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[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Yahooo!!
Red Wings win 4-2 and Pens take it out 4-3 in OT!!!!!

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Crosby - 2 goals 1 assist tonight giving him 3 points for the game
Malkin - 1 goa 1 assist tonight giving him 2 points for the game

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

From the Wings/Flames game:

Zetterberg 1 goal, 1 assist giving him 2 points for the game
Datsyuk 2 assists, giving him 2 points for the game
Holmstrom 1 assit, 1 point for the game
Lidstrom 1 goal, 1 point for the game
Franzen 1 goal, 1 point for the game
Bertuzzi 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points for the game
Filppula 1 assit, 1 point for the game

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=541215&navid=DL|PIT|home

Aftermath: Penguins 4, Predators 3 OT
Thursday, 10.21.2010 / 11:30 PM / Features
By Jason Seidling

Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime victory on Thursday night was about the Penguins establishing the type of identity head coach Dan Bylsma expects from his hockey team.

The Penguins fell behind, 1-0, just 53 seconds into the contest, but they didn’t let that steer them from ‘getting to their game.’

To a man, the Penguins invested themselves for 60-plus minutes, with each of the 18 skaters and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury perfectly executing his own individual role. The result was Pittsburgh totally outplaying Nashville over the final two-plus periods.

Fleury made every key save the Penguins needed in goal, stopping 21 shots, while Pittsburgh’s offensive superstars did their job at the other end. Sidney Crosby (2G-1A) and Evgeni Malkin (1G-1A) were threats to score every time they stepped onto the ice, while the red-hot Kris Letang scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added two helpers.

On this night it was more than just the stars. The fourth line of Eric Tangradi-Craig Adams-Mike Rupp established a forechecking presence early and allowed the Penguins to re-take the momentum after Nashville started strong. Pascal Dupuis knocked a potential goal out of the crease in overtime less than a minute before Letang’s winner. Defensemen Deryk Engelland, Andrew Hutchinson and Ben Lovejoy all played solid if unspectacular defense to keep the Penguins in the game long enough for the big guns to strike.

The Penguins’ defensive corps has been at the forefront of the team’s current four-game winning streak. Perhaps no blueliner is playing better right now than Kris Letang. The 23-year-old Montreal, Quebec native was the star of the night for Pittsburgh on Thursday, scoring his second goal of the season in overtime and adding two assists during regulation to post his first three-point effort of the year.

Letang, who is now tied with Colorado’s Jean-Michael Liles for the scoring lead among defensemen with eight points (2G-6A), finished the night with four shots, one blocked shot and a plus-2 rating in 26:35 minutes of ice time. Letang’s plus-9 rating on the season ranks second (tied) in the NHL.

Letang is now riding a three-game scoring streak which has seen him pick up six points (2G-4A).

When Nashville’s Patric Hornqvist scored 5:08 into the third period, it could have been deflating for the Penguins, who since the middle of the first period had dominated the game. Instead, the Penguins continued to fire pucks at will towards Pekka Rinne, finally getting rewarded when Sidney Crosby scored on an Evgeni Malkin rebound at 12:56 of the third period. After that goal, you just knew this was a game the Penguins weren’t losing.

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Wings and Ducks are tied 4-4!!!

No score for Pens v Blues yet

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Sabres have just beaten Devils 6-1

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Rangers defeat Bruins 3-2

DUcks and Wings end regulation stuck on 4-4 so it's time for OT

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Canadians shut out Senators 3-0

No need for OT as Datsyuk scored in the final seconds into the empty net Wings win 5-4

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Result from Sunday's games:

Predators 4-3 over Lightning
Rangers 3-1 over Devils
Flames 4-0 over Sharks

 

[Mr Angry]

Geez the Oilers and Devils have had a bad start. Early days....

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Results from Monday's games

Bluejackets 2-1 over Flyers
Kings 3-2 over Wild
Canadians 3-2 over Coyotes

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Geez the Oilers and Devils have had a bad start. Early days....

Yeah both having not so great starts, but the Oilers do have that guy, what's his name...was it Seguin or Hall that went there.

