead when Bobby Butler sank his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Sergei Gonchar and Colin Greening. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Martin St. Louis, his 26th of the year going down thanks to Teddy Purcell and Steven Stamkos. This wouldn't be enough, as the offense shut down again for a 2-1 Senators victory, and the three stars belonged to McElhinney (34 for 35 saves), Karlsson, and Dominic Moore.
Westward to Dallas, where the Stars hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Kari Lethonen backstopped their teams. Dallas was the first to score with a Jamie Benn goal, his 19th of the season assisted on by Jamie Langenbrunner and Nicklas Grossman. Trevor Daley extended the Stars lead with his seventh of the year, with Mike Ribeiro and Langenbrunner picking up the helpers. Tom Wandell kept Dallas going with his sixth of the season, powered by Loui Eriksson and Brad Richards. The Stars made it 4-0 with Ribeiro sinking his 15th of the year unassisted. After a silent third period, this became the final, with Lethonen (14 save shutout), Ribeiro, and Benn getting the three stars.
Finally, heading to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Dan Ellis and Brian Elliott played between the pipes. Colorado got on the board first late in the first period with Ryan O'Reilly sinking his seventh of the season, with the help of Ryan Wilson and Ryan O'Byrne (the all-Ryan goal). Thirty-four seconds into the second period, Anaheim tied it with Saku Koivu sinking his 14th of the year, assisted by Teemu Selanne and Luca Sbisa. The Ducks took the lead with Ryan Getzlaf netting his 17th of the season on the power play, powered by Corey Perry and Selanne. The Avalanche tied the game at 2 with a David Jones goal, his 24th of the year, coming off of Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson. Anaheim retook the lead with Perry's 34th of the season, courtesy of Getzlaf. Dan Sexton kept the Ducks going with his fourth of the year, thanks to Brandon McMillan. Bobby Ryan also scored for Anaheim in the third period, with his 32nd of the season being helped in by Lubomir Visnovsky and Getzlaf. The Ducks secured their victory at 6-2 with Brad Winchester registering his tenth of the year, as Koivu and Sbisa picked up the assists. The three stars belonged to Getzlaf, Perry, and Johnson.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday Hockey Games
On Thursday, we had seven games to be played. We started off with...
The Boston Bruins hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Tim Thomas took their places in front of the nets. The first game action was a fight between Cody McCormick and Gregory Campbell. Boston opened the scoring with a Nathan Horton goal, his 19th of the season coming off of Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins extended their lead in the second period with the 12th of the year by Mark Recchi. Buffalo got on the board twenty-seven seconds later with the 15th of the season from Tyler Ennis, coming via Steve Montador and Drew Stafford. Thomas Vanek struck for the Sabres to tie the game with his 24th of the year, a power play goal made possible by Ennis and Tyler Myers. The second period closed with a pair of fights, as Paul Gaustad danced with Adam McQuaid before McCormick came around for round two, going with Lucic this time. Campbell put Boston back in front in the third period with his tenth of the season, helped along by Zdeno Chara and Shawn Thornton. Buffalo retied it with a power play goal from Tim Connolly, powered by Vanek and Brad Boyes, good as his ninth of the year. The Sabres took the Bruins down in the resulting overtime, with Boyes sinking his 15th of the campaign off Nathan Gerbe to secure victory at 4-3. Boyes, Ennis, and Horton got the three stars.
Heading north to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and James Reimer played in the creases. Philadelphia opened the scoring with Andrej Meszaros sinking his sixth of the season on the power play with the help of Claude Giroux and Danny Briere. The Flyers extended the lead with Darroll Powe notching his sixth of the year, with Matt Carle picking up the lone assist. Toronto got on the board with a power play goal from Mikhail Grabovski, his 26th of the campaign seeing the sticks of Dion Phaneuf and Clarke MacArthur previously. Giroux restored the two-goal lead for Philadelphia on his 22nd of the season, helped along by James van Riemsdyk and Jeff Carter. The Maple Leafs attempted a rally with Joffrey Lupul netting his ninth of the year, with Mike Brown and Tim Brent being credited with the assists. This would not be enough, as the final stood at 3-2, with the three stars belonging to Giroux, Grabovski, and Boucher (27 for 29 saves).
