My 2011-12 Columbus Blue Jackets season

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My 2011-12 Columbus Blue Jackets season; How far can I carry the flag?
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Eriksson40	Mar 28 2012, 12:54 PM Post #151
Retired season reporter Posts: 1,087 Group: Members Member #51 Joined: April 6, 2011	Wow, that Dekanich/Sanford-tandem is a surprise to me! Is Mason going to be the odd man out for the rest of the season? Great season by the way and great reports as usual!
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Nashfan	Mar 28 2012, 07:51 PM Post #152
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Eriksson40,28 March 2012 12:54 PM Wow, that Dekanich/Sanford-tandem is a surprise to me! Is Mason going to be the odd man out for the rest of the season? Great season by the way and great reports as usual! Hey, thanks for reading! Yeah, Mason is currently the odd man out, and has been for the last, oh, 20-25 games I'd say. He was awful right before the All-Star break when I was losing, and I just wasn't happy with the amount of weak goals he was giving up. Dekanich was playing well then, and so I decided to give Sanford one more look, and he has really surprised me against tough opponents. Dekanich has faded a bit recently, but he still has the best splits of any of my goaltenders, so I will stick with him for now and see how he does down the stretch. If he has one or two more bad games, Mason might be back, but I was never really happy with him, so we'll see what happens. The thing is, I am 18-1-2 since I made the switch...I have won a lot of those games 4-3, so the goaltending could always be better, but if it ain't broke, I hesitate to fix it. I will put the splits for all 3 goalies in the next segment report, which is coming right up after this next game I am posting now. Enjoy!



Nashfan	Mar 28 2012, 07:51 PM Post #153
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 71: Columbus at Vancouver After narrowly escaping with an OT win in Edmonton, it was on to Vancouver, who offered the stiffest test of this 3 game trip. The Canucks are healthy and at 35-21-14 (5-5) are tied for 5th in the playoff chase and are a few OT losses away from being right in the top 3. I extended my record to 45-20-5 (9-1) and still sit a point behind the Sharks for the top spot. Since Sanford played so well in the St. Louis series, I decided to use him here and let Dekanich play the next night in Calgary. Luongo was in net for the Canucks and was certain to offer the tough test he always does. Both teams are pretty healthy, Wisniewski is back, so off to the Rogers Arena to see which team could come out with the win. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: None VANCOUVER: Alberts, Volpatti out GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Sanford VANCOUVER: Luongo It didn’t take long for me to hit the penalty box, as Tyutin got the gate in the first minute of play for the second game in a row: Obviously my PK liners had plenty of energy with it being so early in the game, so I was able to chase down the puck and clear it a couple of times, and as a result I killed the penalty. Vancouver was exerting their will in the first half of the period with regard to faceoffs and puck control, until LaPierre was called for hooking at 8 minutes, giving me my first man advantage: The Vancouver PK units are stocked with good players, and they exerted their will here almost entirely, as I got virtually nothing going on the PP at all. At the tail end Johansen went for hooking, and I went from a man up to a man down quickly: Again my kill units were good though, and the Canucks were unable to score on their chances. With 5 to go in the period, we finally had our first goal. I was the one when fired the opening salvo, as Carter and Nash played some nice 2-man hockey, resulting in Nash’s 53rd and a 1-0 lead for me late in the period: Late in the period, Byers went for hooking, and I would finish the period with a PK split to include the beginning of the second: I was able to kill the first part of it off, and at the end of a period, it was 1-0 Jackets. I was outshot 11-6 and dominated on faceoffs and puck possession though, so as we opened the second, I didn’t have a great feeling. It didn’t take long in the second to find out my fears were well-founded. I killed off the rest of the penalty, but I was completely unable to get the puck out of my zone unless I iced it. Vancouver controlled the puck for the entire period. At 4 minutes, they got their first goal to tie it up, as Hodgson found Ballard with a beauty of a drop down pass that he one-timed clean for the early equalizer: For the next 10 minutes, all I could do was battle for survival while it looked like the Canucks were taking target practice. Sanford held up remarkably well, and I cleared the puck when I could, but my lines all started to wear down as they were out there too long and couldn’t relieve any of the constant pressure. Then, at 14 minutes, the penalties started coming. First it was Carter for hooking: My PK lines were tired but fought valiantly, and with some help from Sanford, they managed to kill it off. Alas, then came the gate for Tyutin for tripping: Now my PK lines were in the red, and I had no energy to chase pucks with any success. It was only a matter of time before Mason Raymond stole a deflected clearance attempt by MacKenzie and hammered it quickly past an unsuspecting Sanford for a 2-1 lead on the PP: A minute later Vermette was off for hooking, and it was unclear if my PK lines could even finish the period, much less prevent a goal: Fortunately for me I was able to kill off the final 81 seconds and stagger into the second intermission miraculously only down by one goal. I was outshot 20-4 in the period and smoked on faceoffs, and that doesn’t even tell the whole story. Still, despite playing like I was watching, I was just one play away from tying it up if I could turn it around in the third. In the first 15 minutes of the third, though, it was obvious that no turnaround in momentum was forthcoming. Vancouver got away with murder along the boards and took full advantage, as I was still unable to get anything whatsoever going. Despite everything I tried, I couldn’t get the puck deep, and when I did the Canucks were right there to block the few shots I could attempt. When Carter took a frustration roughing penalty at 15 minutes, I had all but given up: As it appeared the Canucks were going in for the kill and I was playing for the pride of not giving up a PP goal, Kesler took a questionable roughing penalty at 16 minutes, negating the power play and giving me back a sliver of hope: I got 2 great shots on net in the ensuing abbreviated power play, including a point blank rebound that Luongo lunged with his pads to block. I was so frustrated, I couldn’t get anything going all game, and then as we approached the final minute, the Canucks started playing keepaway. Kesler was again the recipient of the gate, this time for interference, and with 72 seconds left, I would close the game on one final power play: Stop me if you have seen this movie before. We were heading to the waning seconds, and I was desperately flinging and chasing the puck in the zone, looking for that one final chance to get the tie. With just 19 seconds left and in the middle of a line change, Carter took the puck along the boards and perfectly fed Johansen on front, and he hammered it past a desperate Luongo to give me the dramatic equalizer: Amazingly, I had done it again. With less than 20 seconds to go, I had snatched at least a point from the jaws of defeat, and at the final horn, despite being outshot 38-17 for the game (7 apiece in the third), I was headed to OT with a chance to gain the extra point again. In OT both teams came out playing hard, but neither got much pressure on the net. I was finally holding my own defensively, and now I was able to break through with some pressure on the Canucks. Halfway through the final frame, Raymond went for hooking at mid-ice, and I had a power play chance to go for the win: In just 10 seconds off the faceoff, Umberger entered the zone and returned the puck diagonally to Vermette, who banged in the winning shot, setting off pandemonium on the ice as I had absolutely stolen this game: Shots were 2 apiece in OT. I got drilled 40-19 in shots and 27-9 on faceoffs, but I was 2/4 on the PP and held them to 1/7 and came out with the 2 points: I was looking around for the police as I finished this game, because I committed highway robbery when I won it. I had no business being within 5 goals, much less eeking out a point, much less still getting the 2 points. But I guess teams on a roll find ways to win games when they don’t play well, and that’s what I did here. This game belonged almost entirely to Sanford, who has gone from benched and sent down earlier in the season to my most reliable goaltender in big game spots now. The final segment report will follow shortly, and I will begin the last stretch of 11 games by finishing this road trip in Calgary before I head home for 3, starting with my final game against division-rival Chicago. Until then, goodnight from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, where I stole this game with a final score of Columbus 3, Vancouver 2 in OT to stretch my winning streak to 9. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> VANCOUVER</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:55</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:27</td><td>VAN</td><td>PEN</td><td>MAXIM LAPIERRE</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:29</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:14</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:37</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANE BYERS</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 04:09</td><td>VAN</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>KEITH BALLARD</td><td>CODY HODGSON </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:11</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:52</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:18</td><td>VAN</td><td>PPG (2:1)</td><td>MASON RAYMOND</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:39</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 15:11</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:26</td><td>VAN</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN KESLER</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:48</td><td>VAN</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN KESLER</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:2)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> Overtime1 <table border=1> <tr><td> 02:35</td><td>VAN</td><td>PEN</td><td>MASON RAYMOND</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:45</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> VANCOUVER PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.HIGGINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:25</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.HAMHUIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.BURROWS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.KESLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.MALHOTRA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.RAYMOND</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.SALO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SEDIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> H.SEDIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.STURM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.BALLARD</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.EDLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.LAPIERRE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.BIEKSA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.ROME</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:33</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> VANCOUVER GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.LUONGO</td><td align="center">19</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">61:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SCHNEIDER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">20:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:38</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:08</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td 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Nashfan	Mar 29 2012, 02:30 AM Post #154
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	So it is now time for the sixth segment report as I have hit the last stretch of the season. In this segment, I played amazingly well, even better than the last one, going 9-0-1 for 19 points, and I am now 46-20-5 overall (24-8-3 H, 22-12-2 A) for 97 points and second in the playoff picture in the Conference. Standings in the Western Conference are: You can see it is still a race at the top and a 12 team race for the last couple of spots, which is a testament to how balanced the conference was all year. Standings in the Eastern Conference are: Big race at the bottom and for the really crappy Southeast Division...one of those teams will get the 3 seed, it belongs to Carolina at the moment. Results were: CLB 3, @PIT 4 (OT) DET 3, @CLB 4 (OT) CLB 4, @COL 3 CLB 4, @PHX 3 PHX 3, @CLB 4 LA 5, @CLB 7 CLB 3, @STL 1 STL 1, @CLB 3 CLB 4, @EDM 3 (OT) CLB 3, @VAN 2 (OT) Lots of one goal games there. Goals were 39 GF, 28 GA in the segment and are now at 239 GF, 190 GA total for the 71 games. My power play sits at 100/384, good for 26.0%, which is far and away 1st in the league. On the PK I have stayed about the same but improved a tad, sitting at 243/286, 85.0% and up to 28th in the league. For team leaders, Nash now leads the league in goals with 53 after another good segment, followed by Carter with 29 and Prospal with 27. Carter leads in Assists with 37, followed by Umberger, who vaulted up with 29, and Nash and Prospal with 27 each. For points then, Nash has 80 (53/27) and Carter (29/37) and Prospal (27/27) follow with 66 and 54. Nash is now a +25, followed by Prospal at +17 and Tyutin at +13. Dekanich is playing very well though he regressed a bit, with an 18-8 record in 26 games and a GAA of 2.363 and a S% of .924. Sanford has filled in nicely and now sits at 13-3 in 16 games with a GAA of 2.685 and a S% of .915, both better than last time. In 29 games, Mason was 15-14 with a GAA of 2.948 and a S% of .906. For league leaders, here are some shots, with Nash leading in goals and third in points: The final segment ties up the rest of the loose ends in the last 11 games, with 4 division games and 3 against the Eastern Conference. Schedule is: @CAL CHI CAR EDM @DET DET FLA @STL @PHX @COL NYI Hope you have enjoyed the season so far, and stay tuned as we care close to the end!



