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Saturday, 16 April 2011 14:40

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Playoff Stuff

Penguins - Lightning

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "We definitely gave them an opportunity to get to their game. And they did." - Craig Adams.

-The St. Petersburg Times' recap. "That was a good stretch and it goes away with one play." - Dan Bylsma on the Penguins losing momentum in the second period on a power-play goal by Lightning forward Martin St. Louis.

-The Tampa Tribune's recap. "It's only 1-1, it's very early in the series and we have to be happy with what we did tonight. But at the same time, we have to carry on to the next one.'' - Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier (above).

-The Associated Press' recap. “They do have a good offense, but I was still hoping to definitely do better than tonight." - Marc-Andre Fleury.

-NHL.com's recap. 0 for 7.

-Mike Lange's goal call.

-Highlights, so to speak:

-Pascal Dupuis using his head:

-Fleury stretched out for this save:

-Creepy Face of the Night: Maxime Talbot taking Tampa Bay's Mattias Ohlund into the boards:

-A good look at Craig Adams' goal:

-Fleury got down low on this save against Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos:

-Fleury having a moment:

-Bright times at Consol Energy Center:

-Brooks Orpik speaks:

-"I saw a forward down there, and I went in. I shouldn't have." - Kris Letang on his play which led to a goal by Tampa Bay's Eric Brewer.

-"He's an incredible goaltender who's very hard to beat, so we expect him to bounce back the next game." - Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher on Marc-Andre Fleury.

-"Unnecessary penalties at bad times, that killed us." - Zbynek Michalek.

-“It’s teeth. It’s not a shoulder. It’s not a knee. It’s not an ankle. It’s teeth.” - St. Louis on playing despite suffering a dental injury in Game 1.

-Sidney Crosby. Still sidelined.

Capitals - Rangers

-Michal Neuvirth made 22 saves for the Capitals in a 2-0 shutout of the Rangers in Game 2. The Capitals lead the series, 2-0.

-The last time the Capitals had a 2-0 series lead... it didn't end well:

-Funny Photo of the Night: New York's Marc Staal defending Washington's Alexander Semin:

-New York's Brandon Dubinsky had issues with Washington's Marcus Johansson:

-Neuvith and New York's Marian Gaborik having a moment:

-What in the world was New York's Bryan McCabe trying to do here with Washington's John Erksine (left) and Marco Sturm:

-New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist got down and dirty for this puck:

-A good look at Neuvirth's lid:

-Bright times in Washington:

-Happy times in Washington:

-Rangers coach John Tortorella and New York Post writer Larry Brooks had a lovely conversation yesterday:

Flyers - Sabres

-Sabres defenseman Shaone Morrisonn missed practice yesterday due to an undisclosed injury.

-Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger is expected to miss Game 2 due to a hand injury.

Bruins - Canadiens

-“I had it in my mouth, so I just threw it away. It’s probably still on the ice, or in the Zamboni." - Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec on losing a tooth after Game 1.

-Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (right) was hospitalized due to dehydration. He is expected to play in tonight's Game 2.

-If you can imagine such a thing, a team which wears black and gold needs more offense from its first line.

Canucks - Blackhawks

-Daniel Sedin had two goals and an assist for the Canucks in a 4-3 win against the Blackhawks. Captain Henrik Sedin added two assists for Vancouver while Roberto Luongo made 23 saves in the victory. Ben Smith scored two goals for Chicago. The Canucks lead the series, 2-0.

-Check out this re-direction goal by Daniel Sedin:

-Save of the Night: Chicago's Corey Crawford came up with a stop despite a two-on-none against the Sedin twins:

-Chicago's Fernando Pisani > Vancouver's Keith Ballard:

-Crawford scooped up this puck:

-Anthem time in Vancouver:

-Canucks forward and former Penguin Mikael Samuelsson was scratched due to an illness.

-"It was awesome." - Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane on getting the middle finger from an elderly lady in the streets of Vancouver.

Sharks - Kings

-Kings forward Jarret Stoll was suspended one game for a hit from behind on Sharks defenseman Ian White in Game 1:

-EN Says: One game? That's it? Weak.

-White is expected to miss Game 2 due to a head injury.

-Kings coach Terry Murray complained a hit by Sharks defenseman Jason Demers on Kings forward Ryan Smyth was “five times more severe” and deserved a suspension:

-EN Says: Murray is right. Demers launched himself at Smyth. But since Smyth didn't suffer some sort of life-altering injury, the NHL apparently can't be bothered to take action.

-With Stoll suspended, the Kings placed forward and Pittsburgh native John Zeiler on recall waivers.

Red Wings - Coyotes

-The NHL has asked Detroit police to enforce a local law which make it illegal for Red Wings fans to throw octopus on the ice at Joe Louis Arena.

-EN Says: The NHL cites player safety as a reason why it wants to eliminate the practice. Really? Safety? From the same league which promotes fighting? And allows some intentional checking to the head? Safety?

-EN Also Says: What makes this even more baffling is that the NHL's entire postseason advertising campaign is based on the term "History." Yet it is trying to crack down on one of the most historic and unique traditions in any sport?

-"It's a little ridiculous they're concerned about a tradition that goes on at our rink - or any other rink around the league for that matter. Do they want everybody coming to the rink and sit up on their hands and not do anything? It's gotten a little bit exaggerated. People are taking it a little bit too seriously." - Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood (above).

Ducks - Predators

-Captain Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had a goal and two assists for the Ducks in a 5-3 defeat of the Predators. Bobby Ryan added two goals for Anaheim while teammates Francois Beauchimin and Cam Fowler each recorded two assists. Ray Emery made 31 saves in the victory. Captain Shea Weber had a goal and an assist for Nashville.  The series is tied, 1-1.

-Check out this save by Emery on Nashville's Kevin Klein:

-Ducks defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky left the game after this collision with Beauchemin:

-Ryan might be in some hot water after he stomped on the foot of Predators defenseman Jonathan Blum in the third period while battling for a puck:

-Intense Face of the Night: Perry:

-Happy times for Ryan:

-The last time Emery started playoff game, it was in Game 6 of the 2007 Stanley Cup final. As a member of the Senators, he lost to the Ducks, 6-2, and saw them skate with the Stanley Cup.

Calder Cup Playoffs

-It was a good night all around for the Lightning organization against the Penguins. Brad Thiessen made 20 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 loss to the Norfolk Admirals, Tampa Bay's AHL affiliate, in Game 1 of their first-round series.

-Highlights courtesty of The Wilkes-Blog:

Kelly Cup Playoffs

-Peter Delmas made 40 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Greenville Road Warriors in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The series is tied, 1-1.

Non-Playoff Stuff

Penguins

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins forward Dean Defazio. A ninth-round pick of the club in 1981, Defazio appered in 22 games for the 1983-84 Penguins and recorded two assists. After spending the next two seasons with the Penguins' AHL affiliate in Baltimore, Defazio was released.

-Happy 37th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Harry York. Acquired early in the 1998-99 season along with Alex Kovalev in a deal which sent Petr Nedved, Chris Tamer and Sean Pronger to the Rangers, York appeared in all of two games for the Penguins that season. before he was claimed off waivers by the Canucks in December.

Northeast Division

-Despite a dreadful season, the Senators' attendance increased by an average of 109 people per game in 2010-11.

Southeast Division

-Panthers defenseman Clay Wilson (right) will play for Team USA in the IIHF World Championships.

-The Hurricanes signed defenseman Justin Faulk, a second-round pick in 2010, to a three-year contract.

Pacific Division

-The Sharks signed undrafted free agent forward Mike Connolly to a two-year entry-level contract.

-San Jose also signed forward Brodie Reid to an entry-level contract.

Patrick Division

-Former Rangers/Lightning/Stars goaltender John Holmqvist has joined Brynäs in the Elitserien.

(Photos: Lightning/Penguins-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images and Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Rangers/Capitals-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images and Nick Wass/Associated Press; Chara-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Blackhawks/Canucks-Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press and Rich Lam/Getty Images; Osgood-Doug Pensinger/Getty Images; Predators/Ducks-Chris Carlson/Associated Press and Jeff Gross/Getty Images; Wilson-Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

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