Moving south to Florida, where the Panthers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tomas Vokoun were called on for the starts. Ottawa took a 2-0 lead in the third period with two Erik Karlsson goals, his tenth and eleventh of the season, with helpers being given out to Filip Kuba and Nick Foligno on the earlier goal at even strength and Bobby Butler and Sergei Gonchar on the latter power play goal. Florida got one goal back with the second of the year by Clan Wilson, assisted by Niclas Bergfors and Michal Repik. The final stood at 2-1 with the three stars given to Anderson (33 for 34 saves), Karlsson, and Wilson got the three stars.
Westward to St. Louis with the Blues hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Former teammates Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak tended the twines. Montreal opened the scoring with Jeff Halpern sinking his eleventh of the season, with helpers credited to Alexandre Picard and Paul Mara. St. Louis tied it with David Backes registering his 24th of the year, fueled by Andy McDonald. McDonald gave the Blues the lead with his 17th of the campaign, assisted by Matt D'Agostini. D'Agostini extended the lead with his 14th of the season, allowing McDonald to return the favor of assistance. The Blues secured a 4-1 win with T.J. Oshie potting his eighth of the year into an empty net thanks to Patrik Berglund. The three stars went to Halak (27 for 28 saves), McDonald, and D'Agostini.
Into Tennessee, with the Nashville Predators hosting the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Pekka Rinne were in between the pipes. Nashville busted open the scoring with Joel Ward potting his ninth of the season, courtesy of David Legwand and Martin Erat. Nick Spaling made it 2-0 Predators with his sixth of the year, helped along the way by Jerred Smithson and Matt Halischuk. Erat continued the scoring for Nashville by tacking on his 12th of the season, guided in by Ward and Legwand. After a silent second period, the Predators gained a 4-0 lead in the third period with the second goal of the game and seventh of the year by Spaling, finding twine with help from Shea Weber and Sergei Kostitsyn. This was the final, and the three stars went to Spaling, Rinne (19 save shutout), and Ward.
West again to Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Calgary Flames. Henrik Karlsson and Ilya Bryzgalov put on the masks. The game went scoreless until the second period, when Phoenix's Brett MacLean put away his second of the season, with the help of Mikkel Boedker and Kyle Turris being required. The Coyotes extended the lead with Eric Belanger netting his eleventh of the campaign, fueled by Derek Morris and Keith Yandle. Shane Doan secured a 3-0 victory for Phoenix with his 16th of the year into an empty net unassisted. The three stars were given to Bryzgalov (39 save shutout), Boedker and Belanger.
Lastly, the San Jose Sharks hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Antti Niemi started in front of the cages. Alexandre Burrows put Vancouver on the board first with his 19th of the season, with helpers from the Sedin twins Daniel and Henrik. The Canucks extended their lead with the third of the year by Sami Salo, a power play goal powered by Dan Hamhuis and Manny Malhotra. San Jose started scoring in the second period with a Devin Setoguchi goal, his 19th of the season coming with the help of Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks tied it with the 20th of the year by Ryane Clowe, assisted by Logan Couture and Ian White. Vancouver reclaimed the lead with Mason Raymond's 12th lamplighter of the season, made possible by Mikael Samuelsson and Ryan Kesler. San Jose tied it again with the fifth of the year by Torrey Mitchell, with the helpers credited to Kyle Wellwood and White. Twenty-four seconds later, the Canucks took the lead again with Daniel sinking his 35th of the season on the power play, seeing the sticks of Henrik and Christian Ehrhoff before finding the twine. The Sharks recovered with another equalizer to tie the game at 4, as Clowe sank his second of the game and 21st of the year on the power play, guided by Thornton and Dany Heatley. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Vancouver defeated San Jose on the lone tally by Burrows. The three stars were given to Clowe, Mitchell, and Schneider (44 for 48 saves).
