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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Nashfan	Feb 23 2012, 10:31 PM Post #91
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 36: Calgary at Columbus So after snagging a much-needed win on the road to finish the trip, it was back home for 2 of the next 3 before hitting the West Coast. The first home game back was this one against Calgary, who at 18-12-6 (6-4) was tied for 8th in the Western Conference. I entered at 19-14-2 (5-5) and in 11th place but just 2 points back of Calgary. So this was another shot at a “statement” game against a team that is right above me in the standings. After a breather Mason was back in net on home ice to take on Kiprusoff, which is often a daunting task. My hope was to get to him early, which I have done in the past, because he gets better as the game goes along. I have also taken some of my worst drubbings in the 3 years I have been playing this game at the hands of the Flames, so I was anticipating a strong battle. So it’s off to the Nationwide Arena to see if I was able to build the beginnings of a winning streak as I have another road trip looming in the foreground. INJURIES: CALGARY: Butler, Hagman, Bourque, Stempniak out COLUMBUS: None GOALIES: CALGARY: Kiprusoff COLUMBUS: Mason It didn’t take long for Iginla to make his presence felt, he stole the puck, reeled of a couple of shots…and then took a holding minor less than 2 minutes in: On the ensuing power play I started off slow but got some good puck movement in the later shifts. About 90 seconds in Tyutin finally found a cutting Vermette for a one-timer and a 1-0 lead just 3 minutes into the game: Just one minute later Morrison took a hooking minor, and I was right back up on the man advantage: This time I took the guesswork out, as right off the faceoff the puck got shifted around quickly and Prospal found Carter for a rifling shot past Kiprusoff to double the lead to 2-0. I had gotten the early lead I craved: Having gotten up early, I turned my attention to defense first as the Flames tried to counter-attack. As a result, the rest of the period went by pretty quickly and there was very little offense. At the horn I had maintained my 2-0 lead and was up 11-4 in shots, so I was in pretty firm control heading to the second. Calgary isn’t usually a rapid catch-up kind of team, so the longer I could keep it going that way the better I would feel heading into the second. Coming out in the second, things slowed down a little bit. There was more of a feeling out period that one would expect at the start of the game for the first 7 minutes or so. After that things opened up quickly. At the 7 minute mark Stajan took a penalty and I had a chance to increase my lead: And indeed I would be able to cash it in, as Johansen found Vermette on a give-and-go for an eventual one-timer to make it 3-0: Three minutes later the Flames finally pulled one back and held out some hope of getting back into it. Desbiens found Glencross for the eventual tally, and the Flames looked like they were back in business: However just 30 seconds later Jackman took a roughing minor and I had one more shot and a power play in the period to get it right back: This time I was turned away, as the Flames killed the penalty artfully and then went on the attack soon afterwards. Back and forth we went in a point-counterpoint sort of fashion, and as the period waned it was still unclear who would have momentum heading into the third. That question was answered by my checking line, as Boll did some hard work to free the puck and then hit a cutting Methot, who one-timed it past a stunned Kiprusoff for a rare goal and a 4-1 lead before the break: The excitement wasn’t quite over yet, however, as Nash took a minor with a little over a minute remaining and I had a penalty to kill: I was successful in killing it off to the horn, and at the break Jackman was whistled for a penalty, meaning we would start the third 4-on-4. At the end of the period shots were 15-10 Jackets and I had done well in faceoffs and controlled the tempo for the better part of the game thus far. Down 3 goals it was going to be up to Calgary to come to me, something I intended to make them do in order to counterattack heading into the third. There wasn’t a lot of offense and there was no scoring in the first 15 minutes of the final period, but the game went exactly as I wanted it to with a lot of defense and red line time and not much time under pressure on defense. With less than 4 to go the Flames set up a nice one as Morrison polished it off to cut it to 4-2, but by then it was getting very late for a rally: I killed the remaining time off with relative ease, and at the very end I put the exclamation point on the game when Nash took a nice feed from Carter and put it past Kiprusoff with 8 seconds remaining to make the final score 5-2: It was a good performance for Mason and a good win on home ice against a team fighting me for position: Shots were 9-6 Jackets in the third and a resounding 35-20 for the game. I was 3/5 on my PP chances and held them to 0/1. I took faceoffs 22-12 for the second game in a row and really had a good performance all the way around. This was an important win for me as I try and claw my way past all the teams in front of me to get back into the top 8. All of the spots are now thoroughly bunched up as the race is 13 or 14 deep. I have a bit of a winning streak started and I really want to keep that going in Dallas (who are in 14th but playing much better lately) as it is going to take a 7-3 or 8-2 stretch to really get myself back into comfortable position. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was Columbus 5, Calgary 2. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr><td> CALGARY</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> 01:41</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAROME IGINLA</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:13</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:0)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:04</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRENDAN MORRISON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:19</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL, JAMES WISNIEWSKI </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 06:55</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT STAJAN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:10</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (3:0)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:12</td><td>CGY</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>CURTIS GLENCROSS</td><td>GUILLAUME DESBIENS </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:47</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>TIM JACKMAN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:13</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (4:1)</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>JARED BOLL </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:47</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 20:00</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>TIM JACKMAN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 16:28</td><td>CGY</td><td>GOAL (4:2)</td><td>BRENDAN MORRISON</td><td>ANTON BABCHUK, DAVID MOSS </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:52</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (5:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JEFF CARTER, FEDOR TYUTIN </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">1</td><td align="center">19:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</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">6</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">18:22</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">10:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</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">10</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.METHOT</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:07</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:35</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">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:23</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">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">18:21</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:27</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:16</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:00</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">20:37</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">13:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BOLL</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">09:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</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">17:09</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">0</td><td align="center">22:14</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">20</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</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> 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> G.DESBIENS</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">13:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.JACKMAN</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">20:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MOSS</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">14:27</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">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">19:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.CARSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BOUWMEESTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.HANNAN</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">23:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.BABCHUK</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">22:38</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.IGINLA</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> O.JOKINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:43</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.MORRISON</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">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:30</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.TANGUAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">0</td><td align="center">17:41</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.NEMISZ</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:00</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">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">03:42</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">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">14:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.STAJAN</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:13</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">35</td><td align="center">5</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>[/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Feb 24 2012, 08:54 PM Post #92
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 37: Columbus at Dallas After a brief stop at home it was back on the road to Dallas to face a Surging Stars team desperate to get back in the playoff hunt. The Stars entered at 16-15-4 and in 14th but are 7-3 in their last 10 and making a go of a 14 team race for 8 spots. After winning two in a row I entered at 20-14-2 (5-5) and tied for 9th. It is an amazing race thus far as the top 11 conference spots are separated by just 6 points, so any spot is still up for grabs as we enter the halfway stage of the season. Mason was back in net for this road contest against Lehtonen, who has always given me problems. I expected an early surge of energy for the home side, so I figured if I could weather that storm I might be able to take more control of the game later on. To the American Airlines Center in Dallas to see whether I could continue my modest winning streak. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: None DALLAS: Ribiero, Grossman, Barch out; Wandell DTD GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Mason DALLAS: Lehtonen There wasn’t much of a feeling out period, as shots started flying early and 2 minutes in Eriksson took the first penalty of the game and I was already up a man: I was unable to score on the power play but I did get some good chances and I set the tone for the rest of the period. As we got back to even strength I build things up well and got some good puck movement in the offensive zone. At the halfway point it culminated in my two best players connecting as they have done all season, as Carter found Nash for the eventual game opener and a 1-0 lead with 10 left in the opening frame: Two minutes later Dorsett was headed to the box, but Ryder followed soon after for Dallas and we had some 4-on-4 time: Right as that sequence was ending, Dowell took one more penalty for Dallas and I had a full 2 minutes up a man: Lehtonen was really strong in the net though, and I was turned away repeatedly. The penalty ended and the remaining 3 minutes swept by, and at the end of the opening period I was up 1-0 with a 13-5 shot advantage. Dallas was working the faceoffs well and making some nice passes, but my defense was playing well and wasn’t allowing much to get through, a trend I was hoping to continue in the second period. As the second began it was a defensive period, with both teams trying to protect their position and not do anything to let the other team sweep up the momentum. My defense was still playing exceptionally well and barely anything was getting through to Mason. At the 5 minute mark Morrow was run for hooking and I had another man advantage: Right off the faceoff I took advantage, as Vermette swept it to Nikitin, who sent it back to a cutting Vermette perfectly for the one-time flip past Lehtonen in just 5 seconds to give me a 2-0 lead: A minute later Eriksson was off again for hooking and it looked like I would have a chance to put the game away: Dallas managed to kill this penalty off, however, but the bad news for the Stars was that Souray went for tripping shortly afterwards at the halfway point, setting me up yet again: The Stars really circled the proverbial wagons at this point, though, and I barely got a shot off on the PP. When it was over both teams went back to defensive hockey and the remainder of the period flew by. With 9 seconds to go Morrow was off again for hooking, and I would open the third with another PP chance to take full control: At the end of the period, though, I had doubled my lead to 2-0 and held a 10-4 shot advantage, pushing it to 23-9 for the game. Dallas was winning faceoffs but it wasn’t doing them any good, and my defense was playing almost perfectly in keeping shots and especially rebounds away from Mason. If I could maintain that level of play in the third I was very comfortable with where I was. As they say though the best laid plans don’t always work out…or something like that. The Stars killed off the penalty and then began a comeback attempt. Less than 4 minutes in they pulled one back as Eriksson eventually found Morrow to make it 2-1 with still 16 minutes of game to go: However at this point I pushed back, rather than sitting on a one goal lead. I put my top likes out there and pushed hard for a third, really trying to take final control of this game. Nine minutes in Wisniewski found the captain Nash for a one-timer to push the lead back to 2 goals at 3-1, and I felt much better about things with 11 to go: At the halfway point of the period I fell apart. First Umberger took a hooking minor at the 11 minute mark: This led to an eventual uassisted wraparound marker from Souray to cut the lead to 3-2 with still 8 to go: A minute later Dallas completed their comeback as Ott chipped in a deflected puck to even the score at 3 as my team looked on stunned: I did manage to gather myself and right the ship. As the period waned I had a couple of very good chances but Lehtonen turned me away. My defense also recovered and Mason made a couple of good saves in the final minute. As the horn sounded we had each secured a well-earned point and we were headed to OT. In OT I came out aggressively, which I don’t usually do but it seemed to fit the flow of the game. The result was a quick interference penalty on Goddard and a power play: After some good puck movement on the man advantage, Nikitin found Johansen for the winning marker and it touched off a big celebration as I had secured a 4-3 win: Shots were 11-8 Jackets in the third and 5-0 in OT for a total of 39-17 Jackets. The Stars were 1/2 on the PP and I was 2/8 but got the last one when it counted. They dominated faceoffs 28-13. So in the end the Stars got a point in their continued pursuit of the pack and I got a win to stretch my streak to 3. I dominated 2 periods of this game and save the 8 minute or so stretch in the third, I really controlled the game, so I felt I deserved the 2 points. This gives me very good momentum heading into the next brutal 5 game stretch, which includes the next home date with Ovechkin and the Caps and then a California road trip and a return visit to Chicago. So we’ll see how that goes as that will take me to the halfway pole and the next segment report. Until then, goodnight from the American Airlines Center, where the final score was Columbus 4, Dallas 3 in OT. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> DALLAS</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> 02:12</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>LOUI ERIKSSON</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:50</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:49</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK DORSETT</td><td>Holding, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:10</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>MICHAEL RYDER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:23</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAKE DOWELL</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 05:19</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRENDEN MORROW</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:24</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (0:2)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:36</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>LOUI ERIKSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:41</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHELDON SOURAY</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:51</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRENDEN MORROW</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 03:34</td><td>DAL</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>BRENDEN MORROW</td><td>LOUI ERIKSSON, STEVE OTT </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:43</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:13</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:36</td><td>DAL</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>SHELDON SOURAY</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:38</td><td>DAL</td><td>GOAL (3:3)</td><td>STEVE OTT</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> Overtime1 <table border="1"> <tr><td> 00:18</td><td>DAL</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC GODARD</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 01:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (3:4)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> DALLAS 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.BURISH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.FIDDLER</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">04:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.DALEY</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">14:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.DOWELL</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.RYDER</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">14:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.GODARD</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.OTT</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">0</td><td align="center">18</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.PETERSEN</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">8</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.MORROW</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</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">2</td><td align="center">24:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.GOLIGOSKI</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">18:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.ROBIDAS</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">27:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.SOURAY</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.MORIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">08:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BENN</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">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.FISTRIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">20:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.ERIKSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</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">1</td><td align="center">18:10</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.LARSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">21:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.VINCOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">08:17</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> DALLAS 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> A.RAYCROFT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.LEHTONEN</td><td align="center">39</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">61:40</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</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">14</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:45</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">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">25:50</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">-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">08:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</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">15</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:12</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">15:57</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">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">21:27</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">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:08</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">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:37</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">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">23:58</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:01</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:53</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">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">16:00</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:04</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">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">08:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</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">11:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:21</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">17</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">61:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table>[/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Feb 26 2012, 03:59 AM Post #93
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 38: Washington at Columbus After the big OT win in Dallas it was back home for one more game before hitting the California circuit. The home game is against the Washington Capitals, who entered fighting for position in the Eastern Conference in 8th at 17-12-8 and reeling at 2-8 in their last 10. I entered at 21-14-2 (6-4) and on a 3 game winning streak that had me on the cusp of the top 8 in a tie for 9th. Both teams were pretty healthy but the Caps were without 2 top defensemen, so I was hoping I could keep up with an inevitable goal or two from Ovechkin. This featured a good goaltending matchup between Mason and Vokoun, so off to the Nationwide Arena to see what happened. INJURIES: WASHINGTON: Wideman, Potulny, Carlson, Green out COLUMBUS: None GOALIES: WASHINGTON: Vokoun COLUMBUS: Mason It didn't take long for Ovechkin to make his mark, as he dominated the first 2 minutes and then found Poti for a quick one-timer and an early 1-0 lead for the visitors: After the early goal I hit back and took control of the offensive zone for a spell. This culminated with Carter finding Nash as he has all season to tie the score at 1 at the 7 minute mark: At this point Washington tried to take back the momentum, but Ovechkin got too aggressive and took a penalty in just a few seconds after the goal: On the ensuing power play I moved the puck around well and my top line got a couple of good chances, but Vokoun was playing well and turned me away. At the end of the PP a tired line saw a back pass go past them, and a 2-on-1 the other way resulted in a shorthander from Richmond for a 2-1 lead for the Caps: At the halfway point Knuble took a minor for hooking and I had a chance to battle back, but Johnson was sent off a minute later to end the threat: Not much came of the exchange and soon we were back to 5-on-5. I tried desperately to even the score before the break but I couldn't quite get it set up as Washington blocked some passes and also a couple of shots. With 4 to go Johansson took one more penalty and I had a power play again: However I was unable to cash it in and as the period ended I was frustratingly behind by a 2-1 score. I had outshot the Caps 12-11 in a fairly open period but I had allowed a shorthander and hadn't been able to cash in on the power play. I felt OK about where I was and was hoping I could get it going more in the second period. The second period ended up being all about defense, as both teams looked to maintain their position and take an opportunistic chance, but they were few and far between. The first 15 minutes of the period flew by with very few stoppages, as the run of play was back and forth but not all that wide open. At the 15 minute mark I took a severe blow as Ovechkin took an outlet from Vokoun, raced up ice during a line change, and hammered it past Mason after running a slalom to mkae it 3-1 with just 25 minutes to go in the game: With a little over a minute to go Vermette was sent off and it looked like it was all but over, however Ovechkin got a bit too eager on the man advantage and was run soon afterwards, ending the period 4-on-4: After 2 periods, I was down 3-1. Shots were 8-7 Jackets in the period and I also had the lead in faceoffs, but I couldn't get anything deep in the zone and I was unable to get anything past Vokoun. My winning streak was in serious jeopardy headed to the third and I didn't have a whole lot of confidence in my ability to get back in it. However as the third started we were 4-on-4, and I then had a very brief power play about a minute in. Shockingly, Vermette found Carter with a pass after coming back onto the ice from his penalty and Carter buried it to ct the lead to 3-2 with still 19 minutes remaining: At this point the refs took over the game. First, at the 3 minute mark, there was a rapid sequence where the Caps took 2 penalties, putting me up 2 men and giving me a golden chance to tie the score: However at the 5 minute mark Johansen took a minor, resulting in a quick sequence of various scenarios of 4-on-3, 4-on-4, and 5-on 4 that didn't produce any goals. For the next 10 minutes things went back and forth as I desperately tried to even the score and the Caps tried to play a 15 minute game of keep-away. At the 12 minute mark Aucoin was sent off and I had another shot at it, but Johansen went again a short time later to end the threat: It was very difficult during this period to get much rhythm due to the flurry of penalties. With just over 3 minutes to go former Blue Jacket Chimera took one final penalty and I had my last chance to even the game up: This time I left no doubt as Prospal and Carter played a nice 2-man game and ended up scoring the equalizer with just under 3 to play: Stunned, the Caps went for the win, which set up a brief flurry for both teams at the end. With less than a minute remaining Aucoin got sent off again and I had a chance to win it a man up in regulation: I was unable to accomplish the task, however, and at the final horn the game was tied at 3 and we were headed to OT with both teams having a hard-earned point in their pockets. In OT I had a couple of early looks on the power play but Washington dominated thereafter. 2 minutes in, Ovechkin unsurprisingly put the nail in the coffin and he hit a howitzer that beat a prone defender and Mason in the top corner to touch off a celebration by the visitors and give the Caps a dramatic 4-3 win: Shots were 14-8 Jackets in the third and 5-2 Caps in OT for a total of 36-31 Jackets in the game. The Caps were 0/4 on the PP but did net a shorthander and I was 2/9 and just didn't do enough to win. I dominated faceoffs 37-17 in a game that had way too many stoppages. So my second OT game ended my winning streak but I did get a valuable point as I headed on the road. The trip to San Jose, LA, and Anaheim, which also includes a date at Chicago on the way back, will really take me into the halfway point of the season and will go a long way towards determining if I am in decent position for the second half or if I have to climb over a series of teams to get into that precious top 8. The first game is in San Jose and then I am off to LA and Anaheim, which will mark the official halfway point in the season. We'll see if I can keep my momentum going or if the road trip will really set me back. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score in OT was Washington 4, Columbus 3. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr><td> WASHINGTON</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> 02:20</td><td>WSH</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>TOM POTI</td><td>ALEX OVECHKIN, JEFF SCHULTZ </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:52</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:07</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEX OVECHKIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:58</td><td>WSH</td><td>SHG (1:2)</td><td>DANNY RICHMOND</td><td>JOHN ERSKINE </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:56</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE KNUBLE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:56</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>AARON JOHNSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:52</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARCUS JOHANSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 14:50</td><td>WSH</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>ALEX OVECHKIN</td><td>TOMAS VOKOUN </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:46</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:11</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEX OVECHKIN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 01:02</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE, JAMES WISNIEWSKI </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:25</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS BOURQUE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:00</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEX OVECHKIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:15</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:17</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH AUCOIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:59</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:40</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JASON CHIMERA</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:17</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (3:3)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:08</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH AUCOIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> Overtime1 <table border="1"> <tr><td> 02:26</td><td>WSH</td><td>GOAL (3:4)</td><td>ALEX OVECHKIN</td><td>TOM POTI, TROY BROUWER </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">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">1</td><td align="center">23:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:16</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:06</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</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">15</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:13</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">1</td><td align="center">18:41</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:06</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">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:18</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">11</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:32</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">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">22:08</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">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:58</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">12:31</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:02</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">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:28</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:11</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</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">16:31</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">-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">1</td><td align="center">21:26</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">31</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">60:41</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</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> WASHINGTON 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.BOURQUE</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">10:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CHIMERA</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">1</td><td align="center">13:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.ERSKINE</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">20:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.SCHULTZ</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">27:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HALPERN</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">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.KNUBLE</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">11:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.LAICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">12:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.BACKSTROM</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">19</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.POTI</td><td align="center">1</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">21:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.OVECHKIN</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.BROUWER</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.JOHANSSON</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.SEMIN</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">12:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.RICHMOND</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> 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Nashfan	Feb 27 2012, 04:56 AM Post #94
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 39: Columbus at San Jose So despite the winning streak ending, I still entered the California road trip with points in my last 4 games. I stood T11 in the Western Conference after a couple of calendar days off, but I was still on a bit of a roll and still in good shape entering the first clash of the trip against San Jose. The Sharks, who usually paste me every game, entered struggling a bit at 20-10-6 but just 4-6 in their last 10 and tied for 8th in the conference, just one point ahead of me. They were also without their starting goaltender as Niemi was fatigued. Mason played OK against Washington and was a victim of Ovechkin's brilliance, so I was hoping that entering this one his confidence would still be pretty high. I figured this to be a low scoring game, as they usually are when I play them, so off to the HP pavilion to see if I could get this trip off to a good start or not. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: None SAN JOSE: Wingels, Burns, Moore out; Niemi fatigued GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Mason SAN JOSE: Nittymaki The first period was, well, pretty boring actually. Both teams played defense, more defense, and them more defense after that. It was almost like the Devil neutral zone trap had made a reappearance. At the halfway point of the period Tyutin took a minor: However I killed that off relatively easily and for the rest of the period not much happened. At the end of one it was a scoreless tie and shots were just 8-5 Sharks, so I had accomplished what I wanted to early by not falling behind but I had generated basically nothing myself. Now that 20 minutes were out of the way it would be up to both teams to make something happen in the second. As is often the case after an uneventful period, all hell broke loose in the second as there was crashing, banging, and penalties galore as the game started to get out of hand and really had no rhythm. Vandermeer started the festivities for the Sharks 3 minutes in as he got run for a heavy cross check: This would be the start of a frustrating 2 periods on the power play for me, as the Sharks turned me away relatively easily as the goaltender was good and the Sharks intercepted a few crossing passes. About 4 minutes went by before Demers was then sent off for hooking and I was back up a man: I was repeatedly frustrated by the killers again and towards the end of the PP I got a bit too overaggressive and Johnson got run for cross-checking, evening things back out: I would end up in real trouble just 30 seconds later as Dorsett was sent off for hooking as my kill started, putting me down 2 men for almost an entire 2 minute period: It took just 2 seconds for the Sharks to cash in, as Thornton swept the faceoff to Havlat and he one-timed it right off the faceoff to make it 1-0 Sharks: A few seconds later I was bailed out to an extent when Clowe went for interference and I was back to 4-on-4: Things got even better a minute later when Vandermeer went off for hooking and I was briefly up by 2 men: However at the 14 minute mark Carter went for hooking and at this point it was hard to tell who was on the ice and how many were on the ice as the game had more or less broken down: It kept going as Murray went a minute later for hooking, which put me back on the power play: However my lines were dead tired and Marleau caught a busted pass and took it the other way, netting a shorthander. I gave up a goal a man up for the second time in 2 games and it came at a very bad time as the lead was doubled to 2-0: The rest of the period ended with me having a couple of more chances but not scoring, so after 2 it was 2-0 Sharks despite being outshot 15-6 in the second. I really didn't hold much hope out for the third, but down just 2 goals I figured if I could get one I might be able to get a second and steal a point of my defense was good enough. Early in the third San Jose was playing well, however, and by the time I took a penalty at the 4 minute mark it seemed as though the game was all but over: However I was able to kill off that penalty and get back to even strength, and with 14 minutes left I still had a faint shot at getting back in it. The next several minutes went by with somewhat of a stalemate, but with less than 7 to go I finally cashed in as Tyutin found Nash for a goal that gave me some hope by cutting the lead to 2-1 with plenty of time left: However I was unable to build any further momentum off of the goal and just 90 seconds later the Sharks put the game away when Boyle found Desjardins to make it 3-1 on what was a ridiculously weak goal: The rest of the game went by, and I was powerless to do much else. By the time I took one more penalty with 30 seconds left the issue was no longer in doubt: The backup tender did a fantastic job for the Sharks and he celebrated as the horn sounded and my points streak was over: Shots were 13-7 Sharks in the third, making it 27 apiece for the game. I was 0/5 on the PP and they got 1 in 5 chances, but they dominated faceoffs 20-13 and I never really got much going at all. There wasn't much good to say about this game. My offense was unable to get on track and defensively I didn't play terribly but the last goal I gave up was pathetically bad and I gave up too many shots in the third period. This loss dropped me further in the standings and with 2 more games on this trip, starting next time in LA against a Kings team eager to avenge the 8-1 pasting I gave them in Columbus, I could be in real trouble heading into the halfway point. Until next time when we'll see if I can get it turned around, goodnight from the HP Pavilion where the final score was San Jose 3, Columbus 1. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> SAN JOSE</td><td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</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> 09:58</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 02:56</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JIM VANDERMEER</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:59</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JASON DEMERS</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:36</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>AARON JOHNSON</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:08</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK DORSETT</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:10</td><td>SJ</td><td>PPG (1:0)</td><td>MARTIN HAVLAT</td><td>JOE THORNTON </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:23</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYANE CLOWE</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:13</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JIM VANDERMEER</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:56</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:17</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DOUGLAS MURRAY</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:16</td><td>SJ</td><td>SHG (2:0)</td><td>PATRICK MARLEAU</td><td>JIM VANDERMEER </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 04:15</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:28</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:03</td><td>SJ</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>ANDREW DESJARDINS</td><td>DAN BOYLE </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:30</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> SAN JOSE 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.BOYLE</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">23:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.GUITE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">17:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HANDZUS</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">10:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HAVLAT</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">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.PAVELSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:34</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.VLASIC</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">17:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.THORNTON</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">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.MARLEAU</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.DEMERS</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">19:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.DESJARDINS</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.VANDERMEER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.CLOWE</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">14:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.WHITE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">15:17</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.SHEPPARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">10:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.WINCHESTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MURRAY</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">25:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.COUTURE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">13:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.MITCHELL</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">13:29</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> SAN JOSE 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.GREISS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.NIITTYMAKI</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">1</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">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">18:14</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">19:41</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:15</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">-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">05:40</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:44</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">1</td><td align="center">19:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</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">22:01</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">08:42</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">2</td><td align="center">19:41</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">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">1</td><td align="center">19:44</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">17:19</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">12:44</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:06</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</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">16:02</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:34</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">19:04</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> S.MASON</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Feb 27 2012, 09:03 PM Post #95
