Thursday, December 15, 2011
Thursday Night Game week 15
This week the Atlanta Falcons hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars. Atlanta was first to score with Matt Ryan throwing a 29 yard touchdown to Julio Jones, and Matt Bryant made the extra point. Bryant also kicked a 33 yard field goal for the Falcons. Atlanta kept going in the second quarter with a 5 yard Michael Turner touchdown run, and Bryant made the extra point. The Falcons rolled on with a Ryan touchdown pass of 6 yards to Roddy White, and Bryant was good again with the extra point. The score was 27-0 Atlanta at the half thanks to Bryant kicking a 31 yard field goal. The Falcons got defensive in the third quarter as Blaine Gabbert fumbled and Corey Peters picked it up and scored a touchdown 13 yards later, iced off with Bryant on the extra point. Ryan threw the next Atlanta touchdown, this time 29 yards to White, and Bryant made another PAT. Jacksonville finally got on the board by blocking a punt and having their own Zach Potter return it 46 yards to score the touchdown, allowing Josh Scobee the extra point kick. The Jaguars cut it down to 41-14 after Gabbert found Chastin WEst for 16 yards and a touchdown, and Scobee made the extra point. The Falcons are now 9-5 while the Jaguars plummet to 4-10.
NHL Day 71 2011-2012
Ten games on tonight as I catch up from a little two-day illness break I've taken. First off...
The New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars. Richard Bachman and Kevin Poulin get the start in a game of relatively obscure goalies. Dallas opened with a Loui Eriksson goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley. New York tied it when the ninth of the year for Michael Grabner went into the net, thanks to Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with Okposo scoring his fifth of the campaign, with help from Marty Reasoner and Travis Hamonic. The Stars tied it back up in the third period as Brenden Morrow netted his fifth of the season on the power play, powered by Steve Ott and Mike Ribeiro. Dallas would take the game 3-2 when Benn sank his eighth of the year, via Michael Ryder and Eriksson. Benn, Okposo, and Eriksson earned the three stars.
Down the coast, the Carolina Hurricanes host the traveling Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Cam Ward will take their places in the blue paint. Vancouver started the scoring when Kevin Bieksa put his third of the season in the net, coming off of Chris Higgins and Ryan Kesler. The Canucks kept going in the second period on the second of the year for Mason Raymond, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Carolina got on the board with a Drayson Bowman goal, fueled by Anthony Stewart and Jamie McBain. The Hurricanes tied it before the end of the frame on the tenth of the season for Tuomo Ruutu, courtesy of Bryan Allen and Jussi Jokinen. Carolina took the lead in the third period on another Bowman goal, made possible by Chad LaRose and Brandon Sutter. Jaroslav Spacek kept the Hurricanes ahead with a power play goal powered by Ruutu and Tim Brent. Vancouver cut it to 4-3 but never got an equalizer after Burrows found a place for his tenth of the year, guided in by Sedin and Raymond. Bowman, Ward (33 for 36 in saves), and Ruutu got the three stars, while the Sedin-Burrows-Raymond combo looked pretty good as well.
Back inland, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Curtis Sanford got the starting nods. Columbus got things going in the second period with Jeff Carter netting his seventh of the season, coming off of Vinny Prospal and Nikita Nikitin. Los Angeles answered in the third period with a Davis Drewiske goal, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Brown gave the Kings a 2-1 lead with his sixth of the year, thanks to Drew Doughty and Simon Gagne. This was a final, where Brown, Sanford (39 for 41 in saves), and Doughty got the three stars.
Southward again, to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Mathieu Garon were given goaltending duties. Tampa Bay struck first with Teddy Purcell scoring a power play goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Steve Downie and Dominic Moore. Matt Stajan tied it for Calgary, and helping him were Tim Jackman and Tom Kostopoulos. The Flames grabbed the lead with the twelfth of the year by Jarome Iginla, thanks to Olli Jokinen and Jay Bouwmeester. The Lightning tied it back up on the third of the season for Tom Pyatt, via Ryan Shannon and Blair Jones. Tampa Bay regained the lead on a Ryan Malone goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead as Nate Thompson scored his third of the season, with assists from Dana Tyrell and Hedman. Calgary got it going again in the third period as Rene Bourque deposited his tenth of the year, with the help of Derek Smith. Jokinen tied it up for the Flames with a power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Alex Tanguay and Smith. The game went to overtime, where Stamkos won it 5-4 for Tampa Bay on his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Eric Brewer and Downie. The three stars were officially Stamkos, Jokinen, and Brewer, while honorable mentions include Smith, Downie, and Hedman.
Northward to Montreal, as the Canadiens are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carey Price guarded the cages. Philadelphia opened on a Max Talbot goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. Montreal tied it in the second period with the fifth of the year for David Desharnais, courtesy of Max Pacioretty and Tomas Kaberle. The Flyers retook the lead with Harry Zolnierczyk's second of the season, coming off of Zac Rinaldo and Matt Carle. The Canadiens tied it again with a Louis Leblanc goal, via Mike Blunden and P.K. Subban. Philadelphia again took the lead as Wayne Simmonds found a place for his ninth of the year, thanks to Carle and Matt Read. Montreal got another equalizer as Erik Cole deposited his twelfth of the season on the power play, powered by Pacioretty and Desharnais. The Flyers would take the game 4-3 as Andrej Meszaros potted his third of the year in the third period, and the helpers were credited to Jaromir Jagr and Carle, the latter getting a sock trick. Carle, Desharnais, and Leblanc earned the three stars, while Pacioretty also had an honorable mention.