The Boston Bruins hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Tim Thomas took their places in front of the nets. The first game action was a fight between Cody McCormick and Gregory Campbell. Boston opened the scoring with a Nathan Horton goal, his 19th of the season coming off of Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins extended their lead in the second period with the 12th of the year by Mark Recchi. Buffalo got on the board twenty-seven seconds later with the 15th of the season from Tyler Ennis, coming via Steve Montador and Drew Stafford. Thomas Vanek struck for the Sabres to tie the game with his 24th of the year, a power play goal made possible by Ennis and Tyler Myers. The second period closed with a pair of fights, as Paul Gaustad danced with Adam McQuaid before McCormick came around for round two, going with Lucic this time. Campbell put Boston back in front in the third period with his tenth of the season, helped along by Zdeno Chara and Shawn Thornton. Buffalo retied it with a power play goal from Tim Connolly, powered by Vanek and Brad Boyes, good as his ninth of the year. The Sabres took the Bruins down in the resulting overtime, with Boyes sinking his 15th of the campaign off Nathan Gerbe to secure victory at 4-3. Boyes, Ennis, and Horton got the three stars.
Heading north to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and James Reimer played in the creases. Philadelphia opened the scoring with Andrej Meszaros sinking his sixth of the season on the power play with the help of Claude Giroux and Danny Briere. The Flyers extended the lead with Darroll Powe notching his sixth of the year, with Matt Carle picking up the lone assist. Toronto got on the board with a power play goal from Mikhail Grabovski, his 26th of the campaign seeing the sticks of Dion Phaneuf and Clarke MacArthur previously. Giroux restored the two-goal lead for Philadelphia on his 22nd of the season, helped along by James van Riemsdyk and Jeff Carter. The Maple Leafs attempted a rally with Joffrey Lupul netting his ninth of the year, with Mike Brown and Tim Brent being credited with the assists. This would not be enough, as the final stood at 3-2, with the three stars belonging to Giroux, Grabovski, and Boucher (27 for 29 saves).
Moving south to Florida, where the Panthers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tomas Vokoun were called on for the starts. Ottawa took a 2-0 lead in the third period with two Erik Karlsson goals, his tenth and eleventh of the season, with helpers being given out to Filip Kuba and Nick Foligno on the earlier goal at even strength and Bobby Butler and Sergei Gonchar on the latter power play goal. Florida got one goal back with the second of the year by Clan Wilson, assisted by Niclas Bergfors and Michal Repik. The final stood at 2-1 with the three stars given to Anderson (33 for 34 saves), Karlsson, and Wilson got the three stars.
Westward to St. Louis with the Blues hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Former teammates Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak tended the twines. Montreal opened the scoring with Jeff Halpern sinking his eleventh of the season, with helpers credited to Alexandre Picard and Paul Mara. St. Louis tied it with David Backes registering his 24th of the year, fueled by Andy McDonald. McDonald gave the Blues the lead with his 17th of the campaign, assisted by Matt D'Agostini. D'Agostini extended the lead with his 14th of the season, allowing McDonald to return the favor of assistance. The Blues secured a 4-1 win with T.J. Oshie potting his eighth of the year into an empty net thanks to Patrik Berglund. The three stars went to Halak (27 for 28 saves), McDonald, and D'Agostini.
Into Tennessee, with the Nashville Predators hosting the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Pekka Rinne were in between the pipes. Nashville busted open the scoring with Joel Ward potting his ninth of the season, courtesy of David Legwand and Martin Erat. Nick Spaling made it 2-0 Predators with his sixth of the year, helped along the way by Jerred Smithson and Matt Halischuk. Erat continued the scoring for Nashville by tacking on his 12th of the season, guided in by Ward and Legwand. After a silent second period, the Predators gained a 4-0 lead in the third period with the second goal of the game and seventh of the year by Spaling, finding twine with help from Shea Weber and Sergei Kostitsyn. This was the final, and the three stars went to Spaling, Rinne (19 save shutout), and Ward.
West again to Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Calgary Flames. Henrik Karlsson and Ilya Bryzgalov put on the masks. The game went scoreless until the second period, when Phoenix's Brett MacLean put away his second of the season, with the help of Mikkel Boedker and Kyle Turris being required. The Coyotes extended the lead with Eric Belanger netting his eleventh of the campaign, fueled by Derek Morris and Keith Yandle. Shane Doan secured a 3-0 victory for Phoenix with his 16th of the year into an empty net unassisted. The three stars were given to Bryzgalov (39 save shutout), Boedker and Belanger.
