On Thursday, we had ten hockey games and six baseball games on the latter's opening day. These will be recapped in full. Please pardon any weaknesses in structure for baseball, this is a learning curve that I will need to adjust to. The hockey started in...
Washington, D.C., with the Capitals hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Michal Neuvirth tended the twines. Washington opened with a John Carlson goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Brooks Laich and Jason Chimera. Columbus answered in the second period with Antoine Vermette sinking his 19th of the year, courtesy of Matt Calvert and Tomas Kubalik. Mike Knuble quickly replied for the Capitals, registering his 21st of the season with help from Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The Blue Jackets tied it up again with a Fedor Tyutin goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Kubalik and Calvert. Thirteen seconds later, Washington took the lead once more with a Jason Arnott goal, his 16th of the season, with guidance from Marco Sturm. Columbus found another equalizer from Scottie Upshall, his 22nd of the year getting aided by Derek MacKenzie. Chimera gave the Capitals a 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets in the overtime period that was required, his ninth of the campaign fueled by Laich and Carlson. The three stars went to Chimera, Arnott, and Calvert.
Into Philadelphia, where the Flyers hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Chris Mason and Sergei Bobrovsky took control of the creases. Atlanta was the first on the board in the third period with a Nik Antropov goal, his 15th of the campaign, guided in by Evander Kane. This would be the only goal of the game, and the three stars went to Mason (43 save shutout), Kane, and Bobrovsky (21 for 22 saves).
Onto Long Island, where the New York Islanders hosted their rivals, the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Al Montoya made the starts. The Rangers opened the scoring with Vinny Prospal netting his sixth of the season, with help from Marian Gaborik. The Islanders tied it with Blake Comeau notching his 22nd of the year, with helpers provided by Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic. Thirty-three seconds later, the Islanders had a lead with a Radek Martinek goal, his third of the season made possible P.A. Parenteau and John Tavares. The Islanders extended their lead with a Jesse Joensuu goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Martinek and Jack Hillen. Parenteau kept the Islanders going with his 19th of the season, assisted by Matt Moulson and Dylan Reese. Lundqvist was replaced by Chad Johnson for the third period. Moulson also tallied for the Islanders with his 31st of the year, courtesy of Tavares and Reese. Fights broke out in the third period after the Moulson goal, with Sean Avery fighting Micheal Haley before Brandon Prust took on Zenon Konopka. Trevor Gillies resumed the scoring for the Islanders (ironic isn't it?) with his second of the season, with help from Reese, who finished off a sock trick, and Matt Martin. The Rangers sent one last weak response with Prust notching his 13th of the year, thanks to Brian Boyle. The final stood at 6-2 with the three stars awarded to Montoya (25 for 27 saves), Martinek, and Parenteau.
Over to Boston, where the Bruins hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Tim Thomas played in the blue paint. Toronto opened the scoring with Luke Schenn netting his fifth of the season, with help from Carl Gunnarsson and Joffrey Lupul. Boston tied it in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Brad Marchand, his 21st of the year. David Krejci soon put the Bruins in front with his 13th of the season, made possible by Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton. Lupul retied it for the Maple Leafs with his 12th of the year, a power play goal powered by Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak. Andrew Ference gave Boston the lead back with his third goal of the season, helped along by Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Lupul found another equalizer for Toronto with his second of the game and 13th of the year, aided by Kessel and Schenn. The tie lasted into the shootout, where the Maple Leafs topped the Bruins with Nazem Kadri's lone tally. The three stars went to Lupul, Marchand, and Kadri.
Down south, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleur and Dwayne Roloson played between the pipes. Tampa Bay opened the scoring with Steve Downie recording his ninth of the campaign, with assistance from Simon Gagne and Steven Stamkos. Martin St. Louis put the Lightning in front with his 30th of the season, helped along by Vincent Lecavalier and Victor Hedman. After a scoreless second period, Pittsburgh entered the scoring in the third with Michael Rupp's seventh of the year, fueled by Alex Kovalev. The final would stand at 2-1 with Roloson (36 for 37 saves), St. Louis, and Downie picking up the three stars.
Moving south in the state, the Florida Panthers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Scott Clemmensen took to the cages. Nick Foligno opened the scoring for Ottawa with his 13th of the season, an unassisted goal. The Senators continued along with Colin Greening notching his fifth of the year, courtesy of Marek Svatos. Florida got on the board with the second of the campaign by Michal Repik, assisted by Marty Reasoner. Greening got the goal back for Ottawa with his sixth of the season and second of the game, with Svatos and Chris Phillips picking up the assists. The Senators made it 4-1 with Filip Kuba notching his first of the year, guided in by Erik Condra and Ryan Shannon. The three stars were awarded to Greening, Anderson (37 for 38 saves), and Svatos after the scoreless third period made the score final.
To Minnesota, where the Wild hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Nikolai Khabibulin and Niklas Backstorm defended the cages. Minnesota took control of the scoring first with Antti Miettinen sinking his 15th of the season on the power play thanks to Matt Cullen and Andrew Brunette. Marek Zidlicky extended the lead for the Wild with his seventh of the year, assisted by Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Kyle Brodziak. Brad Staubitz also tallied for Minnesota on his second of the season, courtesy of Eric Nystrom and John Madden. The Wild kept going with Martin Havlat sinking his 22nd of the year, fueled by Chuck Kobasew and Brent Burns. Edmonton finally got on the board with Tom Gilbert netting his sixth of the season on the power play, with helpers provided by Ryan Jones and Magnus Paajarvi. The Oilers brought the score to 4-2 with Linus Omark notching his fourth of the year, also a power play goal, powered by Gilbert and Jim Vandermeer. This would be the final, and the three stars went to Cullen, Zidlicky, and Burns.
Heading to Colorado, with the Avalanche hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Brian Elliott made the starts. Nashville opened with Colin Wilson registering his 16th of the season with helpers by Matt Halischuk and Blake Geoffrion. The Predators extended their lead with Jordin Tootoo's sixth of the year, guided along by Cody Franson and Martin Erat. Erat tallied for Nashville on the power play in the third period, his 16th of the campaign made possible by Mike Fisher and Sergei Kostitsyn. Colorado got on the board with Paul Stastny recording his 22nd of the season, helped along by Milan Hejduk and Matt Duchene. David Jones tacked on his 26th of the year for the Avalanche late in the third period as well, with assistance from John-Michael Liles and Kevin Porter, but the final would stay at 3-2. The three stars were given to Erat, Stastny, and Rinne (27 for 29 saves).
