Wednesday featured only four games of hockey to be played. The first started off in...
Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Cam Ward were playing the nets. Carolina got on the board first with a power play goal by Chad LaRose, his 13th of the season getting help from Brandon Sutter and Tim Gleason. Toronto answered with the sixth of the year from Dion Phaneuf, also a power play goal, powered by Tim Brent and Clarke MacArthur. Phaneuf gave the Maple Leafs the lead in the second period with his second of the game and seventh of the season, another power play tally, guided in by Phil Kessel. Twelve seconds later, Toronto took the lead 3-1 with Tyler Bozak recording his 12th of the year, assisted by Darryl Boyce and Phaneuf. After a silent third period, this proved to be the final, with Phaneuf, Reimer (36 for 37 saves), and LaRose earning the three stars.
Up to Detroit, where the Red Wings hosted the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Jimmy Howard guarded the cages. Detroit got on the scoreboard first with Henrik Zetterberg notching his 19th of the season off of Brian Rafalski and Todd Bertuzzi. John Carlson tied it for Washington with his sixth of the year, courtesy of Jason Chimera and D.J. King. The Red Wings regained the lead with a Valtteri Filppula tally, his 14th of the season coming off of Rafalski and Mike Modano. The Capitals tied it again in the second period with the 29th of the year by Alex Ovechkin, assisted by Alexander Semin and Scott Hannan. Zetterberg put Detroit up 3-2 with his second of the game and 20th of the campaign, a power play goal made possible by Pavel Datsyuk and Rafalski, the latter of which completing a sock trick. This would be the final, with the three stars belonging to Zetterberg, Rafalski, and Ovechkin.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Brian Elliott and Cory Schneider were called on for the starts. Colorado opened the scoring with a power play goal by Erik Johnson, his eighth of the season, coming off of John-Michael Liles and David Jones. Matt Duchene extended the lead for the Avalanche with his 22nd of the year, with helpers by Mark Olver and Ryan O'Byrne. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with the sixth of the season by Maxim Lapierre, fueled by Chris Higgins and Keith Ballard. Alexandre Burrows tied it in the third period for the Canucks. with his 21st of the year, with help coming from Daniel Sedin and Dan Hamhuis. Vancouver made it 4-2, the eventual final, with a pair of Henrik Sedin goals, his 17th and 18th of the campaign, with Daniel and Burrows picking up the first pair of assists, and the latter goal going into the empty net unassisted. Henrik, Johnson, and Lapierre picked up the three stars.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak and Ray Emery got the job between the pipes. The scoring was quiet until Nathan Oystrick potted his first of the season for St. Louis, with the assistance of Matt D'Agostini and Carlo Colaiacovo on the power play. Anaheim got the lead 2-1 with Jason Blake notching a second period and third period goal, his 13th and 14th of the year, with assists credited to Cam Fowler and Teemu Selanne on the first tally and Lubomir Visnovsky and Saku Koivu on the latter. This was the final, with the three stars going to Blake, Emery (30 for 31 saves), and Koivu.
Thursday has eleven games that I will try to take care of live if possible, so keep watch.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday games
Tuesday brought us all a heavy slate of games, featuring ten matches for the league. We start with the...
New York Rangers hosting the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Henrik Lundqvist started in front of the cages. The Rangers opened the scoring on a shorthanded goal by Brandon Prust, his eleventh of the season going down thanks to Ryan McDonagh and Brandon Dubinsky. The Rangers extended their lead with Erik Christensen tallying on the power play with his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi. The Islanders got on the board in the second period with a Matt Moulson goal, his 30th of the season, helped along by Jack Hillen and John Tavares. The Islanders tied it with P.A. Pareanteau notching his 17th of the year, guided in by Tavares and Moulson. The Rangers retook the lead with Ryan Callahan sinking his 21st of the season, with assistance from Artem Anisimov and Marc Staal. The Rangers extended the lead with Marian Gaborik on the power play, his 19th of the year gathering steam off of Bryan McCabe. McCabe continued the Rangers surge with his sixth of the season, also a power play goal, assisted by Vinny Prospal and Callahan. Nathan Lawson replaced Montoya in the Islander net for the third period. Gaborik extended the Rangers lead once more with his second of the game and 20th of the campaign, fueled by Christensen and Mike Sauer. The Islanders dealt one final blow in their 6-3 loss with Tavares sinking his 26th of the year on the power play from Moulson and Parenteau. Gaborik, Callahan, and Christensen gained the three stars.
Over to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Steve Mason made the starts. Columbus opened the scoring with Grant Clitsome notching his fourth of the season off of Jakub Voracek and Rick Nash. Boston answered in the second period with David Krejci scoring his eleventh of the year, guided in by Zdeno Chara and Johnny Boychuk. The Blue Jackets reclaimed the lead in the third period with the 20th of the season from Scottie Upshall, assisted by R.J. Umberger and Antoine Vermette. Rich Peverley retied it for the Bruins with his 16th of the year coming shorthanded and unassisted. The tie lasted into the shootout, where the lone tally by Tyler Seguin put Boston on top of Columbus 3-2. The three stars went to Rask (34 for 36 saves), Peverley, and Mason (27 for 29 saves).
