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Friday, 18 March 2011 02:00

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Sidney Crosby (above) skated yet again.

-Mark Letestu is day to day with an "upper-body" injury after he left Tuesday's game against the Senators. His ailment is believed to be a shoulder.

-Mike Comrie practiced for the first time since having hip surgery in December.

-Crosby speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-The Penguins held their annual Skates and Plates dinner.

-The Penguins also held their annual fantasy camp this past weekend:

-Happy 59th birthday to former Penguins forward Bernie Lukowich. A second-round pickin 1972, Lukowich appeared in 53 games for the 1973-74 club and recorded 19 points. Midway through the 1974-75 season, he was dealt to the rival Blues in exchange for Bob Stumpf.

Atlantic Division

-The Islanders recalled forward Jesse Joensuu from Bridgeport of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Shootout goals by Nigel Dawes gave the Canadiens a 3-2 win against the Lightning. Carey Price made 35 saves to earn the victory. Simon Gagne had a goal and an assist in regulation for Tampa Bay. The Lightning is in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 88 points, two fewer than the fourth-place Penguins. The Canadiens are in sixth place with 85 points.

-Save of the Night: Tampa Bay's Dwayne Roloson on Montreal's Mike Cammalleri:

-Tampa Bay captan Vincent Lecavalier was kicked out the game for an ugly slash on Montreal's P.K. Subban:

-"He slew-footed me a couple of times in front of the net. And when I went around the net, he slashed me twice on the wrist, and that's when I turned around and slashed him back." - Lecavalier on the slash which led to an automatic $200 fine.

-Linesman Jonny Murray had a nice seat on the Canadiens' bench:

-The only team which can seem to beat the Devils is the lowly Senators. Two goals by Chris Neil led the Senators to a 3-1 win against the Devils. It was Ottawa's second win against New Jersey in as many weeks. Jason Spezza added two assists for the Senators while Curtis McElhinney made 33 saves in the victory.

-Down 2-1, the Devils had a goal called back with 1:27 when it was ruled forward Adam Mair was in the crease.

-Bruins forward Brad Marchand was suspended two games by the NHL for an elbow to the back of Columbus forward R.J. Umberger Tuesday:

-EN Says:

-In the aftermath of forward Max Pacioretty's scary injury last week, the Canadiens added more padding to the turnbuckle near the benches of the Belle Centre.

-Maple Leafs assistant general manager Dave Nonis will serve as Team Canada's general manager for next month's IIHF World Championships.

-The Senators recalled defenseman David Hale and forward Roman Vick from Binghamton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Shootout goals by Robbie Schremp and Blake Wheeler gave the Thrashers a 4-3 win against the Flyers. Ron Hainsey recorded two assists for Atlanta while Ondrej Pavelec made 21 saves in the victory. Daniel Briere netted two goals and an assist for Philadelphia in regulation. The Flyers are in first place of the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division with 94 points, four more than the Penguins who are in fourth and second places respectively.

-Philadelphia's Daniel Carcillo and Atlanta's Mark Stuart had a fairly wild tilt:

“I’ll be honest with you, I don’t have a plan. I just go in and read off the goalie. I literally don’t know what I did. I just made a move, and that was what was open.” - Schremp on his shootout goal.

-Scott Clemmensen made 24 saves for the Panthers in a 4-0 shutout of the Maple Leafs. Sergei Samsonov and Stephen Weiss each had a goal and an assist for Florida.

-Fight Call of the Night: Check out this hit by Florida's Ryan Carter on Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski and the subsequent fight between Carter and Toronto's Keith "Muhammad" Aulie:

-“At the end of the day, in my opinion, we need to respect our opponents a little bit better. It falls on our shoulder. You know what you are doing when you hit a guy, and a lot of people say it’s a fast paced game and for an outsider, it is fast. But for us it does slow down a little bit and you do have that split-second to realize what you are doing. Everyone is accountable whether you are getting hit or you are the one enforcing the hit. You have to know where you are on the ice, you have to know who is out there, what the situation is and it’s just been way too many players this year. And with Crosby being out, Brad Richards missed 10 games, and some marquee players are missing time and it’s not fun. It’s not fun for them, it’s not fun for the fans and we have to do something about it. I have faith that we are and we will find a way. But I think at the end of the day it falls on us as players to take on the responsibility to show that respect for each other." - Lightning forward Steven Stamkos on head shots.

Central Division

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Captain Shea Weber's overtime goal gave the Predators a 4-3 win against the Bruins. Sergei Kostitsyn, David Legwand and Colin Wilson each added a goal and an assist for Nashville while teammate Ryan Suter recorded two assists. Pekka Rinne made 35 saves in the victory. The Bruins are in third place in the Eastern Conference with 88 points, two less than the fourth-place Penguins.

-Check out this crazy goal by Legwand:

-Cool Photo of the Night: Boston's Dennis Seidenberg and Nashville's Jordin Tootoo kicking up some ice:

-Seidenberg put his life on the line blocking this cannon from Weber:

-The Predators actually won in overtime for the first time this season.

-Joey MacDonald made 37 saves for the Red Wings in a 2-0 shutout of the Blue Jackets. Detroit won its fourth consecutive game while head coach Mike Babcock recorded his 300th career regular season victory with the franchise.

-Check out this save by MacDonald on Columbus' Ethan Moreau:

-Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk ("lower body") and defenseman Brian Rafalski (right knee) each left the game in the third period due to injuries.

