The NHL Minute - 6 Nov

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2 mins Player of the day:

• Jussi Jokinen (Lightning).  Jokinen picked up his 3rd and 4th goals of the season, one at even strength and one on the powerplay.

Stars of the day:

• Ryan Getzlaf (C - Ducks) 2G 1A 3Pts
• Jussi Jokinen (LW - Lightning) 2G 0A 2Pts
• Raffi Torres (LW - Blue Jackets) 0G 2A 2Pts

Nikolai Khabibulin headed to Newark?

• The Blackhawks plan on shopping Khabibulin to the Devils, the Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports.

Signing with the Stars

• The Dallas Stars signed former All-Star forward Mark Parrish on Wednesday to a one-year deal worth $500,000. The 31-year-old winger played in 66 games with the Wild last season and had 16 goals and 14 assists. Minnesota bought out the final three years of Parrish’s contract in July. (Yahoo!)

oh, they’re hurt:

• Ladislav Smid (D - Oilers): Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ladislav Smid left Wednesday’s 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first period with a mild concussion and did not return.
• Paul Kariya (LW - Predators): St. Louis Blues left wing Paul Kariya left Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the second period with a lower body injury and did not return.
• Injury data courtesy of Yahoo!

He shoots… the scores:

• New Jersey Devils 4 -3 Tampa Bay Lightning (Shootout)
• Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
• Anaheim Ducks 5 - 2 St Louis Blues

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NHL Pre-season Game Results

For the fans, the NHL season opened today as the first 2 NHL pre-season games got underway.  The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators hosted the New York Rangers.

Ottawa 3, NY Rangers 2
Goalies:
New York: S. Valiquette (11 Shots, 8 Saves), M. Wilkman (8 Shots, 8 Saves)
Ottawa: M. Gerber (24 Shots, 23 Saves), B. Elliott (12 Shots, 11 Saves)
Period Recap:
1st Period
Ottawa - 2:57, Dany Heatley 1 (Jason Smith, Filip Kuba)
Ottawa - 13:17, Jason Spezza 1 (shorthanded) (unassisted
2nd Period
Ottawa - 2:12, Mike Fisher 1 (Chris Phillips, Christoph Schubert)
NY Rangers - 3:21, Brandon Dubinsky 1 (power play) (Michal Rozsival)
3rd Period
NY Rangers - 15:16, Brandon Dubinsky 2 (shorthanded) (Ryan Callahan)

Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 4, SO
Goalies:
Tampa Bay: K. Ramo (30 Shots, 26 Saves)
Pittsburgh: M. Fleury (30 Shots, 26 Saves)
Period Recap:
1st Period
Pittsburgh - 0:51, Jordan Staal 1 (Evgeni Malkin, Ben Lovejoy)
2nd Period
Tampa Bay - 3:50, Janne Niskala 1 (Brandon Bochenski, Jussi Jokinen)
Tampa Bay - 7:06, Wyatt Smith 1 (Matt Smaby)
Tampa Bay - 8:40, Brandon Bochenski 1 (Radek Smolenak, Jussi Jokinen)
Pittsburgh - 15:18, Petr Sykora 1 (power play) (Miroslav Satan, Jordan Staal)
3rd Period
Pittsburgh - 10:11, Petr Sykora 2 (power play) (Janne Pesonen, Alex Goligoski)
Pittsburgh - 17:07, Sidney Crosby 1 (shorthanded) (unassisted)
Tampa Bay - 18:41, Brandon Bochenski 2 (Janne Niskala)
OT
None
Shootouts
Pittsburgh - Miroslav Satan shootout saved
Tampa Bay - Jussi Jokinen shootout goal
Pittsburgh - Evgeni Malkin shootout miss
Tampa Bay - Steven Stamkos shootout goal

Tampa Bay Sign Stamkos

It comes as no surprise to hockey fans the world over, but Steve Stamkos has a date with the NHL, and today he got it confirmed by way of a three-year entry level contract worth $2.625 million, and up to $11.1 million in incentives.

“I think sticking in the NHL is obviously the biggest goal of mine right now. It’s one thing to go to training camp and get a sniff at the NHL, but it’s one thing to stay for the full season,” Stamkos said during a conference call from Victoria, British Columbia, where the Lightning are holding a prospect camp.
- Yahoo! Sports

Stamkos is rumored to be starting as the Lightning’s 2nd line center, where he could be the setup guy for a number of wingers, including Jussi Jokinen, Ryan Malone, Mark Recchi or Gary Roberts.

Source: Yahoo! Sports

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Jussi Jokinen, a Star in Tampa Bay