Empty Netter Assists - 03-06-11
Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "I really think we earned it." - Dan Bylsma.
-The Boston Globe's recap. “I made a beautiful pass. It was right on his tape." - Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg on his turnover which led to a Dustin Jeffrey's overtime goal.
-NHL.com's recap. The Bruins had a seven-game winning streak snapped..
-Mike Lange's goal calls.
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-Mike Rupp versus Boston's Shawn Thornton:
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-Happy times for Jeffrey and Kennedy:
-Not so much for Boston's Chris Kelly:
-Happy times for Kennedy, Jordan Staal and Matt Cooke:
-Zbynek Michalek put a little too much torque on this shot:
-Boston's Milan Lucic > Ben Lovejoy:
-Fleury kept his eyes on this puck:
-Boston's Brad Marchand putting one on net while being defended by Matt Niskanen:
-Chris Conner hitting Boston's Gregory Campbell:
-Pascal Dupuis defending Kelly:
-Chris Kunitz is still sidelined.
-James Neal will hopefully fill a void on the wing for several seasons.
-Alex Grant and Christaan Minella each had goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-2 loss to the Reading Royals.
-Happy 41st birthday to former Penguins defenseman Peter Allen. A free agent signing in the 1995 offseason, Allen's NHL career amounted to eight games with the Penguins in 1995-96. He was a plus-2. After spending all of 1996-97 with Cleveland of the IHL, Allen signed with the Sharks in 1997.
Atlantic Division
-Two goals by Andrew MacDonald led the Islanders to a 5-2 win against the Blues. Michael Grabner, P.A. Parenteau and John Tavares each added a goal and an assist for New York while Al Montoya made 21 saves in the victory. Andy McDonald netted a goal and an assist for St. Louis.
-Goal of the Night: Check out the moves by Tavares on his goal:
-Check out the pass by Grabner to set up Parenteau for a goal:
-Happy times for MacDonald:
-St. Louis' Chris Porter got lost in the snow here:
-Awkward Photo of the Night: Linesman Greg Devorski adjusting the net:
-The Devils have not allowed a first-period goal in 12 consecutive games.
-Rangers forward Marian Gaborik will return to the lineup after missing six games due to a concussion.
Northeast Division
-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville and Andrej Sekera each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres in a 5-3 win at Philadelphia. Brad Boyes, Paul Gaustad and Thomas Vanek each recorded two assists for Buffalo while Ryan Miller made 33 saves in the victory. The Flyers are in first place in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division with 86 points, two more than the Penguins who are in fourth and second place respectively.
-Kennywood's open for Philadelphia's Kimmo Timonen:
-Philadelphia's Sergei Bobrovsky kept his eyes on this puck:
-Bobrovsky stretched out for this puck:
-Happy times for the Sabres:
-Funny Face of the Night: Buffalo's Paul Gaustad going into the corner with Philadelphia's Andrej Meszaros:
-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Two goals by Max Pacioretty led the Canadiens to a 4-2 win at Tampa Bay. Tomas Plekanec had two assists for Montreal while Carey Price made 43 saves in the victory. Former Penguin Dominic Moore netted a goal and an assist for the Lightning Fire Ray Shero. The Lightning is in third place in the Atlantic Division with 81 points, three fewer than the Penguins.
-Check out this poke check by Price on Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos:
-Canadiens defenseman and former Penguin Hal Gill scored a goal for the second consecutive game:
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-Check out this pass from Montreal's Andrei Kostitsyn to set up David Desharnais for a goal:
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-Fire Ray Shero.
-Canadiens defenseman Jaroslav Spacek is expected to be sidelined three to five weeks following arthoscopic surgery on his right knee.
-With forward Mike Grier dealing with a "lower-body" injury, the Sabres recalled forward Mark Mancari from Portland of the AHL.
-The Senators demoted forward Colin Greening to Binghamton of the AHL.
Southeast Division
-Two goals, including one in overtime, and an assist by captain Andrew Ladd led the Thrashers to a 4-3 win against the Panthers. Blake Wheeler added two goals for Atlanta while teammate Dustin Byfuglien recorded three assists. Chris Mason made 31 saves in the victory. Sergei Samsonov and Stephen Weiss each netted a goal and an assist for Florida.
