Off Wing Opinion

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Tim Thomas
45 saves, only one goal allowed in 4-1 win

OTT 4 CAR 1: Fisher (G, A), Gerber (29 S). Ladd (G).
ATL 5 NYR 4 (OT): Holik (GWG OT- 2G, A). Hossa (G, 3A).
PIT 3 NYI 2: Armstrong (2G), Crosby (2A). Kozlov (G).
MON 1 FLO 0 (SO): Koivu (GWG SO), Huet (36 S). Auld (39 S).
WAS 5 TBL 2: Kolzig (48 S), Ovechkin (G, A). Boyle (2A).
BOS 4 TOR 1: Thomas (45 S). Antropov (G).
SJS 2 STL 0: Clowe (G), Pavelski (G), Toskala (29 S).
CAL 5 COL 2: Iginla (G, A). Stasny (G, A).
ANA 3 EDM 2 (OT): Getzlaf (GWG OT), Selanne (G, A).
VAN 1 CLB 0: Naslund (G), Luongo (24 S).

OFF THE ICE
The NHL Needs To Return To Wooden Sticks, Calgary Sun
Pens' Future In Pittsburgh, KDKA
Two's A Crowd In NHL, Toronto Star
New YMCA Features NHL-sized Rink, The Business Review
The Stasny Bloodline Is Clear To See, Globe and Mail
Finnish Goaltenders Are Dominating NHL, Sporting News

HOCKEY VIDEO: Michigan State's Tim Kennedy goes coast to coast against the Wolverines:

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On The Forecheck
Hockey Leaks
The Blackhawk Experience
Junior Hockey Blog
Thrash Talk

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM NAS at PHI FSS, CSP
8:00PM SJS at MIN VS., TSN
8:30PM DAL at CHI KDFI

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Hamilton (MON/EDM) 3 Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 0

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 at 12:31 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Alexander Frolov
Game-winning shootout goal gives Los Angeles the victory

DET 2 DAL 1: Draper (SH G), Hasek (20 S). Miettinen (G).
LAK 3 NJD 2 (SO): Frolov (GWG SO), Garon (20 S). Elias (2A).

OFF THE ICE
NHL Mail: Winds Of Change, TSN.ca
New Rules Have Taken Edge Off Of Game, SI.com
NHL Notebook: Vets Carrying Rangers, WagerWeb.com
NHL Shootouts Need To Go, The South End Newspaper
The Last Word, Calgary Sun

HOCKEY VIDEO: This is quite possibly the most evenly matched hockey fight I've ever seen. Three minutes of toe-to-toe brawling should be proof enough--note the handshake at the end.

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Crashing the Zamboni
Ranger Pundit
One Fan's Perspective
Polemic
Goaltending Legends

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM NYI at PIT FSNY, FSP
7:00PM OTT at CAR RSN
7:00PM ATL at NYR TURN, MSG
7:30PM BOS at TOR NESN, TSN
7:30PM FLO at MON FSFL, RDS
7:30PM WAS at TBL NC8, Sun
8:00PM SJS at STL FSBA, FSMW
9:00PM COL at CAL ALTI2, RSW
9:00PM ANA at EDM KDOC, OPPV
10:00PM CLB at VAN FSOH, RSW

NO AHL GAMES LAST NIGHT

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 at 12:02 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Chris Drury
Game-winning OT goal gives Buffalo 3-2 victory in Madison Square Garden

BUF 3 NYR 2 (OT): Drury (GWG OT), Miller (25 S). Straka (2G).
TBL 3 OTT 1: St. Louis (G, A), Kuba (G, A). Spezza (G).
ANA 5 CAL 3: Selanne (2G), Pronger (2A). Huselius (2G).

