The big, bad Bruins sure chose the wrong time to become the sick, sad Bruins. Ugh.
4 games tonight, but I won't be able to give full recaps tonight, just way too busy with a project and I've got an exam tomorrow. That's right, weekend exams. Oh, the joyous life of a University student.
I will give you the game summaries for each game and I'll try to make it up to you guys later on!
Ottawa Senators @ Atlanta Thrashers, Game 2
Edmonton Oilers @ Calgary Flames, Game 2
Florida Panthers @ Toronto Maple Leafs, Game 2
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild, Game 2
Join me after the jump!
Ottawa Senators @ Atlanta Thrashers
1st period:
OTT GOAL: Colin Greening, ASSISTS: Nick Foligno [1:43]
OTT GOAL: Chris Neil, ASSISTS: Jason Spezza [5:29]
ATL PIM: 2, OTT PIM: 7
ATL SHOTS: 11, OTT SHOTS: 15
2nd period:
No scoring
ATL PIM: 2, OTT PIM: 0
ATL SHOTS: 10, OTT SHOTS: 8
3rd period:
ATL GOAL: Zach Bogosian, ASSISTS: Evander Kane, Ron Hainsey [15:41]
ATL PIM: 11, OTT PIM: 2
ATL SHOTS: 12, OTT SHOTS: 6
FINAL: OTT 2 - 1 ATL
TOTAL SHOTS: OTT 29 - 33 ATL
TOTAL PIM: OTT 9 - 15 ATL
3 stars
#1 Craig Anderson (32 saves, 1GA)
#2 Chris Neil (GWG)
#3 Ondrej Pavelec (27 saves, 2GA)
Edmonton Oilers @ Calgary Flames
1st period:
CGY GOAL: Rene Bourque, ASSISTS: Jay Bouwmeester, Mikael Backlund [3:51]
CGY PIM: 0, EDM PIM: 5
CGY SHOTS: 10, EDM SHOTS: 6
2nd period:
EDM GOAL: Jordan Eberle, ASSISTS: Gilbert Brule, Magnus Pääjärvi [0:24] PPG
CGY GOAL: Jarome Iginla, ASSISTS: Mark Giordano, Matt Stajan [3:12] SHG
CGY PIM: 2, EDM PIM: 4
CGY SHOTS: 12, EDM SHOTS: 13
3rd period:
EDM GOAL: Gilbert Brule, ASSISTS: Jason Strudwick, Teemu Hartikainen [6:31]
CGY GOAL: Ales Kotalik, ASSISTS: Olli Jokinen, Tim Jackman [12:09]
CGY PIM: 7, EDM PIM: 6
CGY SHOTS: 13, EDM SHOTS: 10
FINAL: EDM 2-3 CGY
TOTAL SHOTS: EDM 29 - 35 CGY
TOTAL PIM: EDM 15 - 9 CGY
3 stars:
#1 Miikka Kiprusoff (27saves, 2GA)
#2 Gilbert Brule (G, A)
#3 Ales Kotalik (GWG)
Florida Panthers @ Toronto Maple Leafs
1st period:
FLA GOAL: Steve Bernier, ASSISTS: David Booth, Alexander Sulzer [3:30]
TOR PIM: 2, FLA PIM: 2
TOR SHOTS: 11, FLA SHOTS: 12
2nd period:
FLA GOAL: David Booth, ASSISTS: Darcy Hordichuk, Stephen Weiss [9:49]
TOR PIM: 2, FLA PIM: 2
TOR SHOTS: 9, FLA SHOTS: 9
3rd period:
TOR GOAL: Joffrey Lupul, ASSISTS: Carl Gunnarsson, Dion Phaneuf [7:04] PPG
FLA GOAL: Stephen Weiss, ASSISTS: Jay Garrison, David Booth [8:22] PPG
TOR GOAL: Tyler Bozak, ASSISTS: Phil Kessel [13:07] PPG
FLA GOAL: Evgeny Dadonov, ASSISTS: Sergei Samsonov [14:02] PPG
FLA GOAL: Ryan Carter, ASSISTS: Sergei Samsonov [14:39]
TOR PIM: 9, FLA PIM: 7
TOR SHOTS: 11, FLA SHOTS: 12
FINAL: FLA 5 - 2 TOR
