Empty Netter Assists - 01-23-11
Penguins
-Marc-Andre Fleury. Black and Yellow (and blue).
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-Dave Molinari's recap of last night's game. "I have to try to make the most of it." - Dustin Jeffrey.
-The Raleigh News and Observer's recap. "They didn't do anything special other than work hard." - Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward on the Penguins.
-The Associated Press' recap. The Penguins are 4-3-1 without Sidney Crosby.
-Mike Lange's goal calls.
-Ward kept his eyes on this puck:
-Dan Bylsma speaks:
-Jeffrey speaks:
-Sidney Crosby will skill the All-Star Game (PG+).
-"The Steelers are going to win the game if they win the special teams area." - Dan Bylsma.
-Brett Sterling scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 win against the Albany Devils. Ryan Craig recorded three assists for the Penguins while teammate Eric Tangradi netted two assists. John Curry made 19 saves in the victory.
-Highlights courtesty of The Pensblog's Eric Politowski:
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-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Brad Thiessen left the game due to a leg ailment.
-A hat trick and two assists by Nick Petersen led the Wheeling Nailers to a 6-4 win against the Trenton Devils. Casey Pierro-Zabotel added a goal and two assists for the Nailers while Peter Delmas made 28 saves in the victory.
-Happy 49th birthday to former Penguins defenseman and picnic jug enthusiast (below) Randy Boyd. A third-round pick in 1980, Boyd spent parts of three seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1981-82, Boyd appeared in 23 games and recorded two assists. He played in three playoff games that spring and failed to record a point. In 1982-83, Boyd saw action in 56 games and scored 18 points. After five ganes and one assist in 1983-84, Boyd was traded to the Blackhawks in exchange for Greg Fox. In 84 regular season games, Randy Boyd scored 21 points.
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-Happy 33rd birthday to former Penguins forward Martin Sonnenberg. A free agent signing prior to 1998-99, Sonnenberg spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1998-99, he appeared in 44 games and scored two points. He followed that up in 1999-2000 by playing in 14 games and netting three points. After spending the next two seasons with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, he joined the Flames as a free agent in the 2002 offseason. In 58 games with the Penguins, he scored five points.
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-Happy 37th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Joel Bouchard. Acquired midway through the 2002-03 season along with Richard Lintner, Rico Fata and Mikael Samuelsson in a deal which sent Mike Wilson, Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture to the Rangers, Bouchard's Penguins' career amounted to seven games and one assist that campaign. During the 2003 offseason, he joined the Sabres as a free agent.
Atlantic Division
-Two goals by Patrik Elias led the Devils to a 3-1 win at Philadelphia. Henrik Tallinder added a goal and an assist for New Jersey while teammate Brian Rolston recorded two assists. Former Penguin Johan Hedberg made 26 saves in the victory. Fire Craig Patrick.
-Check out this save by Hedberg on Philadelphia's Jeff Carter:
-It wasn't all bad for the Flyers. Check out this re-direction goal by James van Riemsdyk:
-Thirsty times for Philadelphia's Brian Boucher:
-Devils defenseman Colin White suffered a "lower-body" injury.
-The Devils broke a six-game losing streak in Philadelphia.
-A shootout goal by Mats Zuccarello gave the Rangers a 3-2 win against the Thrashers. Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves in the victory.
-Zuccarello's goal:
-Check out this save by Lundqvist on Atlanta's Anthony Stewart:
-The Islanders claimed goaltender Evgeni Nabokov off waivers a day after he signed with the Red Wings. Nabokov said he would not report to the Islanders.
-The Flyers travel to Chicago for a re-match of the Stanley Cup final this afternoon.
-The Rangers recalled forward Evgeny Grachev and defenseman Michael Del Zotto from Connecticut of the AHL and demoted forward Dale Weise to Connecticut.
Northeast Division
Brad Marchand had two goals and two assists for the Bruins in a 6-2 win at Colorado. Patrice Bergeron and former Penguin Mark Recchi each added a goal and two assists for Boston while teammate Milan Lucic scored two goals. Tim Thomas made 32 saves in the victory. Fire Ray Shero. Kevin Shattenkirk netted a goal and an assist for the Avalanche.
-Bruins forward Marc Savard left the game after behind hit and striking his head into the boards:
-Colorado's Craig Anderson kept his eyes on this puck:
-Colorado's Cody McLeod and Boston's Gregory Campbell had issues:
-The Sabres recalled forwards Matt Ellis and Paul Byron from Portland of the AHL.