In the Midwest, the St. Louis Blues welcomed in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Brian Elliott took to the nets. St. Louis drew first blood with the seventh of the season by Patrik Berglund, courtesy of Alex Steen and Barret Jackman. The Blues extended their lead with David Perron making his second of the year, thanks to Carlo Colaiacovo and Chris Stewart. New York got on the board in the second period with the third of the campaign for Michael Del Zotto, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan. Steen got it back in the third period with his tenth of the season for St. Louis, while T.J. Oshie and Roman Polak got the assists. The Blues iced it at 4-1 with the empty net goal from Jason Arnott, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. David Backes, Steen, and Elliott (25 for 26 in saves) were given the three stars.
South a little to Nashville, as the Predators hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Pekka Rinne were the puckstoppers. Detroit led off when Tomas Holmstrom scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal, fueled by Ian White and Pavel Datsyuk. Nashville replied with David Legwand notching his eighth of the year, via Craig Smith and Martin Erat. Henrik Zetterberg gave the Red Wings a second period lead on his seventh of the season, another power play goal made possible by Jiri Hudler and Todd Bertuzzi. Detroit extended the lead when the seventh of the year for Nicklas Lidstrom went in the net, courtesy of White and Datsyuk. The Predators got one back as Jordin Tootoo scored his fifth of the season, assisted by Kevin Klein and Nick Spaling. Nashville would take the game 4-3 after a pair of Shea Weber goals in the third period, his seventh and eighth of the year, with assists on the earlier power play goal going to Ryan Suter and Erat and Tootoo picked up the lone helper on the later goal. The three stars were given out to Weber, Tootoo, and Lidstrom, while Erat, White, and Datsyuk had honorable mentions.
To the great north, where the Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Ondrej Pavelec will oppose each other from 200 feet away. Both of these men were sterling until late in the third period when Washington's Alex Ovechkin broke through Pavelec on his tenth of the season, assisted by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom. This would be a 1-0 final, and the three stars went to Neuvirth (26 save shutout), Pavelec (27 for 28 in saves), and Jason Chimera. Ovechkin is the obvious honorable mention.
Way back south again, the Phoenix Coyotes host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Mike Smith get the starting honors. Phoenix drew first blood with a Lauri Korpikoski goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Cal O'Reilly and Michal Rozsival. Edmonton answered with a second period power play goal by Taylor Hall, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle as his eighth of the year. The Coyotes regained the lead on the fifteenth of the season for Radim Vrbata, courtesy of Ray Whitney and Martin Hanzal. The Oilers got another equalizer in the third period, the second of the game and ninth of the year by Hall, also a power play goal powered by Ryan Smyth and Ryan Whitney. Phoenix stole the lead back with Shane Doan potting his eighth of the season, with the help of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes iced it 4-2 on the sixth goal of the year by Ekman-Larsson, made possible by Ray Whitney and Hanzal. The three stars were awarded to Ray Whitney, Ekman-Larsson, and Hanzal, while Hall earns the honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Antti Niemi again tend the cages. San Jose struck first of the seventh of the season by Ryane Clowe, with a lone assist by Logan Couture. Colorado tied it up when Paul Stastny netted a power play goal off of Erik Johnson for his ninth of the year. The Avalanche grabbed the lead with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Stefan Elliott and Milan Hejduk. The Sharks retied it in the second period with the third of the year for Michal Handzus, from Martin Havlat and Jamie McGinn. Colorado replied as Stastny struck again, his tenth of the season and second on the night, thanks to Daniel Winnik and Matt Duchene. Winnik extended the Avalanche lead with his fifth of the year, pushed through by Stastny and David Van der Gulik. San Jose got one back on the fifth of the season for Brent Burns, courtesy of Havlat in the third period. The Sharks got the equalizer with the thirteenth of the campaign off the tape of Joe Pavelski, set up by Jason Demers and Joe Thornton. San Jose would win 5-4 after Couture made his twelfth of the year, guided in by Patrick Marleau and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars belonged to Couture, Stastny, and Clowe, while Havlat and Winnik earn honorable mentions.
The New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars. Richard Bachman and Kevin Poulin get the start in a game of relatively obscure goalies. Dallas opened with a Loui Eriksson goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley. New York tied it when the ninth of the year for Michael Grabner went into the net, thanks to Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with Okposo scoring his fifth of the campaign, with help from Marty Reasoner and Travis Hamonic. The Stars tied it back up in the third period as Brenden Morrow netted his fifth of the season on the power play, powered by Steve Ott and Mike Ribeiro. Dallas would take the game 3-2 when Benn sank his eighth of the year, via Michael Ryder and Eriksson. Benn, Okposo, and Eriksson earned the three stars.
Down the coast, the Carolina Hurricanes host the traveling Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Cam Ward will take their places in the blue paint. Vancouver started the scoring when Kevin Bieksa put his third of the season in the net, coming off of Chris Higgins and Ryan Kesler. The Canucks kept going in the second period on the second of the year for Mason Raymond, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Carolina got on the board with a Drayson Bowman goal, fueled by Anthony Stewart and Jamie McBain. The Hurricanes tied it before the end of the frame on the tenth of the season for Tuomo Ruutu, courtesy of Bryan Allen and Jussi Jokinen. Carolina took the lead in the third period on another Bowman goal, made possible by Chad LaRose and Brandon Sutter. Jaroslav Spacek kept the Hurricanes ahead with a power play goal powered by Ruutu and Tim Brent. Vancouver cut it to 4-3 but never got an equalizer after Burrows found a place for his tenth of the year, guided in by Sedin and Raymond. Bowman, Ward (33 for 36 in saves), and Ruutu got the three stars, while the Sedin-Burrows-Raymond combo looked pretty good as well.
Back inland, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Curtis Sanford got the starting nods. Columbus got things going in the second period with Jeff Carter netting his seventh of the season, coming off of Vinny Prospal and Nikita Nikitin. Los Angeles answered in the third period with a Davis Drewiske goal, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Brown gave the Kings a 2-1 lead with his sixth of the year, thanks to Drew Doughty and Simon Gagne. This was a final, where Brown, Sanford (39 for 41 in saves), and Doughty got the three stars.
Southward again, to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Mathieu Garon were given goaltending duties. Tampa Bay struck first with Teddy Purcell scoring a power play goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Steve Downie and Dominic Moore. Matt Stajan tied it for Calgary, and helping him were Tim Jackman and Tom Kostopoulos. The Flames grabbed the lead with the twelfth of the year by Jarome Iginla, thanks to Olli Jokinen and Jay Bouwmeester. The Lightning tied it back up on the third of the season for Tom Pyatt, via Ryan Shannon and Blair Jones. Tampa Bay regained the lead on a Ryan Malone goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead as Nate Thompson scored his third of the season, with assists from Dana Tyrell and Hedman. Calgary got it going again in the third period as Rene Bourque deposited his tenth of the year, with the help of Derek Smith. Jokinen tied it up for the Flames with a power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Alex Tanguay and Smith. The game went to overtime, where Stamkos won it 5-4 for Tampa Bay on his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Eric Brewer and Downie. The three stars were officially Stamkos, Jokinen, and Brewer, while honorable mentions include Smith, Downie, and Hedman.
Northward to Montreal, as the Canadiens are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carey Price guarded the cages. Philadelphia opened on a Max Talbot goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. Montreal tied it in the second period with the fifth of the year for David Desharnais, courtesy of Max Pacioretty and Tomas Kaberle. The Flyers retook the lead with Harry Zolnierczyk's second of the season, coming off of Zac Rinaldo and Matt Carle. The Canadiens tied it again with a Louis Leblanc goal, via Mike Blunden and P.K. Subban. Philadelphia again took the lead as Wayne Simmonds found a place for his ninth of the year, thanks to Carle and Matt Read. Montreal got another equalizer as Erik Cole deposited his twelfth of the season on the power play, powered by Pacioretty and Desharnais. The Flyers would take the game 4-3 as Andrej Meszaros potted his third of the year in the third period, and the helpers were credited to Jaromir Jagr and Carle, the latter getting a sock trick. Carle, Desharnais, and Leblanc earned the three stars, while Pacioretty also had an honorable mention.
In the Midwest, the St. Louis Blues welcomed in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Brian Elliott took to the nets. St. Louis drew first blood with the seventh of the season by Patrik Berglund, courtesy of Alex Steen and Barret Jackman. The Blues extended their lead with David Perron making his second of the year, thanks to Carlo Colaiacovo and Chris Stewart. New York got on the board in the second period with the third of the campaign for Michael Del Zotto, assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan. Steen got it back in the third period with his tenth of the season for St. Louis, while T.J. Oshie and Roman Polak got the assists. The Blues iced it at 4-1 with the empty net goal from Jason Arnott, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. David Backes, Steen, and Elliott (25 for 26 in saves) were given the three stars.
South a little to Nashville, as the Predators hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Pekka Rinne were the puckstoppers. Detroit led off when Tomas Holmstrom scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal, fueled by Ian White and Pavel Datsyuk. Nashville replied with David Legwand notching his eighth of the year, via Craig Smith and Martin Erat. Henrik Zetterberg gave the Red Wings a second period lead on his seventh of the season, another power play goal made possible by Jiri Hudler and Todd Bertuzzi. Detroit extended the lead when the seventh of the year for Nicklas Lidstrom went in the net, courtesy of White and Datsyuk. The Predators got one back as Jordin Tootoo scored his fifth of the season, assisted by Kevin Klein and Nick Spaling. Nashville would take the game 4-3 after a pair of Shea Weber goals in the third period, his seventh and eighth of the year, with assists on the earlier power play goal going to Ryan Suter and Erat and Tootoo picked up the lone helper on the later goal. The three stars were given out to Weber, Tootoo, and Lidstrom, while Erat, White, and Datsyuk had honorable mentions.
