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Sunday, 30 October 2011 01:20

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from yesterday's game. "To come back three times is a lot to ask. To come back four times was too much to ask." - Craig Adams.

-The Toronto Star's recap. Toronto's Phil Kessel leads the league with 10 goals.

-The Associated Press' recap. “Personally, I think by a country mile he’s the best defenseman in the league.” - Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson on captain Dion Phaneuf.

-NHL.com's recap. "We weren't able to play 60 minutes the way we should. That's why we didn't get a win tonight." - Kris Letang.

-Highlights:

-James Neal gave Kessel a chase around the rink:

-"I got my chance last year because of an injury. Now’s another chance." - Mark Letestu on returning to the lineup due to Jordan Staal's injury.

-What can we really expect out of Sidney Crosby once he does come back?

-Brian Gibbons has a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 defeat of the Manchester Monarchs. Colin McDonald and Jason Williams each recorded two assists for the Penguins while Brad Thiessen made 17 saves in the victory.

-Highlights courtesy The Wilkes-Blog:

-A hat trick by Chris Barton led the Wheeling Nailers to a 6-4 defeat of the Trenton Titans. Matt Lombardi added two goals for the Nailers while teammates Patrick Johnson and Nick Plastino each recorded three assists. Patrick Killeen made 18 saves in the victory.

-Happy 59th birthday to former Penguins forward Ron Lalonde. A fourth-round pick in 1972, Lalonde spent parts of three seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1972-73, Lalone appeared in nine games and failed to record a point. He followed that up in 1973-74 by playing in 73 games and scoring 27 points. After 24 games and three points in 1974-75, Lalonde was traded to the Capitals in exchange for Lew Morrison. In 106 games with the Penguins, Morrison scored 30 points.

-Happy 44th birthday to former Penguins forward Brad Aitken. A third-round pick in 1986, Aitken spent parts of two seasons in Pittsburgh. As a rookie in 1987-88, Aitken appeared in five games and scored two points. After spending all of 1988-89 and 1989-90 with the Muskegon Lumberjacks, the Penguins' IHL affiliate, Aitken appeared in six games and recorded one assist for the Penguins in 1990-91. At the 1991 trade deadline, he was traded to the Oilers in exchange for Kim Issel. In 11 games for the Penguins, Aitken scored three points.

Atlantic Division

-Claude Giroux had a goal and three assists for the Flyers in a 5-1 rout of the Hurricanes. Former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr scored two goals for Philadelphia while teammate Scott Hartnell added a goal and two assists. Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the victory.

-Jagr scored his 650th career goal:

-Fire Craig Patrick.

-Flyers forward and former Penguin Maxime Talbot being popular:

-Happy times for Giroux and Talbot:

-Hurricanes forward and former Penguin Alexei Ponikarovsky got up close and personal with Philadelphia's Matt Read:

-Read gunned this shot:

-Bright times for Carolina's Brian Boucher:

-A good look at the lid of Carolina's Cam Ward:

-“I played in Siberia for three years. This (weather) is like summer over there.” - Jagr on arriving to Wells Fargo Center without a winter coat despite a snow storm.

-“Obviously, it could have been a lot worse. I don’t know if I feel lucky getting hit, but it certainly could have been a lot worse. We have seen a lot worse.” - Flyers captain Chris Pronger on his recent eye injury.

-Pronger put an a good show with the media last night regarding his injury:

-The Rangers demoted forward Kris Newbury and defenseman Tim Erixon to Connecticut of the AHL.

-Prior to last night's game, the Islanders honored members of their 1992-93 team including former Penguins defenseman Darius Kasparaitis:

-Kasparaitis speaks:

Northeast Division

-Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens in a 4-2 defeat of the rival Bruins. Mike Cammalleri added two assists for Montreal while Carey Price made 26 saves in the victory, Montreal's third consecutive.

