Category: NHL

Bruins lead series 2-0

let’s start 1st period and David Krejci for the Bruins scores and not a good start for Pengs keeper Thomas Vokoun. Pengs down 1-0. 2nd period now Paul Martin finds Chris Kunitz who scores the goal and we’re tied 1-1! 3rd period now Sid the Kid Crosby… blocked by Bruins keeper Tuukka Rask! Rask had a whole bunch of saves in the 3rd period and throughout the game. 2nd overtime Patrice Bergeron!!!!!!!!!! GOAL! and the Bruins win 2-1 in 2OT to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.

OTL: (PIT) Vokoun

W: (BOS) Rask

Blackhawks lead series  2-0

Let’s start 1st period and Justin Williams goes backdoor to score for the kings, 1-0 Kings. 2nd period now, SLAVA VOYNOV!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL! And the Kings are up 2-0 and they have control of this game. Less than a minute to go in the 2nd period and Bryan Bickell, circles the goal from behind and puts the puck in the net that cuts the Kings lead to 1! 3rd Period now Bickell shoots for the  tie… Blocked by Jonathon Quick (Goalkeeper, Kings)

BLACKHAWKS 1

KINGS                   3

Blackhawks lead series 2-1.

Blackhawks lead series 1-0

Let’s start 2 minutes in and Andrew Shaw puts the puck past Jonathon Quick and the Blackhawks are up 1-0. Late 1st peirod same score and Jeff Carter shooting for the Kings but it’s blocked by Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford. 1 minutes later Bent Seabrook scores for the blackhawks and it’s 2-0. 2nd period now Bryan Bickell  gets it passes the goalie and the Blackhawks are up 3-0. Michal Handzus scores off a kings turnover, 4-0 Blackhawks.

KINGS                  2

BLACKHAWKS 4

Goalies

W: (CHI) Crawford (10-4) 29 saves

L: (LA) Quick (8-7) 13 Saves

Kings 1-7 on the road this postseason (10-1 last season)

Next Series game

Game 3- at Kings. Tuesday 9  PM ET

 

3 fights in the 1st period and Valtteri Filppula gets hurt and dosen’t return. But let’s start in the 2nd period! 0-0 and Patrick Sharp gets the long pass from Marian Hossa and puts it in the net! 1-0 Blackhawks. Goalie Corey Crawford for the Blackhawks was just Save,Save,Save on the Redwings. But 3rd period Gustav Nyquist to Zetterberg for the goal and it’s 1-1. Less then 2 minutes left in the game now and Niklas Hjalmarsson GOOOAL!! Blackhawks up 2-1 right? wrong. There was aroughing penalty called on both teams that stops the clock immediately and the play doesn’t count! But Brent Seabrook in overtime, top shelf goal! And the Blackhawks win 2-1 (for real) in OT.

Goalies

W: (CHI) Crawford (8-4) 26 Saves

L: (DET) Howard (7-7) 33 Saves

Series: Bruins lead 3-0

2nd period Bruins up 1-0. And KRUG! GOAL! That’s his 3rd goal of the series! Rangers down 2-0 and facing elimination! But less then a minute later Carl Hagelin puts one in the net to cut the lead to one. 3rd period now. Then Derek Stepan hooks the post to put the puck in the net. But then Tyler Seguin GOOOAL!!! And the Bruins are up 3-2. 2 minutes later Brian Boyle to tie the game up… YES! We are going to overtime. In OT to end the game… Chris Kreider YESSIREY! 4-3 Rangers win and The New York Rangers stay alive.