To New Jersey, where the Devils host the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Martin Brodeur played in between the pipes. Tim Stapleton opened the scoring for Atlanta with his third of the season, made possible by Evander Kane and Anthony Stewart. The Thrashers made it 2-0 with Chris Thorburn sinking his eighth of the year, with the help of Radek Dvorak and Alex Burmistrov being required. New Jersey got on the board with the 13th of the season by Travis Zajac, coming off of Mark Fayne and Henrik Tallinder. The Devils tied it in the second period when Patrik Elias netted his 16th of the year, with the lone assist going to Brian Rolston. New Jersey took the lead when Jacob Josefson potted his second of the season, helped along by Mattias Tedenby and Colin White. Ilya Kovalchuk secured a 4-2 Devils victory on his 26th of the year, coming from Dainius Zubrus and into the empty net. The three stars were Josefson, Elias, and Zajac.
Up to Montreal, where the Canadiens hosted the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price played in the creases. Washington opened the scoring with Marcus Johansson on the power play, his tenth of the season produced by Dennis Wideman and the goalie Holtby. Twenty seconds later, Montreal tied it with Travis Moen sinking his fifth of the year unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead on a Brooks Laich goal, his 16th of the season made possible by Karl Alzner and John Carlson. The Canadiens tied it again with Andrei Kostitsyn notching his 17th of the year, courtesy of Lars Eller and P.K. Subban. Washington retook the lead with another Johansson goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with the lone assist by Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals made it 4-2, the eventual final, with Mike Knuble notching his 17th of the year on the power play from Marco Sturm. The three stars went to Johansson, Price (37 for 41 saves), and Kostitsyn.
Down to Florida, for the Panthers hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Tomas Vokoun were called on for the starts. Philadelphia opened the scoring with Scott Hartnell potting his 20th of the season from Mike Richards and Ville Leino. Florida replied with Stephen Weiss netting his 19th of the year, helped along by Sergei Samsonov and Keaton Ellerby. The Panthers took the lead with Dmitry Kulikov recording his sixth of the season, with the lone assist going to Samsonov. The Flyers took the lead 3-2 with two Jeff Carter goals, his 31st and 32nd of the year getting help along the way from Claude Giroux on the first and Danny Briere on the second. The third period was silent, so the score was final, and the three stars went to Carter, Briere, and Samsonov.
Following that, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ryan Miller were tending the twines. Brandon Sutter put Carolina on the board first with his 13th of the season, coming off of Derek Joslin and Chad LaRose. The remaining two periods were silent, giving the Hurricanes a 1-0 victory. The three stars went to Ward (40 save shutout), Jeff Skinner, and Miller (32 for 33 saves).
Moving along to Ottawa, where the Senators hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brent Johnson and Craig Anderson played in the goalmouth. Tyler Kennedy notched his 16th of the season to put Pittsburgh up first, with assists from Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz. Jordan Staal kept the Penguins going with his ninth of the year, coming off of Kennedy and Kunitz. Forty-seven seconds later, Ottawa got on the board with Ryan Shannon on the power play, his seventh of the season, powered by Nick Foligno. Pittsburgh reclaimed the goal fifty-seven seconds later with a Ben Lobejoy goal, his second of the year made possible by Staal and the sock trick completing Kunitz. Matt Cooke tallied on his 12th of the season for the Penguins, with the helpers provided by Dustin Jeffrey and Martin. Pittsburgh sealed a 5-1 victory with the third of the year by Zbynek Michalek, guided in by Jeffrey and Alex Kovalev. The three stars were awarded to Kennedy, Kunitz, and Staal.
Into Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Pekka Rinne stood in the blue paint. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Anze Kopitar netting his 25th of the season off of Dustin Penner. Nashville replied with Jonathon Blum potting his second of the year, an unassisted goal. The Kings retook the lead with the fifth of the season by Alec Martinez, assisted by Dustin Brown and Ryan Smyth. Los Angeles extended their lead with the 13th of the year from Wayne Simmonds, coming from Kopitar and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The Predators pulled back within one with J.P. Dumont registering his tenth of the season, with the help of Cody Franson. The Kings sealed victory at 4-2 with an empty netter from Brown, his 22nd of the year going unassisted. The three stars were given to Brown, Kopitar, and Blum.
