Empty Netter Assists - 02-21-11
Penguins
-Shelly Anderson's recap from yesterday's game. Craig Adams told Marc-Andre Fleury about the shootout moves of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. But not Patrick Kane (above).
-The Chicago Tribune's recap. "It was a big point for us the way we came back because this is a very tough building to play in." - Fleury.
-The Associated Press' recap. "We kept playing and we got the (late) goal and we’ll take the point.” - Dan Bylsma.
-NHL.com's recap. "We feel like we're a playoff team. We want to be there. It's just a matter of earning it." - Sharp on his team's playoff hopes.
-Mike Lange's goal calls.
-Fleury lost track of this puck:
-Happy times for Brett Sterling and Tyler Kennedy:
-Kris Letang getting stuffed by Chicago's Corey Crawford:
-Bright times for Kane:
-Chicago's Brent Seabrook > Tim Wallace:
-Jordan Staal speaks:
-Matt Cooke speaks:
-Yesterday's national anthem:
-Todd Reirden's ultimate goal is to be a head coach.
-Peter Delmas made 29 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 loss to the Trenton Devils.
-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins demoted forwards Ryan Schnell, David Marshall, Andrew Orpik and Tyler Murovich to the Nailers.
Atlantic Division
-Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers in a 4-2 win against the rival Rangers. Teammates Braydon Coburn and Scott Hartnell each recorded two assists while Brian Boucher made 37 saves in the victory.
-Boucher kept his eyes on this puck:
-Rangers forward Marian Gaborik left the game due to a concussion.
-Flyers defenseman Sean O'Donnell left the game after one shift due to a "lower-body" injury.
-The Flyers failed to record a penalty in a game for the third time in franchise history.
-The Rangers recalled forward Kris Newbury from Connecticut of the AHL.
Northeast Division
-Senators defenseman Sergei Gonchar ("lower-body"), Chris Campoli ("lower-body") and forward Peter Regin (shoulder) are dinged up.
Southeast Division
-Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist for the Capitals in a 2-1 win at Buffalo. Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves in the victory.
-Happy times for Johansson and captain Alex Ovechkin:
-The Thrashers demoted forward Nigel Dawes to Chicago of the AHL.
-The Panthers demoted defenseman Joe Callahan and forward Kenndal McArdle to Rochester of the AHL.
Central Division
-Shootout goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi gave the Red Wings a 2-1 win at Minnesota. Jimmy Howard made 25 saves in the victory.
-It wasn't all bad for the Wild. Check out this save by Minnesota's Niklas Backstrom:
-Bertuzzi found a special way to celebrate his 1,000th career game.
-The Blackhawks activated forward Ryan Johnson ("upper body") from injured reserve.
Northwest Division
-Miikka Kiprusoff made 39 saves for the Flames in a 4-0 shutout of the Canadiens in the Heritage Classic. Rene Bourque had two goals for Calgary while teammate Alex Tanguay added a goal and an assist.
-"O Canada:"
-There was at least one outdoor game which had a handshake line this season:
-Hockey Night in Canada came through with a stellar pregame montage:
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-Awesome Photo of the Day: Kiprusoff and Montreal captain Brian Gionta kept their eyes on this puck:
-Calgary's Anton Babchuk being popular:
-Happy, chilly times for the Flames:
-Montreal's Hal Gill > Calgary's Jarome Iginla:
-Gill > Calgary's Curtis Glencross:
-Happy times for the Flames. Not so much for the Canadiens:
-Kiprusoff having a moment:
-Montreal's Carey Price having a moment:
-Funny (Frozen) Faces of the Day: Calgary's Tim Jackman mixing it up with Gill:
-Jackman mixing it up with Montreal's Paul Mara:
-Bourque leading a rush out of his zone:
-Hand shake times:
-Bright times in Calgary:
-Calgary's Jay Bouwmeester:
-Montreal's Max Pacioretty:
-Calgary's Robyn Regehr:
-Bouwmeester and Pacioretty battling for position:
-Toque time in warm ups for Calgary's Olli Jokinen:
-Flyover times in Calgary:
-"It's not fun to catch the puck if you have cold fingers." - Kiprusoff.
-Temperatures were so cold, officials did not use a Zamboni on the rink out of fear of cracking the ice.
-Wild captain Miiko Koivu is expected to miss three weeks due to a fractured finger.
-The Wild demoted defenseman Marco Scandella to Houston of the AHL.
Pacific Division
-The Stars demoted defenseman Trevor Ludwig to Texas of the AHL.
-The Kings demoted forward Andrei Loktionov (right) to Manchester of the AHL.
Smythe Division
-Hockey in Pennsylvania has grown by a 18.6 percent in a span from the 1998-99 season to 2009-10.
-Former Kings/Panthers forward Jaroslav Bednar has joined Lugano of the NLA in Switerland.
(Photos: Penguins/Blackhawks-Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images and Jim Prisching/Associated Press; Flyers/Rangers-Kathy Willens/Associated Press; Capitals/Sabres-Don Heupel/Associated Press; Canadiens/Flames-Dylan Lynch/Getty Images, Larry Macdougal/Canadian Press, Mike Ridewood/Getty Images and Andre Ringuette/Getty Images; Loktionov-Jeff Gross/Getty Images)