OFF THE ICE
Norrena

This entry was posted on Monday, November 27th, 2006 at 12:01 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Kari Lehtonen
37 saves in third shutout of season

ATL 1 FLO 0: Kovalchuk (G), Lehtnonen (37 S).
CLB 5 MIN 3: Fedorov (2G, 2A), Carter (G, 2A). Backstrom (2 GA- pulled in 2nd).
PHI 4 MON 2: Gagne (2G, A), Knuble (G). Kovalev (G, A).
NYI 4 WAS 1: Blake (2G), DiPietro (33 S). Ovechkin (G).
BOS 3 TOR 1: Chara (2A), Thomas (27 S). Sundin (G).
NYR 2 PIT 1 (OT): Straka (GWG OT), Jagr (G, A). Malkin (G).
NAS 6 DET 2: Zidlicky (G, 2A), Mason (32 S). Lang (G, A).
PHO 2 STL 1: Nolan (G), Joseph (25 S). Hinote (G).
COL 4 VAN 1: Wolski (G, 3A), Stasny (G, 2A). Luongo (35 S).
SJS 2 NJD 0: Thorton (G), Grier (G), Nabokov (24 S).
LAK 3 CAL 1: Kopitar (G, A), Blake (2A). Kiprusoff (32 S).

OFF THE ICE
Wrong Sport, Right Message From Schembechler, The New York Times
Quick, Fast Teams Have Advantage In NHL, The Mercury News
Canadian Ponies Still In NHL Race, The Ottawa Citizen
As Salaries Rise In NHL, So Does The Pressure, INS News
Now Only The Ducks, But Looking Pretty Mighty, The New York Times
Hockey Nicknames Explained, Calgary Sun
Teams Right Season Course After Troubled Starts, The Ottawa Citizen
Picking A Fight, Edmonton Sun
Sharks Putting Heat On East, The Mercury News
A Points Race Sundin Hopes He Never Wins, The Toronto Star
Goal Oriented, The Washington Post

HOCKEY VIDEO: A shutout win last night reminds us of just how good the boys from Blueland are this year:

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Lowetide
The Ice Block
Hockey Rodent
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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
5:00PM OTT at TBL A Ch, Sun
7:00PM BUF at NYR MSG
8:00PM CAL at ANA RSW, KDOC

AHL SCOREBOARD (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Toronto (TOR) 5 Syracuse (CLB) 3
Albany (CAR/COL) 5 Lowell (NJD) 0
Chicago (ATL) 7 Houston (MIN) 3
Hamilton (MON/EDM) 6 Rochester (BUF/FLO) 0
Hartford (NYR) 3 Bridgeport (NYI) 2 (OT)
Hershey (WAS) 5 Manchester (LAK) 4
Peoria (STL) 3 Omaha (CAL) 2
Grand Rapids (DET/EDM) 5 San Antonio (PHO) 3
Binghamton (OTT) 6 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 5
Portland (ANA) 4 Providence (BOS) 1
Worcester (SJS) 5 Springfield (TBL) 2
Norfolk (CHI) 7 Philadelphia (PHI) 5
Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 2 Manitoba (VAN) 1

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 26th, 2006 at 7:10 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Dany Heatley
Hat Trick & assist lead to 6-4 pouncing of Panthers

CAR 5 BOS 1: Walker (2A), Grahame (25 S). Bergeron (G).
PHI 3 CLB 2: Forsberg (G, A), Meyer (G, A). Nash (G).
MIN 4 PHO 0: Bouchard (G, A), Backstrom (28 S).
NYI 3 PIT 1: Satan (G, A), DiPietro (36 S). Malkin (G).
ANA 4 NJD 2: Marchant (2G), Penner (G). Elias (G), Gionta (G).
TOR 7 WAS 1: Tucker (G, 2A), O'Neill (G, 2A). Ovechkin (G).
STL 3 DET 2 (SO): Rucinsky (GWG SO), Cajanek (2G). Zetterberg (G, A).
OTT 6 FLO 4: Heatley (3G, A), Spezza (G, A). Roberts (2G, A).
MON 2 BUF 1 (OT): Souray (GWG OT), Huet (29 S). Miller (28 S).
TBL 3 ATL 2 (OT): St. Louis (GWG OT, A), Boyle (2G). Lehtonen (30 S).
DAL 5 LAK 3: Boucher (3G), Lindros (3A). Brown (2G).
EDM 5 CHI 1: Sykora (G, A), Smith (2A), Roloson (27 S). Holmqvist (G).