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Nashfan	Mar 29 2012, 08:39 PM Post #156
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 71: Columbus at Calgary So after winning in OT for the second game in a row, it was time to finish the Canadian road trip in Calgary and get to the 10 game mark. At 46-20-5 (9-1) I am looking good for the playoffs and still trail the Sharks by a point, and I now have a 9 game win streak since the OT loss in Pittsburgh. The Flames entered the game hampered by injuries, but at 38-28-7 (6-4) they are tied for 10th but just 2 back of 8th, so they are right in the playoff hunt. I was back to full strength and put Dekanich back in net, and I was hoping to get off to a better start than the last game. The Flames had Kiprusoff, who always poses a significant challenge. To the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary so see how my road trip concluded. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: None CALGARY: Desbiens, Jackman, Carson, Hannan, McMillian out; Jokinen DTD GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Dekanich CALGARY: Kiprusoff In the first period, I thought I was playing against Vancouver again. I got knocked all over the ice and had to chase the puck, resulting in little possession and lots of scrambling. At 5 minutes Vermette opened the penalties with a minor for holding, and the Flames had the first advantage of the contest: My OK units did a reasonably good job, and though I gave up a couple of shots, I turned the Flames away and kept the game scoreless as we hit the halfway mark. At 11 minutes, Butler was called for hooking, and I was up a man for the first time: Unfortunately, a minute into the PP I got overzealous chasing the puck and Umberger took a foolish hooking penalty, putting me back to 4-on-4 and eliminating my advantage: When the 4-on-4 ended, the Flames had an abbreviated power play, and they used that opportunity to open the scoring. Tanguay sent a pass to Glencross as he was cutting to the net, and though Dekanich turned the first shot away he easily chipped in the rebound at close range for a 1-0 lead: The rest of the period went by with the Flames in control of the puck, and at the horn I felt fortunate to only be down 1-0. Shots were 12-5 Flames in the first, and I just didn’t play very well. I needed a significant turnaround in the second if I wanted to get things going back my direction. Opening the second, the Flames were still aggressive, but it started to cost them and I was able to shift the momentum of the game. Less than 2 minutes in, Bouma went for holding: Though I didn’t score on the PP, I got off a handful of good shots, and the tone was set for the rest of the period. Bouma came out of the box a house of fire, only to get called again for hooking at 5 minutes: Again Kirusoff kept the pick out of the net, but at this rate it seemed just a matter of time before I would be able to tie the game if the Flames kept playing undisciplined hockey. One problem I was having is that Iginla was a terror on the PK unit, so I really saw an opportunity when he was sent for hooking at 9 minutes: Sure enough, without Iginla on the ice I got my PP set up, and eventually Prospal found Carter in front for a one-timer that tied the score at 1 and gave him his 30th of the season: A minute later it became obvious that the Flames hadn’t learned their lesson yet, as Mikkelson and Boumeester went with in 3 seconds of each other, giving me a full 2 minutes of 5-on-3: The Big 3 would make them pay, as eventually after some nice passing Prospal would find Carter again for a sweet backhander from the low point to give me a 2-1 lead: The Flames weathered the storm and killed off the second penalty though, and towards the end of the period it seemed they were getting some of the momentum back. They got a window of opportunity when Nikitin went for roughing with a little over 4 to go in the second: They didn’t score on the power play, but by the end my guys were dead tired and I couldn’t get them off the ice. As a result Bourque sent an easy cross-ice feed to Iginla, and he hammered it past Dekanich to tie the game at 2 heading to the break: Shots were 16-7 Jackets in the period, so I actually felt disappointed that the game was tied. The first 2 periods were polar opposites, as they had dominated the first and I dominated the second. So, as usual, it came down to the decisive third. The first 2/3 of the final period were a stalemate, as neither team wanted to make a big mistake so neither committed too many players to the offensive zone. We had a lot of uninterrupted play, so fatigue became an issue as we started the second half of the period. At 14 minutes, I finally broke through, as I chased the puck with Savard into the corner and sent a feed to the front right as I got run over. Umberger was waiting on it at point blank range, and he hammered it off of Kiprusoff’s pads to give me a 3-2 lead: Now the complexion of the game changed, as the Flames had to crash the zone for the equalizer. I didn’t give them much of a chance though, as less than a minute later the Big 3 struck for the 3rd time, as this time Nash found Carter in front in perfect position, and he belted in his hat trick to make it 4-2 with 5 to play: The Flames would try and mount a comeback, but after the second goal, they seemed deflated. They would get no closer, and as the horn sounded, I had a 3 game sweep in Canada and a double digit win streak for the first time ever playing this game: Shots were 12-7 Jackets in the third, 33-26 for the game. I won faceoffs 19-10 and was 2/6 on the PP while the Flames were 1/3. So, another game, another win. All of the games are competitive, and most are one goal games, but right now I seem unstoppable as I ran my winning streak to 10 and my record to 19-1-2 after the All Star break. I have never had a stretch like this in any video game ever, so I am just enjoying the ride. The next game is at home against Chicago, and soon afterwards I have a home-and-home against Detroit, so there are still some tough games remaining. In this one, I weathered the storm in the first, took control of the second, and did what I needed to in the third. Dekanich bounced back with a nice game, and the defense played well. We’ll see what happens against Chicago, who is the other hottest team in the league right now, next time out. Until then, goodnight from the Scotiabank Saddledome, where the final score was Columbus 4, Calgary 2. 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UMBERGER</td><td>DAVID SAVARD </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:43</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:4)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>RICK NASH, VACLAV PROSPAL </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> CALGARY PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.BUTLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.GIORDANO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.MIKKELSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BOUWMEESTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.HAGMAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.BABCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.IGINLA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.KOSTOPOULOS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.BOUMA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.MORRISON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SARICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.TANGUAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.BOURQUE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.STEMPNIAK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.IVANANS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.BACKLUND</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.GLENCROSS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.STAJAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:05</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> CALGARY GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.KIPRUSOFF</td><td align="center">33</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> H.KARLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td 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Nashfan	Apr 2 2012, 07:37 PM Post #157
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 73: Chicago at Columbus So after sweeping through Canada, it was back home for a 3 game set as the playoff push begins in earnest. Right now I sit comfortably in second place at 47-20-5 and have won 10 in a row, which I have never done before. Standing in my way this game was the league’s other hottest team, the Blackhawks, who after a big lull had rebounded to win 8 of their last 10 and now sit at 41-28-4 and in 4th place. Both teams entered the contest pretty healthy, though Crawford was out and Emery was in at goaltender for the Blackhawks. I went with Sanford to try and push my win streak to 11 and my entire team was back healthy. I have beaten the Hawks 4 of the last 5 times we have played, so I already own the season series, however as hot as they were coming in, I expected a tough matchup. With that backdrop, it was off to the Nationwide Arena to see what would happen. INJURIES: CHICAGO: Kruger out; Crawford fatigued COLUMBUS: None GOALIES: CHICAGO: Emery COLUMBUS: Sanford As can be expected from a division battle, it didn’t take long for the hits to start flying, and in just 22 seconds I was off to the box first, as Carter went for roughing along the bench: My PK has been playing much better in the second half of the season (one of the reasons I am winning a lot more), and I again got off to a good start in this game by killing the initial penalty. Over the next couple of minutes, the whistles were fast and furious, with 2 on Chicago and one in the middle on Carter again. The cross-check on Hjalmarsson at 5 minutes (last) was an especially vicious hit: Still thew abbreviated power plays created a few opportunities but didn’t produce any goals, as both teams were playing well defensively. At the halfway mark Kane went for holding, and I had a good shot at taking the early lead: Unfortunately for me I was unable to, as the Hawk PK was working just as well as mine was. Shortly after the penalty ended, we had our first breakthough of the game. Unfortunately it was for Chicago, as Lepisto found Stalburg with a nice cross-ice feed, and he banged it home in some space to give the visitors the lead 1-0: At 15 minutes Chicago got one more penalty, and I had one more chance to even it up before the break: However the Hawks showed why they were on a roll at present by killing another penalty with relative ease. As the opening period ended, they had protected their 1-0 lead on 12-9 shooting in a period that was very choppy (20 faceoffs). I felt I was still right in the game, and was interested to see what the rhythm of the second period had to offer. The second period began just like the first did, as I headed to the box very early. Wisniewski got the gate for interference at 31 seconds, and I was back to killing a penalty: I was able to kill off the penalty, and as it turned out, that was it for the second period. We had long runs of play, primarily defensive hockey, as both teams jostled for position in a playoff atmosphere. Though there is no chance we will meet in the first round, this appears like it has all the makings of a good playoff series between these 2 teams. The second period ended without any further scoring and an 11-7 shot advantage for Chicago. After 20 faceoffs in the first, there were only 5 in the second, as the period flew by. As usual the third period would decide the game. Yes, for the third straight period, I began by hitting the box very early as this time Methot went for tripping at just 36 seconds: I was able to kill off the penalty again, but it certainly put me in an early hole for the third straight period. I was on my heels as we went along until the 8 minute mark, when MacKenzie went for hooking and it looked like the Hawks might be able to put the game away: However my PK units again fought valiantly, and with some good work by Nash and Methot, I was able to turn away yet another power play chance as we hit the halfway point. I was still down only a goal but had started to get desperate. Finally, at 14 minutes, I had my equalizer, as Johansen took the puck from the point on a line change and blasted it past Emery to tie the score at 1 with less than 6 to play: The next 5 minutes went by fast and as we hit the final minute, we appeared to be headed to OT. However the Hawks had other ideas, and with 38 seconds left, Bickell found Stalburg with a cross-ice pass, and he hammered it past Sanford on what was basically a mirror image of his first goal, giving the surging Hawks a dramatic late game advantage: Obviously at this point I had to go all in for an equalizer, but the magic wasn’t there in this game. 21 second later, the Hawks got the puck back and Frolik put it away from close range to make the final tally 3-1: For the first time in 11 games, I tasted defeat, as Emery made up for his bad game last time against me with a gem this time around: Shots were 18-8 Chicago in the third, 41-24 for the game. I held them scoreless in 5 PPs but went 0/4 myself, and they won faceoffs 19-17. Well the streak was bound to end sooner or later, and I basically ran into a buzz saw this time out. Emery played better than usual and the Hawks had some extra speed it seemed, so they really controlled the puck well. Still the 10 game winning streak had all but clinched a playoff spot for me, so this loss doesn’t hurt as much as it could otherwise. The Hawks really needed this one more and they really helped their playoff position with these 2 points. Despite getting outplayed, I was still tied with a minute to go, so I am happy with my effort. Time to regroup for the next game in the 3 game homestand against the Hurricanes, who are also hungry because they are right in the middle of a tight division race that will go down to the last game. Until them goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was Chicago 3, Columbus 1. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr><td> CHICAGO</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:22</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:41</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>SEAN O'DONNELL</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:43</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:00</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKLAS HJALMARSSON</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:04</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRICK KANE</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:52</td><td>CHI</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>VIKTOR STALBERG</td><td>SAMI LEPISTO, STEVE MONTADOR </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:06</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>SEAN O'DONNELL</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:31</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:36</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:21</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MacKENZIE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:13</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>AARON JOHNSON </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:22</td><td>CHI</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>VIKTOR STALBERG</td><td>BRYAN BICKELL </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:43</td><td>CHI</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>MICHAEL FROLIK</td><td>STEVE MONTADOR, VIKTOR STALBERG </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:01</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">16:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">17:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.HUSELIUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:38</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:16</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">41</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:59</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> CHICAGO PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.CARCILLO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.BRUNETTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.SHARP</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.SMITH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.BICKELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HOSSA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.MONTADOR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:41</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.O'DONNELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.LEPISTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.OLESZ</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.STALBERG</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.KANE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.KEITH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.SEABROOK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">26:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.FROLIK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.HJALMARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.TOEWS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BOLLAND</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:56</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> CHICAGO GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.EMERY</td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.SALAK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 3 2012, 04:19 PM Post #158
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 74: Carolina at Columbus After dropping my final meeting with Chicago, it was time to briefly go out of conference again, this time to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes are banged up but very hungry, as they sit at 33-30-11, which is 11th in the conference but is within a couple of points of both 8th place and their division lead, which spans 4 teams. At 47-21-5 (9-1) I still sat comfortably in second behind San Jose, who is a virtual lock for the #1 seed. Unfortunately coming off of a loss is not the best time to lose your top 2 RWs, but I had to play without Prospal and Brassard this game because of the flu. Huselius and Boll were therefore back into the lineup, and Sanford was back out after playing well in the loss to Chicago. Ward was on tap for the Hurricanes, who is streaky but can be very good. With that, it was off to the Nationwide Arena to see if I could bounce back. INJURIES: CAROLINA: Durno, Bowman, Staal, Tlusty, Samson, LaRose, Dalpe out COLUMBUS: Prospal, Brassard out GOALIES: CAROLINA: Ward COLUMBUS: Sanford At least it took 5 minutes for me to hit the box this time, instead of the first minute like every period of the Chicago game. Still, when Huselius got the gate for hooking, I was down a man first: My PK continued its stellar play, however, and killed off this penalty pretty easily. Right as it was ending, Wisniewski got called for hooking, followed a minute later by MacKenzie for interference, and by 9 minutes I was down 2 men and had some very tired PK units: Despite the odds against me, I was able to weather the storm, and had to hope that the rather annoying rash of penalties called against me right in a row was an aberration. Finally the Canes were called for something at 14 minutes, as Ponikarovsky went for holding along the boards and I had a PP chance: Unfortunately I was unable to take advantage, and the rest of the period expired without incident. After 1 period, it was a scoreless game, with shots at 13-9 Carolina, not bad considering the amount of time I was down multiple players. I was hopeful that the second period would bring about a bit more flow and some better chances to score. Instead what I got was exactly the opposite, as it appeared someone in the Carolina dressing room slipped the refs some 20s between periods. First, the Canes took the faceoff and crashed the net, with Sutter putting in a rebound attempt to give the Canes the lead in just 25 seconds: Then the whistles started flying, seemingly without purpose. In 4 minutes I accrued 4 penalties and was down 2 men for seemingly ever: Not surprisingly, between the manpower advantage and fatigue, I couldn’t hold them off forever. The Canes broke through at 4:34 when Ruutu found Jokinen with a nice pass for an easy one-timer and a 2-0 advantage: Finally, perhaps sensing a league investigation, Harrison was called for a blatant hook at 9 minutes: This was of course followed within seconds by a call on Vermette for hooking, negating the advantage: Once that joyful sequence was over, I was back to the box yet again, as Savard went for interference away from the play at 14 minutes on what appeared to be a phantom call: At this point the captain had enough. Nash got out there on the PK, got the puck at the blue line, charged up ice, and sent a screamer toward net that beat an unsuspecting Ward and cut the lead in half with 5 to go in the period for a shortie: I killed off the remainder of the penalty, and at 16 minutes Gleason got the gate for hooking, and I finally had a chance on the power play myself: I couldn’t take advantage though, and as the second period ended, I was left to look at the carnage on the stat sheet. I had evened up faceoffs, but shots were 19-6 Carolina, and they had 9 power plays in 2 periods of work. It goes without saying that I didn’t have a chance to do much of anything, but by some miracle I was still only down a goal, so I had some hope in the third if the refs stopped hampering me. Of course we all knew that wasn’t going to happen. At 7 minutes Methot went for hooking and I had to spend the rest of the first half of the period on the PK…again… I kept my cool and killed it off though, and over the next 5 minutes I started building some momentum and getting some pucks on the net. I was really starting to seem like I would break through when disaster struck, as Matsumoto got one past a screened Sanford to extend the lead to 3-1 with just 4 and a half to play: Ordinarily I would have been demoralized, but I was so pissed at how I had gotten jobbed in the last period I refused to let this one go without an all-out brawl. 2 minutes later I was back in it again as Johansen stole an attempt by Ward to distribute the puck and chipped it in, cutting it to 3-2 with about 2:20 to play: As if to put the cherry on top of the sundae, Carter was whistled with exactly 2 minutes to go for tripping, ensuring I would either go back down by 2 or play the final 2 minutes down a man: Needless to say it was extremely difficult to come from behind down a man, and I got no closer. As the horn sounded Ward celebrated and I felt like I had been cheated in the second period: Shots were 13-7 Jackets in the third, but 39-27 Canes for the game, as they ended up with 11 power plays in the game and I had 3. Faceoffs were even at 18. Don’t have much of a chance when games are officiated this way. This was entirely one-sided as the Canes got away with murder all game and I got whistled for everything I did and some stuff I didn’t do. Still I was right in it until the final call at the end. Sanford still played well, but has now dropped 2 straight decisions, and the offense has stagnated a bit, though losing 2 wings didn’t help in this one. The final game of the home stand is next time out against Edmonton, before I have 2 with Detroit and an away game with St. Louis on the horizon. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was Carolina 3, Columbus 2. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr><td> CAROLINA</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 05:04</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>KRISTIAN HUSELIUS</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:07</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MacKENZIE</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:01</td><td>CAR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:25</td><td>CAR</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>BRANDON SUTTER</td><td>PAT DWYER </td></tr> <tr><td> 01:14</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 01:38</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:35</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:02</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:34</td><td>CAR</td><td>PPG (0:2)</td><td>JUSSI JOKINEN</td><td>TUOMO RUUTU, ANTHONY STEWART </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:27</td><td>CAR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAY HARRISON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:43</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:01</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVID SAVARD</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:53</td><td>CBJ</td><td>SHG (1:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:37</td><td>CAR</td><td>PEN</td><td>TIM GLEASON</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 07:24</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:30</td><td>CAR</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>JON MATSUMOTO</td><td>JAMIE McBAIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:40</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:59</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.HUSELIUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">21:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">14:17</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">17:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BOLL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:30</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">39</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> CAROLINA PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.ALLEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> Z.BOYCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.STEWART</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HARRISON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.BRENT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.GLEASON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.KABERLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">28:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.PONIKAROVSKY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.TERRY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.DWYER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.SUTTER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.RUUTU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">29:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.McBAIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.SKINNER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.MATSUMOTO</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.JOKINEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.PITKANEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:54</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> CAROLINA GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.PETERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.WARD</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 3 2012, 09:23 PM Post #159
