John Grahame is working his way back to form.

CHI-2
TB-3 (SO)

That's right, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won two shootouts in a row. Amazing, isn't it?

Game sheet from NHL.com.

The Falcons protected a lead in the 3rd period from start to finish.

SPR-4
PRO-3

Gerald Coleman and the Falcons held the fort for the final 20 minutes of the game protecting a tentative 1 goal lead for the duration of the final frame. If the Falcons learn to do this regularly, they will be dangerous. Coleman made 29 saves on 32 shots for the victory and a second star honor. Darren Reid's game winning goal propelled him to first star of the game. Very quietly Reid is having the kind of sophomore statistical bounce that the Falcons needed out of him.

Game sheet from TheAHL.com.

Lada Togliatti's depleted roster finally caught up with them today as the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv crushed them 5-0 today. Anton But scored Loko's 4th goal of the game doing his part to hand netminder Vasily Koshechkin his most crushing defeat of the season. The goaltender's record now falls to 11-4-1 on the year.

From QMJHL website:

BOUCHERVILLE, Wednesday, November 2, 2005 (QMJHL) – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League today announced the winners of the offensive, defensive and rookie player of the month awards for November following a list of candidates submitted by the eighteen QMJHL teams. A League mandated committee is responsible for picking the monthly winners.

The offensive player of the month is Stanislav Lascek of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. The winger had quite a showing in November, tallying 5 goals as well as 26 assists, good for 31 points in only twelve games. He presently leads the League in scoring with 67 points. Furthermore, he was a very healthy +15 (plus/minus). His offensive prowess enabled the Saguenéens to claim the top spot in the overall standings.

Radek Smolenak had two assists for Kingston Wednesday night, helping the Frontenacs to a 4-3 overtime win over East Division Rival Belleville. Smolenak's assists came in the first and second periods. With 32 points in 27 games, Kingston remains in second in the East, well back of Peterborough (41 in 24) and ahead of Ottawa (27 in 27). Belleville is fourth with 24 points in 26 games.