Goalies

W: (NYR) Lundqvist (5-6) 37 Saves

L: (BOS) Rask (7-4) 28 Saves

 

 

Series tied 1-1

Redwings 2-1 at home this postseason 0-0 2nd period defensive zone face-off for the the redwings 9 seconds later it’s 1-0 Redwings Nyquist with the goal. 31 seconds later The goalie stops one but he can’t stop the second Miller with the goal 2-0 Redwings.  3rd period now Patrick Kane with the goal 2-1 Redwings but the ‘hawks have the big MO. then Blackhawks EQUALIZER! But no Shaw was in the crease so the goal is waved off. Pavel Datsyuk is a defense player of the year candidate and he shows that here hitting the puck away from Kane(1st Period). Then 3rd period Datsyuk wrister top shelf goal!!!!!!!! Red wings win 3-1

DET: Datsyuk Goal (3)

DET: Howard W(6-4), 39 Saves

Penguins lead series 2-0

Late 2nd period 0-0: Tyler Kennedy  in the “lane”… GOAL! PENGS UP 1-0. 3rd Period now Chris Neal for the Sens but the shot is blocked by Tomas Vokoun! Less than a minute left and Erik Karlsson  gets called for Slashing so the Sens are a man down. They have to pull their goalie for an extra attacker and somehow, someway Daniel Alfredsson tips the puck into the net and we are going to over time unless Sidney Crosby can put into the net here… BLOCKED!. Less than a minute into OT Malkin forehand, backhand, blocked!  a minute 30 to go Daniel Alfredsson blocked by Vokoun! double OT 12 minutes to go and Colin Greening SENS WIN 2-1!!!

Penguins lead series 2-1

(PIT) Vokoun: L (4-1), 46 saves

(OTT) Alfredsson: Goal (3)

SERIES: PENGUINS LEAD 1-0

We’ll start 1st period 0-0 Sidney Crosby gets past Eric Karlsman 1-0 Pengs. 1-1 now and Sidney Crosby off the goaltender goal! Sid the kid 2 Senators 1. 2nd period Crosby from the top of the circle goal! A hat trick for Crosby! Crosby 3 Senators 1. 3-2 Pengs now. Shot from the point and Morrow gets the tip in 4-2 Pengs. Then Jean-Gabriel Pageau GOAL to put the sens  down one but it’s not enough Penguins win 4-3.

OTT 3

PIT 4

Penguins lead series 2-0

Key Player             Shots

(PIT) CROSBY           6      Hat Trick (6)

G0alkeeping

W: Vokoun

L: Lehner

 

Yesterday I published a “#1 Story” I will continue doing that except that it will be called Talk of the Town

Series: 3-1 Blackhawks prior to game

Highlights: Late 1st period Wild turnover and Jonathon Toews to Hossa GOAL! Blackhawks up 1-nil second period, Kruger around the goalie… score. 3 minutes later Hossa scores on the around the goalie to the other side. 3-1 Blackhawks now and Bickle’s shot no good rebounded by Shaw who puts it in the goal.

Box Score:

TEAM    GOALS

MIN              1
CHI               5

Key Players:

(CHI) Hossa 2 Goals (3), AST

(CHI) Kruger Goal (1), Ast

Slowly, but surely I have learned a little bit about the NHL I’ve tried to get in 3 periods of action per week.

Teams are reseeded each round

Eastern Round 1

1 Penguins vs 8 Islanders
Pick: Pengs in 5

2 Canadiens vs 7 Senators
Pick: Canadiens in 7

3 Capitals vs 6 Rangers
Pick: Rangers in 6

4 Bruins vs 5 Maple Leafs
Pick: Bruins in 5

Western Round 1

1 Blackhawks vs 8 Wild
Pick: Blackhawks in 6

2 Ducks vs 7 Redwings
Pick: Redwings in 6

3 Canucks vs 6 Sharks
Pick: Sharks in 4

4 Blues vs 5 Kings
Pick: Kings in 4

Eastern Round 2

1 Penguins vs 4 Rangers
Pick: Pengs in 5

2 Canadiens vs 3 Bruins
Pick: Canadiens in 6

Western Round 2

1 Blackhawks vs 4 Redwings
Picks: Blackhawks in 4

2 Kings vs 3 Sharks
Pick: Kings in 7

Eastern Round 3

1 Penguins vs 2 Canadiens
Pick: Pengs in 4

Western Round 3
1 Blackhawks vs 2 Kings
Pick: Blackhawks in 7

Round 4
Penguins vs Blackhawks
Pick: Pengs in 5