NHL Day 22 2011-2012

We have quite a few games on tonight, and the first of these is...

The New York Rangers finally getting a true home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson and Henrik Lundqvist make the starts. New York led off with a Dan Girardi goal, assisted by Marian Gaborik and Artem Anisimov. Toronto tied it on the second of the season by Matthew Lombardi, courtesy of Tyler Bozak and Carl Gunnarsson. The Maple Leafs grabbed the lead as Joffrey Lupul potted his fifth of the year, via Jake Gardiner and Phil Kessel. Toronto extended their lead with a Clarke MacArthur goal, and the lone assist came from Mike Komisarek. The Maple Leafs made it 4-1 on a Mike Brown goal, powered by John-Michael Liles. The Rangers got one back on a Michael Del Zotto goal going down unassisted. The final was 4-2 and the three stars were Lupul, Gunnarsson, and Girardi. Honorable mentions to everyone else with a point.

Into Pennsylvania, with the Pittsburgh Penguins welcoming the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Marc-Andre Fleury play in the blue paint for the game. New York took the lead with a late first period goal from Frans Nielsen, with helpers by Kyle Okposo and Mark Streit. The Islanders extended their lead in the third period with a Matt Martin's goal, courtesy of Steve Staios and Marty Reasoner. Pittsburgh struck back soon after on a Chris Kunitz goal, his third of the year, via Pascal Dupuis and Kris Letang. The Penguins tied it with a James Neal power play goal, his ninth of the season powered by Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin. This tie lasted into a shootout, where Pittsburgh won on Malkin's lone tally. Kunitz, Malkin, and Martin had the three stars in the 3-2 game.

Staying in the state, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Winnipeg Jets. Ondrej Pavelec and Sergei Bobrovsky will play in front of the cages. Philadelphia led off with a goal by Scott Hartnell, his third of the season, powered by Jaromir Jagr and Kimmo Timonen. Winnipeg replied with a Randy Jones goal, set up by Blake Wheeler and Tanner Glass. The Jets took the lead on the fourth of the year by Jim Slater, coming off of Chris Thorburn and Glass. Kyle Wellwood pushed the Winnipeg lead up farther, his fourth of the season seeing the sticks of Tobias Enstrom and Bryan Little before his own and the twine. Glass kept the Jets going in the second period, making it 4-1 with his second of the year, fueled by Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien. A minute later, Winnipeg added on again with a power play goal by Nik Antropov, his third of the season made possible by Tim Stapleton, causing Ilya Bryzgalov to relieve Bobrovsky in the Philly net. The Flyers finally had an answer with Claude Giroux striking on the power play for his sixth of the year, gathering steam from Timonen and Danny Briere. The Jets took it back with an Evander Kane power play goal, his second of the season, thanks to Antropov and Alex Burmistrov. Briere cut the deficit back down for Philadelphia with his third of the year, via Hartnell and Timonen, the latter grabbing a sock trick. The Flyers made it 6-4 with an unassisted Max Talbot goal, his second of the season. Briere struck again in the third period for Philadelphia with his second of the game and fourth of the year, pushed on through by Braydon Coburn and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers tied it and scared Pavelec away with a Matt Read goal, his third of the season, guided along by Andreas Lilja and Jakub Voracek. Chris Mason was the relief twinetender. Philadelphia went relentless and took the lead on Mason's first shot against, a van Riemsdyk goal with help by Briere and Matt Carle. It was his third of the year. Winnipeg retied it with a Burmistrov goal, his third of the season, with assists by Antropov and Kane. The Jets took the lead with a Mark Stuart goal, going in off of Stapleton and Wheeler. The Flyers got another tying goal with van Riemsdyk's second of the game and fourth of the year, courtesy of Timonen and Andrej Meszaros. Winnipeg ended up with the win in the marathon game, a 9-8 victory coming into reality with captain Andrew Ladd sinking his third of the season, thanks to Wheeler and Little, the former getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Antropov, Glass, and Briere, although Wheeler, Timonen, and van Riemsdyk all had worthy games too. Dishonorable mentions to those who could not find a point tonight.

