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Wednesday, 19 October 2011 10:06

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "Ever since I've been here, guys have been going down. That's the way guys play here. They leave it all out on the ice." - James Neal.

-The Star Tribune's recap. "We're not quick, we're not aggressive, and because of that, we're not tough to defend right now." - Wild coach and former Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo on his team's power play which went 0 for 5.

-NHL.com's recap. Brian Strait left in the second period due to an "upper-body" injury.

-The Associated Press' recap. "Whoever’s in the lineup plays hard every night.” - Pascal Dupuis.

-Highlights:

-Minnesota's Marco Scandella > Richard Park:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Neve Campbell Kris Letang speaks:

-Dan Bylsma was wishy washy when he suggested an injured player could return to the lineup Thursday.

-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are dinged up too.

-The Hamilton Bulldogs demoted goaltender Peter Delmas and defenseman Olivier Malka to Wheeling of the ECHL.

-Happy 61st birthday to former Penguins defenseman Dale Tallon. Acquired early in the 1978-79 season in a deal which sent a draft pick to the Blackhawks, Tallon the final two seasons of his 10-year NHL career in Pittsburgh. In 1978-79, Tallon appeared in 63 games and scored 29 points. Finally, in 1979-80, Tallon was limited to 32 games and 14 points in the regular season and eventually saw action in four postseason games failing to record a point. He was released in the 1980 offseason. In 95 regular season games for the Penguins, Tallon 43 points. He is currently the general manager for the Panthers.

Atlantic Division

-Matt Read had a goal and three assists for the Flyers in a 7-2 rout of the Senators. Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux and former Penguin Maxime Talbot each had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia while teammate Matt Carle recorded two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves in the victory. Erik Karlsson led Ottawa with a goal and an assist.

-Check out this crafty backhanded goal by Philadelphia's Harry Zolnierczyk:

-Happy times for Talbot:

-Philadelphia captain Chris Pronger chose an odd time to smell his equipment:

-Ottawa's Craig Anderson lost track of htis puck:

-Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves for the Rangers in a 4-0 shutout at Vancouver. It was his 36th career shutout. Ryan McDonagh had a goal and an assist for New York while teammate Brandon Prust recorded two assists. The Rangers won despite only getting 19 shots on net.

-The Rangers now give up a fedora after games for players of the game.

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

Northeast Division

-Ryan Miller made 40 saves for the Sabres in a 3-1 win at Montreal. Derek Roy recorded two assists for Buffalo.

-Cool Photo of the Night: Miller taking a puck to the crest:

-Montreal's Carey Price kicked this puck out:

-Senators defenseman and former Penguin Sergei Gonchar is dealing with a foot injury.

-The Canadiens have started a season with three consecutive home losses for the first time since 1938.

Southeast Division

-Joni Pitkanen had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes in a 4-1 win in Boston. Tuomo Ruutu added a goal and an assist for Carolina while Cam Ward made 33 saves in the victory.

-This game went off the rails. When Bruins captain Zdeno Chara tried to fight Carolina's Jay Harrison, Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask sort of challenged Ward:

-"I was surprised, but I didn't take it as a serious threat. My heart rate didn't even get up. Basically I told him to get back down to his own end. And he did." - Ward on Rask.

-The Bruins managed to rack up 72 minutes in penalties. Part of that involved head coach Claude Julien being ejected:

-Julien was mad:

-Boston's Nathan Horton had issues with Carolina's Tim Gleason:

-1980's Goal of the Night: Pitkanen just entering the offensive zone and blowing a slapper by Rask:

-Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen, a member of the Bruins last season, was presented with his Stanley Cup ring earlier in the day.

-Tomas Vokoun made 20 saves for the Capitals in a 3-0 shutout of his former team, the Panthers. It was his 45th career shutout. Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist for Washington.

-At 5-0-0, the Capitals are off to the best start in franchise history.

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

Central Division

-A goal and an assist by David Bolland led the Blackhawks to a 5-2 win against the Coyotes. Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp each recorded two assists for Chicago while Corey Crawford made all of 14 saves in the victory.

-Check out this smooth wrister by Phoenix's Ray Whitney:

-A good look at the lid of Phoenix's Jason LaBarbera:

-Blackhawks forward and former Penguin Marian Hossa returned to the lineup after missing one game due to an "upper-body" injury.

-The Blue Jackets placed forward Jeff Carter (foot) on injured reserve.

Northwest Division

-Miikka Kiprusoff made 24 saves for the Flames in a 2-1 win against the rival Oilers.

-Save of the Night: Kiprusoff on Edmonton's Anton Lander:

-Oilers defenseman and former Penguin Ryan Whitney returned to the lineup for the first time since suffering an ankle injury in December.

-Prior to last night's game, the Canucks paid tribute to former forward Rick Rypien who passed away this summer:

Pacific Division

-Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist for the Stars in a 3-2 win at Columbus. Kari Lehtonen made 38 saves in the victory. Columbus has not won a game yet this season.

-Goal of the Night: Check out the effort by Benn on his score:

-Forward Eric Nystrom made his debut with the Stars.

-Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the Kings in a 5-0 shutout of the Blues. Simon Gagne had two goals and an assist for Los Angeles while teammates Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Jarret Stoll each had a goal and an assist.

-Pass of the Night: Check out this lob pass by Kopitar to set up Gagne:

-Quick looking around traffic:

-The Ducks demoted forward Patrick Maroon and former Penguins defenseman Nate Guenin to Syracuse of the AHL.

(Photos: Penguins/Wild-Jim Mone/Associated Press; Flyers/Senators-Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images; Rangers/Canucks-Rich Lam/Getty Images; Sabres/Canadiens-Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images; Hurricanes/Bruins-Elsa/Getty Images; Panthers/Capitals-Greg Fiume/Getty Images; Blackhawks/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images; Blues/Kings-Harry How/Getty Images)

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written by ncsurveygirl, October 20, 2011 - 10:44 PM

I didnt know Pitkanen played for the Bruins last season

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