OFF THE ICE
Schembechler's Loss Felt In NHL, Too, SI.com
NHL, Leafs Give Logo Go-ahead For Film, CP
NHL Mail: Wish Upon A Star, TSN.ca
Radio Host Lambastes NHL Crackdown, Globe and Mail
Youth Will Be Served In NHL, Globe and Mail
TSN Solves Its Conflict, The Ottawa Sun
Selanne Having A November To Remember, NBC4i.com

HOCKEY VIDEO: Dany Heatley obviously took the right road when he dumped his music career and chose hcokey:

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Covered In Oil
Odd Man Rush
Hockey Country
Girl With A Puck
Skate The Plank

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM MIN at CLB KSTC, FSOH
7:00PM PHI at MON CBC, RDS
7:00PM WAS at NYI WB50, FSNY
7:00PM FLO at ATL FSFL
7:00PM BOS at TOR CBC, NESN
7:30PM NYR at PIT MS2, FSP
8:00PM PHO at STL AZTV, WB11
8:00PM DET at NAS FSS
10:00PM VAN at COL CBC, ALTITUDE
10:30PM NJD at SJS FSNY, FSBA
10:30PM CAL at LAK FSW

AHL SCOREBOARD (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Springfield (TBL) 4 Worcester (SJS) 1
Grand Rapids (DET/EDM) 6 Chicago (ATL) 4
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 4 Norfolk (CHI) 2
Hartford (NYR) 3 Providence (BOS) 2
Philadelphia (PHI) 4 Albany (CAR/COL) 2
Portland (ANA) 2 Lowell (NJD) 1
Peoria (STL) 2 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben (CAL) 1
Manitoba (VAN) 6 Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 4
Toronto (TOR) 2 Syracuse (CLB) 1
Binghamton (OTT) 1 Bridgeport (NYI) 0
Rochester (BUF/FLO) 5 Iowa (DAL/EDM) 2
Houston (MIN) 5 San Antonio (PHO) 3

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 25th, 2006 at 2:19 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Scott Hartnell
Two goals and an assist lead Preds to 6-0 victory

NAS 6 VAN 0: Hartnell (2G, A), Weber (G, A), Kariya (3A). Sabourin (5 GA).

OFF THE ICE
Going Gets Tough In NHL, The Ottawa Citizen
Nolan Happy To Be Back In NHL, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Injuries Hit Sharks At AHL, NHL Levels, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Sabres' Vanek Enjoying Breakout Season, CP
Bruins GM Sees Only An Upside, Boston Herald

HOCKEY VIDEO: By special request, it's Kolzig vs. Dafoe:

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Sisu Hockey
Wicked Bruins Fan
Stormbringer's Blog Of Madness
Sports Guy North
Offsides Cartoon

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
12:00PM CAR at BOS FSS, NESN
1:00PM CLB at PHI FSOH, CSP
2:00PM PHO at MIN AZTV, FSNO
2:00PM PIT at NYI FSP, FSNY
4:00PM NJD at ANA MSG, FSW
7:00PM TOR at WAS LTV, CSNW
7:30PM OTT at FLO RSN, FSFL
7:30PM STL at DET WB11, FSD
8:00PM MON at BUF RDS, MSG
8:00PM ATL at TBL TURN, Sun
8:30PM LAK at DAL FSW, KDFI
9:00PM CHI at EDM CSC, RSW

AHL SCOREBOARD (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Hershey (WAS) 5 Binghamton (OTT) 3

This entry was posted on Friday, November 24th, 2006 at 2:14 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Brendan Morrison
Two goals - including the game-winner in OT - lead Canucks to 4-3 win over Red Wings