-Goal of the Night: Montreal's Lars Eller with a nasty snipe on Boston's Tuukka Rask. :

-Milan Michalek's shootout goal gave the Senators a 5-4 win against the Rangers. Jason Spezza had two regulation goals while Michalek added a regulation goal and an assist in regulation. Craig Anderson made 24 saves in the victory. Brad Richards had two regulation goals and an assist for New York.

-Check out this rocket of a goal by Spezza:

-Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson after being struck in the head by Rangers forward Wojtek Wolski:

-Happy times for the Rangers:

-With goaltender Alex Auld dealing with an undisclosed injury, the Senators recalled goaltender Robin Lehner from Binghamton of the AHL.

-"I laughed. He said, 'Don't laugh at me.' ... I guess you can't laugh or smile about bad penalties." - Sabres forward Nathan Gerbe on getting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty from an official last night

-The Maple Leafs will honor honour the No. 13 of former captain Mats Sundin, Feb. 11.

-The Canadiens demoted forward Aaron Palushaj to Hamilton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Jason Garrison had a goal and an assist for Panthers in a 3-2 defeat of the Sabres. Tomas Kopecky recorded three assists for Florida while Jose Theodore made 24 saves in the victory.

-Wraparound Goal of the Night: Buffalo's Thomas Vanek:

-Defensive Play of the Night: Buffalo's Matt Ellis with a poke check on Florida's Tomas Fleischmann:

-Happy times for the Panthers. Not so much for Buffalo captain Jason Pominville:

-Dwayne Roloson made 28 saves for the Lightning in a 1-0 shutout of the Jets. It was Roloson's 29th career shutout.

-The Lightning has won 12 consecutive games against the Jets/Thrashers franchise.

-“It’s kind of strange, you go from a 9-8 game to a tight-checking 1 to nothing game.” - Jets forward Bryan Little. The Jets defeated the Flyers, 9-8, Thursday.

-The Jets placed defenseman Derek Meech on injured reserve and recalled former Pittsburgh Forge goaltender Peter Mannino from St. John's of the AHL.

-Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, who suffered an eye injury late in his career, suggested that the NHL should "grandfather" visors similar to how the league did with helmets in 1979.

-The Hurricanes demoted forward  Brett Sutter to Charlotte of the AHL.

Central Division

-Pekka Rinne made 20 saves for the Predators in a 3-0 shutout of the Ducks. It was Rinne's 100th career win. Captain Shea Weber added a goal and an assist for Nashville while teammate Ryan Suter recorded two assists.

-Predators forward Mike Fisher left the game due to an "upper-body" injury following a hit by Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin:

-"Just a hit shoulder to shoulder. That's what the league is looking at and I really had my arm tucked in. (No) elbow. Nothing." - Beauchemin on the hit.

-Save of the Night: Anaheim's Jonas Hiller on Nashville's David Legwand:

-Fight of the Night: Nashville's Brian McGratton versus Anaheim's George Parros:

-Rinne had the reaction most of us would if we had to face a slapper from Anaheim's Teemu Selanne:

-"Mom’s going to be happy. I’m going to send her a pic." - Predators forward Craig Smith on losing a tooth.

-Two goals by Viktor Stalberg led the Blackhawks to a 5-2 defeat of the Blue Jackets. Michael Frolik added a goal and an assist for Chicago while teammate Nick Leddy recorded two assists. Ray Emery made 27 saves in the victory.

-Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo was suspended two games for shoving Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen from behind into the end boards:

-"I'm giving some serious thought to changing my last name." - Carcillo accusing the NHL of penalizing him based on repuatation.

-Blues defenseman Kent Huskins will be sidelined indefinitely due to a fractured left ankle.

-The Red Wings placed forward Fabian Brunnstrom on waivers.

-Could the Blue Jackets make some changes at the top?

Northwest Division

-Two goals and an assist by Alexander Edler led the Canucks to a 7-4 rout of the Capitals. Chris Higgins and Maxim Lapierre each scored two goals for Vancouver while captain Henrik Sedin contributed a goal and an assist. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the victory. Captain Alex Ovechkin scored two goals for Washington.

