Tonight we have a total of five games on, starting off in...
Carolina, with the Hurricanes hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Cam Ward made the starts. Jeff Skinner put Carolina up with a pair of goals in the first period, his 28th and 29th of the campaign, with only Tuomo Ruutu picking up an assist. Montreal replied in the second period with a Michael Cammalleri power play goal, his 17th of the season getting help from James Wisniewski and Tomas Plekanec. Forty-seven seconds later, the Hurricanes got the goal back with Jamie McBain notching his sixth of the year, thanks to Erik Cole and Cory Stillman. Carolina extended the lead with Joni Pitkanen nailing his fourth of the season, off of Ruutu and Skinner. Price was replaced by Alex Auld for the third period. The Canadiens tallied again with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his 12th of the year, guided in by Wisniewski and Plekanec. McBain replied again for the Hurricanes, notching his seventh of the season courtesy of Drayson Bowman. Stillman wrapped the game up 6-2 for Carolina over Montreal with his eleventh of the year on the power play, powered by Joe Corvo and Eric Staal. Skinner, McBain, and Ward (38 for 40 saves) were the three stars.
To New Jersey, where the Devils hosted the New York Islanders. Rick DiPietro and Martin Brodeur collected the starts. The game opened with a fight between Zenon Konopka and David Clarkson. New Jersey was first to score with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his 28th of the season, with guidance from Nick Palmieri and Travis Zajac. Another fight with Matt Martin and Jay Leach broke out shortly after the goal. The Devils extended their lead in the second period with a Jacob Josefson tally, his third of the year made possible by Palmieri and Kovalchuk. New York tied it in the third period with Frans Nielsen sending home his 12th and 13th of the season, the first being shorthanded and unassisted and the second finding twine via Martin and Kyle Okposo. New Jersey took a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish with Andy Greene sinking his fourth of the year, with help from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus. The three stars were given to Greene, Nielsen, and Kovalchuk.
Up to Buffalo, where the Sabres hosted the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jhonas Enroth took to the creases. Buffalo opened the scoring in the second period on the power play with Tim Connolly notching his 12th of the campaign, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Marc-Andre Gragnani. This would be the game's only goal, and the three stars went Enroth (23 save shutout), Lundqvist (34 for 35 saves), and Connolly.
Out west, the Detroit Red Wings hosted the St. Louis Blues. Jaroslav Halak stood 200 feet away from both Joey MacDonald and Thomas McCollum. Detroit opened the scoring on the fourth of the season by Mike Modano, assisted by Tomas Holmstrom. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart netting his 27th of the year, with helpers by Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka. The Blues took the lead with Cam Janssen notching his first of the season, with help from Ryan Reaves and Philip McRae. The Red Wings tied it back up with Todd Bertuzzi potting his 16th of the year, courtesy of Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula. Twenty-nine seconds later, St. Louis reclaimed the lead with Chris Porter sending his first of the campaign home, an unassisted goal. The Blues extended their lead with a power play goal by Matt D'Agostini, his 20th of the season powered by Nikita Nikitin and Sobotka. St. Louis rolled on with B.J. Crombeen registering his seventh of the year, fueled by Andy McDonald and Roman Polak. The Blues made it 6-2 with David Backes potting his 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Kevin Shattenkirk and D'Agostini. Polak got the goal back for St. Louis with his third of the season, coming off of Porter and Crombeen. Sobotka also tallied for the Blues with his seventh of the year, via Stewart and Nikitin. Berglund added to the St. Louis cause with his 20th of the season, thanks to Stewart and Shattenkirk. Porter wrapped the game up for the Blues with his second of the night and year, with assistance provided by Janssen and Adam Cracknell. The final stood at an astonishing 10-3, with the three stars going to Stewart, Sobotka, and Berglund.
