| UPCOMING GAMES |
| 12/10 7:00 PM |
OTT at BUF | | 12/12 7:30 PM |
BUF at OTT | | 12/14 2:00 PM |
CGY at BUF | | 12/17 7:00 PM |
WPG at BUF | | 12/19 7:00 PM |
BOS at BUF | | 12/21 7:00 PM |
BUF at BOS | | 12/23 7:00 PM |
PHX at BUF | | 12/27 7:00 PM |
BUF at TOR | | 12/29 5:00 PM |
WSH at BUF | | 12/31 6:00 PM |
BUF at WPG |
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LAST 10 GAMES
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| 12/5 |
NYR 3 at BUF 1 |
Lost |
F |
| 11/30 |
BUF 0 at NJD 1 |
Lost |
OT |
| 11/29 |
TOR 2 at BUF 3 |
Won |
OT |
| 11/27 |
MTL 3 at BUF 1 |
Lost |
F |
| 11/24 |
DET 3 at BUF 1 |
Lost |
F |
| 11/21 |
BUF 1 at PHI 4 |
Lost |
F |
| 11/19 |
STL 4 at BUF 1 |
Lost |
F |
| 11/16 |
BUF 2 at TOR 4 |
Lost |
F |
| 11/15 |
TOR 1 at BUF 3 |
Won |
F |
| 11/12 |
LAK 2 at BUF 3 |
Won |
SO |
| Won-3 Lost-6 OT-1 |
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| NHL-Highlights of Saturday's NHL games (Reuters) |
| (Adds late games) Dec 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games. - - - Bruins 3, Penguins 2 Trailing Pittsburgh 2-1, the Boston Bruins got a tying goal from center David Krejci with 1:29 left before defenseman Zdeno Chara fired one home with 13 seconds remaining, giving the Bruins a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory and ending the Pittsburgh Penguins' five-game winning streak. ... |
| Posted: 12/07/2013 |
| NHL Three Stars: Seguin pulls trick on Flyers; Chara leads Bruins' comeback (Puck Daddy) |
| Literal children's book monster Zdeno Chara roars at an approaching opponent, who immediately left the puck behind and scrambled to safety.
No. 1 Star: Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
Seguin absolutely went off in the second period of the Stars 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, turning a one-goal deficit into a three-goal lead with three goals and an assist in the middle frame. Valeri Nichushkin, who seems to be getting the hang of this hockey thing, was in on all 4 of those goals as well, scoring the one Seguin didn't. Here's the hat trick:
No. 2 Star: James Van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs
Van Riemsdyk led the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, scoring the game's first goal, assisting on two others, then scoring again in the shootout.
No. 3 Star: Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins
In addition to being his usual, terrifying force of nature and one of hockey's most dominant defenders, Chara was on the ice for all three Boston goals, including the two they scored in the final two minutes to turn a one-goal deficit into their 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. After tying up seemingly every Penguin in front on the game-tying goal, Chara scored the game-winner himself with just 13 seconds to go in regulation:
Honorable mention: Jonathan Huberdeau scored the game-winner early in the third period as the Florida Panthers topped the Detroit Red Wings, 2-1 … The Montreal Canadiens' point streak hit 10 with a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres… Mark Schiefele scored the 2-1 winner a minute into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning… The Nashville Predators lost their fifth straight, 5-2 , to the Washington Capitals… Eric Gelinas' OT goal gave the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers… Corey Perry scored his 18th of the season as the Anaheim Ducks handled the St. Louis Blues, 5-2 … Jiri Hudler scored the OT winner as the Calgary Flames topped the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1… Martin Jones made 16 saves for the shutout in the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders.
Did You Know? The Maple Leafs allowed 50 shots on goal for the third time this season Saturday night. Incredibly, they've won all three games.