Another big rivalry game tonight has the Boston Bruins hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Tim Thomas will play goal. Boston was first on the board with an unassisted power play goal by Patrice Bergeron, his second of the season. Montreal answered in the second period with the second of the year from Erik Cole, assisted by Jaroslav Spacek and David Desharnais. The Canadiens took the lead with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his third of the season, with the assists from Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges. This left the score at 2-1, the final, and the three stars were Plekanec, Price (29 for 30 in saves), and Rich Peverley, although Cole and Bergeron had honest cases.

Staying in the Northeast Division, the Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Jhonas Enroth tend the twines. Brad Boyes put Buffalo ahead in the first period with a power play goal off of Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville, his second of the season. The Sabres extended the lead in the second period with a Pominville goal, his third of the year, made possible by Vanek and Luke Adam. Columbus replied with a Vinny Prospal goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers provided by Antoine Vermette and R.J. Umberger. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Fedor Tyutin goal, guided by Samuel Pahlsson. Buffalo retook a 3-2 lead with a Patrick Kaleta goal, thanks to Nathan Gerbe and Christian Ehrhoff. The Sabres got an insurance goal as Pominville sank his second of the game and fourth of the year, with Vanek and Boyes taking the assists on the power play tally. This made it a 4-2 final score, with the three stars being awarded to

Up to Ottawa, where the Senators host the Florida Panthers. Jacob Markstrom and Craig Anderson play between the pipes. Florida led off with a Jason Garrison goal, his third of the season, with assists by Kris Versteeg and Brian Campbell. Ottawa replied with a Daniel Alfredsson goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Jason Spezza and Sergei Gonchar. The Panthers retook the lead on a Tomas Flesichmann goal, his third of the season, fueled by Dmitry Kulikov and Stephen Weiss. The Senators retied it with Stephane Da Costa notching his second of the year, guided in by Erik Condra and Milan Michalek. Ottawa grabbed the lead with a Colin Greening goal, his third of the season made possible by Erik Karlsson. Florida retied it inside a minute to go, with Versteeg netting his fifth of the year, thanks to Weiss and Kulikov. The Senators pulled off heroics though, stealing a 4-3 win with four seconds on the clock, as Nick Foligno netted his second of the season, and was helped by Alfredsson and David Rundblad. The three stars were Alfredsson, Spezza, and Versteeg, but Foligno, Weiss, and Kulikov all could make a case.

South to Nashville, with the Predators hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mathieu Garon and Pekka Rinne guarded the goalmouths. Nashville opened with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, his third of the season, assisted by Craig Smith and Mike Fisher. Fisher extended the Predator lead with a goal off of Kostitsyn and Smith. Tampa Bay got on the board with Steven Stamkos potting his fifth of the year, via Teddy Purcell and Ryan Malone. The Lightning tied it on the power play with Purcell scoring his third of the season, thanks to Brett Connolly and Marc-Andre Bergeron. Nashville took the lead back in the second period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, with helpers by Matt Halischuk and Blake Geoffrion. The Predators made it 4-2 on a Nick Spaling goal, helped along by Jack Hillen and Jonathon Blum. Nashville kept the pressure on with Fisher's second of the game, aided by Spaling, causing Garon to be taken out in favor of Dwayne Roloson. Tampa Bay got one back as Stamkos notched his second of the game, via Bergeron and Martin St. Louis, the former recording his tenth assist of the season. The final was 5-3, and Fisher, Rinne (29 for 32 in saves), and Spaling got the three stars, while Stamkos, Bergeron, Purcell, Kostitsyn, and Smith got passed over.

Back north again, stopping in Minnesota to catch the Wild hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Niklas Backstrom oppose each other in the nets. Anaheim was first on the board with the fourth of the season by Corey Perry, a power play goal powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne. The Ducks extended their lead in the second period on a Bobby Ryan goal, his third of the year, assisted by Selanne and Tony Lydman. Minnesota got on the board with a power play goal from the stick of Jared Spurgeon, aided by Devin Setoguchi and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Getzlaf extended the Anaheim lead on his fourth of the season, courtesy of Selanne and Perry, the former getting a sock trick with the assist. The Wild cut the score to 3-2 on a Matt Cullen power play goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Mikko Koivu and Dany Heatley. This was the final, with Selanne, Marco Scandella, and Bouchard taking the three stars, and Getzlaf having a formidable case for one.

