Sunday, January 8, 2012

Game Day Preview: Jets @ Sabres

The Jets have shown a penchant for knocking off team's playing the 2nd game of a back-to-back. With the Sabres having lost in Carolina last night, can the Jets continue this streak?

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The Hat Trick: What Should You Watch for in the Second Half of the NHL Season

The unofficial second half of hockey begins on Tuesday night with 13 games. First before we look ahead in this week?s Pucking Awesome Hat Trick, let?s look back at the first half and hand out some hardware. In the ever tight race for first half MVP it came down to three players in my opinion.The [...]

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Winnipeg Jets Afternoon News (Tuesday, Jan 3rd)

Winnipeg Jets: Would Selanne jet? Fehr looking to improve. Jets look to turn around dismal road record. Jets launch Foundation microsite.

Next opponent news - Montreal Canadiens: Cunneyworth vows to learn French. Gorges committed to turnaround in Montreal. HNIC chat on Canadiens.

NCAA Report: Closing out nine-game road trip against North Dakota in Winnipeg.

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NHL Realignment Delayed for Next Season

Earlier this afternoon the National Hockey League announced that they would not be moving forward with the proposed plan for realignment next season. For Jets fans that means we will spend another season in the Southeast division with Florida, Tampa Bay, Washington, and Carolina. The proposed plan had four “conferences” [...]

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Saturday?s Three Stars: Briere?s winning hatty; Doan, Iginla hit milestones

No. 1 Star: Danny Briere, Philadelphia Flyers

It was a pretty memorable day for Briere. First, he engaged in his just his third career NHL fight, this one with Kyle Turris of the Ottawa Senators. Then he capped off the afternoon by completing his hat trick during a 3-2 win by scoring the winner with six seconds left in overtime:

No. 2 Star: Shane Doan, Phoenix Coyotes

In 1,160 NHL games, Doan had yet to tally a hat trick. After 38 career 2-goal games, Doan waited until the final second to nab the hat trick during a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders. Mike Smith made 31 saves for his 16th victory.

No. 3 Stars: Curtis Sanford, Columbus Blue Jackets

Grant Clitsome scored his first goal in 22 games and Sanford made 31 saves for his first shutout of the year and sixth of his career as the Blue Jackets blanked the Los Angeles Kings 1-0.

Brian Elliott, St. Louis Blues

With two goals in the first period and a pair in the second, the St. Louis Blues paced themselves to a 4-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Elliott stopped 15 shots for his fifth shutout of the year. Kevin Shattenkirk scored a goal and added an assists against his former team.

Honorable mention: Carey Price made 23 saves and Max Pacioretty scored a goal an added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 ... Johnny Oduya scored 57 seconds into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Buffalo Sabres 2-1. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 31 shots for his third win in four starts ... Patric Hornqvist scored a pair of goal and Pekka Rinne made 27 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2. Mike Fisher recorded three helpers and Ryan Ellis scored his first career NHL goal ... After blowing a 3-0 lead, Joffrey Lupul saved the Toronto Maple Leafs with a goal with 12:50 left in the third period to give them a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson made 37 saves and Phil Kessel scored a wicked penalty shots:

The Dallas Stars got a pair of goals from Jamie Benn and Mike Ribeiro, and Loui Eriksson added three assists as they got by the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 ... Milestone games: Scott Hartnell (800), Mark Streit and Marc-Andre Fleury (400), John Tavares (200) ... The Vancouver Canucks scored four times on the power play to defeat the Boston Bruins in a rematch of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final 4-3. Cory Schneider made 36 saves as the Canucks improved to 20-0 when leading after two periods ... Martin Brodeur made 41 saves and Adam Henrique and Ilya Kovalchuk scored a goal and added an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 for their second win against them in a week ... Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle had three points and Antti Niemi stopped 28 shots as the San Jose Sharks got by the Washington Capitals 5-2. Torrey Mitchell added a goal and an assist ... During Calgary's 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, Jarome Iginla finally reached the 500-goal mark in front of the Flames fanbase:

Did you know? "For the 9th time in 39 games this season, Isles�opponent scores on its first SOG."�-- Arthur Staple, Newsday.

Dishonorable mention: Jordan Eberle left the Oilers-Stars game with a knee injury and did not return ... Steve Ott landed a shoulder to the head of Anton Lander. Suspension coming? ... According to the AP, the Sharks have not lost to the Caps at home since October 1993 ... Does Brad Marchand have a suspension coming his way after a low bridge hit on Sami Salo?

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Winnipeg Jets Afternoon News (Wednesday, Jan 4th)

Jets news - Like Habs' Cunneyworth, Jets Noel will also learn french. Much adieu about Vincent. Little Skates, not playing tonight. Jets aim to stretch win streak in clash with Habs. Jets are in Montreal for first visit of the season. High-flying Jets descend on Montreal.

Affiliate news - St. John's IceCaps: Caps send pair to 2012 All-Star game.

Next opponent news - Montreal Canadiens: Cunneyworth weathers storm. Habs need to get going before it's too late. Home-ice disadvantage.

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If Rick Nash is available, should San Jose come calling?

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