Finally, the games end in Calgary, with the Flames hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Ray Emery and Miikka Kiprusoff got the job between the pipes. Calgary opened the scoring with Jarome Iginla notching his 37th of the season, courtesy of Alex Tanguay and Mark Giordano. Anaheim replied on the power play with a Bobby Ryan goal, his 33rd of the year coming off of Brandon McMillan and Brad Winchester. The Ducks took the lead with Corey Perry notching his 45th of the season, assisted by Cam Fowler and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. Anaheim extended their lead with Visnovsky getting his 16th of the year, with assistance by Perry and Toni Lydman. The Flames pulled within a goal early in the third period with a power play goal by Giordano, his eighth of the season powered by Iginla and Tanguay. Perry secured a 4-2 Ducks victory with his second of the game and 46th of the year going into an empty net off of Teemu Selanne. The three stars were awarded to Perry, Giordano, and Iginla.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday Hockey coverage
Today we bring to you a total of eleven games. The first of these is in the...
Nation's capital, Washington, D.C., where the Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Semyon Varlamov took to the blue paint. Carolina opened the scoring with Jussi Jokinen on the power play, his 17th of the season, fueled by Joe Corvo and Tuomo Ruutu. Washington tied it with the 27th of the year from Alexander Semin, guided in by Brooks Laich. The Capitals took the lead with the 13th of the season for Marcus Johansson, assisted by Semin and John Carlson. The Hurricanes retied it with Jeff Skinner potting his 27th of the year via Bryan Allen. This tie lasted into a shootout, where the two Carolina tallies from Skinner and Ruutu took Washington down 3-2. The three stars went to Ward (38 for 40 saves), Skinner, and Semin.
North a bit to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and James Reimer were between the pipes. Toronto opened the scoring with the eighth of the season by Dion Phaneuf, powered by Clarke MacArthur and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs extended their lead with a Darryl Boyce tally, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nazem Kadri and Joey Crabb. Buffalo got on the board with the 27th of the campaign by Thomas Vanek, assisted by Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford. Toronto got the goal back with MacArthur notching his 21st of the season, with help from Kadri and Carl Gunnarsson. The Sabres replied with a Jason Pominville tally, his 20th of the year, made possible by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Thirty seconds later, the game was tied with Buffalo getting a Rob Niedermayer goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Steve Montador and Cody McCormick. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead with the 29th of the year from Mikhail Grabovski, finding twine thanks to Phil Kessel and MacArthur. After the third period was scoreless, the three stars were given to MacArthur, Kadri, and Vanek.
To the battle of Pennsylvania, this time in Pittsburgh, with the Penguins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury played in front of the cages. Pittsburgh took the early lead with Alex Kovalev notching his 16th of the season, with helpers provided by Kris Letang and Mark Letestu. Philadelphia replied with Jeff Carter potting his 35th of the year, courtesy of Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle. The Penguins reclaimed the lead with Tyler Kennedy sinking his 19th of the season via Brooks Orpik and Chris Kunitz. The Flyers replied again with a power play goal from Scott Hartnell, powered by Ville Leino and Kimmo Timonen, good as his 21st of the year. Philadelphia took the lead with Claude Giroux netting his 25th of the season, coming forty-seven seconds later from Sean O'Donnell and Andrej Meszaros. In the third period, the Flyers clinched a 5-2 win with a pair of Leino goals, his 18th and 19th of the year with Hartnell, Danny Briere (twice), and O'Donnell all picking up assists. The three stars went to Leino, Hartnell, and Briere.
Westward a bit to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Steve Mason were given the starting nods. Columbus first found twine with Scottie Upshall's 21st of the season, coming off of Derek Dorsett and Samuel Pahlsson. Florida answered in the second period with a power play goal from David Booth, his 22nd of the year powered by Sergei Samsonov and Mike Santorelli. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with an Antoine Vermette marker, his 18th of the season made possible by R.J. Umberger and Matt Calvert. Evgeny Dadonov used his eighth of the year for the Panthers to tie the game again, with guidance from Jason Garrison and Steve Bernier. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Columbus toppled Florida on the lone tally by Maksim Mayorov to win 3-2. The three stars went to Mason (29 for 31 saves), Mayorov, and Clemmensen (30 for 32 saves).
