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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:48

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. Marc-Andre Fleury (above) tied Tom Barrasso's franchise record for shutouts with 22.

-The New York Daily News' recap. “It’s always a challenge to face this team, especially because of him.” - Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist on Evgeni Malkin.

-The Bergen (N.J.) Record's recap. “Fleury was good but he didn’t have to be great.” - Rangers defenseman Marc Staal.

-The Associated Press' recap. “I think that was our first complete 60-minute game in a long time.” - Steve Sullivan.

-NHL.com's recap. The Penguins beat the Rangers at home for the first time since Nov. 28, 2009, when they were still in Mellon Arena.

-Highlights:

-Malkin's goal deserves its own clip:

-Malkin being stretchy:

-Paul Martin apparently drop kicked New York captain Ryan Callahan into orbit:

-Fleury speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Paul Martin speaks, raises your ticket prices:

-Steve Sullivan speaks:

-Eric Tangradi would kindly appreciate not being traded.

-"If you really know hockey, you’ll understand how smart and how skilled he is." - James Neal on Martin.

-Happy 37th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Patrick Boileau. A free agent signing in the 2003 offseason, Boileau appeared in 16 games for the 2003-04 Penguins and recorded seven points. In the 2004 offseason, he joined Lausanne of the NLA in Switzerland.

-Happy 38th birthday to former Penguins forward Mathias Johansson. Acquired along with Micki DuPont in a trade that sent Shean Donovan to the Flames at the 2003 trade deadline, Johansson appeared in 12 games and recorded six points for the 2002-03 Penguins. In the 2003 offseason, he joined Farjestad of the Elitserien in Sweden.

Atlantic Division

-An overtime goal by former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr gave the Flyers a 5-4 win against the Jets. Fire Craig Patrick. Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds each had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia while teammate Ilya Bryzgalov made 22 saves. Captain Andrew Ladd scored two goals for Winnipeg.

-Jagr's goal:

-Simmonds scored with just under 10 seconds left in regulation to force overtime:

-Defensive Play of the Night: Philadelphia went all Rob Scuderi on this "kick save" against Ladd:

-Save of the Night: Check out this robbery by Winnipeg's Ondrej Pavelec on Philadelphia's Jakub Voracek:

-A good look at the save:

-Jagr debated the merits of Kit-Kat bars versus Rolos with teammate Matt Read:

-We think.

-Jagr just being Jagr:

-Winnipeg's Mark Stuart clobbered Jagr here:

-Jagr set an NHL record with his 16th career overtime goal.

-"I never heard that before anywhere. When 15,000 people support you, it’s very impressive. Here they cheer me. In Philly, they boo me.” - Bryzgalov joking about being jeered in Winnipeg. Last season, while as a member of the Coyotes, Bryzgalov said he wouldn't want to play in Winnipeg.

-Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo returned to the lineup after serving a two-game suspension.

-In a freak accident, TSN commentator Mike Johnson had his wrist watch broken by the stick of Giroux:

-An overtime goal by Mark Fayne gave the Devils a 4-3 win against the Maple Leafs. Former Penguin Petr Sykora netted a goal and an assist for New Jersey while teammate Adam Henquire recorded two assists. Fire Ray Shero. Martin Brodeur made 29 saves in the victory.

-Check out the patience by Sykora to score off his own rebound:

-Fire Ray Shero.

-Former Penguins forward Alexei Ponikarovsky is enjoying life with the Devils.

Northeast Division

-Ryan Miller made 30 saves for the Sabres who edged the Islanders, 2-1. Derek Roy and captain Jason Pominville each recorded two assists for Buffalo.

-Hit of the Night: Buffalo defenseman and Cranberry native Mike Weber tagged New York's Jay Pandolfo pretty good:

-Cool Photo of the Night: New York's Kevin Poulin stretched out on this save:

-Sabres defenseman Robyn Regehr is day to day after taking a stick to the face. He missed the final two period.

Southeast Division

-Two goals and an assist by Steven Stamkos led the Lightning past the Ducks, 3-2. Teddy Purcell added a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay while former Penguin Mathieu Garon made 28 saves. Fire Ray Shero. Saku Koivu and Bobby Ryan each collected a goal and an assist for Anaheim.

-Goal of the Night: It wasn't all bad for the Ducks. Check out this re-direction goal by Ryan off Koivu's feed:

-In a rare three-team trade, the Lightning dealt forward Steve Downie to the Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Kyle Quincey then shipped Quincey to the Red Wings in exchange for minor league defenseman Sebastien Piche and a first-round pick in 2012. In the final year of a contract with a salary cap hit of $1.85 million, Downie has 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 55 games. In the final year of a contract with a salary cap hit of $3.125, Quincey had 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) in 54 games. In 22 games with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins, Piche has three assists.