Next on the route, the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Roberto Luongo took care of the twines. Kyle Clifford put Los Angeles in front first with his sixth of the season, helped along by Drew Doughty and Brad Richardson. Daniel Sedin put Vancouver in a tie in the second period with his 41st of the year, with help from Viktor Oreskovich. With a second left in the middle frame, the Canucks took the lead on a Christian Ehrhoff tally, his 13th of the season, made possible by Jannik Hansen. Ryan Kesler made it 3-1 Vancouver with his 37th of the year, a power play goal, powered by Daniel and Sami Salo. This was the final, with the three stars given to Daniel, Ehrhoff, and Kesler.
To finish the hockey in San Jose, with the Sharks hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi played in front of the goals. San Jose got on the board first with Dan Boyle notching his seventh of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Kyle Wellwood. The Sharks extended their lead with Logan Couture on the power play, his 31st of the year getting powered by Ryane Clowe and Dany Heatley. Marc-Edouard Vlasic also tallied for San Jose, his third of the season coming off of Joe Thornton and Devin Setoguchi. Patrick Marleau added on a pair for the Sharks, his 34th and 35th of the campaign, coming via Jamal Mayers and Ian White on the first goal and Thornton and Heatley on the second. Ben Eager used his sixth of the year to make it 6-0 San Jose with assists coming from Mayers and Vlasic. This was the final, and the three stars were given to Marleau, Niemi (29 save shutout), and Eager.
To the baseball games for opening day, where we start with...
The New York Yankees hosting the Detroit Tigers. Justin Verlander and CC Sabathia got the ball to start. The scoring was opened by Detroit in the second inning, with Jhonny Peralta knocking in Miguel Cabrera with a sacrifice fly. The Yankees replied and took the lead with a 3-run home run by Mark Teixeira, scoring Russell Martin and Derek Jeter as well. The Tigers got a run back with Brandon Inge's single to score Cabrera in the fourth inning. Cabrera also knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, with Austin Jackson coming around to score. New York retook the lead in the seventh, with Curtis Granderson's solo home run, and extended it with Jeter's sacrifice fly, which scored Martin. The Yankees made it 6-3 with Nick Swisher's single to score Alex Rodriguez. This score would be the final, with Joba Chamberlain picking up the win, Rafael Soriano grabbing a hold, and Mariano Rivera getting the save. Phil Coke was credited with the loss. The top batters were Inge for the Tigers and Teixeira for the Yankees.
Moving into the Nation's capital, with the Washington Nationals hosting the Atlanta Braves. Derek Lowe and Livan Hernandez were on the mounds. Atlanta opened the scoring in the first inning with Brian McCann sneding Chipper Jones home with a single. Jason Heyward made it 2-0 for the Braves in the second inning with his solo home run. This would go down as the final, with Lowe grabbing the win, Eric O'Flaherty, Peter Moylan, and Johnny Venters grabbing the holds, and Craig Kimbrel finishing for the save. Hernandez was tagged the losing pitcher. The top hitters were Heyward and Danny Espinosa.
Into Ohio, where the Cincinnati Reds hosted the Milwaukee Brewers. Yovani Gallardo and Edinson Volquez took their spot on the mounds. Milwaukee opened the scoring in the first inning with homers by Rickie Weeks and Carlos Gomez, accompanied by Casey McGehee's sacrifice fly to bump Ryan Braun in. Joey Votto answered for Cincinnati in the same inning on a sacrifice fly, which brought Drew Stubbs back to the plate. The Brewers wasted no time, getting the run back in the second inning as Weeks doubled to bring Wil Nieves around to home. Stubbs sent a ball out of the yard in the fourth inning for the Reds, good as a solo home run. Milwaukee went up 5-2 when Braun homered in the fifth inning. McGehee knocked Braun in again in the seventh inning as well, scoring another run for the Brewers on that single. Votto scored for Cincinnati with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh. The Reds managed to squeak out a win in the ninth inning by Jonny Gomes' sacrifice fly to bring Brandon Phillips to home, and a later three run home run from Ramon Hernandez, also scoring Votto and Scott Rolen. The final stood at 7-6, with Logan Ondrusek getting the win. The pitchers on the Milwaukee side were Takashi Saito with a hold, and John Axford with a blown save and loss.
To Kansas City, where the Royals hosted the Los Angeles Angels. Jered Weaver and Luke Hochevar got the ball for the opening day game. Los Angeles opened the scoring in the fourth inning with Torii Hunter's solo home run and a double by Erick Aybar to bring Vernon Wells home. The Angels continued in the sixth inning with Jeff Mathis hitting a solo shot, and Maicer Izturis singling to bring Peter Bourjos back in. Kansas City got on the board in the seventh inning with Jeff Francoeur hitting a solo home run. The Royals brought the score to 4-2 with Mike Aviles solo home run in the eighth inning. This would be the final, with Weaver getting the win, Jordan Walden, Kevin Jepsen, and Michael Kohn getting the holds, along with Fernando Rodney grabbing the save. Hochevar was tacked for the loss. Mathis and Francoeur were the top hitters.
Cross the state of Missouri, the St. Louis Cardinals hosted the San Diego Padres. Tim Stauffer and Chris Carpenter took the mound. St. Louis opened the scoring in the first inning with a Matt Holliday single that brought Colby Rasmus in. San Diego replied in the fourth inning with Orlando Hudson recording a sacrifice fly to bring Will Venable in. In the same inning, the Cardinals retook the lead with Yadier Molina's single, scoring Lance Berkman. The Padres retied it in the fifth inning, with Nick Hundley's double scoring Ryan Ludwick. St. Louis grabbed the lead once again in the eighth inning, with a Holliday home run. Cameron Maybin allowed San Diego to tie it at 3 with his own home run in the ninth inning, which would force extra innings. In the eleventh, the Padres got runs off of a Maybin single, which allowed Chase Headley to score with some fielding issues by Ryan Theriot. Hundley also singled, batting in Cedric Hunter, bringing the final to 5-3 after Heath Bell came on for the save. Other pitching stats go to Pat Neshek for the win, Ryan Franklin for the blown save, and Bryan Augenstein for the loss. Hundley and Holliday got top batter honors.
