mpt Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The Washington Capitals would like to thank Florida for a hard fought series, they battled hard and hurt a lot of players. We look forward to battling Carolina yet again. Hopefully guys can step up for their injured teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yes, Craig Smith back in the line-up. Game 4 Starting Line-up: R.J. Umberger - Joe Thornton - Matthew Halischuk Nick Spaling - Craig Smith - Martin Erat Josh Shalla - Michael Latta - Patric Hornqvist Teemu Laakso - Paul Gaustad - Jaromir Jagr Jay Bouwmeester - Shea Weber Mattias Ekholm - Jonathon Blum Chris Butler - Bruno Gervais Pekka Rinne Chet Pickard Scratches: None Injuries: C David Legwand - 4 games (MCL Sprain) LW Gabriel Bourque - 10 games (MCL Sprain) LD Roman Josi - 24 games (Broken Leg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Three Stars: 1. Pekka Rinne, 1.00 GAA, .966 SV%. 2. Michael Latta, 2 aseista. 3. Whoever scored the GWG, missed it due to PS3 shutdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnNuck Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Game 4 starting, Coyotes looking to tie the series. Period 1 Nashville gets on the powerplay 2 minutes in, and Craig Smith scores to make it 0-1. Rinne with amazing saves 8 minutes in. Shinnimin wins the faceoff for Ekman-Larsson who doesn't think twice and buries one 16 minutes in. We're now tied at 1. Phoenix on the powerplay with 2 minutes left to play, but no success. First period ends at 1-1. Shots 12-9 for Phoenix. Period 2 Korpikoski tries to sneak one past Rinne but hits the post and Rinne covers 5 minutes in. This time he manages to move the puck into the net, Coyotes go up 2-1 with 7 minutes left. Thornton ties the game with 9 seconds left in the second with a wrister. Tied at 2, shots 25-22 for Phoenix. Period 3 Penner scores on a giveaway to make it 3-2 with 11 minutes to go. 2 minutes later Hanzal makes no room for error as he buries a perfect feed from Korpikoski, 4-2 lead for Phoenix. Backlund shoves the puck in and makes it 5-2 with 1.48 left to play. Coyotes take game 4 5-2 to tie the series. Shots 41-26 for Phoenix. Three stars 1. Dustin Penner, 1 goal, 1 assist. 2. Lauri Korpikoski, 1 goal, 1 assist. 3. Jimmy Howard, 2.00 GAA' .923SV%. Series shifts back to Shea Weber for Game 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Game 5 from Nashville, Tennessee 1st Period: Matthew Halischuk opens the scoring early in the first to give NSH the early lead. Shinnimin ties it up on a deflection. Joffrey Lupul snipes on the powerplay to give PHX a 2-1 lead. 2nd Period: Backlund's one-timer finds the back of the net. 3-1 PHX Thornton to the box for 2 for a vicious boarding penalty. PHX fails to capitalize. 3rd Period: Thornton scores on a wraparound to get NSH within 1. 3-2 PHX Michael Latta takes a feed from Shalla and banks it off the back of Howard's pad to tie it up with less than a minute left. Overtime: Vallerand nails a one-timer top corner to win it for PHX in OT PHX up 3-2 in the series heading back to Glendale. 3 Stars:Joe Thornton (1 goal, 1 assist)Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist)Brendan Shinnimin (1 goal, 1 assist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Ugh. It's like watching a good 17 day long movie with no climax. What a let down;( Looking to acquire top 5 pick. Schenn, Pakarinen, my first all up for negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnNuck Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Back in Jobing.com arena where the Predators are facing elimination, will they live for Game 7? We'll see as the puck drops in Game 6. The Coyotes get a penalty to kill 2 minutes in. Craig Smith scores on the powerplay to get an early lead. Mikael Backlund answers with a wrister to tie it up 9.12 minutes in. Predators' turn to kill a penalty. Vallerand slaps it home on the PP to take a 2-1 lead late in the first. Coyotes head into the 2nd period with a 2-1 lead. Shots 15-4 for Phoenix. 2nd period At 11.02, Yandle sits for 2 minutes on a roughing penalty. Coyotes manage to kill the penalty, as Bouwmeester hits the post in the final seconds of the PP. With 4.14 left in the period, Michalek makes it 3-1 with a bomb from the blueline. A minute later, Cogliano increases the lead to 4-1. Shots 30-18 after second. Period 3 Nashville changes their goalie, Chet Pickard skates between the pipes. Phoenix takes a stupid penalty with 8 seconds left. Scoreless third and Coyotes are hesding into WCF! Shots 52-25 for Phoenix. 3 stars 1. Marc-Olivier Vallerand, 1 goal and 1 assist. 2. Jimmy Howard, 1.00 GAA, .960SV%. 3. Zbynek Michalek, 1 goal and 1 assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Good series, Phoenix. Good luck on your quest for the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Jesus, 52 shots against ... My team played like absolute garbage these last few games. At least Pickard was solid in the 3rd, stopping all 22 shots against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnNuck Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Great series, thank you. I think my team hasn't had that many shots on goal EVER. I'm so happy right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS91 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hey Mini Kangaroo just wanted to ask before hand. Is it okay if I watch some of our games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I was hoping to play CGY in the WCF. Given what happened in the regular season, he likely wouldn't have much of a team left after a 7 game series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS91 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Haha glad your teams been eliminated I was dreading the fact that I may have to face you if I can win this battle of Alberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydews Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 omg WSH again -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 After a disappointing first round exit, the Panthers have made some changes. First firing the coaching staff and stripping Erik Johnson of captaincy. More changes to come in the not too distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS91 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Game 1 Game one just getting underway in Calgary in this round 2 matchup.The battle of Alberta looks like it will be an entertaining high scoring affair. Calgary is still dealing with some Injuries as Kwiet and Rutkowski are out for the rest of playoffs and Watson will be dropping from wing to D to cover. 1st Period Hayes (CGY) opens scoring Kostitsyn (CGY) gets another quick one 20 seconds after Kostitsyn (CGY) snipes in another from the slot with 10 seconds remaining in period Shots after first 11-4 CGY 2nd Period No scoring Shots 21-13 CGY 3rd Period Eberle (EDM) scores with 11 minutes to go to bring EDM within 2 Kostitsyn (CGY) Beats schnieder with 10 seconds to go to complete the hat trick Calgary leads series 1-0 Final score: 4-1 CGY Shots: 32-23 CGY Three stars: Kostitsyn, Hayes, Irving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 omg WSH again -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS91 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Game 2 1st: Plekanec Van Riemsdyk Hayes 2nd: Byfuglien 3rd: Morin Gormley Plekanec CGY wins 5-2 and takes 2-0 series lead with series heading up north to Edmonton shots 39-27 CGY. Three stars: Plekanec, Morin, Irving Bolland injures his leg and is out for next 3 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS91 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Calgary keeps the streak going winning Game 3 with a score of 6-1 three stars: Irving, Kane, Hayes. Calgary goes up 3-0 in the 2nd round series and are on a 7 game win streak in the playoffs. Game 4 about to get started at Rexall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS91 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Edm gets a goal late in the 3rd to tie it sending the game to overtime. Who else but Eberle to come up clutch to keep EDM playoffs alive. Score is now 2-2 at the start of OT And Bozak comes up big with a rebound goal on the PP 5 minutes into overtime. Final score 3-2 EDM series now 3-1 heading back to the Saddledome ending Calgarys streak. Three stars: 1. Bozak 2. Schneider 3. Irving Shots: 47-31 EDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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