-Jaroslav Halak made all of 17 saves for the Blues in a 4-0 shutout of the Kings. Matt D'Agostini scored two goals for St. Louis while teammate Alex Pietrangelo recorded a goal and an assist.

-St. Louis' Ryan Reaves rocked Los Angeles' Kyle Clifford pretty good in this fight:

-Pietrangelo caught Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick napping and scored his goal from Culver City:

-Funny Face of the Night: St. Louis' T.J. Oshie getting dumped by Los Angeles' Dustin Penner:

-Quick having a moment:

-The Blue Jackets signed defenseman Anton Blomqvist, a fifth-round pick in 2009, to a three-year entry-level contract.

Northwest Division

-Two goals by captain Jarome Iginla led the Flames to a 5-2 win at Colorado. Rene Bourque and Ales Kotalik each added a goal and an assist for Calgary while teammate Jay Bouwmeester recorded two assists. Miikka Kiprusoff made 27 saves in the victory. Matt Duchene netted two assists for the Avalanche which has lost 10 consecutive games and 20 out of its past 21 games.

-Goal of the Night: Check out the pass by Calgary's Niklas Hagman to set up Kotalik for a score:

-Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson left the game in the first period after suffering an apparent leg injury.

-With forward Manny Malhotra out indefinitely due to an eye injury, the Canucks recalled forward Victor Oreskovich from Manitoba of the AHL.

-In the preseason, Canucks general manager Mike Gillis suggested a lighter workload for starting goaltender Roberto Luongo would keep him fresh for the postseason. Gillis also suggested 20 starts by backup goaltender Cory Schneider (right) would be ideal. Guess how many starts Schneider has made so far this season.

-The Oilers recalled forwards Chris Vande Velde, Ryan O’Marra and Alexandre Giroux from Oklahoma City of the AHL.

-“I think my modelling career is going to go down the drain.” - O'Marra on suffering a broken nose and two black eyes during an AHL game prior to the recall.

Pacific Division

-Kari Lehtonen made 23 saves for the Stars in a 5-0 shutout of the Blackhawks. Jamie Benn and captain Brenden Morrow each had a goal and an assist for Dallas while teammates Mike Ribeiro and Brad Richards each recorded two assists.

-What in the world was Chicago goaltender Marty Turco doing on this play which led to a goal by Dallas' Jason Williams?

-Bloody times for Dallas' Brandon Segal:

-"It looks like we all picked the same night to crap the bed." - Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

-Antti Niemi made 28 saves for the Sharks in a 3-2 defeat of the Wild. Joe Pavelski recorded two assists for the Sharks. Minnesota has lost four consecutive games.

-Niemi and captain Joe Thornton having a moment:

-Radim Vrbata and Ray Whitney each had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes in a 3-1 win at Edmonton. Ilya Bryzgalov made 35 saves in the victory.

-Edmonton's Chris Vande Velde being popular:

-After being checked head first into the boards against the Stars Tuesday, Sharks defenseman Niclas Wallin missed last night's game due to an "upper-body" injury.

-Sharks forward Dany Heatley says he believes he hit Stars forward Steve Ott in the chest or shoulder and not the head during a collision in Tuesday's game against Dallas. The hit merited a two-game suspension for Heatley. Heatley also claims bad camera angles of the play helped earn him a suspension:

-With Heatley suspended, the Sharks recalled forward John McCarthy from Worcester (AHL).

-With forward Loui Eriksson dealing with an "upper-body" injury after being struck in the head Tuesday, the Stars recalled forward Brandon Segal from Texas of the AHL.

Patrick Division

-The NHL had a brilliant St. Patrick Day commercial yesterday:

(Photos: Lightning/Canadiens-Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press; Bruins/Predators-Frederick Breedon/Getty Images; Blues/Kings-Jason Redmond/Associated Press; Schneider-Harry How/Getty Images; Blackhawks/Stars and Wild/Sharks-Associated Press; Coyotes/Oilers-Dale MacMillan/Getty Images)

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written by Pendawg, March 18, 2011 - 08:58 AM

FYI....Link to article on Sid takes you to a Bruins blog. Thanks

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written by s_rorabaugh, March 18, 2011 - 09:01 AM

Pendawg, +1 for the heads up.

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written by chuckinrlp, March 18, 2011 - 09:08 AM

I feel for Vinny. Subban gets away with many a slew foot when you watch him play. He also got away with the slash behind the net when Vinny was coming out from behind. Still doesn't justify what Vinny did, but I'm sure much of that was out of frustration, and it looked like Subban embellished the slash, as it looked like he got shot when he went down.

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written by JBM425, March 18, 2011 - 02:16 PM

+1 to the NHL Network for that commercial. The ending was priceless. O'Vechkin?! (Of course, the reason the NHL Network beats Versus is, NHL Network is produced by Canada's TSN. Does anyone think Versus would have come up with anything like that?)

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written by JBM425, March 18, 2011 - 02:52 PM

I wish the Rangers and the Habs would play more often. Who wouldn't love to see Sean Avery plant himself in front of the net next to Subban and see what happens? They deserve each other!

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written by JBM425, March 18, 2011 - 02:57 PM

Guess what? The Rangers and Canadiens play tonight! My wish may well come true!!!

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written by PensNorth, March 18, 2011 - 04:58 PM

Subban...I think he has worn out his welcome everywhere around the NHL except Montreal...What a dirty player...I think that Steigy and Errey have cut out 'what a great young talent' Subban is after the cheap shot on Jordan Staal..

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