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Tuesday, 20 December 2011 08:13

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-"I was a bit disappointed in getting cut first, but I went down to Wilkes-Barre and worked really hard." - Simon Despres (above) on his training camp.

-Welcome back Ben Lovejoy... to practice.

-Lovejoy speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Former all-star forward Kevin Stevens leaves the team as a scout. (PG+)

-Scott Munroe made 24 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 loss to Albany Devils.

-The Penguins lost a Devils AHL affiliate for the first time since the 2004-05.

Atlantic Division

-The Rangers recalled defenseman Tim Erixon from Connecticut of the AHL.

-Former Penguins forward Petr Sykora is familar with both sides of the Rangers-Devils rivalry.

Northeast Division

-Tim Thomas made 33 saves for the Bruins in a 3-2 win against the Canadiens. Boston has won five consecutive games.

-Check out this pass by Boston's Rich Peverly setting up Benoit Pouliot for a goal off a faceoff:

-Goal of the Night: Boston's Brad Marchand:

-Montreal's Lars Eller took a tumble over Thomas:

-The Clauses were at the game:

-Bruins forward Milan Lucic was suspended one game for a hit from behind on Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo Saturday:

-The Bruins recalled forward Jordan Caron and defenseman Steve Kampfer from Providence of the AHL.

-The Sabres recalled forward Derek Whitmore and Marcuc Foligno from Rochester of the AHL.

-Quebec politicians are cranky about the Canadiens' promotion of former Penguins forward Randy Cunneyworth despite his inability to speak French.

-Maple Leafs forward and former Penguin Colby Armstrong (right) is sidelined due to a concussion.

Southeast Division

-Capitals forward Mike Knuble is scheduled to play in his 1,000th career game tonight.

-Washington forward Jay Beagle participated in a full practice for the first time since he suffered a head injury in a fight with Arron Asham Oct. 13.

-The Panthers recalled forward Tim Kennedy from San Antonio of the AHL and demoted forward Greg Rallo to San Antonio.

-The Lightning recalled forward JT Wyman and defenseman Evan Oberg from Norfolk of the AHL.

Central Division

-Jimmy Howard made 21 saves for the Red Wings in a 3-2 win against the Oilers. Detroit has won 12 out of its past 15 games.

-Check out this re-direction goal by Detroit's Dan Cleary:

-The Predators recalled forward Blake Geoffrion and defenseman Jonathon Blum from Milwaukee of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Shootout goals by captain Milan Hejduk, Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly gave the Avalanche a 3-2 win against the Flyers. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 31 saves in the victory. Scott Hartnell had a regulation goal and an assist for Philadelphia.

-Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds tied the game with 18.1 seconds left in regulation:

-Check out this goal by Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog:

-Check out this pass from Philadelphia's Jakub Voracek to set up Hartnell for a goal:

-The Avalanche has won 17 out of its past 18 shootouts.

-"I hate shootouts." - Flyers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.

-Roberto Luongo made 33 saves for the Canucks in a 4-0 shutout of the Wild. Captain Henrik Sedin had a goal and two assists for Vancouver while teammate Daniel Sedin recorded three assists.

-Check out this pass from Daniel Sedin to set up Henrik Sedin for a goal:

-Daniel Sedin also set up Alex Burrows for a nifty goal as well:

-Funny Face of the Night: Vancouver's Mark Mancari chasing Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon:

-Flames forward Rene Bourque was suspended two games for a hit from behind against Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook Saturday:

-The Flames recalled forward Paul Byron from Abbotsford of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-A shootout goal by captain Dustin Brown gave the Kings a 3-2 win against the Maple Leafs. Jonathan Quick made 31 saves in the victory.

-Pass of the Night: Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski setting up Matt Frattin for a goal:

-Check out this rocket of a goal by Toronto's John-Michael Liles:

-Brown > Toronto's James Reimer:

-Intense Photo of the Night: Los Angeles' Andrei Loktionov warming up:

-We would nominate Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf for Funny Face of the Night but he usually looks like this:

-Captain Brenden Morrow and Mike Ribeiro each had a goal and an assist for the Stars in a 5-3 win against the Ducks. Loui Eriksson recorded two assists for Dallas while teammate Richard Bachman made 25 saves. Teemu Selanne and Lubomir Visnovsky each collected a goal and an assist for Anaheim.

-Check out the passing between Dallas' Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow which led to a goal:

-Bachman heading to the rink:

-A good look at Bachman's lid:

-Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle is dealing with a broken foot.

-The Ducks demoted former Penguins defenseman Nate Guenin to Syracuse of the AHL.

-The Coyotes demoted defenseman Chris Summers and goaltender Justin Pogge to Portland of the AHL.

Adams Division

-Canadiens childrens entertainer Raffi is trying to start a movement to mute Hockey Night in Corner when Don Cherry's Coaches Corner segement is on. He feels Cherry promotes bullying.

(Photos: Despres-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images; Canadiens/Bruins and Armstrong-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Wild/Canucks-Rich Lam/Getty Images; Kings/Maple Leafs-Abelimages/Getty Images; Ducks/Stars-Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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