Another seven games on tonight, beginning with the New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Brodeur have control of the cages. New Jersey opened on a Travis Zajac goal, fueled by Dainius Zubrus and Petr Sykora. New York answered in the second period as Artem Anisimov netted his seventh of the season, thanks to Derek Stepan and Marian Gaborik. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with Gaborik scoring his eighteenth of the year, with assists from Anisimov and Stepan. New York added on with a shorthanded Carl Hagelin goal, his fourth of the season, with the lone helper by Stu Bickel. The Rangers iced it 4-1 with Gaborik's second of the game, an empty net goal going in unassisted. The three stars were Lundqvist (30 for 31 in saves), Anisimov, and Hagelin, while Stepan and Gaborik make good choices as well.
Into Washington, where the Capitals welcome the Nashville Predators. Anders Lindback and Michal Neuvirth get the starting nods. Washington led off when the eleventh of the season by Alex Ovechkin went into the net, assisted by Karl Alzner and John Carlson. Nicklas Backstrom extended the Capitals lead on his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Roman Hamrlik. Sergei Kostitsyn put Nashville on the board in the third period with his fifth of the season, made possible by Shea Weber. Washington answered with Alexander Semin finding a place for his seventh of the year, thanks to Marcus Johansson and Backstrom. The Capitals added on again with Troy Brouwer recording his ninth of the campaign, a power play goal powered by Dennis Wideman and Johansson. The final was 4-1, and Backstrom, Ovechkin, and Johansson took home the three stars.
Up to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Chicago Blackhawks. Ray Emery and Marc-Andre Fleury will tend the twines. Chris Kunitz got things going for Pittsburgh by scoring his twelfth of the season, via Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen on the power play. In the second period, the Penguins extended their lead with James Neal potting his nineteenth of the year, and Malkin and Niskanen picked up the helpers again. Pittsburgh added on with the fourth of the season for Tyler Kennedy, assisted by Ben Lovejoy and Malkin, the latter getting a sock trick. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Viktor Stalberg. The Blackhawks pulled closer on a Stalberg goal, his sixth of the season, pushed through by Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. The comeback attempt fell short, leaving the Penguins to a 3-2 victory, with the three stars as Malkin, Fleury (36 for 38 in saves), and Stalberg, while Niskanen also played well.
Southward to Florida, where the Panthers welcome the Phoenix Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jose Theodore have the green light to play goal. Phoenix struck first when Ray Whitney netted a power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata. The Coyotes extended the lead on Vrbata goal, his sixteenth of the year, with Keith Yandle and Whitney getting the helpers on the power play. Florida got on the board with Brian Campbell making his third of the season, guided in by Kris Versteeg and Jason Garrison. This 2-1 score lasted through the third period to the end, although during this frame, Jason LaBarbera had to relieve an injured Smith in net. The three stars belonged to Whitney, Campbell, and Shawn Matthias, although Vrbata also played well.
Crossing to Canada in the north, where the Ottawa Senators host the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Craig Anderson are in between the pipes. Ottawa opened on the ninth of the season by Zack Smith, assisted by Chris Neil and Matt Carkner. Buffalo tied it in the second period on the power play, as Jordan Leopold potted his sixth of the year, powered by Christian Ehrhoff and Thomas Vanek. The Senators took the lead back in the third period on an Erik Condra goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist from Kyle Turris. Ottawa extended the lead on Erik Karlsson's third of the year, a power play goal fueled by Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza. The Senators tied it with another Condra goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign finding the empty net with assistance from Karlsson only. Condra, Anderson (22 for 23 in saves), and Miller (35 for 38 in saves) earned the three stars.
To the west, the Winnipeg Jets host the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Ondrej Pavelec are playing goal. New York opened with the fifth of the season by P.A. Parenteau, helped along by Matt Moulson and John Tavares. Winnipeg tied it as Nik Antropov made his fifth of the year, coming off of Johnny Oduya. The Islanders regained control with the tenth of the season by Michael Grabner, made possible by Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald. The Jets tied it on Andrew Ladd registering his eleventh of the year with Antrpov and Kyle Wellwood's assistance. Evgeni Nabokov relieved Montoya late in the second period. The tie lasted into a shootout, where New York beat Winnipeg as Parenteau and Frans Nielsen tallied. The three stars were awarded to Antropov, Tavares, and Pavelec (31 for 33 in saves), while Parenteau has a good case.