To a National League California battle, with the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. Tim Lincecum and Clayton Kershaw were on the mound. Los Angeles busted opening the scoring in the sixth inning, when Buster Posey made a throwing error, allowing Matt Kemp to score and James Loney and Juan Uribe to move up a base as well. Loney also doubled in the eighth inning, bringing Kemp in again. San Francisco got on the board with a Pat Burrell home run, good for one run, bringing the final to 2-1. Kershaw took the win, Hong-Chih Kuo got the hold, and Jonathan Broxton recorded the save on the Dodgers ledger, while Lincecum was given the loss for the Giants. Burrell and Loney were the top batters.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Wednesday Games
Tonight we have a total of five games on, starting off in...
Carolina, with the Hurricanes hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Cam Ward made the starts. Jeff Skinner put Carolina up with a pair of goals in the first period, his 28th and 29th of the campaign, with only Tuomo Ruutu picking up an assist. Montreal replied in the second period with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his 17th of the season getting help from James Wisniewski and Tomas Plekanec. Forty-seven seconds later, the Hurricanes got the goal back with Jamie McBain notching his sixth of the year, thanks to Erik Cole and Cory Stillman. Carolina extended the lead with Joni Pitkanen nailing his fourth of the season, off of Ruutu and Skinner. Price was replaced by Alex Auld for the third period. The Canadiens tallied again with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his 12th of the year, guided in by Wisniewski and Plekanec. McBain replied again for the Hurricanes, notching his seventh of the season courtesy of Drayson Bowman. Stillman wrapped the game up 6-2 for Carolina over Montreal with his eleventh of the year on the power play, powered by Joe Corvo and Eric Staal. Skinner, McBain, and Ward (38 for 40 saves) were the three stars.
To New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Islanders. Rick DiPietro and Martin Brodeur collected the starts. The game opened with a fight between Zenon Konopka and David Clarkson. New Jersey was first to score with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his 28th of the season, with guidance from Nick Palmieri and Travis Zajac. Another fight with Matt Martin and Jay Leach broke out shortly after the goal. The Devils extended their lead in the second period with a Jacob Josefson tally, his third of the year made possible by Palmieri and Kovalchuk. New York tied it in the third period with Frans Nielsen sending home his 12th and 13th of the season, the first being shorthanded and unassisted and the second finding twine via Martin and Kyle Okposo. New Jersey took a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish with Andy Greene sinking his fourth of the year, with help from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus. The three stars were given to Greene, Nielsen, and Kovalchuk.
Up to Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jhonas Enroth took to the creases. Buffalo opened the scoring in the second period on the power play with Tim Connolly notching his 12th of the campaign, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Marc-Andre Gragnani. This would be the game's only goal, and the three stars went Enroth (23 save shutout), Lundqvist (34 for 35 saves), and Connolly.
Out west, the Detroit Red Wings hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak stood 200 feet away from both Joey MacDonald and Thomas McCollum. Detroit opened the scoring on the fourth of the season by Mike Modano, assisted by Tomas Holmstrom. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart netting his 27th of the year, with helpers by Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues took the lead with Cam Janssen notching his first of the season, with help from Ryan Reaves and Philip McRae. The Red Wings tied it back up with Todd Bertuzzi potting his 16th of the year, courtesy of Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula. Twenty-nine seconds later, St. Louis reclaimed the lead with Chris Porter sending his first of the campaign home, an unassisted goal. The Blues extended their lead with a power play goal by Matt D'Agostini, his 20th of the season powered by Nikita Nikitin and Sobotka. St. Louis rolled on with B.J. Crombeen registering his seventh of the year, fueled by Andy McDonald and Roman Polak. The Blues made it 6-2 with David Backes potting his 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Kevin Shattenkirk and D'Agostini. Polak got the goal back for St. Louis with his third of the season, coming off of Porter and Crombeen. Sobotka also tallied for the Blues with his seventh of the year, via Stewart and Nikitin. Berglund added to the St. Louis cause with his 20th of the season, thanks to Stewart and Shattenkirk. Porter wrapped the game up for the Blues with his second of the night and year, with assistance provided by Janssen and Adam Cracknell. The final stood at an astonishing 10-3, with the three stars going to Stewart, Sobotka, and Berglund.
Finally, the games end in Calgary, with the Flames hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Ray Emery and Miikka Kiprusoff got the job between the pipes. Calgary opened the scoring with Jarome Iginla notching his 37th of the season, courtesy of Alex Tanguay and Mark Giordano. Anaheim replied on the power play with a Bobby Ryan goal, his 33rd of the year coming off of Brandon McMillan and Brad Winchester. The Ducks took the lead with Corey Perry notching his 45th of the season, assisted by Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. Anaheim extended their lead with Visnovsky getting his 16th of the year, with assistance by Perry and Toni Lydman. The Flames pulled within a goal early in the third period with a power play goal by Giordano, his eighth of the season powered by Iginla and Tanguay. Perry secured a 4-2 Ducks victory with his second of the game and 46th of the year going into an empty net off of Teemu Selanne. The three stars were awarded to Perry, Giordano, and Iginla.
Carolina, with the Hurricanes hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Cam Ward made the starts. Jeff Skinner put Carolina up with a pair of goals in the first period, his 28th and 29th of the campaign, with only Tuomo Ruutu picking up an assist. Montreal replied in the second period with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his 17th of the season getting help from James Wisniewski and Tomas Plekanec. Forty-seven seconds later, the Hurricanes got the goal back with Jamie McBain notching his sixth of the year, thanks to Erik Cole and Cory Stillman. Carolina extended the lead with Joni Pitkanen nailing his fourth of the season, off of Ruutu and Skinner. Price was replaced by Alex Auld for the third period. The Canadiens tallied again with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his 12th of the year, guided in by Wisniewski and Plekanec. McBain replied again for the Hurricanes, notching his seventh of the season courtesy of Drayson Bowman. Stillman wrapped the game up 6-2 for Carolina over Montreal with his eleventh of the year on the power play, powered by Joe Corvo and Eric Staal. Skinner, McBain, and Ward (38 for 40 saves) were the three stars.
To New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Islanders. Rick DiPietro and Martin Brodeur collected the starts. The game opened with a fight between Zenon Konopka and David Clarkson. New Jersey was first to score with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his 28th of the season, with guidance from Nick Palmieri and Travis Zajac. Another fight with Matt Martin and Jay Leach broke out shortly after the goal. The Devils extended their lead in the second period with a Jacob Josefson tally, his third of the year made possible by Palmieri and Kovalchuk. New York tied it in the third period with Frans Nielsen sending home his 12th and 13th of the season, the first being shorthanded and unassisted and the second finding twine via Martin and Kyle Okposo. New Jersey took a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish with Andy Greene sinking his fourth of the year, with help from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus. The three stars were given to Greene, Nielsen, and Kovalchuk.
Up to Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jhonas Enroth took to the creases. Buffalo opened the scoring in the second period on the power play with Tim Connolly notching his 12th of the campaign, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Marc-Andre Gragnani. This would be the game's only goal, and the three stars went Enroth (23 save shutout), Lundqvist (34 for 35 saves), and Connolly.
Out west, the Detroit Red Wings hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak stood 200 feet away from both Joey MacDonald and Thomas McCollum. Detroit opened the scoring on the fourth of the season by Mike Modano, assisted by Tomas Holmstrom. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart netting his 27th of the year, with helpers by Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues took the lead with Cam Janssen notching his first of the season, with help from Ryan Reaves and Philip McRae. The Red Wings tied it back up with Todd Bertuzzi potting his 16th of the year, courtesy of Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula. Twenty-nine seconds later, St. Louis reclaimed the lead with Chris Porter sending his first of the campaign home, an unassisted goal. The Blues extended their lead with a power play goal by Matt D'Agostini, his 20th of the season powered by Nikita Nikitin and Sobotka. St. Louis rolled on with B.J. Crombeen registering his seventh of the year, fueled by Andy McDonald and Roman Polak. The Blues made it 6-2 with David Backes potting his 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Kevin Shattenkirk and D'Agostini. Polak got the goal back for St. Louis with his third of the season, coming off of Porter and Crombeen. Sobotka also tallied for the Blues with his seventh of the year, via Stewart and Nikitin. Berglund added to the St. Louis cause with his 20th of the season, thanks to Stewart and Shattenkirk. Porter wrapped the game up for the Blues with his second of the night and year, with assistance provided by Janssen and Adam Cracknell. The final stood at an astonishing 10-3, with the three stars going to Stewart, Sobotka, and Berglund.
Finally, the games end in Calgary, with the Flames hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Ray Emery and Miikka Kiprusoff got the job between the pipes. Calgary opened the scoring with Jarome Iginla notching his 37th of the season, courtesy of Alex Tanguay and Mark Giordano. Anaheim replied on the power play with a Bobby Ryan goal, his 33rd of the year coming off of Brandon McMillan and Brad Winchester. The Ducks took the lead with Corey Perry notching his 45th of the season, assisted by Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. Anaheim extended their lead with Visnovsky getting his 16th of the year, with assistance by Perry and Toni Lydman. The Flames pulled within a goal early in the third period with a power play goal by Giordano, his eighth of the season powered by Iginla and Tanguay. Perry secured a 4-2 Ducks victory with his second of the game and 46th of the year going into an empty net off of Teemu Selanne. The three stars were awarded to Perry, Giordano, and Iginla.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday Hockey coverage
Today we bring to you a total of eleven games. The first of these is in the...
Nation's capital, Washington, D.C., where the Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Semyon Varlamov took to the blue paint. Carolina opened the scoring with Jussi Jokinen on the power play, his 17th of the season, fueled by Joe Corvo and Tuomo Ruutu. Washington tied it with the 27th of the year from Alexander Semin, guided in by Brooks Laich. The Capitals took the lead with the 13th of the season for Marcus Johansson, assisted by Semin and John Carlson. The Hurricanes retied it with Jeff Skinner potting his 27th of the year via Bryan Allen. This tie lasted into a shootout, where the two Carolina tallies from Skinner and Ruutu took Washington down 3-2. The three stars went to Ward (38 for 40 saves), Skinner, and Semin.
North a bit to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and James Reimer were between the pipes. Toronto opened the scoring with the eighth of the season by Dion Phaneuf, powered by Clarke MacArthur and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs extended their lead with a Darryl Boyce tally, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nazem Kadri and Joey Crabb. Buffalo got on the board with the 27th of the campaign by Thomas Vanek, assisted by Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford. Toronto got the goal back with MacArthur notching his 21st of the season, with help from Kadri and Carl Gunnarsson. The Sabres replied with a Jason Pominville tally, his 20th of the year, made possible by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Thirty seconds later, the game was tied with Buffalo getting a Rob Niedermayer goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Steve Montador and Cody McCormick. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead with the 29th of the year from Mikhail Grabovski, finding twine thanks to Phil Kessel and MacArthur. After the third period was scoreless, the three stars were given to MacArthur, Kadri, and Vanek.
To the battle of Pennsylvania, this time in Pittsburgh, with the Penguins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury played in front of the cages. Pittsburgh took the early lead with Alex Kovalev notching his 16th of the season, with helpers provided by Kris Letang and Mark Letestu. Philadelphia replied with Jeff Carter potting his 35th of the year, courtesy of Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle. The Penguins reclaimed the lead with Tyler Kennedy sinking his 19th of the season via Brooks Orpik and Chris Kunitz. The Flyers replied again with a power play goal from Scott Hartnell, powered by Ville Leino and Kimmo Timonen, good as his 21st of the year. Philadelphia took the lead with Claude Giroux netting his 25th of the season, coming forty-seven seconds later from Sean O'Donnell and Andrej Meszaros. In the third period, the Flyers clinched a 5-2 win with a pair of Leino goals, his 18th and 19th of the year with Hartnell, Danny Briere (twice), and O'Donnell all picking up assists. The three stars went to Leino, Hartnell, and Briere.
Westward a bit to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Steve Mason were given the starting nods. Columbus first found twine with Scottie Upshall's 21st of the season, coming off of Derek Dorsett and Samuel Pahlsson. Florida answered in the second period with a power play goal from David Booth, his 22nd of the year powered by Sergei Samsonov and Mike Santorelli. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with an Antoine Vermette marker, his 18th of the season made possible by R.J. Umberger and Matt Calvert. Evgeny Dadonov used his eighth of the year for the Panthers to tie the game again, with guidance from Jason Garrison and Steve Bernier. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Columbus toppled Florida on the lone tally by Maksim Mayorov to win 3-2. The three stars went to Mason (29 for 31 saves), Mayorov, and Clemmensen (30 for 32 saves).
Down to Tampa Bay, with the Lightning hosting the Ottawa Senators. Curtis McElhinney and Dwayne Roloson guarded the goals. The first period was silent, but Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the second frame, with a Martin St. Louis tally, his 28th of the season coming off of Vincent Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. The Lightning tacked on the 16th of the year for Dominic Moore as well, with helpers provided by Marc-Andre Bergeron and Dana Tyrell. St. Louis extended the lead for Tampa Bay with his second of the game and 29th of the campaign in the third period, gathering steam off of Gagne and Steven Stamkos. Ottawa got on the board with a Jason Spezza marker, his 17th of the season, with help from Colin Greening and Daivd Hale. Moore answered for the Lightning with his second of the night and 17th of the year, thanks to Tyrell and Brett Clark. The Senators got the goal back again with Milan Michalek registering his 17th of the season, a shorthanded goal coming from Filip Kuba and Spezza. Tampa Bay secured a 5-2 victory with Stamkos netting his 44th of the year into the empty cage with assistance from Adam Hall and Moore. St. Louis, Moore, and Gagne got the three stars.
North to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Carey Price tended the twines. Montreal started the scoring with a Roman Hamrlik goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Jeff Halpern and Michael Cammalleri. The Canadiens extended their lead eleven seconds later with the tenth of the year by Mathieu Darche, made possible by Scott Gomez. Atlanta got on the board in the third period with Nik Antropov recording his 14th of the season thanks to Eric Boulton. Montreal secured a 3-1 victory with Andrei Kostitsyn notching his 20th of the year into the empty net from Paul Mara. The three stars went to Price (27 for 28 saves), Darche, and Hamrlik.
Moving back south to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Tim Thomas played in the blue paint. Boston opened the scoring in the second period with Zdeno Chara potting his 14th of the season, coming from Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. The Bruins extended their lead with the third of the campaign by Johnny Boychuk, made possible by Mark Recchi and Milan Lucic. Nathan Horton sank his 24th of the year for Boston to solidify a 3-0 victory, with assists coming from Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell. Thomas (32 save shutout), Bergeron, and Chara earned the three stars.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Jaroslav Halak stood in front of the nets. Eric Nystrom put Minnesota up first with his fourth of the season, guided in by Martin Havlat and Clayton Stoner. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart notching his 25th of the year on the power play, powered by Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald. The scoring resumed with the Blues taking the lead in the third period on another Stewart goal, his second of the game and 26th of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Carlo Colaiacovo. The Wild found an equalizer with Pierre-Marc Bouchard sinking his tenth of the year, with help from Stoner. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Minnesota got tallies from Bouchard and Mikko Koivu, enough to beat the St. Louis marker from McDonald, winning the game 3-2. The three stars went to Koivu, Stewart, and Bouchard.
To Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Stud goalies Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne put on the masks to play. The scoring was opened by Nashville in the second period, with Mike Fisher registering his 18th of the season, thanks to Jonathon Blum and Sergei Kostitsyn. Vancouver got on the board with a pair of Alexandre Burrows markers, his 23rd and 24th of the campaign, with both Sedin twins, Henrik and Daniel, picking up a primary and a secondary assist each. The Canucks secured a 3-1 victory with an empty net goal by Aaron Rome, his first of the year, with guidance from Jannik Hansen. Burrows, Rinne (29 for 31 saves), and Luongo (16 for 17 saves) gathered up the three stars.
Up north to Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Nikolai Khabibulin were the goalies. Los Angeles got a 2-0 lead in the second period with Dustin Brown recording his 26th and 27th of the year, with Trevor Lewis taking two assists and Ryan Smyth grabbing one. This would go on to be the final score of the game, with the three stars going to Brown, Lewis, and Bernier (32 save shutout).
Lastly, we stop in Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Dallas Stars. Kari Lethonen and Ilya Bryzgalov played in front of the twines. The scoring was started by Phoenix in the second period with a David Schlemko goal, his fourth of the season gathering steam off of Michal Rozsival and Eric Belanger. Dallas tied it with Jamie Benn notching his 22nd of the year on the power play with the help of Stephane Robidas and Jamie Langenbrunner. The tie would last into a shootout, where the Coyotes toppled the Stars after Benn and Radim Vrbata exchanged tallies, followed by the decisive marker from Ray Whitney for a 2-1 victory. The three stars went to Bryzgalov (44 for 45 saves), Schlemko, and Whitney.
Nation's capital, Washington, D.C., where the Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Semyon Varlamov took to the blue paint. Carolina opened the scoring with Jussi Jokinen on the power play, his 17th of the season, fueled by Joe Corvo and Tuomo Ruutu. Washington tied it with the 27th of the year from Alexander Semin, guided in by Brooks Laich. The Capitals took the lead with the 13th of the season for Marcus Johansson, assisted by Semin and John Carlson. The Hurricanes retied it with Jeff Skinner potting his 27th of the year via Bryan Allen. This tie lasted into a shootout, where the two Carolina tallies from Skinner and Ruutu took Washington down 3-2. The three stars went to Ward (38 for 40 saves), Skinner, and Semin.
North a bit to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and James Reimer were between the pipes. Toronto opened the scoring with the eighth of the season by Dion Phaneuf, powered by Clarke MacArthur and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs extended their lead with a Darryl Boyce tally, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nazem Kadri and Joey Crabb. Buffalo got on the board with the 27th of the campaign by Thomas Vanek, assisted by Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford. Toronto got the goal back with MacArthur notching his 21st of the season, with help from Kadri and Carl Gunnarsson. The Sabres replied with a Jason Pominville tally, his 20th of the year, made possible by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Thirty seconds later, the game was tied with Buffalo getting a Rob Niedermayer goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Steve Montador and Cody McCormick. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead with the 29th of the year from Mikhail Grabovski, finding twine thanks to Phil Kessel and MacArthur. After the third period was scoreless, the three stars were given to MacArthur, Kadri, and Vanek.
