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Thursday, 02 February 2012 12:54

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. "The ironic thing is, we played a lot better than we did [Tuesday] night." - Craig Adams referring to the Penguins' 5-4 shootout win against the Maple Leafs Tuesday.

-The National Post's recap. “It was one of those games; I felt good from the start of the game. I felt focused. I felt ‘in the zone,’ per se.” - Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer.

-The Associated Press' recap. "That was a playoff game. That’s tight-checking, hard-hitting, a lot of chip and run. It was fast-paced out there and it stayed tight right until the end." - Maple Leafs goaltender Cody Franson.

-NHL.com's recap. "I felt all right, obviously disappointed in the loss, it's definitely a step in the right direction for myself." - Brent Johnson (above).

-Highlights:

-Bloody, angry times for Kris Letang:

-Letang snapping a pass up ice:

-Funny Face of the Night: Dustin Jeffrey battling for a puck with Toronto's Tim Connolly:

-Toronto's Mike Brown battled for position with Brooks Orpik in front of Johnson:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Brent Johnson speaks:

-O'Reilly speaks:

-"He can make plays, make great passes, sees the ice really well. That's some of the attraction of getting a guy through the middle, where we're not very strong or deep right now." - Dan Bylsma on new forward Cal O'Reilly.

-What does the addition of O'Reilly mean for Dustin Jeffrey?

-Ray Shero speaks:

-"If he's coming up on a hit (and) he thinks it's 50-50, he knows and Ray Shero knows and Dan Bylsma knows, he's not going to throw that hit. I don't think there's anything wrong with that." - NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan on Matt Cooke.

-Evgeni Malkin was named the NHL's No. 2 star of the month.

-Peter Delmas made 29 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 defeat of the Elmira Jackals. Chris Barton and Aaron Ross each recorded two assists for Wheeling.

Atlantic Division

-Captain Ryan Callahan's shootout goal gave the Rangers a 1-0 win against the Sabres. Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves in the shutout victory. Buffalo's Ryan Miller was also credited with a shutout after making 29 saves.

-Shootout Save of the Night: Lundqvist on Buffalo's Brad Boyes:

-Devils forward Eric Boulton was fined $2,500 for a slash against Rangers forward and former Penguin Mike Rupp Tuesday.

-Rupp suffered a broken left thumb on the play.

-The Flyers demoted forward forward Ben Holmstrom to Adirondack of the AHL.

-The Islanders demoted goaltender Kevin Poulin to Bridgeport of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-The Canadiens recalled forward Louis Leblanc from Hamilton of the AHL. Montreal also demoted forward Andreas Engqvist to Hamilton.

-The Sabres recalled forward Zack Kassian from Rochester of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Former Penguin Mikael Samuelsson scored two goals and led the Panthers to a 4-2 win against the Capitals. Fire Craig Patrick. Former Capitals forward Tomas Fleischmann recorded two assists for Florida while teammate Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves in the victory.

-Samuelsson's first goal was air mailed from center ice:

-With goaltender Jose Theodore still dealing with a wonky knee, the Panthers recalled goaltender Brian Foster from San Antonio of the AHL. Additionally, Panthers forward Scottie Upshall will be sidelined four to six weeks following sports hernia surgery.

-Former Penguin Mathieu Garon has emerged as the Lightning's No. 1 goaltender. Fire Ray Shero.

-Capitals defenseman Mike Green resumed skating for the first time since undergoing sports hernia surgery Jan. 17.

-The Hurricanes recalled forward Drayson Bowman from Charlotte of the AHL.

Central Division

-Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll was fined $2,500 for hitting Sharks captain Joe Thornton in the head Tuesday.

Northwest Division

-The Flames recalled former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Krys Kolanos from Abbotsford of the AHL. Calgary also demoted goaltender Leland Irving to Abbotsford.

Pacific Division

-Drew Doughty scored a controversial goal with 0.4 seconds left in regulation and gave the Kings a 3-2 win against the Blue Jackets. Doughty added an assist while teammate Jonathan Quick made 20 saves in the victory.

-Video replays showed the clock stopping with 1.8 remaining prior to the goal by Doughty.

-Doughty's goal with the screwy game clock:

-The NHL is investigating the clock error.

-Happy time in Los Angeles:

-Columbus' Antoine Vermette > Quick:

-Jamie Benn and Michael Ryder each had a goal and two assists for the Stars in a 6-2 rout of the Ducks. Former Penguin Alex Goligoski and Steve Ott each recorded two assists for Dallas while teammate Kari Lehtonen made 33 saves in the victory. Fire Ray Shero.

-Hit of the Night: Dallas' Mark Fistric smacking Anaheim's Bobby Ryan into the boards:

-The Ducks recalled forward Kyle Palmieri from Syracuse of the AHL.

-With goaltender Antti Niemi dealing with an undisclosed injury, the Sharks recalled goaltender Tyson Sexsmith from Worcester of the AHL. Additionally, San Jose placed defenseman Jason Demers ("lower-body") on injured reserve.

-Brewers outfielder and former Penguin Nyjer Morgan got in a little practice time with his hometown Sharks:

(Photos: Maple Leafs/Penguins-Claus Andersen/Getty Images; Blue Jackets/Kings-Harry How/Getty Images and Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press)

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