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**Vipers2k9** · 11-11-2012, 10:01 AM

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VIPERS ATOP ATLANTIC DIVISION AFTER FIRST MONTH

Detroitnews.com - November 1st, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - At the beginning of every month going forward we will take a look around the league and bring you up to date on the NHL Standings.

We start with the Eastern Conference where the Detroit Vipers have come back from going 0 - 2 - 1 after the first three games to winning the last 5 out of 6 games to finish 5 - 3 - 1 and leading the Atlantic Division by one point over Philadelphia, New York & Pittsburgh.

Detroit is third overall in the East behind the Washington Capitals who are 7 - 3 - 0 and the Ottawa Senators who are 6 - 3 - 0. Maybe one of the bigger surprises in the east is of last years Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Devils who are just 1 - 2 - 4 on the season and sitting in last place in the Atlantic Division.

Over in the Western Conference, The defending Stanley Cup Champions Los Angeles Kings are off a great start at 7 - 1 - 0 to lead the Pacific Division by four points over the San Jose Sharks but they are not the best team in the west.

The best in the west right now are the Calgary Flames who are 7 - 0 - 1. Most teams can only dream their only loss in a month being in regulation but to go a whole month gaining a point in every game is a feat in and of itself.

Over in the Central Division, The Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings are deadlocked in a tie for first place in the division. Here is a look at the full standings

NHL Standings - Updated: Nov 1, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Detroit Vipers	5	3	1	11	28	24
2. Philadelphia Flyers	4	2	2	10	23	22
3. New York Rangers	4	2	2	10	20	23
4. Pittsburgh Penguins	5	4	0	10	23	28
5. New Jersey Devils	1	2	4	6	20	23
NORTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Ottawa Senators	6	3	0	12	25	21
2. Boston Bruins	5	3	1	11	21	24
3. Buffalo Sabers	4	2	2	10	18	17
4. Montreal Canadiens	5	4	0	10	21	19
5. Toronto Maple Leafs	2	5	0	4	13	22
SOUTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Washington Capitals	7	3	0	14	37	23
2. Carolina Hurricanes	6	3	0	12	27	25
3. Winnipeg Jets	4	3	0	8	17	18
4. Florida Panthers	3	4	1	7	26	28
5. Tampa Bay Lightning	2	4	1	5	20	27
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Chicago Blackhawks	5	2	0	10	19	16
2. Detroit Red Wings	5	4	0	10	19	23
3. Nashville Predators	3	4	3	9	16	21
4. St. Louis Blues	4	4	0	8	19	19
5. Columbus Blue Jackets	3	4	1	7	25	24
NORTHWEST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Calgary Flames	7	0	1	15	29	17
2. Colorado Avalanche	5	2	2	12	24	22
3. Vancouver Canucks	5	5	0	10	22	23
4. Minnesota Wild	4	4	0	8	19	25
5. Edmonton Oilers	1	7	0	2	16	28
PACIFIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Los Angeles Kings	7	1	0	14	29	12
2. San Jose Sharks	5	3	0	10	30	23
3. Anaheim Ducks	5	4	0	10	27	23
4. Dallas Stars	3	6	0	6	20	25
5. Phoenix Coyotes	0	4	3	3	11	19

**Vipers2k9** · 11-11-2012, 10:25 AM

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DETROIT VIPERS TEAM STATS AS OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2012