-Capitals forward Mike Knuble scored arguably the ugliest penalty shot goal in NHL history:

-Check out this snipe of a goal by Ovechkin:

-Cool Photo of the Night: Vancouver's Keith Ballard laying a hip check into Washington's Mathieu Perreault:

-Vancouver's Ryan Kesler is popular:

-Happy times for Ovechkin:

-Ovechkin had a rough time in Vancouver's crease:

-Capitals starting goaltender Tomas Vokoun as yanked after allowing three goals on 17 shots.

-Josh Harding made 36 saves for the Wild in a 1-0 shutout of the Red Wings. It was his fourth career shutout and his first NHL win since March 21, 2010. Detroit has lost four consecutive games.

-Minnesota's Dany Heatley scored the game's only goal on a nice snipe:

-Wild forward and former Penguin Nick Johnson had a goal taken away afer officials ruled he kicked a puck into the net:

-Wild owner Craig Leipold has been pestering NHL commissioner Gary Bettman about bringing an outdoor game to Minnesota.

-The Wild placed defenseman Greg Zanon on injured reserve and recalled defenseman Nate Prosser from Houston of the AHL.

-Oilers defenseman Andy Sutton has been suspended indefinitely pending an in-person hearing with NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan over a hit to the had of Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog Friday.

Pacific Division

-An overtime goal and an assist by Brent Burns gave the Sharks a 3-2 win against the Islanders. Joe Pavelski added a goal and an assist for San Jose while teammate Dan Boyle recorded two assists. Thomas Greiss made 35 saves in the victory.

-Burns' goal came after the Islanders were penalized for a bogus delay of game penalty:

-San Jose captain Joe Thornton was ready for this faceoff:

-New York's Rick DiPietro kept his eyes on this puck:

-Happy times for New York's John Tavares:

-New York's Jay Pandolfo had issues with referee Mike Hasenfratz:

-Islanders forward and former Penguins prospect Matt Moulson had all sorts of issues here:

-A goal and an assist by Sheldon Souray helped the Stars beat the Devils, 3-1. Kari Lehtonen made 31 saves in the victory.

-Devils forward and former Penguin Petr Sykora scored his first goal of the season. Fire Ray Shero.

-An overtime goal by Daymond Langkow gave the Coyotes to a 3-2 win against the Kings.  Radim Vrbata had two goals and an assist for Phoenix while teammate Martin Hanzal added two assists. Mike Smith made 37 saves in the victory.

-Check out this save by Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick:

-The Kings activated defenseman Drew Doughty ("upper-body") from injured reserve and demoted defenseman Slava Voynov to Manchester of the AHL.

-The Ducks recalled forward Jean-Francois Jacques from Syracuse of the AHL.

-The Coyotes claimed forward Brett MacLean off waivers from the Jets and assigned him to Portland of the AHL.

Smythe Division

-Brooks Ostergard made 34 saves for the Robert Morris men's team in a 6-2 loss to Michigan State.

-Two goals and an assist by Nardo Nagtzaam led Mercyhurst to a 5-4 defeat of Cornell.

-A goal and an assist from Brianna Delaney led the Robert Morris women's team to a 3-1 win against St. Cloud State.

-Kelley Steadman had four goals and an assist for the Mercyhurst women's team which routed Lindenwood, 14-1.

(Photos: Penguins/Maple Leafs-Brad White/Getty Images; Sharks/Islanders-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images and Kathy Kmonicek/Associated Press; Hurricanes/Flyers-Jim McIsaac/Getty Images; Senators/Rangers-Chris Trotman/Getty Images; Panthers/Sabres-Dave Sandford/Getty Images; Ducks/Predators-Frederick Breedon/Getty Images; Capitals/Canucks-Rich Lam/Getty Images)

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written by Luiz Mello, October 30, 2011 - 09:48 AM

What can we really expect out of Sidney Crosby once he does come back?

World domination.

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