Printer-friendly versionWorld Championships Game Day: 5-8-13
Submitted by pete on May 9, 2013 - 02:01USA 4 vs. Finland 1
Ben Bishop, USA, DNP
Tournament totals: 3 GP, 2-1-0, 0 SO, 3.04 GAA, .873 sv%
Matt Carle, USA, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 4 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
Nate Thompson, USA, 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 4 GP, 0-1-1, -1, 2 PIM
Nashville Predators forward Craig Smith had a hat trick to lead USA to a comfortable 4-1 win over co-host nation Finland. Colorado's Paul Stastny continued his strong tournament for the Americans, notching 2 assists in the victory. Nate Thompson assisted on Stephen Gionta's goal to round out the scoring for Team USA. Ben Bishop sat backup to John Gibson for the match as Gibson stopped 31 for the win.
AHL Round Two Schedule Set
Submitted by pete on May 8, 2013 - 22:31With top seed in the East, Providence, narrowly escaping a first round scare against Hershey tonight, the schedule for the second round of the AHL playoffs is now set. Third seeded Syracuse will travel to second seed Springfield for the start of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup. Old-timers will recall the Falcons were once a Lightning affiliate before Tampa Bay began their productive affiliation with the Norfolk Admirals that ended after a Calder Cup campaign last season. The full series schedule will be as follows:
Eastern Conference Semifinal
SPRINGFIELD vs. SYRACUSE
Game 1 - Fri May 10 7:00 PM Syracuse at Springfield
Game 2 - Sat May 11 7:00 PM Syracuse at Springfield
Game 3 - Wed May 15 7:00 PM Springfield at Syracuse
Game 4 - Fri May 17 7:00 PM Springfield at Syracuse
Game 5 - Sat May 18 7:00 PM * Springfield at Syracuse
Game 6 - Tue May 21 7:00 PM * Syracuse at Springfield
Game 7 - Wed May 22 7:00 PM * Syracuse at Springfield
NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 5-8-13
Submitted by chad on May 8, 2013 - 22:09
Ontario Hockey League
(W1)London Knights 4 @ (E2)Barrie Colts 6
Barrie leads best-of-7 OHL Finals, 3-1
D Jake Dotchin, BAR: Did not play
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 1-4-5, +6, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM
Barrie swept London in the Colts’ barn and finds itself one win away from being OHL champions. Jets prospect Mark Scheifele had four goals and an assist for Barrie to give him 10 points in his last two games. Lightning prospect Jake Dotchin did not play as he served the last game of a five game suspension for a check-from-behind. He can return for Game 5, which is Friday night in London.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(1)Halifax Mooseheads 7 @ (2)Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4
Halifax leads best-of-7 QMJHL Finals, 3-1
C Nathan MacKinnon, HAL: 1-1-2, +1, 7 SOG, 0 PIM, 0 Hits
Playoff totals: 16 GP, 10-21-31, +15, 10 PIM
Season totals: 44 GP, 32-43-75, +40, 45 PIM
W Jonathan Drouin, HAL: 1-3-4, +2, 1 SOG, 0 PIM, 0 Hits
Playoff totals: 15 GP, 11-23-34, +20, 14 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 41-64-105, +48, 32 PIM
Halifax scored six goals on seven shots in the second period to run away with Game 4 and take a 3-1 series lead. After two scoreless games Jonathan Drouin had a goal and four points. Nate MacKinnon had one and one. The series could end in Halifax on Friday night.
Note: With the Lightning picking No. 3 in this summer’s draft, it is expected they will choose either MacKinnon or Drouin with their first round pick. While that could change, we will follow both prospects for the duration of their playoff run as we did with Steven Stamkos after the Lightning won the 2008 draft lottery.
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NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 5-7-13
Submitted by chad on May 8, 2013 - 09:01
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(1)Halifax Mooseheads 1 @ (2)Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3
Halifax leads best-of-7 QMJHL Finals, 2-1
C Nathan MacKinnon, HAL: 0-0-0, -1, 1 SOG, 2 PIM, 1 Hit
Playoff totals: 15 GP, 9-20-29, +14, 10 PIM
Season totals: 44 GP, 32-43-75, +40, 45 PIM
W Jonathan Drouin, HAL: 0-0-0, -1, 1 SOG, 0 PIM, 2 Hits
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 10-20-30, +18, 14 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 41-64-105, +48, 32 PIM
The Drakkar handed Halifax their first playoff loss, a 3-1 decision in Game 3 of the QMJHL Finals. They also held the dynamic duo of MacKinnon and Drouin to no points and two total shots on goal. Drouin hasn’t registered a point in two games – the first time that has happened this year. MacKinnon was just 8-21 on faceoffs. Game 4 is Wednesday in the Drakkar’s barn.
