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November 20, 2003
NHL Roundup
In Detroit, the revival of the Red Wings continued, as they beat up the Blue Jackets, 5-1. Brett Hull had two goals, and Manny Legace, stepping in for the injured Dominik Hasek, got the win in net for the Red Wings. Columbus is 0-3-2 in their last five games. In New Jersey, the Devils extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 4-1 win over Buffalo. Scott Stevens had two assists, as Martin Brodeur recorded his 375th victory in goal to move into 10th place all-time. Despite New Jersey's hot streak of late, the game only drew a little more than 10,000 fans. In Pittsburgh, the Minnesota Wild chased rookie goalie Marc-Andre Fleury with three goals in the first period on their way to a 6-2 victory. Antti Laaksonen scored twice for Minnesota, and Marian Gaborik added another on a penalty shot. The announced crowd in Pittsburgh was a little less than 11,000. The word is the cash-strapped Penguins will probably send Fleury back to his junior team in a cost-cutting move. 
Fans got their money's worth in Atlanta last night.
In the game of the night, the Thrashers battled back from a 2-0 deficit in the first period to beat the Bruins 5-4 in OT. Ilya Kovalchuk one-timed a cross-ice pass from Frantisek Kaberle past Boston's Felix Potvin, off the left post and into the net on a rare OT power play. In Sunrise, Florida, the Islanders took down the Panthers, 4-1. Rookie Trent Hunter continued his hot play of late, getting two goals and an assist. The win was only the second on the road for the Islanders this season. During the broadcast, I finally got a look at the video of Jordin Tootoo's freight train check on Isles defenseman, Radek Martinek, and it was pretty clear Tootoo left his feet before the hit. He deserved a suspension. Across the Hudson, the Rangers have put Eric Lindros on IR, due to the eye injury he suffered recently against the Penguins. In Dallas, the Stars squandered a two-goal lead, and had to settle for a 2-2 tie with the Ducks. Andy McDonald had two goals, and Martin Gerber 26 saves for the visitors. Jon Klemm, just acquired the other day from the Blackhawks, had his first goal with Dallas. In Phoenix, Shane Doan and Brian Savage both had two goals, as the Coyotes beat the visiting Blues, 5-4. And at the Staples Center, Roman Cechmanek got the 100th win of his NHL career, stopping 30 shots for the LA Kings in a 3-0 win over the Predators. Despite a rash of injuries, the Kings sit atop the Pacific Division. And back East in Philadelphia, journeyman Craig Berube has been signed to a contract with the minor league Philadelphia Phantoms. At the start of this season, Berube ranked seventh all-time in penalty minutes with 3,149 -- or about 3 weeks, if you prefer.
Eric
12:14 AM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsI saw those Anaheim goals on SportsCenter--brutal. What has happened to Marty Turco, or is this the inner goalie he was suppressing all along? From center ice to tie the game, fer chrissake! Posted by: at November 20, 2003 12:33 PM 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.) |