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Sunday, 16 October 2011 11:41

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "Obviously, our five-on-five play has to be better." - Jordan Staal (above, with Buffalo's Thomas Vanek).

-The Buffalo News' recap. "You get an opportunity to play a team without a couple of their star players, you've got to start taking advantage of it."- Sabres coach Lindy Ruff.

-The Associated Press' recap. “We didn’t quit, but it was kind of too little, too late.” - Staal.

-NHL.com's recap. The Sabres get their first first win in Pittsburgh since Dec. 8, 2008.

-Highlights:

-James Neal being popular:

-Marc-Andre Fleury squared up for this save:

-Ben Lovejoy went all Russ Tyler on this knucklepuck:

-Richard Park was ready for this faceoff:

-Buffalo's Jhonas Enroth kicked out this puck:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Steve Sullivan speaks:

-Evgeni Malkin is still dinged up.

-The Penguins return to Winnipeg this week.

-Bryan Lerg and Eric Tangradi each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to Binghamton Senators. Brad Thiessen made 19 saves for the Penguins.

-Highlights courtesy of The Wilkes-Blog:

-Chris Barton scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-1 win against the South Carolina Stingrays. Patrick Killeen made 17 saves in the victory.

-Happy 39th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Darius Kasparaitis (right). Acquired early in the 1996-97 season along with Andreas Johansson in a deal which sent Bryan Smolinski to the Islanders, "Kasper" spent parts of six seasons in Pittsburgh. He finished 1996-97, by appearing in 57 games and scored 18 points. He played in all five of the team's playoff games that spring and failed to record a point. In 1997-98, Kasparaitis saw action in a career-high 81 games and scored 12 points. The 1998 playoffs once again saw him play in five games and fail to net a point. He was limited to 48 games and five points in the 1998-99 season. Kasparaitis rebounded in 1999-2000 by appearing in 73 games and scoring 15 points. He would see action in 11 games and contribute two points in 2000 postseason. He came through with another solid effort in 2000-01 by playing in 77 contests and contributing 19 points. Perhaps his career highlight came in the 2001 postseason, while playing in 17 games, Kasparaitis compiled two points including the series-clinching overtime goal in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Sabres (below). After 69 games and 14 points in 2001-02, Kasparaitis was dealt at the trade deadline to the Avalanche in exchange for Ville Niemenen and Rick Berry. One of the most popular players in franchise history, Kasparaitis appeared in 405 games for the Penguins (22nd-most in franchise history), scored 83 points (98th-most) and recorded 661 penalty minutes (11th-most). He is currently an assistant coach for SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL.

-Happy 46th birthday to former Penguins forward German Titov. Acquired in the 1998 offseason along with Todd Hlushko in a deal which sent Ken Wregget and Dave Roche to the Flames, Titov spent parts of two seasons in Pittsburgh. In 1998-99, Titov appeared in 72 games, recorded 56 points and led the team with a plus-18. In that spring's playoffs, Titov saw action in 11 games and contributed eight points. After 63 games and 42 points in 1999-2000, Titov was traded to the Oilers in exchange for Josef Beranek. In 135 regular season games for the Penguins, Titov scored 98 points, 85th-most in franchise history.

Atlantic Division

-A hat trick and an assist by John Tavares led the Islanders to a 4-2 win against the rival Rangers. Former Penguins prospect Matt Moulson added a goal and an assist for the Islanders while teammate P.A. Parenteau recorded three assists. Fire Ray Shero. Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves for the Islanders.

-Tavares' hat trick:

-The Rangers' Dan Girardi stuck a really nice shoulder check into the chest of the Islanders' Marty Reasoner:

-Nabokov was clearly focused:

-Happy times for the Rangers' Brandon Prust:

-Fish-Eye View of the Night: the helmet of the Islanders' Kyle Okposo:

-Shootout goals by Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise gave the Devils a 3-2 win at Nashville. Former Penguin Johan Hedberg made 29 saves in the vitory. Fire Craig Patrick.

-Check out this sick regulation goal by Kovalchuk:

-Fight of the Night: This is actually an early candidate for Fight of the Year. New Jersey's Cam Janssen and Nashville's Brian McGratton:

-How crazy is that part where they were laughing at each other?

-The Devils recalled goaltender Keith Kinkaid from Albany of the AHL.

-New Jersey demoted forward Adam Henrique to Albany.

-The Islanders activated forward Trevor Gillies (groin) from injured reserve.

-The Rangers recalled forward Kris Newbury and defenseman Brendan Bell from Connecticut of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist for the Maple Leafs in a 3-2 defeat of the Flames. Teammate Tyler Bozak recorded two assists while James Reimer made 30 saves in the victory.

-Check out this snipe of a goal by Toronto's Joffrey Lupul:

-Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff kept his eyes on this puck:

-Tyler Seguin's shootout goal gave the Bruins a 3-2 win against the Blackhawks. Tim Thomas made 27 saves in the victory.

Sabres defenseman and Mars native Mike Weber is still looking for playing time.

Southeast Division

-Tomas Vokoun made 29 saves for the Capitals in a 2-1 win against the Senators. Mike Knuble recorded two assists for the Capitals.

-How in the world did Ottawa's Peter Regin score this goal?

-Ottawa's Zenon Konopka > Washington's D.J. King:

-Vokoun with a kick save:

-Marcel Goc's shootout goal gave the Panthers a 3-2 win against the rival Lightning. Jose Theodore made 28 saves in the victory. Marc-Andre Bergeron scored two goals for Tampa Bay.

-Tampa Bay's Steve Downie got into a fight with Florida's Erik Gudbranson then tried to start a second one with Florida's Ed Jovanovski:

-The Capitals recalled former Penguins goaltender Dany Sabourin from Hershey of the AHL.

Central Division

-An overtime goal and an assist by Johan Franzen gave the Red Wings a 3-2 win against the Wild. Ian White added a goal and an assist for Detroit while teammate Valtteri Filppula recorded two assists. Jimmy Howard made all of 12 saves in the victory.

-Brian Elliott made 34 saves for the Blues who beat the Sharks, 4-2. Ryane Clowe recorded two assists for San Jose.

-Save of the Night: Elliott on San Jose's Dan Boyle:

-San Jose's Brent Burns was sporting pink tape to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

-Cool Photo of the Night: San Jose's Thomas Greiss lost in the snow:

-Chicago forward Vicktor Stalberg returned to the line up after being sidelined since training camp due to a left knee injury. Former Penguins forward Marian Hossa was sidelined due to an "upper-body" injury.

Northwest Division

-Shootout goals by Matt Duchene and Milan Hejduk gave the Avalanche a 6-5 win against the Canadiens. David Jones had two goals and an assist for Colorado while teammates Kyle Quincey and Paul Stastny each had a goal and an assist for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves for the Avaanche. Captain Brian Gionta led Montreal with a goal and two assists.

-Defensive Play of the Night: Colorado's Paul Stastny stripping the puck off Montreal's P.K. Subban and walking in on a breakaway:

-Sami Salo had two goals and an assist for the Canucks who beat the Oilers, 4-3. Captain Henrik Sedin added a goal and an assist for Vancouver while Chris Higgins and Daniel Sedin each contributed two assists. Ryan Nugent-Hopkin had a hat trick for Edmonton.

-Nugent-Hopkin's hat trick:

-Bizarre Bounce of the Night: This shot which hit the face of Edmonton's Linus Omark then Vancouver's Roberto Luongo:

-Avalanche forward Peter Mueller missed his second consecutive game due to concussion symptoms.

Pacific Division

-An overtime goal and an assist by Jack Johnson gave the Kings a 3-2 win against the Flyers. Justin Williams scored two goals for Los Angeles while teammate Anze Kopitar recorded two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves in the victory. Daniel Briere had a goal and an assist.

-Johnson's goal:

-Happy times for Johnson:

-Kings defenseman Drew Doughty suffered an "upper-body" injury after this hit by Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo:

-Former Flyers captain Mike Richards set up Johnson for the overtime goal. Fire Paul Holmgren.

-Richards also stuck a nice hit on Philadelphia's Jakub Voracek:

-Richards is still popular in Philadelphia:

-Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds was kind of in no-mans land here:

-We don't want to question the shooting accuracy of Philadelphia's Scott Hartnell... but he doesn't really seem to rely on his eyesight:

-Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored two goals for the Coyotes who defeated the Jets, 4-1. Ray Whitney added a goal and an assist for Phoenix while captain Shane Doan recoreded two assists. Mike Smith made all of 18 saves in the victory.

-Captain Brenden Morrow and Michael Ryder each had a goal and an assist for the Stars win a 4-2 defeat of the Blue Jackets. Mike Ribeiro recorded three assists for Dallas while Kari Lehtonen made 13 saves in the victory.

-Columbus' Jeff Carter kept his eyes on this puck:

-Ducks forward Jason Blake will be sidelined three months after suffering a lacerated tendon in his left wrist.

-The Sharks demoted goaltender Harri Sateri to Stockton of the ECHL.

Adams Division

-Hockey Night in Canada's pregame montage:

-Former Whalers/Blues/Lightning/Islanders forward Robert Petrovicky has joined HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga.

-Former Blackhawks/Thrashers defenseman Steve McCarthy joined the ZSC Lions of the NLA in Switzerland.

-Max Strang made 38 saves for the Mercyhurst men's team in a 6-2 loss to Alaska-Anchorage.

-Kristen DiCiocco made 24 saves for the Robert Morris womens' team in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota State.

-Bailey Bram had a hat trick for the Mercyhurst women's team which beat Providence, 5-0.

(Photos: Sabres/Penguins-Jared Wickerham/Getty Images; Rangers/Islanders-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Flames/Maple Leafs-Claus Andersen/Getty Images; Senators/Capitals-Patrick McDermott/Getty Images; Blues/Sharks-Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images; Kings/Flyers-Jim McIsaac/Getty Images and Tom Mihalek/Associated Press; Blue Jackets/Stars-LM Otero/Associated Press)

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written by jameshutton, October 16, 2011 - 10:00 PM

I wonder if Picard is always that bad defensively or whether he just had a bad night. Sheesh.

Now Malkin not making the trip - so he's out for two more games. I wish they would be a little more forthcoming with his injury, but that's probably asking a bit much. It's only a matter of time that we'll be hearing that he's back on IR.

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