To Texas, where the Dallas Stars hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Kari Lethonen collected the starts. Mike Ribeiro opened the scoring for Dallas in the second period with his 16th of the season, helped along by Jamie Benn. The Stars made it 2-0 with the second of the year by Toby Petersen, a shorthanded goal made possible by Benn and Karlis Skrastins. Joe Thornton got San Jose on the board with his 18th of the season, helped along by Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks tied it on the power play when the 23rd of the year by Dany Heatley sank, thanks to Marleau and Joe Pavelski. San Jose took the lead in the third period when Ryane Clowe potted his 23rd of the season, with Pavelski grabbing the lone assist. Torrey Mitchell also tallied for the Sharks, his sixth of the year allowing Pavelski to complete his sock trick, with the other assist given to Jamal Mayers. Benn pulled Dallas back within a goal on his 20th of the campaign, a power play goal fueled by Steve Ott and Jamie Langenbrunner. San Jose tallied on the empty net as Thornton sank the second of the game and 19th of the season, an unassisted goal. Heatley sealed it at 6-3 with another empty netter, his 24th of the year, helped in by Pavelski. Pavelski, Benn, and Thornton earned the three stars.
Lastly, the Calgary Flames hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Miikka Kiprusoff guarded the cages. Phoenix entered the scoring first with Lee Stempniak notching his 15th of the season, assisted by Vernon Fiddler and Taylor Pyatt. Calgary replied with the 15th of the year by Olli Jokinen, with helpers by Rene Bourque and the goalie Kiprusoff. The Coyotes regained the lead with the 12th of the campaign in the second period by Eric Belanger, courtesy of Lauri Korpikoski and Shane Doan. Phoenix kept going with the eleventh of the season by Keith Yandle, with assistance by Radim Vrbata and Andrew Ebbett. Nineteen seconds later, the Coyotes struck again with Michal Rozsival's fifth of the year, guided in by Fiddler. Fifty-seven seconds after that, the Flames answered back with Mikael Backlund's ninth of the season on the power play, powered by Mark Giordano and Jarome Iginla. Calgary pulled within a goal on the 19th of the year by Alex Tanguay, thanks to Bourque and Jay Bouwmeester. This wouldn't be enough, giving Phoenix the 4-3 victory with the three stars going to Yandle, Jokinen, and Tanguay.
New York Rangers hosting the New York Islanders. Al Montoya and Henrik Lundqvist started in front of the cages. The Rangers opened the scoring on a shorthanded goal by Brandon Prust, his eleventh of the season going down thanks to Ryan McDonagh and Brandon Dubinsky. The Rangers extended their lead with Erik Christensen tallying on the power play with his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi. The Islanders got on the board in the second period with a Matt Moulson goal, his 30th of the season, helped along by Jack Hillen and John Tavares. The Islanders tied it with P.A. Pareanteau notching his 17th of the year, guided in by Tavares and Moulson. The Rangers retook the lead with Ryan Callahan sinking his 21st of the season, with assistance from Artem Anisimov and Marc Staal. The Rangers extended the lead with Marian Gaborik on the power play, his 19th of the year gathering steam off of Bryan McCabe. McCabe continued the Rangers surge with his sixth of the season, also a power play goal, assisted by Vinny Prospal and Callahan. Nathan Lawson replaced Montoya in the Islander net for the third period. Gaborik extended the Rangers lead once more with his second of the game and 20th of the campaign, fueled by Christensen and Mike Sauer. The Islanders dealt one final blow in their 6-3 loss with Tavares sinking his 26th of the year on the power play from Moulson and Parenteau. Gaborik, Callahan, and Christensen gained the three stars.
Over to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets hosted the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Steve Mason made the starts. Columbus opened the scoring with Grant Clitsome notching his fourth of the season off of Jakub Voracek and Rick Nash. Boston answered in the second period with David Krejci scoring his eleventh of the year, guided in by Zdeno Chara and Johnny Boychuk. The Blue Jackets reclaimed the lead in the third period with the 20th of the season from Scottie Upshall, assisted by R.J. Umberger and Antoine Vermette. Rich Peverley retied it for the Bruins with his 16th of the year coming shorthanded and unassisted. The tie lasted into the shootout, where the lone tally by Tyler Seguin put Boston on top of Columbus 3-2. The three stars went to Rask (34 for 36 saves), Peverley, and Mason (27 for 29 saves).
To New Jersey, where the Devils host the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Martin Brodeur played in between the pipes. Tim Stapleton opened the scoring for Atlanta with his third of the season, made possible by Evander Kane and Anthony Stewart. The Thrashers made it 2-0 with Chris Thorburn sinking his eighth of the year, with the help of Radek Dvorak and Alex Burmistrov being required. New Jersey got on the board with the 13th of the season by Travis Zajac, coming off of Mark Fayne and Henrik Tallinder. The Devils tied it in the second period when Patrik Elias netted his 16th of the year, with the lone assist going to Brian Rolston. New Jersey took the lead when Jacob Josefson potted his second of the season, helped along by Mattias Tedenby and Colin White. Ilya Kovalchuk secured a 4-2 Devils victory on his 26th of the year, coming from Dainius Zubrus and into the empty net. The three stars were Josefson, Elias, and Zajac.
