There are another six games on Tuesday, with all starting before 5 Pacific. This post should be finished tonight. We open up with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. The youngsters in net were James Reimer and Mikko Koskinen. Toronto opened the scoring with the seventh of the season by Colby Armstrong, with assists by Holy-Nose Darryl Boyce and Tomas Kaberle. The Maple Leafs extended the lead to 2-0 with the first of the year by Jay Rosehill, assisted by Luke Schenn. New York visited the scoresheet with a Matt Moulson marker, his 19th of the season coming on the power play thanks to John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau. The Islanders tied the game in the second period on a Michael Grabner goal, his 17th of the year, with help from Radek Martinek and Kyle Okposo. Toronto came back and retook the lead with Kaberle's third of the season, courtesy of Armstrong and Boyce. Nikolai Kulemin made it 4-2 Maple Leafs with his 20th of the year, made possible by Phil Kessel. Toronto kept scoring with the second of the season by Fredrik Sjostrom, helped along by Armstrong, and the sock trick earning Boyce. New York attempted to close in by making it 5-3 with a Rob Schremp goal, his tenth of the year gaining steam from Milan Jurcina and Matt Martin. This was the final, and the three stars went out to Armstrong, Kaberle, and Grabner.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Johan Hedberg were called on to make the starts. The game was scoreless into the second period until Jeff Skinner netted his 19th of the season, with the help of Joe Corvo and Joni Pitkanen on the power play. New Jersey answered with the sixth of the year for Mattias Tedenby, courtesy of Jason Arnott and Colin White. Skinner added on another power play goal for the Hurricanes, his second of the game and 20th of the season, assisted by Eric Staal and Ian White. The Devils tied it again, this time with Nick Palmieri notching his fifth of the year, with help from Ilya Kovalchuk and Colin White, and forcing an overtime. It was in the extra frame that Tedenby nailed his second of the game and seventh of the season to win it for New Jersey, thanks to Travis Zajac and the goalie Johan Hedberg. The three stars went to Tedenby, Palmieri, and Skinner.
After that, the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Mason and Marc-Andre Fleury picked up the starts. First of major mention, there was a fight between Derek Dorsett and Ben Lovejoy early in the first. Columbus was the first to score with a Rick Nash goal, his 24th of the season, which came from Derick Brassard and Jakub Voracek. Another fight broke out after a controversial Matt Cooke hit on Fedor Tyutin, and Cooke dropped the mitts with Brassard. Samuel Pahlsson extended the Blue Jackets lead with his fifth of the year, assisted by R.J. Umberger and Jan Hejda. Voracek added his own for Columbus, his tenth of the season making it 3-0 with the help of Nash and Brassard. Pittsburgh did get on the board with a power play goal by Tyler Kennedy, his tenth of the campaign with helpers by Michael Rupp and Paul Martin. Antoine Vermette answered with his 13th of the year to make it 4-1 Blue Jackets, courtesy of Kristian Huselius and Umberger. After a fight between Eric Godard and Jared Boll, the game concluded with the aforementioned score. The three stars went to Mason (32 for 33 saves), Nash, and Voracek.
A little ways south, the Washington Capitals hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Michal Neuvirth were in between the pipes. The game was silent through two periods and half of the third until Logan Couture put his 24th of the season away, assisted by Ben Eager and Kent Huskins, giving San Jose a lead. Dan Boyle made it 2-0 Sharks with his sixth of the year, coming from Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi. This was the final, and Couture, Neuvirth (34 for 36 saves), and Niemi (25 save shutout) were the three stars.
Also being played, the Florida Panthers hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Tomas Vokoun got the starting honors. Dennis Wideman put Florida up first with his eighth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Stephen Weiss and Michael Frolik. David Backes tied it for St. Louis late in the second period by scoring his 18th of the year, with the help of Andy McDonald and Brad Boyes. Matt D'Agostini put the Blues up 2-1 in the later third period with his 12th of the season, which was helped along by Vladimir Sobotka and Barret Jackman. The Panthers couldn't recover and lost 2-1, with the three stars awarded to D'Agostini, Halak (30 for 31 saves), and Backes.