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 75: Edmonton at Columbus So after dropping 2 in a row, both at home, it wasn’t time to hit the panic button yet, but I did realize that there was still plenty of work to do to wrap up the #2 spot in the playoff chase. Looking ahead at the standings, possible opponents for round 1 include Detroit, Nashville, and my final opponent on this 3 game homestand, the Edmonton Oilers, who entered the game at 38-25-11 (4-6) ant tied for 6th in the Western Conference. At 47-22-5 (8-2) I was still comfortably in second, but I have virtually no chance to catch San Jose for the #1 spot barring a total collapse from the Sharks. In any event, I certainly had no desire to go 0-3 on this homestand, especially with just 3 more home games left after this one, including one with Detroit. So this was a game I was targeting as more or less a must-have to keep from killing my momentum and to keep me squarely in the #2 spot with just 7 more games to go after this one. I had my 2 wings back for this game, but Sanford needed a night off, so Dekanich was back in net. Dubnyk has been hot or miss when he has played me, so I wasn’t sure what to expect there, but the Oilers were pretty healthy and battling for their playoff lives, so in general I expected a good scrap. With that, it was off to the Nationwide Arena to see how things would go. INJURIES: EDMONTON: Nugent-Hopkins, Green out COLUMBUS: Sanford fatigued GOALIES: EDMONTON: Dubnyk COLUMBUS: Dekanich The first 8 minutes of this game were pretty uneventful, but apparently the same refs that have been doing my recent games were still with me, because the penalties flew fast and furious at 8 minutes. In just 2 minutes of game time, we got 5 penalties, one on Edmonton, 3 on me that put me down 2 men, and then one more in the Oilers, making it 4-on-3 and really killing all flow to the game: For good measure, as this disjointed sequence was ending, the refs called one more on the Oilers, giving me a very brief 5-on-3 myself: Finally in this giant quagmire I was able to score first, as Nikitin found Carter in front for a blistering one-timer to give me a 1-0 lead at 12 minutes: Not to be outdone, 90 seconds later Prospal was off for hooking and the Oilers were right back on top of the manpower count: With a bit of extended PP time the Oilers were able to tie it up, as Horcoff found Gagner down low, and he beat a defensive screen and the goalie to even it at 1: One more quick exchange of penalties at 16 minutes gave us some 4-on-4: Mercifully, the end of the period came shortly afterwards, as we ended the period tied at 1 on 12-10 shooting for the Jackets. It was a fair result considering, but this wasn’t really hockey, as we had 9 total power plays in one period and really neither team had a chance to showcase their skills at all. I was hoping for better in the second. Unfortunately, that’s not what we got. At 2 minutes we had an ultra-rare (for the game) coincidental minors call (including this one on Hall), setting up 2 full minutes of 4-on-4: Nothing came of that situation, and for the next 6 minutes or so, we finally had some regular hockey. Edmonton got the better of it, culminating with a go-ahead goal at 7 minutes, as Brule hit Smith with a cross-ice pass that he put in at a sharp angle (a Dekanich weakness) for the 2-1 lead: Just 30 seconds later Horcoff went for roughing along the bench, and I had an immediate chance to get back in it: And get back in it I did, as Johansen found Vermette from behind the net for a short-range bomb to tie the score at 2 at 9 minutes: Yet one more quick penalty exchange at 11 minutes let us know the refs hadn’t gone away: However the game settled down in the second half of the period, and though the strategy was defensive for both teams, we also stayed out of the box. The second half of the period went by quickly, and we both made it to the dressing room tied at 2, with shots 8 apiece in the second. As usual, it would come down to the third period, and hopefully the refs wouldn’t decide it, but the players would. As it turned out, the refs did more or less put the whistles away and let us go at it in the third. As a result there was very little offense, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Both defenses were playing well but I was able to break through for the go-ahead marker at 5 minutes, as Vermette hammered one in from downtown to give me a 3-2 edge: It was bad luck for Edmonton, because as the period wore on it became more and more likely that the long-range goal would be the difference maker. By the time they got whistled for a frustration penalty with 30 seconds to go, I was well on my way to victory thanks to my defense and goaltending: Dekanich was really the star of this game for me, as the rapid switches between PK and PP didn’t seem to bother him much, and he played well throughout: Shots were just 7-6 Jackets in the third, 27-24 for the game. I carried faceoffs 20-15 and I was 2/7 on the PP while holding them to 1/6. This game was anything but pretty, in fact it was far from it, but after dropping 2 in a row and heading into 2 with Detroit, I will take the win any way I can get it. This was an ugly game run more by the refs than the players, but at least the calls went both ways and I was able to find a way to win. Dekanich played much better than he had been, so that was also an encouraging sign. With 7 games to go, I have just 3 more home games, including one of the next 2 against Detroit, which could be a potential first round playoff preview (gulp). I hit the road next to Hockeytown USA for the first one, with at least a touch of momentum from this hard fought victory. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was Columbus 3, Edmonton 2. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr><td> EDMONTON</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 07:45</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAM GAGNER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:25</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:25</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVID SAVARD</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:40</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:55</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>TAYLOR HALL</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:34</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN SMYTH</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:49</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:0)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN, AARON JOHNSON </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:33</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:50</td><td>EDM</td><td>PPG (1:1)</td><td>SAM GAGNER</td><td>SHAWN HORCOFF, TOM GILBERT </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:05</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>BEN EAGER</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:39</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 02:03</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>TAYLOR HALL</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:03</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:21</td><td>EDM</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>RYAN SMYTH</td><td>GILBERT BRULE </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:51</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN HORCOFF</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:20</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:2)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:02</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANE BYERS</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:15</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN HORCOFF</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 04:58</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (3:2)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>DEREK DORSETT </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:31</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>LINUS OMARK</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:41</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:24</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:06</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> EDMONTON PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.HALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.SMID</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.EAGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.HORCOFF</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.HORDICHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.BRULE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.PAAJARVI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.PETRY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.GAGNER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.SMYTH</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:53</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.SUTTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.HEMSKY</td><td 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align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.GILBERT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.EBERLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.OMARK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:21</td> </tr> </table> <table> 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Nashfan	Apr 4 2012, 04:36 PM Post #160
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 76: Columbus at Detroit So I bounced back and at least took 1 of 3 at home, and now I enter the home stretch of the regular season with a home-and-home with the Detroit Red Wings, long the division standard bearer. It’s been a struggle for the Wings this year, sitting at 37-25-13 (4-6) and hanging on to the final playoff spot in the Western conference. Worse for me is that face that at 48-22-5 (8-2) I am solidly in second and could end up facing Detroit in the first round of the playoffs, which I absolutely don’t want. Still, I’ve had some success against them this year, and it’s been a strange season series between the 2 teams. I started early in the year with a 5-1 shocker in Detroit, only to get buried 6-1 in Columbus a bit later. I then dropped a close 2-1 decision in Detroit as Howard played out of his mind before winning 4-3 in OT more recently at home. So the season series is there for the taking as we enter the final 2 games. It was likely going to be Sanford versus Howard for this two game set, which looked like it could be a classic and a playoff preview. Both teams were healthy and ready to go, so it was time to hit the famed Joe Louis Arena in Hockeytown USA for the first of two. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: Dekanich fatigued DETROIT: Helm out GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Sanford DETROIT: Howard It didn’t take long for things to go badly, as right off the opening faceoff Detroit got the puck deep and Franzen chipped in a rebound from a Bertuzzi shot to give the home side a 1-0 lead in just 32 seconds: I couldn’t have started the game worse, and Detroit kept the heat on, resulting in a scrambling roughing minor on Pahlsson at 5 minutes: Detroit had a chance to take real control early, but my PK units have been functioning well and I was able to turn them away. I was finally able to regroup and stabilize things a bit when former Jacket Mike Commodore took a hooking minor at 9 minutes: Despite Detroit’s bad PK percentage, they were able to kill this with ease and it was right back to a barrage of shots on Sanford. For the second half of the period I really felt like I was in survival mode and just trying to find a way to stay in the game. With exactly 2 minutes left in the period Tyutin was off for hooking and the potent Wing PP had one more chance before the break: Fortunately for me I was able to kill it off with some good work by Methot and Pahlsson. At the end of a period then I was down just 1-0 despite getting whacked all over the ice, as I was outshot 19-9 and got blanked in faceoffs 7-0. I figured I needed to change up the strategy in the second, but I wasn’t exactly sure how, but it was obvious that doing the same thing was going to get me pummeled. So in the second I started playing more defensive hockey and counter-attacking. The strategy paid off early as I was able to keep pucks off Sanford and settle things down a bit. I also cut down on the hitting to stay out of the box. At 7 minutes I was able to even the game up, as Vermette scored from long range during a line change: This one seemingly innocuous shot that ended up in a goal seemed to produce a radical shift in the game. Suddenly I was able to possess the puck more and Howard, who had been strong in the first half of the game, began to look shaky. At the halfway mark Nash followed Vermette’s lead and put it up from distance, and this blistering shot also beat Howard and gave me a 2-1 lead: Right after this we swapped penalties, as Bertuzzi went for roughing, only to see Prospal go for hooking a few seconds later: Nothing came of that sequence, but the momentum was clearly with me. At 15 minutes Filppula went for hooking and I was back up a man: In about a minute I cashed it in, as Nash took an outlet from Sanford and streaked up the right wing, finding Carter with a beautiful sliding drop pass to make it 3-1 with 4 to play in the second: At this point it looked like I might cruise to the break up 2 and with all the momentum, but as usual good teams find ways to fight back and Detroit was no different here. With less than 2 to go before the break, Commodore got some revenge on his old team when he got a feed from Brunnstrom right in front of the net, and his goal sent us to the intermission with a 3-2 score: Shots were just 7 apiece in the period, but it was good for 3 goals for me. I was still getting killed in faceoffs, but I had grabbed the momentum in the middle of the period, only to see Detroit slide some of it back their direction at the end. With a one goal game, the third would be a very interesting period. As it turned out, the third period was a goal barrage, and I started it off very early. Off the opening faceoff, Carter found Prospal in front for a sliding one-timer and I had a 4-2 lead in just 47 seconds: I kept the pressure hot and struck again quickly, as the captain took over. At 2:37 Prospal found Nash on the low block with a perfect feed, and his swiping wrister beat Howard and gave me a quick 5-2 lead: At this point Howard’s confidence was shot and I could sense it, so I went in for the kill. At 7 minutes Nash completed his hat trick with a bomb from way downtown to make it 6-2, effectively ending the game with 13 to play: We had an exchange of penalties at 10 minutes as the game started getting out of hand: This was followed quickly be a penalty on Kronwall for tripping at 13 minutes, giving me another power play chance: I worked the puck around some, and towards the end of the PP at 15 minutes, Carter slid a pass to Prospal, and he completed the embarrassment of Howard, making it 7-2 with 5 to go: As we got to the final minute, it looked like the game would end with a whimper, but all of a sudden Detroit looked like the 1995-96 version. With 30 seconds to go, White found Filppula for a one-timer to make it 7-3: Just 12 seconds later, Filppula this time found Holmstrom for a backhander to cut it to 7-4: Thankfully the game clock ran out, because if they had 5 more minutes, they might have found a way to tie it. Sanford got the better of round 1, though he looked weak late, which could be a bad omen for game 2: Shots were 13-10 Jackets in the third, 36-29 Wings for the game. I got punked on faceoffs 23-13 but held them to 0/4 on the PP and went 2/5 myself, so I clearly won the special teams battle. This game was certainly interesting, it isn’t every day you put 7 up on the Red Wings. For their part they never gave up and really took it to me at the end, they just waited too long to get it going. We return to Columbus for the back end of this doubleheader next, and I expect a much better effort from Howard than I got this game, as he basically fell completely apart. The offense was good as Nash creeps closer to 60 goals with his hat trick, so I will keep trying to get him there. In the meantime I am closer to locking up the #2 spot, and this loss really puts Detroit behind the 8-ball for playoff position. I do not want to face them in round 1, so I am hoping they either go on a run to get the 6 spot or struggle and get either the 8 or get left out. We’ll have to see what happens. Until then, goodnight from the Joe Louis Arena, where the final score was Columbus 7, Detroit 4. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> DETROIT</td><td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">7 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:32</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>JOHAN FRANZEN</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI, NICKLAS LIDSTROM </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:03</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE COMMODORE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:00</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 07:19</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>DEREK DORSETT </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:19</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:51</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:16</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:44</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>VALTTERI FILPPULA</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:08</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:3)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>RICK NASH, CURTIS SANFORD </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:20</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>MIKE COMMODORE</td><td>FABIAN BRUNNSTROM </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:47</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:4)</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:37</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:5)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:6)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>MARC METHOT, CURTIS SANFORD </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:43</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE COMMODORE</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:50</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:09</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKLAS KRONWALL</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:52</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:7)</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:28</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (3:7)</td><td>VALTTERI FILPPULA</td><td>IAN WHITE, HENRIK ZETTERBERG </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:49</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (4:7)</td><td>TOMAS HOLMSTROM</td><td>VALTTERI FILPPULA </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> DETROIT PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.BERTUZZI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">23:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.CLEARY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.COMMODORE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.HOLMSTROM</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.FILPPULA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:01</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.LIDSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.BRUNNSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> H.ZETTERBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.ABDELKADER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.STUART</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.ERICSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.EAVES</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.KRONWALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> I.WHITE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HUDLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.FRANZEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.DATSYUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:31</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> DETROIT GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.CONKLIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HOWARD</td><td align="center">29</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">59:44</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">20:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">15:31</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">16:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td 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align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">15:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:49</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:24</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:53</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">36</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 4 2012, 08:33 PM Post #161
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 77: Detroit at Columbus Round 2 against Detroit took place in Columbus. The information is much the same as the last game, with the loss Detroit still sits in 8th, and I am still in second. Prospal continues to battle the flu, so Huselius was in for him, and it was again Sanford versus Howard. I now have a 3-2 lead in the season series and had a chance to win it, which is something I never thought I would ever get against Detroit. With that, off to the Nationwide Arena to close the season series. INJURIES: DETROIT: Helm out COLUMBUS: Prospal out; Dekanich fatigued GOALIES: DETROIT: Howard COLUMBUS: Sanford This game, I was the one who got things going early, as I fought off a brief flurry by Detroit off the puck drop and headed the other way. Carter found Nash for an opening one-timer from distance, and it was 1-0 in under a minute and it looked like Howard might not have recovered from the last game: A minute later White took a hooking minor and I had a golden opportunity to jump all over them in the first few shifts: However the Red Wings fought the penalty off and Howard settled down quickly, turning away several good chances. The next 10 minutes went by uneventfully, with both teams playing good defense. At 14 minutes, the Red Wings started to ramp up the pressure a bit, and Cleary found Eaves with a cross-ice pass against a dead-tired line to even the score at 1: 3 minutes later I mad a fatal mistake as I botched a clearing attempt, which Bertuzzi collected and quickly jammed in the net, giving the Wings a 2-1 lead: With 30 seconds left Commodore took a roughing minor and I would close/open the periods with a split power play: Detroit killed the 30 seconds to get to the break, and after a period, it was 2-1 Wings in what was almost a carbon copy of the last game in reverse. I scored early this time, but despite being outshot 12-6, the Wings ended the period with the lead. I wasn’t panicked at this point, but I did need to increase the pressure to open the second. And increase it I did. Guess who was back at it a minute into the second? Yes, it was Rick Nash, who took a nice pass from Huselius from behind the net and banged in the one-timer on the power play to tie the score at 2 a minute in: However the momentum didn’t even last long enough for one line change, as just 50 seconds later Datsyuk stole the puck from defenders in the zone and hammered it past Sanford to quickly give the Wings a 3-2 lead 2 minutes into the second: A minute later we had a quick exchange of penalties, as Umberger and Bertuzzi went: Once that happened, though, the game slowed way down and defense ruled the period. Both teams seemed content with their position, Detroit with a narrow lead and me down just one and on the prowl for a counterattack opportunity. The rest of the period sped by until there were about 2 minutes to go, when we had another quick exchange of penalties, with Atkinson and Bertuzzi again: The 4-on-4 went by uneventfully, and at the end of 2 periods it was 3-2 Detroit. Shots were 11-7 Wings in the period, so they were about even for the game (along with faceoffs). Both teams had what they wanted, which was to get to the third period with a good chance to win. Now it was up to the teams to cash in. The third was an immensely frustrating period for me. I got some good scoring chances in the first half of the period, but was just never able to cash any in. At 12 minutes I got called for holding along the boards, which was ridiculous considering what both teams were doing all period, and I had to kill a penalty before I could keep trying to tie it up: Kill the penalty I did, but as we got down to the one minute mark, it was either going to require some of my late game heroics or I was doomed to take a frustrating one goal loss. A call on Tyutin as I chased the puck desperately with 38 seconds left sealed my fate: In the end Howard had redeemed himself from the last game and the Wings kept their playoff hopes alive with a split: Shots were 12-8 Jackets in the third, 31-25 for the game. I was 1/4 on the PP and held them to 0/3, and the faceoff total of 9-12 was a lot better than I usually do against Detroit. I played well enough in the trenches, I just never got the third goal. Well this was one of those frustrating games where I played pretty well but couldn’t cash in enough goals. The scoring stopped early in the second, and Detroit just basically rode out the game on their goaltending and defense. This is my third loss at home in the last 4, which is annoying but not awful I guess. If I can beat Florida next time out (one of the last 2 home games of the season), then I can more or less clinch the #2 seed for good. Florida will be hungry because they are in the thick of the hunt for the mediocre Southeast Division. I do have a guaranteed playoff spot now, and it is a question of locking down the division title and #2 seed. Once I do that, I can coast for the rest of the season as we see how the playoff race transpires. It wouldn’t be the playoffs without Detroit, I just hope I don’t have to play them in the opening round. So we’ll see if I can lock up my spot against Florida next time out with just 5 to go. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was Detroit 3, Columbus 2. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr><td> DETROIT</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:57</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JEFF CARTER, KRISTIAN HUSELIUS </td></tr> <tr><td> 01:55</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>IAN WHITE</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:20</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>PATRICK EAVES</td><td>DANNY CLEARY, MIKE COMMODORE </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:36</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:25</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE COMMODORE</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 01:06</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 01:56</td><td>DET</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>PAVEL DATSYUK</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:03</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:34</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:52</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>CAM ATKINSON</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:59</td><td>DET</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 12:03</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>KRISTIAN HUSELIUS</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:22</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:01</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.HUSELIUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:53</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">07:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:24</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> DETROIT PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.BERTUZZI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.CLEARY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.COMMODORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.HOLMSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.FILPPULA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:01</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.LIDSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.BRUNNSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> H.ZETTERBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.ABDELKADER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">06:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.STUART</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.ERICSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:24</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.EAVES</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.KRONWALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> I.WHITE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HUDLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.FRANZEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.DATSYUK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:58</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> DETROIT GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.CONKLIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HOWARD</td><td align="center">31</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 5 2012, 03:20 PM Post #162
