Winter Classic – Final Summary

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The Duncan Keith and the Chicago Blackhawks attempted a comeback late in the game but it wasn’t to be.  The Detroit Red Wings dominated the third period of the game to carry a 6-4 victory into the final buzzer.

Game Summary…

Goals:

Penalties:

Winter Classic – P2 Summary

40 Minutes have been played of the 2009 NHL Winter Classic, and after being dominated by the Black Hawks in the first period, the Red Wings came back hard in the 2nd, led by Jiri Hudler.  Just over a minute into the 2nd, Hudler put the puck in the net to make it a 1 shot game.  Hudler scored again at the 12 minute mark to tie the game up.  Pavel Datsyuk put the Wings ahead 4-3 near the end of the period, to help the Wings take a 4-3 lead into the 2nd intermission.

Period 2 Breakdown…

Goals:

Penalties:

The NHL Minute – 30 October

2mins Player of the day:

• Tobias Stephan (G – Stars) earns our player of the day for his win over the Minnesota Wild.  Stephan played in only his 2nd ever NHL game.   His last game, almost a year ago was on the road in Chicago, a game where he played solid but lost the game in overtime.  A year is a long time to wait to prove you can play at this level, but Stephan did that today. 

Stars of the day:

• Teemu Selanne (Ducks), got his game on with a hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings
• Tobias Stephan (Stars) made his NHL debut for 2008 with a 4-2 win over the Wild
• Ryan Getzlaf (Ducks) had 5 assists in the Ducks win over the Red Wings
• Matt Stajan (Maple Leafs) scored 2 goals in the Leafs shootout win over the Devils
• Pavel Datsyuk (Red Wings) scored a pair against the Ducks

…and there were none:

• Going into todays game the Wild had no suffered a regulation loss this season, the only team remaining to do so.  Tobias Stephan and the Stars put and end to that with a solid 4-2 win over the travelling team.

Demoted:

• Jordan Staal has been demoted to the third line during Wednesday’s Penguins practice.

Trade Deadline moved:

• The NHL has announced that the Trade Deadline will be moved back to March 4.  The change has been approved by both the NHL and the NHLPA.

oh, they’re hurt:

• Sergei Zubov (Stars) should be back in the Stars lineup this Saturday.
• Randy Jones (Flyers) could resume skating in 2 weeks and should be back on the team before Christmas.
• Jere Lehtinen (Stars) is rumored to begin skating again soon.
• Tim Connolly (Sabres) is unlikely to play this weekend with a back injury.
• Pascal Leclaire (Blue Jackets) is looking at a second opinion after his MRI revealed just a sprained ankle.
• Bryan McCabe (Panthers) began skating on his own Monday.
• Rick DiPietro (Islanders) will not be on the upcoming road trip.

He shoots… the scores:

• Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 5 New Jersey Devils (shootout)
• Dallas Stars 4 – 2 Minnesota Wild
• Anaheim Ducks 5 – 4 Detroit Red Wings (overtime)

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Around the NHL – Mon 6 Oct

Injury Updates:

• Jere Lehtinen: Groin injury
  Lehtinen sat out the final preseason game today due to a groin injury. (Yahoo! Sports)

• Tim Connolly ready for season opener
  Connolly (back) says that he feels fine and will play in Friday’s season opener, according to The Buffalo News. (Yahoo! Sports)
• Gaborik back at full speed
  Wild’s Marian Gaborik is back at full speed, and scored a goal in today’s preseason game against Montreal (Yahoo! Sports)
• Jimmy Howard: Broken finger
  Howard suffered a broken fingertip prior to Saturday’s game against the
  Leafs and he’ll likely be out one week as a result, the Detroit News
  reports. (ESPN)

• Datsyuk: returning to action
  Datsyuk (groin) returned to action for the preseason finale on Sunday, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
• Marian Hossa missed third period
  Hossa sat out the third period of Sunday’s preseason finale against
  Buffalo due to a minor groin injury, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)

• Karlis Skrastins: Upper body injury
  Skrastins did not practice Saturday because of an upper-body injury, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
• Stephen Weiss: Groin injury
  Weiss (groin) participated in Saturday’s practice, his first in over a week, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
• Nick Tarnasky continues to practice
  Tarnasky (broken thumb) continues to practice, but it remains to be
  seen whether he’ll be ready for the season opener, the Nashville
  Tennessean reports. (ESPN)

Team News:

• Melrose not liking what he sees with Lightning
  Perhaps Barry Melrose should have known better.  After spending more than a decade as a television analyst, the 52-year-old Melrose opted to return to the bench as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who finished the 2007-08 season with an NHL-worst 31 wins.  And after the Lightning dropped a pair of 2-1 decisions to the New York Rangers this weekend – and were outshot, 80-40, in the process – the normally relaxed coach was rather vocal with his displeasure. (Yahoo! Sports)

• Luongo wearing the “C” on mask
  Roberto Luongo is sporting a C
  after all.  The Vancouver captain, forbidden by NHL rules from wearing
  the letter on his jersey because he is a goaltender, sported a new C on
  his mask Sunday night as the Canucks hosted Anaheim in the final
  2008-09 pre-season game for both clubs.  “It can stand for whatever he
  wants it to stand for,” said Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis,
  when asked if the C stood for Canucks or captain. (Yahoo! Sports)

Signings & Acquisitions:

• Canucks sign 1st round Hodgson
  The Vancouver Canucks signed top 2008 draft choice Cody Hodgson to an NHL entry-level contract Sunday.  “Cody has done what we expected him to do,” said Canucks general manager Mike Gillis. “He came in really well prepared.” (Yahoo! Sports)

• View more NHL and Minor League transactions at NHL.com

Trades & Rumours:

From Spectorshockey.net (click to view the full report):

• CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Chris Kuc reported Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabiblin remains in limbo while Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon “explores opportunities” to benefit the netminder and the Blackhawks.

• CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Len Ziehm reports Khabibulin could end up playing in Russia.”Tallon hasn’t been able to move Khabibulin to another NHL team.
• EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson reports on some trade possibilities for the Minnesota Wild if forced to deal Marian Gaborik, who’ll be a UFA next summer. One suggestion was to peddle him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Evgeni Malkin as the Pens are “very weak on the wing”.
• Matheson also reports that if the Chicago Blackhawks fail to land Washington’s Michael Nylander they might pursue Boston’s Marc Savard, suggesting the Bruins might do it if they got defenseman Brent Seabrook and young winger Jack Skille in return.
• BOSTON HERALD: Stephen Harris reports Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has said there’s a good chance he’ll make a trade in the coming days and there’s no doubt he’s been trying to move veteran forward Peter Schaefer to free up cap space for promising youngster Blake Wheeler. If Schaefer isn’t traded Harris suggests he could be waived and demoted.
• CALGARY SUN: Randy Sportak reports Flames GM Darryl Sutter needs to pare three players and more than $1 million from his payroll prior to the start of the season.
• PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Dave Molinari reports the Penguins could find some extra cap room to bring in more depth by placing injured defenseman Sergei Gonchar on the long-term injury status, noting that the club would be allowed to go over the cap to the amount of Gonchar’s salary for this season to bring in a replacement for as long as he remains on the long term injury list.
• PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: reports the Flyers have released defenseman Bryan Berard and center Jim Dowd.

Game Results:

NHL Regular Season Games:

NHL Preseason Games:

(Results data courtesy of yahoo! sports)

Source: Yahoo! Sports | TSN.ca | ESPN | NHL.com

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Around the NHL – Friday 3 Oct

Injury Updates:

• Mike Fisher may miss opener
  Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher could miss Saturday’s season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to a published report.  Fisher suffered a groin injury in during the club’s preseason win over Frolunda in Sweden on Thursday, the Ottawa Sun reported on its website. (Yahoo! Sports)

• Marek Zidlicky may miss start of season
  Zidlicky (leg) is unlikely to be ready for the start of the regular
  season, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. “Doesn’t look good,” head
  coach Jacques Lemaire said. “It looks like it will be a while.” (Yahoo! Sports)

• Pavel Datsyuk (groin) skates
  Datsyuk (groin) was on the ice for light skating on Thursday—his first time doing so in a week, the Detroit News reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
• DiPietro finally skating
  DiPietro (hip/knee) took part in a team skate Friday, Newsday reports. (Yahoo! Sports)

Player Updates:

• Drury get “C” from Rangers
  Chris Drury became the New York Rangers’ captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic.  Drury, who served as co-captain of the Buffalo Sabres with Danny Briere before signing with the Rangers in 2007, got the nod from coach Tom Renney and general manager Glen Sather during a team dinner on Friday night. The Rangers start the new campaign in Prague with a pair of games this weekend against the Tampa Bay Lightning. (Yahoo! Sports)

• Selanne nets Hat Trick in Ducks win
  Teemu Selanne scored three goals to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night.  Selanne, the Ducks’ all-time leading scorer, capped the hat trick with the game’s final goal with 17:14 left in the third period. (Yahoo! Sports)

League Updates:

• Oilers coach MacTavish ejected from game
  Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish was ejected in the second period of Friday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames for throwing a bloody towel on the ice.  After scoring a power-play goal with 90 seconds left in the second, Marc Pouliot engaged in a fight with Flames defenseman James Vandermeer. Once the officials restored order, MacTavish threw the towel and was ejected. (Yahoo! Sports)

Signings & Acquisitions:

• Wild sign D Falk
  The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Justin Falk to a contract on Friday.  Terms were not disclosed. (Yahoo! Sports)

• Red Wings sign G McCollum
  The Detroit Red Wings signed goalie Thomas McCollum to a three-year deal Friday. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.  McCollum was Detroit’s first-round selection—30th overall—in the 2008 draft. He participated in the Wings’ training camp before being assigned back to the Ontario Hockey League’s Guelph Storm. (Yahoo! Sports)
• Blackhawks sign Joakim Lindstrom
  Lindstrom was signed by the Hawks on Friday after being placed on waivers by the Ducks. (Yahoo! Sports)
• Canadiens give coach Guy Carbonneau contract extension
  The Montreal Canadiens have given head coach Guy Carbonneau a multi-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Friday.  Carbonneau would not say how long the extension was for, other than joking to reporters that “it’s more than one year and less than 10.” (Yahoo! Sports)
• View more NHL and Minor League transactions at NHL.com

Trades & Rumours:

• Bobby Ryan: Name comes up in trade talks
  Ryan’s name was mentioned about in trade talks between the Ducks and Maple Leafs, according to the Orange County Register. (Yahoo! Sports)

From Spectorshockey.net:

• Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli denied a report in the Boston Herald suggesting center Marc Savard was being shopped.

• Senators owner Eugene Melnyk hopes to re-sign Daniel Alfredsson to a contract that’ll make him a “Senator for life”. Senators management will be meeting with Alfredsson’s agent tomorrow in Sweden to initiate negotiations.
• NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly still hopes the league and the KHL can reach an agreement on a binding arbitration hearing in Switzerland to resolve Alexander Radulov’s contract situation. 
• Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland suggests the recent injury to defenseman Chris Chelios could possibly push back his decision to trade a defenseman to free up cap space by a few weeks.
• Scouts from ” Vancouver, New Jersey, the Rangers, Ottawa, Florida, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Tampa Bay and Detroit” attending last night’s Blue Jackets-Sabres game. He speculates they might be there to take a look at defensemen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Marc Methot and also noted that forward Manny Malholtra played on the top line last night suggesting the Jackets might’ve been showcasing him.
• The agent for Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin said the club has given him permission to talk to other NHL teams, and that he’s received interest in his client from “several clubs”. Grossman and Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon expressed hopes of getting Khabibulin’s situation resolved prior to the start of the season next week.
• The Anaheim Ducks announced they’ve demoted winger Bobby Ryan to their minor league affiliate while left wing Joakim Lindstrom has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Game Results:

(Results data courtesy of yahoo! sports)

Source: Yahoo! Sports | TSN.ca | ESPN | NHL.com

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Wednesdays Newest Hockey Videos

Newest hockey videos added to 2 Minutes For Hockey on Wednesday 30 July, 2008.

	Twist vs Marchment Round 1 Nice scrap.
	Twist vs Poeschek Round 1 Edge Twister.
	Twist vs Tomlinson Round 1 Edge to Twist.
	Datsyuk Destroys Malone in the Music is SHAH footage from NBC and NHL.
	Twist vs Mallette Round 2 Edge to Twist.
	Twist vs Kimble Round 1 (Bette Twist owns Kimble.
	Twist vs Simard Twist pounds on Simard.
	Twist vs Odelein Round 1 Twist hammers on Odelein.
	Twist vs Odelein Round 2 Odelein gets the jump on Twist and takes it to him.
	The Love Guru – Elephant Sex S This has got to be the funniest shit I ever saw on a Mike Myers film ever! Here is the ending of the
	Carcillo vs Barch Carcillo vs Barch hockey fight
	Wood vs Karpa (almost) 95-96 Would have been a good, I’m sure.

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Ovechkin wins Hart & Pearson – NHL Award Results

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin made the NHL Awards night all about him today, capturing both the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players’ choice for the most outstanding player.

The complete list of awards and their winners:

Art Ross Trophy: Alexander Ovechkin
Calder Trophy: Patrick Kane
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Detroit Red Wings
Conn Smythe Trophy: Henrik Zetterberg
Frank Selke Trophy: Pavel Datsyuk
Jack Adams Award: Bruce Boudreau
Lady Byng Trophy: Pavel Datsyuk
Lester B. Pearson: Alexander Ovechkin
Masterton Trophy: Jason Blake
Maurice Richard Trophy: Alexander Ovechkin
Norris Trophy: Nick Lidstrom
Prince of Wales Trophy: Pittsburgh Penguins
Vezina Trophy (leagues top netminder): Marin Brodeur
William J Jennings Trophy: Chris Osgood / Dominik Hasek

To be awarded:

Lester Patrick Trophy (outstanding service to hockey)

Information Source: NHL.com – Trophies | NHL – Yahoo! Sports

Playoff Match Results – 29-Apr-08

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Pittsburgh Penguins Vs New York Rangers (G3)
Detroit Red Wings Vs Colorado Avalanche (G3)
Dallas Stars Vs San Jose Sharks (G3)

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Playoff Match Results – 24-Apr-08

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Philadelphia Flyers @ Montreal Canadiens
Colorado Avalanche @ Dallas Stars

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Playoff Match Results – 16-Apr-08

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators (G4)
New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers (G4)
Detroit Red Wings @ Nashville Predators (G4)

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