-The Senators demoted goaltender Mike Brodeur and forward Bobby Butler to Binghamton of the AHL.
Southeast Division
-A hat trick by captain Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals to a 3-1 win at Toronto. Teammate Nicklas Backstrom recorded two assists while Braden Holtby made 35 saves in in the victory.
-Ovechkin's hat trick:
-Funny Face of the Night: Washington's D.J. King warming up:
-Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun is dealing with an undisclosed injury.
-The Lightning starts a 12-game homestand today.
Central Division
-Two goals by Tomas Kopecky led the Blackhawks to a 4-1 win a Detroit. Dave Bolland and Troy Brouwer each netted a goal and an assist for Chicago while teammate Duncan Keith recorded two assists. Corey Crawford made 26 saves in the victory.
-Check out his pass by Brouwer to set up Bolland for a goal:
-Check out this re-direction goal by Kopecky:
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-Crawford kept his eyes on this puck:
-Steve Mason made 19 saves for the Blue Jackets in a 5-1 win at St. Louis. Derick Brassard and Jakub Voracek each recorded two assists for Columbus. Alexander Steen netted two assists for the Blues.
-The Blue Jackets won in St. Louis for the first time since 2007.
-The Red Wings recalled forward Cory Emmerton from Grand Rapids of the AHL and demoted forward Tomas Tatar to Grand Rapids.
Northwest Division
-Shootout goals by Rene Bourque and Alex Tanguay gave the Flames a 4-3 win at Vancouver. Tim Jackman had a goal and an assist in regulation for Calgary while Miikka Kiprusoff made 41 saves in the victory. Alexander Edler scored two regulation goals for the Canucks.
-Officials awarded Tanguay a goal which secured the win after Roberto Luongo made this save. They ruled Luongo's body carried the puck into the net despite not having clear visual evidence of the puck being clearly over the goal line:
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-Anthems in Vancouver are always a treat:
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-Second Funny Face of the Night: Calgary's Jay Bouwmeester battling with Vancouver's Ryan Kesler:
-Luongo kept his eyes on these pucks:
-Former Avalanche star Peter Forsberg skated with his old team yesterday in an attempt at another comeback:
Pacific Division
-Bobby Ryan's shootout goal gave the Ducks a 4-3 win at Montreal. Teemu Selanne recorded two assists for Anaheim while Jonas Hiller made 37 saves in the victory. Max Pacioretty scored two goals for the Canadiens.
-Ducks forward and former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu was welcomed back to Montreal:
-Third Funny Face of the Night: Montreal's David Desharnais getting hit by Anaheim's George Parros:
-Jonathan Quick made 23 saves for the Kings in a 4-3 win at Phoenix. Ryan Smyth recorded two assists for Los Angeles. Lee Stempniak netted two goals for the Coyotes.
-Check out this fantastic diving goal by Los Angeles' Jarret Stoll:
-Devin Setoguchi scored two goals for the Sharks in a 4-3 win against the Wild. Teammate Patrick Marleau recorded two assists while Antti Niemi made 23 saves in the victory. Brent Burns had a goal and two assists for Minnesota.
-Steely glaring times for Phoenix's Ilya Bryzgalov:
-Bryzgalov having a moment prior to the game:
-The Ducks recalled goaltender Timo Pielmeier from Syracuse of the AHL.
Adams Division
-Does Rule 48 do enought to protect players from head shots?
-Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis and Chicago's Patrick Kane were named alternate captains for Detroit defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom's team in the All-Star Lame Game. Washington's Mike Green and Vancouver's Ryan Kesler were name alternate captains for Carolina forward Eric Staal's team.
-Hockey Night in Canada's pregame montage from last night:
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-Former Blackhawks/Bruins/Senators forward Martin St. Pierre has joined EC Salzburg of the EBL in Austria.
(Photos: Hurricanes/Penguins-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Devils/Flyers-Tom Mihalek/Associated Press; Avalanche/Bruins-Barry Gutierrez/Associated Press; Capitals/Maple Leafs-Abelimages/Getty Images; Red Wings/Blackhawks-Carlos Osorio/Associated Press; Flames/Canucks-Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press and Rich Lam/Getty Images; Ducks/Canadiens-Graham Hughes/Associated Press; Kings/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images)