Westward again to today's finale, with the Calgary Flames hosting the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Miikka Kiprusoff man the nets. Curtis Glencross put Calgary on the board early with his eleventh of the season, assisted by Jarome Iginla and Chris Butler. Minnesota tied it with a Pierre-Marc Bouchard goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jared Spurgeon and Matt Cullen. Iginla put the Flames back in the lead in the second period with his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Derek Smith and Olli Jokinen. The score held up at 2-1 for a Calgary win, with Iginla, Mikael Backlund, and Kiprusoff (29 for 30 in saves) as the three stars.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Fantasy Football All-Stars week 15
For those of you who had good weeks in the early parts of the playoffs, these following players might be part of the reason why.
Quarterback: Drew Brees
Running Back: C.J. Spiller
Wide Receiver: Calvin Johnson
Tight End: Aaron Hernandez
Kicker: Ryan Succop
Team Defense: Seattle
Defensive Player: Jacob Lacey
A lot of leagues are going for championships this week. Best of luck to everyone, and hopefully I'll have something to show for my efforts as well.
Quarterback: Drew Brees
Running Back: C.J. Spiller
Wide Receiver: Calvin Johnson
Tight End: Aaron Hernandez
Kicker: Ryan Succop
Team Defense: Seattle
Defensive Player: Jacob Lacey
A lot of leagues are going for championships this week. Best of luck to everyone, and hopefully I'll have something to show for my efforts as well.
Monday, December 19, 2011
NHL Day 75 2011-2012
Just six games on tonight, beginning in...
Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and James Reimer will be guarding the cages. Los Angeles led off with Justin Williams scoring his fifth of the season, assisted by Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi. Toronto tied it with John-Michael Liles potting his fourth of the year, coming off of Tyler Bozak. The Kings took the lead in the second period with a power play goal for Dustin Brown, his seventh of the season, powered by Simon Gagne and Anze Kopitar. The Maple Leafs evened things out again in the third period on Matt Frattin's fourth of the year, made possible by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Los Angeles would defeat Toronto in the shootout on a lone Brown tally, to win 3-2. Quick (31 for 33 in saves), Reimer (40 for 42 in saves), and Brown picked up the three stars.
Stateside, the Boston Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price opposes Tim Thomas in goal. Boston was first to score as the sixth of the season for Benoit Pouliot went in, with the help of Rich Peverley. Montreal tied it as Tomas Plekanec served up his seventh of the year, via Michael Cammalleri and Travis Moen. The Bruins reclaimed the lead in the season period with the sixth of the season by David Krejci, off the lone helper by Andrew Ference. Boston added on in the third period with Brad Marchand netting his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron. The Canadiens got one back as Erik Cole shelved his thirteenth of the campaign late in the game, with helpers provided by David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty. The final was 3-2, with the three stars being Thomas (33 for 35 in saves), Pouliot, and Marchand.