Down to Tampa Bay, with the Lightning hosting the Ottawa Senators. Curtis McElhinney and Dwayne Roloson guarded the goals. The first period was silent, but Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the second frame, with a Martin St. Louis tally, his 28th of the season coming off of Vincent Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. The Lightning tacked on the 16th of the year for Dominic Moore as well, with helpers provided by Marc-Andre Bergeron and Dana Tyrell. St. Louis extended the lead for Tampa Bay with his second of the game and 29th of the campaign in the third period, gathering steam off of Gagne and Steven Stamkos. Ottawa got on the board with a Jason Spezza marker, his 17th of the season, with help from Colin Greening and Daivd Hale. Moore answered for the Lightning with his second of the night and 17th of the year, thanks to Tyrell and Brett Clark. The Senators got the goal back again with Milan Michalek registering his 17th of the season, a shorthanded goal coming from Filip Kuba and Spezza. Tampa Bay secured a 5-2 victory with Stamkos netting his 44th of the year into the empty cage with assistance from Adam Hall and Moore. St. Louis, Moore, and Gagne got the three stars.
North to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Carey Price tended the twines. Montreal started the scoring with a Roman Hamrlik goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Jeff Halpern and Michael Cammalleri. The Canadiens extended their lead eleven seconds later with the tenth of the year by Mathieu Darche, made possible by Scott Gomez. Atlanta got on the board in the third period with Nik Antropov recording his 14th of the season thanks to Eric Boulton. Montreal secured a 3-1 victory with Andrei Kostitsyn notching his 20th of the year into the empty net from Paul Mara. The three stars went to Price (27 for 28 saves), Darche, and Hamrlik.
Moving back south to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Tim Thomas played in the blue paint. Boston opened the scoring in the second period with Zdeno Chara potting his 14th of the season, coming from Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. The Bruins extended their lead with the third of the campaign by Johnny Boychuk, made possible by Mark Recchi and Milan Lucic. Nathan Horton sank his 24th of the year for Boston to solidify a 3-0 victory, with assists coming from Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell. Thomas (32 save shutout), Bergeron, and Chara earned the three stars.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Jaroslav Halak stood in front of the nets. Eric Nystrom put Minnesota up first with his fourth of the season, guided in by Martin Havlat and Clayton Stoner. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart notching his 25th of the year on the power play, powered by Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald. The scoring resumed with the Blues taking the lead in the third period on another Stewart goal, his second of the game and 26th of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Carlo Colaiacovo. The Wild found an equalizer with Pierre-Marc Bouchard sinking his tenth of the year, with help from Stoner. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Minnesota got tallies from Bouchard and Mikko Koivu, enough to beat the St. Louis marker from McDonald, winning the game 3-2. The three stars went to Koivu, Stewart, and Bouchard.
To Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Stud goalies Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne put on the masks to play. The scoring was opened by Nashville in the second period, with Mike Fisher registering his 18th of the season, thanks to Jonathon Blum and Sergei Kostitsyn. Vancouver got on the board with a pair of Alexandre Burrows markers, his 23rd and 24th of the campaign, with both Sedin twins, Henrik and Daniel, picking up a primary and a secondary assist each. The Canucks secured a 3-1 victory with an empty net goal by Aaron Rome, his first of the year, with guidance from Jannik Hansen. Burrows, Rinne (29 for 31 saves), and Luongo (16 for 17 saves) gathered up the three stars.
Up north to Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Nikolai Khabibulin were the goalies. Los Angeles got a 2-0 lead in the second period with Dustin Brown recording his 26th and 27th of the year, with Trevor Lewis taking two assists and Ryan Smyth grabbing one. This would go on to be the final score of the game, with the three stars going to Brown, Lewis, and Bernier (32 save shutout).
Lastly, we stop in Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Dallas Stars. Kari Lethonen and Ilya Bryzgalov played in front of the twines. The scoring was started by Phoenix in the second period with a David Schlemko goal, his fourth of the season gathering steam off of Michal Rozsival and Eric Belanger. Dallas tied it with Jamie Benn notching his 22nd of the year on the power play with the help of Stephane Robidas and Jamie Langenbrunner. The tie would last into a shootout, where the Coyotes toppled the Stars after Benn and Radim Vrbata exchanged tallies, followed by the decisive marker from Ray Whitney for a 2-1 victory. The three stars went to Bryzgalov (44 for 45 saves), Schlemko, and Whitney.
