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November 05, 2003
NHL Roundup
In Manhattan, the Rangers beat Dallas 3-0, but the night belonged to Mark Messier, as he passed Gordie Howe as the NHL's second highest leading scorer behind Wayne Gretzky. 
Congratulations, Mark.
Messier got his 1,851st point on his second goal of the game, an empty-netter as time was running down in the third period. Congratulations to Messier. Check out Hockeybird for a great roundup of all things Messier. In Tampa, the Washington Capitals stopped the Lightning's season-opening unbeaten streak at 8, winning 5-1. Dainius Zubrus had two goals, and Sergei Gonchar had three assists for the winners. And the Caps new $20 million line (Jaromir Jagr, Robert Lang, Peter Bondra) had two goals. Marc-Andre Fleury had 38 saves (God help this kid playing in Pittsburgh), and Rico Fata had a goal and an assist, but it wasn't enough as the Penguins fell to the Maple Leafs in Toronto, 4-2. Over at Puck Update, Steve Ovadia has some thoughts on Leafs coach Pat Quinn's job security. In Edmonton, the Oilers helped extend Montreal's current skid, beating the Canadiens 4-2. The Habs are 1-5 in their last six games after their quick start. In St. Louis, Keith Tkachuk scored the game winner in OT, as the Blues beat the Ducks, 2-1. The loss was the third in the row for Anaheim, in the midst of a six-game roadtrip. Minnesota welcomed back Marian Gaborik, but gave up two third period goals to Colorado, and had to settle for a 4-4 tie with the Avalanche. Joe Sakic had an assist, but was a -2, as his slow start to the season continued. Finally, in Calgary, the Red Wings shutout the Flames, 3-0. Brendan Shanahan scored two goals, and Curtis Joseph had 21 saves for the crew from "Hockeytown." One question for Red Wings GM Ken Holland: what happens if you discover that Curtis Joseph has more left in the tank than Dominik Hasek? Over at TSN.ca (Canada's ESPN), they're celebrating Bobby Orr Week on the 25th anniversary of his departure from the game.
Eric
07:14 AM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsPerhaps most importantly for the Caps, Olie played really well (40 saves) for the third straight game (after a simply horrendous start), which could either mean that his early seson troubles could be behind him and the Caps can expect better play from him, or that he increases his trade value and the Caps can receive more for him if they decide to trade him. Posted by: at November 5, 2003 09:38 AM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |