Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

NJ 0 - BOS 3
Shots: 30-22 BOS
PP: NJ - 0/0; BOS - 1/2

12:42 0-1 BOS Erik Cole [35] (Zach Hamill, Dennis Wideman)PP
19:21 0-2 BOS Marco Sturm [22] (Brooks Laich, Mark Stuart)
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no scoring
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45:23 0-3 BOS David Krejci [21] (Brad Stuart, Dennis Wideman)
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Three Stars:
1st: Tuukka Rask
2nd: Marco Sturm
3rd: Erik Cole

Farm Result: Lowell 1 - Providence 1

NYI 2 - NYR 4
Shots: 39-20 NYR
PP: NYI - 0/4; NYR - 1/5

09:29 0-1 NYR Chris Drury [32] (Ryan Callahan, Cory Stillman)
15:45 0-2 NYR Simon Gagné [34] (Rostislav Klesla, Dick Tärnström)
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26:38 1-2 NYI Josh Bailey [8] (Jeff Tambellini, Kyle Calder)
27:39 1-3 NYR Chris Higgins [16] (Rostislav Klesla, Fredrik Modin)PP
28:55 1-4 NYR Artem Anisimov [21] (Dick Tärnström, Kimmo Timonen)
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48:48 2-4 NYI Kyle Okposo [27] (Jeff Tambellini, Josh Bailey)
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Three Stars:
1st: Chris Drury
2nd: Ryan Callahan
3rd: Chris Higgins

Farm Result: Bridgeport 5 - Hartford 2

TOR 3 - ATL 4
Shots: 26-15 ATL
PP: TOR - 3/5; ATL - 1/2

09:09 1-0 TOR Niklas Hagman [18] (Mikhail Grabovski, Lee Stempniak)PP
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26:04 1-1 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [34] (Zach Bogosian, Ron Hainsey)
29:21 1-2 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [35] (Todd White, Pavel Kubina)PP
33:33 2-2 TOR Nikolai Kulemin [6] (Lee Stempniak, Cody Franson)PP
37:35 2-3 ATL Rich Peverley [12] (Slava Kozlov)
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42:09 2-4 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [36] (Bryan Little)
46:52 3-4 TOR Nikolai Kulemin [7] (Radim Vrbata, Viktor Kozlov)PP
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Three Stars:
1st: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd: Nikolai Kulemin
3rd: Rich Peverley

Farm Result: Toronto 4 - Chicago 3

WSH 6 - OTT 3
Shots: 30-21 OTT
PP: WSH - 1/5; OTT - 0/4

08:15 1-0 WSH Olli Jokinen [22] (Alexander Semin)
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20:55 1-1 OTT Jason Spezza [31] (Jared Cowen, Milan Michalek)
29:43 2-1 WSH Nicklas Bäckström [31] (Olli Jokinen, Simeon Varlamov)SH
37:25 3-1 WSH Aleksey Morozov [24] (Milan Hejduk, Olli Jokinen)
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41:47 4-1 WSH Aleksey Morozov [25] (Nicklas Bäckström)PP
44:46 4-2 OTT Daniel Alfredsson [28] (Filip Kuba, Anton Volchenkov)
49:46 4-3 OTT Marc Savard [25] (Chris Campoli, Filip Kuba)
50:19 5-3 WSH Milan Hejduk [23] (Nicklas Bäckström, Karl Alzner)
51:49 6-3 WSH Aleksey Morozov [26] (Tomas Kaberle, Danny Markov)
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Three Stars:
1st: Aleksey Morozov
2nd: Olli Jokinen
3rd: Nicklas Backstrom

Farm Result: Hershey 1 - Binghamton 3

CBJ 1 - TB 2
Shots: 19-19
PP: CBJ - 0/4; TB - 0/4

no scoring
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34:21 0-1 TB Martin St. Louis [43] (Alex Tanguay, Stéphane Veilleux)
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44:05 0-2 TB Alex Tanguay [24] (Mattias Öhlund)
44:38 1-2 CBS Antoine Vermette [15] (Jakub Voracek, Mark Recchi)
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Three Stars:
1st: Martin St. Louis
2nd: Alex Tanguay
3rd: Martin Brodeur

Farm Result: Syracuse 0 - Norfolk 3

DET 3 - EDM 4
Shots: 35-19 EDM
PP: DET - 1/4; EDM - 1/7

08:45 1-0 DET Kirk Maltby [4] (Adam Pardy, Kris Draper)
11:41 1-1 EDM Andrew Cogliano [11] (Fernando Pisani, Denis Grebeshkov)PP
17:34 2-1 DET R.J. Umberger [18] (Johan Franzén, Krys Barch)
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27:45 3-1 DET Johan Franzén [37] (Henrik Zetterberg, Jimmy Howard)PP
36:39 3-2 EDM Patrik Elias [27] (Chris Summers, Ladislav Smid)
37:32 3-3 EDM Patrik Elias [28] (Mike Comrie, Chris Summers)
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49:35 3-4 EDM Jean-François Jacques [17] (Ladislav Smid, Fernando Pisani)
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Three Stars:
1st: Patrik Elias
2nd: Jean-Francois Jacques
3rd: Fernando Pisani

Farm Result: Grand Rapids 4 - Springfield 1

STL 4 - CHI 3 (SO)
Shots: 31-23 STL
PP: STL - 1/1; CHI - 1/6

15:02 1-0 STL Patrik Berglund [17] (Paul Kariya, Brad Winchester)
16:46 2-0 STL T.J. Oshie [7] (Patrik Berglund)
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25:38 2-1 CHI Brent Seabrook [10] (Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa)
32:06 2-2 CHI Patrick Kane [32] (Cam Barker, Brent Seabrook)
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42:12 3-2 STL David Backes [28] (Paul Kariya, Brad Boyes)PP
50:25 3-3 CHI Kris Versteeg [14] (Patrick Kane, Brent Sopel)PP
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Shootout
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St. Louis Blues win 3-2
St. Louis Blues - Brad Boyes, goal; Paul Kariya, goal; David Backes, goal;
Chicago Blackhawks - Jonathan Toews, goal; Marian Hossa, goal; Patrick Kane, miss;

Three Stars:
1st: Patrick Kane
2nd: Patrik Berglund
3rd: Brent Seabrook

Farm Result: Peoria 1 - Rockford 2

NSH 5 - LA 3
Shots: 31-28 LA
PP: NSH - 1/3; LA - 0/0

15:17 1-0 NAS Colin Wilson [10] (Radek Bonk)
15:35 1-1 LA Tom Poti [10] (Drew Doughty, Brayden Schenn)
16:06 2-1 NAS Martin Erat [29] (Radek Bonk, Colin Wilson)
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29:47 2-2 LA Jack Johnson [16] (Anton Gustafsson, Chris Phillips)
32:58 3-2 NAS Radek Bonk [26] (Martin Erat, Colin Wilson)PP
35:13 3-3 LA Anton Gustafsson [2] (Mats Sundin)
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49:52 4-3 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont [32] (David Legwand, Steve Sullivan)
53:49 5-3 NAS Steve Sullivan [28] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jerred Smithson)
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Three Stars:
1st: Radek Bonk
2nd: Colin Wilson
3rd: Martin Erat

Farm Result: Milwaukee 4 - Manchester 5

VAN 5 - PHX 3
Shots: 31-25 VAN
PP: VAN - 4/8; PHX - 0/2

07:46 0-1 PHO Daniel Winnik [5] (Viktor Tikhonov)
10:52 1-1 VAN Henrik Sedin [30] (Mathieu Schneider)PP
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24:37 2-1 VAN Kyle Wellwood [14] (Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Kesler)PP
28:29 3-1 VAN Kyle Wellwood [15] (Brenden Morrow, Ryan Kesler)PP
29:21 3-2 PHO Kyle Turris [14] (Martin Hanzal, Ed Jovanovski)
30:33 4-2 VAN Henrik Sedin [31] (Alex Edler, Kevin Bieksa)
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46:45 4-3 PHO Jarret Stoll [23] (Kyle Quincey, Ed Jovanovski)
48:08 5-3 VAN Daniel Sedin [37] (Henrik Sedin, Alex Edler)PP
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Three Stars:
1st: Henrik Sedin
2nd: Kyle Wellwood
3rd: Kevin Bieksa

Farm Result: Manitoba 0 - San Antonio 5


BREAKING NEWS: Luongo leaves game with apparent head injury after a nasty collision. More to come.