Detroit Vipers Stats - 2012
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Brad Boyes	9	7	3	10	+4	1	0	21	33.33
Michael Grabner	9	5	6	11	-2	0	2	28	17.86
Kyle Okposo	9	5	4	9	-5	1	10	38	13.16
Matt Moulson	9	3	2	5	-2	1	0	14	21.43
Jesse Joensuu	9	2	0	2	-2	0	0	10	20.00
Cam Barker	9	1	3	4	-6	1	8	19	5.26
John Tavares	9	1	6	7	-3	1	2	28	3.57
Frans Nielsen	3	1	1	2	Even	0	0	5	20.00
Matt Martin	9	1	2	3	Even	0	2	10	10.00
Lubomir Visnovsky	9	1	2	3	+2	0	2	19	5.26
Milan Jurcina	6	1	0	1	-1	0	6	8	12.50
Andrew MacDonald	9	0	5	5	-6	0	10	11	0.00
John Moore	4	0	1	1	-1	0	2	4	0.00
Nino Niederreiter	6	0	0	0	-2	0	0	9	0.00
Travis Hamonic	9	0	2	2	-2	0	4	1	0.00
Jay Pandolfo	9	0	0	0	-6	0	0	4	0.00
Marty Reasoner	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.00
Josh Bailey	9	0	3	3	Even	0	0	15	0.00
Mark Streit	9	0	5	5	+4	0	2	20	0.00
Casey Cizikas	9	0	3	3	+1	0	0	10	0.00
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Pascal LeClaire	4	3	1	0	2.47	243	119	92.25	0
Evgani Nabokov	5	2	2	1	2.38	302	137	91.95	1

**Vipers2k9** · 11-11-2012, 10:54 AM

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Regular Season Game # 10
Detroit Vipers vs Carolina Hurricanes
PNC Arena
November 2nd, 2012

VIPERS DROP TOUGH ONE IN CAROLINA 2 - 1

Detroitnews.com - November 2nd, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Raleigh, NC - Eric Staal scored the game winning goal at the 4:51 mark of the third period to give the Hurricanes a 2 - 1 win over the Detroit Vipers on the road tonight.

Carolina opened the scoring in the first period when Bobby Sanguinetti scored his first of the season at 14:07 of the first period to give Carolina a 1 - 0 lead after the first period.

Detroit rebounded like they seem to have done all season long so far with a power play goal when Matt Moulson scored his forth of the season from Boyes and Barker to tie the game up at 1 - 1 heading into the third period.

Carolina though took little time in the third to regain the lead when Eric Staal scored his third of the season from McBain and Jokinen to give Carolina a 2 - 1 lead early in the third and hold on to win by that score.

Detroit is back home tomorrow night at the Palace of Auburn Hills to face off with the Dallas Stars.

Nov 2, 2012	1	2	3	F
DET (5 - 4 - 1)	0	1	0	1
CAR (7 - 3 - 0)	1	0	1	2

Three Stars
	Cam Ward - Carolina 33 saves
	Eric Staal - Carolina GWG
	Evgani Nabokov - Detroit 25 saves

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	CAR
Shots on Goal	34	27
Hits	21	15
Faceoffs Won-Lost	46/85	39/85
Penalty Minutes	4:00	12:00
Power Plays Converted	1	0
Power Play Opportunities	6	2
Time on Attack

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
CAR	14:07 B. Sanguinetti (1), (Z. Boychuk)
SECOND PERIOD
DET	3:15 M. Moulson (4), (B. Boyes, C. Barker) PPG
THIRD PERIOD
CAR	4:51 E. Staal (3), (J. McBain, J. Jokinen)

Detroit Vipers - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
Evgani Nabokov	27	25	93%	2.03

Carolina Hurricanes - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
Cam Ward	34	33	97%	1.00

**Vipers2k9** · 11-11-2012, 11:34 PM

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DETROIT SIGNS FREE AGENT CENTER TO THE ROSTER

Detroitnews.com - October 3rd, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Detroit Vipers announced the signing of free agent center Dustin Boyd to the roster today. Boyd will play a few games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers before being called up to the main roster.

"Boyd is a solid young center with alot of potential to be a very good, solid hockey player." said GM Rick Dudley.

The Vipers currently have two injured centers right now in Frans Nielsen and Marty Reasoner but expect to have Nielsen back for the game against the Los Angeles Kings next week.

**Vipers2k9** · 11-12-2012, 12:32 AM

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Regular Season Game #11
Dallas Stars vs Detroit Vipers
Palace of Auburn Hills
November 3rd, 2012

"ALL STARS SHOOTOUT", VIPERS LOSE 6 - 1

Detroitnews.com - November 3rd, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Dallas Stars came in and shootout the lights at the Palace of Auburn Hills in a 6 - 1 win over the Detroit Vipers tonight.