Down to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Richard Bachman receive the starting nods. Dallas led off as Brenden Morrow sank his seventh of the season, assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Steve Ott. The Stars added on in the second period with Alex Goligoski's third of the year, a power play goal powered by Sheldon Souray and Loui Eriksson. Dallas extended the lead again quickly with Ribeiro sinking his fourth of the season, and the assists went to Morrow and Stephane Robidas. Anaheim got on the board with Teemu Selanne sinking his eleventh of the year, thanks to Corey Perry and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. The Ducks pulled even closer with Visnovsky potting a power play goal, fueled by Cam Fowler and Selanne as his second of the season. Anaheim tied it when Nick Bonino scored, with guidance from Fowler and Matt Beleskey. The Stars regained the lead as Michael Ryder notched his eleventh of the year, pushed through by Eriksson and Jamie Benn. Dallas made it 5-3 on the eleventh of the season for Eric Nystrom, aided by Vernon Fiddler and Radek Dvorak. This would last to the end, giving the three stars to
Northwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere will be in the blue paint. Philadelphia drew first blood as the sixteenth of the season for Scott Hartnell found twine, thanks to Jakub Voracek and Jaromir Jagr on the power play. Colorado answered in the second period when Gabriel Landeskog sank his sixth of the year, courtesy of Shane O'Brien and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche took the lead with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Brad Malone and Paul Stastny. The Flyers got an equalizer in the third period with Wayne Simmonds netting his tenth of the year, via Danny Briere and Hartnell. Colorado would defeat Philadelphia 3-2 in the shootout with Milan Hejduk, Matt Duchene, and Ryan O'Reilly all tallying to overpower Briere and James van Riemsdyk. Giguere (31 for 33 in saves), Landeskog, and Briere earned the three stars.
Northward farther to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Nikolai Khabibulin man the nets. Detroit struck first as Danny Cleary potted his eighth of the season, and the lone assist belonged to Jakub Kindl. Edmonton tied it as Ryan Jones scored in the second period, his eleventh of the year, from Sam Gagner and Eric Belanger. The Red Wings took the lead back with Jiri Hudler recording his seventh of the season, with help from Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula. The Oilers retied the game when Jordan Eberle scored in the last second of the middle period, a power play goal with assists from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall as his thirteenth of the year. Detroit got the lead again in the third period when Drew Miller deposited his sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Nicklas Lidstrom and Darren Helm. This made it 3-2, and the Red Wings held on to win, leaving the three stars to Pavel Datsyuk, Khabibulin (25 for 28 in saves), and Eberle, while other point earners have valid arguments.
Westward as we end in Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Roberto Luongo are tending the twines. Vancouver led off with a power play goal by Henrik Sedin, his ninth of the season, set up by Daniel Sedin and Alexander Edler. The Canucks added on in the third period with Ryan Kesler on the power play, his eighth of the year, assisted by Daniel and Henrik. Vancouver struck again on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his twelfth of the season, giving Daniel a sock trick alongside Henrik's assist. The Canucks iced it 4-0 with a Jannik Hansen goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Cody Hodgson and Manny Malhotra. The three stars were simply Luongo (33 save shutout), Henrik, and Daniel.
Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and James Reimer will be guarding the cages. Los Angeles led off with Justin Williams scoring his fifth of the season, assisted by Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi. Toronto tied it with John-Michael Liles potting his fourth of the year, coming off of Tyler Bozak. The Kings took the lead in the second period with a power play goal for Dustin Brown, his seventh of the season, powered by Simon Gagne and Anze Kopitar. The Maple Leafs evened things out again in the third period on Matt Frattin's fourth of the year, made possible by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Los Angeles would defeat Toronto in the shootout on a lone Brown tally, to win 3-2. Quick (31 for 33 in saves), Reimer (40 for 42 in saves), and Brown picked up the three stars.
Stateside, the Boston Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price opposes Tim Thomas in goal. Boston was first to score as the sixth of the season for Benoit Pouliot went in, with the help of Rich Peverley. Montreal tied it as Tomas Plekanec served up his seventh of the year, via Michael Cammalleri and Travis Moen. The Bruins reclaimed the lead in the season period with the sixth of the season by David Krejci, off the lone helper by Andrew Ference. Boston added on in the third period with Brad Marchand netting his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron. The Canadiens got one back as Erik Cole shelved his thirteenth of the campaign late in the game, with helpers provided by David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty. The final was 3-2, with the three stars being Thomas (33 for 35 in saves), Pouliot, and Marchand.