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 40: Columbus at Los Angeles So after the loss to San Jose, I was really set back in the standings. In terms of points, I have never been more than 4 or 5 points out of the top 8. However, after the loss, my 21-15-3 (6-4) was only good for 13th position, meaning I have to jump over a handful of teams just to get back to 8th. The standings are amazingly tight so every point is really going to count for the rest of the year. Dallas is struggling to keep pace in 14th, which means I entered this game at the bottom of the 13 team pack vying for playoff positions. My opponent this night was LA, who at 22-16-3 (5-5) was 2 points ahead of me in 10th. So this, like almost every other game in the West, is another game for position. Adding intrigue to the contest is the 8-1 drubbing I laid on them just a few games ago at the Nationwide Arena, as that could either mean I will run into a team hellbent on revenge or run into a team that just has no answer for how to beat me. Mason has been playing a lot and was fatigued for this one, so Dekanich assumed the reigns between the pipes against Quick, who was doubtlessly eager to put the last farce of a performance in his rear view mirror. All of this leads to the Staples Center, to see if I could get this trip turned around for some “California Dreamin”, or if this trip became a nightmare that would bury me deeper in a hole. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: Mason fatigued LA: Parse, Doughty out GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Dekanich LA: Quick Neither team bothered with any feeling out process or messing around in this one. I expected a strong early effort from this team and I got one, but sadly my expectation didn’t allow me to prevent the first goal of the game by Richards, who took a nice feed from Scuderi and put me in an early hole 1-0 just 2 minutes in: Luckily I was able to stay in the game with an immediate counter-punch, as the second line made a rare scoring contribution when Johansen found Dorsett with a nice feed for the one-timer just 20 seconds after the opener to quickly knot the game at 1: After this initial flurry, the game settled down for the next few minutes as both teams tried to keep lines fresh and plan their next move. Things picked back up at the halfway point when Scuderi went for hooking, giving me the first power play of the game: Unfortunately I was unable to capitalize, as Quick made a couple of nice saves and seemingly threw down the gauntlet for the rest of the game. After getting back to even strength a couple of minutes went by and I got the worst goal in the history of the NHL, as Clitsome basically just cleared the puck for a potential icing that Quick decided to field. He sent the puck straight off the post, which bounced off of him and went careening into the net for a goal I didn’t earn to give me a 2-1 lead with 5 to go in the opening frame: With a minute to go Dustin Brown took a penalty (not pictured) that gave me another power play, but Nikitin (below) took one just 20 seconds later to push it back to 4-on-4: As a result the period quickly wrapped up with me possessing a 2-1 lead that I really didn’t deserve. Quick had made a couple of nice saves on the PP but looked shaky again otherwise, as shots for the period were just 10-5 Jackets. I had the feeling that if I could put some more pucks on net I might be able to get at Quick again heading into the second, but I wanted to be careful not to open myself up too much in the process. It didn’t take long for things to get going in the second as Greene took an early elbowing minor (not pictured) less than a minute in. Sadly for the second time in a row I followed suit quickly, this time with a Wisniewski hook to quickly send it to 4-on-4: Nothing came of the sequence, though both teams got a couple of good shots in, and we were soon back to even strength. At the 6 minute mark Lewis went for hooking and I was back on the power play again: This time I didn’t take a penalty, but I was still unable to push the lead as the defenders did a nice job of intercepting passes and the Kings even got a couple of chances shorthanded. The last thing I needed was to concede a shorthander for the third game in a row, and luckily on this occasion I didn’t, but it took a couple of good saves by Dekanich to prevent it. Back to even strength the game went back and forth a bit until the 2 minute mark, when Nash and Carter, my version of the Sedin twins the past month or so, hooked up again, this time with Nash finding Carter with a great pass to make it 3-1 with less than 8 to go in the period: At this point LA started to wilt a bit, and I smelled blood in the proverbial water. At 16 minutes Mitchell went for tripping and I had a golden opportunity to really take control: About 30 seconds into the power play I was able to cash in, as Carter did some nice puck work and found Prospal, who is finally starting to get back into the swing of things after a long slump. He buried the shot to give me a 4-1 lead with 3 to play in the period. A minute later Greene was off again for roughing and I had another chance to really put it out of reach: The Kings were shell-shocked at this point, and it only took 5 seconds for Carter to with the faceoff to Wisniewski and for him to find Nash with a quick pass for a dashing wrister to give me a 5-1 lead heading into the second intermission: Shots in the period were 13-9 Jackets as I really ramped up the pressure late and beat down Quick for a second straight game. Surprisingly the Kings didn’t pull him, so he was back out for the third, when I really wanted to put the nail in the coffin and prevent myself from getting into an ugly game and prevent the Kings from having “one of those periods”. To begin the third, however, the Kings looked like they were going to have one of those periods and that they might be able to even get back in the game. I was firmly on my heels defensively and had to ice the puck a few times to prevent furious rallies and large numbers of shots. As it was, Dekanich was earning his pay by saving a handful of great chances. This went on for a while until the Kings got too aggressive and Penner was whistled for interference at the 8 minute mark: However instead of easing off the pressure this just ratcheted it up somehow, leading to Jack Johnson blasting home a goal just 8 seconds into my power play off the faceoff. Sure enough, I had given up my third straight shorthander in a game, and now the lead was a more tenuous 5-2 with still lots of time left: At this point I was unable to score on my power play but at least I didn’t give up any more chances, and by the halfway point of the period when we were back to even strength it appeared I had weathered the storm. As I did my best to try and run down the clock I actually was able to slowly get momentum back on my side, and at the 15 minute mark Umberger found Pahlsson for a nice goal from the lower line to really put the game away at 6-2: The Kings tried desperately to put together one final rally. At the end I got a breakway going the other direction and Rick Nash polished off the scoring with a nice wrister to make it a 7-2 final: Kopitar took one more penalty off the faceoff, sealing the result as it was: As the horn sounded, Dekanich celebrated as he had played another good game and is forcing me to reconsider my goaltender situation: Shots were 12-8 Kings in the third, 31-26 Jackets for the game. I got killed on faceoffs 24-12 but was 2/7 on the PP and stayed out of the box, holding them to 0/2. This was a big win on the second game of the road trip and really bails me out in terms of points. I badly needed the 2 points as I play 2 more on the road, including the next one at division-leading Anaheim, heading into the halfway point. This was a good team effort and ended in another annihilation of the Kings, who I have now beaten up home and away. This puts me in good position to make much better use of this trip than I did the last one to Canada and hopefully I can get something going as I will return home soon for an extended stay after this trip. Until then, goodnight from the Staples Center, where the final score was Columbus 7, LA 2. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> LOS ANGELES</td><td align="center">2 </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> 02:13</td><td>LA</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>MIKE RICHARDS</td><td>ROB SCUDERI, JUSTIN WILLIAMS </td></tr> <tr><td> 02:34</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>DEREK DORSETT</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:18</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROB SCUDERI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:28</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>GRANT CLITSOME</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:10</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DUSTIN BROWN</td><td>Elbowing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:30</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 00:57</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT GREENE</td><td>Elbowing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 01:18</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:14</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>TREVOR LEWIS</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:27</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>RICK NASH, JAMES WISNIEWSKI </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:29</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>WILLIE MITCHELL</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:56</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:4)</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:25</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT GREENE</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:30</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (1:5)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI, JEFF CARTER </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 08:14</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DUSTIN PENNER</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:22</td><td>LA</td><td>SHG (2:5)</td><td>JACK JOHNSON</td><td>ANZE KOPITAR </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:25</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:6)</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:46</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:7)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON, NIKITA NIKITIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:53</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANZE KOPITAR</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> LOS ANGELES 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.DREWISKE</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">0</td><td align="center">14:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.GAGNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BROWN</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.RICHARDSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">07:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.HUNTER</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">0</td><td align="center">10:33</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.RICHARDS</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">14</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.MARTINEZ</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">0</td><td align="center">18:36</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.SCUDERI</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">23:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.GREENE</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> W.MITCHELL</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">25:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> E.MOREAU</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">09:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.STOLL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:25</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.LEWIS</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">0</td><td align="center">10:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WILLIAMS</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">11:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.KOPITAR</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">14</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.PENNER</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.JOHNSON</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.CLIFFORD</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">10:22</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> LOS ANGELES 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.BERNIER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.QUICK</td><td align="center">31</td><td align="center">7</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">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">25:05</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">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">20:38</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</td><td align="center">2</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">1</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:32</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">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">10:07</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">12</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:01</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:13</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">1</td><td align="center">21:42</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">0</td><td align="center">08:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</td><td align="center">1</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">5</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:41</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:59</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:56</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:04</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">0</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">17:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.DORSETT</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">08:39</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">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">10:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:34</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:51</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:42</td> </tr> </table>[/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Feb 27 2012, 09:42 PM Post #96
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 41: Columbus at Anaheim So I am adding a second game report today to fully catch up as here we are at the halfway pole, as I finish my California road trip in Anaheim. The segment report is coming up next, so stay tuned for that for all of my halfway season stats. For this game, my biggest issue was goaltending heading in, on both sides really. For Anaheim, Hiller shut me out twice last year and I don’t think I have ever scored more than 2-3 on him in any game, and he wiped me out in the playoffs. For me, both Mason and Dekanich were fatigued, so I had to call someone up to play. Sadly my candidate was Sanford, who hasn’t been seen nor heard from since getting pummeled for 6 goals on 24 shots by Dallas in game 5 and being sent down after opening the season as the backup. So I was forced to go back to him and see if defensively I could give him any help. Not aiding matters for me is that Anaheim entered the game at 24-10-5 (6-4) and playing well in second place in the Conference. At 22-15-3 (6-4), my last win had me tied for 11th and fighting back upwards to the top 8. This was an important game for both sides as half of the season will be complete at its conclusion. To the Honda Center in Anaheim to see what happened. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: Mason, Dekanich fatigued ANAHEIM: Jacques, McGrattan, Brookbank, Holland, McMillan, Fowler out; Gordon DTD GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Sanford ANAHEIM: Hiller This game really had a playoff atmosphere as I felt like we were back in my series at the end of last year. The physicality was heavy and the puck movement was crisp, and I knew I was going to have to hang back by Sanford because he gave up almost all of his goals on rebounds the last time out. At 3 minutes the action really started as Beauchemin took a tripping minor and I was up a man for the first time: On the power play Hiller frustrated me at first, but I kept plugging away at it and getting shots on net. At the very end of the man advantage Prospal found Johansen deep on a line change, and he buried a short range sniper to open the scoring at 1-0 5 minutes in: A minute later Smaby was off for roughing and I immediately had another chance to double the lead: The killers were dazzling though, especially Gezlaf, and I was unable to put anything past. After getting back to even strength things lulled a bit until the 15 minute mark when Lydman went for interference and I was up a man one more time in the period: After some initial good pressure on the power play I drew another on Beauchemin, giving me a decent amount of 5-on-3 time before the end of the period: However I carried on my longstanding tradition of playing much worse up 2 men than 1, so the penalties were quickly killed off due to a couple of intercepted cross passes and the period closed with the score at 1-0. Sanford hadn’t been tested a whole lot but shots were 12-8 Jackets in the first, so he had held up well so far. I did manage a couple of timely clearances on rebounds that would have been a problem had I not been camped there waiting on them. As with many of my games this season, the second period would likely tell the tale of this one. My top line started the second and that really ended up being advantageous, as Carter found Prospal for an important goal that doubled my lead to 2-0 just a minute in: Now I was in position with a 2 goal lead to make the Ducks play on my terms and come to me, something they did masterfully during their sweep in last year’s playoffs. There was some back and forth in the period until the halfway mark when Umberger went off for hooking and I was down a man for the first time: This was quickly neutralized by a hooking call on Beauchemin again, which evened things back up at 11 minutes: The game had lost some rhythm at this point, because as those penalties were ending Wisniewski went for roughing at 13 minutes: This time the Ducks had a full power play, but Sanford was remarkably good in net and I was able to turn the powerful Ducks away. At 17 minutes Perry went for hooking and it was my turn again: Getzlaf was again brilliant at clearing the puck, however, and I was unable to extend my lead on Hiller, who had really buckled down by now. With just a few seconds left in the period Johansen took a hooking minor that prevented a goal, but would mean I would start the important third period down a man: As the horn sounded, I felt fortunate to be up 2-0 and felt like I was in good position to steal one and pull off what would really be a bit of a shocker on the road. Shots were 11-9 Jackets in the period as we swapped special teams, and Sanford had played 2 such good periods that I didn’t even recognize him from earlier in the season. Having gotten to this point I felt defense would be premium in the third, so that’s where I focused my attention. Unfortunately when one does that, it can lead to a really long period if you start heading to the box. Recall I started down a man, and though I was able to kill that off with fresh lines and little difficulty, Methot went off at 2 minutes and I was right back down a man again: Sanford again was big as it became obvious the Ducks were going to get a flurry of offensive activity in an attempt to get back in it. I held them at bay again until the halfway point when Carter took a silly cross-checking penalty that put me back down a man: Matters became much worse a minute later when I was chasing the puck and MacKenzie was called for hooking, giving the Ducks a minute of 5-on-3: It was up to Sanford now, and he came through with flying colors, saving shot after shot as I camped for the clearances off of rebounds when I could get them. I was able to kill off not only the 5-on-3, but the remaining kill as well, and at 13 minutes the demoralized Ducks were starting to realize the inevitable. Time waned, and it appeared I was poised for a huge road win. With just over a minute to play Huselius got an aggressive penalty for roughing and I was back down a man as the Ducks had oen more chance for a miracle finish: But this day belonged to Sanford, who pulled off a near miraculous shutout to give me a most improbable 2-0 win going away: Shots were 16-7 Ducks in a flurry of offense in the third, and were 33-30 for the Ducks for the game. I was 1/6 on the power play but killed off all 6 of their chances. Faceoffs were fairly even at 21-17. It’s hard to make too much of one game, but this was a giant victory for me and Sanford, who produced just my second shutout of the season (Dekanich has the other). The Ducks slapped me around last year, ended my season in a sweep, and were in position to bury me again here. Instead, I got a huge win that moved me to within a single point of 8th place in the Western Conference at the halfway pole (see ensuing segment report). It also added some intrigue to my goaltending status, as the struggling Mason (see stats in next post) could be supplanted by both Dekanich and Sanford. Again it was one game, but Sanford was very sharp and just what I needed here. This gives me 4 points in California and leaves me in good position as I go back to Chicago where I just won and then have an extended home stand. Stay tuned for the next segment report at the halfway mark and for those reports. In the meantime, goodnight from the Honda Center in Anaheim, where the improbable result behind my third goaltender was Columbus 2, Anaheim 0. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> ANAHEIM</td><td align="center">0 </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> 03:03</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:59</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL, ANTOINE VERMETTE </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:15</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT SMABY</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:01</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>TONI LYDMAN</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:35</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 01:15</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (0:2)</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>JEFF CARTER, FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:06</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:02</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:57</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:41</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>COREY PERRY</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:46</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 02:27</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>Tripping, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:54</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:03</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MacKENZIE</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:42</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>KRISTIAN HUSELIUS</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> ANAHEIM 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.SELANNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">12:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BLAKE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">18:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.BELESKEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SEXTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">11:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.KOIVU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.BELL</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">04:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.LYDMAN</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">25:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.SBISA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:39</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.COGLIANO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.VISNOVSKY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">26:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.PERRY</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:25</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.SMABY</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">12:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.FOSTER</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">17:20</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.GETZLAF</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.PARROS</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">06:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.RYAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.SMITH-PELLY</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">05:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.BEAUCHEMIN</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:22</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> ANAHEIM 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.DESLAURIERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.HILLER</td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">58:52</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:31</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</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">10</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:26</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">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">3</td><td align="center">20:33</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">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">1</td><td align="center">09:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:52</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</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">27:45</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:24</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">16</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">1</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">12:18</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:09</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">0</td><td align="center">10:23</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:22</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:52</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">11:42</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">20:00</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">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">19:09</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> A.YORK</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">33</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Feb 28 2012, 05:40 AM Post #97
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	So it is now time for the fourth segment report as I have hit the halfway point of the season. In this segment, I played much better than last segment, going 7-3-1 for 15 points, and I am 23-15-3 overall (11-7-2 H, 12-8-1 A) for 49 points and currently one point out of 8th in the playoff picture in a very crowded Western Conference. Standings are: Results were: LA 1, @CLB 8 TB 3, @CLB 5 CLB 2, @STL 3 CLB 2, @NSH 5 CLB 4, @CHI 1 CAL 2, @CLB 5 CLB 4, @DAL 3 (OT) WSH 4, @CLB 3 (OT) CLB 1, @SJ 3 CLB 7, @LA 2 CLB 2, @ANA 0 Goals were 43 GF, 27 GA in the segment and are now at 130 GF, 113 GA total for the 41 games. My power play sits 55/234, good for 23.5%, which is up and solidly in 1st in the league. On the PK I have stayed about the same, sitting at 134/154, 84.3% and in 29th. For team leaders, Nash is now among the league leaders in total points and Carter has been good as well. Nash now leads in goals with 29, followed by Carter with 19 and Prospal with 17. Carter leads in Assists with 24, followed by Nash with 19 and Prospal with 17. For points then, Nash has 48 (29/19) and Carter (19/24) and Prospal (17/17) follow with 43 and 34, respectively. Nash is now a +17, followed by Prospal and Tyutin at +14. The goaltenders are in a bit of flux, as the starter Mason sits at 15-14 with a GAA of 2.948 and a S% of .906. Dekanich is playing well with a 7-3 record, a GAA of 2.136 and a S% of .921. For league leaders, here are some shots: The next segment features both a home stand and an extended road trip and is highlighted by 4 division games. Here is the upcoming schedule: @CHI PHX SJ EDM NSH @DET @NSH @TB @SJ @LA Hope you have enjoyed the season so far, and stay tuned!



Nashfan	Feb 29 2012, 08:23 PM Post #98
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 42: Columbus at Chicago I entered the second half of play just one point out of the playoff spots, but 5th in my division, so I had work to do as I opened it up at Chicago to face a Blackhawks team struggling with injuries and that I just beat a few games ago. I should note one thing: I found this amazing, that in 41 games, my faceoff % was exactly 50.0%. Yes, I was 746/1492 in the first half. I thought that was really something to come in on the nose like that, and it really speaks to the realism of this game we all love. Anyway after a blistering start the Hawks have crashed back to earth, sitting at 23-14-5, tied for 4th in the West, but just 3-7 in their last 10 and coming back to the pack. I entered on a mini upsurge at 23-15-3, 6-4 in my last 10 and winner of 2 of 3 on this trip thus far. With Sanford coming off of a shutout in Anaheim and Dekanich still fatigued, I took a calculated risk and kept Sanford in net for this game, trying to ride the hot goaltender. Mason has allowed too many soft goals of late, so I decided to see what happened when I gave Sanford more than one game to prove himself. In the meantime my strategy was the same as it was last time out, which was to get up early and take the injury-riddled Hawks out of their game and force them to chase. To the United Center to kick off the second half and see if I could build on this road momentum as I enter a 4 game homestand after this. INJURIES: COLUMBUS: Dekanich fatigued CHICAGO: Emery fatigued; Lalonde, Smith, Montador, Kane, Olsen, Leddy, Frolik out; Toews DTD GOALIES: COLUMBUS: Sanford CHICAGO: Crawford The game started off slowly, as for the first 6 minutes or so neither team did much. It picked up around then, however, and unfortunately it was the Hawks who cashed in first, as Hossa found Bolland with a nice feed and he beat Sanford with a nice shot to open the scoring at 1-0 7 minutes in: From there we had a nice period where we both had our share of the puck and put some shots on net, but both goaltenders looked pretty good. Both also gave up their share of rebounds, however, and though that didn’t result in any goals to this point, it did make it perilous for the defense. At 15 minutes Segal went off for hooking and I was up a man for the first time: However the Hawk kill was good, as it was last time out, so I was unable to draw even. With a little over a minute to play, Prospal went for hooking, but on the ensuing possession Seakbrook went for roughing, quickly negating the advantage. It wasn’t the last time that this would happen in the contest: Once we were back to 4-on-4 the period ended quickly with the score 1-0. Shots were 9 apiece and I had held my own in faceoffs and in the run of play, so I was by no means out of it, but I really was having a hard time seriously testing Crawford as well. Entering the second I felt I needed the next goal or I could really be in a bind with the way the game was going. Unfortunately it didn’t take long in the next period for the Hawks to take control by doubling their lead. After a flurry of possession, Bolland and Hossa were involved again, working the puck to Seabrook for a breakway down the wing. I hooked the crap out of him, but this seemed to confuse Sanford, who ended up allowing the puck to go right past him and into the net instead of using his stick to poke it or really getting in front of it: Chicago really kept pushing the advantage at this point as I couldn’t get the puck or do anything but clear or ice it as I desperately tried to keep fresh guys on the ice and weather this storm they were throwing at me. After a couple of near-misses thanks to Sanford’s abilities, Stalberg took an interference minor and I finally had a chance to exhale: As it turned out I was able to do much better than that, as right off the faceoff I chipped the puck into the zone, where Nikitin got ahold of it. He did some good board work and then played a nice two-man cross-ice game with Tyutin, who found him perfectly with a return pass for the one-timer to cut the lead to 2-1 at the 9 minute mark, just 20 seconds into the PP: Chicago continued to dominate, but Sanford made a couple of incredible saves and I caught a couple of breaks. At the halfway mark Pahlsson was sent off for hooking, but in just 9 seconds Bolland got too anxious and went for hooking as well, negating the