There were six games on the Friday slate, starting off in New York with...
The Rangers hosting their most recent hosts from across town, the Islanders. Dwayne Roloson started for the Islanders, while Henrik Lundqvist played in net for the Rangers. Marc Staal opened the scoring in the second period after a scoreless first frame, with his fourth goal of the season coming on the power play, assisted by Derek Stepan and Brandon Dubinsky. After another long lull, Brian Boyle put the game out of reach with his eleventh of the year finding the empty Islander net, with assists by Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan. First star went to Henrik Lundqvist for his 17 save shutout, while Marc Staal took second star status, and Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson was the third star, going 19 for 20 in saves. In a first period fight/roughhousing, Callahan fought with the Islanders' Jesse Joensuu, with other penalties added on in addition to the dance.
Onto Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Cam Ward was stationed in front of the Hurricanes net, while Craig Anderson made a return to the crease after his most recent injury. After two scoreless periods, rookie Jeff Skinner scored his eighth to put the 'Canes ahead, with an assist by Tuomo Ruutu. Milan Hejduk evened the score with his ninth of the year, with the helper by Kevin Shattenkirk. In overtime, the decisive goal was off of Brandon Sutter's stick, his fifth of the year, with assists coming from Joni Pitkanen and Jamie McBain. The Hurricanes won 2-1. Cam Ward was the first star with a 34 for 35 save performance, while Carolina's goal scorers Skinner and Sutter were the second and third stars.
Onward to Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ryan Miller handled the goaltending duties for Buffalo, while Mathieu Garon controlled the Blue Jackets crease. Buffalo got started with Jochen Hecht's third of the year from Tyler Ennis and Mike Grier. Jason Pominville added on his second of the year, a power play goal from Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek. Buffalo had the lone second period goal as well, Stafford's fifth of the season, a power play tally assisted by Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek. Ennis tallied his own goal in the third period, his sixth of the year with an assist by Shaone Morrison. Vanek finished the scoring with his power play goal, his tenth goal of the year, with assists by Ennis and Roy. Stafford received the first star with his one goal and assist, with Ennis getting the second star for a goal and two assists, and Ryan Miller's 19 save shutout was the third star. The third period of the 5-0 rout turned violent, with three fights. The Sabres Cody McCormick fought with the Blue Jackets Mike Commodore, followed by a dance featuring Steve Montador and Jared Boll, and wrapping up the slate was Patrick Kaleta's duel with Derek Dorsett. Five of the six players involved received ten or more penalty minutes for the night.
Over to Minnesota, where the Wild hosted the Calgary Flames. The Wild let Niklas Backstrom start, while the Flames went with Henrik Karlsson in the crease. Minnesota opened the scoring in the second period, with Pierre-Marc Bouchard returning from injury and scoring his first of the year, from Nick Schultz and Martin Havlat. Mark Giordano tied it late in the second period, with his third goal of the year coming from Niklas Hagman and Olli Jokinen. Alex Tanguay broke the tie, giving the Flames a 2-1 lead with his eighth of the season courtesy of Matt Stajan and Jarome Iginla. Havlat re-tied the game for the Wild with his sixth of the season, assisted by Kyle Brodziak and Brent Burns. The tie held up through the overtime period, and in the shootout, Tanguay scored, answered by Patrick O'Sullivan, before Rene Bourque put one away and won the game for the Flames. Jay Bouwmeester was for an unknown reason, the first star, while the game saver Bourque was the second star. Havlat, who recorded a goal and an assist in a losing effort, was the third star.
Onto Chicago, where the Blackhawks hosted the Vancouver Canucks in a battle of vicious playoff rivals. Marty Turco started for Chicago, while Roberto Luongo got the nod for the Canucks. Tanner Glass broke the scoring open in the second period, with his third of the year. He was assisted by Jannik Hansen and Dan Hamhuis. Christian Ehrhoff added on for the Canucks, with a power play goal, his fourth tally of the year from Alexander Edler and Daniel Sedin. Daniel's brother Henrik scored his own third period goal, his third of the year, from Daniel and Alexandre Burrows. Vancouver would roll onto a 3-0 lead to save the torment of having their first star goalie Roberto Luongo to having to listen Chelsea Dagger. Bobby Lu had 32 saves in the shutout. Ehrhoff and Glass got the second and third stars for their goals.
Finally, we stop in Anaheim with the Ducks hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Anaheim gave Jonas Hiller the green light to tend the twine, while Jimmy Howard was in between the pipes for Detroit. Johan Franzen opened the scoring early with his eleventh of the season, assisted by Valtteri Filppula. Tomas Holmstrom tacked on a goal for the Wings in the second period, his seventh of the year, from Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. Danny Cleary also scored, his 12th of the year, with a helper from Brian Rafalski. Filppula added a goal late in the third period for good measure, his seventh of the season, with assists being attributed to Jonathan Ericsson and Johan Franzen. Detroit rolled onto a 4-0 win, with Jimmy Howard's 41 save shutout being the first star, Ryan Getzlaf of the Ducks being the second star for no good reason whatsoever, and Johan Franzen receiving the third star for a goal and an assist.
Saturday has a fairly full slate of games, with 12 of a possible 15 being played. Recaps will come Sunday at some point, hopefully before the morning football games end, which will be recapped shortly after they end.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday NHL Recap
Another day, another round of games played, this time with eight games. The Marco Sturm to LA rumor has been squashed as well. Initial thoughts are that his knee is not well enough off, and the Kings would like to be receiving a healthy-certified player. So Sturm will sit on Boston's shelf for now. Onto the games, starting in...
Pittsburgh, where the Penguins hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Marc-Andre Fleury was in net for the Penguins, while Ondrej Pavelec played goal for Atlanta. Bryan Little started the scoring in the game, with his fifth of the season coming on the power play assisted by Anthony Stewart and Johnny Oduya. Sidney Crosby responded with his 19th of the year from Chris Kunitz and Deryk Engelland. Crosby tallied his 20th of the season in the second period, giving the Penguins the lead, with this one from Aaron Asham. He completed the hat trick with his 21st of the year, with assists by Brooks Orpik and Kris Letang. Nik Antropov started to mount a comeback for the Thrashers with his seventh of the year from Niclas Bergfors, but the third period was scoreless and the Penguins won 3-2. Crosby was the first star, with his hat trick, while Orpik was second star for his assist, and Antropov's goal was good for the third star in his team's losing effort. Chris Thorburn of Atlanta and Deryk Engelland featured in an early first period fight.
Along to New Jersey, where the Montreal Canadiens were hosted by the Devils. Johan Hedberg started for the Devils, while Carey Price got the nod for Montreal. Brian Gionta scored early with his eighth of the season from Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Pleckanec, followed shortly by Lars Eller's second of the season, which was unassisted. Montreal chased starter Johan Hedberg after the second goal so early. Hedberg was replaced by Mike McKenna. The Canadiens continued in the second period with Tom Pyatt's first of the season, assisted by Maxim Lapierre and Jeff Halpern. Scott Gomez also got a goal, his fourth of the season, a power play score assisted by Mathieu Darche and Yannick Weber. Piling it on, Benoit Pouliot potted his sixth of the year from Eller and Hamrlik. To prevent being shut out, Jason Arnott scored his ninth of the year for the Devils, from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus. Montreal went on to win 5-1. Lars Eller was the first star, with a goal and an assist, followed by Brian Gionta, who had a goal. Carey Price was the third star, with 27 for 28 saves in his start.
