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  • NCAA Game Night: 4-11-13
    6 weeks 1 day ago

    (Midwest-3) St. Cloud State Huskies 1 vs (East-1) Quinnipiac Bobcats 4
    National Semifinals

    F Matthew Peca, QU: 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
    Season totals: 38 GP, 15-15-30, +17, 36 PIM

    Peca and his line with the twins, Conner and Kellen Jones, were flying all night but only scored one goal – a wrist shot by Kellen Moore from the slot. It didn’t matter as QU jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and coasted to a 4-1 win and a berth in the national championship game against conference and state rival Yale. That game will be played on Saturday night on ESPN. Peca received constant compliments from the ESPN 2 crew throughout the game as he showed off his speed and stickwork, creating multiple scoring chances. John Buccigross and former Lightning coach Barry Melrose called Peca’s line one of the best in the country this year.

  • NHL Game Night: 4-11-13 Penguins at Lightning
    6 weeks 2 days ago

    Like Lou Rawls said, "Love is a hurtin' thing."

    PIT-6
    TB-3

    Ben Bishop allowed 6 goals on 45 shots for the loss. Guessing he's out of gas after spending much of the year in a deep goaltending rotation.

    First Period
    04:07 PIT Jokinen (8), (Morrow, Dupuis)
    06:02 PIT Dupuis (20), (Kennedy, Niskanen)(PP)
    16:00 TB Purcell (9), (Stamkos, Salo)(PP)

    Second Period
    01:48 PIT Kunitz (21), (Iginla, Letang)(PP)
    05:46 TB Connolly (1), (Panik, Killorn)

    Third Period
    01:24 PIT Malkin (8), (unassisted)
    04:45 PIT Jokinen (9), (Murray, Dupuis)
    16:40 PIT Glass (1), (Jokinen, Iginla)(PP)
    19:42 TB Purcell (10), (St. Louis, Carle)(PP)

    I actually thought the Lightning set themselves up well to pull the upset heading into the Third Period, but after Bishop allowed the soft goal to Malkin the wheels started to come off. It's time to face facts, Steve Yzerman pulled the trigger on Boucher about 1 month too late to give Cooper the time he needed to turn this season around. The good news is that most, not all, but most of the Syracuse kids played decent games against the Pittsburgh machine tonight. That bodes well for next season.

    Mark Barberio was -1 with 1 blocked shot in 16:47. I wish he didn't play so tentative. Would've loved for him to score and then punch Pierre McGuire in the mush whilst explaining, "Learn to pronounce my name baldy." He was named a Second Team AHL All-Star today.

    Alex Killorn had a helper but was -2 with 1 shot and 2 hits in 17:31. He's been logging a ton of ice time lately and I wonder if he's hitting a bit of a rookie wall.

    Tyler Johnson was -1 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 12:29. Looked darned good with the puck on his stick. Looked fast and dangerous. He was also named a First Team AHL All-Star today.

    Richard Panik had a helper and was -1 with 3 hits in 11:36. He had the primary helper on Connolly's beautiful tic-tac-toe goal. Connolly was named a Second Team AHL All-Star today, by the way.

    Radko Gudas was -1 with 16 penalty minutes, 3 shots, 5 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:43. He's getting caught up ice too much. I like the effort level and toughness, but he needs to clean up some of his decision making.

    Pierre-Cedric Labrie had 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 1 hit in 9:31.

    Time to start sending the kids back to Syracuse for the playoffs. With the roster they have right now, the Crunch are in danger of a first round upset. It's too valuable a developmental opportunity and the NHL season is lost. Put Pouliot and Pyatt back in and send a couple key players down. It's the shrewd thing to do.

    Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.

  • ECHL Playoff Game Night: 4-10-13
    6 weeks 2 days ago

    (4)Florida Everblades 2 @ (5)Elmira Jackals 1 (OT)
    Quarterfinals: Florida leads the best-of-seven series 2-1

    D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, E, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
    Playoff totals: 3 GP, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM
    Season totals: 51 GP, 4-12-16, +7, 33 PIM

    After coming out of the gate a bit sluggishly and falling behind early in the second period, Florida struck on the power play with little more than a minute remaining in regulation to send the game into the first overtime session where A.J. Jenks scored just eleven seconds in to secure a crucial road victory for the visitors. The Everblades picked up their offensive pace in the middle and final frames where they mustered 33 (14 and 19, respectively) of their 42 total shots in the contest. After opening the series with two penalty-laden matches, infractions were at a relative minimum. Florida finished 1-for-4 with the man-advantage while Elmira came up short on both of its power play opportunities. Both clubs finished two-for-six with the man advantage. Everblades netminder Jesse Deckert rebounded from allowing eight goals in Game 2 to stopping all but one of 29 shots mustered by the Jackals. Landry remains the lone Tampa Bay Lightning prospect seeing action. Elmira hosts Florida again Friday night in New York.