-Panthers defenseman Alexander Sulzer left the game due to a "lower-body" injury.
Central Division
-Former Penguin Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks in a 5-3 win against the Maple Leafs. Fire Ray Shero. Corey Crawford made 30 saves in the victory. Luke Schenn netted a goal and an assist for Toronto.
-Check out the pass from Chicago's Patrick Kane to set up captain Jonathan Toews for a goal:
-Check out this dirty elbow by Toronto's Mike Brown to the head of Chicago's Duncan Keith:
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-Chicago's Bryan Bickell > Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf:
-Toronto's Darryl Boyce used an odd defensive technique against Keith:
-Chicago's Patrick Kane warming up:
-Predators forward Steve Sullivan is expected to be sideline four to six weeks following groin surgery.
Northwest Division
-Roberto Luongo made 21 saves for the Canucks in a 3-1 victory at Los Angeles. It was the 300th win of Luongo's career.
-It wasn't all bad for the Kings. Check out his glove save by Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick:
-Happy times for Vancouver's Jannik Hansen. Not so much for Los Angeles' Justin Williams:
-Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick got down low for these pucks:
-As did teammate and former Penguin Rob Scuderi:
-Vancouver's Mason Raymond kept his eyes on this puck:
-A goal and two assists by Sam Gagner led the Oilers to a 5-1 win at Colorado. Andrew Cogliano added a goal and an assist for Edmonton while teammates Tom Gilbert and Linus Omark each recorded two assists. Devan Dubnyk made 33 saves in the victory.
-Fight of the Night: Colorado's David Koci versus Edmonton's Steve MacIntyre:
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-Cool Photo of the Night: Colorado's Cody McLeod having issues with Edmonton's Alex Plante:
-Edmonton's Tom Gilbert kicked up some snow with Colorado's Daniel Winnik:
-Avalanche forward Peter Mueller will miss the rest of the season due to a concussion. He has not played at all this season.
-Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck, who was hit in the head by Islanders goon Trevor Gillies last week, is dealing with an "upper-body" injury.
Pacific Division
-Radim Vrbata's shootout goal gave the Coyotes a 5-4 win against the Red Wings. Kyle Turris and Ray Whitney each had a goal and an assist in regulation for Phoenix while Ilya Bryzgalov made 22 saves in the victory. Darren Helm netted a goal and an assist for Detroit.
-Save of the Night: Check out this little bit of robbery by Detroit's Jimmy Howard on Phoenix's Martin Hanzal:
-Check out the effort by Helm on his goal:
-Vrbata beating Howard in the shootout:
-Happy times for Bryzgalov and captain Shane Doan:
-Prior to the game, the Coyotes honored Doan for playing the most games in franchise history:
-Bryzgalov having a moment:
-Phoenix's Rostislav Klesla taking the ice for warm ups:
-Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist for the Stars in a 3-2 defeat of the Sharks. Kari Lehtonen made 29 saves in the victory. San Jose had an eight-game scoring streak snapped.
-Will battling with Dallas' Steve Ott, San Jose's Jason Demers accidently slugged a linesman:
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-Lehtonen kept his eyes on this puck:
-Dallas Mark Fistrict > San Jose's Logan Couture:
-Dallas' Steve Ott pumping one on net:
-Stars forward Jamie Langenbrunner missed the game due to an "upper-body" injury.
-The Ducks recalled goaltender J.P. Levasseur from Syracuse of the AHL and demoted goaltender Ray Emery to Syracuse.
(Photos: Penguins/Bruins-Michael Dwyer/Associated Press and Elsa/Getty Images; Blues/Islanders-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Sabres/Flyers-Al Bello/Getty Images and Matt Slocum/Associated Press; Blackhawks/Maple Leafs-Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press and Abelimages/Getty Images; Canucks/Kings-Harry How/Getty Images and Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press; Oilers/Avalanche-Jack Dempsey/Associated Press; Red Wings/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images; Stars/Sharks-Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)