VAN 4 DET 3: Morrison (2G-GWG OT), Naslund (G), Luongo (27 S). Schneider (G, A), Cleary (G).
BUF 7 TOR 4: Briere (2G, A), Afinogenov (G, A), Vanek (2A). Tucker (2G), Kabrerle (3A).
STL 4 CLB 3 (SO): Guerin (GWG SO), Mayers (2G, A), Johnson (G). Zherdev (G, A), Leclaire (35 S).
OTT 3 PHI 2 (OT): Redden (GWG OT), Schaefer (3A), Fisher (G, A). Nedved (G), Knuble (G).
ATL 4 WAS 2: Kovalchuk (G, A), Holik (G), Hedberg (24 S). Klepis (G, A), Kolzig (28 S).
TBL 6 FLO 4: Richards (2G), Craig (2G), Boyle (G, 2A). Jokinen (G, 2A), Roberts (G).
MON 4 MIN 2: Kovalev (G, A), Bonk (G), Huet (36 S). Dupuis (G), Johnsson (2A).
NYI 4 CAR 2: Yashin (G, A), Blake (G), Zhitnik (2A). Walker (G), Grahame (44 S).
BOS 4 PIT 3 (SO): Sturm (GWG SO, G), Christov (G), Thomas (16 S, 2 GA- Finley left w/ injury). Recchi (2G), Malkin (G, A).
DAL 1 NAS 0: Halpern (G), Stefan (A), Smith (17 S). Vokoun (25 S).
COL 3 ANA 2 (SO): Sakic (GWG SO), Richardson (G), Theodore (30 S). Selanne (G- 500th career).
PHO 3 NJD 1: Scatchard (G, A), Nagy (2A), Nolan (G). Madden (G), Brylin (A).
CAL 4 CHI 1: Iginla (2G), Tanguay (2A), Kiprusoff (25 S). Ruutu (G), Khabibulin (36 S).
SJS 6 LAK 3: Marleau (G, 2A), Thorton (G, 2A), Hannan (2A). Visnovsky (G), Armstrong (2A), Cammalleri (2A).

OFF THE ICE
Tape Check: Getting A Leg Up, TSN.ca
Here's Who Will Be Sitting At The NHL Turkey Table, ESPN.com
Koivu Brothers Growing Closer, CBC.ca
Malkin Playing Through Hockey's Cold War, Yahoo Sports
Firing Away, SI.com

HOCKEY VIDEO: Rare but always fun to watch-- The top 5 goalie fights:

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Kukla's Korner
Jez Golbez
All Things Canadian
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Hockey Guru

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE (All Times ET)
8:00PM VAN at NAS RSW

AHL SCOREBOARD (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Worchester (SJS) 5 Hartford (NYR) 4
Hershey (WAS) 3 Lowell (NJD) 2
Chicago (ATL) 6 Omaha (CAL) 3
Iowa (DAL/EDM) 3 Syracuse (CLB) 2
Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 4 Rochester (BUF/FLO) 3 (OT)
Springfield (TBL) 3 Portland (ANA) 2 (SO)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 6 Albany (CAR/COL) 0
Manchester (LAK) 2 Norfolk (CHI) 1 (OT)

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 at 12:18 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

NYR 4 CAR 0: Jagr (2G), Lundqvist (34 S), Nylander (2A). Jagr becomes NHL's all-time European-born scoring leader
EDM 2 CAL 1: Sykora (2G), Hemsky (2A), Roloson (23 S). Huselius (G), Kobasew (A).
ANA 5 SJS 0: Selanne (2G), Pronger (G, A), Giguere (23 S).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Henrik Lundqvist
Gets the win with 34 saves in a 4-0 effort

OFF THE ICE
NHL's New Era Putting Cap On Trade Prospects, Ottawa Sun
Former NHL Coach Inspires With His Message For Champions, NorthernLife.ca
The Enforcer's Craft, CP
Fergie Fighting New Battle, Winnipeg Sun
At The Quarter Pole-Part 2, Globe and Mail

HOCKEY VIDEO: Holy cow, is this a first quarter highlight video for the Columbus Blue Jackets? How is it possible?

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NHL Audio
The Sidney Crosby Blog
Eyes On The Prize
Five Hole Fanatics
Tom Benjamin

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM TOR at BUF TSN, MSG
7:00PM ATL at WAS TURN, CSNW
7:00PM STL at CLB FSMW, FSOH
7:00PM OTT at PHI CSP
7:30PM MIN at MON RDS
7:30PM TBL at FLO FSFL
7:30PM BOS at PIT NESN, FSP
7:30PM VAN at DET CPPV, FSD
7:30PM CAR at NYI FSS, FSNY
8:30PM NAS at DAL FSS, FSSW
9:00PM ANA at COL KDOC, ALTITUDE
9:00PM NJD at PHO FSNY2
9:30PM CHI at CAL TSN, CSC
10:30PM LAK at SJS FSW, FSBA

MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
AHL
Iowa (DAL/EDM) 3 Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 2
San Antonio (PHO) 4 Houston (MIN) 2
Norfolk (CHI) 3 Manchester (LAK) 2
Manitoba (VAN) 5 Hamilton (MON/EDM) 4

