Empty Netter Assists - 12-13-10
Penguins
-If you haven't seen it, here's the Penguins' new holiday opening at Consol Energy Center:
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-So far so good for Dustin Jeffrey.
-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins had their game against the Albany Devils in Atlantic City postponed due to unsafe ice conditions.
Atlantic Division
-Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves for the Rangers in a 7-0 shutout of the Capitals. Ryan Callahan had two goals for Washington while teammates Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Prust and Marc Staal each recorded a goal and an assist. Washington has lost six consecutive games.
-Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin actually got into a fight with Dubinsky:
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-Rangers fans showed a lot of class when they cheered Ovechkin getting injured:
-Washington's John Erskine > New York's Ryan Callahan:
-It was a rought night for Washington's Semyon Varlamov:
-And Ovechkin:
-The Capitals suffered their worst defeat since 2005-06.
-Rangers captain Chris Drury (finger) was given medical clearance to resume playing. He is expected to return to the lineup against the Penguins Wednesday.
-With defensemen Mark Eaton (groin) and Radek Martinek (arm) dinged up, the Islanders recalled defensemen Dylan Reese and Rhett Rakhshani from Bridgeport of the AHL.
-The Devils demoted defenseman Matt Corrente and forward Alexander Vasyunov to Albany of the AHL.
-Flyers forward Jody Shelley is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing today over his hit from behind on Boston defenseman Adam McQuaid Saturday.
Northeast Division
-The Canadiens recalled forward Max Pacioretty from Hamilton of the AHL.
-Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson is mired in a career-worst 10-game scoring slump.
Southeast Division
-Capitals forward Alexander Semin was fined an undisclosed amount for a cross check to the head of Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles Saturday:
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-The Capitals recalled forward Andrew Gordon from Hershey of the AHL.
-A cracked bone in his vertebrae will keep Panthers forward Cory Stillman sidelined indefinitely.
-The Lightning demoted forward Marc-Antoine Pouliot to Norfolk of the AHL.
Central Division
-The Blues demoted forwards Stefan Della Rovere and Dave Scatchard to Peoria of the AHL.
-With 399 career wins, Detroit's Chris Osgood is on the verge of becoming the 10th goaltender in NHL history to reach the 400-win plateau.
-Predators assistant coach Peter Horachek is battling prostate cancer.
Northwest Division
-Henrik Sedin had a goal and an assist for the Canucks in a 2-1 win at Edmonton. Teammate Daniel Sedin recorded two assists while Roberto Luong made all of 11 saves in the victory.
-Check out this pass by Daniel Sedin to set up Alex Burrows for a goal:
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-Check out this pass by Daniel Sedin to set up Henrik Sedin for a goal:
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-Vancouver's Dan Hamhuis kept his eyes on this puck:
Pacific Division
-Corey Perry had a hat trick and two assists for the Ducks in a 6-2 rout of the Wild. Captain Ryan Getzlaf added two goals and an assist for Anaheim while linemate Bobby Ryan contributed a goal and two assists. Jonas Hiller made 20 saves in the victory. Mikko Koivu recorded two assists for Minnesota.
-Perry's hat trick:
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-Ryan actually scored his goal with Koivu's stick:
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-Getzlaf being popular:
-An orbital bone injury will keep Ducks forward Aaron Voros sidelined three to four weeks.
Patrick Division
-Former Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov was released from SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL.
(Photos: Capitals/Rangers-Henny Ray Abrams/Associated Press and Jim McIsaac/Getty Images; Canucks/Oilers-John Ulan/Canadian Press; Wild/Ducks-Alex Gallardo/Associated Press)