Up to Montreal, where the Canadiens hosted the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carey Price played in the creases. Washington opened the scoring with Marcus Johansson on the power play, his tenth of the season produced by Dennis Wideman and the goalie Holtby. Twenty seconds later, Montreal tied it with Travis Moen sinking his fifth of the year unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead on a Brooks Laich goal, his 16th of the season made possible by Karl Alzner and John Carlson. The Canadiens tied it again with Andrei Kostitsyn notching his 17th of the year, courtesy of Lars Eller and P.K. Subban. Washington retook the lead with another Johansson goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with the lone assist by Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals made it 4-2, the eventual final, with Mike Knuble notching his 17th of the year on the power play from Marco Sturm. The three stars went to Johansson, Price (37 for 41 saves), and Kostitsyn.
Down to Florida, for the Panthers hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Tomas Vokoun were called on for the starts. Philadelphia opened the scoring with Scott Hartnell potting his 20th of the season from Mike Richards and Ville Leino. Florida replied with Stephen Weiss netting his 19th of the year, helped along by Sergei Samsonov and Keaton Ellerby. The Panthers took the lead with Dmitry Kulikov recording his sixth of the season, with the lone assist going to Samsonov. The Flyers took the lead 3-2 with two Jeff Carter goals, his 31st and 32nd of the year getting help along the way from Claude Giroux on the first and Danny Briere on the second. The third period was silent, so the score was final, and the three stars went to Carter, Briere, and Samsonov.
Following that, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ryan Miller were tending the twines. Brandon Sutter put Carolina on the board first with his 13th of the season, coming off of Derek Joslin and Chad LaRose. The remaining two periods were silent, giving the Hurricanes a 1-0 victory. The three stars went to Ward (40 save shutout), Jeff Skinner, and Miller (32 for 33 saves).
Moving along to Ottawa, where the Senators hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brent Johnson and Craig Anderson played in the goalmouth. Tyler Kennedy notched his 16th of the season to put Pittsburgh up first, with assists from Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz. Jordan Staal kept the Penguins going with his ninth of the year, coming off of Kennedy and Kunitz. Forty-seven seconds later, Ottawa got on the board with Ryan Shannon on the power play, his seventh of the season, powered by Nick Foligno. Pittsburgh reclaimed the goal fifty-seven seconds later with a Ben Lobejoy goal, his second of the year made possible by Staal and the sock trick completing Kunitz. Matt Cooke tallied on his 12th of the season for the Penguins, with the helpers provided by Dustin Jeffrey and Martin. Pittsburgh sealed a 5-1 victory with the third of the year by Zbynek Michalek, guided in by Jeffrey and Alex Kovalev. The three stars were awarded to Kennedy, Kunitz, and Staal.
Into Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Pekka Rinne stood in the blue paint. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Anze Kopitar netting his 25th of the season off of Dustin Penner. Nashville replied with Jonathon Blum potting his second of the year, an unassisted goal. The Kings retook the lead with the fifth of the season by Alec Martinez, assisted by Dustin Brown and Ryan Smyth. Los Angeles extended their lead with the 13th of the year from Wayne Simmonds, coming from Kopitar and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The Predators pulled back within one with J.P. Dumont registering his tenth of the season, with the help of Cody Franson. The Kings sealed victory at 4-2 with an empty netter from Brown, his 22nd of the year going unassisted. The three stars were given to Brown, Kopitar, and Blum.
To Texas, where the Dallas Stars hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Kari Lethonen collected the starts. Mike Ribeiro opened the scoring for Dallas in the second period with his 16th of the season, helped along by Jamie Benn. The Stars made it 2-0 with the second of the year by Toby Petersen, a shorthanded goal made possible by Benn and Karlis Skrastins. Joe Thornton got San Jose on the board with his 18th of the season, helped along by Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks tied it on the power play when the 23rd of the year by Dany Heatley sank, thanks to Marleau and Joe Pavelski. San Jose took the lead in the third period when Ryane Clowe potted his 23rd of the season, with Pavelski grabbing the lone assist. Torrey Mitchell also tallied for the Sharks, his sixth of the year allowing Pavelski to complete his sock trick, with the other assist given to Jamal Mayers. Benn pulled Dallas back within a goal on his 20th of the campaign, a power play goal fueled by Steve Ott and Jamie Langenbrunner. San Jose tallied on the empty net as Thornton sank the second of the game and 19th of the season, an unassisted goal. Heatley sealed it at 6-3 with another empty netter, his 24th of the year, helped in by Pavelski. Pavelski, Benn, and Thornton earned the three stars.
