Empty Netter Assists - 02-02-11
Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. Opportunity was knocking. Dustin Jeffrey (above, scoring in the shootout on New York's Henrik Lundqvist) knocked right back.
-The New York Times' recap. “I’ve never seen him do anything like that.” - Rangers defenseman Marc Staal on his brother Jordan punching New York forward Brandon Prust with a gloved hand.
-The New York Daily News' recap. "It's probably two of the best in the shootout as far as goaltending." - New York coach John Tortorella on Marc-Andre Fleury and New York's Henrik Lundqvist.
-The Associated Press' recap. “The All-Star game was basically shootouts all weekend.” - Fleury.
-NHL.com's recap. "We come to New York to play a game and go home minus three guys." - Mike Rupp.
-Mike Lange's goal calls.
-Highlights:
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-Deryk Engelland versus New York's Brandon Prust:
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-Brooks Orpik > New York's Brandon Dubinsky:
-Funny Face of the Night: Dubinsky:
-Jeffrey leading a rush up ice:
-Jeffrey being popular:
-Jordan Staal being bad:
-Dan Bylsma speaks:
-So dd Prust take a dive when Jordan Staal punched him?
-Jeffrey probably didn't expect to be playing on the team's top line prior to yesterday.
Atlantic Division
-Kyle Okposo had two goals and an assist for the Islanders in a 4-1 win at Atlanta. P.A. Parenteau added a goal and an assist for New York while teammate John Tavares recorded two assists. Kevin Poulin made 25 saves in the victory.
-Martin Brodeur made all of 15 saves and led the Devils to a 2-1 defeat of the Senators. New Jersey is 7-1-1 in its last nine games. Ottawa is 1-9-4 in its last 14 games.
-Brodeur stretched out for this save:
-Ottawa's Alex Kovalev being popular:
-The Devils recalled defenseman Alexander Urbom from Albany of the AHL.
Northeast Division
-A shootout goal by captain Brian Gionta gave the Canadiens a 3-2 win at Washington. Gionta also scored both of Montreal's regulation goals while Carey Price made 27 saves in the victory. Mathieu Perreault had a goal and an assist for the Capitals.
-Washington captain Alex Ovechkin completely dumped Montreal's P.K. Subban on this hit:
-Check out Gionta's second regulation goal:
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-Check out this pass by Washington's Mike Green to set up Mike Knuble for a goal:
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-"Dude, you're right. Green totally doesn't play defense."
-Tim Thomas made 24 saves and led the Bruins to a 3-2 win at Carolina. Captain Zdeno Chara had two assists for Boston. Erik Cole and Sergei Samsonov each recorded two assists for the Hurricanes.
-Chara and Thomas having a moment:
-Thomas kept his eyes on this puck:
-Shootout goals by Tyler Bozak and former Penguin Colby Armstrong gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 win against the Panthers. Fire Ray Shero. Nikolai Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski each had a goal and an assist in regulation for Toronto while Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 30 saves in the victory. Cory Stillman and Steven Weiss each netted goal and an assist for the Panthers in regulation.
-Check out this shootout goal by Florida's David Booth:
-Check out this save in overtime by Florida's Scott Clemmensen on Toronto's Phil Kessel in overtime:
-Intense Face of the Night: Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf:
-Florida's Keaton Ellerby > Toronto's Mike Brown:
(A really hardcore fan there texting on her phone.)
-Bloody times for Toronto's Joey Crabb:
-Sabres owner Tom Golisano reached an agreement to sell the team to Terry Pegula.
Southeast Division
-Dwayne Roloson made 38 saves for the Lightning in a 4-0 shutout of the Flyers. Teddy Purcell scored two goals for Tampa Bay while teammates Simon Gagne and Martin St. Louis each recorded two assists.
-Happy times for Tampa Bay's Steve Downie:
-Prior to last night's game, the Capitals honored recent Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Dino Ciccarelli:
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-As you can tell, the Capitals wore their fantastic throwback jerseys:
-The Panthers recalled forward Scott Timmins from Rochester of the AHL.
-The Capitals recalled forward Jay Beagle from Hershey of the AHL.
Central Division
-A goal and two assists by captain Jonathan Toews led the Blackhawks to a 7-4 win at Columbus. Former Penguin Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane each netted a goal and an assist for Chicago while teammates Fernando Pisani and Brent Seabrook each recorded two assists. Fire Ray Shero. Marty Turco made 29 saves in the victory. Derek Dorsett had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets.
-Check out this move by Toews to set up his goal:
-Columbus forward and Plum native (no, really) R.J. Umberger completely dumped Seabrook here:
-Seabrook fared a little better in this collision with Columbus' Matt Calvert:
-Check out this goal by Calvert:
-Rough weather in St. Louis postponed last night's Avalanche-Blues game.
-Thinking Out Loud: We guess the NHL doesn't have a problem postponing games when they're not on NBC.
-The Red Wings recalled forward Jan Mursak from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
Northwest Division
-Christian Ehrhoff and former Penguin Mikael Samuelsson each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks in a 4-1 win at Dallas. Fire Craig Patrick. Daniel Sedin recorded two assists while Cory Schneider made 25 saves in the victory.
-Check out this laser of a goal by Samuelsson:
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-Fire Craig Patrick.
-Check out this shorthanded goal by Vancouver's Ryan Kesler:
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-Rene Bourque's shootout goal gave the Flames a 3-2 win at Nashville. Miikka Kiprusoff made 25 saves in the victory. Sergei Kostitsyn recorded two assists for Nashville.
-We don't want to accuse Nashville's Patric Hornqvist of invading Kiprusoff's personal space... but:
-Cool Photo of the Night: Calgary's Matt Stajan teeing up a shot on Nashville's Marcel Goc:
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard's shootout goal gave the Wild a 1-0 win against the Kings. Minnesota's Nicklas Backstrom (27 saves) and Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick (25 saves) each recorded shutouts.
-Check out this save by Backstrom in the shootout on Los Angeles' Jack Johnson:
-The Oilers placed forward Zach Stortini on waivers.
Pacific Division
-Two goals and an assist by Joe Pavelski helped the Sharks come back in a 5-3 win against the Coyotes. Patrick Marleau added a goal and an assist for San Jose while Alex Stalock made nine saves in the victory.
-Check out Marleau's goal:
-The Sharks recalled forwards Benn Ferriero, John McCarthy and goatlender Alex Stalock from Worcester of the AHL.
Norris Division
-Television ratings for the All-Star Lame Game were up.
-Former Wild/Lightning forward Kyle Wanvig has joined HK SKP Poprad of the Slovakia Extraliga.
(Photos: Penguins/Rangers-Frank Franklin II/Associated Press and Nick Laham/Getty Images; Senators/Devils-Paul Bereswill/Getty Images; Canadiens/Capitals-Greg Fiume/Getty Images; Bruins/Hurricanes-Gerry Broome/Associated Press; Panthers/Maple Leafs-Abelimages/Getty Images; Flyers/Lightning-Chris O'Meara/Associated Press; Blue Jackets/Blackhawks-Jay LaPrete/Associated Press; Flames/Predators-Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)