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Saturday, 26 November 2011 01:45

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game. The Penguins are 7-0-1 in their past eight home games.

-The Ottawa Citizen's recap. “The game was lost in the first five minutes by not being prepared to play.” - Senators coach Paul MacLean.

-The Associated Press' recap. “It’s not a big deal, but it is something that he preached all summer about that we should limit that and then he goes and does it, so I was just a little disappointed. But, you know, that’s a small part of the game and it’s over now.” - Ottawa's Nick Foligno on a high hit from Sidney Crosby.

-NHL.com's recap. "I think we dominated the whole game." - Evgeni Malkin.

-Highlights:

-Arron Asham versus Zenon Konopka:

-Referee Frederick L'Ecuyer told Crosby how ridiculous his mustache looked:

-At first, Crosby dismissed the criticism:

-He began to second guess himself and check out his image on the video board:

-He began to accept his fate:

-And felt shame:

-We think.

-Marc-Andre Fleury speaks:

-Malkin speaks:

-Dan Byslma speaks:

-"He's maturing. He is more serious about his job." - Senators defenseman and former Penguin Sergei Gonchar on Malkin.

-Do yourself and read this splendid story from Pittsburgh Magazine's Sean Conboy on Malkin.

-The Michaleks are brothers.

-Ben Street had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 shootout loss to the rival Hershey Bears. Brad Thiessen made 22 saves for the Penguins.

-The Penguins have lost five consecutive games.

-Peter Delmas made 29 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 loss to the Gwinnett Gladiators.

-Happy 50th birthday to former Penguins forward Dave Hannan (right). A 10th-round pick in 1981, Hannan spent parts of seven seasons with the Penguins. After appearing in one game and failing to record a point in 1981-82, Hannan's first full NHL season with the Penguins was 1982-83. He saw action in 74 contests and scored 33 points. In 1983-84,  Hannan was limited to 24 games and five points. He was limited once again in 1984-85 by only playing in 30 contests and scoring 13 points. Hannan rebounded in 1985-86 by seeing action in 75 games and collecting 35 points. In 1986-87, Hannan appeared in 58 games and scored 25 points. After 21 games and seven points in 1987-88, Hannan was traded to the Oilers along with Craig Simpson, Moe Mantha and Chris Joseph in exchange for Paul Coffey, Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp. Hannan appeared in 355 regular season games with the Penguins, 34th-most in franchise history and scored 148 games, 52st-most. He currently works for Stryker Three Rivers, a Pittsburgh-area company which provides orthopaedics.

Atlantic Division

-Two goals from Claude Giroux led the Flyers to a 3-1 win against the Canadiens. Jakub Voracek added a goal and an assist for Philadelphia while teammate Braydon Coburn recorded two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves in the victory.

-Former Penguin Ruslan Fedotenko scored two goals for the Rangers in a 6-3 defeat of the Capitals. Fire Ray Shero. Captain Ryan Callahan recorded three assists for New York while teammates Artem Anisimov and Brad Richards each netted a goal and an assist. Henrik Lundqvist made all of 18 saves in the victory. John Carlson and Troy Brouwer each collected a goal and an assist for Washington.

-Check out this rocket of a one-timer by New York's Marian Gaborik:

-Check out this simply disgusting wrister of a goal from Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin:

-“We regrouped, we had a good turkey dinner, and we were ready.” - Fedotenko on his team snapping a two-game losing streak.

-Former Penguins goaltender Johan Hedberg made 23 saves and led the Devils to a 1-0 shutout of the rival Islanders. It was Hedberg's 19th career shutout.

-Check out this nifty poke check by Hedberg on New York's Michael Grabner:

-Fight of the Night: New Jersey's Cam Janssen versus New York's Micheal Haley:

-A good look at the fight:

-After the game, Islanders forward John Tavares was fined $2,500 for slashing Devils captain Zach Parise.

-Rangers forward Andre Deveaux was suspended three games for elbowing Panthers forward Tomas Fleischmann in the head Wednesday:

-Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk is expected to be sidelined one to two weeks due to an "upper-body" injury.

-Rosters for the Winter Classic alumni game were announced:

Flyers

Forwards - Bill Barber, Bob Clarke, Jim Dowd, Orest Kindrachuk, Eric Lindros, Ken Linseman, Dave Poulin, Jeremy Roenick, Al Hill, Bob Kelly, John LeClair, Shjon Podein, Brian Propp, Reggie Leach, Mark Recchi, Rick Tocchet.
Defensemen - Terry Carkner, Eric Desjardins, Larry Goodenough, Derian Hatcher, Mark Howe, Brad Marsh, Kjell Samuelsson, Chris Therien, Joe Watson.
Goaltenders - Mark LaForest, Neil Little.
Coaches - Pat Quinn, Mike Nykoluk, Keith Primeau
Off-Ice Ambassadors - Dave Schultz, Don Saleski, Bernie Parent

Rangers

Forwards - Glenn Anderson, Paul Broten, Ron Duguay, Nick Fotiu, Mike Gartner, Adam Graves, Kris King, Nick Kypreos, Darren Langdon, Brian Mullen, Darren Turcotte.
Defensemen - Ron Greschner, Darius Kasparaitis, Tom Laidlaw, Brian Leetch, Stephane Matteau, Dave Maloney, Dale Purinton, Mathieu Schneider.
Goaltenders - Dan Blackburn, John Vanbiesbrouck.
Coaches - Mike Keenan, Emile Francis, Colin Campbell.
Off-ice ambassadors - Rod Gilbert, Eddie Giacomin, Harry Howell.

Northeast Division

-Joffrey Lupul's shootout goal gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 win against the Stars. Captain Dion Phaneuf had a regulation goal and an assist for Toronto while Jonas Gustavsson made 26 saves in the victory. Eric Nystrom scored two regulation goals for Dallas.

-Check out the passing on this goal by Nystrom:

-Maple Leafs defenseman Luke Schenn injured Stars forward Tomas Vincour with a hit to the head:

-Check out this brutal non-penalty by Dallas' Sheldon Souray against Lupul:

-Canadiens forward Andrei Kostitsyn could possibly return to the lineup against the Penguins tonight after missing 10 games due to a groin injury.

-The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan opted to take its shares of the Maple Leafs franchise off the market.

Southeast Division

-Steven Stamkos' overtime goal gave the Lightning a 2-1 win against the rival Panthers. Martin St. Louis recorded two assists for Tampa Bay while former Penguin Mathieu Garon made 23 saves in the victory. Fire Ray Shero.

-Chris Mason made 20 saves for the Jets in a 3-1 win against the Hurricanes. Zach Bogosian recorded two assists for Winnipeg which is 4-0-1 in its last five games.

-Carolina defenseman Jay Harrison is day to day due to an "upper-body" injury.

-Lightning forward Steve Downie is dealing with an upper body.

-The Lightning demoted forward Blair Jones to Norfolk of the AHL.

Central Division

-Shootout goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi gave the Red Wings a 3-2 win against the Bruins. Jimmy Howard made 41 saves in the victory. Boston had a 10-game winning streak snapped.

-Check out this nifty re-direction goal by Detroit's Valtteri Filppula:

-Bertuzzi > Boston's Tuukka Rask:

-Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom didn't seem to like the placement of this puck:

-Howard kept his eyes on this puck:

-Two goals by captain Rich Nash led the Blue Jackets to a 5-1 rout of the Sabres. Jeff Carter, Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski each recorded two assists for Columbus while Curtis Sanford made 28 saves in the victory.

-Pass of the Night: Columbus' Jeff Carter setting up captain Rick Nash on the back door:

-Happy times for Columbus' Marc Methot:

-Sanford was sporting some flashy baby blue pads:

-Blue Jackets forward Vaclav Prospal appeared in his 1,000th career game.

-A hat trick by Patrick Sharp led the Blackhawks to a 6-5 win against the Ducks. Captain Jonathan Toews added two goals and three assists for Chicago while teammates Duncan Keith and Viktor Stalberg each recorded two assists. Corey Crawford made 23 saves in the victory. Bobby Ryan scored two goals for Anaheim which has lost six consecutive games.

-Even after being dropped by Chicago's Dave Bolland, Anaheim's Devante Smith-Pelly kept his eyes on this puck:

-Brian Elliott made 24 saves for the Blues in a 2-0 shutout of the Flames. Captain David Backes had a goal and an assist for St. Louis.

-Check out the effort on this shorthanded goal by Backes:

-Elliott having a moment alone:

-The Predators recalled defenseman Roman Josi from Milwaukee of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Two goals by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins helped the Oilers beat the Wild, 5-2. Captain Shawn Horcoff, Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth each contributed a goal and an assist for Edmonton while teammate Jordan Eberle recorded two assists. Nikolai Khabibulin made 30 saves in the victory.

-Defensive Play of the Night: Check out this steal by Minnesota's Pierre-Marc Bouchard off Nugent-Hopkins which led to a goal:

-Happy times in Minnesota:

-The Oilers snapped a 17-game road losing streak to the Wild.

-Corey Schneider made 22 saves for the Canucks in a 5-0 shutout of the Coyotes. It was his second consecutive shutout. Ryan Kesler added a goal and an assist for Vancouver.

-Check out this rocket of a slapper for a goal by Vancouver's Sami Salo:

-Check out the effort by Vancouver's Maxim Lapierre on this goal:

-A good look at Schneider's lid:

-The Flames claimed forward Blake Comeau off waivers from the Islanders.

-Calgary demoted forward Paul Byron to Abbotsford of the AHL.

-The Oilers demoted defenseman Alex Plante to Oklahoma City of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-"It's pretty obvious you've got some whiners and stuff over there." - Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray on the Canucks.

Norris Division

-Scott Jacklin had a goal and an assist for the Robert Morris men's team in a 5-2 defeat of Army.

-Max Strang made eight save for the Mercyhurst men's team in a 7-2 loss to Wisconsin.

-Kristen DiCiocco made 13 saves for the Robert Morris women's team in a 1-0 shutout of Yale.

(Photos: Senators/Penguins-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Devils/Islanders-Kathy Kmonicek/Associated Press; Red Wings/Bruins-Elsa/Getty Images; Sabres/Blue Jackets-Jay LaPrete/Associated Press; Oilers/Wild-Hannah Foslien/Getty Images; Blackhawks/Ducks-Jeff Gross/Getty Images; Flames/Blues-Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images; Canucks/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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written by Luiz Mello, November 26, 2011 - 07:54 AM

1) Awesome Crosby mustache photo sequence! Seth +3.

2) Now that I saw those Islanders jerseys, I can never unsee them. My eyes hate me right now.

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written by jameshutton, November 26, 2011 - 08:09 AM

"Off-ice Ambassadors - Dave Schultz . . . . " - LOL - I never envisioned Schultz as an ambassador for anything.

I kinda liked the Islanders' Jerseys.

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