advantage: After things re-evened up Carter went at 15 minutes and this time the Hawks would get their full 2 minute shot at a controlling goal: However Sanford kept playing well and I cleared a couple of rebounds, and I was able to repeatedly frustrate their attempts to score on the man advantage. As the horn sounded on the second I had weathered a huge period of puck dominance by Chicago, with shots at 16-8 Hawks but with each team scoring once to keep it a one goal game heading to the third. The question was whether it would be more of the same or if I could take back the third period and push for at least a point. Needless to say, opening the third was the most pivotal time of the game. I came out and pushed hard, but the Hawks were still riding some of their momentum from the last period. However 2 minutes in Stalberg went for hooking again, and I had my golden opportunity to tie the game: I was unable to do so on the man advantage, but as the penalty ended it was clear that at least I had taken some of the wind out of their sails and that their big run of dominating play was over. So with 16 minutes left I settled in to try and see if I could somehow manage a tying goal and not give one up in return. At 8 minutes I finally broke through, as Dorsett whistled a perfect pass to Vermette deep for a pretty backhander that knotted the score at 2 and got me right back in it: At this point I shifted to full attack mode and the Hawks were unable to really slow me down. I had no interest in a long OT game, as I wanted to see if I could steal one more and then hold on. Chicago did their best to desperately intercept passes and clear the puck, but with 5 to go Seabrook went for a vicious cross-check and I had one more power play: I would make them pay for the vile hit, as Nash took the puck deep with 4 to go, swung behind the net, and then fed it in front to Prospoal, who beat a giant mass of humanity and the goaltender to somehow sneak it in to give me an improbable 3-2 lead: Chicago was out of gas at this point, and I killed the rest of the game off with relative ease. As the final horn sounded, I had a big road win over a division rival for the second time in just a few games, and Sanford had his second big win in a row: Shots were 13-8 Jackets in the third period, 33-30 Hawks for the game. Faceoffs were fairly even at 22-18. I held them scoreless on 3 PP chances and cashed in 2 of my 6, which ended up really being the major deciding factor in the game. This was a really big win, as it gave me 3 wins out of 4 on this road trip and really sets me up to make a run back into the middle of the playoff hunt on my upcoming 4 game homestand before I take to the road again for 6 in a row. Sanford really came through for me in this game, which only further muddles a goaltender situation that I haven’t been overly happy with all season. I also finally got a win in a 3-2 game, which for me is a personal victory in and of itself. I next begin my homestand with Phoenix, the team that had a spirited playoff battle with me in the first round last year. I hope to continue to build on this recent success, as I have some very tough games on the road coming up, including trips to Detroit and Nashville. Until then, goodnight from the United Center, where the final score was Columbus 3, Chicago 2. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> CHICAGO</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> 07:33</td><td>CHI</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>DAVE BOLLAND</td><td>MARIAN HOSSA, PATRICK SHARP </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:15</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRANDON SEGAL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:44</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:22</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRENT SEABROOK</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 04:08</td><td>CHI</td><td>GOAL (2:0)</td><td>BRENT SEABROOK</td><td>DAVE BOLLAND, MARIAN HOSSA </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:01</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>VIKTOR STALBERG</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:24</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:1)</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:34</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:43</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVE BOLLAND</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:25</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 02:09</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>VIKTOR STALBERG</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:59</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>DEREK DORSETT </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:19</td><td>CHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRENT SEABROOK</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:11</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL</td><td>RICK NASH </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </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">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:22</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">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">11:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.SHARP</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">2</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.BICKELL</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HOSSA</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.MAYERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">11:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.SEGAL</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">10:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.O'DONNELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">19:31</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.LEPISTO</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">16:27</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">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.STALBERG</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">17:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.SCOTT</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">12:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:22</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">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">26:53</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.SEABROOK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</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">2</td><td align="center">24:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.KRUGER</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.HJALMARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">20:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BOLLAND</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">15</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:00</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> A.SALAK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.CRAWFORD</td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:05</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">19:49</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">11</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.NASH</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">20:22</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">08:16</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:32</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:43</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</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">19:28</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">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:37</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">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:04</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:56</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:19</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:37</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</td><td 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align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:32</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.NIKITIN</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:59</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.SANFORD</td><td align="center">33</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Mar 1 2012, 09:17 PM Post #99
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 43: Phoenix at Columbus So after finishing the road trip winning 3 of 4, it was back home to start a 4 game homestand. Tonight’s opponent, Phoenix, is struggling with injuries and at 20-16-8 (4-6), sit 13th and at the tail end of the large back battling for the playoff ranks. For me, my successful trip has propelled me to 24-15-3 (6-4), sitting 9th in the conference but just 2 points out of a tie for 4th. With Sanford tired form his last 2 outings, it was time to go with Dekanich this time out with Mason in reserve. I haven’t made any line changes in quite a while, as it seems this combination keeps me competitive in most games and all of my changes to the bottom 3 lines hasn’t really increased anyone’s production much. So we’ll see if I can stretch my winning streak to 3 and go 4 out of 5 this time out as we head to the Nationwide Arena for the first of 4. INJURIES: PHOENIX: Klesla, Yandle, Nokelainen, Whitney, Chipchura out; McElhinney fatigued COLUMBUS: Sanford fatigued GOALIES: PHOENIX: LaBarbera COLUMBUS: Dekanich The first period started off pretty slow until Nash went off with the first penalty of the game at 6 minutes: From there the Coyotes took control and began hammering pucks at the net, testing Dekanich early and often. I was able to kill off this first penalty on the strength of Dekanich, but when things got back even they were still on the attack. I was on my heels for a spell until the 15 minute mark when I took a hooking penalty on Boll to save a goal: My kill lines were pretty tired but I was able to take care of the penalty thanks mainly to Nash and his ability to be a pest deep in the zone and kill time. Unfortunately I couldn’t get my tired players off the ice fast enough, and with 3 minutes to go in the period Hanzal found Korpikosi for a one-timer after the puck deflected and sat juicily in front which opened the scoring for the visitors: Gormley would take a penalty with less than 2 to go, giving me a chance to even it up before the break: As the period ended I began to seize the puck more and I forced LaBarbera to make a couple of good saves late on the PP. The horn sounded with the score at 1-0, but I still felt pretty good about the game thus far. Shots were 13-8 Phoenix but I had weathered a flurry and 2 penalty kills, and I was doing well on faceoffs. I figured if I could come out strong in the second I could perhaps put a couple past the backup netminder and really take control of the game. I came out swinging immediately, and my aggression would end up with me owning the puck for the entire period. Just 15 seconds in I took a penalty, but a return on the Coyotes 10 seconds later put us at 4-on-4: At the 5 minute mark, it all went downhill for Phoenix, as they started taking penalties at regular intervals and I started hammering pucks at LaBarbera. First it was Boedker for roughing at 5 minutes: Then it was Larsson for cross-checking at 8 minutes: Then it was Rozsival for hooking at 10 minutes: Finally it was Larsson again for hooking at 12 minutes: So to recap, I basically had 10 straight minutes of power play time. Needless to say, both teams had dead-tired lines by the end. The difference in this entire sequence was LaBarbera. He made some ridiculous, and perhaps even physiologically impossible, saves during this stretch. He saved one high on his back. He saved them low standing up. He stopped a cross-ice one-timer and not one, not 2, not 3, but 4 rebounds before I posted a wide open net, he did all but stand on his head and count the chickens in the back yard. Once the power plays were over the last 5 minutes went by quickly, but not before I posted 2 more open net attempts on rebounds and not before he made another 3 or 4 insane saves. At the end of the period, the score was still somehow 1-0. I had a 20-4 edge in shots, yes 20 shots and no goals, something I have never accomplished in a single period and might never again. I was so insanely frustrated I wanted to burn my controller, but I still had one period to play and Dekanich had played well himself, so I really only needed one goal to get back in the game. If I didn’t get it in the third, I was going to be monumentally pissed. The third was a playoff period, much akin to the series we had last year. No refs, no penalties, no rules, just good physical hockey and chances at both ends. The goaltenders also continued to work their magic. At the beginning of the period I got in an early flurry before the Coyotes took it back at me. Dekanich made a handful of great saves and I was able to sweep momentum back the other way. I kept hammering the puck at the net but the entire Coyote team was basically content to sit in front and block and clear shots, so I had a hard time getting it to the net. Finally the strategy backfired, as a deflected puck sat there, much like it did earlier in the game when the Coyotes scored, and Carter made a swift and severe spin move and fired a backhander past LaBarbera to finally get me on the board with 10 to go: After that I did nothing. The Coyotes took the faceoff and got off 2 cross-ice one-timers, which Dekanich somehow saved. For the next 10 minutes I was squarely on defense as it was all I could do to clear the puck and keep guys on the ice who could chase it. It wasn’t my favorite strategy, but in the end it worked, for when the horn sounded I had made sure I earned a point and didn’t waste Dekanich’s great effort. Shots were 12-7 Coyotes in the third and we were a combined 0/9 on power play chances. To OT we went. In OT the Coyotes took early control but Hanzal got too aggressive and took a hooking penalty at the 1 minute mark: For the next 2 minutes I would hammer pucks at LaBarbera, and for the next 2 minutes he would channel the second period and save them all. I had yet another sequence where I went shot, rebound one side, rebound other side, post, only to come up empty again. As the power play ended it looked like a shootout was in store. However Tyutin took the puck deep, did some shifty work behind the net, and sent the puck in front. It missed its intended target and went through to Wisniewski, who banged it past a wrong-skated LaBarbera for the winning tally, setting off a celebration for the home team: Shots were 7-1 in OT for the Jackets, 42-30 for the game. I was 0/7 on the PP but held them to 0/3. I took the faceoff battle 24-18 and really dominated large portions of this game. Still, it is a testament to LaBarbera that the Coyotes got a hard-earned point. I didn’t score until the third, and without the scrum in front when Carter scored I would likely have been shut out. Despite my frustration I still prevailed at the end, and these 2 points will squarely put me right back into the thick of the Western Conference race. This is a really good stretch right now where I am finding ways to win close games, and I want to continue that on this homestand. Dekanich played well and appears to be the primary goaltender for now, so I think Mason will be the odd man out. The next game features the San Jose Sharks, who just humbled me for my only loss on the trip, so I will definitely be up for that one. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was Columbus 2, Phoenix 1 in OT. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr><td> PHOENIX</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> 06:21</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:46</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JARED BOLL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:01</td><td>PHX</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>LAURI KORPIKOSKI</td><td>MARTIN HANZAL, DEREK MORRIS </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:22</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRANDON GORMLEY</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 00:16</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>AARON JOHNSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 00:26</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MORRIS</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:10</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKKEL BOEDKER</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 07:54</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:46</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>MICHAL ROZSIVAL</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:42</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 09:39</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> Overtime1 <table border="1"> <tr><td> 01:15</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARTIN HANZAL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 03:42</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN, ANTOINE VERMETTE </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">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">27:15</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:55</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">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">25:47</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">06:50</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.VERMETTE</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">14</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:25</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:41</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</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">22:51</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">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:22</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:22</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">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">19:20</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">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:38</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">11:37</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.WISNIEWSKI</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">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:29</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">09:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BOLL</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:41</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">23:31</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">62:51</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">29:56</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.VRBATA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">12:46</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">16:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.DOAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">22:54</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MORRIS</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> N.OYSTRICK</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">23:31</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:18</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.ROZSIVAL</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">25:33</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">-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">10:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> K.TURRIS</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">22:54</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.TORRES</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">08:25</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">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">11:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.BOEDKER</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HANZAL</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">16</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">17:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> O.EKMAN-LARSSON</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.KORPIKOSKI</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">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">14:35</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.GORMLEY</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">13:48</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">42</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">63:40</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.SMITH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



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Nashfan	Mar 2 2012, 09:11 PM Post #102
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 44: San Jose at Columbus After knocking off Phoenix in OT it was time to keep the homestand going against the only team to beat me on my last trip, the San Jose Sharks. I vaulted all the way up to a tie for 4th in the West thanks to my last win, which put me at 25-15-3 (7-3). The Sharks entered tied in points at 23-10-7 (5-5) but they have games in hand and are actually in a really good position in the Pacific right now. With Sanford still tired from playing 2 in a row Dekanich, who played really well last game, got the call against Niemi. I was eager to jump out early and try and pound the Sharks to avenge my road defeat, so off to the Nationwide Arena to see if I was able to do so. INJURIES: SJ: Wingels, Desjardins, McGinn, Couture out COLUMBUS: Sanford fatigued GOALIES: SJ: Niemi COLUMBUS: Dekanich Well I certainly accomplished my first goal, which was to jump out early. Carter got the faceoff, which slid to Wisniewski, who sent a long pass to Nash, who entered the zone and immediately blasted it past Niemi to give me a 1-0 lead in just 14 seconds: After some back and forth from there things looked like they were going to go very well as at the 8 minute mark I doubled my lead when Methot found Umberger with a nice pass for a one-timer from distance to beat Niemi from deep for the second time in the period: Rattled but undaunted, the Sharks began a slow process of trying to get back in the game while I pushed to try and put them away. At 14 minutes Boyle went for roughing and I had a golden opportunity to really put it out of reach after 1 period: Unfortunately I was unable to even get the puck, much less put it on net, as the Shark killers controlled. Eventually Nikitin took a hooking minor trying to get it back, and my advantage was over: When the Shark penalty was over, they went on the attack. I did a good job killing my first penalty and clearing the puck, until at the tail end I blocked a shot clean that I could get to. The puck sat there until Boyle found it and hammered it past a helpless Dekanich to cut the lead in half heading to the break: After a period I was up 2-1 but I didn’t have a particularly good feeling. Despite jumping all over them early, I had just a 9-8 shot advantage and the Sharks controlled the entire second half of the period. Coming out in the second, I felt it was important for me to push for control early, because if the downward momentum continued I wasn’t sure I could keep the lead for very long. So come out strong I did, and at 2 minutes I drew a penalty on Mitchell and I had a good chance to regain some momentum: Unfortunately my power play units were no match whatsoever for the Sharks, who gave up one shot at a time, if any at all, before being able to not only clear the puck, but move it around and kill time. It was about at this time I started to notice that the Sharks were getting away with more hooking and charging, which made the feeling I had even worse. After killing the penalty the Sharks went to work, and at 6 minutes Marleau knotted the score at 2 on another bad bounce and officially put me in panic mode, as I had lost all momentum in the game: 3 penalties in a rapid span at the halfway mark set up some interesting and brief power play situations. I took the first, San Jose followed, and then I took the third: Despite the penalties I was able to kill them off, though I got nothing on my brief power play time. With 2 to go Winchester took one more minor, and I had a good shot at taking the lead before the break: Alas I got some decent shots off this time, but Niemi turned them all away, and at the break we were tied at 2. Shots were again pretty even at 13-12 Sharks in what had been a pretty wide open period. We were now tied in shots and goals heading into what I anticipated to be an exciting third period. To describe the third, I am going to try and maintain my decorum and not use foul language. But the entire period was, to put it bluntly, one giant steaming pile of $&^#. It was total bull, as the Sharks came out and basically committed assault and battery on me every time I was even near the puck (and many times when I wasn’t) and nothing at all was called. The entire period went like this: I get puck in my own zone, one Shark hooks me, steals puck, shoots, fires rebound, I block shot, take puck, Shark then leaves both feet to charge and cross check me, no call, takes puck, shoots, I am forced to ice puck. Rinse, lather, repeat. The entire period. Still Dekanich was saving shot after shot and I was holding my own. I even figured well, if the refs aren’t calling anything I had best fight back, but as soon as I tried Pahalsson was called for phantom hooking at the 10 minute mark: They battered me on the power play but I still kept the puck out of the net. We kept on playing that way as time waned. With 2 minutes to go, the same sequence was repeating itself, only now I wasn’t even able to switch to a guy near the puck to block a shot. The puck whistled to the net from Havlat, and then for some reason one of my defenders screamed towards the net, grabbed the rebound facing my net, and I got cross-checked from behind with no call, which led to the defender putting the puck in my own net: I was so pissed I couldn’t even see straight. I played out the last 2 minutes, actually getting 4-5 shots on net, but of course those didn’t go in because Niemi was now Patrick Roy. The game ended and I spike piledrove my controller into my computer table until I almost broke it and U quickly exited out of the game, so I didn’t get any end of game pics. Shots were 17-6 in the biggest bullcrap period I have ever played in 3 seasons of using this game, and they were 17-1 until the Sharks took the lead. I never left my own zone until I was behind. The computer decided it was going to win and it did, nothing I did mattered, which is what really pissed me off and still does. So, I am not going to say any more, except to say I have another game against Edmonton tonight and we’ll see if I get a fairer shake there. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score was San Jose 3, Columbus 2. [DOHTML] <table border="1"> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr><td> SAN JOSE</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> 00:14</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>JAMES WISNIEWSKI, JEFF CARTER </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:36</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (2:0)</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>MARC METHOT, DERICK BRASSARD </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:32</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN BOYLE</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:51</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKITA NIKITIN</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:13</td><td>SJ</td><td>PPG (2:1)</td><td>DAN BOYLE</td><td>MARTIN HAVLAT, DOUGLAS MURRAY </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 02:09</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>TORREY MITCHELL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:19</td><td>SJ</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>PATRICK MARLEAU</td><td>MICHAL HANDZUS </td></tr> <tr><td> 10:44</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JARED BOLL</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:00</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYANE CLOWE</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:40</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>AARON JOHNSON</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:59</td><td>SJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRAD WINCHESTER</td><td>Roughing, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border="1"> <tr><td> 09:41</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAMUEL PAHLSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:06</td><td>SJ</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>MARTIN HAVLAT</td><td>Unassisted </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">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">17:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.CARTER</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">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:37</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">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:55</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">-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">08:17</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">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:15</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">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">26:18</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:07</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:39</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">10</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:06</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:26</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">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">20:31</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</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">1</td><td align="center">18:19</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">12:01</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:32</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">11:15</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.BOLL</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">09:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">17:05</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">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">28:05</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.DEKANICH</td><td align="center">38</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:33</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> SAN JOSE 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.BOYLE</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">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:44</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.GUITE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:22</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HANDZUS</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">6</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.BURNS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">23:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.HAVLAT</td><td align="center">1</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:30</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.MURRAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">09:55</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.PAVELSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:06</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.VLASIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">18:26</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.THORNTON</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">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:29</td> </tr> <tr><td> P.MARLEAU</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">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:57</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.DEMERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:09</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.VANDERMEER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">16:46</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.CLOWE</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">16:53</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.SHEPPARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">07:19</td> </tr> <tr><td> B.WINCHESTER</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">08:52</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.MURRAY</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">2</td><td align="center">20:12</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.MITCHELL</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">11:45</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.McCARTHY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">11:00</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> SAN JOSE 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> A.NIEMI</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:14</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.NIITTYMAKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td> </tr> </table> [/DOHTML]



