2012 Yelnats Cup Playoffs: Round 1, Day 3

New York Islanders @ Winnipeg Jets

In the end, horrendous defense and dreadful goaltending ensured that the Isles never even had a prayer in this game. 7 unanswered goals from the Jets, which came from various sources and mostly from a long range. Most of these goals should have been blocked by a d-man or saved by an NHL goaltender. The Isles need to forget this ridiculous game and move on.

Final Score: New York 2 - 8 Winnipeg

Total Shots: New York 25 - 49 Winnipeg

Boxscore:

1st period:

WPG 6:35 G.Clitsome (1) (A.Ladd)

NYI 7:08 M.Martin (1) (K.Okposo, D.Reese)

NYI 7:29 M.Reasoner (1) (M.Martin, D.Reese)

Shots: New York 10 - 8 Winnipeg

2nd period:

WPG 6:34 T.Enstrom (1) (E.Fehr, T.Stapleton)

WPG 8:24 A.Miettinen (1) (T.Glass)

WPG 11:10 E.Kane (2) (A.Burmistrov, K.Wellwood)

Shots: New York 7 - 18 Winnipeg

3rd period:

WPG 6:33 T.Stapleton (1) (D.Byfuglien, B.Wheeler)

WPG 14:11 B.Little (1) (B.Wheeler, Z.Bogosian) (PP)

WPG 14:55 B.Little (2) (A.Ladd, G.Clitsome) (PP)

WPG 15:02 E.Kane (3) (D.Byfuglien, A.Miettinen) (PP)

Shots: New York 8- 23 Winnipeg

#2 Evander Kane (2G, 10 shots)

#3 Antti Miettinen (1G, 1A)

Edmonton Oilers @ Colorado Avalanche

Boxscore:

1st period:

EDM 3:00 R.Jones (1) (S.Horcoff)

COL 7:09 S.Downie (1) (E.Johnson, J.Hejda)

Shots: Edmonton 7 - 4 Colorado

2nd period:

EDM 1:21 E.Belanger (1) (L.Petrell, R.Smyth)

COL 15:28 M.Hejduk (2) (S.O'Brien, C.McLeod)

EDM 16:31 B.Eager (3) (S.Horcoff, R.Jones)

Shots: Edmonton 6 - 10 Colorado

3rd period:

Nothing

Shots: Edmonton 15 - 5 Colorado

Final Score: Edmonton 3 - 2 Colorado

Total shots: Edmonton 28 - 19 Colorado

3 Stars:

#1 Ryan Jones (1G, 1A)

#2 Ben Eager (GWG)

I'm conflicted... would I have preferred to watch the tighter, animated penalty-fest that was the Oilers-Avs game, or the explosive offensive performance of the Jets? ... Hmmm.... I'll let you guys decide which game 3 I'm covering between the two. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day. Don't forget to check out Mini-Sticks for Mikko! Great cause!