The scoring started in the first period with Dallas netting the first goal of the game when Cody Eakin scores his fifth of the season to give Dallas a 1 - 0 lead. Detroit was able to come back and tie the game on the power play when Jesse Joensuu scored his third of the season from Moore and Moulson and the first period would end tied at 1 - 1.

The rest of the game belonged to the Dallas Stars how scored the next 5 goals of the games and were able to chase starting goaltender Pascal LeClaire. Eakin would start it with his 6th of the season at the 6:20 mark of the period. Peterson, Ferriero & Morrow all added their firsts of the year in a four goal second to make it 5 - 1 after two periods of play.

Evgani Nabokov came into the game in the third but still was able to give up a goal to Andre Goligoski at 11:50 of the third period and Dallas would skate away with a 6 - 1 win on the road.

Detroit now looks to shake off a two game losing streak when they face off with the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center on November 6th.

Nov 3, 2012	1	2	3	F
DAL (5 - 6 - 0)	1	4	1	6
DET (5 - 5 - 1)	1	0	0	1

Three Stars
	Kari Lehtonen - Dallas 32 saves
	Cody Eakin - Dallas 2 goals
	Brenden Morrow - Dallas 1 goal & 1 assist

Team Stats Comparison
	DAL	DET
Shots on Goal	29	33
Hits	29	12
Faceoffs Won-Lost	36/88	52/88
Penalty Minutes	14:00	2:00
Power Plays Converted	1	1
Power Play Opportunities	1	7
Time on Attack

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
DAL	12:58 C. Eakin (5), (L. Eriksson, J. Benn)
DET	18:32 J. Joensuu (3), (J. Moore, M. Moulson) PPG
SECOND PERIOD
DAL	6:20 C. Eakin (6), (R. Whitney, J. Jagr) PPG
DAL	6:41 T. Petersen (1), (B. Morrow, E. Nystrom)
DAL	16:11 B. Ferriero (1), (D. Roy, A. Rome)
DAL	16:48 B. Morrow (1), (T. Daley, J. Jagr)
THIRD PERIOD
DAL	11:50 A. Goligoski (2), (R. Whitney, T. Daley)

Dallas Stars - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
Kari Lehtonen	33	32	97%	1.00

Detroit Vipers - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
Pascal LeClaire	18	13	72%	7.50
Evgani Nabokov	11	10	91%	3.00

**Vipers2k9** · 11-14-2012, 12:54 AM

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Regular Season Game #12
Detroit Vipers vs Los Angeles Kings
Staples Center
November 6th, 2012

KINGS STILL REIGN SUPREME, DOWN VIPERS 5 - 2

detroitnews.com - November 6th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Los Angeles, Ca - Jonathan Quick made 37 saves in net tonight as 5 different Kings scored goals in a 5 - 2 win over the Vipers at the Staples Center.

The Kings got on the board first in this game when Simon Gagne scored his sixth of the year to give L.A. the 1 - 0 lead after one period of play. The Kings extended the lead to 2 - 0 when Jordan Stoll scored his second of the season in the second period and Los Angeles took the 2 - 0 lead into the third period.

The goals came quick in the third period. It started with Kyle Clifford scoring his first of the year and the Kings lead 3 - 0. Mike Richards added the next goal, his sixth of the season and the Kings lead 4 - 0.

Detroit finally got on the board with two quick goals. First up it was Milan Jurcina who would score his second of the season and the Vipers trailed 4 - 1. 0:30 seconds later it was Lubomir Visnovsky who would score his second of the season to make it 4 - 2. Detroit was not able to sustain the comeback as Drew Doughty scored an empty net goal with 1:01 left in regulation to give Los Angeles the 5 - 1 win tonight.

Detroit now heads over to Anaheim Califorina to take on the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on November 9th.

