Penguins
-Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game. Tyler Kennedy was a scratch for undisclosed reasons.
-The Los Angeles Times' recap. The Kings showed they could hang with a Stanley Cup contender.
-The Associated Press' recap. "They forced us into a lot of the mistakes that we made." - Dan Bylsma.
-NHL.com's recap. "Against a team like that, if you're not playing well and you're making mistakes, you're going to pay for it." - Sidney Crosby (above).
-Highlights courtesy of EN contributor GhostWalker40:
-Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury speak:
-Happy times following Jordan Staal's goal:
-Happy times for Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick and Erik Ersberg:
-Quick played this shot by Ruslan Fedotenko pretty well:
-An in-game presentation was "sabotaged" by a Penguins fan.
-The Penguins are really taking it easy with Evgeni Malkin's shoulder.
-Is Kennedy the best winger on the Penguins?
-This story of a generous Penguins fan might help you forget last night's disaster of a third periods. Okay, maybe not.
-Is Eric Godard the NHL's tenth best fighter?
-Jay McKee is tough:
-Maxime Talbot and Steelers wide receiver are on cereal boxes.
-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are having trouble scoring goals.
-Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Adam Heinrich was traded by the ECHL's Ontario Reign to the Cincinnati Cylcones.
-Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defenseman Jean-Philippe Cote joined the Kassel Huskies in Germany.
-Happy 64th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Darryl Edestrand. Edestrand led all Penguins defensemen with 39 points (15 goals, 24 assists) in 1972-73.
Atlantic Division
-A goal and two assists from Ales Kotalik (above) helped the Rangers claim a 4-2 win at Edmonton. Teammates Ryan Callahan and Marian Gaborik each recorded a goal and an assist.
-Awkward Photo of the Night: Rangers goaltender Stephen Valiquette and teammate Marc Staal having issues:
-With Devils forward Rob Niedermayer dealing with an undisclosed injury, Patrik Elias is expected to fill his place in the lineup tonight against the Islanders. Elias has yet to play this season due to a groin injury.
-New Jersey put defenseman Jay Leach on re-entry waivers.
-The Flyers are battling the flu bug.
Northeast Division
-Mike Cammalleri's (above) shootout goal gave the Canadiens a 2-1 win against the rival Bruins. Carey Price snapped a personal six-game losing streak by making 42 saves for the Habs.
-A goal by Boston's Patrice Bergeron with 51.7 seconds left in regulation sent the game to overtime and helped the Bruins avoid being shutout for the third consecutive game.
-Highlights:
-This was the 700th meeting between the two franchises.
-Check out this absurd save by Boston's Tim Thomas:
-Montreal's Scott Gomez was either flirting with Thomas or looking for somewhere to shoot:
-Boston's Zdeno Chara and Montreal's Josh Gorges had a pretty rough-looking collision:
-Cool Photo of the Night: This overhead shot of Boston's Blake Wheeler:
-Jason Spezza's overtime goal gave the Senators a 3-2 win against the Lightning. It was Spezza's first goal of the season. He also recorded two assists while teammate Mike Fisher added a goal and an assist.
-Check out this fantastic, clean, legal hit by Ottawa's Chris Neil on Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman:
-Cool photo of the hit:
-Hedman did not return to the game.
-Neil was at a slight disadvantage at this juncture in his fight with Steve Downie:
-"The puck was there. There was nothing wrong with that hit. That’s hockey." - Lightning coach and former Penguins forward Rick Tocchet on Neil's hit.
-Happy times for the Senators. Not so much for Tampa Bay's Antero Niittymaki:
-The Bruins signed backup goaltender Tuukka Rask to a two-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $1.25 million.
-Bruins forward David Krejci has been diagnosed with the swine flu.
-The Sabres are dinged up. Defensemen Toni Lydman (groin), Andrej Sekera (illness) and former Penguins goaltender Patrick Lalime (groin) are on the shelf.
-The Senators recalled forward Jesse Winchester from Binghamton of the AHL.
Southeast Division
-The Hurricanes are the worst team in the NHL in many ways.
-With forwards Tuomo Ruutu (right) and Ray Whitney down with "upper-body" injuries, the Hurricanes recalled forward Zach Boychuk, a first-round pick in 2008, from Albany of the AHL.
-Lightning forward Ryan Craig cleared re-entry waivers and was recalled from Norfolk of the AHL.
-In order to make room for Craig on the roster, the Lightning declared defenseman Paul Ranger, on a leave of absence for personal reasons, as a "non-roster player."
-Thrashers defenseman Ron Hainsey is dealing with a "lower-body injury.
-Panthers captain Byan McCabe is expected to play in his 1,000th career game tonight.
-Florida forward David Booth has yet to resume any sort of physical activity since suffering a concussion Oct. 24.
Central Division
-Shootout goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg gave the Red Wings a 2-1 win against the Sharks. Chris Osgood (above) was perfect in the shootout and made 33 saves for the win which was Detroit's third consecutive.
