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Tuesday, 22 March 2011 23:24

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Former Penguins forward Pete Laframboise passed away. He was 61. Acquired midway through 1974-75 in a deal which sent Ron Jones to the Capitals, his Penguins career amounted to 35 games and 18 points that season. During the 1975 postseason, he appeared in nine games and scored one goal. In the 1975 offseason, he joined the WHA's Edmonton Oilers as a free agent.

-Arron Asham's first season in Pittsburgh hasn't exactly gone as he would have liked.

-HBO's "24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic" was nominated for three Sports Emmys (PG+).

-Why has Craig Patrick not found work after leaving the Penguins (PG+)?

-The Civic Arena moved one step closer towards demolition.

-Tim Wallace (right) is expected to play in his 300th career game for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins tonight.

-Happy 35th birthday to former Penguins defeneman Nolan Baumgartner. Claimed off waivers from the Canucks prior to the start of the 2003-04 season, Baumgartner, appeared in five games for the Penguins that season and was a minus-7. A month into the season, the Canucks re-claimed him off waivers. He currently is the captain of Manitoba Moose, the Canucks' AHL affiliate.

-Happy 41st birthday to former Penguins forward Justin Duberman. A free agent signing in November of 1992, Duberman's entire NHL career amounted to four games with the 1993-94 Penguins. During the 1994-95 lockoutout, he joined JYP HT Jyvaskyla in Finland.

Atlantic Division

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Michael Grabner had a goal and an assist for the Islanders in a 5-2 win at Tampa Bay. Milan Jurcina recorded two assists for New York while Al Montoya made 36 saves in the victory. Nate Thompson netted a goal and an assist for the Lightning. The Lightning is in fifth place of the Eastern Conference with 89 points, three fewer than the fourth-place Penguins.

-Save of the Night: Montoya on Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis:

-Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves for the Rangers in a 1-0 shutout of the Panthers. It was Lundqvist's league-high 10th shutout of the season. New York has won five consecutive games.

-Excited times for New York's Brandon Dubinsky:

-Saluting times for Lundqvist:

-Lundqvist and Dubinsky having a moment:

-Florida's Keaton Ellerby smacked New York's Brian Boyle pretty good here:

-Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh played one game after being elbowed in the head by Penguins forward Matt Cooke.

-After a loss last night, the Devils need to win their final nine games of the season to have any hopes of reaching the postseason.

-Flyers forward Jody Shelley will be sidelined four weeks due to a broken orbital bone.

Northeast Division

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: A goal and two assists by captain Zdeno Chara led the Bruins to a 4-1 defeat of the Devils. Milan Lucic added a goal and an assist for Boston while teammates Patrice Bergeron and Tomas Kaberle each recorded two assists. Tim Thomas made 30 saves in the victory. The Bruins are in third place in the Eastern Conference with 90 points, two fewer than the Penguins.

-Chara's goal came on a version of the "Whitney Play:"

-Thomas being a good human:

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Ryan Miller made 31 saves for the Sabres in a 2-0 shutout of the Canadiens. Nathan Gerbe scored both of Buffalo's goals. The Canadiens are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 87 points, five fewer than the Penguins.

-James Reimer made 29 saves for the Maple Leafs in a 3-0 shutout of the Wild. Mikhail Grabovski had a goal and an assist for Toronto while teammate Nikolai Kulemin recorded two assists. Minnesota has lost seven consecutive games.

-Check out the placement on this shot by Toronto's Joffrey Lupul:

-Grabovski fired a real rocket on his goal:

-The Senators recalled defenseman Patrick Wiercioch from Binghamton of the AHL.

-The Canadiens signed defenseman Joe Stejskal, a fifth-round pick in 2007, to a two-year entry-level contract.

Southeast Division

-Scoreboard Watch for the Penguins: Shootout goals by Matt Hendricks, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin gave the Capitals a 5-4 win at Philadelphia. Mike Knuble had a goal and two assists in regulation for Washington while Backstrom and Marcus Johansson each netted a goal and an assist. Michal Neuvirth made 29 saves in the victory. Claude Giroux and Andreas Nodl each recorded a goal and an assist for the Flyers. The Flyers are in first place in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division with 97 points, five more than the Penguins who are in fourth and second place respectively. The Capitals are in seconds place in the Eastern Conference with 96 points.