Dishonorable mention: Shawn Thornton and James Neal did awful things tonight… Nice play by Zemgus Girgensons, but it probably won't help P.K. Subban's bid to make the Canadian Olympic team: |
| Posted: 12/07/2013 |
| Canadiens top Sabres for 5th straight win (The Associated Press) |
| The Montreal Canadiens got a big offensive boost from their fourth line. Brandon Prust, Travis Moen and Ryan White were the difference in Montreal's 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. ''It's good for us to chip in,'' said Prust, whose third goal of the season put the Canadiens in front 1-0 early in the second period. We were happy to do it tonight.'' With the win, Montreal extended its win streak to five games and retained top spot in the Atlantic division. |
| Posted: 12/07/2013 |
| Canadiens win fifth straight in 3-2 triumph over Sabres (The SportsXchange) |
| MONTREAL - A couple of unlikely sources helped the red-hot Montreal Canadiens keep rolling Saturday night at the Bell Centre. Left wing Brandon Prust scored a goal and an assist, and right wing Travis Moen notched a pair of assists, to lead the Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Center Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist and left wing Alex Galchenyuk also scored for Montreal (19-9-3). Goaltender Carey Price stopped 23 shots for the Canadiens, who won their fifth straight and for the ninth time in their last 10 games. |
| Posted: 12/07/2013 |
| Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (The SportsXchange) |
| MONTREAL -- Center Tomas Plekanec and left wing Brandon Prust each had a goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at Bell Centre. |
| Posted: 12/07/2013 |
| Jersey Fouls: Behold the horror of Crosmieux; Devils protests; Tim Tebow (Puck Daddy) |
| Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in future installment.
And/or "Sidrio," we guess.
Seriously, why? Why combine the eras, why combine the legends? And why isn't there a dude next to him wearing a "Jagklin" sweater.
We're not sure when Crosmieux was drafted, but we'll go ahead and assume it was ether fixed and/or someone threw their season.
Frankly, we're happy this jersey exists, if only because we want to believes there's a Sears portrait photo of Mario and Sid wearing matching Crosmieux jerseys that hangs somewhere outside Crosby's basement room in Lemieux Manor.
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| Posted: 12/06/2013 |
| Sabres-Canadiens Preview (The Associated Press) |
| The red-hot Montreal Canadiens have jumped into first place in the Atlantic Division. Ensuring they remain there for more than 48 hours won't require anything extraordinary - just a win Saturday night against the lowly Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre. The surge that got the Canadiens (18-9-3) to the top of the division has been more impressive. It doesn't seem league-worst Buffalo (6-21-2) should throw them off track. |
| Posted: 12/06/2013 |
| Watch Antoine Roussel! (Rotoworld) |
| Michael Finewax looks at how much of a fantasy factor Antoine Roussel is despite his lack of ownership in fantasy pools. |
| Posted: 12/06/2013 |
| NHL Notes: Pandolfo calls it a career after 15 NHL seasons (Comcast SportsNet New England) |
| There aren't a lot of regrets for Burlington hometown legend Jay Pandolfo, who is now officially retired from the NHL after 15 seasons, two Stanley Cups, 100 career goals, Selke Trophy consideration and 899 career games in the world's best hockey league. Though Pandolfo only made it into 18 games for the Bruins last season at age 38 coming out of the lockout, hanging on for the ride while the Black and Gold made it all the way to the Cup Final was a perfect way for the hardworking forward to end his playing career. Pandolfo was noncommittal when asked by reporters about his career plans once things were over with the Bruins at the end of June, but told CSNNE.com earlier this week that he was definitely doneplaying. I didn't even know it was coming, but to get the opportunity to play that last year with the Bruins was really a bonus,said Pandolfo, who listed Burlington High coach Bob Conceison and BU legend Jack Parker as the two biggest influences on a remarkable hockey career that saw him rise from Middlesex League high school superstar to multiple Stanley Cup winner. |
| Posted: 12/06/2013 |
| NHL Three Stars: Skinner, Hall tally tricks; Leafs win in OT (Puck Daddy) |
| No. 1 Star: Jeff Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes
Skinner tallied a hat trick for the Hurricanes in their 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, giving him five goals in his last two games. Justin Faulk also had three points.
No. 2 Star: Jonathan Bernier, Toronto Maple Leafs
Trevor Smith's tip of a Jake Gardiner shot in front of the Dallas Stars' goal gave the Leafs a 3-2 victory , despite being outshot 50-24. So the star goes to Bernier for his 48-save performance which ended an 0-3-2 skid for Toronto. Here's the game-winner; Nazem Kadri had two goals in the win:
No. 3 Star: Taylor Hall, Edmonton Oilers
Taylor Hall had a hat trick and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers' 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche. Ryan Smyth had three assists, while Mark Arcobello, David Perron and Ales Hemsky had two-point nights.
