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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 10:14

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "I think we're going to see that one again on the 'Plays of the Week.'" - Dan Bylsma on Evgeni Malkin's goal.

-The Denver Post's recap. "I didn't think the game reflected that kind of disparity in the calls." - Avalanche coach Joe Sacco on the Penguins getting seven power-play chances to the Avalanche's two.

-The Associated Press' recap. Arron Asham rallied the team with a speech during the second intermission.

-NHL.com's recap. James Neal had a hand in three of the Penguins' four goals in the third period.

-Highlights:

-Matt Duchene's goal deserves its own clip:

-Ditto Evgeni Malkin's:

-Ditto Kris Letang's:

-Arron Asham versus Cody McLeod:

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

-Pascal Dupuis being popular:

-Happy times for Alexandre Picard and Malkin:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Evgeni Malkin speaks:

-Welcome back Dustin Jeffrey.

-Scott Munroe made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 shutout of the Binghamton Senators. Nick Petersen had a goal and an assist for the Penguins while teammates Matt Rust and Jason Williams each recorded two assists.

-Petersen came through a day after becoming a father for the first time.

-Two goals and an assist by Chris Barton led the Wheeling Nailers to a 5-3 win against the Elmira Jackals. Cody Chupp added a goal and an assist for the Nailers while Patrick Killeen made 32 saves in the victory.

-Happy 56th birthday to former Penguins all-star forward Pierre Larouche (right). A first-round pick in 1974, "Lucky Pierre" spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1974-75, Larouche appeared in 79 games and scored 68 points, tops among NHL rookies. In that spring's postseason, he saw action in seven games and scored seven points. He followed that up in 1975-76 by becoming the first player in franchise history to hit the century mark in scoring with 111 points. Selected to the All-Star Game that season, he also became the second player in franchise history to hit the 50-goal plateau with 53. (Jean Pronovost had reached the 50-goal mark earlier that season). His goals and points were a team record at the time. The 1976 postseason game saw him appear in three games and record one assist. In 1976-77, Larouche (right) was limited to 65 games and 63 points. In the postseason, he played in three games and recorded three assists. After 20 games and 11 points in 1977-78, Larouche was traded to the Canadiens along with future considerations in exchange for Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee. In 240 regular season games for the Penguins, Larouche scored 253 points, 29th-most in franchise history. In 15 postseason games, he netted 11 points. Larouche currently works as a corporate sales liaison for the Penguins.

Atlantic Division

-A goal and an assist by captain Ryan Callahan led the Rangers to a 4-3 win against the rival Islanders. Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves in the victory which was the Rangers' seventh consecutive. Frans Nielsen collected a goal and an assist for the Islanders.

-Callahan > the Islanders' Matt Moulson:

-The Rangers' Sean Avery had issues with the Islander Mike Mottau:

-The Islanders' Evgeni Nabokov kept his eyes on this puck:

-Happy times for the Rangers' Brad Richards:

-Former Rangers forward Aaron Voros signed a professional tryout contract with the Connecticut Whale, the Rangers' AHL affiliate.

-The Islanders assigned goaltender Mikko Koskinen to KalPa of SM-Liiga in Finland.

-Flyers forward and former Penguin Maxime Talbot is on pace for 29 goals. Fire Ray Shero.

Northeast Division

-Tim Thomas made 27 saves for the Bruins in a 4-3 win against the Devils. Gregory Campbell had two assists for Boston. Nick Palmieri scored two goals for New Jersey.

-Boston's Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway all of six seconds into the game:

-Save of the Night: Boston's Tim Thomas on a deflection by New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus:

-Two goals by Bobby Butler led the Senators to a 3-1 win against the Flames. Craig Anderson made 38 saves in the victory.

-The Canadiens recalled defenseman Frederic St. Denis from Hamilton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Scott Clemmensen made 25 saves for the Panthers in a 6-0 shutout of the Stars. Kris Versteeg and Stephen Weiss each had a goal and two assists for Florida while teammate Thomas Fleischmann netted a goal and an assist.

-Dallas Kari Lehtonen had issues with this puck:

-With forward Jack Skille dinged up, the Panthers recalled forward Tim Kennedy from San Antonio of the AHL.

-Panthers forward Scottie Upshall will be sidelined six to eight weeks dues to a hip injury.

Central Division

-Martin Erat and captain Shea Weber each had a goal and an assist for the Predators in a 3-1 defeat of the Capitals. Mike Fisher recorded two assists for Nashville while Pekka Rinne made 39 saves.

-Happy times for the Predators. Not so much for Washington captain Alex Ovechkin:

-Brian Elliott made 21 saves for the Blues in a 2-1 win against the Red Wings. Detroit had a four-game winning streak snapped.

-This game as marred by an ugly hit by St. Louis' Chris Stewart on Detroit's Niklas Kronwall:

-Kronwall was not injured from the hit.

-Thinking Out Loud: Stewart deserves 10 games for that, regardless of his prior history in terms of his discipline history. That was unbelievably reckless.

-Cool Photo of the Night: Elliott stretching in the dark:

-Detroit's Jimmy Howard got low for this puck:

-Smoky times in St. Louis:

-Prior to the game, new St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny dropped the puck for a ceremonial faceoff:

Northwest Division

-Niklas Backstrom made 43 saves for the Wild which beat the Blue Jackets, 4-2. Columbus has lost four out of its past five games.

-Defensive Play of the Night: Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon with a poke check to prevent a goal by Columbus captain Rick Nash:

-Wild defenseman Marek Zidlicky left the game in the first period due to an apparent head injury following a hit by Columbus' Derek Dorsett:

-Backstrom and Nate Prosser each kept their eyes on this puck:

-Minnesota recalled forward Casey Wellman from Houston of the AHL.

-Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is dealing with an "upper-body" injury.

-A sprained ankle will sideline Oilers defenseman Cam Barker approximately a month.

Pacific Division

-Shootout goals by Patrick O'Sullivan and Radim Vrbata gave the Coyotes a 3-2 win against the Maple Leafs. Mike Smith made 35 saves in the win.

-Phoenix's Taylor Pyatt > Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski:

-The Ducks recalled former Penguins defenseman Nate Guenin and forward Jean-Francois Jacques from Syracuse of the AHL.

-With former Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski sidelined due to finger injury, the Stars are using another ex-Penguin, forward Toby Petersen, to run the point on their power play.

(Photos: Avalanche/Penguins-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images; Larouche-Penguins Hockey Cards; Rangers/Islanders-Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images; Panthers/Stars-Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press; Capitals/Predators-Mark Humphrey/Associated Press; Red Wings/Blues-Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images; Wild/Blue Jackets-John Grieshop/Getty Images; Coyotes/Maple Leafs-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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