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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 07:31

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from lat night's game. "I cost the team, probably, the game, because [the Jets] got momentum. It's my fault. It's unacceptable. It just can't happen." - Zbynek Michalek on his turnover in opening seconds of the game which led to a goal.

-The Winnipeg Free Press' recap. The Jets get their first win since moving to Winnipeg.

-The Globe and Mail's recap. The Jet's opening goal set a franchise record for fastest goal to start a game.

-NHL.com's recap. "Their goalie was unreal." - Michalek on Winnipeg's Ondrej Pavelec.

-Highlights:

-Kris Letang's "save" deserves its own post:

-A good look at the play:

-Deryk Engelland versus Chris Thorburn:

-A good look at the fight:

-Happy times in Winnipeg:

-Marc-Andre Fleury kept his eye on this puck:

-Ditto Winnipeg's Kyle Wellwood:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Add Tyler Kennedy to the list.

-“I don’t want my career to be defined by me making a couple of stupid gestures.” - Arron Asham on his "sleeping" gesture following a knockout of Washington's Jay Beagle last week.

-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Brian Gibbons could be the next Toby Petersen.

-Happy 53rd birthday to former Penguins defenseman Kjell Samuelsson (right). Acquired midway through the 1991-92 season along with Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget and a draft pick in a deal which sent Mark Recchi, Brian Benning and a draft pick to the rival Flyers, Samuelsson spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins. He finished 1991-92 by playing in 20 games and scoring three points for the Penguins. In the 1992 postseason he saw action in 15 games, scored three points and helped the franchise win its second consecutive Stanley Cup title. His first full season in Pittsburgh 1992-93, he played in 63 games, scored nine points and helped the club claim its only Presidents' Trophy. In that spring's postseason, he appeared in 12 games and recorded three assists. Samuelsson, who was not related to Penguins defenseman Ulf Samuelsson, was limited to 59 games and 13 points in 1993-94. He played in all six of the Penguins postseason games in 1994 but failed to record a point. His final season with the Penguins was the lockout-shortened 1994-95. He played in 41 games and scored seven points. The 1995 playoffs saw Samuelsson appear in 11 games and record one assist. In the 1995 offseason, he rejoined the Flyers as a free agent. In 183 regular season games with the Penguins, Samuelsson, a defensive specialist, scored 32 points. In 44 postseason games with the Penguins, Samuelsson recorded seven assists.

Atlantic Division

-If you can imagine such a thing, the Flyers are the most penalized team in the NHL.

Northeast Division

-Canadiens defenseman and former Penguin Hal Gill is expected to play in his 1,000 career game Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Southeast Division

-Kris Versteeg and Stephen Weiss each had two goals and an assist for the Panthers in a 7-4 defeat of the rival Lightning. Brian Campbell recorded four assists for Florida while teammate Ed Jovanovski added two assists. Jose Theodore made 35 saves in the victory. Marc-Andre Bergeron recorded three assists for Tampa Bay which has lost five consecutive games.

-Goal of the Night: Florida's Sean Bergenheim stole a puck and jammed up Tampa Bay goaltender Dwayne Roloson for this score:

-Lightning forward and former Penguin Ryan Malone went at it with Florida's Erik Gudbranson:

-The Panthers tied a franchise record by scoring five power-play goals.

-Panthers forward Matt Bradley apologized for suggesting former Capitals teammate Alexander Seming "didn't care" during the offseason.

-Washington goaltender Michal Neuvirth is dealing with a foot injury.

-Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is off to a slow start with only one goal and one assist in four games.

-Washington demoted former Penguins goaltender Dany Sabourin to Hershey of the AHL.

-With forward Zac Dalpe dealing with a "lower-body" injury, the Hurricanes recalled forward Brett Sutter from Charlotte of the AHL.

Central Division

-The Blues placed forward Andy McDonald (concussion) on injured reserve. He has suffered two diagnosed concussions within the past 10 months.

-The Blackhawks demoted forward Ben Smith to Rockford of the AHL.

-The Blue Jackets recalled forward Cody Bass from Springfield of the AHL and demoted forward Matt Calvert to Springfield.

-With backup goaltender Curtis Sanford dealing with a groin injury, Columbus recalled goaltender Mathieu Corbeil from Saint John of the QMJHL on an emergency basis.

Northwest Division

-David Jones' overtime goal gave the Avalanche a 3-2 win at Toronto. Jean-Seabastien Giguere made 27 saves in the win against his former team.

-Defensive Play of the Night: Colorado's Ryan O'Byrne laying out to poke check the puck away from Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski:

-Cool Photo of the Night: Theodore peeking around a screen:

-The Avalanche won every game of a five-game road trip for the first time in franchise history.

-A goal and an assist by Ryan Smyth led the Oilers to a 3-1 win against the Predators. Captain Shawn Horcoff added three assists for Edmonton while Nikolai Khabibulin made all of 11 saves in the victory. Nashville has lost three consecutive games.

-Pass of the Night: Horcoff setting up Smyth for a score:

-Smyth being popular:

-Smyth came through on the night the team gave out his bobblehead.

-The Oilers have a fake oil derrick which is involved in pregame introductions. It suffered a malfunction last night and dangled over the team's bench:

-Canucks forward Ryan Kesler (hip) is expected to return to the lineup tonight against the Rangers.

-The Canucks demoted defenseman Chris Tanev to Chicago of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-Teemu Selanne scored two goals for the Ducks in a 3-2 win against the rival Sharks. Teammate Saku Koivu added two assists while Dan Ellis made 41 saves in the victory.

-Check out this snipe of a goal by Anaheim's Corey Perry:

-Anaheim's Francois Beauchemin > San Jose's Joe Pavelski:

-San Jose's Antti Niemi had issues with this puck:

-Kings forward Dustin Penner is dealing with a wonky knee.

Adams Division

-Former Avalanche defenseman Jonas Holos has joined the Växjö Lakers of the Elitserien in Sweden.

(Photos: Jets/Penguins-Marianne Helm/Getty Images and John Woods/Canadian Press; Samuelsson-Penguins Hockey Cards; Avalanche/Maple Leafs-Claus Andersen/Getty Images; Predators/Oilers-Dale MacMillan/Getty Images; Ducks/Sharks-Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)

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written by gamma1099, October 18, 2011 - 02:30 PM

The Edmonton oil derrick must be related to the Vancouver Olympic torch.

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