Nov 6, 2012	1	2	3	F
DET (5 - 6 - 1)	0	0	2	2
LAK (10 - 1 - 0)	1	1	3	5

Three Stars
	Jonathan Quick - Los Angeles 37 saves
	Mike Richards - Los Angeles 1 goal & 1 assist
	Drew Doughty - Los Angeles 1 goal & 1 assist

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	LAK
Shots on Goal	39	29
Hits	13	22
Faceoffs Won-Lost	48/92	44/92
Penalty Minutes	9:00	23:00
Power Plays Converted	0	0
Power Play Opportunities	9	2
Time on Attack

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
LAK	5:23 S. Gagne (6), (M. Richards, D. Doughty)
SECOND PERIOD
LAK	15:59 J. Stoll (2), (S. Voynov)
THIRD PERIOD
LAK	1:33 K. Clifford (1), (A. Loktionov, S. Voynov)
LAK	5:09 M. Richards (6), (A. Loktionov, S. Gagne)
DET	5:36 M. Jurcina (2), (L. Visnovsky, P. LeClaire)
DET	5:57 L. Visnovsky (2), (C. Barker, J. Tavares)
LAK	19:01 D. Doughty (3), (A. Loktionov) EN

Detroit Vipers - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
Pascal LeClaire	28	24	86%	4.00

Los Angeles Kings - Goalies
GOALIES	SHOTS	SAVES	SV %	GAA
Jonathan Quick	39	37	95%	2.00

**Vipers2k9** · 11-15-2012, 10:45 AM

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Alright boys, Quick update for ya. I am going to go back to reporting by the month instead of game by game during the season. Make the flow of the franchise go quicker. I will still handle day to day operations of the team and if I do make a trade for someone or have a major injury I will report on it before the monthly recap. I did this when the Viper franchise 2 years ago and played out full seasons so I am going back to what works for me.

I still will be playing the playoff games and preseason game just doing game by game sim and not real time sim.

**Vipers2k9** · 11-15-2012, 11:02 AM

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VIPERS, RANGERS INVOLVED IN TRADE AGAIN

detroitnews.com - November 22nd, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Detroit Vipers and New York Rangers have made another trade that may feel the Vipers have come out on top for in the long run.

The Vipers have sent defensemen Travis Hamonic to the Rangers in exchange for Left Wing Chris Kreider and a 2013 second round draft pick. The Vipers have been looking for some help at the wing position with some of the injuries that have happened so far this season.

"Kreider is a great prospect and someone who is going to do a great job on this team." said GM Rick Dudley.

Kreider will join the team in time for start on the third like with Bailey and Joensuu when the Vipers take on the St. Louis Blues on Friday Night, November 23 in St. Louis.

**Vipers2k9** · 11-15-2012, 11:30 AM

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VIPERS TRADE DRAFT PICKS WITH FLAMES

detroitnews.com - November 26th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Detroit Vipers today announced that they had accepted a trade offer from the Calgary Flames that sees Detroit send an unsigned rookie and two extra draft picks not needed to Calgary for their 2013 first round pick in next year's draft.

This deal replaces the first round pick lost in the trade made earlier this season when they trade for John Moore from Columbus.

"We had the extra draft picks from some of the trades made earlier this season that we made known were giveaways if needed. I knew at some point we would be able to regain that first round pick back." Said GM Rick Dudley.

This deal is the second deal the Vipers have made in four days and shows a possible glimps of things to come.

**Vipers2k9** · 11-18-2012, 10:49 AM

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VIPERS BOUNCE BACK FROM ROUGH START,
SIT FOURTH IN ATLANTIC DIVISION

Detroitnews.com - December 1st, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Two months of the NHL season are now in the books and the Vipers have a bit of a struggle to get back into the thick of things.

Detroit would start the month of November with a six game losing streak losing to Carolina (2 - 1), Dallas (6 - 1), Los Angeles (5 - 2), Anaheim (3 - 1), San Jose (4 - 1), and finally New York (1 - 0). Head coach Jack Capuano got with his coaches to bring in a new plan and it helped out.

The Vipers turned things around by winning 5 of the last 7 games in the month including a four game winning streak against Nashville (3 - 1), New Jersey (7 - 3), Boston (4 - 3), & St. Louis (4 - 3)

The Washington Capitals still lead the Eastern Conference with 32 points overall followed by the New York Rangers with 30 points and the Boston Bruins with 29 points.

Over in the West, Los Angeles are still the Kings of the conference. The Kings lead the conference standings with 33 points followed by second place Calgary Flames with 31 points. The Chicago Blackhawks sit third overall in the conference with 30 points.

Someone better check the oil pressure in Edmonton as the sit all alone in the basement as the worst team in the league at just 12 points in 2 months. Here is a full look at the standings...

NHL Standings - Updated: Dec 1, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. New York Rangers	13	5	4	30	56	49
2. Philadelphia Flyers	11	6	5	27	58	55
3. Pittsburgh Penguins	12	10	1	25	63	62
4. Detroit Vipers	10	9	3	23	60	64
5. New Jersey Devils	8	8	5	21	63	68
NORTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Boston Bruins	13	6	3	29	58	58
2. Buffalo Sabers	12	6	2	26	53	47
3. Montreal Canadiens	11	9	1	23	48	48
4. Toronto Maple Leafs	9	9	3	21	53	63
5. Ottawa Senators	9	11	2	20	53	68
SOUTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Washington Capitals	16	7	0	32	73	54
2. Carolina Hurricanes	15	8	1	31	70	57
3. Florida Panthers	11	8	2	24	60	62
4. Tampa Bay Lightning	10	8	2	22	55	59
5. Winnipeg Jets	9	8	3	21	52	46
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Chicago Blackhawks	15	7	0	30	68	53
2. Nashville Predators	9	8	6	24	47	45
3. Detroit Red Wings	11	12	0	22	50	63
4. St. Louis Blues	9	9	2	20	48	58
5. Columbus Blue Jackts	4	11	6	14	49	67
NORTHWEST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Calgary Flames	14	3	3	31	60	48
2. Colorado Avalanche	12	8	2	26	61	61
3. Minnesota Wild	10	11	2	22	57	68
4. Vancouver Canucks	9	11	3	21	59	67
5. Edmonton Oilers	4	13	4	12	39	60
PACIFIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Los Angeles Kings	16	6	1	33	75	58
2. Anaheim Ducks	14	8	0	28	65	51
3. Dallas Stars	14	10	0	28	60	53
4. San Jose Sharks	10	9	2	22	63	55
5. Phoenix Coyotes	6	8	6	18	41	50

**Vipers2k9** · 11-18-2012, 11:13 AM

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DETROIT VIPERS TEAM STATS AS OF DECEMBER 1ST, 2012

Detroit Vipers - By Points - December Stats - 2012
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Michael Grabner	22	8	12	20	-2	1	4	72	11.11
John Tavares	22	6	14	20	-5	2	6	62	9.68
Kyle Okposo	22	9	7	16	-7	1	28	76	11.84
Brad Boyes	21	10	5	15	Even	1	4	54	18.52
Matt Moulson	22	5	6	11	-9	1	8	58	8.62
Lubomir Visnovsky	22	3	8	11	-2	0	2	49	6.12
Andrew MacDonald	22	0	11	11	-2	0	14	22	0.00
Marc Streit	22	1	7	8	+1	1	4	44	2.27
Cam Barker	20	2	5	7	-9	1	14	36	5.56
Frans Nielsen	11	3	4	7	+1	0	2	28	10.71
Casey Cizikas	22	2	4	6	-4	0	0	26	7.69
John Bailey	20	1	4	5	-5	0	2	30	3.33
John Moore	15	1	4	5	-6	0	2	22	4.55
Jesse Joensuu	22	3	1	4	-7	0	2	28	10.71
Matt Martin	22	1	3	4	-3	0	10	17	5.88
Milan Jurcina	11	2	0	2	-1	0	6	12	16.67
Chris Kreider	4	1	0	1	-1	0	0	1	100.00
Nino Niederreiter	14	0	1	1	-3	0	0	24	0.00
Jay Pandolfo	18	0	1	1	-5	0	0	10	0.00
Matt Carkner	19	0	0	0	-7	0	29	0	0.00
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Evgani Nabokov	15	5	6	3	2.47	875	420	92.05	1
Pascal LeClaire	8	5	3	0	2.98	463	211	90.17	0

**Vipers2k9** · 11-20-2012, 11:10 AM

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DETROIT & WASHINGTON SWAP MINOR LEAGUE PROSPECTS

detroitnews.com - December 31st, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Detroit Vipers and Washington Capitals have proven that a trade can happen on any day of the year, even if it's the final day of the year.

