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Thursday’s Three Stars: Rolling Leafs; shutouts and shootouts
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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2629570" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/a3/a3a173b5c9b61f49075b7b2ab3cd8bf6/thursdays_three_stars_rolling_leafs_shutouts_and_shootouts.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p></p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> <strong>No. 1 Star: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4893/" target="_blank">Ben Scrivens</a>, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/tor/" target="_blank">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></strong></p><p></p><p> The rookie won his first NHL start with a 38-save effort, as the Toronto Maple Leafs moved to 9-3-1 with <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110329" target="_blank">a 4-1 victory</a> over the hapless <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/cob/" target="_blank">Columbus Blue Jackets</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3701/" target="_blank">Clarke MacArthur</a> scored twice, and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3417/" target="_blank">John-Michael Liles</a> scored his first for the Leafs. <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/03/scrivens-stellar-in-leafs-win" target="_blank">Said Ron Wilson:</a> "He is economical in his moves and he has a lot of poise. They are a team that gets a lot of traffic, and with big forwards crashing the net, he withstood that well."</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <strong>No. 2 Star: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1453/" target="_blank">Jarome Iginla</a>, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/cgy/" target="_blank">Calgary Flames</a></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Reunited with <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1573/" target="_blank">Olli Jokinen</a>, to the <a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2011/11/03/18922346.html" target="_blank">skepticism of Flames fans and media</a>, Iginla scored a power-play goal in the second, an even-strength goal in the third and set up Jokinen's empty netter in Calgary's <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110305" target="_blank">4-1 win</a> over the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/det/" target="_blank">Detroit Red Wings</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3709/" target="_blank">Lee Stempniak</a> had the other tally.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <strong>No. 3 Star: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3764/" target="_blank">Pekka Rinne</a>, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nas/" target="_blank">Nashville Predators</a></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Quite the 29th birthday for Rinne: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Pekka-Rinne-8217-s-agent-explains-7-year-49-m?urn=nhl-wp16587" target="_blank">Signing the biggest contract in franchise history</a> and then earning his 23rd career shutout in a<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110324" target="_blank"> 3-0 victory</a> over the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pho/" target="_blank">Phoenix Coyotes</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4262/" target="_blank">Jonathon Blum</a>, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4478/" target="_blank">Matt Halischuk</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4207/" target="_blank">Patric Hornqvist</a> had the goals. Rinne made 35 saves.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Honorable mention: </strong><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1389/" target="_blank">Patrik Elias</a> beat <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4901/" target="_blank">Sergei Bobrovsky</a> in the shootout to complete a <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/njd/" target="_blank">New Jersey Devils</a>' rally for <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110315" target="_blank">a 4-3 win</a> over the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/phi/" target="_blank">Philadelphia Flyers</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/5238/" target="_blank">Adam Henrique</a> scored his first NHL goal; <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2944/" target="_blank">Ilya Kovalchuk</a> had two assists; <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3741/" target="_blank">David Clarkson</a> tied the game at 13:25 of the third from Elias. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4002/" target="_blank">Claude Giroux</a> scored his eighth for the Flyers. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3470/" target="_blank">Erik Christensen</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2416/" target="_blank">Marian Gaborik</a> scored in the shootout and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2645/" target="_blank">Henrik Lundqvist</a> made 27 games in the game, as the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyr/" target="_blank">New York Rangers</a> topped the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/ana/" target="_blank">Anaheim Ducks</a>, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110313" target="_blank">2-1</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3776/" target="_blank">Bobby Ryan</a>, from Perry and Getzlaf, had the Ducks' goal. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2938/" target="_blank">Jeff Woywitka</a> scored his first for the Rangers. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4189/" target="_blank">Jonas Hiller</a> had a nice bounce-back game with 24 saves. … Awesome game between the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/fla/" target="_blank">Florida Panthers</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/chi/" target="_blank">Chicago Blackhawks</a>, as <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1041/" target="_blank">Ed Jovanovski</a> scored at 17:56 of the third to send the game to overtime and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4240/" target="_blank">Patrick Kane</a> won it with this nasty move against the otherwise stellar (31 saves) <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4947/" target="_blank">Jacob Markstrom</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3390/" target="_blank">Corey Crawford</a> made 41 saves for the Blackhawks in <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110326" target="_blank">their 3-2 win.</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4052/" target="_blank">Ondrej Pavelec</a> made 34 saves for his seventh career shutout, as the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/wpg/" target="_blank">Winnipeg Jets</a> whitewashed the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyi/" target="_blank">New York Islanders</a>, <a href="http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110312" target="_blank">3-0</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4684/" target="_blank">Evander Kane</a>, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4025/" target="_blank">Johnny Oduya</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4968/" target="_blank">Alex Burmistrov</a> had the goals. … In the night's other shutout, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1174/" target="_blank">Nikolai Khabibulin</a> continued his resurrection with a 19-save performance over the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/los/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Kings</a> in a <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110308" target="_blank">3-0 victory</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1103/" target="_blank">Ryan Smyth</a> scored the opening goal against his old team. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/5359/" target="_blank">Lennart Petrell</a> notched his first NHL goal. … After <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2848/" target="_blank">Dan Hamhuis</a> opened the scoring for the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/van/" target="_blank">Vancouver Canucks</a>, the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/min/" target="_blank">Minnesota Wild</a> scored five straight to give <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3166/" target="_blank">Josh Harding</a> another win, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110330" target="_blank">5-1</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1657/" target="_blank">Matt Cullen</a> had two goals and an assist, as the Wild peppered <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3663/" target="_blank">Cory Schneider</a> with 45 shots. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3936/" target="_blank">Thomas Greiss</a> made 29 saves in relief and three more in the shootout, as the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/san/" target="_blank">San Jose Sharks</a> defeated the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pit/" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Penguins</a><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110318" target="_blank">, 4-3</a>. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3493/" target="_blank">Ryane Clowe</a> had the game-winner. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3638/" target="_blank">Evgeni Malkin</a> scored two goals; Clowe and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4160/" target="_blank">Jamie McGinn</a> scored in the third to rally the Sharks. … Good scrap between Clowe and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3487/" target="_blank">Deryk Engelland</a> here:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <strong>Did you know? </strong><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3472/" target="_blank">Max Talbot</a> scored on a penalty shot against <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2656/" target="_blank">Johan Hedberg</a>. His only previous penalty shot attempt in the NHL, back in 2009-10? Against Johan Hedberg, who made the save while with the Atlanta Thrashers.</p><p></p><p> <strong>Dishonorable mention: </strong><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4432/" target="_blank">Antti Niemi</a> was pulled after giving up two goals on six shots in the first 2:04 of the game. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4163/" target="_blank">Steve Mason</a> was pulled by the Blue Jackets after giving up four goals on 11 shots in 25:26. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3571/" target="_blank">James Wisniewski</a> was a minus-4 with zero points and one shot on goal, as the Jackets were 0-for-4 on the power play. … Detroit lost its sixth in a row. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2503/" target="_blank">Henrik Zetterberg</a> was a dismal 2-for-14 on faceoffs. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3358/" target="_blank">Brent Burns</a> and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2992/" target="_blank">Paul Martin</a> were both a minus-3. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3658/" target="_blank">Wojtek Wolski</a> left the Rangers' game with his wonky groin. … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4241/" target="_blank">James van Riemsdyk</a> of the Flyers and <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3871/" target="_blank">Andy Greene</a> of the Devils were both scratched before game time due to injuries. Kovalchuk didn't play in the shootout due to a "lower body injury." … <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1737/" target="_blank">Danny Briere</a>, who was a minus-3 for the Flyers, sparked a controversy with <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Pass-or-Fail-Danny-Briere-s-controversial-shoot?urn=nhl-wp16642" target="_blank">this shootout move</a> against the Devils. … Dishonorable mention to <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4194/" target="_blank">Cal Clutterbuck</a> for accidentally <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Cal-Clutterbuck-tangles-with-Maxim-Lapier?urn=nhl-wp16631" target="_blank">punching a linesman in the face twice</a>, and to <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3438/" target="_blank">Maxim Lapierre</a> and Dan Hamhuis for their actions near the Canucks' bench. Kudos to linesman Darren Gibbs for being able to take a punch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admin, post: 2629570, member: 1"] [IMG]http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/a3/a3a173b5c9b61f49075b7b2ab3cd8bf6/thursdays_three_stars_rolling_leafs_shutouts_and_shootouts.jpg[/IMG] </p> [B]No. 1 Star: [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4893/"]Ben Scrivens[/URL], [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/tor/"]Toronto Maple Leafs[/URL][/B] The rookie won his first NHL start with a 38-save effort, as the Toronto Maple Leafs moved to 9-3-1 with [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110329"]a 4-1 victory[/URL] over the hapless [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/cob/"]Columbus Blue Jackets[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3701/"]Clarke MacArthur[/URL] scored twice, and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3417/"]John-Michael Liles[/URL] scored his first for the Leafs. [URL="http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/03/scrivens-stellar-in-leafs-win"]Said Ron Wilson:[/URL] "He is economical in his moves and he has a lot of poise. They are a team that gets a lot of traffic, and with big forwards crashing the net, he withstood that well." [B]No. 2 Star: [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1453/"]Jarome Iginla[/URL], [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/cgy/"]Calgary Flames[/URL][/B] Reunited with [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1573/"]Olli Jokinen[/URL], to the [URL="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2011/11/03/18922346.html"]skepticism of Flames fans and media[/URL], Iginla scored a power-play goal in the second, an even-strength goal in the third and set up Jokinen's empty netter in Calgary's [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110305"]4-1 win[/URL] over the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/det/"]Detroit Red Wings[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3709/"]Lee Stempniak[/URL] had the other tally. [B]No. 3 Star: [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3764/"]Pekka Rinne[/URL], [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nas/"]Nashville Predators[/URL][/B] Quite the 29th birthday for Rinne: [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Pekka-Rinne-8217-s-agent-explains-7-year-49-m?urn=nhl-wp16587"]Signing the biggest contract in franchise history[/URL] and then earning his 23rd career shutout in a[URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110324"] 3-0 victory[/URL] over the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pho/"]Phoenix Coyotes[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4262/"]Jonathon Blum[/URL], [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4478/"]Matt Halischuk[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4207/"]Patric Hornqvist[/URL] had the goals. Rinne made 35 saves. [B]Honorable mention: [/B][URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1389/"]Patrik Elias[/URL] beat [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4901/"]Sergei Bobrovsky[/URL] in the shootout to complete a [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/njd/"]New Jersey Devils[/URL]' rally for [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110315"]a 4-3 win[/URL] over the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/phi/"]Philadelphia Flyers[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/5238/"]Adam Henrique[/URL] scored his first NHL goal; [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2944/"]Ilya Kovalchuk[/URL] had two assists; [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3741/"]David Clarkson[/URL] tied the game at 13:25 of the third from Elias. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4002/"]Claude Giroux[/URL] scored his eighth for the Flyers. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3470/"]Erik Christensen[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2416/"]Marian Gaborik[/URL] scored in the shootout and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2645/"]Henrik Lundqvist[/URL] made 27 games in the game, as the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyr/"]New York Rangers[/URL] topped the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/ana/"]Anaheim Ducks[/URL], [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110313"]2-1[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3776/"]Bobby Ryan[/URL], from Perry and Getzlaf, had the Ducks' goal. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2938/"]Jeff Woywitka[/URL] scored his first for the Rangers. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4189/"]Jonas Hiller[/URL] had a nice bounce-back game with 24 saves. … Awesome game between the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/fla/"]Florida Panthers[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/chi/"]Chicago Blackhawks[/URL], as [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1041/"]Ed Jovanovski[/URL] scored at 17:56 of the third to send the game to overtime and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4240/"]Patrick Kane[/URL] won it with this nasty move against the otherwise stellar (31 saves) [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4947/"]Jacob Markstrom[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3390/"]Corey Crawford[/URL] made 41 saves for the Blackhawks in [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110326"]their 3-2 win.[/URL] [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4052/"]Ondrej Pavelec[/URL] made 34 saves for his seventh career shutout, as the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/wpg/"]Winnipeg Jets[/URL] whitewashed the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyi/"]New York Islanders[/URL], [URL="http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110312"]3-0[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4684/"]Evander Kane[/URL], [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4025/"]Johnny Oduya[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4968/"]Alex Burmistrov[/URL] had the goals. … In the night's other shutout, [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1174/"]Nikolai Khabibulin[/URL] continued his resurrection with a 19-save performance over the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/los/"]Los Angeles Kings[/URL] in a [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110308"]3-0 victory[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1103/"]Ryan Smyth[/URL] scored the opening goal against his old team. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/5359/"]Lennart Petrell[/URL] notched his first NHL goal. … After [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2848/"]Dan Hamhuis[/URL] opened the scoring for the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/van/"]Vancouver Canucks[/URL], the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/min/"]Minnesota Wild[/URL] scored five straight to give [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3166/"]Josh Harding[/URL] another win, [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110330"]5-1[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1657/"]Matt Cullen[/URL] had two goals and an assist, as the Wild peppered [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3663/"]Cory Schneider[/URL] with 45 shots. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3936/"]Thomas Greiss[/URL] made 29 saves in relief and three more in the shootout, as the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/san/"]San Jose Sharks[/URL] defeated the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pit/"]Pittsburgh Penguins[/URL][URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011110318"], 4-3[/URL]. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3493/"]Ryane Clowe[/URL] had the game-winner. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3638/"]Evgeni Malkin[/URL] scored two goals; Clowe and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4160/"]Jamie McGinn[/URL] scored in the third to rally the Sharks. … Good scrap between Clowe and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3487/"]Deryk Engelland[/URL] here: [B]Did you know? [/B][URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3472/"]Max Talbot[/URL] scored on a penalty shot against [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2656/"]Johan Hedberg[/URL]. His only previous penalty shot attempt in the NHL, back in 2009-10? Against Johan Hedberg, who made the save while with the Atlanta Thrashers. [B]Dishonorable mention: [/B][URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4432/"]Antti Niemi[/URL] was pulled after giving up two goals on six shots in the first 2:04 of the game. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4163/"]Steve Mason[/URL] was pulled by the Blue Jackets after giving up four goals on 11 shots in 25:26. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3571/"]James Wisniewski[/URL] was a minus-4 with zero points and one shot on goal, as the Jackets were 0-for-4 on the power play. … Detroit lost its sixth in a row. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2503/"]Henrik Zetterberg[/URL] was a dismal 2-for-14 on faceoffs. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3358/"]Brent Burns[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2992/"]Paul Martin[/URL] were both a minus-3. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3658/"]Wojtek Wolski[/URL] left the Rangers' game with his wonky groin. … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4241/"]James van Riemsdyk[/URL] of the Flyers and [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3871/"]Andy Greene[/URL] of the Devils were both scratched before game time due to injuries. Kovalchuk didn't play in the shootout due to a "lower body injury." … [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1737/"]Danny Briere[/URL], who was a minus-3 for the Flyers, sparked a controversy with [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Pass-or-Fail-Danny-Briere-s-controversial-shoot?urn=nhl-wp16642"]this shootout move[/URL] against the Devils. … Dishonorable mention to [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4194/"]Cal Clutterbuck[/URL] for accidentally [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Cal-Clutterbuck-tangles-with-Maxim-Lapier?urn=nhl-wp16631"]punching a linesman in the face twice[/URL], and to [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3438/"]Maxim Lapierre[/URL] and Dan Hamhuis for their actions near the Canucks' bench. Kudos to linesman Darren Gibbs for being able to take a punch. [/QUOTE]
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