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Today's games

Flames 5-4 over Oilers it went to a shooout
Avs and Canucks are tied 2-2
Flyers 6-3 over Sbares
Maple Leafs 3-1 over Panthers
Senators 5-2 over Coyotes
Ducks 5-2 over Stars

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Oh sorry for the lack of updates guys been busy!!
All right so a few games have been played so far and here are the results from firstly:

Wed 27th October -

Thrashers 6-4 over Rangers
Caps 3-0 over Hurricanes
Canadians 5-3 over Islanders
Lightning 5-3 over Penguins
Hawks 3-1 over Kings
Sharks 5-2 over Devils

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Thursday 28th October results

Bruins 2-0 over Leafs
Bluejackets 3-2 over Oilers
Sens 5-3 over Panthers
Yotes 4-2 over Wings
Blues 3-0 over Predators
Wild 2-1 over Caps
Kings 5-2 over Stars
Avs 6-5 over Flames

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Friday 29th October results:

Canadians 3-1 over Islanders
Cans 4-3 over Rangers
Flyers 3-2 over Pens
Thrashers 4-3 over Sabres
Oilers 7-4 oer Hawks (what the???)
Devils 2-1 over Ducks

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Saturday 30th October results:

Rangers 2-0 over Leafs
Panthers 3-1 over Canadians
Bruis 4-0 over Sens
Flyers 6-1 over Islanders
Pens 3-0 over Canes
Wings 5-2 over Predators
Blues 4-3 over Thrashers
Hawks 3-1 over Wild
Stars 4-0 over Sabers
Avs 5-1 over Bluejackets
Lightning 3-0 over Yotes
Caps 7-2 over Flames
Kings 3-1 over Devils
Sharks 5-2 over Ducks

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Devils' Parise to miss three months :-( from nhl.com

The news just keeps getting worse for the struggling New Jersey Devils, who've lost one of their big guns for the next three months.

The 30th-place team in the League standings will be without star left wing Zach Parise until well into the new year after he underwent exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday and had a torn meniscus repaired.

"The good news is that the meniscus is 100 percent intact," Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press late Tuesday evening. "They didn't have to do anything to it other than stitch it. It will be a 100 percent recovery and there will be no risk of anything down the road later and that's the most important thing."

Parise, a 30-goal scorer in each of the last four seasons, left Saturday's game in Los Angeles with what was called a lower-body injury and was sent home while the team continued its road trip. The 26-year-old had 3 goals and 6 points in the 12 games he played this season after a 45-goal season in 2008-09 and scoring 38 goals last season.

It's just another problem for the Devils, who are off to a 3-9-1 start under new coach John MacLean, have several key regulars injured and are tight against the salary cap.

"Adversity is part of life," Lamoriello told the AP. "As I said earlier, it's how you handle it and what you do with it. Right now, we just have to do what we are capable of doing. The players who are here have to step up and make the best of the opportunities they are going to get right now."

The Devils are 1-4-1 on a six-game trip that ends Wednesday in Chicago. Lamoriello said the Devils will use the same lineup that played in Monday's 3-0 loss at Vancouver.

"Quite frankly we have to come together a little more and overcome what we are going through," Lamoriello said. "We have been working hard and we just have to work a little harder and work a little smarter."

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Pens hope return of Malkin, Letang sparks PP unit

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PITTSBURGH (6-5-1) at DALLAS (6-4-0)

TV -- RIS, FS-P (HD), FS-SW (HD)

Last 10 -- Pittsburgh 6-3-1

Season series -- This is the clubs' first and only meeting this season. The Pens took last season's lone matchup, 6-3, on Mar. 6 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby scored 2 goals, including the game-winner, and had an assist, to help Pittsburgh to a 6-3 win.

Big Story -- The Penguins got a dose of bad news Monday, followed by some better news Tuesday. While center Jordan Staal could miss up to six weeks recovering from surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured right hand, forward Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang both skated at practice Tuesday and are expected to be in the lineup at Dallas after both suffered minor injuries against the Hurricanes on Saturday.

Team Scope:

Penguins -- Wednesday's game marks the start of a three-game road trip. After playing in Dallas, Anaheim and Phoenix, they return to Pittsburgh on Nov. 10, where they will play five of their next six.

Saturday's 3-0 win at Carolina ended a three-game winless streak for Pittsburgh, but the team still is struggling mightily on the power play. The Pens are scoreless over their last 23 opportunities with the man-advantage, but the return of Malkin gives them enough reason to start thinking positive. Malkin was second on the team in power-play points last season with 28 and shared the lead with Sidney Crosby for power-play goals with 13.

Stars -- While Dallas is winding down its six-game homestand, it probably can't wait to hit the road again after beginning the recent stretch at American Airlines Center at 1-3-0. But a win Wednesday, coupled by another victory Friday against Phoenix, could salvage a split for the Stars.

Things definitely appeared to turn around Saturday as backup goalie Andrew Raycroft started his first home game for Dallas and made 34 saves in a 4-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres to earn his first win as a member of the Stars.

Who's Hot -- Pittsburgh should be grateful Letang is expected to play Wednesday as the defenseman had points in five of six games before being injured Saturday. ... As of Tuesday, Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas leads the NHL with a plus-10 rating, while holding his own on the physical side with 21 penalty minutes.