-EN Says: For the Lightning, its just doing what it needs to do as a seller. It turned Downie (right) into a first-round pick, a positive move. For the Red Wings, they have always valued defensive depth and the regain a player who grew up in their system and is familiar with how things operate in Detroit. He's strong with the puck and is a solid skater. He can take regular assignments against top opposing forwards. For the Avalanche, we don't understand this move. They have a few players who can fill his role as an agitator. He offers some skill and can produce a few points, but this was hardly a vital need for this team which is battling to stay in the playoff race.

-Tampa Bay acquired minor league forward Brandon Segal from the Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations.

-The Lightning also recalled forward Mike Angelidis from Norfolk of the AHL.

-The Hurricanes demoted goaltender Mike Murphy to Charlotte of the AHL.

Central Division

-Mike Fisher had a goal and two assists for the Predators who defeated the Canucks, 3-1. Martin Erat recorded two assists for Nashville while teammate Pekka Rinne made 32 saves.

-It wasn't all bad for the Canucks. Check out this stop by Vancouver's Roberto Luongo on Nashville captain Shea Weber:

-“I don’t know what they put in the IV, but I’ll take another one." - Fisher on using intravenous fluid while recovering from an illness.

-The Predators matched former Penguins defenseman Hal Gill on Canucks forward Ryan Kesler. The result was Kesler being held without a point at Nashville for the first time since March 29. Fire Ray Shero.

-Jimmy Hayes had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks who edged the rival Red Wings, 2-1. Corey Crawford made 31 saves in the victory.

-Check out this save by Detroit's Jimmy Howard on Chicago's Patrick Sharp:

-Crawford scooped up this puck with Detroit's Todd Bertuzzi hovering around:

-Howard returned to the lineup after being sidelined since Feb. 2 due to a broken finger.

-A hat trick by Jeff Carter led the Blue Jackets to a 6-3 win against the Sharks. Captain Rick Nash, David Savard and Plum native R.J. Umberger (No, really!) each had a goal and an assist for Columbus while teammate Vaclav Prospal recorded three assists. Steve Mason made 38 saves in the victory. Logan Couture scored two goals for San Jose.

-Carter's hat trick:

-The Blue Jackets activated defenseman Nikita Nikitin (left knee) from injured reserve and placed forward Jared Boll (right foot) on injured reserve.

-Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk is expected to be sidelined two to three weeks following knee surgery.

-The Red Wings activated forward Dan Cleary (knee) from injured reserve and demoted former Penguins goaltender Ty Conklin to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

-"Going to a great team and a chance to win a Cup, that's a dream growing up as a kid. It's exciting coming back home to where I was drafted and knowing pretty much every single one of those guys on the team." - Quincey on re-joining the Red Wings.

-Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is sidelined due to an "upper-body" injury.

-Blues forward Jamie Langenbrunner (right) is expected to be sidelined four weeks due to a broken left foot.

-The Predators recalled forward Chris Mueller from Milwaukee of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner each had a goal and two assists for the Oilers who routed the rival Flames, 6-1. Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth each collected a goal and an assist for Edmonton while teammate Devan Dubnyk made 20 saves. The Oilers snapped a 10-game losing streak in Calgary.

Pacific Division

-Kari Lehtonen made 31 saves for the Stars in a 3-0 shutout of the Canadiens. It was Lehtonen's 19th career shutout. Montreal has lost four out its past five.

-After being named the first star of the game, Ribeiro, playing his first game in Motnreal since being traded to Dallas in 2006-07, put on this display:

-Shootout goals by Ray Whitney and Mikkel Boedker gave the Coyotes a 5-4 win against the Kings. Radim Vrbata had two regulation goals and an assist for Phoenix while captain Shane Doan scored two regulation goals. Mike Smith made 25 saves in the victory. Captain Dustin Brown led Los Angeles with a regulation goal and an assist.

-Kings forward Kyle Clifford is expected to be suspended after checking Coyotes forward Gilbert Brule in the head.

-The Kings activated forward Jarret Stoll ("lower body") from injured reserve.

-The Coyotes recalled forward Alexandre Bolduc and defenseman David Rundblad from Portland of the AHL.

Adams Division

-Thirty-two years ago today, we did believe:

(Photos: Rangers/Penguins-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Flyers/Jets-Szczerbowski/Getty Images; Islanders/Sabres-David Duprey/Associated Press; Downie-Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images; Red Wings/Blackhawks-Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press; Langenbrunner-Dale MacMillan/Getty Images)

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