Note: With the Lightning picking No. 3 in this summer’s draft, it is widely expected they will choose either MacKinnon or Drouin with their first round pick. We will follow both prospects for the duration of their playoff run as we did with Steven Stamkos after the Lightning won the 2008 draft lottery.
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World Chamionships Game Day: 5-7-13
Submitted by pete on May 7, 2013 - 20:19Russia 5 vs. USA 3
Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, DNP
Tournament totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000sv%
Ben Bishop, USA, Loss, 25/30, 5.19 GAA, .833 sv%
Touuurnament totals: 3 GP, 2-1-0, 0 SO, 3.04 GAA, .873 sv%
Matt Carle, USA, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 3 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
Nate Thompson, USA, 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 3 GP, 0-0-0, -2, 2 PIM
Third Period goals by Yevgeny Medvedev and Alexander Radulov helped Russia break a 3-3 stalemate and cruise to a 5-3 win over Team USA. Colorado's Paul Stastny had 2 goals in defeat for the Americans. The Russians got 1 goal and 1 assist from New Jersey's Ilya Kovalchuk.
Canada 7 vs. Norway 1
Steven Stamkos, Canada, 1-3-4, +3, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 3 GP, 2-4-6, +3, 0 PIM
Team Canada, grumpy after a shocking shutout loss to Switzerland, thumped defenseless Norway 7-1. Steven Stamkos paced all scorers with 1 goal and 4 points while Colorado's Matt Duchene chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist. Stamkos is 1 point back of Kovalchuk and Finland's Petri Kontiola for the tournament lead in scoring.
NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 5-6-13
Submitted by chad on May 7, 2013 - 08:58
Ontario Hockey League
(W1)London Knights 3 @ (E2)Barrie Colts 6
Barrie leads best-of-7 OHL Finals, 2-1
D Jake Dotchin, BAR: Did not play
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 1-4-5, +6, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM
Barrie got five points (two goals) from Jets prospect Mark Scheifele, leading the Colts to a 6-3 win in Game 3 of the OHL Finals. Bolt prospect Jake Dotchin did not play. He was suspended for five games following a check-from-behind penalty in Game 6 against Belleville. He can return for Game 5 of the Finals. Game 4 is Wednesday night in Barrie.
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World Championships Game Day: 5-6-13
Submitted by pete on May 6, 2013 - 23:28Germany 2 vs. Slovakia 3
Jaroslav Janus, Slovakia, DNP
Tournament totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Jaroslav Janus again assumed the backup role to Rastislav Stana in Slovakia's 3-2 win over Germany. Ex-Lightning prospects Michal Sersen and Vladimir Mihalik each had helpers in the win for the Slovaks.
Bolts Extend Gudas
Submitted by timothy on May 6, 2013 - 16:57TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Radko Gudas to a three-year contract, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today.
Gudas, 22, played in 22 games with the Lightning this past season, collecting two goals and five points to go along with a plus-3 rating and 38 penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on March 12 at Florida and scored his first career NHL goal on March 20 at Toronto. Gudas ranked seventh in the NHL among rookies with 87 hits despite playing in only 22 games during the 2012-13 regular season.
NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 5-5-13
Submitted by chad on May 6, 2013 - 01:32
Ontario Hockey League
(E2)Barrie Colts 1 @ (W1)London Knights 4
Best-of-7 OHL Finals tied, 1-1
D Jake Dotchin, BAR: Did not play
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 1-4-5, +6, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM
London evened the series on the strength of two goals and an assist from former Lightning camper and Vladislav Namestnikov linemate Seth Griffith (pictured), a Boston pick. Current Bolt prospect Jake Dotchin did not play. He was suspended for five games following a check-from-behind penalty in Game 6 against Belleville. He can return for Game 5 of the Finals. Game 3 is Monday night in London.
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World Championships Game Day: 5-5-13
Submitted by pete on May 5, 2013 - 22:08Germany 1 vs. Russia 4
Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, DNP
Tournament totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Vasily Koshechkin sat backup to Semyon Varlamov in Russia's 4-1 victory over Germany. New Jersey's Ilya Kovalchuk had a hat trick in the match for the Russians.
Switzerland 3 vs. Canada 2 (SO)
Steven Stamkos, Canada, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Tournament totals: 2 GP, 1-1-2, E, 0 PIM
In an absolute shocker, underdog Switzerland upended Canada 3-2 in a shootout. Steven Stamkos had an assist, but failed in his attempt in the shootout session for the Canadians.
Latvia 1 vs. USA 4
Ben Bishop, USA, Win, 19/20, 1.00 GAA, .950 sv%
Tournament toals: 2 GP, 2-0-0, 0 SO, 2.00 GAA, .902 sv%
Matt Carle, USA, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Tournament totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Nate Thompson, USA, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Tournament totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM
Ben Bishop turned away 19 of 20 shots in USA's 4-1 victory over Latvia. Team USA got a pair of helpers from captain Paul Stastny of Colorado in the win.