Nashfan	Mar 4 2012, 05:31 AM Post #103
Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	Game 45: Edmonton at Columbus So it was time to regroup after getting royally pissed off at the last game, as my homestand continued with this game against the Edmonton Oilers. I beat them 6-2 the last time out in Canada, so I was confident I could score against them, but I was less confident I could stop them from scoring and I fully expected a shootout in this one. The Oilers entered at 22-14-8 and in 10th position, but playing well recently at 7-3 in the past 10. After my loss I went from a tie for 4th all the way down to 9th at 25-16-3 (7-3). Much worse was the fact that I lost by far my best defenseman Wisnewiski to a broken elbow that will keep him out for a month, so Savard had to step in on the top line. I expected an adjustment period at the back so I felt my back line was shaky heading into this one, so I wanted to jump out early and often if possible. Sanford was back in net for this one against Dubnyk, so it is off to the Nationwide Arena to see what went down and if I could bounce back. INJURIES: EDMONTON: Belanger, Nugent-Hopkins, Peckham, Hordichuk, Sutton, Hartkainen, Lander out COLUMBUS: Wisniewski out GOALIES: EDMONTON: Dubnyk COLUMBUS: Sanford It became evident early that a lot of goals were going to be scored as I expected, but unfortunately they were all for Edmonton at the beginning. First at just 3 minutes Eberle found Gagner to open the scoring and make it 1-0 visitors: Just a minute later Paajarvi doubled the lead to put me down a quick 2-0 inside 5 minutes: I needed to regroup quickly, and I was able to due to a bad mistake by Dubnyk. He fielded the puck at the back boards and then sent it in front right to Johansen, who quickly beat him to make it 2-1 after 8 minutes of bad goaltending at both ends: At 11 minutes Jones took the first penalty of the game, and I had the game's first power play and a chance to tie the score: And at the tail end of the power play tie it is what I did, as some great and patient puck movement by the front line players led to Umberger chipping it in and knotting the game at 2 just 13 minutes in: A couple of quick penalties on Edmonton then put me up in a 5-on-3 situation: As usual I failed to score up 2 men, but with less than 3 to go Prospal found Carter with a nice feed and the center banged it in to give me a 3-2 lead on the man advantage: With less than 2 to go Gagner took one more penalty and I had one more chance up a man in the period: This time the Oiler killers played much better and Dubnyk came up with a couple of big saves to close the period out with a 3-2 score. Shots were 16-9 Jackets in a period that saw virtually no defense and almost exclusively shooting at both ends. I had the kind of game I was expecting, but I really needed to tighten up my defense heading into the second as I would begin the period with 24 seconds of PP time. I was able to immediately take advantage of the remaining power play and seize control right off the faceoff in the second. SOme lightning fast passing led Prospal to find Nash with a sweet cross-ice feed which he deposited in the net for a 4-2 lead in just 8 seconds: Unfortunately at this point instead of being able to seize total control, I watched as Edmonton fought back. Any illusions I had of coasting to victory were quickly eliminated when Hall beat Sanford at the 5 minute mark to close the gap to 4-3: Just a minute later Barker was called for a penalty and it looked like I might be able to get the 2 goal lead right back: However the Oilers were resilient and fought off several good shots on the PP. Momentum shifted again in favor of the visitors at a gradual pace, but as the period waned it appeared they were getting back in control of the pace of the game. At 14 minutes the Oilers were finally able to tie it up at4 when Eberle found Smyth for a nice one-timer: A couple of quick penalties led to abbreviated power plays for both teams to close the period: Nothing came of the sequence, however, and at the end of 2 periods it was anyone's game at 4 apiece. Shots were 13-9 Oilers in a second that they played much better in. Heading to the third, I was unsure both if I was going to be able to keep scoring and also if I could have any hope of stopping the Oilers either. The first 5 minutes of the third were cautious, as neither team wanted to give the other the big momentum boost and lose control of the game. At the 5 minute mark Barker was whistled for hooking and I had a chance up a man to get control of the game back: In less than a minute I took it, as Umberger found Vermette for a sweet one-timer to give me a 5-4 lead. The second PP line was working well all game: A minute later Gagner took a hooking minor, and it looked like the game was more or less over: However the Oilers put up a spirited kill and cleared the puck half a dozen times or so, turning me away repeatedly. Despite my inability to score on the power play, Nash put what looked like the exclamation mark on the game with a blast at the 9 minute mark to give me a 6-4 lead: Undaunted, the Oilers fought back again, never feeling like they were out of the game. At the 12 minute mark the Oilers closed back to within one again, as this time Horcoff embarrassed Sanford by beating him with a routine one-timer high (again): At this point it was time to try and hold on, and over the next 8 minutes that's what I did. With a minute to go the Oilers pulled the goalie and made one final push for the tie. However I was able to get control of the puck fairly easily and I worked it along the boards until Brassard netted his first goal of the season on an empty net to close the scoring at 7-5: In the end Sanford had a win, but he didn't play well at all: Shots were 13-7 Jackets in the third, 38-29 for the game. I won faceoffs 24-18 and was disciplined and stayed out of the box, forcing an 0/1 on the Edmonton PP. The difference in the game was my PP, where I was 4/8. If not for that, there was no way I would have won. This was much like a stereotypical modern hockey game, with lots of skating and lots of scoring with virtually no defense. The Oilers were terrible all night at the back, and the loss of Wisniewski really hurt me as well as I was in disarray all game myself. Sanford got beat high repeatedly as he went low, prompting me to reconsider my goaltender strategy going forward despite getting the win tonight. Nash continues to be brilliant and the second power play line played well tonight, which is a good sign. The next time out I see the hated Predators for the 5th time this season to close my homestand before embarking on a pivotal 6 game road trip that spans the All-Star break. Until then, goodnight from the Nationwide Arena, where the final score in a wild one was Columbus 7, Edmonton 5. [DOHTML] <table border=1> <tr><td> COLUMBUS</td><td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr><td> EDMONTON</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> 03:21</td><td>EDM</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>SAM GAGNER</td><td>JORDAN EBERLE </td></tr> <tr><td> 04:46</td><td>EDM</td><td>GOAL (0:2)</td><td>MAGNUS PAAJARVI</td><td>GILBERT BRULE </td></tr> <tr><td> 08:09</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>RYAN JOHANSEN</td><td>Unassisted </td></tr> <tr><td> 11:20</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN JONES</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 13:00</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (2:2)</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE, RYAN JOHANSEN </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:58</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>BEN EAGER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 16:24</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>MAGNUS PAAJARVI</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 17:26</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (3:2)</td><td>JEFF CARTER</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL </td></tr> <tr><td> 18:24</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAM GAGNER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2nd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 00:08</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (4:2)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>VACLAV PROSPAL, DAVID SAVARD </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:05</td><td>EDM</td><td>GOAL (4:3)</td><td>TAYLOR HALL</td><td>SHAWN HORCOFF, ALES HEMSKY </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:33</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>CAM BARKER</td><td>Interference, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:08</td><td>EDM</td><td>GOAL (4:4)</td><td>RYAN SMYTH</td><td>JORDAN EBERLE, TAYLOR CHORNEY </td></tr> <tr><td> 14:55</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARC METHOT</td><td>Cross checking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 15:37</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>TAYLOR HALL</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 3rd period <table border=1> <tr><td> 05:12</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>CAM BARKER</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 05:57</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PPG (5:4)</td><td>ANTOINE VERMETTE</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER, FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 06:14</td><td>EDM</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAM GAGNER</td><td>Hooking, minor </td></tr> <tr><td> 09:05</td><td>CBJ</td><td>GOAL (6:4)</td><td>RICK NASH</td><td>FEDOR TYUTIN </td></tr> <tr><td> 12:10</td><td>EDM</td><td>GOAL (6:5)</td><td>SHAWN HORCOFF</td><td>TAYLOR HALL, SAM GAGNER </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:16</td><td>CBJ</td><td>ENG (7:5)</td><td>DERICK BRASSARD</td><td>R.J. UMBERGER, SAMUEL PAHLSSON </td></tr> <tr><td> 19:26</td><td>CBJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK MacKENZIE</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">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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:38</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">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:36</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">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">20:36</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">08:04</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">-2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:20</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">0</td><td align="center">15:59</td> </tr> <tr><td> F.TYUTIN</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">0</td><td align="center">18:40</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:47</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.PAHLSSON</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">11</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">13:48</td> </tr> <tr><td> V.PROSPAL</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:58</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.UMBERGER</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:29</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:25</td> </tr> <tr><td> D.BRASSARD</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:11</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JOHANSEN</td><td align="center">1</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:36</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:13</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">07:02</td> </tr> <tr><td> G.CLITSOME</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">16:17</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">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:18</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">5</td><td align="center">58:28</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</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">21:24</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:00</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.CHORNEY</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">14:40</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">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">04:28</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.HORCOFF</td><td align="center">1</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">10</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:29</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">12</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:13</td> </tr> <tr><td> M.PAAJARVI</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">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">18:05</td> </tr> <tr><td> S.GAGNER</td><td align="center">1</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">6</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:21</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.GREEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">06:03</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.SMYTH</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:07</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.JONES</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">12:25</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">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">11:27</td> </tr> <tr><td> A.HEMSKY</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">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:49</td> </tr> <tr><td> C.BARKER</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">17:42</td> </tr> <tr><td> R.WHITNEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">27:51</td> </tr> <tr><td> T.GILBERT</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">23:04</td> </tr> <tr><td> J.EBERLE</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">10</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:08</td> </tr> <tr><td> L.OMARK</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:46</td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> EDMONTON 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> D.DUBNYK</td><td align="center">37</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">59:47</td> </tr> 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lacky	Mar 4 2012, 07:59 AM Post #104
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Charter Member Posts: 391 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: April 6, 2011	lacky,4 March 2012 7:59 AM ahh... close game, I know, why Oils lost... because Peckham - the best def - was injury Yeah if they could have slowed down my offense at all I was in trouble.



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