To the great north, where the Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Ondrej Pavelec will oppose each other from 200 feet away. Both of these men were sterling until late in the third period when Washington's Alex Ovechkin broke through Pavelec on his tenth of the season, assisted by Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom. This would be a 1-0 final, and the three stars went to Neuvirth (26 save shutout), Pavelec (27 for 28 in saves), and Jason Chimera. Ovechkin is the obvious honorable mention.
Way back south again, the Phoenix Coyotes host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Mike Smith get the starting honors. Phoenix drew first blood with a Lauri Korpikoski goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Cal O'Reilly and Michal Rozsival. Edmonton answered with a second period power play goal by Taylor Hall, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle as his eighth of the year. The Coyotes regained the lead on the fifteenth of the season for Radim Vrbata, courtesy of Ray Whitney and Martin Hanzal. The Oilers got another equalizer in the third period, the second of the game and ninth of the year by Hall, also a power play goal powered by Ryan Smyth and Ryan Whitney. Phoenix stole the lead back with Shane Doan potting his eighth of the season, with the help of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mikkel Boedker. The Coyotes iced it 4-2 on the sixth goal of the year by Ekman-Larsson, made possible by Ray Whitney and Hanzal. The three stars were awarded to Ray Whitney, Ekman-Larsson, and Hanzal, while Hall earns the honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Antti Niemi again tend the cages. San Jose struck first of the seventh of the season by Ryane Clowe, with a lone assist by Logan Couture. Colorado tied it up when Paul Stastny netted a power play goal off of Erik Johnson for his ninth of the year. The Avalanche grabbed the lead with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Stefan Elliott and Milan Hejduk. The Sharks retied it in the second period with the third of the year for Michal Handzus, from Martin Havlat and Jamie McGinn. Colorado replied as Stastny struck again, his tenth of the season and second on the night, thanks to Daniel Winnik and Matt Duchene. Winnik extended the Avalanche lead with his fifth of the year, pushed through by Stastny and David Van der Gulik. San Jose got one back on the fifth of the season for Brent Burns, courtesy of Havlat in the third period. The Sharks got the equalizer with the thirteenth of the campaign off the tape of Joe Pavelski, set up by Jason Demers and Joe Thornton. San Jose would win 5-4 after Couture made his twelfth of the year, guided in by Patrick Marleau and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The three stars belonged to Couture, Stastny, and Clowe, while Havlat and Winnik earn honorable mentions.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
NHL Day 70 2011-2012
Three games on this Wednesday, beginning in...
Onward to Ottawa, where the Senators hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Craig Anderson played in the blue paint. Boston led off with Rich Peverley recording his sixth of the season, courtesy of Andrew Ference and Joe Corvo. Ottawa answered in the second period when the eighth of the year by Daniel Alfredsson found twine, with the help of Jason Spezza. The Bruins took the lead back on Chris Kelly's twelfth of the season, made possible by Johnny Boychuk and Peverley. Boston kept going in the third period when Patrice Bergeron scored his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Bruins struck again on the fourth of the season for Daniel Paille, thanks to Shawn Thornton and Ference. Spezza got the Senators a little closer with his tenth of the campaign, and the helpers were provided by Chris Phillips and Alfredsson. Paille iced it with the second of the game and fifth of the year for him, coming off of Bergeron. The three stars for this 5-2 affair were Thomas (47 for 49 in saves), Ference, and Spezza, while the honorable mentions belong to Paille, Alfredsson, Bergeron, and Peverley.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jonas Hiller wore the goalie masks. Anaheim led off when Rod Pelley scored, via Maxime Macenauer and Lubomir Visnovsky. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Niklas Hagman goal, his third of the season, fueled by Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne on the power play. Phoenix got on the board with a Martin Hanzal power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Ray Whitney and Keith Yandle. Anaheim replied with Hagman's second of the game and fourth of the campaign, helped through by Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks finished it at 4-1 with Kyle Palmieri's goal, guided in by Bobby Ryan and Francois Beauchemin. The three stars here were Hagman, Visnovsky, and Perry.
Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Ray Emery and Niklas Backstrom took control of the nets. Chicago struck first in the second period as Marian Hossa potted his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp on the power play. The Blackhawks added on with a Michael Frolik goal, his fifth of the year, thanks to Marcus Kruger and Jamal Mayers. Minnesota got on the board with the eleventh of the season for Kyle Brodziak, made possible by Nick Johnson. The Wild tied it when Matt Cullen scored his ninth of the year, with the help of Cal Clutterbuck and Warren Peters. Toews gave Chicago the lead again in the third period with his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Viktor Stalberg. Minnesota retied it, eventually forcing an overtime and shootout, on Mikko Koivu's eighth of the year, fueled by Clutterbuck and Clayton Stoner. In the shootout, Toews opened to give the Blackhawks an early lead, and Patrick Kane put it away with this nifty move below. The three stars went to Toews, Clutterbuck, and Koivu.