Down to Dallas, where the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Kari Lehtonen play in goal. Dallas did the impossible with Trevor Daley finally cracking the Quick Code with a power play goal, powered by Loui Eriksson and Jamie Benn. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a Justin Williams goal, his third of the season, off of Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Scott Parse goal, fueled by Mike Richards and Dustin Brown. Voynov put Los Angeles up 3-1 on the power play, his goal being guided in by Brown and Richards. The Stars cut the score to 3-2 on a Michael Ryder goal, made possible by Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow, his third of the year. Dallas tied it with an Eric Nystrom goal, courtesy of Vernon Fiddler and Radek Dvorak. The Kings retook the lead at 4-3 with Voynov's second of the night, with helpers by Kyle Clifford and Ethan Moreau. Brown wrapped it up at 5-3 with an empty net goal, his third of the season, and the helpers were credited to Richards and Kopitar, the first of those two finishing up a sock trick on the night. The three stars went to Voynov, Richards, and Ryder, and honorable mention to Kopitar and Brown.

Crossing into Canada, with the Edmonton Oilers hosting the Washington Capitals. Tomas Vokoun and Nikolai Khabibulin got the nods to start. Washington struck early with a Karl Alzner goal, courtesy of Jeff Halpern and Jason Chimera. Edmonton tied it on a Taylor Hall goal, his third of the season, powered by Jordan Eberle and Corey Potter on the power play. Eberle gave the Oilers a lead in the second period with his second of the year, also a power play goal, with assists provided by Potter and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. This produced a 2-1 final, with the three stars being Khabibulin (34 for 35 in saves), Eberle, and Troy Brouwer, and Potter gets an honorable mention.

Lastly, the Phoenix Coyotes host the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Mike Smith put on the goalie pads. Phoenix led off with a Patrick O'Sullivan goal, assisted by Daymond Langkow and David Schlemko. New Jersey tied it on a Zach Parise goal, his fourth of the season, going down unassisted. Mark Fayne put the Devils on top with his second of the year, thanks to Mattias Tedenby. The Coyotes retied it with a Ray Whitney goal, his fourth of the season coming with the man advantage, guided in by Radim Vrbata and Keith Yandle. Phoenix took a 3-2 lead on a Raffi Torres goal, his second of the year, set up by Shane Doan and Yandle. The Coyotes made it 4-2 with a third period Martin Hanzal goal, his third of the season, thanks to Whitney and Schlemko. Whitney quickly followed with his second of the game and fifth of the year, and the assists came from Hanzal and Vrbata. A too-little, too-late goal for New Jersey left the final at 5-3 with Nick Palmieri putting the puck away, with a little guidance from Adam Henrique. The three stars were Whitney, Hanzal, and Torres, with honorable mention to Yandle, Vrbata, and Schlemko.

NHL Day 21 2011-2012

Today, we have only three games going on. We begin in Canada, where we will stay throughout the post, with the Montreal Canadiens playing host to the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Carey Price made the starts in net. Philadelphia got on the board first with the third of the season by Jaromir Jagr, courtesy of Matt Carle and Scott Hartnell. Montreal tied it late in the first period with a Yannick Weber goal, his second of the year, a power play goal from David Desharnais. The Canadiens took the lead in the second period with an Andrei Kostitsyn goal, his third of the season, made possible by Jaroslav Spacek and Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty soon thereafter added his own goal, the third of the year by him, and he was aided by P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec. Pacioretty extended the Montreal lead on his second of the game in the third period, with passes sequencing through Plekanec and Josh Gorges. The Canadiens wrapped it up 5-1 with the third of the season by Michael Cammalleri, and Desharnais and Erik Cole grabbed the helpers. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Price (21 for 22 in saves), and Cole, although Desharnais and Plekanec outplayed Cole.

