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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 06:52

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Ray Shero shot down any speculation that the Mark Letestu (above) trade has anything to do with Sidney Crosby.

-"It does not fill an immediate need on the roster, but you can never have too many centers. We think he's a top-9 talent. And we think he can help us win games." - Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson on Letestu.

-Deryk Engelland took the long way to the NHL.

-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins demoted forward Ryan Schnell to Wheeling of the ECHL and released forwards Cody Chupp and Matt Rust from their professional tryout contracts.

-Are the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins rivals with the Norfolk Admirals?

-“He’s very upset. He didn’t want to hurt anybody." - Niagara IceDogs head coach Marty Williamson on Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl's 20-game suspension for a dangerous hit which injured Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ryan Murphy.

-What are Penguins defensive prospect Joe Morrow's chances of making Canada's roster for the World Junior Championships?

-Happy 41st birthday to former Penguins forward Bill Guerin (right). Acquired at the 2009 trade deadline in a deal which sent a draft pick to the Islanders, Guerin spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. Guerin finished 2008-09 by appearing in 17 games and scoring 12 points. In the 2009 postseason, he played in all 24 games, finished third on the team with 15 points and helped the franchise claim its third Stanley Cup title. He returned in 2009-10 and saw action in 78 games while scoring 45 points. He played in 11 games in that spring's playoffs and scored nine points. He retired following the season and is currently a player development coach with the Penguins. In 95 regular season games with the Penguins, Guerin scored 57 points. In 35 postseason games, he scored 27 points, 21st-most in franchise history.

Atlantic Division

-A goal and an assist by Dainius Zubrus led the Devils to a 3-2 win against the Hurricanes. Teammate Patrik Elias recorded two assists for New Jersey while Martin Brodeur made 25 saves in the victory.

-Devils forward and former Penguin Petr Sykora managed to ring a shot off both goal posts:

-It wasn't all hard luck for Sykora. Check out this wrister from a faceoff win he scored on:

-Fire Ray Shero.

-Forward Adam Henrique became the first Devils rookie to score game-winning goals in two consecutive games since forward Patrik Elias did it Nov. 8-10 in 1997.

-The Rangers acquired forward prospect Francois Bouchard from the Capitals in exchange for defenseman Tomas Kundratek.

Northeast Division

-Two goals by Thomas Vanek, including one in overtime, led the Sabres to a wild 6-5 win against the Jets. Derek Roy added two goals and an assist for Buffalo while captain Jason Pominville contributed a goal and two assists. Ryan Miller made 20 saves in the victory. Bryan Little scored two goals for the Jets.

-Vanek's goal:

-Pass of the Night: Buffalo's Paul Gaustad pulling this dazzling spin move to set up Pominville:

-Check out this rocket of a goal by Buffalo's Thomas Vanek:

-Hit of the Night: Winnipeg's Jim Slater on Buffalo's Tyler Myers:

-Winnipeg's Tanner Glass had a Gordie Howe Hat Trick:

-Bloody times for Buffalo's Cody McCormick:

-Happy times in Buffalo:

-Happy times for the Jets. Not so much for Miller:

-"It was nice to make it to the second period this time." - Miller. He was pulled after six minutes in his previous start.

-Former forward Dale Hawerchuk and broadcaster Rick Jeanneret were inducted into the Sabres' hall of fame prior to the game:

-The fact that they get actual... you  know... sabres... makes this the coolest hall of fame on earth:

-The Maple Leafs recalled forward Matt Frattin from Toronto of the AHL.

-Bruins forward Daniel Paille will undergo facial surgery after taking a puck to the face Monday.

Southeast Division

-Shawn Matthias and Jack Skille each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers in a 5-1 defeat of the Maple Leafs. Jose Theodore made 38 saves in the victory.

-Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski had this happen to him last night:

-Toronto backup goaltender Ben Scriven apparently tried to club starter Jonas Gustavsson:

-We think.