To the battle of Pennsylvania, this time in Pittsburgh, with the Penguins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury played in front of the cages. Pittsburgh took the early lead with Alex Kovalev notching his 16th of the season, with helpers provided by Kris Letang and Mark Letestu. Philadelphia replied with Jeff Carter potting his 35th of the year, courtesy of Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle. The Penguins reclaimed the lead with Tyler Kennedy sinking his 19th of the season via Brooks Orpik and Chris Kunitz. The Flyers replied again with a power play goal from Scott Hartnell, powered by Ville Leino and Kimmo Timonen, good as his 21st of the year. Philadelphia took the lead with Claude Giroux netting his 25th of the season, coming forty-seven seconds later from Sean O'Donnell and Andrej Meszaros. In the third period, the Flyers clinched a 5-2 win with a pair of Leino goals, his 18th and 19th of the year with Hartnell, Danny Briere (twice), and O'Donnell all picking up assists. The three stars went to Leino, Hartnell, and Briere.
Westward a bit to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Steve Mason were given the starting nods. Columbus first found twine with Scottie Upshall's 21st of the season, coming off of Derek Dorsett and Samuel Pahlsson. Florida answered in the second period with a power play goal from David Booth, his 22nd of the year powered by Sergei Samsonov and Mike Santorelli. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with an Antoine Vermette marker, his 18th of the season made possible by R.J. Umberger and Matt Calvert. Evgeny Dadonov used his eighth of the year for the Panthers to tie the game again, with guidance from Jason Garrison and Steve Bernier. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Columbus toppled Florida on the lone tally by Maksim Mayorov to win 3-2. The three stars went to Mason (29 for 31 saves), Mayorov, and Clemmensen (30 for 32 saves).
Down to Tampa Bay, with the Lightning hosting the Ottawa Senators. Curtis McElhinney and Dwayne Roloson guarded the goals. The first period was silent, but Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the second frame, with a Martin St. Louis tally, his 28th of the season coming off of Vincent Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. The Lightning tacked on the 16th of the year for Dominic Moore as well, with helpers provided by Marc-Andre Bergeron and Dana Tyrell. St. Louis extended the lead for Tampa Bay with his second of the game and 29th of the campaign in the third period, gathering steam off of Gagne and Steven Stamkos. Ottawa got on the board with a Jason Spezza marker, his 17th of the season, with help from Colin Greening and Daivd Hale. Moore answered for the Lightning with his second of the night and 17th of the year, thanks to Tyrell and Brett Clark. The Senators got the goal back again with Milan Michalek registering his 17th of the season, a shorthanded goal coming from Filip Kuba and Spezza. Tampa Bay secured a 5-2 victory with Stamkos netting his 44th of the year into the empty cage with assistance from Adam Hall and Moore. St. Louis, Moore, and Gagne got the three stars.
North to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Carey Price tended the twines. Montreal started the scoring with a Roman Hamrlik goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Jeff Halpern and Michael Cammalleri. The Canadiens extended their lead eleven seconds later with the tenth of the year by Mathieu Darche, made possible by Scott Gomez. Atlanta got on the board in the third period with Nik Antropov recording his 14th of the season thanks to Eric Boulton. Montreal secured a 3-1 victory with Andrei Kostitsyn notching his 20th of the year into the empty net from Paul Mara. The three stars went to Price (27 for 28 saves), Darche, and Hamrlik.
Moving back south to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Tim Thomas played in the blue paint. Boston opened the scoring in the second period with Zdeno Chara potting his 14th of the season, coming from Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. The Bruins extended their lead with the third of the campaign by Johnny Boychuk, made possible by Mark Recchi and Milan Lucic. Nathan Horton sank his 24th of the year for Boston to solidify a 3-0 victory, with assists coming from Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell. Thomas (32 save shutout), Bergeron, and Chara earned the three stars.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Jaroslav Halak stood in front of the nets. Eric Nystrom put Minnesota up first with his fourth of the season, guided in by Martin Havlat and Clayton Stoner. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart notching his 25th of the year on the power play, powered by Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald. The scoring resumed with the Blues taking the lead in the third period on another Stewart goal, his second of the game and 26th of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Carlo Colaiacovo. The Wild found an equalizer with Pierre-Marc Bouchard sinking his tenth of the year, with help from Stoner. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Minnesota got tallies from Bouchard and Mikko Koivu, enough to beat the St. Louis marker from McDonald, winning the game 3-2. The three stars went to Koivu, Stewart, and Bouchard.
To Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Stud goalies Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne put on the masks to play. The scoring was opened by Nashville in the second period, with Mike Fisher registering his 18th of the season, thanks to Jonathon Blum and Sergei Kostitsyn. Vancouver got on the board with a pair of Alexandre Burrows markers, his 23rd and 24th of the campaign, with both Sedin twins, Henrik and Daniel, picking up a primary and a secondary assist each. The Canucks secured a 3-1 victory with an empty net goal by Aaron Rome, his first of the year, with guidance from Jannik Hansen. Burrows, Rinne (29 for 31 saves), and Luongo (16 for 17 saves) gathered up the three stars.
Up north to Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Nikolai Khabibulin were the goalies. Los Angeles got a 2-0 lead in the second period with Dustin Brown recording his 26th and 27th of the year, with Trevor Lewis taking two assists and Ryan Smyth grabbing one. This would go on to be the final score of the game, with the three stars going to Brown, Lewis, and Bernier (32 save shutout).
Lastly, we stop in Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Dallas Stars. Kari Lethonen and Ilya Bryzgalov played in front of the twines. The scoring was started by Phoenix in the second period with a David Schlemko goal, his fourth of the season gathering steam off of Michal Rozsival and Eric Belanger. Dallas tied it with Jamie Benn notching his 22nd of the year on the power play with the help of Stephane Robidas and Jamie Langenbrunner. The tie would last into a shootout, where the Coyotes toppled the Stars after Benn and Radim Vrbata exchanged tallies, followed by the decisive marker from Ray Whitney for a 2-1 victory. The three stars went to Bryzgalov (44 for 45 saves), Schlemko, and Whitney.