Finally, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and Dwayne Roloson put on the masks. Sean Bergenheim put Tampa Bay on the board first with his ninth of the season, assisted by Vincent Lecavalier and Brett Clark. Buffalo answered back with a Drew Stafford tally, his 18th of the year, with the help of Jordan Leopold. Lecavalier put the Lightning back out front with his tenth of the season, gaining steam from Victor Hedman. Bergenheim added on another goal to give Tampa Bay a 3-1 lead, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with the help of Ryan Malone. Thomas Vanek got the Sabres going again, making it 3-2 with his 20th of the season, courtesy of Mike Weber. Leopold tied the game in third period for Buffalo with his eleventh of the year, helped along by Tyler Ennis. Ennis also picked up the assist on the go-ahead goal for the Sabres, Tim Connolly's eighth of the season. Forty-seven seconds later, and the lead was 5-3 for Buffalo when Vanek netted his second of the game and 21st of the year, made possible by Cody McCormick. Stafford later added two in a row to complete his hat trick, the 19th and 20th of his season which got help from Shaone Morrison and Weber first and Leopold and Vanek on the latter power play tally. The Lightning tried feebly to make the comeback with Lecavalier netting his second of the game and eleventh of the year on the power play from Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos. The final was 7-4, and the three stars were Stafford, Vanek, and Lecavalier.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Monday Hockey
Another week begins, and so do another six games at some point tonight. The first of these games is in...
Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Jean-Sebastien Giguere are guarding the cages. Evander Kane puts Atlanta up first with his 14th of the season, a power play goal from Bryan Little and Zach Bogosian. Dustin Byfuglien put the Thrashers up 2-0 with his 17th of the year, also a power play goal, courtesy of Bogosian and Rich Peverley. Toronto answered in the second period with the second of the season by Dion Phaneuf, assisted by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Grabovski tied it for the Maple Leafs with his 22nd of the year, coming off of Clarke MacArthur and Tomas Kaberle. Thirty-nine seconds later, Atlanta regained the lead with a Nik Antropov goal from Anthony Stewart, good for his tenth of the season. Toronto found another equalizer in the form of the 17th of the year from MacArthur, thanks to Kaberle and Kris Versteeg. Kulemin gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 lead with his 19th of the campaign, unassisted. Tim Brent added some insurance with his seventh of the season, helped along by Joey Crabb and Colby Armstrong. The Thrashers tried to get going again with Andrew Ladd putting his 17th of the year away with the help of Peverley and Little, but no further offense came of it and the Maple Leafs held on for a 5-4 victory. The three stars are awarded to Kaberle, Kane, and Grabovski.
Next up features the Detroit Red Wings hosting the New York Rangers. Martin Biron and Jimmy Howard are in the nets. The scoring was opened in the second period by Pavel Datsyuk, who returned from injury to net his 13th of the season with the help of Jiri Hudler and Danny Cleary. New York tied it in the third period with a Derek Stepan goal, his 15th of the year getting help from Matt Gilroy and Wojtek Wolski. Hudler took the lead back for the Red Wings on his fifth of the season, via Jonathan Ericsson and Datsyuk. Detroit extended their lead out to 3-1 with the fourth of the year by Drew Miller, assisted by Justin Abdelkader. The Rangers came back within a goal thanks to Brandon Dubinsky notching his 18th of the campaign with the help of Sean Avery and Marian Gaborik, but it wasn't enough to avoid defeat. Datsyuk, Hudler, and Howard (45 for 47 saves) were the three stars.
Southward a bit, with the Nashville Predators hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Earning the privilege to start are Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne. Edmonton dented the scoreboard first with Andrew Cogliano notching his eighth of the season, made possible by Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall. Ryan Jones put the Oilers up 2-0 with his 12th of the year, helped along by Colin Fraser and Liam Reddox. Eberle made it 3-0 in the early third period with his tenth of the season, with assists coming from Jim Vandermeer and Cogliano. Dustin Penner kept the Oilers going with his 18th of the year, courtesy of Ales Hemsky. Pekka Rinne was pulled for Anders Lindback at this point. Edmonton would cruise to a 4-0 victory, giving the three stars to Dubnyk (37 save shutout), Jones, and Cogliano.
Meanwhile, Edmonton's Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Miikka Kiprusoff are tending the twines. Calgary struck first with a Mikael Backlund goal, his seventh of the season, with assists by Lance Bouma and Adam Pardy. Chicago answered in the second period with a Patrick Kane marker from Jonathan Toews and Troy Brouwer, good as his 15th of the year. Calgary regained the lead in the third period with a goal by Curtis Glencross, his 14th of the season from Olli Jokinen and Robyn Regehr. Rene Bourque put the dagger in for Calgary with his 16th of the year, an empty net goal with helpers from Jokinen and Jarome Iginla. The three stars went to Glencross, Iginla, and Brent Seabrook.
After that, the Phoenix Coyotes played host to the Colorado Avalanche. Craig Anderson and Ilya Bryzgalov were the featured goaltenders. Phoenix struck first with a Radim Vrbata goal, his 12th of the season going down thanks to Martin Hanzal and Ray Whitney. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Scottie Upshall marker, the 16th of the campaign for him coming off of Kyle Turris and Shane Doan. Vrbata sank another goal in the third period, making it 3-0 with his second of the night and 13th of the year on the power play from Taylor Pyatt and Whitney. This was the final, and Bryzgalov (26 save shutout), Vrbata, and Adrian Aucoin took the three stars home.
Lastly, the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Ottawa Senators. Playing the creases were Brian Elliott and Roberto Luongo. Alexandre Burrows opened the scoring for Vancouver with his 14th of the season, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff. Ryan Kesler added on his 31st of the year to extend the Canucks lead, with the helpers by Mason Raymond and Mikael Samuelsson. Samuelsson potted his own goal in the second period for Vancouver, making it 3-0 with his 12th of the season courtesy of Kesler and Raymond. Ottawa finally got on the board when Nick Foligno sank his ninth of the year, with the help of a returning Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. Spezza made it a one goal game for the Senators with his tenth of the season, with the lone assist by Chris Phillips. Samuelsson iced the game off for the Canucks with his second of the night and 13th of the year, an empty net goal getting help along the way from Raymond, who finished a sock trick. The three stars went to Samuelsson, Spezza, and Dan Hamhuis.
Tuesday's games are on the way, keep watch very soon.
Toronto, where the Maple Leafs host the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Jean-Sebastien Giguere are guarding the cages. Evander Kane puts Atlanta up first with his 14th of the season, a power play goal from Bryan Little and Zach Bogosian. Dustin Byfuglien put the Thrashers up 2-0 with his 17th of the year, also a power play goal, courtesy of Bogosian and Rich Peverley. Toronto answered in the second period with the second of the season by Dion Phaneuf, assisted by Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Grabovski tied it for the Maple Leafs with his 22nd of the year, coming off of Clarke MacArthur and Tomas Kaberle. Thirty-nine seconds later, Atlanta regained the lead with a Nik Antropov goal from Anthony Stewart, good for his tenth of the season. Toronto found another equalizer in the form of the 17th of the year from MacArthur, thanks to Kaberle and Kris Versteeg. Kulemin gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 lead with his 19th of the campaign, unassisted. Tim Brent added some insurance with his seventh of the season, helped along by Joey Crabb and Colby Armstrong. The Thrashers tried to get going again with Andrew Ladd putting his 17th of the year away with the help of Peverley and Little, but no further offense came of it and the Maple Leafs held on for a 5-4 victory. The three stars are awarded to Kaberle, Kane, and Grabovski.
Next up features the Detroit Red Wings hosting the New York Rangers. Martin Biron and Jimmy Howard are in the nets. The scoring was opened in the second period by Pavel Datsyuk, who returned from injury to net his 13th of the season with the help of Jiri Hudler and Danny Cleary. New York tied it in the third period with a Derek Stepan goal, his 15th of the year getting help from Matt Gilroy and Wojtek Wolski. Hudler took the lead back for the Red Wings on his fifth of the season, via Jonathan Ericsson and Datsyuk. Detroit extended their lead out to 3-1 with the fourth of the year by Drew Miller, assisted by Justin Abdelkader. The Rangers came back within a goal thanks to Brandon Dubinsky notching his 18th of the campaign with the help of Sean Avery and Marian Gaborik, but it wasn't enough to avoid defeat. Datsyuk, Hudler, and Howard (45 for 47 saves) were the three stars.
