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Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:17

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Note: Pending editorial approval, we'll have a "play-by-play" recap of the first episode of "24/7" later this morning.

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "We just lost our focus, and it turned on us quickly." - Craig Adams.

-The (New York) Daily News' recap. Rangers forward Ryan Callahan is expected to miss six weeks due to a broken left hand.

-The Associated Press' recap. “There’s no excuses. You can’t give up four goals in the third period—it doesn’t matter if you’ve been sitting for a while.” - Brent Johnson.

-NHL.com's recap. "I tried to drive to the net to create some room behind me. Their defenseman bumped into me and I tried to avoid the goalie. I didn't feel like I bumped into him." - Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis (above, with teammates) on his goaltender interference call against New York's Henrik Lundqvist which eliminated Evgeni Malkin's third period goal.

-Mike Lange's goal calls.

-Highlights.

-Evgeni Malkin's goal deserves a second look:

-Arron Asham versus New York's Sean Avery:

-Callahan breaking his hand:

-Mark Letestu and New York's Henrik Lundqvist each kept their eyes on this puck:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Jordan Staal is scheduled to undergo a follow-up x-ray on his hand this week (PG+).

-What's up with Sidney Crosby not having any shots in his last two games?

-Mario Lemieux, Bryan Trottier and Gilles Meloche tuned up a bit for the upcoming alumni game against the Capitals yesterday:

-Penguins defensive prospect Simon Despres was officially named to Canada's roster for the World Junior Championships (PG+).

-Will the Penguins ever retire Jaromir Jagr's No. 68 (PG+)?

-John Curry made 29 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 win against the Abbotsford Heat.

-Highlight courtesy of The Pensblog's Eric Politowski:

-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and forward Jesse Boulerice were each suspended one game for their roles in a fight-filled game with the Norfolk Admirals last week.

-Two goals by Alexander Smigelski led the Wheeling Nailers to a 6-3 defeat of the Kalamazoo Wings. Teammates Dany Masse, Andrew Lord and Kyle Bushee each recorded two assists. Mattais Modig made 30 saves in the victory.

-Former Penguins forward Georges Laraque has offered the city of Edmonton $100,000 if it will move an aging elephant from the city's zoo to a sanctuary.

Atlantic Division

-James van Riemsdyk scored two goals and led the Flyers to a 5-3 win at Montreal. Jeff Carter added a goal and an assist for Philadelphia while teammate Nikolay Zherdev netted a goal and an assist. Sergei Bobrovsky made 38 saves in the victory. P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens.

-Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger left the game in the second period due to a "lower-body" injury.

-Martin Brodeur made 29 saves for the Devils in a 3-0 shutout of the Coyotes. Ilya Kovalchuk had two goals, the first multi-goal game of his Devils career, while teammates Patrik Elias and Travis Zajac each recorded two assists.

-Devils forward Brian Rolston (right) cleared waivers.

-During the Islanders' annual holiday tour of area hospitals, a nurse ripped them directly. According to defenseman James Wisniewski, she said, "We were visiting sick kids and giving them gifts and one of the nurses there was really pretty rude to me, Doug Weight and Andy MacDonald. She's a season-ticket holder and saying, 'Nobody wants to go to your games; you've been giving tickets away for free.'"

-Islanders defenseman Mike Mottau (eye) was given medical clearance to practice for the first time since being injured Nov. 21.

Northeast Division

-Drew Stafford's trick led the Sabres to a 3-2 win against the Bruins. Teammate Derek Roy recorded three assists while Ryan Miller made 32 saves in the victory.

-Stafford's hat trick:

-Things got a little nasty at the end of this game:

-Boston's Tuukka Rask had issues with this puck:

-Stafford came back to the lineup after missing 15 of the previous 16 games.

-Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas is good people:

Southeast Division

-A shootout goal by Victor Hedman gave the Lightning a 2-1 win against the Thrashers. Mike Smith made 27 saves in the victory. Atlanta has lost eight consecutive games to Tampa Bay.

-A good look at Hedman beating Atlanta's Ondrej Pavelec:

-Two goals by Tuomo Ruutu led the Hurricanes to a 4-3 win against at Florida. Teammates Sergei Samsonov and Jeff Skinner each recorded two assists while Justin Peters made 21 saves in the victory.