Nation's capital, Washington, D.C., where the Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Semyon Varlamov took to the blue paint. Carolina opened the scoring with Jussi Jokinen on the power play, his 17th of the season, fueled by Joe Corvo and Tuomo Ruutu. Washington tied it with the 27th of the year from Alexander Semin, guided in by Brooks Laich. The Capitals took the lead with the 13th of the season for Marcus Johansson, assisted by Semin and John Carlson. The Hurricanes retied it with Jeff Skinner potting his 27th of the year via Bryan Allen. This tie lasted into a shootout, where the two Carolina tallies from Skinner and Ruutu took Washington down 3-2. The three stars went to Ward (38 for 40 saves), Skinner, and Semin.
North a bit to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Ryan Miller and James Reimer were between the pipes. Toronto opened the scoring with the eighth of the season by Dion Phaneuf, powered by Clarke MacArthur and Nikolai Kulemin. The Maple Leafs extended their lead with a Darryl Boyce tally, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nazem Kadri and Joey Crabb. Buffalo got on the board with the 27th of the campaign by Thomas Vanek, assisted by Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford. Toronto got the goal back with MacArthur notching his 21st of the season, with help from Kadri and Carl Gunnarsson. The Sabres replied with a Jason Pominville tally, his 20th of the year, made possible by Tim Connolly and Andrej Sekera. Thirty seconds later, the game was tied with Buffalo getting a Rob Niedermayer goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Steve Montador and Cody McCormick. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead with the 29th of the year from Mikhail Grabovski, finding twine thanks to Phil Kessel and MacArthur. After the third period was scoreless, the three stars were given to MacArthur, Kadri, and Vanek.
To the battle of Pennsylvania, this time in Pittsburgh, with the Penguins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury played in front of the cages. Pittsburgh took the early lead with Alex Kovalev notching his 16th of the season, with helpers provided by Kris Letang and Mark Letestu. Philadelphia replied with Jeff Carter potting his 35th of the year, courtesy of Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle. The Penguins reclaimed the lead with Tyler Kennedy sinking his 19th of the season via Brooks Orpik and Chris Kunitz. The Flyers replied again with a power play goal from Scott Hartnell, powered by Ville Leino and Kimmo Timonen, good as his 21st of the year. Philadelphia took the lead with Claude Giroux netting his 25th of the season, coming forty-seven seconds later from Sean O'Donnell and Andrej Meszaros. In the third period, the Flyers clinched a 5-2 win with a pair of Leino goals, his 18th and 19th of the year with Hartnell, Danny Briere (twice), and O'Donnell all picking up assists. The three stars went to Leino, Hartnell, and Briere.
Westward a bit to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Florida Panthers. Scott Clemmensen and Steve Mason were given the starting nods. Columbus first found twine with Scottie Upshall's 21st of the season, coming off of Derek Dorsett and Samuel Pahlsson. Florida answered in the second period with a power play goal from David Booth, his 22nd of the year powered by Sergei Samsonov and Mike Santorelli. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with an Antoine Vermette marker, his 18th of the season made possible by R.J. Umberger and Matt Calvert. Evgeny Dadonov used his eighth of the year for the Panthers to tie the game again, with guidance from Jason Garrison and Steve Bernier. The tie lasted into the shootout, where Columbus toppled Florida on the lone tally by Maksim Mayorov to win 3-2. The three stars went to Mason (29 for 31 saves), Mayorov, and Clemmensen (30 for 32 saves).
Down to Tampa Bay, with the Lightning hosting the Ottawa Senators. Curtis McElhinney and Dwayne Roloson guarded the goals. The first period was silent, but Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the second frame, with a Martin St. Louis tally, his 28th of the season coming off of Vincent Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. The Lightning tacked on the 16th of the year for Dominic Moore as well, with helpers provided by Marc-Andre Bergeron and Dana Tyrell. St. Louis extended the lead for Tampa Bay with his second of the game and 29th of the campaign in the third period, gathering steam off of Gagne and Steven Stamkos. Ottawa got on the board with a Jason Spezza marker, his 17th of the season, with help from Colin Greening and Daivd Hale. Moore answered for the Lightning with his second of the night and 17th of the year, thanks to Tyrell and Brett Clark. The Senators got the goal back again with Milan Michalek registering his 17th of the season, a shorthanded goal coming from Filip Kuba and Spezza. Tampa Bay secured a 5-2 victory with Stamkos netting his 44th of the year into the empty cage with assistance from Adam Hall and Moore. St. Louis, Moore, and Gagne got the three stars.