Southward a bit, with the Nashville Predators hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Earning the privilege to start are Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne. Edmonton dented the scoreboard first with Andrew Cogliano notching his eighth of the season, made possible by Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall. Ryan Jones put the Oilers up 2-0 with his 12th of the year, helped along by Colin Fraser and Liam Reddox. Eberle made it 3-0 in the early third period with his tenth of the season, with assists coming from Jim Vandermeer and Cogliano. Dustin Penner kept the Oilers going with his 18th of the year, courtesy of Ales Hemsky. Pekka Rinne was pulled for Anders Lindback at this point. Edmonton would cruise to a 4-0 victory, giving the three stars to Dubnyk (37 save shutout), Jones, and Cogliano.
Meanwhile, Edmonton's Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Miikka Kiprusoff are tending the twines. Calgary struck first with a Mikael Backlund goal, his seventh of the season, with assists by Lance Bouma and Adam Pardy. Chicago answered in the second period with a Patrick Kane marker from Jonathan Toews and Troy Brouwer, good as his 15th of the year. Calgary regained the lead in the third period with a goal by Curtis Glencross, his 14th of the season from Olli Jokinen and Robyn Regehr. Rene Bourque put the dagger in for Calgary with his 16th of the year, an empty net goal with helpers from Jokinen and Jarome Iginla. The three stars went to Glencross, Iginla, and Brent Seabrook.
After that, the Phoenix Coyotes played host to the Colorado Avalanche. Craig Anderson and Ilya Bryzgalov were the featured goaltenders. Phoenix struck first with a Radim Vrbata goal, his 12th of the season going down thanks to Martin Hanzal and Ray Whitney. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Scottie Upshall marker, the 16th of the campaign for him coming off of Kyle Turris and Shane Doan. Vrbata sank another goal in the third period, making it 3-0 with his second of the night and 13th of the year on the power play from Taylor Pyatt and Whitney. This was the final, and Bryzgalov (26 save shutout), Vrbata, and Adrian Aucoin took the three stars home.
Lastly, the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Ottawa Senators. Playing the creases were Brian Elliott and Roberto Luongo. Alexandre Burrows opened the scoring for Vancouver with his 14th of the season, assisted by Henrik Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff. Ryan Kesler added on his 31st of the year to extend the Canucks lead, with the helpers by Mason Raymond and Mikael Samuelsson. Samuelsson potted his own goal in the second period for Vancouver, making it 3-0 with his 12th of the season courtesy of Kesler and Raymond. Ottawa finally got on the board when Nick Foligno sank his ninth of the year, with the help of a returning Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. Spezza made it a one goal game for the Senators with his tenth of the season, with the lone assist by Chris Phillips. Samuelsson iced the game off for the Canucks with his second of the night and 13th of the year, an empty net goal getting help along the way from Raymond, who finished a sock trick. The three stars went to Samuelsson, Spezza, and Dan Hamhuis.
Tuesday's games are on the way, keep watch very soon.
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars, week 16
This is a special edition of All-Stars this week, featuring a 2-week time period severed by the actual All-Star break, so the stats will be compiled over the last two weeks. With that, these are the studs:
Center: Henrik Sedin, 2 goals, 5 assists, +3, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 12 shots on goal
Left Wing: Daniel Sedin, 1 goal, 7 assists, +3, 0 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 14 shots on goal
Right Wing: Mikael Samuelsson, 3 goals, 5 assists, +4, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 23 shots on goal
Defenseman: Dan Hamhuis, 1 goal, 3 assists, +6, 6 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 11 shots on goal
Goaltender: Roberto Luongo, 4 wins, 1.25 goals against average, 116 saves, .959 save percentage, 1 shutout
As any normal hockey fan can tell, Vancouver absolutely dominated the world around the All-Star break, with all of these players being on the Canucks team. This will be back next week.
