Flyer gatekeeper Ilya Brygalov
Nine games played in the NHL last night with some surprising results. Here is a quick breakdown:
The Philadelphia Flyers shut the door on the New Jersey Devils. Flyer goalie Ilya Bryzgalov made 17 saves. The shutout for Ilya was his 3rd consecutive and tied a team record! Philly D-Man Braydon Coburn picked up two assists in the victory. Philly is 5th in the east with 87 points but 3rd in the ultra skilled Atlantic Division. New Jersey is 6th in the east with 85 points and 4th in the Atlantic Division.
The Philadelphia Flyers shut the door on the New Jersey Devils. Flyer goalie Ilya Bryzgalov made 17 saves. The shutout for Ilya was his 3rd consecutive and tied a team record! Philly D-Man Braydon Coburn picked up two assists in the victory. Philly is 5th in the east with 87 points but 3rd in the ultra skilled Atlantic Division. New Jersey is 6th in the east with 85 points and 4th in the Atlantic Division.
Dallas Hot shot #14 Jamie Benn
The other game to end in a shutout last night was between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild 1-0. Both teams took 25 shots on net. Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen made all 25 saves and Minnesota goalie Matt Hackett made 24 saves. The one that slipped by didn't come in the 1st period or the 2nd period. It was early in the 3rd period by Dallas hot shot Jamie Benn. That makes it 21 goals this season for the Victoria native. Jamie's older brother Jordie was called up to the team but didn't play. Dallas sits in 3rd place in the west and 1st in their Pacific Division. Minnesota is 13th place with 68 points and 10 points behind the log jam that is the tie for 8th place in the west.
The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricane 4-2. New York held the lead the entire game and Carolina was never able to catch up. With this win New York opens up their lead in the eastern standings to 95 points. Six more points then Pittsburgh with 89. Carolina neart the bottom of the pile at unlucky #13 with 67 points. This game also put brothers against each other. Eric Staal is Captain of the Hurricane and Marc Staal is an Alternate Captain for the Rangers.
The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricane 4-2. New York held the lead the entire game and Carolina was never able to catch up. With this win New York opens up their lead in the eastern standings to 95 points. Six more points then Pittsburgh with 89. Carolina neart the bottom of the pile at unlucky #13 with 67 points. This game also put brothers against each other. Eric Staal is Captain of the Hurricane and Marc Staal is an Alternate Captain for the Rangers.
New York Islander #91 John Tavares
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in a shootout. If they handed out a hat trick for shootout goals then both John Tavares and Washington's Alex Ovechkin would have recorded them. John Tavares scores 2 goals in the 2nd period, Ovechkin scored 1 goal with 53 seconds left in the 2nd. Then after a Dmitry Orlov goal early in the 3rd to bring Washington within one goal Ovechkin scored again 1/2 through the 3rd to end it 4-4. A scoreless OT and onto the shootout. Tavares and Ovechkin were both the 2nd round shooters and both scored but it was Washington's Matt Hendricks who potted the winner. After this win Washington sits in 8th place in the east and the Islanders are 14th with 67
Tampa Bay's lightning quick Steven Stamkos and his 50th goal!
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 6-1! By the end of the 1st period Tampa Bay had a 4-0 lead. The oddest part of the 1st period was Steven Stamkos, a leader in points this season hadn't scored a goal or registered a single point. Then into the 2nd period Stamkos found the back of the net and potted his 49th goal of the season! Stamkos has been leading the goals race all season but was always behind Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins in points overall. That was it for the 2nd period. Start if the 3rd Boston's Jordan Caron got his team on the board 5-1. Then in true Superstar fashion Stamkos scored his 50th goal of the season and was officially at the top of the points race. Tied with Malkin having 84 points but scoring more goals so therefore getting the top spot. Tampa is 11th in the east with 71 points and 7 points behind Washington. Boston is on a 3 game losing streak but still in 2nd place, top spot in the Northeast Division with 83 points. Check out Stamkos's 50th goal below!
The Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Florida is leading their Southeast Division and 3rd in the east with 79 points, while Toronto is 12th in the east with 68 points.
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2. LA held the lead the entire game after scoring 2 goals in the 1st period and Detroit never caught up. With this win LA is tied for 8th place with 78 points and Detroit is 4th in the west with 91 points.
The Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in overtime. Logan Couture scored the 2 goals for San Jose but it was Calgary's Matt Stajan who scored the winning goal in OT. After this win Calgary is in the 4 way logjam as some have started to call it. San Jose, Calgary, Los Angeles and Colorado all have 78 points and are all tied for 8th place in the west. Check out Stajan's goal below.
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2. LA held the lead the entire game after scoring 2 goals in the 1st period and Detroit never caught up. With this win LA is tied for 8th place with 78 points and Detroit is 4th in the west with 91 points.
The Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in overtime. Logan Couture scored the 2 goals for San Jose but it was Calgary's Matt Stajan who scored the winning goal in OT. After this win Calgary is in the 4 way logjam as some have started to call it. San Jose, Calgary, Los Angeles and Colorado all have 78 points and are all tied for 8th place in the west. Check out Stajan's goal below.
Patrick Kane Winning
The #1 team in the NHL was beat last night. The Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a S/O. St. Louis fan favorite netminder Jaroslav Halak made an amazing 43 saves! Chicago netminder Ray Emery was pulled in the 1st period after letting in 3 goals on 6 shots. Enter Cory Crawford who stopped 10 shots. Chicago's Andrew Brunette scored the 1st goal in the 1st period but by the time the period ended St. Louis had scored 3 goals to end it 3-1. Slowly but surely Chicago came back to tie it. A scorless OT and into the S/O. The only goal scored in the shootout was by Chicago hotshot #88 Patrick Kane! With only the one point collected for St. Louis they still have 98 points and 6 point lead over the Vancouver Canucks. Chicago is in 6th place in the west with 84 points.
Tonight's line up is a bit shorter with only 6 games being played:
Colorado vs Buffalo 4:30 pm
Ottawa vs Montreal 4:30 pm
Dallas vs Winnipeg 5:30 pm
Columbus vs Edmonton 7:00 pm
Phoenix vs Vancouver 7:00 pm
Detroit vs Anaheim 7:00 pm
Thursday night is the night we should all watch the Pittsburgh Penguins vs the New York Rangers because Sidney Crosby will be making his return to the line up! At least if New York snaps the Penguins 9 game win streak we know who to blame: Sidney Crosby?! Enjoy X
Colorado vs Buffalo 4:30 pm
Ottawa vs Montreal 4:30 pm
Dallas vs Winnipeg 5:30 pm
Columbus vs Edmonton 7:00 pm
Phoenix vs Vancouver 7:00 pm
Detroit vs Anaheim 7:00 pm
Thursday night is the night we should all watch the Pittsburgh Penguins vs the New York Rangers because Sidney Crosby will be making his return to the line up! At least if New York snaps the Penguins 9 game win streak we know who to blame: Sidney Crosby?! Enjoy X
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