Re: The Anchorage Wolverines
Malkin Scores Twice In 9 Seconds, Dramatics Ensue
By Stephen Holley
Anchorage Daily News
Turns out the early warmup paid off for Evgeni Malkin.
The star center scored twice in a 9 second span in a 3-0 win tonight at home over the 19-7-5 Calgary Flames.
Malkin's heroics would ensue with the game scoreless midway through the third period when he would get a breakaway after stepping through the Calgary defence while Anchorage was on the powerplay. Malkin was hauled down to his knees where he was able to deke before failing to get a shot off.
After Kiprusoff corralled the puck, referee Paul Divorskee indicating the most exciting play in hockey...a penalty shot.
Malkin would lazer a wrister high to the glove side past Kiprusoff giving the hometown Wolverines a 1-0 lead.
After this beautiful goal, Malkin made history.
The Wolverines remained on the powerplay after the penalty shot goal. Malkin would win the faceoff and throw a pass back to Ed Jovanovski before darting toward the blueline, where he would recieve an Jovanovski return pass before blasting a slap shot from the opposite cirle past Bryzgalov; not only for his 2nd goal in 9 seconds, but his 22nd on the season.
"I don't know what to say about it...I just do what I do. I've been doing it my whole life!!!", laughed the superstar center after the historic performance.
"It was something I'll never forget and I'm thrilled to have been here to witness it. Its great to see these things happening in a wonderful hockey hotbed like Anchorage", said Doc Emerik who was in town for the Hockey Night In Canada broadcast.
Don't be decieved by Malkin's 22 goals and 6 assists either. He is still a puck distrubuting center...
only his wingers are failing to score with regularity.
As of December 1st, Malkin wasn't even in the top 10 in NHL shots on goal. You don't need to be when you've scored 22 goals on 98 shots, good for 5th in the NHL among players with 10 or more goals.
Scottie Upshall added an empty net goal extending his lucky goal streak to two games.
The Wolverines are 13-1-0 at home this season.
(Pujols4MVP's tables aren't working for some reason, oh well)
CAL 0-0-0 0 (19-7-1)
AKW 0-0-3 3 (17-10-1)
Shots
CAL 13
AKW 24
PP
CAL 0/1
AKW 2/5
Three Stars
1st Star Evgeni Malkin 2 Goals (22), 8 Shots
2nd Star Ed Jovanovski 2 Assists
3rd Star Ilya Bryzgalov 13 Saves, 4th Shutout of Season
Notables
Upshall ENG (3)
Malkin Scores Twice In 9 Seconds, Dramatics Ensue
By Stephen Holley
Anchorage Daily News
Turns out the early warmup paid off for Evgeni Malkin.
The star center scored twice in a 9 second span in a 3-0 win tonight at home over the 19-7-5 Calgary Flames.
Malkin's heroics would ensue with the game scoreless midway through the third period when he would get a breakaway after stepping through the Calgary defence while Anchorage was on the powerplay. Malkin was hauled down to his knees where he was able to deke before failing to get a shot off.
After Kiprusoff corralled the puck, referee Paul Divorskee indicating the most exciting play in hockey...a penalty shot.
Malkin would lazer a wrister high to the glove side past Kiprusoff giving the hometown Wolverines a 1-0 lead.
After this beautiful goal, Malkin made history.
The Wolverines remained on the powerplay after the penalty shot goal. Malkin would win the faceoff and throw a pass back to Ed Jovanovski before darting toward the blueline, where he would recieve an Jovanovski return pass before blasting a slap shot from the opposite cirle past Bryzgalov; not only for his 2nd goal in 9 seconds, but his 22nd on the season.
"I don't know what to say about it...I just do what I do. I've been doing it my whole life!!!", laughed the superstar center after the historic performance.
"It was something I'll never forget and I'm thrilled to have been here to witness it. Its great to see these things happening in a wonderful hockey hotbed like Anchorage", said Doc Emerik who was in town for the Hockey Night In Canada broadcast.
Don't be decieved by Malkin's 22 goals and 6 assists either. He is still a puck distrubuting center...
only his wingers are failing to score with regularity.
As of December 1st, Malkin wasn't even in the top 10 in NHL shots on goal. You don't need to be when you've scored 22 goals on 98 shots, good for 5th in the NHL among players with 10 or more goals.
Scottie Upshall added an empty net goal extending his lucky goal streak to two games.
The Wolverines are 13-1-0 at home this season.
(Pujols4MVP's tables aren't working for some reason, oh well)
CAL 0-0-0 0 (19-7-1)
AKW 0-0-3 3 (17-10-1)
Shots
CAL 13
AKW 24
PP
CAL 0/1
AKW 2/5
Three Stars
1st Star Evgeni Malkin 2 Goals (22), 8 Shots
2nd Star Ed Jovanovski 2 Assists
3rd Star Ilya Bryzgalov 13 Saves, 4th Shutout of Season
Notables
Upshall ENG (3)
LOL!
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