Lastly, the San Jose Sharks hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Antti Niemi started in front of the cages. Alexandre Burrows put Vancouver on the board first with his 19th of the season, with helpers from the Sedin twins Daniel and Henrik. The Canucks extended their lead with the third of the year by Sami Salo, a power play goal powered by Dan Hamhuis and Manny Malhotra. San Jose started scoring in the second period with a Devin Setoguchi goal, his 19th of the season coming with the help of Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks tied it with the 20th of the year by Ryane Clowe, assisted by Logan Couture and Ian White. Vancouver reclaimed the lead with Mason Raymond's 12th lamplighter of the season, made possible by Mikael Samuelsson and Ryan Kesler. San Jose tied it again with the fifth of the year by Torrey Mitchell, with the helpers credited to Kyle Wellwood and White. Twenty-four seconds later, the Canucks took the lead again with Daniel sinking his 35th of the season on the power play, seeing the sticks of Henrik and Christian Ehrhoff before finding the twine. The Sharks recovered with another equalizer to tie the game at 4, as Clowe sank his second of the game and 21st of the year on the power play, guided by Thornton and Dany Heatley. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Vancouver defeated San Jose on the lone tally by Burrows. The three stars were given to Clowe, Mitchell, and Schneider (44 for 48 saves).
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday Hockey games
There were seven games on for Wednesday, starting with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Cam Ward got the starts. Atlanta opened the scoring with his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Evander Kane and Blake Wheeler on the power play. The Thrashers extended their lead with the ninth of the year by Tobias Enstrom, assisted by Nik Antropov and Zach Bogosian. Carolina got on the board in the second period with the first of the campaign for Troy Bodie, guided in by Bryan Allen and Pat Dwyer. The Hurricanes tied it in the third period with Erik Cole's 19th of the season, helped along by Cory Stillman. The tie lasted into overtime, where Atlanta took Carolina down 3-2 with the second of the year by Tim Stapleton, thanks to Ron Hainsey. Pavelec (35 for 37 saves), Stapleton and Cole earned the three stars.
Moving north into Washington, D.C., where the Capitals hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Braden Holtby made the starts. The scoring was silent through the first period before Washington struck with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his 26th of the season coming off of Jason Arnott and Alexander Semin on the power play. The Capitals extended the lead with Eric Fehr sinking his ninth of the year, also a power play goal from John Carlson and Ovechkin. Ovechkin added his second of the night and 27th of the season in the third period, with the help of Marcus Johansson. Fehr also notched his second of the game, and tenth of the year, with helpers credited to Jason Chimera and Brooks Laich. The Capitals made it 5-0, the eventual final, with the 25th of the campaign by Semin, courtesy of Marco Sturm and Dennis Wideman. The three stars went to Ovechkin, Holtby (22 save shutout), and Fehr.
Continuing along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Mathieu Garon played in the creases. Columbus struck first in the second period, with Jakub Voracek's 14th of the season going down thanks to Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. The Blue Jackets scored again with R.J. Umberger's 21st of the year on the power play, powered by Grant Clitsome and Antoine Vermette. Columbus made it 3-0 with Derek MacKenzie netting his sixth of the season, thanks to Jared Boll and Ethan Moreau. St. Louis got on the board with Alex Pietrangelo netting his ninth of the season off of Alex Steen. Ian Cole pulled the Blues within a goal on his first of the year, assisted by Adam Cracknell. Chris Stewart tied it for St. Louis on his 21st of the year, via David Backes and Cole. The tie lasted into overtime, where Stewart broke it for the Blues, securing a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets with his second of the game and 22nd of the campaign, fueled by Carlo Colaiacovo and Kevin Shattenkirk. The three stars went to Stewart, Cole, and MacKenzie.
Heading along to Detroit, with the Red Wings hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jimmy Howard were between the pipes. Detroit opened the scoring with a Darren Helm goal, his tenth of the season, with the help of Justin Abdelkader and Kris Draper being required. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with Anze Kopitar notching his 21st of the campaign, assisted by Dustin Penner and Justin Williams. The Kings took a 2-1 lead with the power play goal by Dustin Brown, with Alexei Ponikarovsky and Alec Martinez making his 22nd of the year possible. This score would last through the rest of the game, giving the three stars to Quick (28 for 29 saves), Brown, and Helm.