Lastly, the Calgary Flames hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Miikka Kiprusoff guarded the cages. Phoenix entered the scoring first with Lee Stempniak notching his 15th of the season, assisted by Vernon Fiddler and Taylor Pyatt. Calgary replied with the 15th of the year by Olli Jokinen, with helpers by Rene Bourque and the goalie Kiprusoff. The Coyotes regained the lead with the 12th of the campaign in the second period by Eric Belanger, courtesy of Lauri Korpikoski and Shane Doan. Phoenix kept going with the eleventh of the season by Keith Yandle, with assistance by Radim Vrbata and Andrew Ebbett. Nineteen seconds later, the Coyotes struck again with Michal Rozsival's fifth of the year, guided in by Fiddler. Fifty-seven seconds after that, the Flames answered back with Mikael Backlund's ninth of the season on the power play, powered by Mark Giordano and Jarome Iginla. Calgary pulled within a goal on the 19th of the year by Alex Tanguay, thanks to Bourque and Jay Bouwmeester. This wouldn't be enough, giving Phoenix the 4-3 victory with the three stars going to Yandle, Jokinen, and Tanguay.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday Hockey recaps
Today we only have three games, and two of them are whoppers. We start in...
Toronto, with the Maple Leafs hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dwayne Roloson and James Reimer were called on to make the starts. Tampa Bay got on the board first with the eighth of the season by Nate Thompson, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Brett Clark. Toronto answered in the second period with a Dion Phaneuf tally, his fifth of the year, with Tim Brent and Joffrey Lupul picking up the helpers. The Lightning went ahead 3-1 with Mattias Ritola sinking his third and fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Adam Hall and Thompson on his first goal and Purcell and Clark on the second. The Maple Leafs got a goal back with the 26th of the season by Nikolai Kulemin, an unassisted goal. Tampa Bay answered with Vincent Lecavalier notching his 18th of the year, thanks to Simon Gagne and Purcell, the latter completing a sock trick. The Lightning rolled on in the third period with a Dominic Moore goal, his 13th of the season, fueled by Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos, prompting Reimer to be pulled for Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Tampa Bay secured a 6-2 victory with Mike Lundin's first of the year, with assists coming from Stamkos and St. Louis. The three stars went to Ritola, Purcell, and Thompson.
Into Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcomed back their Stanley Cup winning goalie, Antti Niemi and the San Jose Sharks. Niemi opposed Corey Crawford in the nets. San Jose opened the scoring with Joe Pavelski netting his 14th of the season on the power play, coming off of Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau. Chicago replied with Viktor Stalberg notching his eleventh of the year, assisted by Chris Campoli and Ryan Johnson. The Sharks reclaimed the lead on a Joe Thornton goal made possible by Marleau and Pavelski, his 17th of the season. The Blackhawks took a 3-2 lead on two Marian Hossa power play goals in a row, his 20th and 21st of the year, with primary assists by Patrick Sharp twice, while Patrick Kane and Tomas Kopecky grabbing the secondaries. Chicago extended the lead with a Jonathan Toews goal, his 30th of the season, helped along by Brent Seabrook and a sock trick earning Sharp. Niklas Hjalmarsson kept the Blackhawks rolling with his third of the year, powered by Kopecky and Duncan Keith. San Jose got a goal back with the 26th of the season by Logan Couture, guided in by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Ryane Clowe. Twenty-two seconds later, Chicago made it 6-3 with a Kane goal, his 24th of the year, with Sharp and Toews providing the assists. The scoring was silent in the third period, so this score was the final, with the three stars given to Sharp, Hossa, and Toews.
Lastly, in British Columbia, where the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Minnesota Wild. The goalies were Niklas Backstrom and Roberto Luongo. Vancouver opened the scoring with a Raffi Torres goal, his 14th of the season helped in by Manny Malhotra and Jannik Hansen. The Canucks extended their lead with a power play goal by Daniel Sedin, his 38th of the year, powered by Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Sedin. Vancouver continued scoring with Ryan Kesler on the power play, his 35th of the season gaining steam off of Samuelsson and Christian Ehrhoff. Minnesota entered the scoring in the second period with Andrew Brunette notching his 17th of the year, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Clayton Stoner, the former returning from injury. Koivu pulled the Wild to within a goal with his 16th of the season, thanks to Brunette and Brent Burns. Kesler secured a 4-2 Canuck victory with his second of the night and 36th of the year into the empty net, with help along the way from Malhotra and Ehrhoff. The three stars were awarded to Luongo (33 for 35 saves), Burns, and Kesler.
Toronto, with the Maple Leafs hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dwayne Roloson and James Reimer were called on to make the starts. Tampa Bay got on the board first with the eighth of the season by Nate Thompson, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Brett Clark. Toronto answered in the second period with a Dion Phaneuf tally, his fifth of the year, with Tim Brent and Joffrey Lupul picking up the helpers. The Lightning went ahead 3-1 with Mattias Ritola sinking his third and fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Adam Hall and Thompson on his first goal and Purcell and Clark on the second. The Maple Leafs got a goal back with the 26th of the season by Nikolai Kulemin, an unassisted goal. Tampa Bay answered with Vincent Lecavalier notching his 18th of the year, thanks to Simon Gagne and Purcell, the latter completing a sock trick. The Lightning rolled on in the third period with a Dominic Moore goal, his 13th of the season, fueled by Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos, prompting Reimer to be pulled for Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Tampa Bay secured a 6-2 victory with Mike Lundin's first of the year, with assists coming from Stamkos and St. Louis. The three stars went to Ritola, Purcell, and Thompson.
