Printer-friendly versionECHL Game Night: 3-30-13
Submitted by mike on March 31, 2013 - 06:52
Florida Everblades 6 vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3
W Alex Hutchings, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 40 GP, 14-20-34, E, 30 PIM
D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, +1, 2 SOG, 2 PIM (slashing)
Season totals: 50 GP, 4-12-16, +6, 31 PIM
F Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 3 GP, 2-1-3, -3, 5 PIM
(Syracuse Crunch contract)
D Daniel Milan, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 43 GP, 2-6-8, +5, 56 PIM
D Pat Nagle, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 31 GP, 14-9-3, 3.02 GAA, 797 S / 882 SA (.904 SV%)
Florida, which struck first and rattled off six of the game's first seven goals, swept the four-game series with Orlando to conclude the regular season in convincing fashion. At the end of the evening, the Everblades again found themselves tied in points with Gwinnett for the South Division title and the third-seed in the pending playoffs but the Gladiators hold the tiebreaker so Florida instead takes the fourth-seed and is slotted to face Elmira in the first-round. Jesse Decker stopped 25 of 28 shots to backstop the Everblades to yet another victory with him in net. Deckert finishes his brief regular season 9-1-1 with a team-best 2.40 GAA and .916 SV%. Dan Milan (scratch), Alex Hutchings (AHL) and Pat Nagle (AHL) were again inactive. Florida and Elmira are scheduled to begin quarterfinals action Friday night.
NCAA Game Night: 3-30-13
Submitted by chad on March 30, 2013 - 23:44
(Midwest-3) Minnesota State Mavericks 0 vs (Midwest-2) Miami RedHawks 4
Midwest Region Semifinals
F Jimmy Mullin, MIA: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 38 GP, 6-8-14, E, 14 PIM
Adam Wilcox’s former goaltending partner Ryan McKay stopped all 20 shots he faced to lead the RedHawks to the Midwest Region Finals on Sunday. Jimmy Mullin was scoreless in the match, and took a nasty knee-on-knee hit on Saturday. Miami will face Midwest No. 4 St. Cloud State.
(West-4)Yale Bulldogs 4 vs. (West-2) North Dakota 1
West Region Finals
F Brendan O’Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 29 GP, 2-8-10, E, 20 PIM
North Dakota allowed four third period goals to Yale – alma mater of Lightning radio play-by-play voice Dave Mishkin – in what turned out to be North Dakota’s final game of the season. After starting the last handful of games on the first line, O’Donnell was on the fourth line on Saturday. The Lightning prospect was in and out of the lineup all year, but had found a place recently. He will enter his junior season next fall. Yale will play UMass-Lowell in the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh.
(East-4) Canisius Griffins 3 @ (East-1) Quinnipiac Bobcats 4
East Region Semifinals
F Matthew Peca, QU: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 36 GP, 12-14-26, +13, 32 PIM
Cinderella Canisius College – alma mater of the Lightning’s Cory Conacher – held a 3-1 lead on the top team in the country eight minutes into the third period before Peca scored his 12th of the season. The Bobcats scored two just over two minutes later then again three and a half minutes after that to advance to the East Region Finals on Sunday vs. third-seeded Union College, which beat Boston College. Cory Conacher’s brother, Shane Conacher, will play for the Griffs next season.
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Practice Notes: 3-30-13
Submitted by chad on March 30, 2013 - 17:15
Bolt Prospects' Mike Gallimore made it out to Lightning practice today and had the chance to chat with new Bolts coach Jon Cooper. Some notes:
* Cooper said Cory Conacher's limited minutes last night weren't punitive. He thought Conacher played well and noted Cory created a couple scoring chances.
* Conacher's and Pyatt's ice time got clipped due to Cooper's decision to go heavy with a couple lines, especially Killorn-Stamkos-St. Louis.
* Cooper volunteered that - despite 89's hot start - Conacher is still an unfinished product at the NHL level.
* The Lightning did a number of situational drills today, with particular emphasis on puck retrieval and zone exits.
* Cooper noted that the team is in flux and it's going to take time, but felt the team rebounded well after first period of "throwing pucks up the wall."
* Cooper praised new Lightning prospect Andrej Sustr for his debut. He said Sustr kept earning additional shifts. Cooper was impressed with how calm Sustr played in his NHL debut.