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 78: Florida at Columbus So after splitting with Detroit but dropping my 3rd home decision in 4 tries, I entertained Florida for the second-to-last home game of the season, before I hit the road for 3 and conclude the season here against the Islanders. Florida entered the game with a middling record of 37-29-12 (3-7) and were in 12th place, but were just 3 back of the division lead as they vie with TB, WASH, and CAR for the Southeast Division. I entered at 49-23-5 (7-3) with a chance to clinch the division and the #2 seed in the Western Conference. San Jose would more or less have to lose the rest of their games for me to pass them, so it looks like #2 is a good target to lock in on. To do that, Dekanich was back in the net after Sanford just played the last 2. Prospal was back from the flu, so I was at full strength up front. Plante was in net for Florida, who I have never played so I had no idea what to expect. I did know I really wanted to send the fans home happy, especially when the finale might be a meaningless game. In addition, Nash entered the game with 59 goals, so if I could get him one here to get him to 60 in front of the home fans, that would be a big bonus. So against that backdrop, it was off to the Nationwide Arena to see what happened. INJURIES: FLORIDA: Santorelli, Weiss, Kulikov out; Clemmensen fatigued COLUMBUS: None GOALIES: FLORIDA: Plante COLUMBUS: Dekanich As Florida would be scrapping for their playoff lives here, like Detroit did last game, I wanted to get off to a good start early and then close out the first strong, hopefully building a lead they would have a hard time coming back from. I accomplished the first part of the mission in less than 2 minutes, as Tyutin slid a pass to Carter at the point on a line change, and he rifled it past a screened tender to make it 1-0 very early on: A minute later Bergenheim took a roughing minor and, like the Detroit game, I had a great chance to jump out 2-0 early: This time I was able to do it, and I also accomplished my other big goal of this game. Carter did some nice puck work and fed Nash, who used a Prospal screen to bang home his 60th of the season to give me a 2-0 lead in front of the home partisans: With that milestone out of the way early, it was time to focus on stomping out the Panthers early. At 7 minutes we exchanged penalties, however, and Florida wasn’t going away yet: In fact, during the 4-on-4 and for the next 5 minutes or so they evened things out and played better defense, though offensively they were still doing nothing. That all changed at 13 minutes, as a botched pass at the point resulted in a clean breakaway for Booth, who belted in his 36th of the year to cut the lead to 2-1: Infuriated, I set back to step on them for another goal before the period break. I got some good chances and then Oberg went for roughing at 16 minutes, giving me a good chance to extend my lead to 2 again: After a minute of power play time Carter found Umberger coming off the bench on a line transition. R.J. hammered it past Plante, and it was indeed 3-1 Jackets heading to the first intermission: I thoroughly dominated the first period, with a 16-3 shot edge and a 12-7 faceoff advantage. I controlled the puck ad did everything I needed to do. If it weren’t for the breakaway I would have been in full control after a period. As it was, as long as I kept doing what I was doing I didn’t anticipate any problems closing it out. The first 7 minutes or so of the second was fairly even, as the Panthers seemed to regain their footing a little. However I was able to get some pressure on at 7 minutes and Matthias took a tripping minor, putting me back up a man: My power play was lethal on this day, so after working the puck around Prospal found Nash for his second of the game and a 4-1 lead: 3 minutes later, Atkinson found Johansen streaking off the bench and toward the net, and he put the pass home with a one-timer to make it 5-1 and the rout appeared to be on halfway through the game: At 13 minutes I took a roughing minor on Johansen, followed a minute later by an interference call on MacKenzie on the PK, and I was down 2 men and the Panthers had a sliver of hope: However I was able to spend the rest of the period successfully killing off the penalties along with whatever hope the Panthers had of getting back in it. After 2 periods it was 5-1. Shots were 9-8 Panthers in the second but they fell behind further. At this point only an epic collapse on home ice would result in a loss for me. To open the third, the Panthers still apparently hadn’t learned their lesson, as Ryan Carter went for hooking at 4 minutes and I had another power play: I was more than happy to keep teaching them, as this time some good puck movement resulted in Prospal finding Carter for a sweet backhander in front for a 6-1 lead and chasing Plante from the game: Just a minute later, Kopecky got the gat for hooking and it appeared the Panthers were a glutton for punishment: Theodore, who replaced Plante, played much better, however, and this time I was turned away. Just as it appeared like we were just going to play it out, Upshall took a hooking call at 11 minutes, and I had one more shot up a man: As he did the previous PP though, Theodore turned me away with some good saves and the Panthers had regained a measure of pride as we played out the second half of the period. That is, until there were 30 seconds left, when Prospal picked up his third assist of the day by hitting Tyutin with a perfect pass down low to make it 7-1 going away: By the time Skille took an interference call with 19 seconds left, Florida couldn’t get to the plane fast enough: Mercifully, that would do it, as Dekanich celebrated another win in his 30th game to clinch the #2 overall seed in the West: Shots were 12-6 Jackets in the third, 36-18 overall for the game, and the issue was never really in doubt. I won faceoffs 25-18 and was 4/7 on the power play, holding them to 0/3. Basically I won all phases of the game and the scoreboard showed it. This was a satisfying win where Nash got goal #60 and I put away the #2 seed. The next game is still an important one against St. Louis, but after that I have Phoenix and Colorado, two teams likely to miss the playoffs, to close my road season. It was great winning this home game, as I have just one more on the season and this is likely the last one for position. I’m not sure exactly what I’m going to do personnel-wise, it is all hands on deck the next game, but after that we’ll see regarding the positions of the teams involved. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score in a rout was Columbus 7, Florida 1. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr><td> FLORIDA</td><td align="center">1 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 01:42</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN, JAMES WISNIEWSKI </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:40</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SEAN BERGENHEIM</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:06</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:01</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SEAN BERGENHEIM</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:57</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:59</td><td>FLA</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>DAVID BOOTH</td><td>SCOTTIE UPSHALL </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:24</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>EVAN OBERG</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:24</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (3:1)</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>JEFF CARTER, NIKITA NIKITIN </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 06:49</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN MATTHIAS</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:24</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (4:1)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL, AARON JOHNSON </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:00</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (5:1)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>CAM ATKINSON, DAVID SAVARD </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:19</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:39</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MacKENZIE</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 04:20</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN CARTER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:17</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (6:1)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL, FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:12</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>TOMAS KOPECKY</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:48</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SCOTTIE UPSHALL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:33</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (7:1)</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL, MARK DEKANICH </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:41</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>JACK SKILLE</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">23:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:01</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:24</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:31</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:04</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">18</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> FLORIDA PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.MATTHIAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.BRADLEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.CAMPBELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.BERGENHEIM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:15</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.FLEISCHMANN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BOOTH</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.SKILLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.JOVANOVSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.KOPECKY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.VERSTEEG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.UPSHALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.GARRISON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.WEAVER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.GOC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.ELLERBY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.OBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.DADONOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:13</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> FLORIDA GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.PLANTE</td><td align="center">29</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">45:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.THEODORE</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:44</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 6 2012, 04:26 PM Post #163
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 79: Columbus at St. Louis In what might be my last meaningful game of the regular season, I headed to St. Louis to face the division-rival Blues to settle a score and close the season series. The Blues beat me the first 3 times we played, and I swept the last home-and-home, making it a 3-2 series going into this final installment. More importantly, the Blues sit in a position where I can basically bury them for the playoffs, so I will attempt to do that so I don’t have to play them again. At 50-23-5 (7-3), I have the #2 spot locked up and I really don’t have any hope of catching San Jose, so I will be more than happy with the #2 spot and a division title. The Blues were competing for one of the upper spots the last time we played, but they have gone into a freefall since then and are now teetering on the brink at 37-29-12 (3-7) and 3 back of 8th. The Blues entered this one banged up and if I could beat Halak one more time, I could effectively send the Blues to playoff elimination on their home ice. As such it was all hands on deck as I tried to eliminate them, as any good division rival would. With that, it was off to the Scottrade Center to see if I could end their season early. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: None ST. LOUIS: Russell, Backes, Shattenkirk, Langenbrunner, Nichol, Cole, Pietrangelo, Sterling out GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Dekanich ST. LOUIS: Halak As usual with division games, this one started off as a defensive battle, with both teams getting few scoring opportunities. The first opening was provided when Sobotka got called for interference at 5 minutes, giving me the first man advantage: After a slow and frustrating power play, I managed to cash in on the tail end, as Vermette found Umberger for a one-timer past a heavily screened Halak to make it 1-0: Things quickly returned to a stalemate for the next 8 minutes or so, as we played it much like a playoff game (which, for St. Louis, it more or less was). At 16 minutes Carter went for roughing along the boards and the Blues got their chance a man up: In almost a carbon copy of my power play, the Blues didn’t do much until the end, but then they cashed it in, as Steen knocked in a rebound off a Stewart shot to make it 1-1 heading into the first intermission: Shots were 9-6 Blues in a defensive first period that saw a 1-1 score. Faceoffs and puck control were about even, and both teams hit on their only power play. After a dead even first, it would be interesting to see who could take control in the second. The second produced more whistles and more action, but didn’t produce a clear cut winner yet. It started immediately, as Oshie took a hooking call in just 35 seconds: Once again the power play was up to the task late, as Prospal eventually found Nash at the high point for the go-ahead goal from distance to give me a 2-1 lead just 2 minutes in: At 9 minutes, Crombeen went for roughing, followed b y Johansen for hooking at the game’s halfway mark, setting up some 4-on-4 time: The Blues used the more open ice to get some pressure on, and at 11 minutes Jackman slid a diagonal pass down to D’Agostini right at the goal mouth, and he one-timed it past Dekanich at point-blank range to tie the score at 2: At 12 minutes Steen went for holding, and I had a chance to take the lead right back: However this time the Blues PK was right on task, and I was turned away. Things were spirited but dead even the rest of the way until there 2 left in the period, when D’Agostini went for hooking and I had one more power play chance in the period: For the third time in the first 2 periods, I was good on the man advantage, as Umberger found Vermette for a one-timer from deep in just 40 seconds to give me back the lead at 3-2: With less than a minute left Perron went for cross-checking and I had a split-period power play as we headed to intermission: The Blues killed off the first portion and headed to the locker room down just one goal at 3-2. Shots were 15-10 Jackets in the second, and I had made significant strides in taking some control of the game, though the Blues were still right in it heading to the third. With their season on the line, I was expecting them to go for broke. But first, they had to kill off the rest of the penalty, which they did. However right after it ended, Arnott was sent for a vicious lunging cross-check that nearly decapitated my player, giving me another man advantage early in the period: Though I didn’t score on that power play, I was able to keep the momentum on offensive pressure and I was able to keep the Blues at bay for the first half of the period. As we headed for the final 10 minutes, it was still anyone’s game. That changed at 13 minutes, when Wisniewski got the puck in the corner and fed it in front before he took a big hit. Carter was waiting for it and hammered it past Halak for a 4-2 lead and a crushing blow for the Blues: At that point I started locking down on defense, and the Blues were repeatedly frustrated in their attempts to get back in it as time waned. With less than 90 seconds to play, Dane Byers put the nail in the coffin with a backhander to make it 5-2: Crombeen took a frustration penalty at the one minute mark, as the Blues knew their season was basically over: The horn sounded and Dekanich had a big win in start #30, which will likely be his last until the playoffs: Shots were 10-8 Jackets in the third, 31-27 for the game. The Blues took faceoffs 19-13 and went 1/2 on their power play, but they gave up 3 PP goals to me in 7 tries, which they couldn’t overcome. Well it wasn’t always pretty, but my power play and Dekanich carried me through this one, effectively ending the Blues’ chances for the playoffs with just 3 games to go. I stayed alive mathematically for the #1 seed (I have more wins than San Jose), but the Sharks will have to drop their last 3. This was a good road win after struggling at home the past few games, and it bodes well for the final 2 games of the trip at Phoenix and Colorado, both of whom are out of the playoff race. I will likely play Sanford next game to keep him sharp and then I will probably call up Mason to face Colorado. The finale against the Islanders may be of value for the Playoffs in the East so we’ll see who goes in when the time comes. In the meantime, the pressure is really off over the next 2 games as I see how many points I can accrue and how many goals Nash ends up with. This was a satisfying win as it evened the overall series at 3 each and really dented the Blues’ hopes to make the playoffs. Until the next game, goodnight from the Scottrade Center, where the final score was Columbus 5, St. Louis 2. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> ST. LOUIS</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">5 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 05:23</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>VLADIMIR SOBOTKA</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:18</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE, AARON JOHNSON </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:54</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:28</td><td>STL</td><td>PPG (1:1)</td><td>ALEXANDER STEEN</td><td>CHRIS STEWART, KENT HUSKINS </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:35</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>T.J. OSHIE</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:01</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:50</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>B.J. CROMBEEN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:03</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:48</td><td>STL</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>MATT D'AGOSTINI</td><td>BARRET JACKMAN </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:46</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXANDER STEEN</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:03</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT D'AGOSTINI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:47</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:13</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVID PERRON</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 01:34</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>JASON ARNOTT</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:56</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:4)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:36</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:5)</td><td>DANE BYERS</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:03</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>B.J. CROMBEEN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> ST. LOUIS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.ARNOTT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.HUSKINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.PORTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.COLAIACOVO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:15</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.SOBOTKA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.McRAE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.JACKMAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">17:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.POLAK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.CROMBEEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.McDONALD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SYVRET</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.BERGLUND</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:01</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.OSHIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.STERLING</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.STEWART</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.D'AGOSTINI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">18:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.PERRON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.STEEN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:11</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> ST. LOUIS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.ELLIOTT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HALAK</td><td align="center">31</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">59:19</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:06</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">19:24</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:38</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:08</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 6 2012, 08:39 PM Post #164
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 80: Columbus at Phoenix There are the standings through 79 games. Still plenty to battle for as far as the last few playoff positions are concerned. So there will be no playoff rematch this year, as a once promising season has gone downhill for the Coyotes. Phoenix entered this game with a record of just 36-32-11 (5-5) and in 14th in the Western Conference. At 51-23-5 (7-3) I have gone the opposite direction since the All-Star break and I am primed to start the playoffs next week. I swept the last home-and-home we played, but the games were highly competitive and could have gone either way, so I expected no difference here as the Coyotes were playing their final 3 games of 2011-12. LaBarbera has given me trouble before so I was expecting some trouble scoring, and Sanford was back in net to keep him sharp for the playoff run. Prospal is still battling the flu so he missed another game. Unfortunately this was a meaningless game for either team (with the exception of keeping me in the mathematical hunt for the #1 seed), but it was on the schedule, so with that it was off to the Jobing.com Arena to see what happened. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: Prospal out PHOENIX: Vrbata, Bissonnette, Nokelainen, Boedker, Hanzal, Korpikoski out GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Sanford PHOENIX: LaBarbera Not much happened in the first 7 minutes as both teams seemed to be going through the motions. At 7 minutes former Jacket Klesla took a tripping minor, giving me my first power play: As it turned out, this would set up for a very bad stretch for LaBarbera. First, Nash stole the puck when he tried to distribute it, hammering it right back past him to give me a 1-0 lead on the power play: 3 minutes later, Nash struck again on a line change for his 64th of the year. Dorsett had the puck deep and he it Nash as he was charging in from the bench with a pass in front, and Nash banged it in to double the lead to 2-0: Just 20 seconds later Brassard found Pahlsson down low, and he beat a defenseman and a screened LaBarbera to make it 3-0 very quickly: The Phoenix defense settled down and managed to get past the final 9 minutes without allowing another goal, but their offense was non-existent. As we hit the intermission, I was comfortably ahead on 3 goals from just 8 shots, while holding the Coyotes scoreless on just 6 shots. Unless something changed dramatically in the second, this game was already in the win column. The second started with a heavy cross-check by Tyutin at the bench area, giving the Coyotes their first power play: It was here that everything bottomed out for LaBarbera and Phoenix. Sanford got the puck after a Phoenix shot and cleared it along the boards all the way down the ice. LaBarbera went to retrieve it and immediately bounced it off the post and into his own net, giving Sanford (the goaltender) credit for the score, shorthanded no less, and making it 4-0: After that, however, it was like a switch got turned. It was like the Coyotes were all of a sudden fighting for a playoff berth in the last game of the year. At 7 minutes they finally broke through with a goal, as Turris found Torres for a wide angled one-timer: A few seconds later I was back in the box as Methot got the game for hooking: Phoenix wasted no time cashing in, as Whitney found Beaudoin in front for a one-timer that beat Sanford a bit too easily, and the Coyotes had their second goal in 47 seconds to cut it to 4-2: I finally slowed things down and got my feet back under me, but right as I did Nash went for hooking at 12 minutes and I was on the defensive again: Suddenly the PK was very important, so I took my time and deliberately killed it off. I also basically shut it down for the rest of the period and managed to stay up 2 goals at the second intermission. Shots were 12-10 Jackets in the second but the momentum had clearly shifted, and I would spend the third basically trying to hang on. I got off to a bad start as Brassard got the gate for roughing at the bench 4 minutes in: Sanford turned away a couple of good shots, and I was able to kill off the penalty. Right afterwards, Morris got called for hooking, and I had a chance to finally exhale: I didn’t score on the PP, but by the halfway mark I was clearly back on equal footing and I was still up 2. I was cruising along at 13 minutes when I made one of the bigger blunders you’ll ever see. I got the puck with the goalie, who had gone wide to fetch a dump in. I passed it softly to my players, but instead they both just looked at each other as it sailed right between them. It ended up with my old friend Shane Doan, who easily punched it into a wide open net to cut it to 4-3 with still plenty of time left: The last thing I wanted in a meaningless game was OT, so I really tried to put the clamps on. I was doing well until around the 90 second mark, when Johnson got called for hooking and the Coyotes would get a chance to finish the game up a man: After a clearance or two it got worse, as Tyutin was sent for hooking, the Coyotes pulled their goalie, and for 43 seconds they had a 6-on-3 situation: Fortunately for me, as they were chasing the puck they got a little sloppy, and Whitney took a penalty with just 9 seconds left: They still had a 5-on-3, but I managed to survive, and as the horn sounded I was extremely fortunate to come out with a win and scurried to the dressing room. Shots in the final period were 12-7 Coyotes, making it 29-27 for the game. They controlled faceoffs 22-14 and were 1/5 on the PP, while I was 1 out of 2. As it turned out, the goal by Sanford shorthanded ended up being the deciding marker. Well this started out pretty and ended up bowling shoe ugly for me, as I played horribly the entire second half of the game. I suppose it doesn’t really matter, as I got the win and it was a meaningless game anyway, but I want to play better heading into the playoffs. Next up is Colorado, who is also out of the playoff chase, so I think I’ll call up Mason for one more start and then go with Sanford in the finale. Dekanich will then have plenty of rest for the playoffs. Until then, goodnight from the Jobing.com Arena, where the final score was Columbus 4, Phoenix 3. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> PHOENIX</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">4 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 07:00</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROSTISLAV KLESLA</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:01</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:15</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (0:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>DEREK DORSETT </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:39</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (0:3)</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON</td><td>DERICK BRASSARD, MARC METHOT </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 02:51</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:12</td><td>CBJ</td><td>SHG (0:4)</td><td>CURTIS SANFORD</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:01</td><td>PHX</td><td>GOAL (1:4)</td><td>RAFFI TORRES</td><td>KYLE TURRIS </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:17</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:48</td><td>PHX</td><td>PPG (2:4)</td><td>MATT BEAUDOIN</td><td>RAY WHITNEY, MICHAL ROZSIVAL </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:07</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 03:57</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DERICK BRASSARD</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:26</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MORRIS</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:11</td><td>PHX</td><td>GOAL (3:4)</td><td>SHANE DOAN</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:37</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>AARON JOHNSON</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:17</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:51</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>RAY WHITNEY</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> PHOENIX PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.AUCOIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.O'SULLIVAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:06</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.DOAN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:15</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.KLESLA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.GORDON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.YANDLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.LANGKOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MORRIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.PYATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.ROZSIVAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.POULIOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.TURRIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.TORRES</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:23</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.TIKHONOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.WHITNEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.BEAUDOIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SCHLEMKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.CHIPCHURA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:39</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> PHOENIX GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.LaBARBERA</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">59:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.McELHINNEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.HUSELIUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:17</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:25</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:25</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">29</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:25</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Apr 6 2012, 09:28 PM Post #165
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 81: Columbus at Colorado There are the standings through 80 games. Probable playoff opponent looks like either Dallas or Nashville in Round 1. Detroit/Vancouver and Anaheim/Chicago would be intriguing. So I have reached the final road game of the year. It comes against a heavily banged up Colorado team that has basically emptied their system at the end of the year. At 40-33-7 (5-5) they have had a decent year but they sit in 11th and are out of the playoff hunt. At 52-23-5 (7-3) my position is guaranteed and I am just playing this one out. I called Mason back up to get his 30th start (the same # as Dekanich) and to see if he was in good form or not if I need him in the playoffs. Not much else to say here, so off to the Pepsi Center in Denver for my final road game of 2011-12. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: Prospal out COLORADO: Galiardi, Kobasew, Yip, Hejduk, McLeod, Jones out; Stastny, O'Reilly DTD GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Mason COLORADO: Varlamov Didn’t take long for the penalties to start, as Hishon took one at 2:30, putting me up a man first: I didn’t score, but I got some good looks at the net. Quickly after we were back to even strength Johansen went for roughing and it was the Avs who were on the PP: It took less than a minute for the Avs to strike first, as Olver found Winnik down low with a nice diagonal pass to make it 1-0 after 6 minutes: 30 seconds later Prospal was off for hooking and I was starting to think I might be in big trouble this game: However my PK units were able to fight this one off, as Mason made a couple of good saves. At 9 minutes Cumiskey went for roughing and I had a chance again to get back in it: I was able to take it quickly, as Varlamov tried to distribute the puck, but it went right to Vermette, who chipped it in quickly to tie the game at 1 at the halfway point of the period: At 11 minutes Porter went for hooking and I actually had a chance to take the lead: However this time the Av PK was good, and Varlamov made up for his mistake with a couple of great saves. The rest of the period cruised by until there were less than 2 to go, when Stoa found Mercier down low for a nifty one-timer high and a 2-1 lead for the Avs heading to the intermission: At the break I was down 2-1 and the period had been wide open with shots being 15-14 Avs. With all the special teams play, it was a bit disjointed, so it would be interesting to see how the second period would play out. 6 minutes into the second Cumiskey picked up his second assist, finding Porter down low again (my defensive positioning was awful this game) for a backhander from close range and a 3-1 lead: At the halfway point Brophey took a hooking minor, and despite being down 2 I had a chance to get back in the game: Instead, I had a couple of awful PP shifts, and Ryan Wilson ended up with a shortie, putting me down 4-1 and making me wish the game was only 2 periods long: I did manage to pull one back at the end of the PP, as Vermette found Tyutin in front for a backhander in traffic to cut it to 4-2: The rest of the period resembled the first, as 3 penalties over a 4 minute stretch made things difficult for rhythm of play: After all was said and done, we hit the second intermission with a 4-2 game on 11 shots apiece in the second period. I really had little desire to finish this game, as it didn’t mean anything and I was playing terribly against a team with a bunch of guys no one has ever heard of. Mason was bad as well, so nothing was going right. I had 20 more minutes to go, however, so it was off to the third. In the first half of the third period I dominated the run of play and the shot count (figuring if I had to play I might as well try and win), but I couldn’t get anything past Varlamov. At 12 minutes Nikitin took a penalty and the writing was on the wall: I killed the penalty, but by then there were about 5 minutes to go and I was still down 2. With 2:30 to play, Wisniewski went for hooking while going for a rebound in front and the game’s fate was sealed: Colorado added one more goal from Olver on the PP: Johnson took a penalty for Colorado with 35 seconds left, but by that time I was ready to hit the plane back to Columbus: Mercifully the game soon ended and I was headed back home. I outshot Colorado 16-8 in the final period, 41-34 for the game, as I really was trying to get back in it. I controlled faceoffs 18-14 and was 2/5 on my PP, which isn’t bad, but Colorado was 2/6 and Mason played terribly in the final 2 periods and was quickly headed back to the minors. So I ended the road season with a thud here, but all in all it was a very successful one for me. Mason gave my top 2 tenders some extra rest, so that was a plus despite how badly he played. The final game is home against the Islanders, who are squarely in a dogfight for the final spot in the East, so I will devote my full roster and attention to that one as I play my last game of the season in front of the home fans before the playoffs. It looks like my likeliest opponent in the first round will be Nashville, which will make for some very interesting hockey against a team I have long hated and had little success against, especially on the road. But first things first, I have to finish up the season with one more home game. Until then, goodnight from the Pepsi Center, where the final score was Colorado 5, Columbus 2. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLORADO</td><td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 1st period <table border=1> <tr><td> 02:35</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEY HISHON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:17</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:56</td><td>COL</td><td>PPG (1:0)</td><td>DANIEL WINNIK</td><td>MARK OLVER, KYLE CUMISKEY </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:20</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:13</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>KYLE CUMISKEY</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:30</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:1)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:46</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN PORTER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:15</td><td>COL</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>JUSTIN MERCIER</td><td>RYAN STOA, RYAN WILSON </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 06:25</td><td>COL</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>KEVIN PORTER</td><td>KYLE CUMISKEY, MARK OLVER </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:09</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>EVAN BROPHEY</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:44</td><td>COL</td><td>SHG (4:1)</td><td>RYAN WILSON</td><td>MATT DUCHENE </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:10</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (4:2)</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:40</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:12</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETER MUELLER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 12:26</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:26</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:37</td><td>COL</td><td>PPG (5:2)</td><td>MARK OLVER</td><td>DANIEL WINNIK, GREG MAULDIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:25</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIK JOHNSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLORADO PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.QUINCEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.WILSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.MAULDIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:38</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.MUELLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.O'BYRNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.LANDESKOG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.WINNIK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.PORTER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:49</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DUCHENE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.LINDSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HEJDA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.CUMISKEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HISHON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.STOA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.MERCIER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.BROPHEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.OLVER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:45</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLORADO GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.GIGUERE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.VARLAMOV</td><td align="center">41</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS PLAYER STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:06</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">21:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MacKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.ATKINSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">03:24</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SAVARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:53</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:57</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> COLUMBUS GOALIE STATS <table border=1> <tr><td> </td><td align="center"> S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.MASON</td><td align="center">34</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">59:53</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



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