TOTAL SHOTS: FLA 33 - 31 TOR
TOTAL PIM: FLA 11 - 13 TOR
3 stars:
#1 David Booth (G, 2A)
#2 Tomas Vokoun (29 saves, 2GA)
#3 Stephen Weiss (G, A)
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild
1st period:
MIN GOAL: Mikko Koivu, ASSISTS: Clayton Stoner, Andrew Brunette [5:34]
MIN PIM: 2, CBJ PIM: 2
MIN SHOTS: 8, CBJ SHOTS: 6
2nd period:
MIN GOAL: Matt Cullen, ASSISTS: Nick Schultz [1:53] PPG
MIN PIM: 12, CBJ PIM: 2
MIN SHOTS: 8, CBJ SHOTS: 9
3rd period:
MIN GOAL: Cal Clutterbuck, ASSISTS: Matt Cullen [7:52]
MIN PIM: 2, CBJ PIM: 2
MIN SHOTS: 8, CBJ SHOTS: 9
FINAL: CBJ 0 - 3 MIN
TOTAL SHOTS: CBJ 24 - 24 MIN
TOTAL PIM: CBJ 6 - 16 MIN
3 Stars:
#1 Niklas Backstrom ( 24 saves, SO)
#2 Matt Cullen ( G, A )
#3 Mikko Koivu (GWG)
Playoff tree:
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
#9 Dallas Stars
bye
#10 Calgary Flames 2
#15 Edmonton Oilers 0
#11 St.-Louis Blues 0
#14 Colorado Avalanche 2
#12 Minnesota Wild 2
#13 Columbus Blue Jackets 0
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
bye
#10 Toronto Maple Leafs 1
#15 Florida Panthers 1
#11 New Jersey Devils 0
#14 New York Islanders 2
#12 Atlanta Thrashers 0
#13 Ottawa Senators 2
League leaders:
GOALS
#1 Curtis Glencross, CGY, 3
#2 Zach Parise, NJD, 3
#3 David Booth, FLA, 2
#4 Matt Duchene, COL, 2
#5 David Jones, COL, 2
ASSISTS
#1 Matt Moulson, NYI, 4
#2 Travis Zajac, NJD, 4
#3 Milan Hejduk, COL, 4
#4 John Tavares, NYI, 3
#5 David Backes, STL, 3
POINTS
#1 John Tavares, NYI, 5
#2 Matt Moulson, NYI, 4
#3 Travis Zajac, NJD, 4
#4 Milan Hejduk, COL, 4
#5 David Backes, STL, 4
+/-
#1 Josh Bailey, NYI, +5
#2 Jason Spezza, OTT, +4
#3 Rene Bourque, CGY, +4
#4 Daniel Winnik, COL, +4
#5 Andy McDonald, STL, +3
SV%
#1 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 0.982
#2 Craig Anderson, OTT, 0.957
#3 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 0.925
#4 Ondrej Pavelec, ATL, 0.914
#5 Steve Mason, CBJ, 0.9099
GAA
#1 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 0.50GAA
#2 Craig Anderson, OTT, 1.44GAA
#3 Ondrej Pavelec, ATL, 2.40GAA
#4 Steve Mason, CBJ, 2.50GAA
#5 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 2.50GAA
SHUTOUTS
#1 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 1
#2 Craig Anderson, OTT, 0
#3 Ondrej Pavelec, ATL, 0
#4 Steve Mason, CBJ, 0
#5 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 0
WINS
#1 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 2
#2 Craig Anderson, OTT, 2
#3 Ondrej Pavelec, ATL, 2
#4 Peter Budaj, COL, 2
#5 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 2
That's the skinny for tonight, tomorrow night, back to the regular program, Blues @ Avalanche and Devils @ Islanders, game 3 for both.