By j-s landry -
Damn Habs. That is all.
Tonight's schedule was:
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Join me for tonight's recap of an action-filled night!
Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames
1st period:
2nd period:
3rd period:
Game summary:
Period 1 2 3 OT Total
CGY 2 2 1 - 5
EDM 1 1 1 - 3
PIM CGY 5 7 2 - 14
PIM EDM 6 6 6 - 18
SOG CGY 13 8 17 - 38
SOG EDM 13 9 16 - 38
3 stars:
#1 Curtis Glencross (Hat-trick, 2SHG, 1A)
#2 Mikael Backlund (2A)
#3 Robyn Regehr (2A)
Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
1st period:
2nd period:
3rd period:
Apart from the fight in the 1st period, this was a rather quiet game as both teams elected to play smart, disciplined hockey.
Game Summary:
Period 1 2 3 OT Total
TOR 2 2 0 - 4
FLA 0 0 1 - 1
PIM TOR 7 2 2 - 11
PIM FLA 5 4 2 - 11
SOG TOR 11 6 14 - 31
SOG FLA 9 15 4 - 28
3 stars:
#1 James Reimer (27 saves, 1GA)
#3 Darryl Boyce (G, won the fight)
Ottawa Senators vs. Atlanta Thrashers
1st period:
2nd period:
3rd period:
OT:
That was fast! (That's what she said). Bobby Butler wasted no time scoring his second of the night in OT. Atlanta won the faceoff, got two shots on net, Ottawa counter-attacked as Greening fed Spezza and Butler scored on Spezza's rebound, all in 26 seconds. Game over, Ottawa takes game 1 3-2
Game Summary
Period 1 2 3 OT Total
ATL 0 1 1 0 2
OTT 1 0 1 1 3
PIM ATL 0 0 2 0 2
PIM OTT 0 2 5 0 7
SOG ATL 17 7 11 2 37
SOG OTT 12 10 5 2 29
3 stars:
#1 Craig Anderson (35 saves, 2GA)
#2 Bobby Butler (2G)
#3 Jason Spezza (2A)
And now, the main event (wink wink): Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota Wild.
1st period:
2nd period:
Ho hum. This period was a snoozer. No goals, no penalties, 7 shots a piece. Yawn. Not like we're not used to dull periods, right?
3rd period:
30 saves for Backs tonight, 29 for Mason. This series is likely to be a great duel between those two men. Tonight's game was a clean one, only one minor penalty a piece. This was as even as a matchup could get, despite the game not going to OT. Nick Schultz suffered a minor injury. The game says he'll be hurt for about a week or so, which usually means he'll play anyway, but not at full capacity.
Imagine that, the Wild are leading the series! Yippee :)
Game Summary
Period 1 2 3 OT Total
MIN 2 0 0 - 2
CBJ 0 0 1 - 1
PIM MIN 0 0 2 - 2
PIM CBJ 2 0 0 - 2
SOG MIN 16 7 8 - 31
SOG CBJ 13 7 11 - 31
3 stars:
#1 Niklas Backstrom (30 saves, 1GA)
#2 Steve Mason (29 saves, 2GA)
#3 Antti Miettinen (GWG)
Well, that was the action for tonight, now all teams have played at least one game (except Dallas and Carolina, who have byes) , so let's take a look at the playoff tree:
WESTERN CONFERENCE
bye
#10 Calgary Flames 1
#15 Edmonton Oilers 0
#12 Minnesota Wild 1
#13 Columbus Blue Jackets 0
EASTERN CONFERENCE
bye
#10 Toronto Maple Leafs 1
#15 Florida Panthers 0
#12 Atlanta Thrashers 0
#13 Ottawa Senators 1
That's it for tonight! Tonight I found out that this is a million times more work than I anticipated, but in exactly one week, year 4 of my University program will be finished and I'll be able to invest lots more time on this and bring you more interesting recaps. Join us tomorrow as Game 2 between the Blues and Avalanche and the Isles and Devils take place, and don't forget your brackets! I haven't received many yet.
Don't miss any of the action! History will be simulated. Peace!
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