Honorable mention: Marco Scandella's first goal of the season with 1:48 left in regulation broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Minnesota Wild a big 4-3 division win over the rival Chicago Blackhawks. Zach Parise and Marian Hossa scored their 12th goals in the game. … Rick Nash and Brad Richards had a goal and an assist in the New York Rangers' 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. … Best team in hockey, eh? After Dan Bylsma put over the San Jose Sharks, his Pittsburgh Penguins defeated them, 5-1 . Chris Kunitz had two goals, Sidney Crosby had three assists and Marc-Andre Fleury made 43 saves. … Carey Price made 32 saves and second-period goals by Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty were the difference in the Montreal Canadiens' 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins. … Ben Bishop made 33 saves against his former team and Marty St. Louis scored two goals in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. … Dylan Olsen's first NHL goal was one of five for the Florida Panthers in their 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. … Derek Roy, David Backes, Brendan Morrow, Magnus Paajarvi and Jay Bouwmeester had the goals and Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves in the St. Louis Blues' 5-1 win over the New York Islanders.
Did You Know? The Islanders have lost eight straight overall (0-6-2) and eight in a row on the road. (AP)
Dishonorable mention: Semyon Varlamov gave up all eight goals to the Oil. Nate Guenin was a minus-4. … Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook were both minus-2 with a minor penalty. … Antti Niemi was pulled for the Sharks after giving up four goals. … Dustin Byfuglien was a minus-4, Andrew Ladd was a minus-3 as was Tobias Enstrom. … Nasty injury to Johnny Boychuk on a Max Pacioretty hit. After going to the hospital, he was later cleared to fly back to Boston with the Bruins. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games (Reuters) |
| Dec 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games. - - - Penguins 5, Sharks 1 The Pittsburgh Penguins notched four goals in a span of just over seven minutes in the second period en route to a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. Penguins left winger Chris Kunitz scored two goals and center Sidney Crosby added three assists in his 500th game to lead Pittsburgh to their fifth consecutive win. Despite missing All-Star center Evgeni Malkin because of a lower-body injury, Pittsburgh improved to 20-9-1 while the Sharks dropped to 19-4-5. ... |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Lundqvist makes 27 saves to lift Rangers to win (The Associated Press) |
| Henrik Lundqvist returned to form on Thursday night. Lundqvist made 27 saves to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, one day after signing a seven-year, $59.5 million contract extension. ''It was weird because it was such a big day yesterday, an emotional day for me,'' Lundqvist said. He made 13 saves in the game's final 20 minutes, including consecutive breakaway stops on Cody Hodgson and Steve Ott. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Lundqvist helps Rangers rise above .500 (The SportsXchange) |
| BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Now that Henrik Lundqvist's long-term future is secure, the New York Rangers goaltender hopes he can enjoy his new contract with more victories. He did his part Thursday night, making 27 saves to lead the Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. "It was weird because it was such a big day yesterday, an emotional day for me and obviously it's a proud moment for me to realize they're willing to commit to me and I want to commit to them," said Lundqvist, who signed a seven-year, $59.5 million contract extension on Wednesday. Left winger Rick Nash, center Brad Richards and left winger Mats Zuccarello scored for New York, which moved above .500 with a record of 15-14. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Rangers 3, Sabres 1 (The SportsXchange) |
| BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Puck Daddy Viewing Guide: Crosby plays No. 500; Benn on Olympic snub (Puck Daddy) |
| Here is the Puck Daddy Viewing Guide: Spotlighting five things to watch for during tonight's slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.
Create-a-Caption : "A fan of the Calgary Flames celebrates after a goal against the Phoenix Coyotes during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 4, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada"
• • •
Preview: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Preview: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET
Preview: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET
Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m. ET
Preview: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, 7:30 p.m. ET
Preview: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET
Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. ET
Preview: New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET
Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, 8 p.m. ET
Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, 9:30 p.m. ET
• • •
Five things to know about tonight's NHL games ...
1. Sid Plays 500, Malkin Doesn't Play. Evgeni Malkin has a lower body injury, so he'll miss Sidney Crosby's 500th NHL game.
2. Bylsma Puts Over Sharks. Said the Pens coach on San Jose: With all due respect to Chicago, I think they're maybe the best team in the league right now in a lot of different areas. Their special teams are in the middle of the pack number-wise, but they have 21 even-strength goals from the Thornton line, 20 from Marleau's line with Couture and Wingels. The way they come at you and the way they play, they're certainly, I think, the best team in the league right now. Looking forward to the matchup tonight.
3. Krug Ready. Claude Julien expects banged up rookie Torey Krug to be in the lineup against the Habs, in the Bruins' first meeting with their rivals this season.
4. Bolts Seek Spark. Outside of an empty netter, the Lightning are scoreless in 135 minutes of hockey. Hurry back, Steven.