* Cooper was excited when talking about Alex Killorn. He said it took Killorn about 10 games last year in Norfolk to figure out the pro game - and then Killorn took off.
* Cooper said Killorn has been instrumental on the top line as puck retriever for St. Louis and Stamkos.
* The team scrimmaged 4-on-4 today. Cooper said it served as a fun activity, but also that he believes in preparing thoroughly for non-5v5 situations.
ECHL Game Night: 3-29-13
Submitted by mike on March 30, 2013 - 08:49
Florida Everblades 5 vs. Orlando Solar Bears 1
W Alex Hutchings, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 40 GP, 14-20-34, E, 30 PIM
D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, +1, 1 SOG, 2 PIM (slashing)
Season totals: 50 GP, 4-12-16, +6, 31 PIM
F Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 3 GP, 2-1-3, -3, 5 PIM
(Syracuse Crunch contract)
D Daniel Milan, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 43 GP, 2-6-8, +5, 56 PIM
D Pat Nagle, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 31 GP, 14-9-3, 3.02 GAA, 797 S / 882 SA (.904 SV%)
Florida struck twice in the first period and three more times in the final frame before Orlando was able to muster a single goal of its own en route to a decisive and fourth-straight victory. The win pushed the Everblades into a first-place tie with Gwinnett for the the South Division crown and the current fourth-seed spot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Gwinnett holds the tiebreaker while both clubs have just a single game remaining, so only an Everblades victory and a Gladiators loss will see Florida take the South Division title and thereby the third-seed for the upcoming playoffs. Jesse Deckert stopped 28 of 29 Solar Bears shots to improve his record to an impressive 8-1-1. Deckert also boasts a team-best 2.34 GAA and .918 SV%. Dan Milan was a scratch while Alex Hutchings and Pat Nagle remain with AHL Syracuse. Florida (38-22-11, 87 PTS) closes its regular season at home against Orlando (28-36-7, 63 PTS) Saturday night.
NCAA Game Night: 3-29-13
Submitted by chad on March 30, 2013 - 00:25
(West-3)Niagara Purple Eagles 1 vs. (West-2) North Dakota 2
NCAA Tournament
F Brendan O’Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 28 GP, 2-8-10, E, 20 PIM
Brendan O’Donnell started on North Dakota’s first line as the team in green beat the Purple Eagles, 2-1 in the West Regional Semifinals. North Dakota entered the third period down 1-0, but by the 3-minute mark had the lead they needed. They will play Yale in the regional finals for the right to go to the Frozen Four.
(West-4)Yale Bulldogs 3 @ (West-1)Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 (OT)
NCAA Tournament
G Adam Wilcox, MIN: OT Loss, 23 saves on 26 shots
Season totals: 39 GP, 25-8-5, 1.88 GAA, .921 sv%, 3 SO
Minnesota fought back from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime, but the Bulldogs completed the upset of the Gophers with an overtime-winning goal nine seconds into the extra period. Minnesota’s defenseman turned over the puck behind Wilcox’s net and the Yale’s Kenny Agostino – traded to Calgary in the Jarome Iginla deal earlier this week – fed Jesse Root in the slot for the winning goal. Wilcox had no chance at the game-winner. He finished his freshman season among the best goalies in the conference, and will be a big part of the Gophers’ season next year – its first in the new Big 10 hockey conference.
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NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 3-29-13
Submitted by chad on March 30, 2013 - 00:09
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(9)Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 @ (8)Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6
Rouyn-Noranda wins best-of-7 first round series, 4-1
W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 2-1-3, +2, 0 PIM, 7 SOG, 1 Hit, *Second Star*
Playoff totals: 5 GP, 3-6-9, +7, 4 PIM
Season totals: 33 GP, 29-34-63, +17, 14 PIM
With R-N: 27 GP, 26-27-53, +18, 12 PIM
With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM
Nikita Kucherov (pictured) scored twice and Jean-Sebastien Dea (undrafted) had a hat trick to lead the Huskies to the second round of the QMJHL playoffs. Rouyn-Noranda rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to win.
(3)Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 @ (14)Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2
Blainville-Boisbriand wins best-of-7 first round series, 4-1
C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 1-1-2, -1, 0 PIM, 5 SOG, 1 Hit
Playoff totals: 5 GP, 2-3-5, +1, 4 PIM
Season totals: 63 GP, 27-56-83, +29, 103 PIM
The Armada advanced to the second round with a 3-2 win over the Titan. Cedric Paquette tied the game at two late in the second period on the power play. B-B won the game in the third period.
(7)PEI Rocket 1 @ (10)Val-d’Or Foreurs 3
Val-d’Or leads best-of-7 first round series, 3-2
D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 1-0-1, +2, 3 SOG, 3 Hits
Playoff totals: 5 GP, 2-1-3, +3, 0 PIM
Season totals: 55 GP, 6-33-39, +20, 65 PIM
Val-d’Or took a 3-1 series lead with a big 3-1 home win on Friday. Sergeev scored his second career playoff goal, into an empty net while shorthanded. Game 6 is Sunday in Charlottetown.
Ontario Hockey League
(W5)Sudbury Wolves 1 @ (W4)Brampton Battalion 0 (OT)
Sudbury wins best-of-7 Western Conference Quarterfinals, 4-1
D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
Playoff totals: 5 GP 2-2-4, E, 2 PIM
Season totals: 68 GP, 2-27-29, -8, 57 PIM
Brampton started back-up goalie Jake Smith, and the move nearly worked as he carried a shutout into overtime. Sudbury, who was outshot 10-5 in the extra session, advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals with the win. Blujus played his last game in Brampton as the team is moving to North Bay next year. Blujus will return to juniors next season. After a slow year offensively, he came in the game’s final two weeks and in the playoffs. He remains a prospect to watch in the Lightning system.
(W5)Guelph Storm 2 (W4)Kitchener Rangers 4
Kitchener wins best-of-7 Western Conference Quarterfinals, 4-1
C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM
Playoff totals: 5 GP, 0-3-3, E, 6 PIM
Season totals: 52 GP, 11-51-62, +18, 94 PIM
Richard’s junior career ended on Friday night as the Storm fell to division rival Kitchener, 4-2. The Rangers won the series, 4-1. Richard, who was brought to the Lightning-Leafs game last week, can join the Syracuse Crunch, who are desperate for forwards, should the Lightning decide to sign him or coordinate a tryout agreement with the Crunch. Richard had a fine year, setting career highs in assists, points, plus/minus, and penalty minutes.
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AHL Game Night: 3-29-13 Crunch at Admirals
Submitted by pete on March 29, 2013 - 21:47
Third Period collapse in Norfolk.
SYR-4
NOR-5 (OT)
Riku Helenius allowed 5 goals on 30 shots for the loss. So much for getting over the .900 save percentage line. No wonder the Lightning are rumored to be trying to sweet talk Bratislava into letting Jaroslav Janus come back.
First Period
SYR Connolly, (27) (Jacques), 3:51
SYR Neilson, (1) (Gauthier, Wyman), 17:07
NOR Maroon, (19) (Bonis, McMillan), 19:46
Second Period
SYR Hutchings, (3) (Cote, Namestnikov), 18:59
Third Period
SYR Sexton, (7) (Brown, Wyman), 0:10
NOR Smith-Pelly, (11) (McMillan), 0:50
NOR Wagner, (7) (Pelley), 2:46
NOR Maroon, (20) (Guenin, Vatanen), 8:49 (PP)
Overtime
NOR Maroon, (21) (Sarault, Vatanen), 1:41 (PP)
I've said it many times, a 3 goal lead in the final frame in pro hockey is supposed to be a death sentence. When you cough up a lead like that, it lingers like a bad stench for a while. When you cheat the reaper like Norfolk did, it can propel you.
The news is bad with Bingo and Providence winning tonight. The Crunch now are tied with the Bruins and tied in points (and in their division) with Binghamton. Rematch with Norfolk tomorrow night. 9 games are left in the regular season, and every single precious point matters now.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
NHL Game Night: 3-29-13 Devils at Lightning
Submitted by pete on March 29, 2013 - 21:36
Jon Cooper knows the way to the pay window.
NJ-4
TB-5 (SO)
Mathieu Garon allowed 4 goals on 25 shots, but was 2 for 2 in the PS session for the victory. He was pretty dreadful tonight, but the Lightning picked him up.
First Period
NO SCORING
Second Period
05:50 NJ Loktionov (7), (D'Agostini, Greene)
06:41 NJ Kostopoulos (1), (unassisted)(PS)
08:00 TB Stamkos (24), (St. Louis, Aulie)
10:26 TB Thompson (7), (Panik, Gudas)
13:58 NJ Greene (3), (D'Agostini, Zidlicky)(PP)
Third Period
02:39 NJ Carter (4), (unassisted)(SH)
07:11 TB Stamkos (25), (Killorn)
19:44 TB Killorn (5), (Stamkos, Carle)
Overtime
NO SCORING
Shootout
NJ- NONE
TB- Purcell, Hedman
Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn were the game's first and third stars. Coach Cooper saw just what a special player he inherits in Stamkos tonight. Everytime the Lightning looked ready to implode, Stammer got a big goal, and then he had the cool assist on Killorn's game tying tally with the extra attacker.
Love that the effort level is back from the entire team.
Killorn had 1 goal and 1 assist and was +2 with 2 shots, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 20:52.
Andrej Sustr had 1 shot and 1 blocked shot in 13:07 in his NHL debut. High praise for a rookie defenseman: I didn't notice him.
Tyler Johnson had 1 hit and was 67% on draws in 14:26.
Richard Panik had a helper and was +1 with 1 shot in 12:25.
Ondrej Palat was +1 with 3 hits in 12:52.
Radko Gudas had a helper and was +1 with 7 penalty minutes, 2 shots, 6 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:23. Pretty standard for Radko's office hours.
Cory Conacher was +1 with 3 shots, 2 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 8:22.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
MHL Playoff Update
Submitted by pete on March 29, 2013 - 18:44
Following Ufa's elimination from the KHL playoffs, goaltender Andrey Vasilevskiy was returned to Ufa Jr. to appear for the team's junior club in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against Omsk Jr.
The series began on Monday, 3-25-13, with Ufa Jr. dropping a 2-1 decision in a shootout. Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 33 shots he faced in regulation and overtime but was beaten by both shooters he faced in the penalty shot session for the shootout loss.
Game Two was Tuesday, 3-26-13, and saw Omsk Jr. smoke Ufa Jr. 5-2. Vasilevskiy stopped just 22 of 27 shots in the loss.
Game Three was today, 3-29-13, and unfortunately saw Ufa Jr. eliminated by virtue of a 3-1 Omsk Jr. victory. Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 27 in the series clinching loss.
Vasilevskiy finished the MHL playoffs with a 0-2-1 mark, 0 shutouts, a 2.85 GAA, and a .897 save percentage. All speculation now turns to the possibility of the talented first rounder signing a contract with the Lightning and possibly beginning his North American pro career next season with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.
NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 3-28-13
Submitted by chad on March 28, 2013 - 22:47
Ontario Hockey League
(W4)Brampton Battalion 4 @ (W5)Sudbury Wolves 5 (OT)
Sudbury leads best-of-7 Western Conference Quarterfinals, 3-1
D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 1-1-2, -1, 0 PIM
Playoff totals: 4 GP 2-2-4, +1, 2 PIM
Season totals: 68 GP, 2-27-29, -8, 57 PIM
Sudbury won their third game in a row in the series, downing the Battalion in overtime, 5-4. Brampton had fought back from 3-0 and 4-1 deficits to force extra time. Game 5 is Friday back in Brampton, which could be the final game in the building as the team is moving to North Bay next year.
(W4)Kitchener Rangers 2 @ (W5)Guelph Storm 1
Kitchener leads best-of-7 Western Conference Quarterfinals, 3-1
C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM
Playoff totals: 4 GP, 0-3-3, E, 4 PIM
Season totals: 52 GP, 11-51-62, +18, 94 PIM
Ducks pick John Gibson stopped 40 of 41 Guelph shots to lift Kitchener to a 2-1 Game 4 victory. Tanner Richard had an assist for the second consecutive night. Guelph made it a 2-1 game half-way through the third period on the power play, but couldn’t come all the way back from a 2-0 deficit. The Rangers can close out the series at The Aud on Friday night.
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