Onward to Ottawa, where the Senators hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Craig Anderson played in the blue paint. Boston led off with Rich Peverley recording his sixth of the season, courtesy of Andrew Ference and Joe Corvo. Ottawa answered in the second period when the eighth of the year by Daniel Alfredsson found twine, with the help of Jason Spezza. The Bruins took the lead back on Chris Kelly's twelfth of the season, made possible by Johnny Boychuk and Peverley. Boston kept going in the third period when Patrice Bergeron scored his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Bruins struck again on the fourth of the season for Daniel Paille, thanks to Shawn Thornton and Ference. Spezza got the Senators a little closer with his tenth of the campaign, and the helpers were provided by Chris Phillips and Alfredsson. Paille iced it with the second of the game and fifth of the year for him, coming off of Bergeron. The three stars for this 5-2 affair were Thomas (47 for 49 in saves), Ference, and Spezza, while the honorable mentions belong to Paille, Alfredsson, Bergeron, and Peverley.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jonas Hiller wore the goalie masks. Anaheim led off when Rod Pelley scored, via Maxime Macenauer and Lubomir Visnovsky. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Niklas Hagman goal, his third of the season, fueled by Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne on the power play. Phoenix got on the board with a Martin Hanzal power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Ray Whitney and Keith Yandle. Anaheim replied with Hagman's second of the game and fourth of the campaign, helped through by Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks finished it at 4-1 with Kyle Palmieri's goal, guided in by Bobby Ryan and Francois Beauchemin. The three stars here were Hagman, Visnovsky, and Perry.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
NHL Day 69 2011-2012
Quite a few games this Tuesday. First up...
The Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Tomas Vokoun made the starts, but Vokoun was pulled for Michal Neuvirth in the third period. Scott Hartnell got things moving for Philadelphia with his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle. The Flyers added on with Marc-Andre Bourdon scoring, via Zac Rinaldo and Jody Shelley. Philadelphia kept going as the eighth of the year by Wayne Simmonds went in, with the help of Andrej Meszaros and Danny Briere. The Flyers extended the lead by Max Talbot's eighth of the campaign, coming off of James van Riemsdyk and Braydon Coburn. Philadelphia kept it up in the third period when the fifth of the season from Jakub Voracek found twine, courtesy of Carle and van Riemsdyk. Washington made it 5-1 with a Jeff Halpern goal, his third of the year, assisted by Dennis Wideman and Joel Ward, which produced the final score. Carle, Bryzgalov (31 for 32 in saves), and Hartnell got the three stars, while van Riemsdyk also played well.
Over to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Steve Mason were the starting goalies, but Curtis Sanford relieved Mason in overtime. Columbus struck first with the sixth of the season for Jeff Carter, a power play goal powered by James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu. Vancouver tied it in the third period on a Maxim Lapierre goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Chris Higgins. The tied lasted into the shootout, where the Blue Jackets toppled the Canucks with goals by Letestu, Rick Nash, and Wisniewski, easily beating the lone Alexandre Burrows tally. Mason (30 for 31 in saves), Wisniewski, and Letestu got the three stars for the game.
East to Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Marc-Andre Fleury were called to play goal. Pittsburgh was first to score when the eleventh of the season by Evgeni Malkin went down, helped along by James Neal or Brooks Orpik. Detroit tied it in the second period when the ninth of the year from Pavel Datsyuk found twine, and the lone assist belonged to Todd Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with Johan Franzen depositing his fourteenth of the season, a power play goal with a lone helper from Datsyuk. Detroit would end ahead 4-1 with two Danny Cleary goals, his sixth and seventh of the year, as Chris Conner and Darren Helm helped on the first and Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall guided in the latter empty netter. The three stars belonged to Datsyuk, Howard (25 for 26 in saves), and Cleary.
Up to Buffalo, where the Sabres take on the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson got the starting nod along with Ryan Miller. Ottawa was first to score with the nineteenth of the season for Milan Michalek, assisted by Jason Spezza and Colin Greening. Buffalo tied it when Paul Szczechura scored, coming off of Jason Pominville alone. The Sabres took the lead when Tyler Ennis notched his second of the year, thanks to Drew Stafford and Derek Roy. The Senators tied it in the third period on the second of the season by Peter Regin, via Brian Lee. The game went to overtime, where Ottawa beat Buffalo 3-2 on a Jared Cowen goal, his third of the year, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Spezza. Cowen, Regin, and Miller (41 for 44 in saves) earned the three stars, while Spezza performed well too.
In the same general area, the Boston Bruins hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Tuukka Rask opposed each other in the cages. Boston led off with a Rich Peverley goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Zach Hamill and Benoit Pouliot. The Bruins would win 3-0 after second- and third-period goals for Brad Marchand, his tenth and eleventh of the year, where Patrice Bergeron got the only assist both times. The three stars were awarded to Rask (41 save shutout), Marchand, and Peverley, while Bergeron gets an honorable mention.
Northward, in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and James Reimer were given the green light to play goal. The scoring began with the fifth of the season of Tim Connolly's tape, and Clarke MacArthur and Colby Armstrong got the assists. Carolina tied it late on an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, his seventh of the year coming on the power play from Eric Staal and Jussi Jokinen. The tie lasted into overtime, where Connolly scored his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Joffrey Lupul and Cody Franson. Connolly, Ward (36 for 38 in saves), and Reimer (18 for 19 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
Back into the states, where the New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars. Richard Bachman and Henrik Lundqvist play between the pipes. Dallas scored the only goal of the game in the third period as the third of the campaign for Trevor Daley crossed the goal line, guided in by Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow. The three stars were Bachman (34 save shutout), Lundqvist (27 for 28 in saves), and Daley.