-Toronto's Dion Phaneuf > Florida's Marco Sturm:

-With 17 points through 14 games, the Panthers are off to their best start since 1996-97.

-“We look great when we’re all committing, we look all like a bunch of clowns when we don’t — very average team when we’re not all committed.” - Capitals forward Mike Knuble after a 5-2 loss to the Stars last night.

-The Lightning suspended forward Mattias Ritola for not reporting to Norfolk of the AHL and put him on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract.

Central Division

-In Ken Hitchcock's first game as coach, Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves for the Blues in a 3-0 shutout of the rival Blackhawks. T.J. Oshie added a goal and an assist for St. Louis while teammates Barrett Jackman and Kevin Shattenkirk each recorded two assists.

-Check out this re-direction goal by St. Louis' Chris Stewart:

-"It was a playoff game. That's what it felt like. I think both teams went at each about as hard as you can go." - Hitchcock on his debut.

-Chicago's Corey Crawford had issues with this puck:

-Crawford got lost in the snow here:

-Prior to the game, the Blues paid tribute to former players Pavel Demitra and Igor Korolev:

-A hat trick by Johan Franzen led the Red Wings to a 5-2 win against the rival Avalanche. Valtteri Filppula recorded two assists for Detroit while Jimmy Howard made 24 saves in the victory.

-Franzen's hat trick:

-Happy times for Howard and teammate Henrik Zetterberg:

-Franzen recorded his third career hat trick against the Avalanche.

-The Predators are Lionel Richie fans?

Northwest Division

-A goal and an assist by Ryan Smyth led the Oilers to a 3-1 win against the Canadiens. Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves in the victory.

-Defensive Play of the Night: Edmonton's Ryan Jones with a shorthanded goal off a steal from Montreal's Erik Cole:

-Edmonton's Eric Belanger and Montreal's Carey Price had issues here:

-After only winning 10 games last season, Khabibulin has seven already this season.

-Nicklas Backstrom made 41 saves for the Wild in a 3-0 shutout of the Flames. Dany Heatley netted a goal and an assist for Minnesota which has won five consecutive games.

-After a fight with Calgary captain Jarome Iginla, Wild forward and former Penguin Nick Johnson was kicked out of the game for head butting Iginla:

-The Wild recalled forward Warren Peters from Houston of the AHL.

-Canucks forward Mason Raymond returned to practice for the first time since suffering a broken vertebra in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.

Pacific Division

-Two goals by Michael Ryder led the Stars to a 5-2 defeat of the Capitals. Jamie Benn added a goal and two assists for Dallas while teammate Adam Burish netted a goal and an assist. Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves in the victory.

-Goal of the Night: Dallas's Eric Nystrom curling and dragging by Washington's John Carlson:

-How in the world did Dallas' Michael Ryder score this goal?

-Jonathan Bernier made 27 saves for the Kings who edged the Predators, 4-3. Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams each recorded two assists for Los Angeles.

-Nashville's Patric Hornqvist kept his eyes on this puck:

-Nashville's Anders Lindback had issues with this puck:

-Kings forward Scott Parse left the game in the first period due to an "upper-body" injury.

-Coyotes defenseman and former Penguin Michal Rozsival is dealing with a "concussion-syndrome thing" according to coach Dave Tippett.

-Coyotes forward and former Paul Bissonnette tries to teach hockey to the masses:

(Photos: Letestu-Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images; Guerin and Hurricanes/Devils-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Jets/Sabres-David Duprey/Associated Press and Dave Sandford/Getty Images; Panthers/Blues-Abelimages/Getty Images; Blackhawks/Blues-Jeff Roberson/Associated Press and Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images; Avalanche/Red Wings-Gregory Shamus/Getty Images; Oilers/Canadiens-Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images; Predators/Kings-Jeff Gross/Getty Images and Bret Hartman/Associated Press)

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