Into Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcomed back their Stanley Cup winning goalie, Antti Niemi and the San Jose Sharks. Niemi opposed Corey Crawford in the nets. San Jose opened the scoring with Joe Pavelski netting his 14th of the season on the power play, coming off of Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau. Chicago replied with Viktor Stalberg notching his eleventh of the year, assisted by Chris Campoli and Ryan Johnson. The Sharks reclaimed the lead on a Joe Thornton goal made possible by Marleau and Pavelski, his 17th of the season. The Blackhawks took a 3-2 lead on two Marian Hossa power play goals in a row, his 20th and 21st of the year, with primary assists by Patrick Sharp twice, while Patrick Kane and Tomas Kopecky grabbing the secondaries. Chicago extended the lead with a Jonathan Toews goal, his 30th of the season, helped along by Brent Seabrook and a sock trick earning Sharp. Niklas Hjalmarsson kept the Blackhawks rolling with his third of the year, powered by Kopecky and Duncan Keith. San Jose got a goal back with the 26th of the season by Logan Couture, guided in by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Ryane Clowe. Twenty-two seconds later, Chicago made it 6-3 with a Kane goal, his 24th of the year, with Sharp and Toews providing the assists. The scoring was silent in the third period, so this score was the final, with the three stars given to Sharp, Hossa, and Toews.
Lastly, in British Columbia, where the Vancouver Canucks hosted the Minnesota Wild. The goalies were Niklas Backstrom and Roberto Luongo. Vancouver opened the scoring with a Raffi Torres goal, his 14th of the season helped in by Manny Malhotra and Jannik Hansen. The Canucks extended their lead with a power play goal by Daniel Sedin, his 38th of the year, powered by Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Sedin. Vancouver continued scoring with Ryan Kesler on the power play, his 35th of the season gaining steam off of Samuelsson and Christian Ehrhoff. Minnesota entered the scoring in the second period with Andrew Brunette notching his 17th of the year, assisted by Mikko Koivu and Clayton Stoner, the former returning from injury. Koivu pulled the Wild to within a goal with his 16th of the season, thanks to Brunette and Brent Burns. Kesler secured a 4-2 Canuck victory with his second of the night and 36th of the year into the empty net, with help along the way from Malhotra and Ehrhoff. The three stars were awarded to Luongo (33 for 35 saves), Burns, and Kesler.
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars week 21
This week was, in some leagues, the last straw on the regular season. That means that some leagues are running into playoff games while others are playing the vital last week to determine the last participants in the playoffs. The following players can guide their teams to the top:
Center: Steven Stamkos, 2 goals, 4 assists, -2, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 17 shots on goal
Left Wing: Daniel Sedin, 3 goals, 5 assists, +3, 2 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 12 shots on goal
Right Wing: Corey Perry, 5 goals, 2 assists, +2, 2 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 15 shots on goal
Defenseman: Erik Karlsson, 3 goals, 2 assists, +1, 8 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 21 shots on goal
Goaltender: Braden Holtby, 4 wins, 1.05 goals against average, 110 saves, .965 save percentage, 1 shutout
These players are generally high on their ownership totals, however, Holtby is a good short-term pick up, with the Washington goaltending situation as it is right now. Good luck if this is your last week, and good luck if I'm not against you in the playoffs.
Center: Steven Stamkos, 2 goals, 4 assists, -2, 2 penalty minutes, 4 power play points, 17 shots on goal
Left Wing: Daniel Sedin, 3 goals, 5 assists, +3, 2 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 12 shots on goal
Right Wing: Corey Perry, 5 goals, 2 assists, +2, 2 penalty minutes, 2 power play points, 15 shots on goal
Defenseman: Erik Karlsson, 3 goals, 2 assists, +1, 8 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 21 shots on goal
Goaltender: Braden Holtby, 4 wins, 1.05 goals against average, 110 saves, .965 save percentage, 1 shutout
These players are generally high on their ownership totals, however, Holtby is a good short-term pick up, with the Washington goaltending situation as it is right now. Good luck if this is your last week, and good luck if I'm not against you in the playoffs.
Song of the Week XI
This week we have a tune coming from Snow Patrol called Starfighter Pilot. This track is their biggest power hit from their early years. The song is the second track on their debut album Songs For Polarbears. The album is noticeably young in sound, as they were finding their place in the music world. Most of the CD is a harder-hitting variety, with strong guitars backed by gentle drums. This is toned down on future albums from them, but the song remains their initial hit, although is highly under-appreciated. This feature will return next week.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday recaps
Today we have a total of five games on, most of which in the afternoon or evening. The first was the game of the week, brought to you viewers by NBC, with the...