Crossing to Canada again, as the Montreal Canadiens welcomed the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Carey Price were entrusted with the goalie duties. New York drew first blood with the fifteenth of the season for Matt Moulson, assisted by P.A. Parenteau. Montreal answered with Andrei Kostitsymn scoring his ninth of the year, thanks to Tomases Plekanec and Kaberle. The Canadiens added on with the second of the season for Mathieu Darche, courtesy of Petteri Nokelianen and Yannick Weber. The scoring resumed with Montreal in the third period when Erik Cole potted his eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by David Desharnais and P.K. Subban. The Islanders got one back with Josh Bailey scoring his third of the season, coming off of Brian Rolston and Mike Mottau. New York tied it again with a John Tavares goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Parenteau and David Ullstrom. The Canadiens took the lead again as Nokelainen jumped off the bench and ripped his second of the campaign into the twine, and helping him with the two second explosion were Lars Eller and Michael Cammalleri. Montreal won it 5-3 with an empty net goal by Hal Gill, via Desharnais and Max Pacioretty. Earning the three stars were Nokelianen, Cole, and Moulson. Parenteau and Desharnais are the honorable mentions.
Way south to Sunrise, Florida, with the Florida Panthers welcoming the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Jose Theodore tended the twines. Florida led off when Kris Versteeg sank his fourteenth of the season, and Stephen Weiss had the lone assist. The Panthers extended the lead in the second period when Versteeg potted his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Patrik Elias got New Jersey going with his tenth of the season, courtesy of Ilya Kovalchuk and Bryce Salvador. The Devils tied it in the third period on the tenth of the year for Zach Parise, guided in by Henrik Tallinder and Kovalchuk. The game lasted to a shootout, where New Jersey beat Florida on tallies by Kovalchuk and Elias. Versteeg, Kovalchuk, and Brodeur (24 for 26 in saves) had the three stars, while Elias also had an honorable performance.
Out to the west, where the Nashville Predators welcomed the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Pekka Rinne were given the starting nods. Nashville struck first with the sixth of the campaign for Matt Halischuk, assisted by Brian McGrattan and Roman Josi. Calgary tied it in the second period as Curtis Glencross struck with his ninth of the season, and Derek Smith had the lone helper. The Predators went up 2-1, a score they would ride to victory, on the eighth of the year by Colin Wilson, a power play goal powered by Craig Smith and David Legwand. Wilson, Kiprusoff (43 for 45 in saves), and Rinne (35 for 36 in saves) took the three stars.
To the frigid north of Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Ondrej Pavelec guarded the cages. Guillaume Latendresse gave Minnesota the first goal in the second period, his fifth of the season coming on the power play from Mikko Koivu and Dany Heatley. Winnipeg tied it with an unassisted Zach Bogosian goal. The Jets took a 2-1 lead in the third period when Bryan Little recorded his eleventh of the year, with the help of Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler. This was a final, leaving the three stars to Pavelec (34 for 35 in saves), Backstrom (25 for 27 in saves), and Wheeler.
Finally, in Colorado, the Avalanche host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Semyon Varlamov played in the creases. Colorado opened with Stefan Elliott registering his third of the season, an unassisted goal late in the first period. San Jose tied it in the second period when Jamie McGinn potted his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Dan Boyle and Michal Handzus. Boyle gave the Sharks the lead with his second of the season, via Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell. The Avalanche retied it in the third period when Daniel Winnik made his fourth of the year, courtesy of Erik Johnson and Kyle Quincey. Colorado regained the lead on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eleventh of the season, thanks to Milan Hejduk and Ryan O'Reilly. San Jose tied it very late in the third as Patrick Marleau put away his eleventh of the year, and the assists were provided by Logan Couture and Joe Thornton. The game went into a shootout, where Colorado started with Hejduk scoring, answered by Pavelski to send it to extra rounds, where Gabriel Landeskog gave the Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Sharks. Duchene, Elliott, and Boyle picked up the three stars.
The Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Tomas Vokoun made the starts, but Vokoun was pulled for Michal Neuvirth in the third period. Scott Hartnell got things moving for Philadelphia with his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle. The Flyers added on with Marc-Andre Bourdon scoring, via Zac Rinaldo and Jody Shelley. Philadelphia kept going as the eighth of the year by Wayne Simmonds went in, with the help of Andrej Meszaros and Danny Briere. The Flyers extended the lead by Max Talbot's eighth of the campaign, coming off of James van Riemsdyk and Braydon Coburn. Philadelphia kept it up in the third period when the fifth of the season from Jakub Voracek found twine, courtesy of Carle and van Riemsdyk. Washington made it 5-1 with a Jeff Halpern goal, his third of the year, assisted by Dennis Wideman and Joel Ward, which produced the final score. Carle, Bryzgalov (31 for 32 in saves), and Hartnell got the three stars, while van Riemsdyk also played well.