Down to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Richard Bachman receive the starting nods. Dallas led off as Brenden Morrow sank his seventh of the season, assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Steve Ott. The Stars added on in the second period with Alex Goligoski's third of the year, a power play goal powered by Sheldon Souray and Loui Eriksson. Dallas extended the lead again quickly with Ribeiro sinking his fourth of the season, and the assists went to Morrow and Stephane Robidas. Anaheim got on the board with Teemu Selanne sinking his eleventh of the year, thanks to Corey Perry and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. The Ducks pulled even closer with Visnovsky potting a power play goal, fueled by Cam Fowler and Selanne as his second of the season. Anaheim tied it when Nick Bonino scored, with guidance from Fowler and Matt Beleskey. The Stars regained the lead as Michael Ryder notched his eleventh of the year, pushed through by Eriksson and Jamie Benn. Dallas made it 5-3 on the eleventh of the season for Eric Nystrom, aided by Vernon Fiddler and Radek Dvorak. This would last to the end, giving the three stars to
Northwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Philadelphia Flyers. Ilya Bryzgalov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere will be in the blue paint. Philadelphia drew first blood as the sixteenth of the season for Scott Hartnell found twine, thanks to Jakub Voracek and Jaromir Jagr on the power play. Colorado answered in the second period when Gabriel Landeskog sank his sixth of the year, courtesy of Shane O'Brien and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche took the lead with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Brad Malone and Paul Stastny. The Flyers got an equalizer in the third period with Wayne Simmonds netting his tenth of the year, via Danny Briere and Hartnell. Colorado would defeat Philadelphia 3-2 in the shootout with Milan Hejduk, Matt Duchene, and Ryan O'Reilly all tallying to overpower Briere and James van Riemsdyk. Giguere (31 for 33 in saves), Landeskog, and Briere earned the three stars.
Northward farther to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Nikolai Khabibulin man the nets. Detroit struck first as Danny Cleary potted his eighth of the season, and the lone assist belonged to Jakub Kindl. Edmonton tied it as Ryan Jones scored in the second period, his eleventh of the year, from Sam Gagner and Eric Belanger. The Red Wings took the lead back with Jiri Hudler recording his seventh of the season, with help from Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula. The Oilers retied the game when Jordan Eberle scored in the last second of the middle period, a power play goal with assists from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall as his thirteenth of the year. Detroit got the lead again in the third period when Drew Miller deposited his sixth of the campaign, courtesy of Nicklas Lidstrom and Darren Helm. This made it 3-2, and the Red Wings held on to win, leaving the three stars to Pavel Datsyuk, Khabibulin (25 for 28 in saves), and Eberle, while other point earners have valid arguments.
Westward as we end in Vancouver, where the Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Niklas Backstrom and Roberto Luongo are tending the twines. Vancouver led off with a power play goal by Henrik Sedin, his ninth of the season, set up by Daniel Sedin and Alexander Edler. The Canucks added on in the third period with Ryan Kesler on the power play, his eighth of the year, assisted by Daniel and Henrik. Vancouver struck again on an Alexandre Burrows goal, his twelfth of the season, giving Daniel a sock trick alongside Henrik's assist. The Canucks iced it 4-0 with a Jannik Hansen goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Cody Hodgson and Manny Malhotra. The three stars were simply Luongo (33 save shutout), Henrik, and Daniel.
Monday Night Football week 15
This week, delayed shortly by a power outage at Candlestick Park, the San Francisco 49ers host the Pittsburgh Steelers. San Francisco struck first with a 22 yard David Akers field goal. Akers added on for the 49ers in the second quarter with a 38 yard field goal. The score was 6-0 at halftime. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third quarter with a Shaun Suisham 51 yard field goal. San Francisco extended the lead with Alex Smith tossing a 1 yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis, and Akers made the PAT. The 49ers kept it up in the fourth quarter with a 5 yard touchdown rush by Frank Gore, and Akers was there with the extra point. San Francisco held on for a 20-3 win, improving to 11-3 while the Steelers are now 10-4.