Back to the south, where the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Dwayne Roloson put on the masks. Tampa Bay was the first on the board as Steven Stamkos broke his goal drought with his 42nd of the season, assisted by Martin St. Louis and Brett Clark. Chicago tied it with Patrick Kane sinking his 23rd of the year off of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. St. Louis gave the Lightning the lead back by notching his 25th of the season, courtesy of Stamkos and Adam Hall. Tampa Bay went up 3-1 with Teddy Purcell registering his 16th of the year, thanks to Victor Hedman and Simon Gagne. The Blackhawks pulled back within a goal with Sharp netting his 34th of the season, with the help of Toews and Kane giving ample support. Toews provided the equalizer for Chicago in the third period by potting his 28th of the year, guided in by Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brent Seabrook. The tie lasted into a shootout, where the Lightning dispatched the Blackhawks on St. Louis' lone tally, for a 4-3 victory margin. The three stars went to Stamkos, Toews, and St. Louis.
Heading west to Dallas, where the Stars hosted the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Kari Lehtonen tended the twines. Calgary was first on the board with Rene Bourque notching his 23rd of the season with the help of Curtis Glencross and Steve Staios. Tom Kostopolous extended the Flames lead with his sixth of the year, thanks to Tim Jackman and Mikael Backlund. Anton Babchuk made it 3-0 Calgary with his eleventh of the season, an unassisted goal. Dallas finally got on the board after this barrage with Jamie Benn's 18th of the year, a power play goal made possible by Steve Ott and Alex Goligoski. The Stars pulled within a goal on Mike Ribeiro's sinking of his 14th of the season, with the lone assist going to Jeff Woywitka. Dallas found the equalizer with Tomas Vincour netting his first of the year, helped along by Toby Petersen and Woywitka. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Alex Tanguay exchanged a tally with Ribeiro before Glencross propelled the Flames to a 4-3 victory over the Stars. The three stars went to Glencross, Vincour, and Benn.
Continuing west to Anaheim, where the Ducks hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Dan Ellis stood in front of the cages. New York struck first with Brandon Dubinsky netting his 20th of the season, courtesy of Ryan Callahan and Artem Anisimov. Anaheim tied it with Corey Perry's 32nd of the year, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Lubomir Visnovsky. Visnovsky went on to make it 3-1 Ducks with two goals in a row, his 13th and 14th of the season, with helpers credited to Toni Lydman and Ryan on the first tally and Finns Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu on the second goal. The scoring was silenced through the second period, but Anaheim extended their lead again in the third frame with Ryan sinking his 31st of the year, powered by Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Rangers got a goal back on the power play as Marian Gaborik sank his 18th of the season off of Vinny Prospal and Derek Stepan. Perry solidified the game at 5-2 Ducks with his second of the night and 33rd of the year, with the lone assist giving Ryan a sock trick. The three stars of the game were Visnovsky, Ryan, and Perry.
Seven more games come out on Thursday, and will be recapped on Friday.
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Cam Ward got the starts. Atlanta opened the scoring with his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Evander Kane and Blake Wheeler on the power play. The Thrashers extended their lead with the ninth of the year by Tobias Enstrom, assisted by Nik Antropov and Zach Bogosian. Carolina got on the board in the second period with the first of the campaign for Troy Bodie, guided in by Bryan Allen and Pat Dwyer. The Hurricanes tied it in the third period with Erik Cole's 19th of the season, helped along by Cory Stillman. The tie lasted into overtime, where Atlanta took Carolina down 3-2 with the second of the year by Tim Stapleton, thanks to Ron Hainsey. Pavelec (35 for 37 saves), Stapleton and Cole earned the three stars.
Moving north into Washington, D.C., where the Capitals hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Braden Holtby made the starts. The scoring was silent through the first period before Washington struck with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his 26th of the season coming off of Jason Arnott and Alexander Semin on the power play. The Capitals extended the lead with Eric Fehr sinking his ninth of the year, also a power play goal from John Carlson and Ovechkin. Ovechkin added his second of the night and 27th of the season in the third period, with the help of Marcus Johansson. Fehr also notched his second of the game, and tenth of the year, with helpers credited to Jason Chimera and Brooks Laich. The Capitals made it 5-0, the eventual final, with the 25th of the campaign by Semin, courtesy of Marco Sturm and Dennis Wideman. The three stars went to Ovechkin, Holtby (22 save shutout), and Fehr.