Onto Toronto, where a pair of lowly teams in the host Maple Leafs and visiting Edmonton Oilers faced off. Nikolai Khabibulin started for Edmonton, while Jonas Gustavsson tended the Maple Leaf twine. Jordan Eberle opened the scoring with his fifth of the year, assisted by Ryan Whitney. Taylor Hall got a goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, which Eberle picked up an assist on. This was enough for Toronto to yank Gustavsson and replace him with Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Sam Gagner scored late in the second period with his eighth of the year, with helpers from Magnus Paajarvi and Ryan Jones. Hall added another goal in the third period, second of the night and eighth of the season for him, on which Shawn Horcoff and Jordan Eberle assisted on. Adding insult to injury, Jones netted his fifth of the year from Ryan Whitney and Jim Vandermeer. First star went to Taylor Hall with two goals, while Eberle got second star with a goal and two assists. Nikolai Khabibulin's 33 saves for the shutout were good enough for the third star. Colton Orr of the Maple Leafs and Steve MacIntyre of the Oilers dropped the gloves in the early going of this 5-0 rout.
Onto New York, where the Islanders hosted cross-town rivals, the New York Rangers. DiPietro started for the Islanders, as did Martin Biron for the Rangers. The Rangers drew first blood with Erik Christensen's fourth of the season, assisted by Sean Avery and Marian Gaborik. They extended their lead with Ryan Callahan's eighth of the season, from Brandon Dubinsky and Derek Stepan. The Islanders got on the board late in the first period with Zenon Konopka's first of the season, assisted by James Wisniewski and John Tavares. Matt Moulson tied the game with his ninth of the year, assisted on by Tavares and P.A. Parenteau. Rob Schremp gave the Isles the lead with his third of the year from Radek Martinek and Blake Comeau, chasing Rangers starter Martin Biron, with Henrik Lundqvist coming on in relief. Brandon Prust re-tied the game with his second of the season, from Marc Staal. Marian Gaborik gave the Rangers the lead back with his sixth of the year, an unassisted power play goal. He extended the Blueshirts lead to 5-3 with his second goal of the night and seventh of the season, this time allowing help from Sean Avery. Michael Grabner started to rally the Islander troops with his sixth of the season from Martinek and Frans Nielsen. Comeau then tied it minutes later with his fourth of the year, assisted by Parenteau and Travis Hamonic. Gaborik broke the tie and completed his hat trick 25 seconds later, with his eighth of the year coming from Christensen and Avery. This was the decisive goal, and the Rangers won 6-5. Gaborik was the first star with his hat trick and extra assist, while Avery's sock trick of three assists was good for second star. Comeau's goal and assist in the losing effort was good enough for third star. There were two fights in the game, with Trevor Gillies of the Islanders taking on Rangers overpaid toughman Derek Boogaard, and the later dance between Matt Martin and Mike Sauer.
Over to Boston, where the Bruins went against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tim Thomas started for the hosts, while Mike Smith was given the goaltending duties for the Lightning. David Krejci started the scoring with his third of the season, from Milan Lucic and Andrew Ference. Dennis Seidenberg added his first of the year to the scoresheet for the Bruins, late in the first period and assisted by Michael Ryder. Lucic notched his 12th of the year in the second period, from Krejci and Nathan Horton. Victor Hedman scored for the Lightning, his second of the year, coming from Ryan Malone and Sean Bergenheim. Shawn Thornton restarted the Bruins scoring with his fifth of the year, assisted by Brad Marchand and the goalie, Tim Thomas. David Krejci scored again early in the third, his fourth of the year, unassisted this time. Mike Smith was promptly replaced by Dan Ellis. Ellis couldn't stop the Bruins scoring barrage, as Michael Ryder scored his seventh of the year quickly after the change. Ryder needed no assistance for his goal. Mark Recchi added his fifth of the year on the power play, assisted by Ryder and Zdeno Chara. Blake Wheeler topped it all off with his sixth of the year, with the lone assist by Recchi. Boston won 8-1. Krejci was the first star, with two goals and an assist, while Milan Lucic was the second star for his goal-and-assist performance, and Zdeno Chara was third star with an assist.
Up to Ottawa, where Dany Heatley's return as a San Jose Shark was much anticipated, and a reality when the Senators hosted his team. Antti Niemi played in net for the Sharks, while Pascal Leclaire guarded the host's net. Patrick Marleau got things going for the Sharks, with his eleventh of the season from Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton on the power play. Justin Braun added a power play goal in the second period, his first tally of the season, with an assist from the much-maligned former Senator Dany Heatley. Logan Couture added two goals in the third period for San Jose, with assists on both by Ryan Clowe, and the primary assist on the first from Benn Ferriero. These were Couture's ninth and tenth of the year, and the last goals in the game. Couture earned the first star for his two goals, while Antti Niemi was the second star with his 28 save shutout, and receiving the third star was Dan Boyle with his assist.
Down to Big D, where the Dallas Stars hosted the Washington Capitals. Andrew Raycroft started for the Stars, while Michal Neuvirth was in between the Capitals pipes. After a scoreless first period and a half, Mike Rebeiro opened the scoring for Dallas with his fourth of the season, a power play goal assisted on by Brad Richards and James Neal. Mike Knuble responded in the third period for the Capitals, with his fourth of the year, also a power play tally, assisted by Mike Green and Eric Fehr. Twenty seconds later, Brandon Segal scored for the Stars, his third of the year with helpers added on by Brenden Morrow and Jeff Woywitka. This was the decisive goal, and the Stars won 2-1. Andrew Raycroft was the first star with a 37 for 38 save performance in the face of a high-power offense, and Brandon Segal was second star with his goal. Adam Burish was the third star. Segal also dropped the gloves earlier in the game with Matt Hendricks.
Onto the last game of the night, played in Los Angeles, where the Kings hosted the traveling Florida Panthers. Jonathan Quick started for the Kings, opposed by Tomas Vokoun of the Panthers. Jarret Stoll started the scoring with his eighth of the year for the Kings, assisted by Justin Williams and Ryan Smyth. Michal Repik responded for the Panthers with his first of the year from Keaton Ellerby and Bill Thomas. Florida took the lead in the second period with David Booth's sixth of the year, with assists going to Steven Reinprecht and Steve Bernier. Los Angeles started a comeback with Peter Harrold's first of the season, assisted by Kyle Clifford and Brad Richardson. Anze Kopitar gave the Kings the lead with his ninth of the season from Dustin Brown. They were able to hold on and defeat the Panthers 3-2. Drew Doughty was the first star for... who knows what. David Booth's goal in the losing effort was second star and Anze Kopitar was the third star with his game winning tally.
There are another six games going on in the hockey-verse for Friday night, which will be recapped tomorrow. Thank you for reading, and on a side note, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov will be out for the season with another knee injury. Catch you tomorrow.
Pittsburgh, where the Penguins hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Marc-Andre Fleury was in net for the Penguins, while Ondrej Pavelec played goal for Atlanta. Bryan Little started the scoring in the game, with his fifth of the season coming on the power play assisted by Anthony Stewart and Johnny Oduya. Sidney Crosby responded with his 19th of the year from Chris Kunitz and Deryk Engelland. Crosby tallied his 20th of the season in the second period, giving the Penguins the lead, with this one from Aaron Asham. He completed the hat trick with his 21st of the year, with assists by Brooks Orpik and Kris Letang. Nik Antropov started to mount a comeback for the Thrashers with his seventh of the year from Niclas Bergfors, but the third period was scoreless and the Penguins won 3-2. Crosby was the first star, with his hat trick, while Orpik was second star for his assist, and Antropov's goal was good for the third star in his team's losing effort. Chris Thorburn of Atlanta and Deryk Engelland featured in an early first period fight.
Along to New Jersey, where the Montreal Canadiens were hosted by the Devils. Johan Hedberg started for the Devils, while Carey Price got the nod for Montreal. Brian Gionta scored early with his eighth of the season from Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Pleckanec, followed shortly by Lars Eller's second of the season, which was unassisted. Montreal chased starter Johan Hedberg after the second goal so early. Hedberg was replaced by Mike McKenna. The Canadiens continued in the second period with Tom Pyatt's first of the season, assisted by Maxim Lapierre and Jeff Halpern. Scott Gomez also got a goal, his fourth of the season, a power play score assisted by Mathieu Darche and Yannick Weber. Piling it on, Benoit Pouliot potted his sixth of the year from Eller and Hamrlik. To prevent being shut out, Jason Arnott scored his ninth of the year for the Devils, from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus. Montreal went on to win 5-1. Lars Eller was the first star, with a goal and an assist, followed by Brian Gionta, who had a goal. Carey Price was the third star, with 27 for 28 saves in his start.
Onto Toronto, where a pair of lowly teams in the host Maple Leafs and visiting Edmonton Oilers faced off. Nikolai Khabibulin started for Edmonton, while Jonas Gustavsson tended the Maple Leaf twine. Jordan Eberle opened the scoring with his fifth of the year, assisted by Ryan Whitney. Taylor Hall got a goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, which Eberle picked up an assist on. This was enough for Toronto to yank Gustavsson and replace him with Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Sam Gagner scored late in the second period with his eighth of the year, with helpers from Magnus Paajarvi and Ryan Jones. Hall added another goal in the third period, second of the night and eighth of the season for him, on which Shawn Horcoff and Jordan Eberle assisted on. Adding insult to injury, Jones netted his fifth of the year from Ryan Whitney and Jim Vandermeer. First star went to Taylor Hall with two goals, while Eberle got second star with a goal and two assists. Nikolai Khabibulin's 33 saves for the shutout were good enough for the third star. Colton Orr of the Maple Leafs and Steve MacIntyre of the Oilers dropped the gloves in the early going of this 5-0 rout.
Onto New York, where the Islanders hosted cross-town rivals, the New York Rangers. DiPietro started for the Islanders, as did Martin Biron for the Rangers. The Rangers drew first blood with Erik Christensen's fourth of the season, assisted by Sean Avery and Marian Gaborik. They extended their lead with Ryan Callahan's eighth of the season, from Brandon Dubinsky and Derek Stepan. The Islanders got on the board late in the first period with Zenon Konopka's first of the season, assisted by James Wisniewski and John Tavares. Matt Moulson tied the game with his ninth of the year, assisted on by Tavares and P.A. Parenteau. Rob Schremp gave the Isles the lead with his third of the year from Radek Martinek and Blake Comeau, chasing Rangers starter Martin Biron, with Henrik Lundqvist coming on in relief. Brandon Prust re-tied the game with his second of the season, from Marc Staal. Marian Gaborik gave the Rangers the lead back with his sixth of the year, an unassisted power play goal. He extended the Blueshirts lead to 5-3 with his second goal of the night and seventh of the season, this time allowing help from Sean Avery. Michael Grabner started to rally the Islander troops with his sixth of the season from Martinek and Frans Nielsen. Comeau then tied it minutes later with his fourth of the year, assisted by Parenteau and Travis Hamonic. Gaborik broke the tie and completed his hat trick 25 seconds later, with his eighth of the year coming from Christensen and Avery. This was the decisive goal, and the Rangers won 6-5. Gaborik was the first star with his hat trick and extra assist, while Avery's sock trick of three assists was good for second star. Comeau's goal and assist in the losing effort was good enough for third star. There were two fights in the game, with Trevor Gillies of the Islanders taking on Rangers overpaid toughman Derek Boogaard, and the later dance between Matt Martin and Mike Sauer.
Over to Boston, where the Bruins went against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tim Thomas started for the hosts, while Mike Smith was given the goaltending duties for the Lightning. David Krejci started the scoring with his third of the season, from Milan Lucic and Andrew Ference. Dennis Seidenberg added his first of the year to the scoresheet for the Bruins, late in the first period and assisted by Michael Ryder. Lucic notched his 12th of the year in the second period, from Krejci and Nathan Horton. Victor Hedman scored for the Lightning, his second of the year, coming from Ryan Malone and Sean Bergenheim. Shawn Thornton restarted the Bruins scoring with his fifth of the year, assisted by Brad Marchand and the goalie, Tim Thomas. David Krejci scored again early in the third, his fourth of the year, unassisted this time. Mike Smith was promptly replaced by Dan Ellis. Ellis couldn't stop the Bruins scoring barrage, as Michael Ryder scored his seventh of the year quickly after the change. Ryder needed no assistance for his goal. Mark Recchi added his fifth of the year on the power play, assisted by Ryder and Zdeno Chara. Blake Wheeler topped it all off with his sixth of the year, with the lone assist by Recchi. Boston won 8-1. Krejci was the first star, with two goals and an assist, while Milan Lucic was the second star for his goal-and-assist performance, and Zdeno Chara was third star with an assist.
Up to Ottawa, where Dany Heatley's return as a San Jose Shark was much anticipated, and a reality when the Senators hosted his team. Antti Niemi played in net for the Sharks, while Pascal Leclaire guarded the host's net. Patrick Marleau got things going for the Sharks, with his eleventh of the season from Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton on the power play. Justin Braun added a power play goal in the second period, his first tally of the season, with an assist from the much-maligned former Senator Dany Heatley. Logan Couture added two goals in the third period for San Jose, with assists on both by Ryan Clowe, and the primary assist on the first from Benn Ferriero. These were Couture's ninth and tenth of the year, and the last goals in the game. Couture earned the first star for his two goals, while Antti Niemi was the second star with his 28 save shutout, and receiving the third star was Dan Boyle with his assist.
Down to Big D, where the Dallas Stars hosted the Washington Capitals. Andrew Raycroft started for the Stars, while Michal Neuvirth was in between the Capitals pipes. After a scoreless first period and a half, Mike Rebeiro opened the scoring for Dallas with his fourth of the season, a power play goal assisted on by Brad Richards and James Neal. Mike Knuble responded in the third period for the Capitals, with his fourth of the year, also a power play tally, assisted by Mike Green and Eric Fehr. Twenty seconds later, Brandon Segal scored for the Stars, his third of the year with helpers added on by Brenden Morrow and Jeff Woywitka. This was the decisive goal, and the Stars won 2-1. Andrew Raycroft was the first star with a 37 for 38 save performance in the face of a high-power offense, and Brandon Segal was second star with his goal. Adam Burish was the third star. Segal also dropped the gloves earlier in the game with Matt Hendricks.
Onto the last game of the night, played in Los Angeles, where the Kings hosted the traveling Florida Panthers. Jonathan Quick started for the Kings, opposed by Tomas Vokoun of the Panthers. Jarret Stoll started the scoring with his eighth of the year for the Kings, assisted by Justin Williams and Ryan Smyth. Michal Repik responded for the Panthers with his first of the year from Keaton Ellerby and Bill Thomas. Florida took the lead in the second period with David Booth's sixth of the year, with assists going to Steven Reinprecht and Steve Bernier. Los Angeles started a comeback with Peter Harrold's first of the season, assisted by Kyle Clifford and Brad Richardson. Anze Kopitar gave the Kings the lead with his ninth of the season from Dustin Brown. They were able to hold on and defeat the Panthers 3-2. Drew Doughty was the first star for... who knows what. David Booth's goal in the losing effort was second star and Anze Kopitar was the third star with his game winning tally.