Injury Report -- Staal (fractured right hand) could miss up to six weeks following Wednesday surgery, while Malkin (knee) and Letang (upper body) are expected in the lineup Wednesday. Right wing Eric Godard returned from an illness Saturday and will be available Wednesday. ... The Stars should be rolling out a fully-healthy lineup.

Stat Pack -- If the Pens hope to turn their power-play struggles around, then Dallas is the team to do it against. The Stars are last in the NHL with just a 68.4-percent success rate on the penalty kill.

Puck Drop -- When a team hears that one of its top-line players might have suffered an injury, it usually sends a wave of panic through the locker room. But Malkin calmed those fears quickly Tuesday at practice.

"I skated before practice to see how my knee feels," Malkin told Penguins.com reporter Sam Kasan. "It's not sore. It feels pretty strong. I am ready for the game now."

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Flames hope to solve defensive woes vs. Wings

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RED WINGS (6-2-1) at FLAMES (6-5-0)

TV: TSN (HD), FS-D (HD)

Last 10: Calgary 6-4-0

Season Series: Second of four meetings this season and the first at Scotiabank Saddledome. Johan Franzen had the go-ahead goal in the third period as Detroit won 4-2 at Joe Louis Arena on Oct. 21. Jimmy Howard made 34 saves. Mikael Backlund scored twice in the first period for Calgary.

Big Story: Back when these teams met for the first time, the big concern with the Flames seemed to be scoring goals -- including that game with the Red Wings, they had only 11 in half a dozen contests. Since then, the Flames have scored 22 goals in five games, but they enter Wednesday on a two-game losing streak thanks to a sudden inability to keep the puck out of their own net. Since blanking the Sharks on Oct. 24, they've given up 17 goals in their last three games.

Team Scope:

Red Wings: Pavel Datsyuk scored twice and added an assist as Detroit finished up a successful month of October with a convincing 5-2 win over Central Division rival Nashville on Saturday. With back spasms sidelining Howard, veteran goalie Chris Osgood started his second straight and picked up his 398th career victory. Now Osgood is ailing with a groin injury expected to cost him several days to a week, but Howard seems sufficiently recovered to start Wednesday.

"Everything's gone down and gone back to normal," Howard told the Detroit Free Press following practice Monday. "No pain in my lower back. Nice to get back out there.

"I got out there before practice about 20 minutes early and did some skating drills."

Flames: Olli Jokinen and Curtis Glencross staked Calgary to an early 2-0 lead over Washington on Saturday, but it was completely downhill from there as the Flames were routed 7-2 by the Capitals, on the heels of a 6-5 loss to the Avalanche two nights earlier. Even in their most recent win, the team blew a 4-1 lead to the Oilers and had to survive for a 5-4 shootout victory.

"The first month is in the books," captain Jarome Iginla said after Monday's practice. "We obviously have to improve. We're in a little bit of a rut, but there is still lots of time. It's a new month and we have to get back to winning. There are a lot of teams in the same boat and they are battling to find their game consistency. We are no different, we need to do that.

"It's important to stay positive. We have to look at ourselves personally and as a team, and things will improve. At the same time, we do need to remain positive. When you get up it's a new day, it's a day to come back to work, and we definitely did that today. It was tough and it should be. We need to bring up our consistency and our habits and Brent has definitely gotten that across."

Who's Hot: Henrik Zetterberg (3-7-10), Datsyuk (4-4-8) and Nicklas Lidstrom (1-7-8) have five-game points streaks going for the Red Wings. Johan Franzen has 3 goals and 1 assist during a four-game points streak. … Jokinen has goals in consecutive games for the Flames.

Injury Report: With Osgood likely to miss Wednesday's game, Joey MacDonald, who had been backing him up while Howard was out, will remain with Detroit for the time being. Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson, who hasn't played since the season opener due to back spasms, is likely to return to the lineup. Fellow blueliner Brian Rafalski is skating again following arthroscopic knee surgery, but not yet ready to play. Forward Kris Draper remains out after sports hernia surgery.

Calgary will be without defenseman Adam Pardy (shoulder) and forwards Daymond Langkow (neck), Ryan Stone (knee), Ales Kotalik (knee) and Raitis Ivanans (concussion). Forward David Moss could be ready to make his season debut after rehabbing a shoulder injury.

Stat Pack: The Red Wings' second-ranked penalty kill (91.2 percent) is led when it comes to ice time by the team's fourth-liners, Darren Helm (3:07 per game), Patrick Eaves (3:07) and Drew Miller (2:32). … Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff has 5 wins this season and needs 33 more to pass Mike Vernon for first on the team's all-time list.

Puck Drop: Detroit is currently third in the NHL with a 3.33 goals-per-game average, so this game should provide an excellent test for Calgary to see if it has tightened up defensively.