NHL. Regular Season
“SE” is the three main events of the day playing in the NHL
Ovechkin: DOUBLE AND VICTORY OVER Nash
away games, “Washington” against the “Rangers” across the ocean was announced through a duel main sniper teams – Alexander Ovechkin and Rick Nash. Prior to this game advantage over the Russians Canadian snipers in the dispute was 7 points, but in five of the six previous matches Alexander was not able to update my personal balance recruited glasses. Nash also was marked by special feats only previous game with “Boston” interrupted a series of eight games without a goal, but it did not make him a confrontation with Ovechkin less acute: at the end of December, the Canadian striker scored a hat-trick against “capital” being the top scorer of the championship at the time.
After the recent defeat of the “Nashville”, put “Washington” on the brink of relegation from the cup area, a mentor, “Capitals” Barry Trotts decided to dissolve Ovechkin and his usual partner Niklas Bekstrema for different triples. The reason for this decision was the statistics: in seven matches Swede and Russian scored only 6 (2 + 4) points at a total index of usefulness of “-1″. Previous “divorce” of the ligament Trotts undertook at the end of October, when the center forward Ovechkin and Joel Ward became rookie Andre BURAKOVSKY, but the experiment lasted only two games. After that Niklas and Alexander again began to play together, and one of the three has been sent to them strongman Tom Wilson.
Do not go unnoticed Trottsa and fine Ovechkin for simulation, resulting in a collision with defender of “Predators” in Roman Yossi the second period of the previous match. “I did not like the decision of the judges. Yossi stuck his stick in Ovechkin skates, it was not possible to avoid this – his skates were blocked. Alexander embellished violation? Look, he has the speed was under a hundred miles per hour, I am surprised that Ovechkin fell ten seconds earlier, did not “draw” a violation. It’s was the second step. And when he fell and went some distance, the judge called it “embellishment” of a violation. If they are properly responded to the first point, this problem there were no “, – said Trotts taking Ovechkin under protection.
In any case, the decision of head coach,” Washington “were correct. Ovechkin opened the scoring in the fifth minute of the meeting, picked up the puck in the neutral zone and scored Cam Talbot biting wrist with the middle distance. And after the hosts came to life by answering this two washers in the end of the period, Ovechkin scored again. At this time, Alexander scored in the majority, and the transfer of Russian citizen on pure ice gave his faithful squire Backstrom. “You know, it’s like a marriage between husband and wife – it is sometimes very useful to spend a weekend apart,” – said Barry Trotts.
At the start of the third period, “Washington” failed to take decisive force, and the main architect of the victory unexpectedly fourth link was forward Jason Chimera, do not score from 4 February. At intervals of three minutes Chimera designed scoring double that allowed “Washington” dial key two points, and break away from the relegation zone by 4 points lost. “Well, can not do all the same Ovie one! I must help him – said with a smile after the game Chimera. – I can not score as beautiful as Alex, my goal is to get to the goal area and score anything trash . When you’re in the right place, the puck itself will find you “.
” A huge, important victory. It is very important to score all three, and it takes on a special significance in the playoffs, “- said Ovechkin who reached the mark of 49 goals in a season. To the sixth time in his career scoring dial fifty dollars, Alexander has 6 games.
beauty from Jagr
“Florida “Jaromir Jagr unwittingly helped” Washington “, beating visiting one of the main contenders for the” wild card “” Ottawa “. 43-year veteran, as well as Ovechkin scored two goals, and his winning goal midway through the third period deserves some words. Get the puck in the opponent’s blue line on the wrong backswing Czech beat a defender, left the gate, and then deceived the goalkeeper and sent round to the opposite corner. “Last time I performed a similar trick in 1994. Surprisingly, after 20 years, it still works. I myself was surprised. Apparently, it worked because before the match I went to church,” – said Jagr.
The victory helped the “Panther” almost catch up “Ottawa” and not allowed to increase the lag from the last line of the cup. At the moment, the “Florida” behind “Boston”, closing the zone playoffs, four points, having with “Bruins” on the remaining 6 matches. “Jaromir today was our best player, he scored a crucial goal in the end. He works hard, struggling, he is competitive. Jagr gets a lot of playing time and carries a great benefit to the team,” – said the coach “Florida” Gerard Gallan.
Datsyuk: GOL, PAS and hitting
Pavel Datsyuk, who conducted his second match after recovering from injury, participated in the “attraction of unprecedented generosity,” which made a “Islanders” and “Detroit” on ice “Nassau Coliseum” in New York. In the first ten minutes of the game, viewers saw 6 goals, but the benefits neither team could not achieve.
When the 16 seconds of the second period, “Islanders” struck for the fourth time starting goalkeeper, “Detroit” Peter Mrazek, a mentor, “Red Wings’ Mike Babcock not lost his nerve, and he replaced the failed Czech acting on Jimmy Howard. Babcock counterpart Jack Capuano remained unmoved, and did not “pull” Yaroslav Galaka that, as a result, was able to bring the team to victory with a score of 5: 4.
Datsyuk goal was scored in the middle of the second period, but surprisingly was the last in this match. Russians successfully struggled most to finishing.
“I thought our team was ready for the match that we are ready to work. And the puck over and over again was provided in our gate. Got what they deserved. In the last I often have the time to talk about discipline, it becomes a big disappointment, “- admitted after the match Babcock, whose team lost to” The Islanders “9 of their last 13 matches.
March 29 Sunday
“New Jersey” – “Anaheim” – 1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1). Goals : Kesler – 20 (Visnievski), 17:07 – 0: 1. Boshmen – 10 (Palmieri, Fleischmann), 41:39 – 0: 2. Zubrus – 4 (Greene, Elias), 56:35 – 1: 2. Goalkeepers : Schneider (58:22) – Gibson. PIM : 2 – 4. Throws : 27 (11 + 11 + 5) – 25 (9 + 8 + 8).
“Winnipeg” – “Chicago” – 3: 4 (0: 1, 3: 1, 0: 2). Goals : Show – 14 (pp., Saad, Kate), 18:30 – 0: 1. Bayfulen – 17 (pp.), 24:34 – 1: 1. Wheeler – 25 (Men., Myers, Ladd), 27:40 – 2: 1. Richards – 12 (Oduyya, Vermette), 36:19 – 2: 2. Bayfulen – 18 (pp. Ladd, Stafford), 39:34 – 3: 2. Sharpe – 14 46:27 – 3: 3. Toews – 25 (Hyalmarsson, Hossa), 59:29 – 3: 4. Goalkeepers : Pavelets – Crawford. PIM : 6 – 8. Throws : 34 (6 + 15 + 13) – 24 (7 + 8 + 9).
“Pittsburgh” – “San Jose” – 3: 2 B (2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0). Goals : Hernkvist – 24 (Winnick, Cole), 7:08 – 1: 0. Kunitz – 17 (pp., Crosby, Pulo), 8:04 – 2: 0. Smith – 7 (Brown, Gudrou) 26:44 – 2: 1. Couture – (25 pp., Marlene Burns) 35:38 – 2: 2. Winning bullet : Perron. Goalkeepers : Fleury – Stelok. PIM : 12 – 4. Throws : 33 (9 + 11 + 13 + 0) – 32 (12 + 7 + 8 + 5). Our : Malkin (17: 36/2/0) – -.
“Caroline” – “Boston” – 1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1). Goals : Spooner – 7 (Pastrnyak, Makkuayd) 2:21 – 0: 1. Coat of arms – 8 (Terry Biega), 39:38 – 1: 1. Pastrnyak – 10 (Cederberg, Crag), 64:23 – 1: 2. Goalkeepers : Khudobin – Rusk. PIM : 6 – 6. Throws : 31 (8 + 12 + 9 + 2) – 30 (10 + 9 + 8 + 3). Our : Semin (15: 13/2 / -1) – -.
