Penguins
-Dave Molinari's game recap from last night.
Seven wins in a row.
-The shootout:
-The Associated Press' recap.
Evgeni Malkin's folks were in town.
-"Ooooh... I'm nervous:"
-The Miami Herald's recap. Even if they lost, the Panthers got a valuable point on the road.
-Shelly Anderson's recap for the Florida Sun Sentinel. Florida coach Pete DeBoer won't blame injuries for his team's loss.
-The Panthers were 24-1-1 when going into the third period with a lead before last night.
-The ice at Mellon Arena was actually thickened for a Disney show in town during the Penguins' road trip.
-Miroslav Satan is still in limbo.
-Gene Collier says the Penguins rose to the occasion last
night.
-Dan Bylsma (right) is one sharp dresser.
-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Bill Thomas is dealing with a "lower-body" injury.
-Luca Caputi is happy to be back with the AHL Penguins.
-New Penguins prospect Eric Tangradi has been suspended three games by the OHL for throwing water bottles on the ice.
-Wheeling's Curtis Darling is your ECHL goaltender of the week.
-The Nailers are averaging 3,000 tickets sold per game this season.
-There is a dispute over if London Knights star John Tavares really broke the OHL career goal-scoring record of former Penguins forward Peter Lee.
Atlantic Division
-Scoreboard Watch for
the Penguins: Scott Hartnell had two goals and two assists for the Flyers
in a 5-2 defeat of the Sabres.
Teammate Jeff Carter added two goals while Mike Richards recorded a goal and an
assist. The Flyers are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 82
points, four more than the Penguins who are in sixth place with 78 points. The
Sabres are in 10th place with 73 points.
-Jamie Langenbrunner had a goal and an assist for the Devils
who edged the Flames, 3-2.
Martin Brodeur made 35 saves and recorded his 549th career win, two
short of Patrick Roy's career record of 551. Mike Cammalleri had two assists
for Calary.
-Islanders fans might be jumping the gun over
John Tavares.
-The Rangers will be granted a supplemental second-round draft pick from the death of prospect Alexei Cherepanov.
-Flyers coach John Stevens isn't taking any chances with injured forward Daniel Briere.
-Check out this hit by Islanders defenseman Mark Streit on Maple Leafs forward Nikolai Kulemin:
Northeast Division
-Scoreboard Watch for
the Penguins: Saku Koivu had two goals, including one in overtime, and gave
the Canadiens a 4-3 win against the Oilers in Bob Gainey's first game since
taking over as the Habs' coach.
Alex Tanguay added a goal and an assist for Montreal. Sheldon Souray led Edmonton with a goal and an assist. The
Canadiens are in fifth place with 79 points, one more than the Penguins.
-Mikhail Grabrovski's overtime goal gave the Maple Leafs a
3-2 win against the Islanders.
Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and an assist for Toronto.
-Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson was in a chipper mood after
the game last night:
-Bruins forward Stephane Yelle is dealing with an
"upper-body" injury.
-The Canadiens promoted Don Lever to assistant coach.
He had been serving as head coach of their AHL affiliate in Hamilton.
-Montreal
forward and former Penguins enforcer Georges Laraque is pretty mad over some of
the proposed changes on fighting.
-Last night's loss was costly for Buffalo.
-Senators fans won't miss Gary Roberts.
-The Senators are upset over Jason Spezza's illegal stick.
Southeast Division
-Sergei Fedorov's overtime goal gave the Capitals a 2-1 win
at Nashville.
Viktor Kozlov had two assists for Washington
which snapped a two-game losing streak. From "life's not always fair"
department, Dan Ellis made 42 saves and lost.
-There were three pretty brutal fights in this game last
night:
-Atlanta's Kari Lehtonen made
35 saves and recorded his second shutout in three games, a 3-0 win at Colorado.
Ilya Kovachuk had two assists for the Thrashers who have won four of their past
five.
-"He gave everything he had."
Lightning coach Rick Tocchet on retired Lightning forward and former Penguin
Gary Roberts.
-Roberts' conference call.
-The Lightning recalled defenseman Richard Petiot from Norfolk of the AHL.
-The Panthers will use new defenseman Steve Eminger to replace injured Bryan McCabe on the power play.
-Capitals defenseman Brian Pothier is ready to return from a concussion that has sidelined him for almost a year.
Central Division
-The Blue Jackets' Steve Mason made 35 saves and recorded
his ninth shutout, a 2-0 win at Boston.
Tim Thomas made 32 saves for the Bruins who have lost five of their past six
games.
-They're thinking playoffs in Columbus.
-Johan Franzen's overtime goal gave the Red Wings a 3-2 win
against the Coyotes.
Franzen and teammate Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist. Detroit forward Tomas
Holmstrom returned after missing 18 games due to a sports hernia.
-Two goals by David Perron helped the Blues pound the Stars,
5-2.
Teammate David Backes added a goal and an assist for St. Louis which is only three points out of a
playoff seed.
-Check out this hit by St. Louis'
Jay McKee on Dallas'
Mark Parrish:
-Check out this save Nashville's
Dan Ellis made last night:
-Nashville
forward Scott Nichol returned to the lineup last night after missing 38 games
due to a concussion.
-With forward Martin Havlat day-to-day due to a "lower-body"
injury, the Blackhawkslle recad former Penguins forward Tim Brent from Rockford of the AHL.
-With goaltender Pekka Rinne dealing with an illness, the
Predators recalled goaltender Drew MacIntyre from Milwaukee of the AHL.
-With defenseman Andreas Lilja being put on long-term
injured reserve, Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson is enjoying his time in
the NHL.
Northwest Division
-Check out this hit Calgary defenseman Cory Sarich stuck on New Jersey forward Brian Gionta last night:
-The Flames demoted forward Brett Sutter to Quad City
of the AHL.
-The OIlers have benched forward Dustin Penner.
-The Canucks contract talks with the Sedin twins have reached a standstill.
-The Avalanche recalled forward Matt Hendricks from Lake Erie of the AHL.
-Wild defenseman Brent Burns is dealing with concussion-like symptoms.
Pacific Division
-Christian Ehrhoff's overtime goal gave the Sharks a 5-4 win
at Minnesota.
Ehrhoff also had an assist while teammate Joe Thornton added two goals. Owen
Nolan led the Wild with two goals. His first was the 400th goal of
his career.
-Ehrhoff rebounded after being a healthy scratch in the Sharks'
previous game.
-With defenseman Rob Blake (right) dealing with a "lower-body"
injury, the Sharks recalled defenseman Derek Joslin from Worcester of the AHL.
-Larry Regan, a former forward with the Bruins who won the
Calder Trophy in 1956-57, passed away.
He served as the Kings' first general manager.
Adams Division
-Who are the ten best undrafted players in the league?
-The NHL's general managers have taken steps to eliminate staged fights and fights after clean hits.
(Photos: Bylsma-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Blake-Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Posted
Mar 11 2009, 10:31 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh