Empty Netter Assists - 02-14-11
Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from yesterday's game. "With the lineup we're putting on the ice right now, there's no way we can allow ourselves to take that many penalties if we want a realistic chance of winning." - Brooks Orpik.
-The New York Times' recap. “He told us just to calm down and relax, there’s a lot of game left — no need to panic.” - Rangers forward Ryan Callahan on what coach John Tortorella said during a first period time out.
-The Associated Press' recap. “Right now it’s not easy for our team to consistently kill penalties. With the lack of players in our lineup, we can’t keep taking penalties.” - Jordan Staal.
-NHL.com's recap. The Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak.
-Highlights:
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-Funny Face of the Day: Maxime Talbot battling for a puck:
-Orpik getting knocked in the face by New York's Brandon Prust:
-Dan Bylsma speaks:
-Mario Lemieux. Not happy with the NHL.
“We are entirely comfortable with how Friday night's events were handled. We have no other response to Mr. Lemieux’s statement.” - NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly.
-"I couldn't agree more. I thought he was right on." - Orpik on Lemieux.
-"When I saw the suspensions on both sides and the fines, I was a little bit surprised it was just our club that got fined." - Islanders general manager Garth Snow.
-Robert Bortuzzo, Andrew Hutchinson, David Marshall, Zach Sill and Ben Street each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 7-1 rout of the rival Hershey Bears. Teammates Chris Collins and Andrew Orpik each recorded two assists. Brad Thiessen made 21 saves in the victory.
-Highlights courtesty of The Wilkes-Blog:
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Atlantic Division
-A hat trick by Michael Grabner, including one goal in overtime, led the Islanders to a wild 7-6 win at Buffalo. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo each recorded three assists for New York while teammates Milan Jurcina and John Tavares each netted a goal and an assist. Al Montoya made 12 saves in the victory. Drew Stafford also had a hat trick for the Sabres.
-Grabner's hat trick:
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-Stafford's hat trick:
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Northeast Division
-The Bruins demoted forward Jordan Caron to Providence of the AHL.
-The Senators recalled forward Bobby Butler and goaltender Robin Lehner from Binghamton of the AHL.
Southeast Division
-Cam Ward made 40 saves for the Hurricanes in a 3-2 win at Atlanta. Sergei Samsonov recorded two assists for Carolina which moved past the Thrashers for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Captain Andrew Ladd scored both of the Thrashers' goals.
-Check out this blocked shot and goal by Ladd:
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-Ladd being popular:
-Happy times for the Hurricanes. Not so much for Atlanta's Ondrej Pavelec:
-Ward and teammate Erik Cole having a moment:
-A goal and an assist by Chris Higgins led the Panthers to a 3-2 win against the Sharks. Teammate Marty Reasoner recorded two assists while Tomas Vokoun made 28 saves in the victory. Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist for San Jose.
-With forwards Alexander Burmistrov dealing with a foot injury, the Thrashers recalled forward Spencer Machacek from Chicago of the AHL.
Central Division
-Two goals by Todd Bertuzzi led the Red Wing to a 4-2 win against the Bruins. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves in the victory. Michael Ryder had two assists for Boston.
-Cool Photo of the Day: Ryder and Detroit's Jonathan Ericsson kicking up ice:
-Howard and teammate Brian Rafalski having a moment:
-Steve Mason made 29 saves for the Blue Jackets in a 2-1 win at Dallas. Anton Stralman recorded two assists for Columbus which has won five consecutive road games.
-Check out this nifty backhanded goal by Columbus captain Rick Nash:
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-Check out this fluky save by Dallas' Kari Lehtonen:
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-Lehtonen having a moment:
-The Blackhawks demoted former Penguins forward Jeff Taffe and defenseman Nick Leddy to Rockford of the AHL.
-The Predators demoted forward Matt Halischuk to Milwaukee of the AHL.
Northwest Division
-Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg is expected to announce his retirement today.
-Wild forward prospect Tyler Cuma, a first-round pick in 2008, tore an ACL and will be sidelined six months.
Pacific Division
-Jonathan Quick made 40 saves and led the Kings to a 1-0 shutout of the Flyers. It was Quick's sixth shutout of the season.
-Fight of the Day: Los Angeles' Kevin Westgarth versus Philadelphia's Jody Shelley:
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-A good look at the fight:
-Los Angeles' Kyle Clifford preformed a public service in this fight with Philadelphia's Daniel Carcillo:
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-The Kings won for the first time in Los Angeles since April 1, 1993.
-Jonas Hiller made 12 saves for the Ducks in a 4-0 shutout of the Oilers. Bobby Ryan scored two goals for Anaheim while teammates Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each recorded two assists.
-Ducks forward Teemu Selanne scored the 100th career game-winning goal of his career.
-Stars defenseman Nicklas Grossman is dealing with a groin injury.
(Photos: Penguins/Thrashers-Chris Trotman/Getty Images; Hurricanes/Thrashers-Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images; Bruins/Red Wings-Gregory Shamus/Getty Images; Blue Jackets/Flyers-Ronald Martinez/Getty Images; Kings/Flyers-Lou Capozzola/Getty Images)