5. Benn Possessed. Why yes, Jamie Benn did take his Olympic snub personally.
Bold Prediction : Alex Steen hat trick vs. Islanders. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Fantasy Hockey: Why Chris Kunitz is a stud, Drew Doughty is a dud (Puck Daddy) |
| Dobber checks in every Thursday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website , he long ago immersed himself into this rollercoaster world and is unable to escape.
Rookie Tomas Hertl had "the four-goal game" and the rooster-petting hype that followed. Dustin Penner has that "man he's killing my fantasy team I'm never drafting him ag- wait, what?" thing. But what does Ryan Johansen have? He's hype-less. A man without buzz. But he's quietly crept up the scoring list and now sits third in scoring among all players making two million or less this season. Poolies in salary-cap leagues are understandably thrilled. And his agent is rubbing his hands with glee.
Here is the expanded list, courtesy of Frozen Pool .
Studs...
These fellas are wielding a hot stick. Take that into consideration when you go after them in trade talks...
Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins (8-5-6-11, minus-1, 6 PIM, 21 SOG, and 6 PPPts) - The Penguins have a permanent spot etched into this section. If it's not Crosby, it's Malkin. If it's not one of them, it's one of their linemates. I could just as easily stuck James Neal here, too. Neal has 14 points in his last eight games.
Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings (7-2-7-9, plus-4, 4 PIM, 19 SOG) - Held off the scoresheet Wednesday, Kronwall has nonetheless been on fire. He has been credited with just two shots on goal over his last three games, which is a sure sign that the hot streak will be giving way to the cold soon.
Radim Vrbata, Phoenix Coyotes (8-3-8-11, plus-7, 0 PIM, 29 SOG) - Vrbata is having a career season in this, a contract year. But he's been flourishing in Phoenix since being briefly deluded into thinking he could be productive elsewhere when he had that cup of coffee with the Lightning.
Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks (3-4-1-5, plus-2, 2 PIM, 11 SOG and 3 PPPts) - One point in six games to start the year after missing most of last season sounds pretty fair to me. So I don't count those games and consider him the guy who has 21 points in 24 games. That's a pace that puts him in line with his pre-injury numbers from 2009 to 2011.
Duds
Somebody wake these guys up – their fantasy owners are counting on them...
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings (7-1-1-2, minus-2, 8 PIM, 13 SOG) - If he had a points-per-game average of 0.47 in 2011-12 and 0.46 the following year, is his current 0.48 for this season off base? If only he played for Anaheim, then I could say "if it walks like a Duck…" and it would be funny.
Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins (14-1-1-2, minus-1, 4 PIM, 26 SOG) - How you can play virtually every even-strength shift with Sidney Crosby for 14 games and come away with two points is beyond me. Who does he think he is, Colby Armstrong? Dupuis is a 'buy low' candidate. His shot percentage, as you can see, is brutal. It will turn around.
Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers (6-0-0-0, minus-2, 2 PIM, 18 SOG) - Also suffering from Armstrongitis is Voracek, who has been on the Claude Giroux line lately yet his already brutal season is just getting worse. It's hard to imagine Voracek's floor being any lower than a 45-point season at this point in his career, but stranger things have happened.
Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes (1-3-1, 3.62 GAA, 0.886 SV%) - This is Smith's second cold run of the season, neatly sandwiching a hot streak from late October. In daily leagues, this streakiness can be a good thing if manipulated properly. It's a little trickier in weekly leagues - I myself was burned a couple of times, benching him and activating him during wrong weeks.
The Wire...
Mostly short-term grabs here, but as always some potential steals...
Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers (9-5-5-10, plus-10, 2 PIM, 24 SOG) – Since the Flyers acquired and put Steve Downie on Couturier's line and then moved Matt Read there as well, these guys have been flying (excuse the pun). All three should be owned if they're not already.
Andrej Sekera, Carolina Hurricanes (5-4-2-6, plus-6, 2 PIM, 12 SOG, 2 PPPts) – Here is your new Hurricanes PP quarterback. He showed signs of this in Buffalo, but between injuries and the fact that the Sabres had several other options they were turning to, he never got a chance. Just 11% owned, but other than injuries there is very little risk here.
Jaden Schwartz, St. Louis Blues (7-3-5-8, plus-7, 4 PIM, 15 SOG) – The 21-year-old is not really used on the power play, not yet anyway. But his line (with the Vladimirs - Sobotka and Tarasenko) is hot right now.