-Hendrick's move on his shootout goal jamed up Philadelphia's Brian Boucher:

-Check out this deflection goal by Philadelphia's Daniel Briere:

-A good look at Semin's goal against Boucher:

-We're not sure who won in his collision between Giroux and Semin:

-Neuvirth lost track of this puck:

-The win secured a playoff spot for the Capitals.

-Two goals by Chad LaRose led the Hurricanes to a 4-3 defeat of the Senators. Cam Ward made 36 saves in the victory. Jason Spezza had two assists for Ottawa.

-Funny Face of the Night: LaRose celebrating with teammate Joni Pitkanen:

-Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund appeared in his 900th career game.

-The Lightning signed undrafted goaltender Pat Nagle to a two-year contract.

Central Division

-A goal and an assist by David Legwand led the Predators to a 3-1 victory against the Oilers. Ryan Suter added two assists for Nashville while Pekke Rine made 19 saves in the victory.

-Goal of the Night: Check out the passing on this goal by Nashville's Martin Erat:

-With goaltender Chris Osgood recovered from a groin injury, the Red Wings demoted goaltender Joey MacDonald to Grand Rapids and recalled Jan Mursak from Grand Rapids.

-Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi is dealing with an "upper-body" injury.

-With defenseman Carlo Coliacovo dealing with an illness, the Blues recalled defenseman Tyson Strachan from Peoria of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Milan Hejduk's shootout goal gave the Avalanche a 5-4 win against the Blue Jackets. Matt Duchene scored two goals in regulation for Colorado while teammate Daniel Winnik added a goal and an assist. Brian Elliott made 29 saves in the victory. Plum native R.J. Umberger (No, really!) had two goals in regulation for Columbus.

-Happy times for Elliott:

-Columbus' Steve Mason kept his eyes on this puck:

-Hejduk returned to the lineup after being sidelined since March 11 due to a shoulder injury.

-Avalanche forward Tomas Fleischmann resumed skating for the first time since being sidelined Jan. 20 due to blood clots in his lungs.

-With former Penguins foward Mikael Samuelsson dealing with a "lower-body" injury, the Canucks recalled forward Victor Oreskovich from Manitoba of the AHL.

-With forward Niklas Hagman dealing with concussion-like symptoms, the Flames recalled forward Greg Nemisz from Abbotsford of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-Lauri Korpikoski had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes in a 2-1 defeat of the Blues.Teammate Radim Vrbata recorded two assists while Ilya Bryzgalov mad 29 saves in the victory.

-Check out this hit by Coyotes forward and former Penguin Paul Bissonnette on St. Louis' Roman Polak and the ensuing fight between Bissonnette and St. Louis' Tyson Strachan:

-A good look at the fight:

-Bissonnette also had issues with St. Louis' Ryan Reaves:

-Steely glaring times for Brzygalov:

-Bryzgalov and teammate Adrian Aucoin having a moment:

-A shoulder injury will sideline Kings forward Just Williams for three to four weeks.

(Photos: LaFramboise-Penguins Hockey Cards; Wallace-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Panthers/Rangers-Mike Stobe/Getty Images; Devils/Bruins-Elise Amendola/Associated Press; Capitals/Flyers-Paul Bereswill/Getty Images and Matt Slocum/Associated Press; Senators/Coyotes-Gerry Broome/Associated Press; Blue Jackets/Avalanche-Doug Pensinger/Getty Images and Chris Schneider/Associated Press; Blues/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images and Matt York/Associated Press)

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written by larryp2, March 23, 2011 - 12:52 PM

fwiw......in the Dubinsky picture, that's Stan Fischler behind the glass holding the bottle of water

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written by Disgruntled Goat, March 23, 2011 - 01:18 PM

My brain requested that I scrub it out after spending the evening rooting for the Capitals.

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written by jameshutton, March 23, 2011 - 04:40 PM

Nice red WBS jerseys!

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