Over to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Steve Mason were the starting goalies, but Curtis Sanford relieved Mason in overtime. Columbus struck first with the sixth of the season for Jeff Carter, a power play goal powered by James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu. Vancouver tied it in the third period on a Maxim Lapierre goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Chris Higgins. The tied lasted into the shootout, where the Blue Jackets toppled the Canucks with goals by Letestu, Rick Nash, and Wisniewski, easily beating the lone Alexandre Burrows tally. Mason (30 for 31 in saves), Wisniewski, and Letestu got the three stars for the game.
East to Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Marc-Andre Fleury were called to play goal. Pittsburgh was first to score when the eleventh of the season by Evgeni Malkin went down, helped along by James Neal or Brooks Orpik. Detroit tied it in the second period when the ninth of the year from Pavel Datsyuk found twine, and the lone assist belonged to Todd Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with Johan Franzen depositing his fourteenth of the season, a power play goal with a lone helper from Datsyuk. Detroit would end ahead 4-1 with two Danny Cleary goals, his sixth and seventh of the year, as Chris Conner and Darren Helm helped on the first and Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall guided in the latter empty netter. The three stars belonged to Datsyuk, Howard (25 for 26 in saves), and Cleary.
Up to Buffalo, where the Sabres take on the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson got the starting nod along with Ryan Miller. Ottawa was first to score with the nineteenth of the season for Milan Michalek, assisted by Jason Spezza and Colin Greening. Buffalo tied it when Paul Szczechura scored, coming off of Jason Pominville alone. The Sabres took the lead when Tyler Ennis notched his second of the year, thanks to Drew Stafford and Derek Roy. The Senators tied it in the third period on the second of the season by Peter Regin, via Brian Lee. The game went to overtime, where Ottawa beat Buffalo 3-2 on a Jared Cowen goal, his third of the year, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Spezza. Cowen, Regin, and Miller (41 for 44 in saves) earned the three stars, while Spezza performed well too.
In the same general area, the Boston Bruins hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Tuukka Rask opposed each other in the cages. Boston led off with a Rich Peverley goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Zach Hamill and Benoit Pouliot. The Bruins would win 3-0 after second- and third-period goals for Brad Marchand, his tenth and eleventh of the year, where Patrice Bergeron got the only assist both times. The three stars were awarded to Rask (41 save shutout), Marchand, and Peverley, while Bergeron gets an honorable mention.
Northward, in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and James Reimer were given the green light to play goal. The scoring began with the fifth of the season of Tim Connolly's tape, and Clarke MacArthur and Colby Armstrong got the assists. Carolina tied it late on an Alexei Ponikarovsky goal, his seventh of the year coming on the power play from Eric Staal and Jussi Jokinen. The tie lasted into overtime, where Connolly scored his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Joffrey Lupul and Cody Franson. Connolly, Ward (36 for 38 in saves), and Reimer (18 for 19 in saves) were awarded the three stars.
Back into the states, where the New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars. Richard Bachman and Henrik Lundqvist play between the pipes. Dallas scored the only goal of the game in the third period as the third of the campaign for Trevor Daley crossed the goal line, guided in by Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow. The three stars were Bachman (34 save shutout), Lundqvist (27 for 28 in saves), and Daley.
Crossing to Canada again, as the Montreal Canadiens welcomed the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Carey Price were entrusted with the goalie duties. New York drew first blood with the fifteenth of the season for Matt Moulson, assisted by P.A. Parenteau. Montreal answered with Andrei Kostitsymn scoring his ninth of the year, thanks to Tomases Plekanec and Kaberle. The Canadiens added on with the second of the season for Mathieu Darche, courtesy of Petteri Nokelianen and Yannick Weber. The scoring resumed with Montreal in the third period when Erik Cole potted his eleventh of the year, a power play goal powered by David Desharnais and P.K. Subban. The Islanders got one back with Josh Bailey scoring his third of the season, coming off of Brian Rolston and Mike Mottau. New York tied it again with a John Tavares goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Parenteau and David Ullstrom. The Canadiens took the lead again as Nokelainen jumped off the bench and ripped his second of the campaign into the twine, and helping him with the two second explosion were Lars Eller and Michael Cammalleri. Montreal won it 5-3 with an empty net goal by Hal Gill, via Desharnais and Max Pacioretty. Earning the three stars were Nokelianen, Cole, and Moulson. Parenteau and Desharnais are the honorable mentions.
Way south to Sunrise, Florida, with the Florida Panthers welcoming the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Jose Theodore tended the twines. Florida led off when Kris Versteeg sank his fourteenth of the season, and Stephen Weiss had the lone assist. The Panthers extended the lead in the second period when Versteeg potted his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Patrik Elias got New Jersey going with his tenth of the season, courtesy of Ilya Kovalchuk and Bryce Salvador. The Devils tied it in the third period on the tenth of the year for Zach Parise, guided in by Henrik Tallinder and Kovalchuk. The game lasted to a shootout, where New Jersey beat Florida on tallies by Kovalchuk and Elias. Versteeg, Kovalchuk, and Brodeur (24 for 26 in saves) had the three stars, while Elias also had an honorable performance.