Center: Henrik Sedin, 2 goals, 5 assists, +3, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 12 shots on goal
Left Wing: Daniel Sedin, 1 goal, 7 assists, +3, 0 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 14 shots on goal
Right Wing: Mikael Samuelsson, 3 goals, 5 assists, +4, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 23 shots on goal
Defenseman: Dan Hamhuis, 1 goal, 3 assists, +6, 6 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 11 shots on goal
Goaltender: Roberto Luongo, 4 wins, 1.25 goals against average, 116 saves, .959 save percentage, 1 shutout
As any normal hockey fan can tell, Vancouver absolutely dominated the world around the All-Star break, with all of these players being on the Canucks team. This will be back next week.
Song of the Week VI
This week, we have a live performance coming in as our song for the week. I would like to note that while we try to keep things PG around this blog, song titles are chosen by their artists, and the computer decides for the song of the week. With that, our song of the week is The B**** is Back, by Sir Elton John. This live performance is recorded at Madison Square Garden in New York City, as the last track in the set for that show. The song itself has a very good message, with Elton stating that he doesn't really care what others think of him, because he's going to live his life as he likes. The quick tempo of the song also bring out an edge to the message, giving the song a strong and independent feeling. That's all for this week, we'll be back here next week.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
SUPER BOWL XLV
This is the official Sports, Music, Subway, Repeat blog post for Super Bowl XLV. We have the NFC's Green Bay Packers taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas (props for failure to prepare and making the festivities quite pathetic to the Cowboys organization). Green Bay opened the scoring with a touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson for 29 yards, with Mason Crosby adding on the extra point. The next touchdown also came from the Packers, with Nick Collins intercepting Ben Roethlisberger for 37 yards and a score, and Crosby brought the tally to 14-0. Shaun Suisham put Pittsburgh on the board with a 33 yard field goal. Rodgers responded for Green Bay with a 21 yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings, allowing another extra point by Crosby. Roethlisberger decided to throw a touchdown to the right team this time, connecting with Hines Ward for 8 yards and a score, with the extra point by Suisham bringing the halftime score to 21-10, leaving the Steelers down by 11. Pittsburgh added on another touchdown in the third quarter, an 8 yard rush by Rashard Mendenhall, and the Suisham extra point brought them within 4. Rodgers connected with Jennings again, this time for 8 yards and the score, and the 11 point lead was restored on the Crosby extra point. The Steelers answered with Roethlisberger throwing a 25 yard touchdown to Mike Wallace, and the two point conversion was good on the Antwaan Randle El run. Crosby adds on a 23 yard field goal to give Green Bay a 31-25 lead. This would be enough to make the Packers Super Bowl champions, giving the steelers only their second loss ever in a Super Bowl game. (As a side note, the city of Seattle and state of Washington thank the Packers for winning.)
NHL on Super Bowl Sunday
As a prelude to "The Big Game," the NHL scheduled three games for our viewing pleasures. The first of which should be the main-view grabber, the NHL's own big game with the...
Washington Capitals hosting the injury-ridden Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Michal Neuvirth got the starts in goal for today's game. Brooks Laich opened the scoring for Washington in the first period with his eleventh of the season, helped along by John Erskine and Mathieu Perreault. The Capitals take a 2-0 lead in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Marcus Johansson, his seventh of the year getting assistance from Jeff Schultz. Washington wraps the game up in the late third period with an empty net goal by Mike Knuble, his 13th of the campaign coming off of Matt Hendricks. The three stars were awarded to Neuvirth (22 save shutout), Laich, and Johansson.
The next game of the day is in Montreal, with Canadiens hosting the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Carey Price pick up the starting honors. Dainius Zubrus puts New Jersey up early with his tenth of the season, an unassisted goal. Ilya Kovalchuk made it 2-0 for the Devils with his 16th of the year, thanks to Colin White and Travis Zajac. Starting in net in the second period for New Jersey is Johan Hedberg, covering for a likely-injured Brodeur. Zajac adds his own goal for New Jersey, his ninth of the season, making it 3-0 thanks to Anton Volchenkov. Montreal got on the board with a goal by P.K. Subban, his sixth of the year, with the helpers by Scott Gomez and Max Pacioretty. Kovalchuk sealed the deal at 4-1 for the Devils with his second of the night and 17th of the season into the empty net with the help of Zajac. Earning the three stars were Kovalchuk, Subban, and Zajac.