Key loss for Ottawa.

Big Big win against the Wings. Unfortunately the Preds picked up 2 points as well.

Another big night in the EHEC as the fight for the playoffs continues. Boston bounces back from an OT loss with a shutout of the Devils, the Rangers hit the century mark in points with their win over the Isles, and 8th seed Ottawa loses two critical points to Washington. Columbus and Tampa Bay pretty much stay neck and neck stats-wise as the Bolts take the full monty and knock Nash out for 2 weeks in the process, Chicago gets one but not the other point in a shootout loss, and the Preds take down top seeded LA as they jockey for playoff position.

Now the news we've all been waiting for:

VANCOUVER- Roberto Luongo, star goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks, will miss the next month with what team officials are calling "a head injury". The play occurred about 7 minutes into the final period, when Coyotes defenseman Kurt Sauer crashed the net hard, colliding with Luongo in what the Canucks call a "dirty play designed to gain a playoff advantage." Sauer was immediately whistled for a 5-minute major for attempt to injure. Henrik Sedin notched the insurance goal, his 37th of the season, on the ensuing powerplay. The events didn't end there, though. Sauer and winger Jared Boll dropped the gloves just seconds after Sauer was allowed to leave the box, resulting in a Boll beatdown. Then with under a minute remaining, defenseman Shane O'Brien had his turn, also beating down Sauer in a vicious fury. Despite Luongo's teammates' redemption on his behalf, and a 5-3 victory, the fans left angry and with their heads down, as they knew from the severity of the collision that Luongo would be missing significant time.

When asked for comment after the game, Canucks management offered little, saying they'd release a statement later on. Canuck players had some choice words for Kurt Sauer and the Coyotes organization, however this beat's policy prohibits the printing of excessive profanity. The Canucks did however release a brief statement from Luongo himself following the game: "Sometimes Mr. Murphy just keeps on coming back for more, this time it was me who had to take the honors." Based on the statement, it is believed Luongo suffered a potential Grade 3 concussion.

February may have proven to be a glorious month for Roberto Luongo, winning Gold at the Winter Olympics in his home country, and in the crease he calls "home" during the regular season, however with just 6 games remaining for Vancouver, their goaltender's injury couldn't come at a worse time. They hold an 8 point lead over the Edmonton Oilers, but so far this season, Luongo has played in every single game, including the rare times he's had to sub for his backup. Time will tell how much this will impact the Canucks, and much of the post-season Luongo will miss.

http://ehechockey.com/EHEC.zip will give you further details on this, and the rest of the goings on in the league.

3/5 on the PP, 15 shots On net and no points.


Solid

Well that's one way to start a rivalry. Sorry about that, Lee.

Huge night for Morozov and the top two lines, even though AO goes pointless for the first time in eleven games.

Sucks seeing Louuuu go down, which makes me want to start Neuvirth for a couple games before the playoffs start - however with this intense dogfight for the East title, I'm not sure if starting a goalie with 5 games of NHL experience is the best idea right now.

spooky: i watched the Hawks ('scuse me, da Hawks) on Versus last night and Ben Eager got in a fight like he did in the sim...wait, it's Ben Eager, guess it is not that spooky...

Baaaarely keeping ahead of Philly. Road trip continues tomorrow into Tampa, then Florida and Buffalo.

Well, Nash gets a couple weeks to rest. He should be back the day before the playoffs start. Other than that, sucks that the unbeaten in regulation streak is over. Orpik got him with 15 god damn seconds left too. No scoring title for Nash. Means it's Gaborik's to lose.

Nice write-up, Nick! Raycroft played 4 games this year..

Parker wrote:Well that's one way to start a rivalry. Sorry about that, Lee.

I hate you.

Seriously thank god O'Brien and Boll gave him a beating, at least my team defends eachother! Ooh and good for me for being smart enough not to trade Schneider at the deadline, here's hoping he can pull it together.

Penguin wrote:Nice write-up, Nick! Raycroft played 4 games this year..

Thank you, sir. Given the caliber player and the significance of the timing/injury it needed to be done. Besides, I don't do enough of them as is.