“Ottawa” – “Florida” – 2: 4 (0 : 0, 0: 2, 2: 2). Goals : Jagr – 14 (pp., Yuberdo, Kulikov), 27:46 – 0: 1. Jokinen – 8 (pp., Bolland, Campbell), 35:49 – 0: 2. Karlsson – 20 (pp., Stone, Terris), 44:43 – 1: 2. Jagr – 15 (Yuberdo), 53:57 – 1: 3. Pago – 7 (Hoffman, Ceci) 57:39 – 2: 3. Bolland – 5 (varied., Ae, Mitchell) 59:04 – 2: 4. Goalkeepers : Anderson (58:10 – 58:23, 58:28 – 59:04) – Ellis. PIM : 14 – 14. Throws : 27 (9 + 7 + 11) – 37 (14 + 14 + 9). Our : – – Kulikov (22: 44/1 / + 1).
“Islanders” – “Detroit” – 5: 4 (3 : 3, 2: 1, 0: 0). Goals : Tatar – 28 (Dekeyser), 0:39 – 0: 1. Miller – 5 (Yurcho, Glendening) 1:46 – 0: 2. Nelson – 19 (pp., Vishnovski, Hemonik), 4:01 – 1: 2. Strom – 16 (Tavares), 5:38 – 2: 2. Okposo – 16 (pp., Tavares, Leddy), 9:02 – 3: 2. Kronwall – 9 (Datsyuk), 9:54 – 3: 3. Nielsen – 14 (pp., Tavares, Leddy), 20:16 – 4: 3. Clutterbuck – 7 (Men.) 23:57 – 5: 3. Datsyuk – (24 pp., Tatar, Zhidlitski), 30:20 – 5: 4. Goalkeepers : Galak – Mrazek (Howard, 20:16, 58:16 – 59:06, 59:29). PIM : 8 – 10. Throws : 27 (10 + 12 + 5) – 25 (9 + 11 + 5). Our : Kulemin (16: 39/1 / + 1) – Datsyuk (18: 36/3/0).
“Nashville” – “Calgary” – 2: 5 (1: 2, 0: 2, 1: 1). Goals : Yossi – 15 (Santorelli, Yarnkrok), 6:17 – 1: 0. Boomers – 15 (Backlund), 9:13 – 1: 1. Russell – 4 (Monahan, Hudler), 17:46 – 1: 2. Ferland – 1 (Shore, Steydzhan), 26:57 – 1: 3. Hudler – 28 (Engelland) 31:53 – 1: 4. Jones – 7 (Ribeiro, Yossi) 49:55 – 2: 4. Boomers – 16 (ae, Hudler, Engelland), 59:30 – 2: 5. Goalkeepers : Hutton (49:13 – 49:55, 57:34 – 59:30) – Hiller. PIM : 2 – 2. Throws : 29 (9 + 11 + 9) – 30 (10 + 13 + 7). Our : Volchenkov (14: 09/2 / -1) – -.
“Rangers” – “Washington” – 2: 5 (2 1: 0: 1, 0: 3). Goals : Ovechkin – 48 (Ward, Carlson) 4:32 – 0: 1. Hays – 15, 18:10 – 1: 1. Brassar – 16 (Zuccarello, Autumn, McDonagh), 19:11 – 2: 1. Ovechkin – 49 (pp., Backstrom, Niskanen) 31:17 – 2: 2. Chimera – 6 (Fehr, Laiho) 44:41 – 2: 3. Chimera – 7 (Laiho, Fehr), 47:40 – 2: 4. Johansson – 18 (ae, Brouwer), 57:37 – 2: 5. Goalkeepers : Talbot (57:32 – 57:37) – Holtby. PIM : 8 – 10. Throws : 25 (12 + 6 + 7) – 31 (8 + 9 + 14). Our : – – Kuznetsov (14: 35/3/0), Ovechkin (16: 29/4/0).