Lastly, we have the blogger's nightmare, with the Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Dan Ellis took to the creases for the game. Steven Stamkos put Tampa Bay up first with his 40th of the season, which got help from Brett Clark and Martin St. Louis (and you now know why this is a nightmare; glad it only happens once a year). St. Louis tied the game at one just thirty seconds into the second period with the 12th of the year by Patrik Berglund, with Alex Steen and T.J. Oshie picking up the helpers. The Lightning quickly reclaimed the lead with a Dominic Moore goal, his ninth of the season getting the assistance need from Stamkos and Marc-Andre Bergeron. The Blues answered back with David Backes putting his 17th of the year in the twine on the power play with the help of Steen and Oshie. St. Louis took the lead on the first of the season by Nikita Nikitin, made possible by Jay McClement. Tampa Bay retied the game on a Steve Downie marker just thirty seconds later, his sixth of the year helped along by Stamkos and St. Louis. The Lightning toppled the Blues after a scoreless third period with an overtime power play goal from Vincent Lecavalier, with assists from Bergeron and Stamkos, the later notching a sock trick. The three stars were Stamkos, Downie and Backes.
Washington Capitals hosting the injury-ridden Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Michal Neuvirth got the starts in goal for today's game. Brooks Laich opened the scoring for Washington in the first period with his eleventh of the season, helped along by John Erskine and Mathieu Perreault. The Capitals take a 2-0 lead in the second period with a shorthanded goal by Marcus Johansson, his seventh of the year getting assistance from Jeff Schultz. Washington wraps the game up in the late third period with an empty net goal by Mike Knuble, his 13th of the campaign coming off of Matt Hendricks. The three stars were awarded to Neuvirth (22 save shutout), Laich, and Johansson.
The next game of the day is in Montreal, with Canadiens hosting the New Jersey Devils. Martin Brodeur and Carey Price pick up the starting honors. Dainius Zubrus puts New Jersey up early with his tenth of the season, an unassisted goal. Ilya Kovalchuk made it 2-0 for the Devils with his 16th of the year, thanks to Colin White and Travis Zajac. Starting in net in the second period for New Jersey is Johan Hedberg, covering for a likely-injured Brodeur. Zajac adds his own goal for New Jersey, his ninth of the season, making it 3-0 thanks to Anton Volchenkov. Montreal got on the board with a goal by P.K. Subban, his sixth of the year, with the helpers by Scott Gomez and Max Pacioretty. Kovalchuk sealed the deal at 4-1 for the Devils with his second of the night and 17th of the season into the empty net with the help of Zajac. Earning the three stars were Kovalchuk, Subban, and Zajac.
Lastly, we have the blogger's nightmare, with the Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ty Conklin and Dan Ellis took to the creases for the game. Steven Stamkos put Tampa Bay up first with his 40th of the season, which got help from Brett Clark and Martin St. Louis (and you now know why this is a nightmare; glad it only happens once a year). St. Louis tied the game at one just thirty seconds into the second period with the 12th of the year by Patrik Berglund, with Alex Steen and T.J. Oshie picking up the helpers. The Lightning quickly reclaimed the lead with a Dominic Moore goal, his ninth of the season getting the assistance need from Stamkos and Marc-Andre Bergeron. The Blues answered back with David Backes putting his 17th of the year in the twine on the power play with the help of Steen and Oshie. St. Louis took the lead on the first of the season by Nikita Nikitin, made possible by Jay McClement. Tampa Bay retied the game on a Steve Downie marker just thirty seconds later, his sixth of the year helped along by Stamkos and St. Louis. The Lightning toppled the Blues after a scoreless third period with an overtime power play goal from Vincent Lecavalier, with assists from Bergeron and Stamkos, the later notching a sock trick. The three stars were Stamkos, Downie and Backes.
Sandwich Showdown, February 5-6
This Sandwich Showdown, along with the others in February, will likely be very similar, as the promotional choice for this month at Subway is all sandwiches will be at $5 (footlong cost). With that said, we have a Spicy Italian going up against a Roasted Chicken, with both on Herbs and Cheese. The Spicy Italian brought out many different flavors of richness and tasty goodness, as it always does. However, the Roasted Chicken, featured with its porker partner, the slices of Bacon, get the clear cut victory here with just absolute sandwich perfection. This feature will run here next week.
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