Detroit has sent defensemen Marc Cantin from Bridgeport to the Washington Capitals for Goaltender Philipp Grabauer. Grabauer has a record of 7 - 7 so far this season with a 2.78 GAA in the 17 games he has played in this season.

"Nilsson is doing a great job as the starting goaltender down in Bridgeport and more then likely will be headed to the main roster next season but we new that filling the void would be tough and this trade made things much easier for us." said Rick Dudley.

Grabauer will join the team and dress in the backup roll to Nilsson for Bridgeport's next game against the Wilkes/Barre-Scranton Penguins on New Year's Eve night.

**Vipers2k9** · 11-20-2012, 12:12 PM

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DETROIT PLAYS STRONG IN DECEMBER
STILL FOURTH OVERALL IN ATLANTIC

detroitnews.com - January 1st, 2013 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Happy New Year and for the Detroit Vipers they finished off the year 2012 on high note. Detroit is 7 - 3 - 0 in their last 10 games and although they still sit in fourth place in the Atlantic they are now just three points out of first place in the division.

Detroit stumbled out of the game in December with a loss to the Phoenix Coyotes 4 - 3 at home but rebounded to the tune of a three game winning streak with wins over the New York Rangers (2 - 1), Washington Capitals (4 - 3) & The Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 1.

Detroit would stumble again with a two game losing streak losing to Philadelphia (2 - 1) & Chicago (3 - 2). Detroit would return back to their winning ways with a win over the Winnipeg Jets but would lose Nabokov for a week due to injury. Pascal Leclaire stepped up with back to back wins in Nabokov absents with wins over Minnesota (5 - 3) and Anaheim (2 - 0).

The home state rivalry game though would not go the Vipers way as they would lose to the Red Wings at the JLA 3 - 2 but take a crutial game from Pittsburgh two nights later 3 - 1. Nabokov would return to net on the 27th, a Day after the Vipers were shut out by New Jersey 3 - 0 to go on a three game winning streak to finish the year off with wins over Washington (4 - 2), Pittsburgh (4 - 3) and gain revenge on the Devils (4 - 1).

The East is a whole new conference now after December with Buffalo and Florida tied atop the standings with 48 points each followed by the New York Rangers with 46 points. Detroit ranks eighth overall in the conference.

Over the West, December tossed a huge monkey wrench into things as the Calgary Flames now hold down the top spot with 49 points followed by the L.A. Kings with 46 points who are now tied with the Nashville Predators who also have 46 points on the season.

Wanna know what a difference changer December was? Florida going in was eight points back of first place Washington on December 1st and now hold an eight point lead over Washington while Nashville was six points back of Chicago on December 1st and now hold just a 1 point lead over the Blackhawks for first. Here is a look at the full standings....

NHL Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2013
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. New York Rangers	21	9	4	46	91	77
2. Philadelphia Flyers	20	10	6	46	95	90
3. Pittsburgh Penguins	21	14	2	44	102	93
4. Detroit Vipers	20	14	3	43	104	97
5. New Jersey Devils	12	17	6	30	92	117
NORTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Buffalo Sabers	23	11	2	48	105	86
2. Boston Bruins	21	10	5	47	104	89
3. Montreal Canadiens	19	15	3	41	94	97
4. Ottawa Senators	16	18	2	34	90	109
5. Toronto Maple Leafs	15	15	3	33	95	101
SOUTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Florida Panthers	22	10	4	48	111	98
2. Carolina Hurricanes	21	16	2	44	107	109
3. Washington Capitals	19	17	2	40	108	105
4. Winnipeg Jets	15	13	5	35	92	85
5. Tampa Bay Lightning	16	15	3	35	97	106
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Nashville Predators	19	11	8	46	101	78
2. Chicago Blackhawks	22	13	1	45	105	90
3. Columbus Blue Jackets	14	14	8	36	104	106
4. Detroit Red Wings	17	18	0	34	84	93
5. St. Louis Blues	16	18	2	34	86	102
NORTHWEST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Calgary Flames	22	8	5	49	103	84
2. Minnesota Wild	17	16	4	38	99	105
3. Colorado Avalanche	16	16	3	35	84	105
4. Vancouver Canucks	15	20	3	33	93	116
5. Edmonton Oilers	11	21	4	26	76	102
PACIFIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Los Angeles Kings	22	13	2	46	109	94
2. Anaheim Ducks	20	16	0	40	106	96
3. San Jose Sharks	18	14	3	39	100	90
4. Dallas Stars	17	17	3	37	92	100
5. Phoenix Coyotes	12	14	8	32	87	96