North to Quebec, where the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Atlanta Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec and Carey Price tended the twines. Montreal started the scoring with a Roman Hamrlik goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Jeff Halpern and Michael Cammalleri. The Canadiens extended their lead eleven seconds later with the tenth of the year by Mathieu Darche, made possible by Scott Gomez. Atlanta got on the board in the third period with Nik Antropov recording his 14th of the season thanks to Eric Boulton. Montreal secured a 3-1 victory with Andrei Kostitsyn notching his 20th of the year into the empty net from Paul Mara. The three stars went to Price (27 for 28 saves), Darche, and Hamrlik.
Moving back south to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Tim Thomas played in the blue paint. Boston opened the scoring in the second period with Zdeno Chara potting his 14th of the season, coming from Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. The Bruins extended their lead with the third of the campaign by Johnny Boychuk, made possible by Mark Recchi and Milan Lucic. Nathan Horton sank his 24th of the year for Boston to solidify a 3-0 victory, with assists coming from Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell. Thomas (32 save shutout), Bergeron, and Chara earned the three stars.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jose Theodore and Jaroslav Halak stood in front of the nets. Eric Nystrom put Minnesota up first with his fourth of the season, guided in by Martin Havlat and Clayton Stoner. St. Louis replied with Chris Stewart notching his 25th of the year on the power play, powered by Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald. The scoring resumed with the Blues taking the lead in the third period on another Stewart goal, his second of the game and 26th of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Carlo Colaiacovo. The Wild found an equalizer with Pierre-Marc Bouchard sinking his tenth of the year, with help from Stoner. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Minnesota got tallies from Bouchard and Mikko Koivu, enough to beat the St. Louis marker from McDonald, winning the game 3-2. The three stars went to Koivu, Stewart, and Bouchard.
To Nashville, where the Predators hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Stud goalies Roberto Luongo and Pekka Rinne put on the masks to play. The scoring was opened by Nashville in the second period, with Mike Fisher registering his 18th of the season, thanks to Jonathon Blum and Sergei Kostitsyn. Vancouver got on the board with a pair of Alexandre Burrows markers, his 23rd and 24th of the campaign, with both Sedin twins, Henrik and Daniel, picking up a primary and a secondary assist each. The Canucks secured a 3-1 victory with an empty net goal by Aaron Rome, his first of the year, with guidance from Jannik Hansen. Burrows, Rinne (29 for 31 saves), and Luongo (16 for 17 saves) gathered up the three stars.
Up north to Edmonton, with the Oilers hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Bernier and Nikolai Khabibulin were the goalies. Los Angeles got a 2-0 lead in the second period with Dustin Brown recording his 26th and 27th of the year, with Trevor Lewis taking two assists and Ryan Smyth grabbing one. This would go on to be the final score of the game, with the three stars going to Brown, Lewis, and Bernier (32 save shutout).
Lastly, we stop in Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Dallas Stars. Kari Lethonen and Ilya Bryzgalov played in front of the twines. The scoring was started by Phoenix in the second period with a David Schlemko goal, his fourth of the season gathering steam off of Michal Rozsival and Eric Belanger. Dallas tied it with Jamie Benn notching his 22nd of the year on the power play with the help of Stephane Robidas and Jamie Langenbrunner. The tie would last into a shootout, where the Coyotes toppled the Stars after Benn and Radim Vrbata exchanged tallies, followed by the decisive marker from Ray Whitney for a 2-1 victory. The three stars went to Bryzgalov (44 for 45 saves), Schlemko, and Whitney.
Monday's two Western games
Another short schedule to start off the week, with only two games. The first of these pitted...
The Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena. Corey Crawford and Joey MacDonald took control of the nets. Chicago opened the scoring with a Jonathan Toews goal, his 31st of the season, from Troy Brouwer and Chris Campoli. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it for Detroit with his 15th of the year, assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brian Rafalski. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Brent Seabrook goal, his sixth of the campaign coming on the power play from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. The Red Wings got another equalizer from Henrik Zetterberg, his 23rd of the season, also a power play goal with assists provided by Jiri Hudler and Rafalski. Chicago defeated Detroit in the overtime period that was required with the 23rd of the year by Hossa, a power play goal powered by Kane and Duncan Keith to create a 3-2 final score. The three stars went to Hossa, MacDonald (38 for 41), and Toews.
Wrapping up the day's games were the Anaheim Ducks hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Brian Elliott and Ray Emery made the starts. Colorado opened up with Ryan O'Reilly on the power play, notching his eleventh of the season from Milan Hejduk and Ryan Stoa. Matt Duchene extended the Avalanche lead with his 27th of the year, with help from Hejduk and Matt Hunwick. Anaheim got on the board with a penalty shot conversion by Teemu Selanne, his 26th goal of the season. The Ducks tied it with a Jason Blake goal, his 15th of the year, with assistance from Selanne and Saku Koivu. Selanne notched another goal to put Anaheim on front, his second of the game and 27th of the campaign, guided in by Cam Fowler and Koivu. Colorado retied the game with David Jones' 25th of the season, helped along by Daniel Winnik and Ryan O'Byrne. Fowler put the Ducks back in front with his ninth of the year, a power play goal powered by Selanne and Lubomir Visnovsky. Selanne completed his hat trick on the 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Visnovsky. The Avalanche got back within a goal on Paul Stastny's 21st of the year, assisted by a sock trick completing Hejduk and Duchene. This would not lead to further offense, and Colorado lost 5-4 to the Ducks. The three stars went to Selanne, Koivu, and O'Reilly.
The Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena. Corey Crawford and Joey MacDonald took control of the nets. Chicago opened the scoring with a Jonathan Toews goal, his 31st of the season, from Troy Brouwer and Chris Campoli. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it for Detroit with his 15th of the year, assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brian Rafalski. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Brent Seabrook goal, his sixth of the campaign coming on the power play from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. The Red Wings got another equalizer from Henrik Zetterberg, his 23rd of the season, also a power play goal with assists provided by Jiri Hudler and Rafalski. Chicago defeated Detroit in the overtime period that was required with the 23rd of the year by Hossa, a power play goal powered by Kane and Duncan Keith to create a 3-2 final score. The three stars went to Hossa, MacDonald (38 for 41), and Toews.
Wrapping up the day's games were the Anaheim Ducks hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Brian Elliott and Ray Emery made the starts. Colorado opened up with Ryan O'Reilly on the power play, notching his eleventh of the season from Milan Hejduk and Ryan Stoa. Matt Duchene extended the Avalanche lead with his 27th of the year, with help from Hejduk and Matt Hunwick. Anaheim got on the board with a penalty shot conversion by Teemu Selanne, his 26th goal of the season. The Ducks tied it with a Jason Blake goal, his 15th of the year, with assistance from Selanne and Saku Koivu. Selanne notched another goal to put Anaheim on front, his second of the game and 27th of the campaign, guided in by Cam Fowler and Koivu. Colorado retied the game with David Jones' 25th of the season, helped along by Daniel Winnik and Ryan O'Byrne. Fowler put the Ducks back in front with his ninth of the year, a power play goal powered by Selanne and Lubomir Visnovsky. Selanne completed his hat trick on the 28th of the season, a power play goal made possible by Ryan Getzlaf and Visnovsky. The Avalanche got back within a goal on Paul Stastny's 21st of the year, assisted by a sock trick completing Hejduk and Duchene. This would not lead to further offense, and Colorado lost 5-4 to the Ducks. The three stars went to Selanne, Koivu, and O'Reilly.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Fantasy Hockey All-Stars week 23
This week brings us into the thinning of the playoff fields, with some leagues holding their championships and others participating in the semi-finals. I am proud to say that I have five teams looking for a gold medal this week, and likely more to play for 1st place next week as well. With that, here's the best players from last week:
Center: Ryan Getzlaf, 0 goals, 7 assists, +6, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 7 shots on goal
Left Wing: Ryane Clowe, 1 goal, 4 assists, +4, 14 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Right Wing: Corey Perry, 5 goals, 1 assist, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 17 shots on goal
Defenseman: Zdeno Chara, 1 goal, 5 assists, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 12 shots on goal
Goaltender: "King" Henrik Lundqvist, 2 wins, 0.32 goals against average, 77 saves, .987 save percentage, 2 shutouts
Those were your top players last week. I have seen Lundqvist be a huge difference on many occasions, and both for and against me last week. Also, California is the place to go for forwards. Starting in two weeks, Baseball all-stars will be posted as well. This will run here next week.