There are another six games going on in the hockey-verse for Friday night, which will be recapped tomorrow. Thank you for reading, and on a side note, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov will be out for the season with another knee injury. Catch you tomorrow.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Thursday Night Football, week 13
We return to a late-season normality with only one football game this Thursday night. This game is between the host Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. The Eagles got on the board first with a 1 yard touchdown pass from Michael Vick to LeSean McCoy. David Akers added the extra point. Houston responded with a 48 yard field goal from Neil Rackers. McCoy answered back with a 4 yard touchdown rush, and Akers was true with another extra point. Akers added on a 36 yard field goal. Matt Schaub then completed a touchdown pass for 8 yards to Jacoby Jones, with Rackers adding the extra point. David Akers made it 20-10 Eagles before the half with a 22 yard field goal. After the second half started, Schaub linked up with Arian Foster for 13 yards and a touchdown, with a good Rackers extra point. Foster put the Texans ahead with his 3 yard touchdown run, and after the Rackers extra point, Houston led 24-20. Philadelphia came roaring back in the fourth quarter with Michael Vick's 2 yard touchdown run, to retake the lead 27-24 with the Akers extra point. Vick helped to put it away with his touchdown pass to Owen Schmitt for 5 yards, and with the Akers extra point, the score was 34-24. This ended up being the final as the Eagles held on and came back to win.
Regular NFL action on Sunday will be posted as it was last week, in three parts for the three sets of kickoffs.
Regular NFL action on Sunday will be posted as it was last week, in three parts for the three sets of kickoffs.
Wednesday NHL recap
There were seven games being played in hockey last night. Also, in this afternoon is a trade rumor involving Marco Sturm to the Kings. Details on that will come tomorrow if anything surfaces. Meanwhile, Sturm's current team, the Boston Bruins were in...
The City of Brotherly Love, playing guest to the Philadelphia Flyers. Tim Thomas was in front of the Bruins cage, while rookie goalie sensation Sergei Bobrovsky was in goal for the Flyers. Patrice Bergeron's fourth of the year opened up the scoring, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead with his power play goal that went unassisted. Tyler Seguin added his fifth of the year later in the first, assisted by Michael Ryder and Brad Marchand. After a scoreless second period and relatively quiet majority of the third frame, Milan Lucic put his eleventh of the year in an empty net. David Krejci got the lone assist on the game's last goal, good for a 3-0 Bruins win. Tim Thomas' 41 save shutout was first star, while Patrice Bergeron's one goal was good for second star, and Zdeno Chara received the third star. Dropping the mitts were Jody Shelley for the Flyers and Shawn Thornton for the Bruins, who had a dance in the first period.
Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Nashville Predators. Steve Mason was the Columbus goalkeeper, while Pekka Rinne received another start for the Predators. Colin Wilson's fourth of the year opened the scoring late in the first period, with assists by Cal O'Reilly and Martin Erat to give the Predators a 1-0 lead. Antoine Vermette evened the score in the second period with sixth of the year coming from Jan Hejda and R.J. Umberger. Nashville responded with Sergei Kostitsyn's third of the year, assisted by Erat and Marcel Goc. Kris Russell re-tied it for Columbus with his first of the year, with assists by Vermette and the goalie Steve Mason. Vermette added his seventh of the season and second of the night to give Columbus a lead, assisted by Rick Nash and Umberger. Kevin Klein tied it again for the Predators, with his second of the year, unassisted. This lasted through to a shootout, where Nashville's Steve Sullivan was the determining factor, giving the Predators a 4-3 shootout win. Vermette was first star in a losing effort with two goals, while Kevin Klein was good for second star with a goal. Umberger, also of the losing Blue Jackets, received the third star, with two assists.
Up to Montreal, where the Canadiens hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Devyn Dubnyk tended the visiting twine, while Carey Price was in front of the Montreal net. Scott Gomez and Kurtis Foster both got first period power play goals, their third of the year, with Gomez being assisted by Michael Cammalleri and Mathieu Darche, and Foster's responding tally getting help from Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky. Darche got his fourth of the year in the second period from Cammalleri and Roman Hamrlik on the power play. Hamrlik later added his own, the second for him this year, comnig from Benoit Pouliot and Lars Eller. Hemsky and Gagner added their seventh of the year each, to re-tie the game at three. Hemsky got his help from Magnus Paajarvi and Jim Vandermeer, while Gagner's shorthanded tally came from Hemsky. In overtime, Dustin Penner added his eighth of the year to win the game for Edmonton, 4-3. The game winner went unassisted. Penner received the first star for his goal, while Darche and Hamrlik received second and third star for their goal and assist in a losing effort.
Moving to the Gateway to the west, where St. Louis hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov started for the Capitals, as did Jaroslav Halak for the Blues. The Capitals opened the scoring with Brooks Laich's seventh of the year, coming on the power play with helpers by Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin. Boyd Gordon extended the lead to 2-0 with his first of the year, assisted by Tom Poti and D.J. King. Alex Steen scored late in the second period for the Blues, his fifth of the year coming from B.J. Crombeen and Erik Johnson. Backstrom did all the scoring in the third period with two goals, his tenth and eleventh of the year. The first of the night was assisted by Mike Knuble and John Carlson, while the second was an empty netter from Alex Ovechkin and John Erskine. Semyon Varlamov was the first star with a 37 for 38 save performance, while Backstrom's two goals and an assist was second star and the third star went to Alex Steen's goal in a losing effort.
Into Minnesota, where the Wild hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera was the goaltender for the Coyotes, while Jose Theodore was in the home team's crease. Ed Jovanovski opened the scoring for Phoenix with his fourth of the year from Adrian Aucoin and Scottie Upshall. Upshall scored his seventh of the year in the second period, with helpers from Shane Doan and Kyle Turris. Matt Cullen gave the Wild life with his sixth of the year in the third period, coming from Patrick O'Sullivan and Marek Zidlicky. Upshall added another goal, seocnd of the night and eighth of the season to restore the two goal lead, with assists this time going to Eric Belanger and Adrian Aucoin. Mikko Koivu's fifth of the year put Minnesota in striking distance, down 3-2 because of assists from Martin Havlat and Brent Burns. Phoenix killed the hopes of a comeback, with an empty net goal, unassisted, from Lauri Korpikoski. Jason LaBarbera was the first star with his 33 for 35 save performance, while second star honors went to Scottie Upshall for two goals and an assist, and the thrid star was given to Martin Havlat's one assist in the losing effort for his Wild.
Up to Alberta, where the Calgary Flames hosted divisional rivals from Vancouver, the Canucks. Studly goalies Miikka Kiprusoff of the Flames and Roberto Luongo of the Canucks were the twinetenders. Mason Raymond scored early for Vancouver, his fifth goal of the season, coming from Andrew Alberts and Ryan Kesler. Jeff Tambellini also scored for the Canucks, his fourth of the year from Alexander Edler and Mason Raymond. Tim Jackman added his third of the year for the Flames, cutting the lead to 2-1. Assists came from Mark Giordano and Cory Sarich. Daniel Sedin notched a power play goal, his 14th tally of the season, from Ryan Kesler, and playmaking twin brother Henrik. Alex Tanguay responded for the Flames with his seventh of the season from Matt Stajan and Jarome Iginla. Vancouver responded in the third with Mason Raymond's sixth of the year, and second of the night, a shorthanded goal from Manny Malhotra. Alexandre Burrows extended the lead with his fourth of the year, assisted by Henrik Sedin. Mason Raymond completed his hat trick on the power play, assisted by Mikael Samuelsson. Dan Hamhuis put it out of reach with his third of the year, also on the power play, with assists by Jeff Tambellini and Raffi Torres. Mason Raymond was the obvious first star, with a hat trick and an assist, with second star status going to Ryan Kesler with two assists and the third star was given to Daniel Sedin, who had one goal. Tanner Glass of the Canucks and Tim Jackman of the Flames also had a first period fight.
Onto Anaheim, where the Ducks hosted the Florida Panthers in the last game of the evening. Jonas Hiller was in net for the Ducks, while Tomas Vokoun was in between the pipes for Florida. George Parros opened the scoring with his second of the year, assisted by Kyle Chipchura. Getzlaf extended the Ducks lead with his eighth of the year, assisted by Toni Lydman and Corey Perry. Anaheim's lead extended even farther with Parros' second of the night and third of the year, again from Chipchura. Florida finally responded with Mike Santorelli's seventh of the year, with assists coming from Steve Bernier and Dmitry Kulikov. Bernier added his own goal in the third to cut the lead to 3-2, a power play goal from Stephen Weiss and Dennis Wideman. Anaheim answered with Corey Perry's 12th of the season, from Ryan Getzlaf. Florida attempted to rally back again, behind Bernier's third of the season and second of the night from Bryan McCabe and Santorelli, but Bobby Ryan's 13th of the year into an empty net squashed those hopes. Ryan's goal was unasssisted. The Ducks beat the Panthers 5-3, with first star honors going to George Parros for his two goals. Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were second and third stars, each with a goal and an assist. Parros also dropped the gloves with Darcy Hordichuk in the first period, leaving him one assist away from the Gordie Howe hat trick.
There are eight games that will be recapped tomorrow from tonight's action. Also, the trade rumors mentioned in the introduction will be confirmed or denied in tomorrow's post as well. Have a great night, and I'll catch you tomorrow.
The City of Brotherly Love, playing guest to the Philadelphia Flyers. Tim Thomas was in front of the Bruins cage, while rookie goalie sensation Sergei Bobrovsky was in goal for the Flyers. Patrice Bergeron's fourth of the year opened up the scoring, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead with his power play goal that went unassisted. Tyler Seguin added his fifth of the year later in the first, assisted by Michael Ryder and Brad Marchand. After a scoreless second period and relatively quiet majority of the third frame, Milan Lucic put his eleventh of the year in an empty net. David Krejci got the lone assist on the game's last goal, good for a 3-0 Bruins win. Tim Thomas' 41 save shutout was first star, while Patrice Bergeron's one goal was good for second star, and Zdeno Chara received the third star. Dropping the mitts were Jody Shelley for the Flyers and Shawn Thornton for the Bruins, who had a dance in the first period.
Into Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Nashville Predators. Steve Mason was the Columbus goalkeeper, while Pekka Rinne received another start for the Predators. Colin Wilson's fourth of the year opened the scoring late in the first period, with assists by Cal O'Reilly and Martin Erat to give the Predators a 1-0 lead. Antoine Vermette evened the score in the second period with sixth of the year coming from Jan Hejda and R.J. Umberger. Nashville responded with Sergei Kostitsyn's third of the year, assisted by Erat and Marcel Goc. Kris Russell re-tied it for Columbus with his first of the year, with assists by Vermette and the goalie Steve Mason. Vermette added his seventh of the season and second of the night to give Columbus a lead, assisted by Rick Nash and Umberger. Kevin Klein tied it again for the Predators, with his second of the year, unassisted. This lasted through to a shootout, where Nashville's Steve Sullivan was the determining factor, giving the Predators a 4-3 shootout win. Vermette was first star in a losing effort with two goals, while Kevin Klein was good for second star with a goal. Umberger, also of the losing Blue Jackets, received the third star, with two assists.
Up to Montreal, where the Canadiens hosted the Edmonton Oilers. Devyn Dubnyk tended the visiting twine, while Carey Price was in front of the Montreal net. Scott Gomez and Kurtis Foster both got first period power play goals, their third of the year, with Gomez being assisted by Michael Cammalleri and Mathieu Darche, and Foster's responding tally getting help from Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky. Darche got his fourth of the year in the second period from Cammalleri and Roman Hamrlik on the power play. Hamrlik later added his own, the second for him this year, comnig from Benoit Pouliot and Lars Eller. Hemsky and Gagner added their seventh of the year each, to re-tie the game at three. Hemsky got his help from Magnus Paajarvi and Jim Vandermeer, while Gagner's shorthanded tally came from Hemsky. In overtime, Dustin Penner added his eighth of the year to win the game for Edmonton, 4-3. The game winner went unassisted. Penner received the first star for his goal, while Darche and Hamrlik received second and third star for their goal and assist in a losing effort.
Moving to the Gateway to the west, where St. Louis hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov started for the Capitals, as did Jaroslav Halak for the Blues. The Capitals opened the scoring with Brooks Laich's seventh of the year, coming on the power play with helpers by Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin. Boyd Gordon extended the lead to 2-0 with his first of the year, assisted by Tom Poti and D.J. King. Alex Steen scored late in the second period for the Blues, his fifth of the year coming from B.J. Crombeen and Erik Johnson. Backstrom did all the scoring in the third period with two goals, his tenth and eleventh of the year. The first of the night was assisted by Mike Knuble and John Carlson, while the second was an empty netter from Alex Ovechkin and John Erskine. Semyon Varlamov was the first star with a 37 for 38 save performance, while Backstrom's two goals and an assist was second star and the third star went to Alex Steen's goal in a losing effort.
Into Minnesota, where the Wild hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason LaBarbera was the goaltender for the Coyotes, while Jose Theodore was in the home team's crease. Ed Jovanovski opened the scoring for Phoenix with his fourth of the year from Adrian Aucoin and Scottie Upshall. Upshall scored his seventh of the year in the second period, with helpers from Shane Doan and Kyle Turris. Matt Cullen gave the Wild life with his sixth of the year in the third period, coming from Patrick O'Sullivan and Marek Zidlicky. Upshall added another goal, seocnd of the night and eighth of the season to restore the two goal lead, with assists this time going to Eric Belanger and Adrian Aucoin. Mikko Koivu's fifth of the year put Minnesota in striking distance, down 3-2 because of assists from Martin Havlat and Brent Burns. Phoenix killed the hopes of a comeback, with an empty net goal, unassisted, from Lauri Korpikoski. Jason LaBarbera was the first star with his 33 for 35 save performance, while second star honors went to Scottie Upshall for two goals and an assist, and the thrid star was given to Martin Havlat's one assist in the losing effort for his Wild.
Up to Alberta, where the Calgary Flames hosted divisional rivals from Vancouver, the Canucks. Studly goalies Miikka Kiprusoff of the Flames and Roberto Luongo of the Canucks were the twinetenders. Mason Raymond scored early for Vancouver, his fifth goal of the season, coming from Andrew Alberts and Ryan Kesler. Jeff Tambellini also scored for the Canucks, his fourth of the year from Alexander Edler and Mason Raymond. Tim Jackman added his third of the year for the Flames, cutting the lead to 2-1. Assists came from Mark Giordano and Cory Sarich. Daniel Sedin notched a power play goal, his 14th tally of the season, from Ryan Kesler, and playmaking twin brother Henrik. Alex Tanguay responded for the Flames with his seventh of the season from Matt Stajan and Jarome Iginla. Vancouver responded in the third with Mason Raymond's sixth of the year, and second of the night, a shorthanded goal from Manny Malhotra. Alexandre Burrows extended the lead with his fourth of the year, assisted by Henrik Sedin. Mason Raymond completed his hat trick on the power play, assisted by Mikael Samuelsson. Dan Hamhuis put it out of reach with his third of the year, also on the power play, with assists by Jeff Tambellini and Raffi Torres. Mason Raymond was the obvious first star, with a hat trick and an assist, with second star status going to Ryan Kesler with two assists and the third star was given to Daniel Sedin, who had one goal. Tanner Glass of the Canucks and Tim Jackman of the Flames also had a first period fight.
