Yelnats Cup Playoffs: Recap for 04-17-2011

Two games on the docket tonight:

Both are on Game 3.

Wicked action again tonight, check it out!

New Jersey Devils @ New York Islanders

1st period:

2nd period:

Zajac has quietly been having quite a series so far. In fact, in the 6-2 drubbing of the Devils in game 1, Zajac finished with two assists and +2.

3rd period:

The Isles weren't quite done clawing back into the game. Michael Haley scored a huge, hard working goal, assisted again by Wishart and Tavares at 11:01, which gave the home team life, but in the last 5 minutes, Rick Dipietro  fumbled the puck and Zajac made no mistake, destroying any chance of a comeback. Why Dipietro was still in net after all this, we'll never know. Devils won it 7-4

I don't think anyone in their right mind expected that 29 goals would be scored in the first 3 games of this series. Insanity. These two teams were all business tonight, concentrating on taking lots of shots, and very few penalties. This would've been a hell of a game to watch for sure.

Game summary:

Period                         1         2        3      OT    Total

NJD                             3         3        1         -         7

NYI                               0         3        1        -           4

PIM NJD                    2          0         0       -           2

PIM NYI                     0          2         0        -           2

SHOTS NJD            12       11      10      -           33

SHOTS NYI             13        14      7       -            34

#1 Zach Parise (2 G)

#2 Ilya Kovalchuk (G, 2A, GWG)

#3 Travis Zajac (G, 2A)

St.- Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche

1st period:

The Avalanche controlled the play for pretty much the duration of the period, as they outshot the visitors 12-4 in the frame, but no goals were scored, no penalties were taken. Moving on.

2nd period:

3rd period:

Overtime:

Game Summary

Period:                        1                2          3              OT         Total

STL                              0               2          0                0                 2

COL                             0               0          2                1                 3

PIM STL                     0               2           2                2                6

PIM COL                   0                2           2                0                4 

SHOTS STL            4               15          8               3                 30     

SHOTS COL          12              11         7               5                  35

3 stars:

#2 Jay McClement (OT winner)

#3 Carlo Colaiailaialialiialiacovo (A, awesome name)

4 games tomorrow night:

Peace!