**Vipers2k9** · 11-20-2012, 12:34 PM

Re: Welcome To The Snake Pit!!

DETROIT VIPERS TEAM STATS AF OF JANUARY 1ST, 2013

Detroit Vipers - January 2013 - By Points Stats
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Michael Grabner	37	14	25	39	+2	2	6	126	11.11
John Tavares	37	14	20	34	-3	4	12	113	12.39
Kyle Okposo	37	16	17	33	-3	1	51	125	12.80
Brad Boyes	36	15	13	28	+2	3	8	103	14.56
Matt Moulson	31	9	11	20	-9	0	12	93	9.68
Frans Nielson	26	6	13	19	+4	0	6	62	9.68
Andrew MacDonald	37	2	17	19	-1	0	16	52	3.85
Lubomir Visnovsky	33	6	10	16	-2	1	6	74	8.11
Mark Streit	37	3	12	15	+4	3	6	70	4.29
Cam Barker	35	3	10	13	-11	1	39	52	5.77
John Moore	18	1	5	6	-6	0	2	29	3.45
Josh Bailey	35	1	5	6	-7	0	4	47	2.13
Casey Cizikas	37	2	4	6	-6	0	2	36	5.56
Matt Martin	37	2	3	5	-5	1	18	30	6.67
Jesse Joensuu	37	4	1	5	-10	0	2	41	9.76
Nino Niederreiter	17	0	3	3	-2	0	0	26	0.00
Matt Carkner	34	1	1	2	-4	0	62	15	6.67
Jay Pandolfo	32	0	2	2	-6	0	4	23	0.00
Chris Kreider	10	1	1	2	-2	0	0	7	14.29
Milan Jurcina	25	2	0	2	-2	0	18	20	10.00
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Pascal LeClaire	20	12	8	0	2.35	1172	528	91.99	1
Evgani Nabokov	20	8	8	1	2.53	1066	510	91.89	1

**Vipers2k9** · 11-24-2012, 11:59 PM

Re: Welcome To The Snake Pit!!

STUNNING TRADE SENDS OSHIE TO DETROIT!!

detroitnews.com - January 30th, 2013 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Palace of Auburn Hills has become a buzz with the news that the St. Louis Blues have sent star right winger T.J. Oshie to the Detroit Vipers in a deal that was approved by the league earlier today.

Detroit aquired the 26 year old right winger from St. Louis along with right winger BJ Crombeen in exchange for Detroit's 2nd round picks (Detroit's & Washington) in the 2014 NHL entry draft and minor league defensemen Aaron Ness.

"This is one of those type of deals that just catches you off guard. When St. Louis called us up and offered a deal for Oshie, they had put a goalie with him and we didn't need the goaltender but knew we could use T.J. (Oshie) in the line up so we asked for another winger and they agreed to send Crombeen as well. I believe this really gives us a solid chance at the playoffs now." Said GM Rick Dudley.

To work T.J. Oshie into the main line up the Detroit Vipers had to make some roster moves as well. They sent back up goaltender Kevin Poulin and left winger Chris Kreider down to Bridgeport to make room for Oshie and Crombeen. Both men will be in the line up when the Vipers face off with the New Jersey Devils on January 31st.

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