Out to the west, where the Nashville Predators welcomed the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Pekka Rinne were given the starting nods. Nashville struck first with the sixth of the campaign for Matt Halischuk, assisted by Brian McGrattan and Roman Josi. Calgary tied it in the second period as Curtis Glencross struck with his ninth of the season, and Derek Smith had the lone helper. The Predators went up 2-1, a score they would ride to victory, on the eighth of the year by Colin Wilson, a power play goal powered by Craig Smith and David Legwand. Wilson, Kiprusoff (43 for 45 in saves), and Rinne (35 for 36 in saves) took the three stars.
To the frigid north of Winnipeg, as the Jets host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Ondrej Pavelec guarded the cages. Guillaume Latendresse gave Minnesota the first goal in the second period, his fifth of the season coming on the power play from Mikko Koivu and Dany Heatley. Winnipeg tied it with an unassisted Zach Bogosian goal. The Jets took a 2-1 lead in the third period when Bryan Little recorded his eleventh of the year, with the help of Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler. This was a final, leaving the three stars to Pavelec (34 for 35 in saves), Backstrom (25 for 27 in saves), and Wheeler.
Finally, in Colorado, the Avalanche host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Semyon Varlamov played in the creases. Colorado opened with Stefan Elliott registering his third of the season, an unassisted goal late in the first period. San Jose tied it in the second period when Jamie McGinn potted his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Dan Boyle and Michal Handzus. Boyle gave the Sharks the lead with his second of the season, via Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell. The Avalanche retied it in the third period when Daniel Winnik made his fourth of the year, courtesy of Erik Johnson and Kyle Quincey. Colorado regained the lead on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eleventh of the season, thanks to Milan Hejduk and Ryan O'Reilly. San Jose tied it very late in the third as Patrick Marleau put away his eleventh of the year, and the assists were provided by Logan Couture and Joe Thornton. The game went into a shootout, where Colorado started with Hejduk scoring, answered by Pavelski to send it to extra rounds, where Gabriel Landeskog gave the Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Sharks. Duchene, Elliott, and Boyle picked up the three stars.
Fantasy Football All-Stars week 14
Quarterback: Tony Romo and Matt Ryan
Running Back: Maurice Jones-Drew
Wide Receiver: Marques Colston
Tight End: Rob Gronkowski
Kicker: Mason Crosby
Team Defense: Jacksonville and Detroit
Defensive Player: Alphonso Smith
Running Back: Maurice Jones-Drew
Wide Receiver: Marques Colston
Tight End: Rob Gronkowski
Kicker: Mason Crosby
Team Defense: Jacksonville and Detroit
Defensive Player: Alphonso Smith
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday Night Football week 14
This week, the Seattle Seahawks welcome the St. Louis Rams. Seattle led off by blocking a Donnie Jones punt, and after hitting Doug Baldwin's back, Michael Robinson ran it for the touchdown from 17 yards away. Steven Hauschka made the extra point. Hauschka also kicked a 42 yard field goal for the Seahawks. They took a 10-3 score into halftime when Josh Brown booted a 46 yard field goal. Hauschka replied for Seattle in the third quarter with a 23 yard field goal. The Rams answered again on a 29 yard field goal by Brown. The Seahawks took a more commanding lead when Tarvaris Jackson threw 29 yards to Baldwin for a touchdown, and Hauschka supplied the PAT. Hauschka continued to kick for Seattle by nailing a fourth quarter field goal from 48 yards away. St. Louis got a few back with a 1 yard Steven Jackson touchdown rush, and Broan was there to make the extra point. The Seahawks iced it at 30-13 with Marshawn Lynch rushing 16 yards into a huge bag of Skittles the end zone for a touchdown, and the last point was the extra point by Hauschka. Seattle is now 6-7 while the Rams are 2-11.
NHL Day 68 2011-2012
There was just one game on tonight, as the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the New Jersey Devils. Johan Hedberg and Dwayne Roloson got the starting nods, but Mathieu Garon was called on for relief of Roloson in the early second period. New Jersey led off with Petr Sykora recording his sixth of the season, courtesy of Bryce Salvador and Patrik Elias. The Devils added on when the ninth of the year by Dainius Zubrus went down, a power play goal set up by Matt Taormina and Adam Henrique. Tampa Bay got on the board when Steve Downie deposited his fourth of the season, thanks to Matt Gilroy and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning tied it when Blair Jones scored, assisted by Dana Tyrell and Gilroy. New Jersey took the lead again in the second period when Zach Parise potted his ninth of the year, coming off of Henrique and Henrik Tallinder. Ilya Kovalchuk extended the Devils lead with his ninth of the season, made possible by Parise. Henrique kept New Jersey going with his seventh of the year, a shorthanded goal with helpers provided by Parise and Mark Fayne. Tampa Bay pulled closer with two third period Stamkos goals, his seventeenth and eighteenth of the campaign, and assists on the power play goal went to Dominic Moore and Vincent Lecavalier, while the even strength goal came from Pavel Kubina and Lecavalier again. This made it 5-4, and was finalized when the Lightning failed to get the equalizer. The three stars were Parise, Henrique, and Stamkos, while Gilroy and Lecavalier earn honorable mentions.
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