    Official Recap | Box Score

  • KHL Playoff Game Day: 4-11-13
    6 weeks 2 days ago

    KHL Playoffs (Russia):

    Gagarin Cup Finals
    Chelyabinsk 3 vs. Dynamo Moscow 1
    Dynamo Moscow Leads the Series 2-1
    Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
    Playoff totals: 16 GP, 0-3-3, -3, 6 PIM
    Regular season totals (KHL): 35 GP, 0-1-1, +6, 14 PIM
    Regular season totals (MHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

    Ex-NHLer Deron Quint had 1 goal and 1 assist and potential top-10 pick Valery Nichushkin had a helper as Chelyabinsk won Game Three 3-1 over Dynamo Moscow. Nikita Nesterov played 10:07 in the match. Nichushkin has 6-3-9 in 22 playoff games thus far. Game Four is Friday as Traktor attempts to equalize the series.

  • NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 4-10-13
    6 weeks 3 days ago

    Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

    (5)Quebec Remparts 4 @ (8)Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5 (OT)
    Rouyn-Noranda leads Best-of-7 second round series, 3-1

    W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 0-1-1, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG, 0 Hits
    Playoff totals: 9 GP, 4-8-12, +5, 10 PIM
    Season totals: 33 GP, 29-34-63, +17, 14 PIM
    With R-N: 27 GP, 26-27-53, +18, 12 PIM
    With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

    The Huskies got a goal less than three minutes into overtime to top the Remparts and jump out to a 3-1 series lead. The Huskies can close out the series on Friday at home.

    First round totals: 5 GP, 3-6-9, +7, 4 PIM

    (3)Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2 @ (10)Val-d’Or Foreurs 1
    Blainville-Boisbriand wins best-of-7 second round series, 4-0

    C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 5 SOG, 1 Hit
    Playoff totals: 9 GP, 7-5-12, +5, 13 PIM
    Season totals: 63 GP, 27-56-83, +29, 103 PIM

    D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 3 SOG, 1 Hit
    Playoff totals: 9 GP, 3-3-6, +3, 12 PIM
    Season totals: 55 GP, 6-33-39, +20, 65 PIM

    Cedric Paquette and the Armada are moving on, defeating the Foreurs, 2-1, on Wednesday night to advance to the third round of the playoffs. The loss means the junior career for Artem Sergeev is over, as he is already signed by Tampa Bay and is expected to join AHL Syracuse or the Lightning’s ECHL affiliate next year. Blainville-Boisbriand will play Baie-Comeau next round. The Drakkar swept Victoriaville, 4-0. Halifax awaits the Remparts-Huskies winner.

  • NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 4-9-13
    6 weeks 3 days ago

    Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

    (5)Quebec Remparts 2 @ (8)Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5
    Rouyn-Noranda leads Best-of-7 second round series, 2-1

    W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 0-0-0, E, 4 PIM, 3 SOG, 0 Hits
    Playoff totals: 8 GP, 4-7-11, +6, 10 PIM
    Season totals: 33 GP, 29-34-63, +17, 14 PIM
    With R-N: 27 GP, 26-27-53, +18, 12 PIM
    With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

    Nikita Kucherov was scoreless for the second straight game, but the Huskies got the important win to go up 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Wednesday.

    (3)Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5 @ (10)Val-d’Or Foreurs 0
    Blainville-Boisbriand leads best-of-7 second round series, 3-0

    C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 1-0-1, +1, 9 PIM, 5 SOG, 1 Hit, *Third Star*
    Playoff totals: 8 GP, 7-5-12, +5, 13 PIM
    Season totals: 63 GP, 27-56-83, +29, 103 PIM

    D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, E, 6 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
    Playoff totals: 8 GP, 3-3-6, +3, 12 PIM
    Season totals: 55 GP, 6-33-39, +20, 65 PIM

    Cedric Paquette (pictured) was an assist shy of a Gordie Howe Hat Trick, scoring once and fighting Vincent Dunn. Paquette has seven goals in eight playoff games. On the other side, Artem Sergeev managed to stay even despite his Foreurs giving up three even strength goals. He was called for hooking, roughing, and unsportsmanlike conduct minors. The Armada can close out the series on Wednesday. Sergeev is already signed by the Lightning, so it’s possible he can join AHL Syracuse or ECHL Florida for the playoffs. (Note: There may be a rule against him joining Florida due to pre-determined rosters)

    Ontario Hockey League

    (E2)Barrie Colts 4 @ (E3)Oshawa Generals 2
    Barrie wins best-of-7 Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4-0

    D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM
    Playoff totals: 8 GP, 0-3-3, +5, 12 PIM
    Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
    With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
    With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

    Barrie improved to 8-0 in the playoffs while sweeping out the Oshawa Generals on Tuesday. Jake Dotchin had an assist to give him three for the playoffs. All reports say he’s playing a strong, physical defensive game to help the Colts. He finished the series with an assist, a plus-2 rating, and 2 PIM vs Oshawa. Barrie will now play the winner of Belleville and Sudbury in the Eastern Conference Finals. Belleville is up, 3-0, after struggling with Mississauga in the first round.

  • NHL Game Night: 4-9-13 Senators at Lightning
    6 weeks 4 days ago

    Bishop smacks down his ex-team.

    OTT-2
    TB-3

    Ben Bishop allowed 2 goals on 33 shots for the victory against his old mates. Cory Conacher? 1 shot on goal in 15:22. Decision: Steve Yzerman. Flawless victory.

    First Period
    14:29 OTT Alfredsson (9), (Turris, Phillips)

    Second Period
    02:35 TB Labrie (1), (Thompson, Crombeen)
    04:28 TB Lecavalier (9), (Purcell, St. Louis)(PP)

    Third Period
    00:21 OTT Latendresse (6), (Turris, Wiercioch)
    14:56 TB Stamkos (26), (Lecavalier, St. Louis)(PP)

    Vincent Lecavalier, Sami Salo, and The Secret Weapon, Pierre-Cedric Labrie were the game's three stars. Lecavalier is now over a point a game since coming back from the broken foot. It's a shame we'll never know what kind of season he could've had if he hadn't tried to play on a bad wheel for a month.

    Old man Alfredsson retiring won't cost me any tears. The man's been cutting our hearts out for years.

    Mark Barberio was -1 with 1 shot in 14:12 in his NHL debut. 4 giveaways. Oof.

    Alex Killorn had 1 shot and 1 blocked shot in 22:13.

    Tyler Johnson was -1 with 1 shot and was 75% on draws in 11:49.

    Richard Panik was -1 with 1 shot and 3 hits in 9:37.

    Radko Gudas was +1 with 1 shot, 4 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:05.

    Pierre-Cedric Labrie scored his first NHL goal and was +1 with 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, 6 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 8:30. Check the man's shooting percentage. Sniper. (Tongue firmly in cheek.)

    Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.

  • AHL Game Night: 4-9-13 Crunch at Monsters
    6 weeks 4 days ago

    Oh so close to getting the 2 points in the final road game of the season.

    SYR-4
    LE-5 (OT)

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 5 goals on 25 shots for the loss. Yuck.

    First Period
    LE Thomas, (22) (Hishon, Lauridsen), 4:13
    SYR Sexton, (8) (Palat, Richard), 18:28

    Second Period
    SYR Namestnikov, (6) (Sustr, Korobov), 10:50 (PP)
    LE Connolly, (9) (Thomas, Beaupre), 14:14
    LE Vincour, (15) (Pock, Sullivan), 18:34 (PP)

    Third Period
    SYR Sustr, (1) (Korobov, Namestnikov), 2:03 (PP)
    SYR Devos, (6) (Brown, Taormina), 3:26
    LE Vincour, (16) (Hishon, Carey), 9:42

    Overtime
    LE Agozzino, (19) (Walker, Pock), 2:49

    Ondrej Palat got the extremely rare penalty shot in Overtime, but failed to convert against Lake Erie netminder Kent Patterson.

    Congratulations to Andrej Sustr on his first pro point, first pro goal, and first pro multi-point game.

    Tanner Richard got a helper. In related news, water is wet.

    Syracuse is now 3 points back of Providence and 1 points back of Springfield in the conference and 3 points ahead of Binghamton in the division. They head home for a hugely important 5 game homestand to finish the regular season. With Ryan Malone back for Tampa Bay, might Coach Zettler get back one of his star players for the kick at the finish line?

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • KHL Playoff Game Day: 4-8-13
    6 weeks 5 days ago

    KHL Playoffs (Russia):

    Gagarin Cup Finals
    Dynamo Moscow 3 vs. Chelyabinsk 2
    Dynamo Moscow Leads the Series 2-0
    Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
    Playoff totals: 15 GP, 0-3-3, -3, 6 PIM
    Regular season totals (KHL): 35 GP, 0-1-1, +6, 14 PIM
    Regular season totals (MHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

    Dynamo Moscow potted 2 Third Period goals to overcome a 2-1 deficit to defeat Traktor Chelyabinsk in Game Two of their Gagarin Cup Finals series 3-2. Ex-Lightning draft pick Marek Kvapil had a goal in the match for Dynamo. Lightning prospect Nikita Nesterov again switched positions to play a little forward in the match, going 67% on draws in 12:02 of ice time. Unfortunately, Nesterov was on the ice for Dynamo's game winning goal, which put Traktor in a tough 2-0 series hole. Coincidentally, seeing time on the ice on that goal was potential Lightning draft target Valery Nichushkin, who is Nesterov's teammate. Game Three is Thursday.

  • NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 4-7-13
    6 weeks 5 days ago

    Ontario Hockey League

    (E2)Barrie Colts 4 @ (E3)Oshawa Generals 0
    Barrie leads best-of-7 Eastern Conference Semifinals, 3-0

    D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM
    Playoff totals: 7 GP, 0-2-2, +4, 12 PIM
    Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
    With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
    With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

    Barrie took a commanding 3-0 series lead on the Gens by winning Game 3, 4-0. Undrafted import goaltender Mathias Niederberger from Germany stopped 35 shots for the shutout. Lightning prospect Jake Dotchin played another strong physical game. The Colts can close out the series on Tuesday in Oshawa.

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