Ryan Johansen, Columbus Blue Jackets (5-4-3-7, plus-3, 2 PIM, 16 SOG, and 4 PPPts) – With 19 points in his last 23 games, Johansen has come a long way since being a healthy scratch for the AHL farm team just six months ago.
Brian Gionta, Montreal Canadiens (4-1-4-5, plus-4, 2 PIM, 8 SOG) – Remember when he scored 48 goals and tallied 89 points? What a crazy aberration, eh? Gionta has settled into a 45- to 55-point range and this latest hot streak is just a market correction. But ride it while you can.
Nick Bonino (7-2-5-7, minus-2, 2 PIM, 10 SOG, and 4 PPPts) – Bonino isn't shooting the puck right now, but he's been an assist (and power-play point) machine. The 25-year-old has always been more of a setup man, so if you're lacking in these categories he'll help, and probably chip in well enough throughout the year. Just 12% owned.
Devin Setoguchi, Winnipeg Jets (4-3-1-4, plus-5, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) – The streaky Setoguchi has 10 points in his last 14 games, after just five in his first 14. Overall, his numbers are about where they've been for the last four years so expect this hot streak to die down in a week or so.
Heating Up?
Here's where I'll fire off a few names of players who may be at the very beginning of a nice little run. Just a gut feeling, but worth looking into and/or taking a chance on:
Tomas Tatar, Detroit; Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia; Lars Eller, Montreal; T.J. Brodie, Calgary; Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay.
For more fantasy hockey tips, take a gander at DobberHockey . And while you're at it, follow Dobber's fantasy hockey musings on Twitter . |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Toronto hockey failures, Couture shaves, Patrick Roy (Puck Daddy) |
| [Author's note: Every sports website on earth dedicated to covering just one league publishes a weekly power ranking, and we here at Puck Daddy have finally decided to do the same. However, the problem with power rankings in general is that they are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who cares? For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.]
8. George McPhee (again)
Last week Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee made the rankings because Martin Erat, a forward for whom he traded prized prospect Filip Forsberg less than a year ago, a) sucks now, and b) demanded a trade. Puts McPhee in rather a difficult position. If he can find someone to take Erat's salary - which is unlikely - the return he gets for him might be a Filip Forsberg rookie card with one of the corners bent.
And now, for the second time in less than a week, a Capital has demanded a trade. This time it's 22-year-old defenseman Dmitry Orlov who wants out, and it's not only because of how coach Adam Oates is using him. Instead, it's because of how McPhee is using him. He's been assigned to and recalled from Hershey six(!) times since March and it wasn't until this trade demand came that he even got into his first career NHL game this season, in which he got just 13:41 of grudging ice time. And while he might have gotten used to the Hersey-to-Washington drive, the not-playing had to be maddening.
So now, naturally, he wants out . That Adam Oates couldn't find a spot for him a defense that includes Steve Oleksy and John Erskine would make anyone want to get the hell out of there. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Watch Dmitri Kalinin get embarrassed on brilliant Andrej Stastny KHL goal (Video) (Puck Daddy) |
| Hey, remember Dmitri Kalinin?
He was a defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres from 1999-2008, before making stops with the New York Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotes. After that he took his talents to the KHL, undoubtedly hoping to snag the Russo-Norris from the Bobby Orr of Russia, Kevin Dallman.
Playing for SKA, Kalinin faced Slovan on Wednesday, home to Branko Radiojevic and other players with vowels.
In the first period, Slovan's Andrej Stastny took the puck with speed out of his own zone, catching SKA on a line change. Kalinin was back on defense, attempting to stop his rush with a poke check.
It was a bad decision. Bad bad bad bad bad.
Stastny, former member of the Vancouver Giants, danced around Kalinin for the goal, forcing the former NHLer into the rare failed-poke-check-into-failed-hip-check combo breaker.
You know, Kalinin was humiliated on this one, but Anton Burdasov (71) didn't exactly lend support with his skate-skate-skate/oh, wait, he's got this/oh, wait, he doesn't/glide defense.