AHL Player of the Week: Robert Nilsson - Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI)
Recorded seven total points last week

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 at 4:00 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

FLO 3 BOS 2: Horton (G), Jokinen (A). Murray (2G).
BUF 7 TBL 2: Gaustad (2G, A), Vanek (2G), Kotalik (3A). St. Louis (2G), Prospal (A).
NAS 3 CLB 1: Kariya (G, A), Erat (G, A), Vokoun (23 S). Chimera (G), Eriksson (A).
PIT 5 PHI 3: Whitney (G, 2A), Crosby (G, A), Malkin (2A). Gagne (G, A), Pikanen (3A).
OTT 5 MIN 3: Schaefer (G, A), Preissing (2A), Fisher (2A). Rolston (G), White (A).
TOR 4 NYI 2: Wellwood (G, A), Antropov (2A). Blake (G), Yashin (A).
DAL 5 COL 4: Morrow (2G), Zubov (G, A), Miettinen (G, A). Svatos (2G, A), Sakic (3A), Brunette (2A).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Paul Gaustad
Two goals and an assist help Buffalo to 7-2 win

OFF THE ICE
Isles Overachieving A Quarter Into Season, CBC.ca
Experiencing NHL Youth, USA Today
Teams' Early Successes Helped By Netminders, ESPN.com
Coach Playfair Smartened Up In A Hurry, The Calgary Sun
The Death Of The Goon, The Hockey News

HOCKEY VIDEO: A Buffalo Sabres montage, minus the horrific new logo:

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PuckUpdate
Waiting For Stanley
Jerseys and Hockey Love
Sweet Tea, Barbecue, and Bodychecks
Hockey (And Donut) Blog

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM CAR at NYR VS., TSN
9:00PM CAL at EDM RSW
10:00PM SJS at ANA FSBA, FSPT

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 at 3:06 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

NYR 4 TBL 1: Jagr (G-600th career, 2A), Straka (G, 2A), Nylander (G, 2A). Perrin (G).
ANA 6 PHO 4: Kunitz (3G, A), McDonald (2G, 2A), Selanne (5A). Jovanovski (G, 2A), Perreault (G, A).
VAN 2 CHI 1: Naslund (G), Luongo (22 S). Ruutu (G).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Jaromir Jagr
Became 16th player in NHL history to score 600 career goals

OFF THE ICE
For Flyers, A Faltering Start To NHL Season, Lancaster Online
Canucks Being Paitent With Prospects, Fox Sports
Season's Too Long For Sabres To Avoid Bumps In Road, The Buffalo News
Senators Struggle To Fill Big Void, The News Journal
Goaltending Coach Mingled With Greats, The Mercury News

HOCKEY VIDEO: With his 600th career goal last night, it only seems fitting to show a compilation of highlights from Jaromir Jagr:

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Mike Chen
The Ice Block
The Puck Stops Here
The Unofficial Anaheim Ducks Blog
On Fire

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM FLO at BOS FSFL, NESN
7:00PM TBL at BUF MSG
7:00PM PIT at PHI FSP, CSP
7:00PM NAS at CLB FSS, FSOH
7:30PM MIN at OTT FSNO, RSN
7:30PM NYI at TOR FSNY, RSN
8:00PM COL at DAL, VS.

THE WEEK AHEAD
Team To Watch
Calgary Flames: Won six straight games, looking to climb back into contention in Western Conference
Schedule
Tuesday 11/21 at Edmonton
Wednesday 11/22 vs Chicago
Saturday 11/25 at Los Angeles
Sunday 11/26 at Anaheim

Player To Watch
Rod Brind'Amour (Carolina): Has recorded a point in eight straight games

Game To Watch
Saturday 11/25 Detroit at Nashville
Both teams tied for lead in Central Division

This entry was posted on Monday, November 20th, 2006 at 6:58 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

