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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!
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