Continuing along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Mathieu Garon played in the creases. Columbus struck first in the second period, with Jakub Voracek's 14th of the season going down thanks to Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. The Blue Jackets scored again with R.J. Umberger's 21st of the year on the power play, powered by Grant Clitsome and Antoine Vermette. Columbus made it 3-0 with Derek MacKenzie netting his sixth of the season, thanks to Jared Boll and Ethan Moreau. St. Louis got on the board with Alex Pietrangelo netting his ninth of the season off of Alex Steen. Ian Cole pulled the Blues within a goal on his first of the year, assisted by Adam Cracknell. Chris Stewart tied it for St. Louis on his 21st of the year, via David Backes and Cole. The tie lasted into overtime, where Stewart broke it for the Blues, securing a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets with his second of the game and 22nd of the campaign, fueled by Carlo Colaiacovo and Kevin Shattenkirk. The three stars went to Stewart, Cole, and MacKenzie.
Heading along to Detroit, with the Red Wings hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jimmy Howard were between the pipes. Detroit opened the scoring with a Darren Helm goal, his tenth of the season, with the help of Justin Abdelkader and Kris Draper being required. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with Anze Kopitar notching his 21st of the campaign, assisted by Dustin Penner and Justin Williams. The Kings took a 2-1 lead with the power play goal by Dustin Brown, with Alexei Ponikarovsky and Alec Martinez making his 22nd of the year possible. This score would last through the rest of the game, giving the three stars to Quick (28 for 29 saves), Brown, and Helm.
Back to the south, where the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Dwayne Roloson put on the masks. Tampa Bay was the first on the board as Steven Stamkos broke his goal drought with his 42nd of the season, assisted by Martin St. Louis and Brett Clark. Chicago tied it with Patrick Kane sinking his 23rd of the year off of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. St. Louis gave the Lightning the lead back by notching his 25th of the season, courtesy of Stamkos and Adam Hall. Tampa Bay went up 3-1 with Teddy Purcell registering his 16th of the year, thanks to Victor Hedman and Simon Gagne. The Blackhawks pulled back within a goal with Sharp netting his 34th of the season, with the help of Toews and Kane giving ample support. Toews provided the equalizer for Chicago in the third period by potting his 28th of the year, guided in by Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brent Seabrook. The tie lasted into a shootout, where the Lightning dispatched the Blackhawks on St. Louis' lone tally, for a 4-3 victory margin. The three stars went to Stamkos, Toews, and St. Louis.
Heading west to Dallas, where the Stars hosted the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Kari Lehtonen tended the twines. Calgary was first on the board with Rene Bourque notching his 23rd of the season with the help of Curtis Glencross and Steve Staios. Tom Kostopolous extended the Flames lead with his sixth of the year, thanks to Tim Jackman and Mikael Backlund. Anton Babchuk made it 3-0 Calgary with his eleventh of the season, an unassisted goal. Dallas finally got on the board after this barrage with Jamie Benn's 18th of the year, a power play goal made possible by Steve Ott and Alex Goligoski. The Stars pulled within a goal on Mike Ribeiro's sinking of his 14th of the season, with the lone assist going to Jeff Woywitka. Dallas found the equalizer with Tomas Vincour netting his first of the year, helped along by Toby Petersen and Woywitka. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Alex Tanguay exchanged a tally with Ribeiro before Glencross propelled the Flames to a 4-3 victory over the Stars. The three stars went to Glencross, Vincour, and Benn.
Continuing west to Anaheim, where the Ducks hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Dan Ellis stood in front of the cages. New York struck first with Brandon Dubinsky netting his 20th of the season, courtesy of Ryan Callahan and Artem Anisimov. Anaheim tied it with Corey Perry's 32nd of the year, assisted by Bobby Ryan and Lubomir Visnovsky. Visnovsky went on to make it 3-1 Ducks with two goals in a row, his 13th and 14th of the season, with helpers credited to Toni Lydman and Ryan on the first tally and Finns Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu on the second goal. The scoring was silenced through the second period, but Anaheim extended their lead again in the third frame with Ryan sinking his 31st of the year, powered by Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Rangers got a goal back on the power play as Marian Gaborik sank his 18th of the season off of Vinny Prospal and Derek Stepan. Perry solidified the game at 5-2 Ducks with his second of the night and 33rd of the year, with the lone assist giving Ryan a sock trick. The three stars of the game were Visnovsky, Ryan, and Perry.
Seven more games come out on Thursday, and will be recapped on Friday.
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