Washington Capitals hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Braden Holtby were in front of the cages. Chicago was first on the board with Nick Leddy sinking his third of the season, courtesy of Marian Hossa and Michael Frolik. Washington answered with Boyd Gordon sending his third of the year home unassisted and shorthanded. The Capitals took the lead on a Jason Arnott power play goal, his 15th of the season powered by Alexander Semin and Dennis Wideman. The Blackhawks retied it in the second period as Tomas Kopecky notched his 13th of the year, an unassisted goal. Washington retook the lead with Brooks Laich netting his 15th of the season, thanks to Matt Hendricks and Eric Fehr. Chicago got another equalizer on the power play with only thirty-nine seconds remaining, as Jonathan Toews was helped by Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp to get his 29th of the year. The tie was broken in overtime by Mike Knuble, who supplied his 16th of the campaign off of Marcus Johansson and Wideman to give the Capitals the 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks. The three stars were awarded to Knuble, Laich, and Toews.
Into Dallas, Texas, where the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Taking control of the goalmouths are Jonathan Quick and Kari Lehtonen. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Drew Doughty on the power play, his eleventh of the season gathering steam off of Jarret Stoll and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The Kings extended their lead with Dustin Penner notching his 23rd of the year, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Dallas got on the board when Brad Richards registered his 25th of the season, courtesy of Loui Eriksson. The Stars tied it on Jamie Langenbrunner netted his ninth of the campaign, with helpers credited to Alex Goligoski and Jamie Benn with forty-three seconds left in regulation. Los Angeles snuck in a goal with only twenty-one seconds left, the tenth of the year by Michal Handzus, assisted by Ponikarovsky and Wayne Simmonds to solidify a 3-2 victory. The three stars were awarded to Handzus, Richards, and Doughty.
Up north to Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury tended the twines. Pittsburgh was the first on the board with a Chris Kunitz goal, his 19th of the season, with the help of Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal. Max Talbot extended the lead for the Penguins with his eighth of the year, assisted by Pascal Dupuis and Ben Lovejoy. Pittsburgh rolled on with Staal's eighth of the season, coming off of Kennedy and Matt Cooke. Edmonton entered the scoring in the third period with Ryan Jones potting his 16th of the year, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Alexandre Giroux. The Penguins regained this goal with Zbynek Michalek notching his second of the season, helped along by Craig Adams and Talbot. Pittsburgh sealed a 5-1 victory with Kunitz nailing his second goal of the game and 20th of the year, guided in by James Neal and the sock trick completing assist by Kennedy. The three stars went out to Kunitz, Kennedy, and Staal.
Into Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Jhonas Enroth made the starts. Buffalo was the first on the board with a Tyler Ennis goal, his 16th of the season created from efforts by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Ottawa tied it when Jason Spezza sank his 14th of the year on the power play from Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar. The Sabres regained the lead with a Thomas Vanek goal from Paul Gaustad and Mike Weber, his 25th of the season. The Senators found another equalizer with Colin Greening potting his second of the year off of Jesse Winchester and Spezza. Ennis gave Buffalo the lead again with his second of the game and 17th of the season, assisted by Connolly and Weber. The Sabres extended their lead with Gaustad's tenth of the year, courtesy of Mark Mancari and Vanek, good enough to have Anderson replaced by Curtis McElhinney. Spezza pulled Ottawa back within a goal by nailing his second of the game and 15th of season, an unassisted tally. Buffalo made it 5-3 with Nathan Gerbe registering his ninth of the year, made possible by a sock trick earning Weber and Jason Pominville. The Sabres kept going with a goal by Brad Boyes, his 16th of the season coming via Pominville and Sekera. Karlsson brought the score to 6-4 for the Senators with his 12th of the year, helped in by Spezza. This was the final, with Ennis, Weber, and Vanek collecting the three stars.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Dan Ellis took control of the cages. Anaheim entered the scoring first with a Corey Perry goal, his 35th of the season from Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf. Phoenix replied with Taylor Pyatt registering his 17th of the year, an unassisted goal. Lauri Korpikoski put the Coyotes out front with his 16th of the season, assisted by Shane Doan. Perry added an equalizer for the Ducks with his 36th of the campaign and second of the game coming on the power play via Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky. Korpikoski put Phoenix back in front with his second of the game and 17th of the year, fueled by Doan and Keith Yandle. David Schlemko kept the Coyotes going with his third of the season, guided by Ray Whitney and Radim Vrbata. Phoenix sealed a 5-2 victory with an empty net goal by Doan, his 17th of the year getting help along the way from Adrian Aucoin. Bryzgalov (36 for 38 saves), Perry, and Getzlaf collected the three stars.