Onto Anaheim, where the Ducks hosted the Florida Panthers in the last game of the evening. Jonas Hiller was in net for the Ducks, while Tomas Vokoun was in between the pipes for Florida. George Parros opened the scoring with his second of the year, assisted by Kyle Chipchura. Getzlaf extended the Ducks lead with his eighth of the year, assisted by Toni Lydman and Corey Perry. Anaheim's lead extended even farther with Parros' second of the night and third of the year, again from Chipchura. Florida finally responded with Mike Santorelli's seventh of the year, with assists coming from Steve Bernier and Dmitry Kulikov. Bernier added his own goal in the third to cut the lead to 3-2, a power play goal from Stephen Weiss and Dennis Wideman. Anaheim answered with Corey Perry's 12th of the season, from Ryan Getzlaf. Florida attempted to rally back again, behind Bernier's third of the season and second of the night from Bryan McCabe and Santorelli, but Bobby Ryan's 13th of the year into an empty net squashed those hopes. Ryan's goal was unasssisted. The Ducks beat the Panthers 5-3, with first star honors going to George Parros for his two goals. Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were second and third stars, each with a goal and an assist. Parros also dropped the gloves with Darcy Hordichuk in the first period, leaving him one assist away from the Gordie Howe hat trick.
There are eight games that will be recapped tomorrow from tonight's action. Also, the trade rumors mentioned in the introduction will be confirmed or denied in tomorrow's post as well. Have a great night, and I'll catch you tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
NHL Tuesday recap
Another five-game night on Tuesday, so it's not a large load of games. There were some high scoring ones, but before I spoil it any farther, we start the recaps in...
Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonas Gustavsson was handling the goaltending duties for the Maple Leafs, while Dan Ellis was placed in front of the twine for the Lightning. Kris Versteeg potted his seventh of the year to open the scoring, giving Toronto an early lead. Assists came from Tyler Bozak and Carl Gunnarsson. Ryan Malone tied it for the Lightning, when his sixth of the year went in. It was a power play goal, assisted by Simon Gagne. The Leafs responded with Nikolai Kulemin's eighth of the year, also on the power play, with assists by Tomas Kaberle and Kris Versteeg. Kulemin added another, good for his ninth of the year, in the third, coming from Joey Crabb and Mike Komisarek. Martin St. Louis added two goals for the Lightning, his ninth and tenth of the year. The first one of the night came off of Steve Downie, with the second one, a game tying goal with nine seconds left in the third, came from Steven Stamkos and Dominic Moore. Simon Gagne scored the winner in overtime, his first of an injury-plagued season, with an assist from Brett Clark. Gagne got the first star with his game winning goal and earlier assist, while teammate Martin St. Louis got second star with two goals. Toronto's Nikolai Kulemin got third star with his two goals in the losing effort.
Into the Windy City, where Chicago's Blackhawks hosted the Blues from St. Louis. Ty Conklin was in front of the visitor's net, while Corey Crawford was allowed to start for the 'Hawks. Chicago was on the board first with Tomas Kopecky's third of the year, coming from Patrick Sharp. Patrik Berglund got the Blues on the board with his sixth of the season from Vladimir Sobotka and David Backes, but Chicago responded quickly with Patrick Sharp's 16th of the year from Kopecky and Brian Campbell. Troy Brouwer kept Chicago going strong in the second, with his fifth of the year, a power play goal from Jeremy Morin and Brian Campbell. Jonathan Toews also notched a power play tally, his tenth goal of the year, coming from Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook. Kane got his tenth of the year as well, coming from Viktor Stalberg and Toews. St. Louis started digging into the Blackhawks 5-1 lead with Eric Brewer's third of the year, from Backes and Sobotka, who also picked up assists on Alex Pietrangelo's second of the year. The Blues kept rolling with Brad Boyes' sixth of the year, assisted by Alex Steen and Erik Johnson. The Blackhawks came in and squashed this comeback attempt with Kane's eleventh of the year from Stalberg and Kopecky, and Toews also notched another goal, a power play strike from Kopecky and Duncan Keith. David Backes tried to get the Blues a late comeback, with his fourth of the year coming from Pietrangelo, but it was too little too late as the Blackhawks beat the Blues 7-5. Patrick Kane was the first star with two goals and an assist, while Patrick Sharp was the second star with a goal and an assist. Tomas Kopecky grabbed the third star with his sock trick and goal. There was a fight in every period, with John Scott of the Blackhawks fighting Cam Janssen of the Blues, Nick Boynton and B.J. Crombeen having a dance, and Jeremy Morin tangling with Chris Porter. These two rivals had quite the bitter evening.
Into Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov got the nod for the Desert Dogs, while Pekka Rinne served the Predators in the blue paint. Shea Weber opened the scoring, notching one for the Predators, his third of the year coming off of Patric Hornqvist and Steve Sullivan on the power play. Cal O'Reilly added on with his fifth of the year, also on the power play and coming from Sullivan and Ryan Suter. Jordin Tootoo finished it off with his empty netter, good for his third of the year. The lone assist on his goal was from Jerred Smithson. Nashville defeated Phoenix 3-0. Pekka Rinne was the first star for his 33 save shutout, with goal scorers Weber and O'Reilly taking the second and third stars in that order.
Going upward a bit, to Denver where the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Peter Budaj was the masked man for the Avalanche, whereas Ondrej Pavelec protected the net for the Thrashers. Rich Peverley's sixth of the season got Atlanta going, with assists coming from Andrew Ladd and Zach Bogosian. After a scoreless second period, Colorado tied it with Matt Duchene's unassisted seventh goal of the year. The Avalanche took the lead with David Jones eleventh tally of the year, this one being a power play goal with assists by Kevin Shattenkirk and Milan Hejduk. Dustin Byfuglien tied the game again for Atlanta, with his tenth of the year from Tobias Enstrom and Alex Burmistov. In the overtime period that followed, Atlanta prevailed riding on Anthony Stewart's seventh of the season, with Byfuglien and Ron Hainsey grabbing the helpers for the winning goal. Stewart's goal was good enough for the first star, while Colorado's Matt Duchene got the second star with his goal. Byfuglien was third star with his goal and assist.
Finally, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, where the Sharks hosted Western Conference rivals from Detroit, the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard was playing goal for the Winged Wheel, while Antero Niittymaki got the start for the Sharks. The first goal in the game was a power play tally by Danny Cleary, his eleventh goal of the year, with assists by Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula. Pavel Datsyuk extended the Red Wings lead with his eighth goal of the year, assisted by Brian Rafalski and Zetterberg. Dany Heatley's 12th of the year trimmed the lead down to 2-1, with assists on the power play goal coming from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. Zetterberg scored his own goal, his eighth of the year in the second period, with assists by Rafalski and Datsyuk, but was answered by Benn Ferriero's second of the year for the Sharks, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Derek Joslin. Detroit struck late in the third with Patrick Eaves' fourth of the year, from Cleary and Niklas Kronwall. Zetterberg added another goal, his ninth of the season and second of the night in the third period to run the lead up to 5-2. Datsyuk provided the assist for the goal. Ryan Clowe attempted to mount a comeback for the Sharks with his fifth of the season, assisted by Justin Braun and Torrey Mitchell. The Red Wings won, 5-3 over the Sharks. Zetterberg's four point night of two goals and assists was good enough for the first star, with Datsyuk earning the second for his goal and two assists. Ryan Clowe was the third star with his goal.
That's Tuesday's hockey action. Wednesday night features seven games, so about half the NHL is playing tonight. Recaps will be tomorrow at the same time, same place, along with a Thursday Night Football recap, time permitting. Thank you again for reading, and I'll see you tomorrow.
Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonas Gustavsson was handling the goaltending duties for the Maple Leafs, while Dan Ellis was placed in front of the twine for the Lightning. Kris Versteeg potted his seventh of the year to open the scoring, giving Toronto an early lead. Assists came from Tyler Bozak and Carl Gunnarsson. Ryan Malone tied it for the Lightning, when his sixth of the year went in. It was a power play goal, assisted by Simon Gagne. The Leafs responded with Nikolai Kulemin's eighth of the year, also on the power play, with assists by Tomas Kaberle and Kris Versteeg. Kulemin added another, good for his ninth of the year, in the third, coming from Joey Crabb and Mike Komisarek. Martin St. Louis added two goals for the Lightning, his ninth and tenth of the year. The first one of the night came off of Steve Downie, with the second one, a game tying goal with nine seconds left in the third, came from Steven Stamkos and Dominic Moore. Simon Gagne scored the winner in overtime, his first of an injury-plagued season, with an assist from Brett Clark. Gagne got the first star with his game winning goal and earlier assist, while teammate Martin St. Louis got second star with two goals. Toronto's Nikolai Kulemin got third star with his two goals in the losing effort.
Into the Windy City, where Chicago's Blackhawks hosted the Blues from St. Louis. Ty Conklin was in front of the visitor's net, while Corey Crawford was allowed to start for the 'Hawks. Chicago was on the board first with Tomas Kopecky's third of the year, coming from Patrick Sharp. Patrik Berglund got the Blues on the board with his sixth of the season from Vladimir Sobotka and David Backes, but Chicago responded quickly with Patrick Sharp's 16th of the year from Kopecky and Brian Campbell. Troy Brouwer kept Chicago going strong in the second, with his fifth of the year, a power play goal from Jeremy Morin and Brian Campbell. Jonathan Toews also notched a power play tally, his tenth goal of the year, coming from Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook. Kane got his tenth of the year as well, coming from Viktor Stalberg and Toews. St. Louis started digging into the Blackhawks 5-1 lead with Eric Brewer's third of the year, from Backes and Sobotka, who also picked up assists on Alex Pietrangelo's second of the year. The Blues kept rolling with Brad Boyes' sixth of the year, assisted by Alex Steen and Erik Johnson. The Blackhawks came in and squashed this comeback attempt with Kane's eleventh of the year from Stalberg and Kopecky, and Toews also notched another goal, a power play strike from Kopecky and Duncan Keith. David Backes tried to get the Blues a late comeback, with his fourth of the year coming from Pietrangelo, but it was too little too late as the Blackhawks beat the Blues 7-5. Patrick Kane was the first star with two goals and an assist, while Patrick Sharp was the second star with a goal and an assist. Tomas Kopecky grabbed the third star with his sock trick and goal. There was a fight in every period, with John Scott of the Blackhawks fighting Cam Janssen of the Blues, Nick Boynton and B.J. Crombeen having a dance, and Jeremy Morin tangling with Chris Porter. These two rivals had quite the bitter evening.
Into Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov got the nod for the Desert Dogs, while Pekka Rinne served the Predators in the blue paint. Shea Weber opened the scoring, notching one for the Predators, his third of the year coming off of Patric Hornqvist and Steve Sullivan on the power play. Cal O'Reilly added on with his fifth of the year, also on the power play and coming from Sullivan and Ryan Suter. Jordin Tootoo finished it off with his empty netter, good for his third of the year. The lone assist on his goal was from Jerred Smithson. Nashville defeated Phoenix 3-0. Pekka Rinne was the first star for his 33 save shutout, with goal scorers Weber and O'Reilly taking the second and third stars in that order.
Going upward a bit, to Denver where the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Peter Budaj was the masked man for the Avalanche, whereas Ondrej Pavelec protected the net for the Thrashers. Rich Peverley's sixth of the season got Atlanta going, with assists coming from Andrew Ladd and Zach Bogosian. After a scoreless second period, Colorado tied it with Matt Duchene's unassisted seventh goal of the year. The Avalanche took the lead with David Jones eleventh tally of the year, this one being a power play goal with assists by Kevin Shattenkirk and Milan Hejduk. Dustin Byfuglien tied the game again for Atlanta, with his tenth of the year from Tobias Enstrom and Alex Burmistov. In the overtime period that followed, Atlanta prevailed riding on Anthony Stewart's seventh of the season, with Byfuglien and Ron Hainsey grabbing the helpers for the winning goal. Stewart's goal was good enough for the first star, while Colorado's Matt Duchene got the second star with his goal. Byfuglien was third star with his goal and assist.
Finally, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, where the Sharks hosted Western Conference rivals from Detroit, the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard was playing goal for the Winged Wheel, while Antero Niittymaki got the start for the Sharks. The first goal in the game was a power play tally by Danny Cleary, his eleventh goal of the year, with assists by Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula. Pavel Datsyuk extended the Red Wings lead with his eighth goal of the year, assisted by Brian Rafalski and Zetterberg. Dany Heatley's 12th of the year trimmed the lead down to 2-1, with assists on the power play goal coming from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. Zetterberg scored his own goal, his eighth of the year in the second period, with assists by Rafalski and Datsyuk, but was answered by Benn Ferriero's second of the year for the Sharks, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Derek Joslin. Detroit struck late in the third with Patrick Eaves' fourth of the year, from Cleary and Niklas Kronwall. Zetterberg added another goal, his ninth of the season and second of the night in the third period to run the lead up to 5-2. Datsyuk provided the assist for the goal. Ryan Clowe attempted to mount a comeback for the Sharks with his fifth of the season, assisted by Justin Braun and Torrey Mitchell. The Red Wings won, 5-3 over the Sharks. Zetterberg's four point night of two goals and assists was good enough for the first star, with Datsyuk earning the second for his goal and two assists. Ryan Clowe was the third star with his goal.
That's Tuesday's hockey action. Wednesday night features seven games, so about half the NHL is playing tonight. Recaps will be tomorrow at the same time, same place, along with a Thursday Night Football recap, time permitting. Thank you again for reading, and I'll see you tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
NHL recap for Monday
Two trades to report, with the Boston Bruins trading Matt Hunwick to Colorado for Colby Cohen, to free up cap space for Marc Savard's return. The Avalanche subsequently traded Scott Hannan to the Washington Capitals for Tomas Fleischmann. On another note, there were five games played on Monday, and they looked something like this starting in...
Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers hosted the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins. Henrik Lundqvist was in between the pipes for the Rangers, and Marc-Andre Fleury was playing goal for the Penguins. Max Talbot opened the scoring early in the first, scoring his fifth of the year from Pascal Dupuis. Kris Letang added his fifth of the year in the second period with assists from Sidney Crosby and Dupuis, and shortly after, Chris Connor notched his second of the year with helpers by Tyler Kennedy and Alex Goligoski. Marian Gaborik tried to spark the Rangers to life with his fifth of the year from Michal Rozsival, but they couldn't muster anything in the third period and lost 3-1 to their guests. Pascal Dupuis took first star honors with his two assists, followed by Marc-Andre Fleury's 25 for 26 saves, and Sidney Crosby's one assist. Two fights in the first two periods featured Brandon Prust of the Rangers and Michael Rupp of the Penguins, followed by Sean Avery and Tyler Kennedy's bout.
Moving along to the site of the 2011 All-Star Game, in Carolina where the Hurricanes hosted the Dallas Stars. Cam Ward was in the paint for Carolina, and Kari Lethonen got the nod for the Stars. James Neal lit the lamp first for the Stars, with assists from Loui Eriksson and Jeff Woywitka. The goal was his ninth of the year. Steve Ott added his own tally for the Stars, his fifth of the year, from Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley, followed by James Neal's tenth of the year and second of the night to put the Stars up 3-0. Neal got an assist from Nicklas Grossman on this goal. Eric Staal got the Hurricanes on the board with his 12th of the year, an unassisted tally. Jamie Benn notched a goal, his sixth of the year in the third period, with assists from Brenden Morrow and Mike Ribeiro, and this proved to be the last of the scoring, as the Stars won 4-1. James Neal was the first star with his two goal, and Jamie Benn got the second star for a goal and an assist. Kari Lehtonen received the third star for a 27 for 28 save performance.