-Check out Zetterberg's shootout goal:
-Two goals by Raffi Torres helped the Blue Jackets edge the Thrashers, 4-3. Teammates Derick Brassard and Jake Voracek each recorded two assists while former Penguin Mathieu Garon made 32 saves in the win. Fire Ray Shero. Tobias Enstrom led Atlanta with a goal and an assist.
-Check out this hit by Columbus' Marc Methot on Atlanta's Evander Kane:
-Columbus' Rick Nash in the process of being dominant:
-According to a report in the Columbus Dispatch, the Blue Jackets are losing $12 million a year.
-The Blue Jackets officially placed forward Kristian Huselius on injured reserve due to an "upper-body" injury.
-Blackhawks forward and former Penguin Marian Hossa is expected to raise a flag at a MLS playoff game for the Chicago Fire. It might be the most he's accomplished at a postseason contest in well over a year.
-The signing of former Penguins defenseman Darryl Sydor has been a pleasant surprise for the Blues.
-Predators forward Jordin Tootoo made his season debut after missing the first 13 games of the season due to a quadriceps injury.
Northwest Division
-Dion Phaneuf's overtime goal gave the Flames a 2-1 win at St. Louis. It was the Flames' second overtime win in as many nights. Miikka Kiprusoff (above) made 30 saves in the victory. Blues forward Lars Eller, a first-round pick in 2007, scored in his NHL debut.
-Check out the black eye on Calgary captain Jarome Iginla:
-St. Louis' T.J. Oshie got some serious torque on this stick:
-St. Louis' Chris Mason alone in the spot light:
-A goal and an assist from Alex Burrows helped the Canucks claim a 5-2 win at Minnesota. Teammate Alexander Edler added two assists for Vancouver which is on a three-game winning streak. Kyle Brodziak scored both of the Wild's goals.
-Check out this fantastic save by Vancouver's Andrew Raycroft on former Penguins forward Petr Sykora:
-This is the best shot of it we could find, but the Nikolai Khabibulin and the Oilers wore their amazing throwback jerseys last night:
-Vancouver forward Steve Bernier is dealing with an illness.
-Since forward Mats Sundin retired, the Canucks need to fill their quota of old broken-down Swedish superstars. Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis admitted his team is interested in former Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg.
-According to TSN, Forsberg has not joined Ak Bars Kazan in the KHL.
-Despite one of the best starts in franchise history, the Avalanche has one of the worst attendance figures in the NHL.
-Colorado rookie forward Matt Duchene, the third overall pick in this summer's draft, is dealing with a shoulder injury.
Pacific Division
-Jonas Hiller (above) made 40 saves and led the Ducks to a 4-0 shutout of the Predators. Teemu Selanned led Anaheim with two goals while teammates Ryan Getzlaf and Saku Koivu each added two assists.
-Ducks enforcer and Washington, Pa. native George Parros went at it with Nashville's Wade Belak:
-Martin Hanzal had a goal and an assist and led the Coyotes to a 3-1 defeat of the Blackhawks. Ilya Bryzgalov made 31 saves in the win.
-Coyotes fans apparently don't like that stinkin' root beer:
-Chicago's Patrick Sharp apparently got lost on the way to the rink:
-Referee Kelly Sutherland managed to keep his hair perfect while reviewing a goal:
-Wrestler Sgt. Slaughter dropped the ceremonial first puck before this game:
-Some good news here for the Penguins regarding their next opponent. Sharks defenseman Rob Blake was placed on injured reserve due to an "upper-body" injury. Defenseman Derek Joslin was recalled from Worcester of the AHL.
-The Kings' line of Anze Kopitar, Ryan Smyth and Justin Williams have combined for 48 points (20 goals, 28 assists) in 11 games.
-The Coyotes recalled defenseman David Schlemko from San Antonio of the AHL.
-George Parros might've had the coolest wedding ever. It had water slides.
-Stars forward James Neal is dealing with a groin injury.
Adams Division
-Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! takes a look at the five best and five worst NHL jerseys of the past decade.
-Does the United States have enough goatending depth to earn a medal in the 2010 Olympics?
-"It doesn't matter whether I was right or wrong or deserved to be
suspended. I did that to him. I put that 16-year-old boy in hospital." - Erie Otters forward Michael Liambas on checking Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ben Fanelli during an OHL game. The hit fractured Fanelli's skull:
-Today would've been the 87th birthday of former Pittsburgh Hornets forward Joe Klukay.
-Non-Hockey Item of the Day: Check out Mr. Rogers' new neighborhood.
(Photos: Crosby, Staal, Kopitar and Fedotenko-Harry How/Getty Images; Kotalik, Valiquette and Khabibulin-Jimmy Jeong/Canadian Press; Cammalleri, Gomez and Gorges-Elsa/Getty Images; Wheeler-Charles Krupa/Associated Press; Neil and Niittymaki-Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images; Downie-Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press; Ruutu-Associated Press; Osgood-Paul Sancya/Associated Press; Nash-Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images; Kiprusoff-Tom Gannam/Associated Press; Iginla, Oshie and Mason-Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images; Hiller-Parros-Lori Shepler/Associated Press; Jeff Gross/Getty Images; Hansons, Sharp, Sutherland and Slaughter-Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Posted
Nov 06 2009, 05:51 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh