2012 Yelnats Cup Playoffs: Round 1, Day 2.

Hello simulated hockey fans! Opening night was a success, except when you consider both the Oilers and the Jets got wins. Tonight, our Wild opens their series at home against the Anaheim Ducks. Should be interesting. Here's what's on the docket for tonight:

So 4 games tonight, back to 2 tomorrow. It sucks that it turned out that way, but it's not the end of the world. I'll be watching the Wild-Ducks games and I'll give the boxscore for the other 3.

Anaheim Ducks @ Minnesota Wild

Speaking of Visnovsky, he was an offensive force for the Ducks in the 1st period, with a goal, an assist and a whopping 5 shots on goal. Shots were 18-8 for the Ducks, but the Wild had a 3-2 lead after 20. This was a pretty physical game compared to last night's matchup between the Oilers and the Avs. The two teams compared for 12 hits in the first period, while the Oilers and Avs only had 4.

Final Score: Anaheim 3 - 5 Minnesota

Total Shots: Anaheim 36 - 37 Minnesota

Boxscore:

1st period:

ANA 0:48 L.Visnovsky (1) (C.Perry)

MIN 1:21 P.Bouchard (1) (T.Gilbert, K.Foster) (PP)

MIN 14:02 D.Setoguchi (1) (D.Heatley, J.Falk)

MIN 16:00 S.Veilleux (1) (J.Spurgeon, N.Johnson)

ANA 19:11 R.Getzlaf (1) (L.Visnovsky, F.Beauchemin)

Shots: Anaheim 18 - 8 Minnesota

2nd period:

ANA 13:15 B.Ryan (1) (C.Perry, R.Getzlaf)

Shots: Anaheim 9 - 15 Minnesota

3rd period:

MIN 0:28 D.Setoguchi (2) (D.Heatley, M.Koivu) (PP)

MIN 19:49 P.Bouchard (2) (M.Cullen, S.Kampfer) (EN)

Shots: Anaheim 9 -14 Minnesota

3 Stars:

#1 Devin Setoguchi (2G, 8 shots)

#2 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2G)

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Dallas Stars

1st period:

CBJ 4:37 R.Umberger (1) (D.Brassard, J.Wisniewski) (PP)

DAL 12:02 A.Goligoski (1) (E.Nystrom, S.Robidas) (SHG)

DAL 18:52 B.Morrow (1) (A.Burish, A.Goligoski)

Shots: Columbus 15 - 10 Dallas

2nd period:

Nothing

Shots: Columbus 9 - 6 Dallas

3rd period:

CBJ 2:46 J.Johnson (1) (M.Letestu, K.Huselius)

CBJ 8:45 R.Nash (1) (R.Umberger, D.Brassard)

DAL 15:50 M.Ryder (1) (M.Ribeiro, T.Daley)

Shots: Columbus 14 - 8 Dallas

OT:

Nothing

2OT:

CBJ 17:28 R.Nash (2) (D.Mackenzie, F.Tyutin)

Shots both OTs combined (I'll have to count OT shots manually I guess): Columbus 9 - 9 Dallas

Final Score: Columbus 4 - 3 Dallas (2OT)

Total Shots: Columbus 47 - 33 Dallas

3 Stars:

Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

1st period:

TB 13:38 B.Connolly (1) (R.Shannon, E.Brewer) (PP)

Shots: Montreal 9 - 11 Tampa Bay

2nd period:

MTL 9:29 E.Cole (1) (D.Desharnais, P.Subban)

Shots: Montreal 11 - 9 Tampa Bay

3rd period:

Nothing

Shots: Montreal 8 - 11 Tampa Bay

OT:

TB 3:57 V.Lecavalier (1) (T.Purcell, R.Shannon) (PP)

Shots: Montreal 0 - 4 Tampa Bay

Final Score: Montreal 1 - 2 Tampa Bay (OT)

Total Shots: Montreal 28 - 35 Tampa Bay

3 Stars:

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Carolina Hurricanes

1st period:

TOR 10:18 J.Rosehill (1) (T.Connolly, D.Steckel)

CAR 11:52 B.Sutter (1) (J.Jokinen, T.Ruutu)

Shots: Toronto 14 - 7 Carolina

2nd period:

Nothing

Shots: Toronto 17 - 9 Carolina

3rd period:

CAR: 2:52 J.Tlusty (1) (E.Staal) (PP)

TOR 11:23 P. Kessel (1) (T.Bozak, J.Lupul)

CAR 15:02 J.Tlusty (2) (E.Staal, C.Larose)

Shots: Toronto 13 - 15 Carolina

Final Score: Toronto 2 - 3 Carolina

Total Shots: Toronto 44 - 31 Carolina

3 Stars:

So here's what the playoff bracket looks like right now:

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Bye

#10 Dallas Stars 0

#15 Columbus Blue Jackets 1

#12 Minnesota Wild 1

#13 Anaheim Ducks 0

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Bye

#10 Tampa Bay Lightning 1

#15 Montreal Canadiens 0

#12 Carolina Hurricanes 1

#13 Toronto Maple Leafs 0

Tomorrow night, 2 game 2s... Edmonton Oilers @ Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders @ Winnipeg Jets. See you there!