Moving to Alberta, where the Calgary Flames host the Colorado Avalanche. Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Miikka Kiprusoff are between the irons. Colorado struck first with a Kyle Quincey goal, his second of the season coming on the power play via Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson. Calgary replied with a Roman Horak goal, fueled by Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla. The Flames took the lead in the second period as Lee Stempniak netted the puck, and helping him out were Horak and Niklas Hagman. Calgary extended the lead with Rene Bourque notching his fourth of the year on the power play, courtesy of Anton Babchuk and Jay Bouwmeester. The Avalanche cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third period on a Ryan Wilson goal, thanks to Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog. Bourque put it away for the Flames with his fifth of the season and second of the game, guided in by Olli Jokinen and David Moss. Horak, Bourque, and Johnson earned the three stars, although Kiprusoff had an impressive 34 for 36 night in saves.

Continuing to our final destination, in Vancouver, British Columbia to watch the Canucks host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Cory Schneider will put on the masks. St. Louis opened the scoring in the second period on an Alex Steen goal, his fourth of the season made possible by Kevin Shattenkirk and Jason Arnott. The Blues got a third period goal from Steen as well, with the helpers here provided by Matt D'Agostini and David Backes. St. Louis put it away with a Patrik Berglund goal, his third of the season, guided in by Shattenkirk and T.J. Oshie, making it 3-0. This was the final, with Steen, Shattenkirk, and Elliott (32 save shutout) getting the three stars.

NHL Day 20 2011-2012

Today we have nine games on, and the first of these is on Long Island, with the New York Islanders hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Evgeni Nabokov will be in the blue paint. Pittsburgh struck first on a Pascal Dupuis goal, his third of the season made possible by Brooks Orpik. The Penguins made it 2-0 in the second period with the second of the year from Richard Park, and Arron Asham picked up the only assist. Jordan Staal put the game away for Pittsburgh with an empty net goal, his sixth of the season, and Dupuis had the assist. The three stars went to Fleury (33 save shutout), Dupuis, and Park.

Down the coast to Raleigh, with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Cam Ward were called on to start. Ottawa opened the scoring in the second period with a Zenon Konopka goal, courtesy of Sergei Gonchar and Jessee Winchester. The Senators extended their lead with Jason Spezza potting his fifth of the season on the power play, powered by Colin Greening and Gonchar. Carolina got started in the third period on Tuomo Ruutu's third of the year, via Jay Harrison. The Hurricanes tied it with Jeff Skinner's fourth of the season, a power play goal fueled by Jamie McBain and Eric Staal. This tie lasted into a shootout, where Spezza's lone tally lifted Ottawa to a 3-2 victory. The three stars were awarded to Skinner, Anderson (32 for 34 in saves), and Ruutu, much to the disrespect of Spezza and Gonchar.

Moving to the Midwest, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Ty Conklin and Steve Mason got the starts.  Columbus led off with an R.J. Umberger goal, assisted by Antoine Vermette and Ryan Johansen. Detroit tied it on Darren Helm's goal, via Justin Abdelkader and Todd Bertuzzi. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with Johansen's power play goal, powered by Grant Clitsome and Kris Russell. Columbus extended their lead in the second period with a John Moore goal, fueled by Cody Bass and Clitsome. The Blue Jackets iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Derek MacKenzie empty net goal, with helpers by Umberger and Clitsome, the latter getting a sock trick on the night. The three stars were Mason (30 for 31 in saves), Johansen, and Clitsome.

Back east, with the Buffalo Sabres hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mathieu Garon and Ryan Miller played between the pipes. Buffalo struck early with the seventh of the season by Thomas Vanek, with help by Jason Pominville and Luke Adam. The Sabres extended the lead with a Brad Boyes goal off of Cody McCormick and Matt Ellis. Tampa Bay got on the board as Vincent Lecavalier netted his fourth of the year, and Martin St. Louis had the lone assist. The Lightning tied it with a Nate Thompson goal, his second of the season, assisted by Tom Pyatt and Dominic Moore. Tampa struck again, taking the lead in the second period with Steven Stamkos' goal, the fourth of the year for him made possible by Matt Gilroy and Marc-Andre Bergeron. The Lightning added an insurance goal as Ryan Malone netted his third of the season with the help of Brett Clark. This proved vital as Buffalo cut the score to 4-3 on a Nathan Gerbe goal, his second of the year, guided in by Boyes and Paul Gaustad. This was the final score, with the three stars belonging to Garon (36 for 39 in saves), Vanek, and Stamkos, with cases presented by Boyes and Malone.