Center: Ryan Getzlaf, 0 goals, 7 assists, +6, 0 penalty minutes, 3 power play points, 7 shots on goal
Left Wing: Ryane Clowe, 1 goal, 4 assists, +4, 14 penalty minutes, 0 power play points, 8 shots on goal
Right Wing: Corey Perry, 5 goals, 1 assist, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 17 shots on goal
Defenseman: Zdeno Chara, 1 goal, 5 assists, +5, 0 penalty minutes, 1 power play point, 12 shots on goal
Goaltender: "King" Henrik Lundqvist, 2 wins, 0.32 goals against average, 77 saves, .987 save percentage, 2 shutouts
Those were your top players last week. I have seen Lundqvist be a huge difference on many occasions, and both for and against me last week. Also, California is the place to go for forwards. Starting in two weeks, Baseball all-stars will be posted as well. This will run here next week.
Song of the Week XIII
This week, we have a pop-punk tune from Good Charlotte called The Chronicles of Life and Death. The song emphasizes the basic life pattern that everyone goes through. It expresses less individuality than other bands usually would show. It also protests people who think they are entitled just because they are alive. The rhythm has short bursts of guitar with a repeating drum pattern. The song is not their best, but it is not horrible either. This feature will run next week.
Sunday hockey coverage
Sunday only had four games in the lead-up to the stretch run. They started in...
Pittsburgh, with the Penguins bringing the Florida Panthers to the CONSOL Energy Center. Tomas Vokoun and Marc-Andre Fleury took to the creases. Florida opened the scoring in the second period with the third goal of the season by Ryan Carter, guided in by Alexander Sulzer and Darcy Hordichuk. Pittsburgh replied with Ben Lovejoy notching his third of the year, with the help of Alex Kovalev and James Neal. The tie lasted through the Scott Clemmensen substitution for Tomas Vokoun, throughout overtime to the shootout, where the Penguins beat the Panthers with tallies from Kovalev and Neal. Fleury (37 for 38 saves), Lovejoy, and Kovalev picked up the three stars.
South to Atlanta, where the Thrashers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Chris Mason were the starters. Atlanta tallied first with the 16th of the season by Blake Wheeler, assisted by Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd. Ottawa replied with Marek Svatos' third of the year, an unassisted goal. The Thrashers took the lead back with Bryan Little potting his 17th of the season, with help from Wheeler. Nineteen seconds later, Atlanta extended their lead on Ben Maxwell's first of the year, fueled by Dustin Byfuglien and Ron Hainsey. The Senators got a goal back on Chris Neil's sixth of the season, courtesy of Jesse Winchester and Patrick Wiercioch. The Thrashers took that goal back with Mark Stuart netting his second of the year, with helpers provided by Nik Antropov and Maxwell. Ottawa pulled back within a goal on Erik Condra's sixth of the season, helped along by Jason Spezza and Brian Lee. Svatos added the equalizer for the Senators with his second of the game and fourth of the year, powered by Filip Kuba and Erik Karlsson. Atlanta beat Ottawa in the shootout later in the game, with Ladd providing the lone tally for the 5-4 victory. The three stars were given to Maxwell, Wheeler, and Ladd.
To Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Mathieu Garon played the creases. Vancouver opened the scoring with Christian Ehrhoff netting his 12th of the season via Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond. The Canucks extended their lead in the third period with the 19th of the year coming on the power play off the tape of Henrik Sedin, with helpers provided by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Higgins kept Vancouver rolling with his 12th of the season, made possible by Kesler and Raymond. Columbus got on the board with R.J. Umberger sinking his 24th of the campaign, thanks to Antoine Vermette. Higgins made it 4-1 Canucks with his 13th of the year, a power play goal and his second tally of the game being powered by Raymond, who clinched a sock trick, and Kevin Bieksa. Schneider (39 for 40 saves), Higgins, and Umberger earned the three stars.