Going north of the border, where the Ottawa Senators hosted their cross-country rival, the Edmonton Oilers. Martin Gerber took on his former team, while Brian Elliot tended the twine for the Senators. Nick Foligno scored his first of the year from Chris Neil early to give the Senators an early 1-0 lead. Tom Gilbert registered his fourth of the year in the second to even the score, with an assist from Sam Gagner on the power play. Andrew Cogliano scored his third of the year from Gilbert Brule and Dustin Penner to give the Oilers the lead. Brule also scored, his fourth of the year for Edmonton, with assists from linemates Cogliano and Penner. Taylor Hall finished it off with his sixth of the year into an empty net. He got help from Shawn Horcoff and Jordan Eberle. Cogliano took the first star with a goal and assist, and Brule got the second star for the same. Martin Gerber's 22 for 23 save night was good for a third star.
Going cross-country to the Scotiabank Saddledome, where the Calgary Flames hosted their division rivals from Minnesota, the Wild. Jose Theodore was in net for the Wild, whereas Miikka Kiprusoff backstopped for the Flames. After a scoreless first period, Jay Bouwmeester scored his third of the year from Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. Iginla notched his tenth of the year just 18 seconds later, with assists from Tanguay and Mark Giordano. Niklas Hagman scored his seventh of the year later in the third, which was a power play goal. Olli Jokinen and Rene Bourque assisted on that goal, which was the last game as the Flames shut out the Wild, 3-0. Miikka Kiprusoff was the first star for his 32 save shutout, while Bouwmeester received second star status for his goal, and Iginla was the third star with a goal and an assist.
Moving into California, where the Anaheim Ducks hosted their I-5 rivals, the Los Angeles Kings. Jonas Hiller was in net for the host Ducks, while Jonathan Quick was starting for the Kings. The first period went scoreless, and in the second period, Cam Fowler scored his second of the year for the Ducks, a power play goal from Lubomir Visnovsky and Teemu Selanne. The Ducks added an insurance goal late in the third with Jason Blake's fifth of the year, from Selanne and Visnovsky. They went on to win 2-0, with Jonas Hiller being the first star for his 27 save shutout. The goal scorers Blake and Fowler received the second and third stars. Kyle Clifford of the Kings and Aaron Voros of the Ducks also dropped the mitts in the first period.
There are another 5 games for Tuesday (the night of this post) which will be recapped tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the games.
Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers hosted the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins. Henrik Lundqvist was in between the pipes for the Rangers, and Marc-Andre Fleury was playing goal for the Penguins. Max Talbot opened the scoring early in the first, scoring his fifth of the year from Pascal Dupuis. Kris Letang added his fifth of the year in the second period with assists from Sidney Crosby and Dupuis, and shortly after, Chris Connor notched his second of the year with helpers by Tyler Kennedy and Alex Goligoski. Marian Gaborik tried to spark the Rangers to life with his fifth of the year from Michal Rozsival, but they couldn't muster anything in the third period and lost 3-1 to their guests. Pascal Dupuis took first star honors with his two assists, followed by Marc-Andre Fleury's 25 for 26 saves, and Sidney Crosby's one assist. Two fights in the first two periods featured Brandon Prust of the Rangers and Michael Rupp of the Penguins, followed by Sean Avery and Tyler Kennedy's bout.
Moving along to the site of the 2011 All-Star Game, in Carolina where the Hurricanes hosted the Dallas Stars. Cam Ward was in the paint for Carolina, and Kari Lethonen got the nod for the Stars. James Neal lit the lamp first for the Stars, with assists from Loui Eriksson and Jeff Woywitka. The goal was his ninth of the year. Steve Ott added his own tally for the Stars, his fifth of the year, from Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley, followed by James Neal's tenth of the year and second of the night to put the Stars up 3-0. Neal got an assist from Nicklas Grossman on this goal. Eric Staal got the Hurricanes on the board with his 12th of the year, an unassisted tally. Jamie Benn notched a goal, his sixth of the year in the third period, with assists from Brenden Morrow and Mike Ribeiro, and this proved to be the last of the scoring, as the Stars won 4-1. James Neal was the first star with his two goal, and Jamie Benn got the second star for a goal and an assist. Kari Lehtonen received the third star for a 27 for 28 save performance.
Going north of the border, where the Ottawa Senators hosted their cross-country rival, the Edmonton Oilers. Martin Gerber took on his former team, while Brian Elliot tended the twine for the Senators. Nick Foligno scored his first of the year from Chris Neil early to give the Senators an early 1-0 lead. Tom Gilbert registered his fourth of the year in the second to even the score, with an assist from Sam Gagner on the power play. Andrew Cogliano scored his third of the year from Gilbert Brule and Dustin Penner to give the Oilers the lead. Brule also scored, his fourth of the year for Edmonton, with assists from linemates Cogliano and Penner. Taylor Hall finished it off with his sixth of the year into an empty net. He got help from Shawn Horcoff and Jordan Eberle. Cogliano took the first star with a goal and assist, and Brule got the second star for the same. Martin Gerber's 22 for 23 save night was good for a third star.
Going cross-country to the Scotiabank Saddledome, where the Calgary Flames hosted their division rivals from Minnesota, the Wild. Jose Theodore was in net for the Wild, whereas Miikka Kiprusoff backstopped for the Flames. After a scoreless first period, Jay Bouwmeester scored his third of the year from Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. Iginla notched his tenth of the year just 18 seconds later, with assists from Tanguay and Mark Giordano. Niklas Hagman scored his seventh of the year later in the third, which was a power play goal. Olli Jokinen and Rene Bourque assisted on that goal, which was the last game as the Flames shut out the Wild, 3-0. Miikka Kiprusoff was the first star for his 32 save shutout, while Bouwmeester received second star status for his goal, and Iginla was the third star with a goal and an assist.
Moving into California, where the Anaheim Ducks hosted their I-5 rivals, the Los Angeles Kings. Jonas Hiller was in net for the host Ducks, while Jonathan Quick was starting for the Kings. The first period went scoreless, and in the second period, Cam Fowler scored his second of the year for the Ducks, a power play goal from Lubomir Visnovsky and Teemu Selanne. The Ducks added an insurance goal late in the third with Jason Blake's fifth of the year, from Selanne and Visnovsky. They went on to win 2-0, with Jonas Hiller being the first star for his 27 save shutout. The goal scorers Blake and Fowler received the second and third stars. Kyle Clifford of the Kings and Aaron Voros of the Ducks also dropped the mitts in the first period.
There are another 5 games for Tuesday (the night of this post) which will be recapped tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the games.
Week 12 Football All-Stars
These are the all-stars of the week for football, at the four major offensive positions and kicker.
Quarterback: Tom Brady
Running Back: Peyton Hillis
Wide Receiver: Dwayne Bowe
Tight End: Billy Bajema
Kicker: Nate Kaeding
That's all the football for now, and I'll have posts about the Thursday night game on Thursday night, so enjoy the days off (as much as you can, depending on how much you'll miss football).
Quarterback: Tom Brady
Running Back: Peyton Hillis
Wide Receiver: Dwayne Bowe
Tight End: Billy Bajema
Kicker: Nate Kaeding
That's all the football for now, and I'll have posts about the Thursday night game on Thursday night, so enjoy the days off (as much as you can, depending on how much you'll miss football).
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