-Check out this brutal turnover by Florida goaltender Tomas Vokoun to set up Ruutu for a goal:

-Carolina's Joni Pitkanen > Florida's Dennis Wideman:

-Panthers general manager and former Penguins defenseman Dale Tallon accused the agent of defenseman Erik Grudbrandon of being greedy. Both parties failed to reach a contract agreement in the preseason.

-In an effort to spark ticket sales, the Thrashers staged a fake arrest of their mascot Trash:

-Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman chatted with the agent for free agent goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.

-With forward Boyd Gordon expected to miss one to two weeks due to a "lower-body" injury, the Capitals recalled forwards Andrew Gordon and Jay Beagle from Hershey of the AHL and demoted Brian Fahey to Hershey.

Central Division

-A hat trick and an assist by captain Nicklas Lidstrom led the Red Wings to a 5-2 win against the rival Blues. Henrik Zetterberg recorded four assists for Detroit while teammate Danny Cleary netted a goal and two assists. Jimmy Howard made 19 saves in the victory.

-Lidstrom's hat trick:

-St. Louis' Alexander Steen got some serious tourque on this shot:

-Amazingly, Lidstrom had never recorded a hat trick before in his 19-year career.

-Blues defenseman Erik Johnson left the game in the first injury after injuring his right knee, the same knee which sidelined him for all of the 2008-09 season.

-Anders Lindback made 25 saves for the Predators in a 3-2 win against the Sharks. Nashville has won four consecutive games.

-San Jose's Logan Couture chose an odd time to start an impromptu break dancing competition:

-Happy times for the Predators. Not so much for San Jose's Antti Niemi:

-Intense times for Nashville captain Shea Weber:

-The Blackhawks recalled forward Jeremy Morin from Rockford of the AHL.

-Blackhawks forward Jake Dowell is good people.

-The Blue Jackets activated forward Kristian Huselius (ankle) from injured reserve and placed forward Derek MacKenzie (groin) on injured reserve.

Northwest Division

-A hat trick by Tomas Fleischmann helped the Avalanche win at Chicago, 4-3. Teammate Matt Duchene recorded two assists while Craig Anderson made 35 saves in the victory. Bryan Bickell had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks.

-Fleischman's hat trick:

-Anderson kept his eyes on this puck:

-Painful times for Colorado's Paul Stastny:

-And Chicago's Viktor Stalberg:

-U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, who recently was awarded the Medal of Honor, was honored prior to the game.

-"I'm having fun playing with these young guys. There's energy all over the place." - Fleischmann who was recently traded from the Capitals.

-Stalberg left the game in the second period due to an "upper-body" injury.

-A hat trick by Ryan Kesler gave the Canucks a 3-2 overtime win against the Blue Jackets. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the victory.

-Kesler's hat trick:

-Funny Face of the Night: Vancouver's Raffi Torres getting checked by Columbus' Fedor Tyutin:

-Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf will play in Calgary tonight for the first time since the Flames dealt him to Toronto last season.

Pacific Division

-An overtime goal by Ryan Getzlaf gave the Ducks a 2-1 win at Washington. Jonas Hiller made 32 saves in the victory. The Capitals have lost seven consecutive games.

-Getzlaf's goal:

-Check out this "save" by Getzlaf:

-Varlamov kept his eyes on this puck:

-Not so much here:

-Hiller had issues with this puck:

-The Stars demoted goaltender Richard Bachman and forward Aaron Gagnon to Texas of the AHL.

-Forward Marco Sturm is expected to make his debut with the Kings Dec. 23.

Adams Division

-Former Blues/Coyotes/Kings/Stars forward Ladislav Nagy has joined Modo of the Elitserien in Sweden.

-Former Whalers/Blues/Lightning/Islanders forward Robert Petrovicky has joined Dinamo Riga of the KHL.

-Today would've been the 100th birthday of former Pittsburgh Hornets forward Eddie Convey.

(Photos: Rangers/Penguins-Peter Diana/Post-Gazette and Associated Press; Rolston-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Bruins/Sabres-Associated Press; Thrashers/Lightning-Chris O'Meara/Associated Press; Hurricanes/Panthers-Associated Press; Blues/Red Wings-Dave Sandford/Getty Images; Sharks/Predators-/Mark Humphrey/Associated Press; Avalanche/Blackhawks-Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images; Blue Jackets/Canucks-Rich Lam/Getty Images; Ducks/Capitals-Associated Press)

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