Here are the scores from Jan 21st's games:
1. Columbus beat Boston 3-2. Columbus won again, and came back from a 2-1 deficit. Boston is reeling right now, and they are not playing very good hockey at all. They can say it is injuries, but Ottawa and Montreal had lost more man-games to injuries than Boston, and they have managed to play well and remain in the top eight. Lucic receiving a high-stick double-minor in the last two minutes of the game pretty well gave the game to Columbus.
2. Ottawa beat St. Louis 3-2. Don't look now, but Ottawa is climbing up the standings. I honestly don't think they'll get very far in the playoffs(if they end up making it at all), but at least they seem to be playing good hockey right now.
3. The Islanders beat Florida 2-1 in the shootout. Both teams had over 30 shots apiece, so it wasn't a snooze-fest like the score would suggest. Both goalies played well from the looks of it.
4. Philadelphia beat Gabor....I mean the Rangers 2-0. The Rangers really took it on the chin in this one, as did Gaborik. For some reason that only Gaborik will ever know, Gaborik dropped the gloves and challenged Dan Carcillo to a fight. As Jennifer can attest to, Carcillo is a "tough guy" on Philly, and easily won the bout. To add insult to insult(as Gaborik's only injury was to his pride) the Rangers lost 2-0! Another shutout loss for them!
Here's another fact about this game. The Ranger players on the ice, knowing that it was their STAR PLAYER about to get pummelled, chose to just stand around picking their noses rather than intervene! He is your star player, you idiots! Take a penalty if you have to, but you've got to protect him! What would happen if you lost him for a significant amount of time due to him breaking his hand on either Carcillo's helmet or his face made of rock? I am not even a Rangers fan, and I call that gutless! PROTECT HIM!!!!
At least Philly won.
5. Carolina beat Atlanta 5-2. This one wasn't even close. Eric Staal had a had trick in this one. Considering what a dismal season he was having before getting hurt, it is amazing how well he's playing now. He will help Team Canada for sure!
6. Tampa Bay beat sad-sack Toronto 3-2. This...is...pathetic. Toronto at least got a point, but these are games that they NEED to win! Argh! Anybody want a bandwagon-jumper on their team for the remainder of the season? I don't cost a lot, and I'm housebroken.
7. Washington beat Pittsburgh 6-3. This game
was tied 3-3 at one point, and then Pittsburgh fell apart in the third period. Even though this was touted as a "rivalry" it didn't really seem that way to me. Neither Ovechkin or Crosby got into it, and there really weren't that many penalties in the game. Much ado about nothing, it looks like!
8. Detroit beat Minnesota 4-3 in the shootout. Minnesota rallied from down 3-1 but could not finish the comeback. The shootout went 8 rounds.
9. Phoenix beat Nashville 4-2. Nashville had a 2-1 lead going into the third period, but Scottie Upshall decided to take matters into his own hands and scored a hat-trick to give Phoenix the win. Nashville outshot Phoenix 43-23 but could not get the victory.
10. Chicago beat Calgary 3-1. A cure for the losing blues? Play Calgary and get a victory. Calgary is really struggling to score goals right now, and tonight was another example of this. They only had 20 shots on net, and that won't cut it the majority of the time(sometimes you can win with that tally, but not often).
11. Vancouver beat Dallas 4-3. Vancouver is on a roll! Not a lot of chances for either team(both had 23 shots), but they still managed to find some offense.
12. LA beat Buffalo 4-3 in the shootout.
13. San Jose beat Anaheim 3-1. If San Jose can play like this they have a very good chance to win the Stanley Cup. The big question is whether or not this will be the team that shows up in the playoffs, or if it will be a repeat of years past.
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Here are the scores from Jan 22nd's games:
1. Montreal beat New Jersey 3-1. The offense for the Devils looked to have disappeared again, but that is not the only reason they lost. Halak played well in net, again. I wonder if they really will trade him at the deadline, or if they will try to trade Price instead?
2. Colorado beat Nashville 2-1. Will Colorado be the Dark Horse pick for the Stanley Cup this season? It certainly looks like that could be the case.
3. Dallas beat Edmonton 4-3. This was a heart-breaker for Edmonton. They tie the game late from a puck bouncing off the Dallas player's leg, and then give up the winning goal 39 seconds later. Edmonton just continues to find ways to lose. Lottery pick for them?
Another big night of hockey coming up, and I don't want to run out of room so this concludes this one. Part 3 coming up.