Back to the Central Division, with the Nashville Predators hosting the San Jose Sharks. Finnish goalies Antti Niemi and Pekka Rinne played goal. San Jose led off with a shorthanded goal by Logan Couture, his second of the season coming off a Martin Havlat pass. Craig Smith tied it for Nashville in the third period, his third goal of the year coming on the power play via Shea Weber and Mike Fisher. The Sharks sealed the win with a pair of Joe Pavelski goals, his fifth and sixth of the season going in thanks to Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton both times, and the latter goal was into an empty net. The three stars were Pavelski, Smith, and Couture, although Marleau and Thornton made reasonable cases.

Staying in the region, the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Corey Crawford got the nods here. Anaheim struck in the second period to open the scoring with a power play goal by Ryan Getzlaf. The third of his season was powered by Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne. Chicago tied it with the fifth of the year from Marian Hossa, assisted by Patrick Kane and Sean O'Donnell. The Ducks retook the lead on a Selanne goal, his third of the season, and the lone assist came from Andrew Cogliano. The Blackhawks tied it again in the third period with Patrick Sharp's goal, his third of the year, and Kane picked up another helper. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Jonathan Toews and Kane overwhelmed Selanne, giving the 3-2 win to Chicago. The three stars went to Kane, Selanne, and Hossa.

A Western Canada battle came next, with the Edmonton Oilers hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Nikolai Khabibulin took care of the twines. The scoring opened in the second period with Edmonton getting a Jordan Eberle goal, guided in by Taylor Hall and Corey Potter. The Oilers extended the lead with a Shawn Horcoff goal, and Ryan Smyth picked up the lone assist. Hall put Edmonton up 3-0, knocking out Luongo in favor of Cory Schneider, and the assists on his second of the season came from Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Vancouver finally got going with a Cody Hodgson goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Alexander Edler and Manny Malhotra. The Canucks made it 3-2 with an Alexandre Burrows goal, his third of the season, via Henrik Sedin and Sami Salo. They failed to get an equalizer, and fell by the above score, with the three stars being awarded to Eberle, Hall, and Burrows.

Down to Arizona, with the Phoenix Coyotes hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Mike Smith played in the creases. Raffi Torres opened the scoring for Phoenix, and was helped out by Lauri Korpikoski and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Dallas answered with a power play goal by Sheldon Souray, his second of the season, powered by Jamie Benn and Steve Ott. The Coyotes took the lead again in the third period on a power play goal from Shane Doan, his fourth of the year, made possible by Ray Whitney and Daymond Langkow. The Stars tied it with an Adam Burish goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow. This tie would last into a shootout, where Patrick O'Sullivan of Phoenix struck only to be answered by Michael Ryder of Dallas in the fifth round, before the Stars took it on an eighth round goal by Trevor Daley, for a 3-2 win. The three stars here were Lehtonen (33 for 35 in saves), Smith (34 for 36 in saves), and Ribeiro, although Daley was a bit more important in the win.

Finally, we go to Los Angeles with the Kings hosting the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Jonathan...... Bernier played in net for this game. New Jersey started the scoring in the second period with a Dainius Zubrus goal, assisted by Andy Greene and Patrik Elias. Elias later struck with his own goal, the fourth of the season for him, and got his help from Petr Sykora and Greene. Zubrus made it 3-0 late in the period with his second of the year and the game, and the helpers were credited to Sykora and Mark Fayne on this goal. The third period was silent, allowing this score to remain as the final. Zubrus, Hedberg (31 save shutout), and Greene picked up the three stars, with honorable mention to Elias, Sykora, and Fayne, who, coupled with the other two skaters in the stars, were on the ice for all goals.

Fantasy Football All Stars week 7

Halfway through the Fantasy regular season, and here's who had the best weeks.

Quarterback: Drew Brees
Running Back: Arian Foster
Wide Receiver: Marques Colston
Tight End: Jimmy Graham
Kicker: Olindo Mare/Mason Crosby/Josh Scobee
Team Defense: Kansas City
Defensive Player: Brandon Flowers

Monday Night Football week 7

The Monday Night games pits the Baltimore Ravens against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville opened with a Josh Scobee field goal of 54 yards in the first quarter. They made it 6-0, the halftime score on a replica field goal from Scobee, another 54 yarder. The Jaguars got the score up to 9-0 in the third quarter with a 22 yard field goal from Scobee. Baltimore shook it up a bit in the fourth quarter with Joe Flacco passing 5 yards for a touchdown to Anquan Boldin, and Billy Cundiff added an extra point to put them within two. They would not take the lead, as Scobee put the game away for Jacksonville on a late 51 yard field goal, good for a 12-7 win. The Jaguars jumped up to 2-5, pushing the Ravens to 4-2.

NHL Day 19 2011-2012

There are three games on Monday night, and we begin with the Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson and Sergei Bobrovsky partook in the battle of the backups. Toronto led off with the ninth of the season by Phil Kessel, with assists by Joffrey Lupul and John-Michael Liles. Philadelphia replied on a power play goal by Jaromir Jagr, coming off of Claude Giroux and Kimmo Timonen. The Flyers took the lead in the second period, as Scott Hartnell drained the puck into the net via Danny Briere on the power play. Hartnell extended the Philadelphia lead in the third period on his second of the game, courtesy of Giroux and Jagr. The Maple Leafs pulled back with Dave Steckel notching his third of the year, with help from Matt Frattin and Matthew Lombardi. The Flyers secured victory on the second of the game by Jagr, assisted by Hartnell and Timonen. The final was 4-2 and the three stars were Jagr, Hartnell, and Timonen.

In the next game, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Florida Panthers. Jacob Markstrom and Peter Budaj took part in the second battle of the backups. Montreal opened with an Erik Cole power play goal, powered by Max Pacioretty and Raphael Diaz. Florida replied with their own power play goal, the second of the season from Tomas Fleischmann, and Kris Versteeg picked up the lone assist. The scoring resumed in the third period, as the Panthers went up 2-1 on a Scottie Upshall goal fueled by Dmitry Kulikov and Tomas Kopecky. They would hold this lead to the end, and the three stars went to Markstrom (40 for 41 in saves), Budaj (29 for 31 in saves), and Kulikov, which is at least reasonable.

Finally, the Winnipeg Jets host the New York Rangers. Keeping with the backups trend for the night's game, Martin Biron and Chris Mason spelled their more often used keepers for the game. New York was first on the board with a Ruslan Fedotenko power play goal, guided in by Dan Girardi and Michael Del Zotto. Winnipeg tied it with a Nik Antropov goal, his second of the season aided by Alex Burmistrov and Evander Kane. The Rangers took a 2-1 lead that would last 'til the end as Ryan Callahan potted his second of the year with the man advantage, thanks to Fedotenko and Girardi. The three stars went to Biron (27 for 28 in saves), Fedotenko, and Antropov, although Girardi was slightly better than Antropov.

Fantasy Hockey All-Stars week 2

Another early week in the season, with a little more clarity as to the goods and the bads. Here's who looked stellar this week.

Center: Jason Spezza, 3 goals, 4 assists, 0 +/-, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Left Wing: Alex Ovechkin, 2 goals, 3 assists, +2, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 6 shots on goal
Right Wing: Kris Versteeg, 3 goals, 2 assists, +2, 4 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 14 shots on goal
Defenseman: Zdeno Chara, 1 goal, 2 assists, 0 +/-, 23 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 9 shots on goal
Goaltender: Jonathan "Shutout" Quick, 3 wins, 0.00 goals against average, 83 saves. 100% save percentage, 3 shutouts

That's all for this week, and a huge shoutout to Quick for such a fantastic week. You won't see numbers like that again this season.