Washington Capitals hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Braden Holtby were in front of the cages. Chicago was first on the board with Nick Leddy sinking his third of the season, courtesy of Marian Hossa and Michael Frolik. Washington answered with Boyd Gordon sending his third of the year home unassisted and shorthanded. The Capitals took the lead on a Jason Arnott power play goal, his 15th of the season powered by Alexander Semin and Dennis Wideman. The Blackhawks retied it in the second period as Tomas Kopecky notched his 13th of the year, an unassisted goal. Washington retook the lead with Brooks Laich netting his 15th of the season, thanks to Matt Hendricks and Eric Fehr. Chicago got another equalizer on the power play with only thirty-nine seconds remaining, as Jonathan Toews was helped by Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp to get his 29th of the year. The tie was broken in overtime by Mike Knuble, who supplied his 16th of the campaign off of Marcus Johansson and Wideman to give the Capitals the 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks. The three stars were awarded to Knuble, Laich, and Toews.
Into Dallas, Texas, where the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings. Taking control of the goalmouths are Jonathan Quick and Kari Lehtonen. Los Angeles opened the scoring with Drew Doughty on the power play, his eleventh of the season gathering steam off of Jarret Stoll and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The Kings extended their lead with Dustin Penner notching his 23rd of the year, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Dallas got on the board when Brad Richards registered his 25th of the season, courtesy of Loui Eriksson. The Stars tied it on Jamie Langenbrunner netted his ninth of the campaign, with helpers credited to Alex Goligoski and Jamie Benn with forty-three seconds left in regulation. Los Angeles snuck in a goal with only twenty-one seconds left, the tenth of the year by Michal Handzus, assisted by Ponikarovsky and Wayne Simmonds to solidify a 3-2 victory. The three stars were awarded to Handzus, Richards, and Doughty.
Up north to Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury tended the twines. Pittsburgh was the first on the board with a Chris Kunitz goal, his 19th of the season, with the help of Tyler Kennedy and Jordan Staal. Max Talbot extended the lead for the Penguins with his eighth of the year, assisted by Pascal Dupuis and Ben Lovejoy. Pittsburgh rolled on with Staal's eighth of the season, coming off of Kennedy and Matt Cooke. Edmonton entered the scoring in the third period with Ryan Jones potting his 16th of the year, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Alexandre Giroux. The Penguins regained this goal with Zbynek Michalek notching his second of the season, helped along by Craig Adams and Talbot. Pittsburgh sealed a 5-1 victory with Kunitz nailing his second goal of the game and 20th of the year, guided in by James Neal and the sock trick completing assist by Kennedy. The three stars went out to Kunitz, Kennedy, and Staal.
Into Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Jhonas Enroth made the starts. Buffalo was the first on the board with a Tyler Ennis goal, his 16th of the season created from efforts by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Ottawa tied it when Jason Spezza sank his 14th of the year on the power play from Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar. The Sabres regained the lead with a Thomas Vanek goal from Paul Gaustad and Mike Weber, his 25th of the season. The Senators found another equalizer with Colin Greening potting his second of the year off of Jesse Winchester and Spezza. Ennis gave Buffalo the lead again with his second of the game and 17th of the season, assisted by Connolly and Weber. The Sabres extended their lead with Gaustad's tenth of the year, courtesy of Mark Mancari and Vanek, good enough to have Anderson replaced by Curtis McElhinney. Spezza pulled Ottawa back within a goal by nailing his second of the game and 15th of season, an unassisted tally. Buffalo made it 5-3 with Nathan Gerbe registering his ninth of the year, made possible by a sock trick earning Weber and Jason Pominville. The Sabres kept going with a goal by Brad Boyes, his 16th of the season coming via Pominville and Sekera. Karlsson brought the score to 6-4 for the Senators with his 12th of the year, helped in by Spezza. This was the final, with Ennis, Weber, and Vanek collecting the three stars.
Lastly, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Phoenix Coyotes. Ilya Bryzgalov and Dan Ellis took control of the cages. Anaheim entered the scoring first with a Corey Perry goal, his 35th of the season from Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf. Phoenix replied with Taylor Pyatt registering his 17th of the year, an unassisted goal. Lauri Korpikoski put the Coyotes out front with his 16th of the season, assisted by Shane Doan. Perry added an equalizer for the Ducks with his 36th of the campaign and second of the game coming on the power play via Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky. Korpikoski put Phoenix back in front with his second of the game and 17th of the year, fueled by Doan and Keith Yandle. David Schlemko kept the Coyotes going with his third of the season, guided by Ray Whitney and Radim Vrbata. Phoenix sealed a 5-2 victory with an empty net goal by Doan, his 17th of the year getting help along the way from Adrian Aucoin. Bryzgalov (36 for 38 saves), Perry, and Getzlaf collected the three stars.
Sandwich Showdown X
This week, we bring you a Roast Beef on Roasted Garlic and a Spicy Italian on Italian Herbs and Cheese. The Roast Beef was a sandwich much desired during footlong month, finally getting its turn again for consumption. However, it didn't satisfy as much as expected, as it was rather cold, even for a deli style sub. It wasn't awful, but the flavor didn't seem to be all there. The Spicy Italian struck while the iron was hot, with a strong flavor and good bread quality to easily win this week. This feature runs weekly and will return next Sunday.
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