Monday's two Western games
Another short schedule to start off the week, with only two games. The first of these pitted...
The Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena. Corey Crawford and Joey MacDonald took control of the nets. Chicago opened the scoring with a Jonathan Toews goal, his 31st of the season, from Troy Brouwer and Chris Campoli. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it for Detroit with his 15th of the year, assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brian Rafalski. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Brent Seabrook goal, his sixth of the campaign coming on the power play from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. The Red Wings got another equalizer from Henrik Zetterberg, his 23rd of the season, also a power play goal with assists provided by Jiri Hudler and Rafalski. Chicago defeated Detroit in the overtime period that was required with the 23rd of the year by Hossa, a power play goal powered by Kane and Duncan Keith to create a 3-2 final score. The three stars went to Hossa, MacDonald (38 for 41), and Toews.
Wrapping up the day's games were the Anaheim Ducks hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Brian Elliott and Ray Emery made the starts. Colorado opened up with Ryan O'Reilly on the power play, notching his eleventh of the season from Milan Hejduk and Ryan Stoa. Matt Duchene extended the Avalanche lead with his 27th of the year, with help from Hejduk and Matt Hunwick. Anaheim got on the board with a penalty shot conversion by Teemu Selanne, his 26th goal of the season. The Ducks tied it with a Jason Blake goal, his 15th of the year, with assistance from Selanne and Saku Koivu. Selanne notched another goal to put Anaheim on front, his second of the game and 27th of the campaign, guided in by Cam Fowler and Koivu. Colorado retied the game with David Jones' 25th of the season, helped along by Daniel Winnik and Ryan O'Byrne. Fowler put the Ducks back in front with his ninth of the year, a power play goal powered by Selanne and Lubomir Visnovsky. Selanne completed his hat trick on the 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Visnovsky. The Avalanche got back within a goal on Paul Stastny's 21st of the year, assisted by a sock trick completing Hejduk and Duchene. This would not lead to further offense, and Colorado lost 5-4 to the Ducks. The three stars went to Selanne, Koivu, and O'Reilly.
The Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena. Corey Crawford and Joey MacDonald took control of the nets. Chicago opened the scoring with a Jonathan Toews goal, his 31st of the season, from Troy Brouwer and Chris Campoli. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it for Detroit with his 15th of the year, assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brian Rafalski. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Brent Seabrook goal, his sixth of the campaign coming on the power play from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. The Red Wings got another equalizer from Henrik Zetterberg, his 23rd of the season, also a power play goal with assists provided by Jiri Hudler and Rafalski. Chicago defeated Detroit in the overtime period that was required with the 23rd of the year by Hossa, a power play goal powered by Kane and Duncan Keith to create a 3-2 final score. The three stars went to Hossa, MacDonald (38 for 41), and Toews.
Wrapping up the day's games were the Anaheim Ducks hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Brian Elliott and Ray Emery made the starts. Colorado opened up with Ryan O'Reilly on the power play, notching his eleventh of the season from Milan Hejduk and Ryan Stoa. Matt Duchene extended the Avalanche lead with his 27th of the year, with help from Hejduk and Matt Hunwick. Anaheim got on the board with a penalty shot conversion by Teemu Selanne, his 26th goal of the season. The Ducks tied it with a Jason Blake goal, his 15th of the year, with assistance from Selanne and Saku Koivu. Selanne notched another goal to put Anaheim on front, his second of the game and 27th of the campaign, guided in by Cam Fowler and Koivu. Colorado retied the game with David Jones' 25th of the season, helped along by Daniel Winnik and Ryan O'Byrne. Fowler put the Ducks back in front with his ninth of the year, a power play goal powered by Selanne and Lubomir Visnovsky. Selanne completed his hat trick on the 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Visnovsky. The Avalanche got back within a goal on Paul Stastny's 21st of the year, assisted by a sock trick completing Hejduk and Duchene. This would not lead to further offense, and Colorado lost 5-4 to the Ducks. The three stars went to Selanne, Koivu, and O'Reilly.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars week 23
This week brings us into the thinning of the playoff fields, with some leagues holding their championships and others participating in the semi-finals. I am proud to say that I have five teams looking for a gold medal this week, and likely more to play for 1st place next week as well. With that, here's the best players from last week:
Center: Ryan Getzlaf, 0 goals, 7 assists, +6, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 7 shots on goal
Left Wing: Ryane Clowe, 1 goal, 4 assists, +4, 14 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Right Wing: Corey Perry, 5 goals, 1 assist, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 17 shots on goal
Defenseman: Zdeno Chara, 1 goal, 5 assists, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 12 shots on goal
Goaltender: "King" Henrik Lundqvist, 2 wins, 0.32 goals against average, 77 saves, .987 save percentage, 2 shutouts
Those were your top players last week. I have seen Lundqvist be a huge difference on many occasions, and both for and against me last week. Also, California is the place to go for forwards. Starting in two weeks, Baseball all-stars will be posted as well. This will run here next week.
Center: Ryan Getzlaf, 0 goals, 7 assists, +6, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 7 shots on goal
Left Wing: Ryane Clowe, 1 goal, 4 assists, +4, 14 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Right Wing: Corey Perry, 5 goals, 1 assist, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 17 shots on goal
Defenseman: Zdeno Chara, 1 goal, 5 assists, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 12 shots on goal
Goaltender: "King" Henrik Lundqvist, 2 wins, 0.32 goals against average, 77 saves, .987 save percentage, 2 shutouts
Those were your top players last week. I have seen Lundqvist be a huge difference on many occasions, and both for and against me last week. Also, California is the place to go for forwards. Starting in two weeks, Baseball all-stars will be posted as well. This will run here next week.
Song of the Week XIII
This week, we have a pop-punk tune from Good Charlotte called The Chronicles of Life and Death. The song emphasizes the basic life pattern that everyone goes through. It expresses less individuality than other bands usually would show. It also protests people who think they are entitled just because they are alive. The rhythm has short bursts of guitar with a repeating drum pattern. The song is not their best, but it is not horrible either. This feature will run next week.