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars week 10
1. Zach Parise, 3 G, 5 A, +6, 4 PIM, 0 PPP, 18 SOG
2. Tim Thomas, 2 W, 1.00 GAA, 78 SV, .975 SV%, 1 SO
3. Evgeni Malkin, 5 G, 3 A, -1, 0 PIM, 3 PPP, 16 SOG
4. Olli Jokinen, 3 G, 3 A, -3, 2 PIM, 4 PPP, 18 SOG
5. Ilya Kovalchuk, 2 G, 5 A, +3, 2 PIM, 2 PPP, 13 SOG
2. Tim Thomas, 2 W, 1.00 GAA, 78 SV, .975 SV%, 1 SO
3. Evgeni Malkin, 5 G, 3 A, -1, 0 PIM, 3 PPP, 16 SOG
4. Olli Jokinen, 3 G, 3 A, -3, 2 PIM, 4 PPP, 18 SOG
5. Ilya Kovalchuk, 2 G, 5 A, +3, 2 PIM, 2 PPP, 13 SOG
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sunday Night game week 15
This week, the San Diego Chargers host the Baltimore Ravens. San Diego opened with a 2 yard Mike Tolbert touchdown run, and a Nick Novak extra point. Baltimore answered in the second quarter as Joe Flacco tossed a 15 yard touchdown to Ed Dickson, and Billy Cundiff added the extra point. The Chargers got the lead back with Novak's field goal of 45 yards. Ryan Mathews extended the San Diego lead on a 1 yard touchdown run, and Novak's PAT made it 17-7 at the half. The Chargers added on again in the third quarter with a 28 yard touchdown from Philip Rivers to Malcom Floyd, and Novak kicked another extra point. Mathews kept San Diego on a roll with a 3 yard touchdown run, and Novak was there with the extra point. Novak added a 28 yard field goal in the fourth quarter for the Chargers. The Ravens got a few back when Flacco tossed a 36 yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith, and Cundiff supplied the extra point. This made it 34-14, with San Diego going to 7-7 and Baltimore falling to 10-4.
NHL Day 74 2011-2012
Only three games on today, and a reminder that there is no hockey over the Christmas weekend in respect of the holiday. Football is primarily on Saturday to avoid the holiday as well, although there will be one regular Sunday night game. With that said, we begin in...
Florida, as the Panthers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Jose Theodore play in the blue paint. Sean Bergenheim got Florida on the board first with his seventh of the season, assisted by Shawn Matthias and Ed Jovanovski. Carolina replied with Tim Gleason's goal, coming off of Jamie McBain and Tuomo Ruutu. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with an unassisted Chad LaRose goal, his ninth of the year. The Panthers tied it in the third period on a power play goal by Jason Garrison, his tenth of the season, powered by Mikael Samuelsson and Jovanovski. Florida went on to beat Carolina in overtime when the sixteenth of the year for Kris Versteeg crossed the goal line, and helping him earn the 3-2 victory were Stephen Weiss and Brian Campbell. The three stars belong to Versteeg, Garrison, and LaRose, while Jovanovski gets honorable mention.
Over to Chicago, where the Blackhawks hosted the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Ray Emery played between the pipes. Chicago opened with Steve Montador sinking his fifth of the season, courtesy of Jamal Mayers and Viktor Stalberg. The Blackhawks added on in the second period when Niklas Hjalmarsson scored, via Marian Hossa and Marcus Kruger. Chicago kept going with a Patrick Kane goal, his ninth of the year coming on the power play from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews. Calgary got on the board when the eleventh of the campaign by Olli Jokinen found twine, also a power play goal, fueled by Alex Tanguay and Curtis Glencross. The Blackhawks answered back with Hossa's fifteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Patrick Sharp and Dave Bolland. The Flames got as close as 4-2 before taking the loss when Glencross potted his tenth of the year, yet another power play goal, with the help of Jarome Iginla and Jokinen. Hjalmarsson, Hossa, and Toews earned the official three stars, while Jokinen and Glencross earn honorable mentions.