LAK 5 PHO 3: Frolov (2G, A), Thorton (G, A), Avery (2A). Laraque (G, A), Perreault (G).
BOS 3 WAS 2 (OT): Murray (GWG, 2A), Savard (2A), Thomas (27 S). Ovechkin (G), Zubris (2A).
CAR 5 DAL 4: Staal (3G), Williams (G, 2A), Brind'Amour (A). Halpern (G, A), Jokinen (G), Morrow (2A).
MON 3 ATL 1: Bonk (G, A), Perezhogin (G), Huet (39 S). Metropolit (G).
OTT 4 BUF 1: Heatley (G, A), Schaefer (G, A), Emery (23 S). Afinogenov (G).
NJD 2 TOR 1: Langenbrunner (G), Elais (G), Brodeur (33 S). Tucker (G), McCabe (A).
NYI 4 FLO 1: Blake (G, A), Yashin (G, A), Dunham (43 S). Peltonen (G), Kolnik (A).
PIT 3 NYR 1: Recchi (2G), Crosby (2A), Staal (G). Shanahan (G).
COL 2 MIN 1 (SO): Sakic (GWG SO, G), Hejduk (A), Budaj (28 S). Koivu (G), Rolston (A).
NAS 4 CLB 2: Arnott (2G), Dumont (G, A), Sullivan (2A). Fedorov (G), Fritsche (G).
EDM 4 DET 3 (SO): Torres (GWG SO, G, A), Lupul (G, A), Smyth (A). Draper (G), Cleary (2A).
SJS 6 PHI 1: McLaren (G, A), Brown (G, A), Toskala (17 S). Sanderson (G), Robitaille (A).

Milan Michalek and Peter Forsberg last night in San Jose.

Photo by Jon Swensen

Off Wing's Man Of The Night:
Eric Staal: Hat Trick

OFF THE ICE
Briere, Drury Make Ideal Co-Captains, AP
Investor Ready To Buy NHL Team For KC, Kansas City Business Journal
Ex-NHL Ref Eager To Earn Stripes As Mayor, Ottawa Sun
Former NHLer Walter Channels Passion Into Board Game, SLAM! Sports
'What's Hockey?' Just Watch Marian Hossa, ESPN.com

HOCKEY VIDEO: In case you missed it, the Ducks' Shane O'Brien got into his first NHL fight last month:

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Japers' Rink
CasonBlog
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Hockey Nation

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM TBL at NYR Sun, MSG
8:00PM PHO at ANA FSAZ, KDOC
10:00PM CHI at VAN CSC, CPPV

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 19th, 2006 at 1:15 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

COL 3 CLB 0: Svatos (G), Sakic (A), Budaj (25 S). Norrena (25 S).
CAR 4 WAS 1: Brind'Amour (2G, 2A), Cole (G, 3A), Whitney (G, 2A). Zedink (G), Clymer (a).
DAL 5 ATL 3: Ribeiro (2G), Stefan (G, 2A), Turco (20 S). Hossa (G), Kovalchuk (A).
NJD 3 OTT 2: Langenbrunner (2G, A), Parise (G, 2A), Zajac (3A). Neil (G), Vermette (A).
BUF 4 PIT 2: Drury (G, A), Afinogenov (G, A), Briere (A). Crosby (2G), Recchi (2A).
TBL 3 NYI 2 (SO): Afanasenkov (GWG SO), Richards (G), Lecavalier (2A). York (G), DiPietro (36 S).
CAL 4 DET 1: Huselius (G, A), Kiprusoff (29 S), Tanguay (2A). Cleary (G), Lidstrom (A).
VAN 4 STL 2: Naslund (2G), Sedin (2A), Luongo (19 S). Weight (G, A), Bacashihua (40 S).
CHI 3 ANA 2 (SO): Ruutu (GWG SO, G), Keith (2A), Sharp (G, A). Selanne (G, A), Niedermayer (3A).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Rod Brind'Amour
Two goals and two assists help 'Canes to 4-1 win

PHOTO SET
Ellen Blanchard's album from last night's Caps-'Canes game in Washington.

OFF THE ICE
Russians Seek Revenge, Stars Seek Spark, SI.com
NHL Needs A Courtship Period For Free Agents, USA Today
An Open Letter On AHL's Behalf To The NHL's Officiating Boss, Winnipeg Free Press
Capitals Are In Hunt For Southeast Title, NHL.com
Davidson Proud, Persistent As Blues President, ESPN.com
Melnyk Keeps The Faith, SLAM! Sports

HOCKEY VIDEO: Check out this cool collection of random hockey highlights, capped off by the 10 greatest hockey goal celebrations of all time.