Sunday hockey coverage
Sunday only had four games in the lead-up to the stretch run. They started in...
Pittsburgh, with the Penguins bringing the Florida Panthers to the CONSOL Energy Center. Tomas Vokoun and Marc-Andre Fleury took to the creases. Florida opened the scoring in the second period with the third goal of the season by Ryan Carter, guided in by Alexander Sulzer and Darcy Hordichuk. Pittsburgh replied with Ben Lovejoy notching his third of the year, with the help of Alex Kovalev and James Neal. The tie lasted through the Scott Clemmensen substitution for Tomas Vokoun, throughout overtime to the shootout, where the Penguins beat the Panthers with tallies from Kovalev and Neal. Fleury (37 for 38 saves), Lovejoy, and Kovalev picked up the three stars.
South to Atlanta, where the Thrashers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Chris Mason were the starters. Atlanta tallied first with the 16th of the season by Blake Wheeler, assisted by Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd. Ottawa replied with Marek Svatos' third of the year, an unassisted goal. The Thrashers took the lead back with Bryan Little potting his 17th of the season, with help from Wheeler. Nineteen seconds later, Atlanta extended their lead on Ben Maxwell's first of the year, fueled by Dustin Byfuglien and Ron Hainsey. The Senators got a goal back on Chris Neil's sixth of the season, courtesy of Jesse Winchester and Patrick Wiercioch. The Thrashers took that goal back with Mark Stuart netting his second of the year, with helpers provided by Nik Antropov and Maxwell. Ottawa pulled back within a goal on Erik Condra's sixth of the season, helped along by Jason Spezza and Brian Lee. Svatos added the equalizer for the Senators with his second of the game and fourth of the year, powered by Filip Kuba and Erik Karlsson. Atlanta beat Ottawa in the shootout later in the game, with Ladd providing the lone tally for the 5-4 victory. The three stars were given to Maxwell, Wheeler, and Ladd.
To Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Mathieu Garon played the creases. Vancouver opened the scoring with Christian Ehrhoff netting his 12th of the season via Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond. The Canucks extended their lead in the third period with the 19th of the year coming on the power play off the tape of Henrik Sedin, with helpers provided by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Higgins kept Vancouver rolling with his 12th of the season, made possible by Kesler and Raymond. Columbus got on the board with R.J. Umberger sinking his 24th of the campaign, thanks to Antoine Vermette. Higgins made it 4-1 Canucks with his 13th of the year, a power play goal and his second tally of the game being powered by Raymond, who clinched a sock trick, and Kevin Bieksa. Schneider (39 for 40 saves), Higgins, and Umberger earned the three stars.
Finally, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Brian Boucher participated in some alliteration in front of the cages. Philadelphia got on the board first with Kris Versteeg netting his 20th of the campaign, assisted by Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk. Boston replied in the second period with Nathan Horton on the power play with his 23rd of the season, powered by Tomas Kaberle and David Krejci. The Bruins took a 2-1 lead in the third period with another power play goal, this time Brad Marchand's 20th of the year, guided along by Dennis Seidenberg and Mark Recchi. This was the final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Thomas (27 for 28 saves), and Versteeg.
Pittsburgh, with the Penguins bringing the Florida Panthers to the CONSOL Energy Center. Tomas Vokoun and Marc-Andre Fleury took to the creases. Florida opened the scoring in the second period with the third goal of the season by Ryan Carter, guided in by Alexander Sulzer and Darcy Hordichuk. Pittsburgh replied with Ben Lovejoy notching his third of the year, with the help of Alex Kovalev and James Neal. The tie lasted through the Scott Clemmensen substitution for Tomas Vokoun, throughout overtime to the shootout, where the Penguins beat the Panthers with tallies from Kovalev and Neal. Fleury (37 for 38 saves), Lovejoy, and Kovalev picked up the three stars.
South to Atlanta, where the Thrashers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Chris Mason were the starters. Atlanta tallied first with the 16th of the season by Blake Wheeler, assisted by Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd. Ottawa replied with Marek Svatos' third of the year, an unassisted goal. The Thrashers took the lead back with Bryan Little potting his 17th of the season, with help from Wheeler. Nineteen seconds later, Atlanta extended their lead on Ben Maxwell's first of the year, fueled by Dustin Byfuglien and Ron Hainsey. The Senators got a goal back on Chris Neil's sixth of the season, courtesy of Jesse Winchester and Patrick Wiercioch. The Thrashers took that goal back with Mark Stuart netting his second of the year, with helpers provided by Nik Antropov and Maxwell. Ottawa pulled back within a goal on Erik Condra's sixth of the season, helped along by Jason Spezza and Brian Lee. Svatos added the equalizer for the Senators with his second of the game and fourth of the year, powered by Filip Kuba and Erik Karlsson. Atlanta beat Ottawa in the shootout later in the game, with Ladd providing the lone tally for the 5-4 victory. The three stars were given to Maxwell, Wheeler, and Ladd.
To Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Mathieu Garon played the creases. Vancouver opened the scoring with Christian Ehrhoff netting his 12th of the season via Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond. The Canucks extended their lead in the third period with the 19th of the year coming on the power play off the tape of Henrik Sedin, with helpers provided by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Higgins kept Vancouver rolling with his 12th of the season, made possible by Kesler and Raymond. Columbus got on the board with R.J. Umberger sinking his 24th of the campaign, thanks to Antoine Vermette. Higgins made it 4-1 Canucks with his 13th of the year, a power play goal and his second tally of the game being powered by Raymond, who clinched a sock trick, and Kevin Bieksa. Schneider (39 for 40 saves), Higgins, and Umberger earned the three stars.
Finally, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Brian Boucher participated in some alliteration in front of the cages. Philadelphia got on the board first with Kris Versteeg netting his 20th of the campaign, assisted by Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk. Boston replied in the second period with Nathan Horton on the power play with his 23rd of the season, powered by Tomas Kaberle and David Krejci. The Bruins took a 2-1 lead in the third period with another power play goal, this time Brad Marchand's 20th of the year, guided along by Dennis Seidenberg and Mark Recchi. This was the final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Thomas (27 for 28 saves), and Versteeg.
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