Finally, the St. Louis Blues host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Jaroslav Halak were the masked men. Columbus struck first with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Fedor Tyutin. St. Louis quickly replied on a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his fifth of the year, with the lone assist by Matt D'Agostini. The Blues soon took the lead with T.J. Oshie potting his eleventh of the season, and the lone helper came from David Backes. The Blue Jackets got going again in the second period with the seventh of the year from Derek Dorsett, passed from Tyutin and Nikita Nikitin. Columbus took the lead on a power play goal, Mark Letestu's fifth of the season, powered by R.J. Umberger and Derick Brassard. St. Louis tied it again with Alex Steen putting his eleventh of the year away, thanks to Oshie and Carlo Colaiacovo. The Blues took a lead with Jason Arnott recording his sixth of the season, coming off of David Perron and Jamie Langenbrunner. St. Louis went farther ahead with Alex Pietrangelo notching his fifth of the year, with the help of Backes. The Blue Jackets got one back when Brassard found a home for his third of the season, guided in by Umberger and Tyutin, the latter picking up a sock trick. The Blues iced it 6-4 with an empty net goal from Patrik Berglund, his eighth of the year, set up by Langenbrunner and Perron. The three stars were awarded to Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, and Tyutin, while Brassard, Oshie, Umberger, Langenbrunner, Backes, and Perron all had nice cases for inclusion.
Florida, as the Panthers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Jose Theodore play in the blue paint. Sean Bergenheim got Florida on the board first with his seventh of the season, assisted by Shawn Matthias and Ed Jovanovski. Carolina replied with Tim Gleason's goal, coming off of Jamie McBain and Tuomo Ruutu. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with an unassisted Chad LaRose goal, his ninth of the year. The Panthers tied it in the third period on a power play goal by Jason Garrison, his tenth of the season, powered by Mikael Samuelsson and Jovanovski. Florida went on to beat Carolina in overtime when the sixteenth of the year for Kris Versteeg crossed the goal line, and helping him earn the 3-2 victory were Stephen Weiss and Brian Campbell. The three stars belong to Versteeg, Garrison, and LaRose, while Jovanovski gets honorable mention.
Over to Chicago, where the Blackhawks hosted the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff and Ray Emery played between the pipes. Chicago opened with Steve Montador sinking his fifth of the season, courtesy of Jamal Mayers and Viktor Stalberg. The Blackhawks added on in the second period when Niklas Hjalmarsson scored, via Marian Hossa and Marcus Kruger. Chicago kept going with a Patrick Kane goal, his ninth of the year coming on the power play from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews. Calgary got on the board when the eleventh of the campaign by Olli Jokinen found twine, also a power play goal, fueled by Alex Tanguay and Curtis Glencross. The Blackhawks answered back with Hossa's fifteenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Patrick Sharp and Dave Bolland. The Flames got as close as 4-2 before taking the loss when Glencross potted his tenth of the year, yet another power play goal, with the help of Jarome Iginla and Jokinen. Hjalmarsson, Hossa, and Toews earned the official three stars, while Jokinen and Glencross earn honorable mentions.
Finally, the St. Louis Blues host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Jaroslav Halak were the masked men. Columbus struck first with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Fedor Tyutin. St. Louis quickly replied on a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his fifth of the year, with the lone assist by Matt D'Agostini. The Blues soon took the lead with T.J. Oshie potting his eleventh of the season, and the lone helper came from David Backes. The Blue Jackets got going again in the second period with the seventh of the year from Derek Dorsett, passed from Tyutin and Nikita Nikitin. Columbus took the lead on a power play goal, Mark Letestu's fifth of the season, powered by R.J. Umberger and Derick Brassard. St. Louis tied it again with Alex Steen putting his eleventh of the year away, thanks to Oshie and Carlo Colaiacovo. The Blues took a lead with Jason Arnott recording his sixth of the season, coming off of David Perron and Jamie Langenbrunner. St. Louis went farther ahead with Alex Pietrangelo notching his fifth of the year, with the help of Backes. The Blue Jackets got one back when Brassard found a home for his third of the season, guided in by Umberger and Tyutin, the latter picking up a sock trick. The Blues iced it 6-4 with an empty net goal from Patrik Berglund, his eighth of the year, set up by Langenbrunner and Perron. The three stars were awarded to Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, and Tyutin, while Brassard, Oshie, Umberger, Langenbrunner, Backes, and Perron all had nice cases for inclusion.
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