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On Frozen Blog
Hockey's Tough Guys
Orland Kurtenblog
Wild Puck Banter
Ted's Hockey Emporium

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
4:00PM PHO at LAK AZTV, FSPT
7:00PM WAS at BOS WB50, NESN
7:00PM DAL at CAR KDFI
7:00PM ATL at MON RDS
7:00PM BUF at OTT CBC, MSG
7:00PM NJD at TOR CBC, FSNY
7:30PM NYI at FLO FSNY2
7:30PM NYR at PIT MS2, FSP
8:00PM CLB at NAS FSOH
8:00PM COL at MIN ALTI, KSTC
10:00PM DET at EDM CBC, FSD
10:30PM PHI at SJS UPN57, FSBA

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BOS 2 TOR 1 (OT): Bergeron (GWG SO), Boyes (2A), Thomas (24 S). McCabe (G), Wellwood (A).
FLO 5 MON 1: Jokinen (3G), Horton (3A), Belfour (27 S). Plekanec (G), Markov (A).
MIN 7 NAS 6 (SO): Rolston (GWG SO), Koivu (G, 2A), Demitra (G,A). Sillivan (G, 2A), Dumont (3A).
EDM 6 STL 2: Bergeron (2G), Horton (3A), Lupul (G, A). Tkachuk (G), Johnson (G).
PHO 3 CHI 2 (SO): Nagy (GWG SO), Perreault (G), Joseph (32 S). Lapointe (G), Boucher (25 S).
PHI 4 LAK 3: Gagne (G), Forsberg (A), Knuble (A). Avery (2A), Frolov (2G), Conroy (2A).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Olli Jokinen
Hat Trick powers Panthers to 5-1 win

OFF THE ICE
Ageless Brind'Amour Still A Force, CP
Hossa Not Just Whistling Dixie In Atlanta, NHL.com
Time To Invest In NHL Broadcasts, Globe and Mail
Ricci Nears Return To NHL, CBC.ca
Rolston Making Name For Himself In Minnesota, ESPN.com
Ovechkin, Zubrus Work Well On, Off Ice, ESPN.com

HOCKEY VIDEO: The Panthers' Olli Jokinen did this three times on Thursday against Montreal:

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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM CAR at WAS FSS, CSNW
7:00PM COL at CLB ALTI, FSOH
7:30PM OTT at NJD FSNY
7:30PM DAL at ATL KDFI, TURN
8:00PM PIT at BUF TSN, MSG
8:00PM NYI at TBL FSNY2, Sun
9:00PM DET at CAL FSD, RSW
10:00PM STL at VAN RSW
10:00PM CHI at ANA CSC, FSPT

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OTT 4 BUF 2: Spezza (G), Neil (G), Fisher (2A). Vanek (G), Stafford (A).
CAR 2 NYR 1 : Brind

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NYR 3 NJD 2: Jagr (2G), Shanahan (GWG), Hossa (2A).
PHO 4 MIN 3: Saprykin (2G), Perreault (2G), Laraque (2A). Parrish (G, A), Walz (G, A).
CAL 3 STL 0: Langkow (G), Iginla (2A). Legace (17 S), Sanford (3 S).
DET 3 VAN 2: Franzen (SH GWG), Cleary (2A). Sedin (G), Luongo (30 S).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Jaromir Jagr
Two 3rd period goals en route to 3-2 victory

OFF THE ICE
Avery Trying Life As A Changed Man, CP
NHL Skinny: Net Changes (Fantasy), Yahoo Sports
The Never-Ending Shootout Debate, ESPN.com
Robitaille Lands Office Job With Kings, CP
Moving Week (Power Rankings), SI.com

HOCKEY VIDEO: Here's more Boogeyman, from last night's scuffle with the Coyotes' Georges Laraque.

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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM OTT at BUF TSN, MSG
7:00PM NYR at CAR MS2, FSS
7:00PM BOS at WAS NESN, NC8
7:00PM NAS at CLB FSOH
7:30PM MON at TBL RDS, Sun
8:30PM NYI at DAL FSNY, FSSW
9:00PM SJS at COL FSBA, ALTI
10:00PM PHI at ANA UPN57, FSW

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