But in the end, it was a sweet goal from the Slovan forward. We haven't seen a Stastny embarrass someone like that since Peter clamed Greg Sherman destroyed his son's team with the Erik Johnson trade. |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Haggerty's Morning Skate: Thursday, Dec. 5 (Comcast SportsNet New England) |
| *FOH (Friend of Haggs) Chris Johnston has his weekly hockey notes including that Russian NHL players don't like the North American-style rules.*Mike Halford of PHT chronicles New Jersey Devils coach Pete DeBoer's opinion that the Devils are being forced to over-play Jaromir Jagr.*Tracey Myers from CSN Chicago says the lack of practice time has not been hurting the Chicago Blackhawks during a lull in the schedule.*Justin Bourne puts together some links and action from last night's hockey action in On the Regroup. ... |
| Posted: 12/05/2013 |
| Rangers' Lundqvist gets $59.5 million extension (The Associated Press) |
| Just two days after surprisingly watching from the bench for a second straight game, No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist agreed to a long-term contract extension with the New York Rangers on Wednesday. Lundqvist, in the final season of a six-year, $41.25 million deal, agreed to a seven-year contract worth $59.5 million. His salary-cap charge will rise from $6.875 million to $8.5 million and make him the NHL's highest-paid goalie. Lundqvist will earn $11 million next season, $10 million in 2015-16, $9.5 million the following season, $9 million in 2017-18, $7.5 million in 2018-19, $7 million in 2019-20, and $5.5 in the final year. |
| Posted: 12/04/2013 |
| Rangers-Sabres Preview (The Associated Press) |
| If there was the slightest bit of doubt that Henrik Lundqvist was the clear-cut No. 1 goaltender for the New York Rangers, it has been eliminated this week. A day after agreeing to a seven-year contract extension, Lundqvist is likely to return to the ice after a rare two-game stretch on the bench as New York desperately tries to get some momentum going Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres. "It was never an option for me to leave this club," Lundqvist said after the new deal was announced. "I really want to win the Cup here in New York." This trip to Buffalo precedes a nine-game homestand which will take the Rangers (14-14-0) through Christmas, a stretch Lundqvist would surely welcome. |
| Posted: 12/04/2013 |
| Flyers still at bottom of NHL in scoring (Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia) |
| We're now one-third of the way through the 2013-14 season, and the Flyers rank 29th out of 30 NHL teams in goal scoring, barely averaging north of two per game (2.07). Five clubs are a full goal better. Only the Buffalo Sabres -- with the worst record in the league -- light the lamp with less frequency. |
| Posted: 12/04/2013 |
| On the 'D'-fence: Where to find power-play points (NHL) |
| Every Wednesday during the season, NHL.com Correspondent Brian Metzer will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy defensemen in our weekly segment: "On the 'D'-fence." From updated defensemen rankings to guys you should keep a close eye on and much more, Metzer will be your fantasy d-man insider all season long. |
| Posted: 12/04/2013 |
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| GAME STATS |
|
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
| HOME |
16 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
| AWAY |
13 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
29 |
6 |
21 |
2 |
| DECEMBER STATS |
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GP |
W |
L |
OT |
| HOME |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| AWAY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| ATLANTIC DIVISION |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
| MTL |
30 |
18 |
9 |
3 |
39 |
82 |
63 |
| BOS |
28 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
38 |
76 |
57 |
| DET |
30 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
37 |
84 |
80 |
| TBL |
28 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
35 |
79 |
68 |
| TOR |
29 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
33 |
80 |
79 |
| OTT |
29 |
11 |
14 |
4 |
26 |
83 |
95 |
| FLA |
29 |
8 |
16 |
5 |
21 |
66 |
97 |
| BUF |
29 |
6 |
21 |
2 |
14 |
49 |
88 |
| EASTERN CONFERENCE |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
DF |
PTS |
| 1. PIT* |
30 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
27 |
41 |
| 2. MTL* |
30 |
18 |
9 |
3 |
19 |
39 |
| 3. BOS |
28 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
19 |
38 |
| 4. DET |
30 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
37 |
| 5. TBL |
28 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
35 |
| 6. TOR |
29 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
33 |
| 7. CAR |
30 |
13 |
12 |
5 |
-13 |
31 |
| 8. WSH |
28 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
30 |
| 9. NYR |
29 |
15 |
14 |
0 |
-7 |
30 |
| 10. PHI |
28 |
13 |
13 |
2 |
-5 |
28 |
| 11. NJD |
30 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
-9 |
28 |
| 12. CBJ |
29 |
12 |
14 |
3 |
-8 |
27 |
| 13. OTT |
29 |
11 |
14 |
4 |
-12 |
26 |
| 14. NYI |
29 |
8 |
16 |
5 |
-26 |
21 |
| 15. FLA |
29 |
8 |
16 |
5 |
-31 |
21 |
| 16. BUF |
29 |
6 |
21 |
2 |
-39 |
14 |
|