Finally, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Brian Boucher participated in some alliteration in front of the cages. Philadelphia got on the board first with Kris Versteeg netting his 20th of the campaign, assisted by Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk. Boston replied in the second period with Nathan Horton on the power play with his 23rd of the season, powered by Tomas Kaberle and David Krejci. The Bruins took a 2-1 lead in the third period with another power play goal, this time Brad Marchand's 20th of the year, guided along by Dennis Seidenberg and Mark Recchi. This was the final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Thomas (27 for 28 saves), and Versteeg.
Pittsburgh, with the Penguins bringing the Florida Panthers to the CONSOL Energy Center. Tomas Vokoun and Marc-Andre Fleury took to the creases. Florida opened the scoring in the second period with the third goal of the season by Ryan Carter, guided in by Alexander Sulzer and Darcy Hordichuk. Pittsburgh replied with Ben Lovejoy notching his third of the year, with the help of Alex Kovalev and James Neal. The tie lasted through the Scott Clemmensen substitution for Tomas Vokoun, throughout overtime to the shootout, where the Penguins beat the Panthers with tallies from Kovalev and Neal. Fleury (37 for 38 saves), Lovejoy, and Kovalev picked up the three stars.
South to Atlanta, where the Thrashers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Chris Mason were the starters. Atlanta tallied first with the 16th of the season by Blake Wheeler, assisted by Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd. Ottawa replied with Marek Svatos' third of the year, an unassisted goal. The Thrashers took the lead back with Bryan Little potting his 17th of the season, with help from Wheeler. Nineteen seconds later, Atlanta extended their lead on Ben Maxwell's first of the year, fueled by Dustin Byfuglien and Ron Hainsey. The Senators got a goal back on Chris Neil's sixth of the season, courtesy of Jesse Winchester and Patrick Wiercioch. The Thrashers took that goal back with Mark Stuart netting his second of the year, with helpers provided by Nik Antropov and Maxwell. Ottawa pulled back within a goal on Erik Condra's sixth of the season, helped along by Jason Spezza and Brian Lee. Svatos added the equalizer for the Senators with his second of the game and fourth of the year, powered by Filip Kuba and Erik Karlsson. Atlanta beat Ottawa in the shootout later in the game, with Ladd providing the lone tally for the 5-4 victory. The three stars were given to Maxwell, Wheeler, and Ladd.
To Columbus, with the Blue Jackets hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider and Mathieu Garon played the creases. Vancouver opened the scoring with Christian Ehrhoff netting his 12th of the season via Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond. The Canucks extended their lead in the third period with the 19th of the year coming on the power play off the tape of Henrik Sedin, with helpers provided by Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Higgins kept Vancouver rolling with his 12th of the season, made possible by Kesler and Raymond. Columbus got on the board with R.J. Umberger sinking his 24th of the campaign, thanks to Antoine Vermette. Higgins made it 4-1 Canucks with his 13th of the year, a power play goal and his second tally of the game being powered by Raymond, who clinched a sock trick, and Kevin Bieksa. Schneider (39 for 40 saves), Higgins, and Umberger earned the three stars.
Finally, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas and Brian Boucher participated in some alliteration in front of the cages. Philadelphia got on the board first with Kris Versteeg netting his 20th of the campaign, assisted by Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk. Boston replied in the second period with Nathan Horton on the power play with his 23rd of the season, powered by Tomas Kaberle and David Krejci. The Bruins took a 2-1 lead in the third period with another power play goal, this time Brad Marchand's 20th of the year, guided along by Dennis Seidenberg and Mark Recchi. This was the final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Thomas (27 for 28 saves), and Versteeg.
Sandwich Showdown XII
This weekend, the two sandwiches in competition had a very similar composition, with the Subway Club on Italian opposing the Subway Melt on Garlic. The Club had a very strong set of flavor, bringing out all of its best angles. The bread quality was top-notch. The Melt that followed was toasted and also had a good flavor. The bread was also very strong. This week the edge goes just barely to the Melt, but it was one of the best battles I've had the right to taste. This will run again next week.
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