Return of The Russian Rocket...But To WHO???

[onlybygrace]

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Penguins Mid-Season Report

Kunitz (14G, 25A, 39pts) Crosby (25G, 18A, 43pts) Bure (23G, 28A, 51pts)
Satan (8G, 19A, 27pts) Malkin (22G, 8A, 30pts) Cheechoo (19G, 8A, 27pts)
Sykora (10G, 9A, 19pts) Stall (11G, 10A, 21pts) Grier (4G, 12A, 16pts)
Talbot (2G, 5A, 7pts) Christensen (6G, 4A, 10pts) Laraque (1G, 3A, 4pts)

Gonchar 8, 8pts Sydor 17A, 17pts
Orpik 13A, 13pts Whitney 14A, 14pts
Eaton 4A, 4pts Letang 2G, 9A, 11pts

Goalies
Fleury 20-5-0 2.74 GAA 2 SO's 1490 MIN .893 SV%
Conklin 8-6-2 2.14 GAA 2 SO's 982 MIN .901 SV%


Mid-Season NHL Report

Eastern Conference Standings
Pittsburgh 28-11-2 58pts
Washington 25-14-3 53pts
Boston 21-14-6 48pts
NY Rangers 25-13-4 54pts
Atlanta 24-16-2 50pts
Florida 22-17-3 47pts
New Jersey 22-17-2 46pts
Ottawa 22-17-2 46pts
Tampa Bay 19-18-5 43pts
Buffalo 19-18-2 40pts
Toronto 18-22-2 38pts
NY Islanders 17-20-3 37pts
Carolina 15-24-5 35pts
Montreal 15-25-1 31pts
Philadelphia 13-22-4 30pts

Western Conference Standings
Edmonton 29-8-6 64pts
Anaheim 31-13-0 62pts
Detroit 26-13-3 55pts
Los Angeles 26-16-1 53pts
St. Louis 23-12-4 50pts
Chicago 22-16-2 46pts
Nashville 19-14-7 45pts
Colorado 20-18-3 43pts
Phoenix 18-17-5 41pts
Vancouver 18-18-5 41pts
Minnesota 19-20-2 40pts
Columbus 19-21-2 40pts
Dallas 16-19-8 40pts
Calgary 16-25-2 34pts
San Jose 14-24-3 31pts

League Leaders
Goals
1. Kovalchuk 42 goals in 42 games
2. Gaborik 36
3. Richards 30
4. Zetterberg 28
Ovechkin 28
Fedorov 28

Assists
1. M. Koivu 48
2. Hemsky 39
3. Gomez 38
4. Spezza 37
5. Dvorak 36
Brind'Amour 36
Perry 36

Points
1. Gaborik (36G, 28A) 64
2. Ovechkin (28G, 29A) 57
3. Hemsky (19G, 39A) 56
Kovalchuk (42G, 14A) 56
5. Jagr (26G, 28A) 54
6. Zetterberg (28G, 25A) 53
7. Fedorov (28G, 24A) 52
8. Koivu (3G, 48A) 51
Bure (23G, 28A) 51
Yashin (21G, 30A) 51

Wins
1. Fleury 20
2. Giguere 18
Brodeur 18
4. Roloson 17
5. Theodore 16

Shutouts
1. Garon 4
Giguere 4
Hasek 4

GAA
1. Giguere 1.91
2. Cloutier 1.99
3. Bryzgalov 2.04
Khabibulin 2.04
5. Garon 2.07

[onlybygrace]

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Vokoun Shuts Pens Down In Florida

Pittsburgh 0 (28-12-2)
Florida 3 (23-17-3)
Shots PITT 24 FLA 26

Bure 2 shots, -1
Cheechoo/Grier 4 shots
Conklin 23 saves on 26 shots

Vokoun 24 saves, Shutout
Dvorak Goal (6)
Peltonen Goal (3)
Stumpel Goal (7)
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Pens Get Back On Winning Track In Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh 3 (29-12-2)
Tampa Bay 1 (19-19-5)

Grier Goal (5) Assist
Sykora ENG (11) Assist
Christensen Goal (7)
Gonchar/Laraque Assists
Bure 8 shots, -1
Fleury 18 saves on 19 shots

Prospal Goal (5)
Boyle/St. Louis Assists
Denis 34 saves on 36 shots, amazing performance.

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[GoldenJet]

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Looks like Kovie is having a good year.

[onlybygrace]

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NHL News Wire

Several Teams made significant Free Agent signings over the last couple days as the NHL's season heads into the second half. Here is the list...

Detroit
Kvasha 3yrs/5.1M, Bourque 3yrs/5.5M

Edmonton
Ozolinch 2yrs/2.6M

St. Louis
Laaksonen 2yr/2.8M

Vancouver
Kolnik 3yr/5.5M
M. Johnson 3yr/4.2M
Asham 3/5.1M
Aubin 3yr/8.6M

Nashville
Vaananen 3yr/5.5M
Holmqvist 3yr/5.4M
Afanesenkov 3yr/5.5M

Dallas
Orzagh 2yr/2.3M

Boston
Lapointe 2yr/2.8M
Sundstrom 3yr/4.5M

Florida
Ekman 3yr/4.7M
Auld 3yr/5.5M

[GoldenJet]

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Looks like Edmonton is doing well as well. I wonder how Ozolinch will do in Edmonton.

[onlybygrace]

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Looks like Kovie is having a good year.

I wonder if he'll get 50 in 50. I'll keep an eye on him.

[GoldenJet]

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That is quite possible knowing Kovalchuk.

[onlybygrace]

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Thrashers Hand Pens 4-2 Loss

Pittsburgh 2 (29-13-2)
Atlanta 4 (27-17-2)
Shots PIT 21 ATL 19

Malkin Goal (23)
Talbot Goal (3)
Satan Assist
Fleury 15 saves on 19 shots

Holik 2 Goals (8)
Kovalchuk Goal (44) Assist
Zhitnik/Kozlov 2 Assists
Hedberg 19 saves on 21 shots

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Bure's Pair Not Enough Against Rags; Pens Lose 5th In Last 7

Pens Clinging To 1st Seed In East

NYR 4 (28-14-4)
PIT 3 (29-14-2)
SHOTS NYR 37 PIT 34

Bure 2 Goals (25)
Crosby 2 Assists
Cheechoo Goal (20)
Malkin Assist
Conklin 33 saves on 37 shots

Prucha Goal (15) Assist
Naslund Goal (16) Assist
Shanahan Goal (29)
Jagr Assist 7 shots
Lundqvist 31 saves on 34 shots

[Bolts_26]

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Great job with this!!!!

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Outlast Bolts In Wild Affair

Pens battle back from 5-2 deficit after Fleury replaces Conklin early in 2nd period.

Tampa Bay 6 (20-21-6)
Pittsburgh 7 (30-14-2)
SHOTS TB 29 PIT 43

Malkin Goal (24) 2 Assists
Satan 2 Goals (10)
Bure Goal (26) Assist
Orpik 2 Assists
Staal Goal (12)
Kunitz Goal (15)
Conklin 7 saves on 12 shots in 22:35
Fleury 16 saves on 17 shots in 37:06

M. St. Louis 2 Goals (19)
Richards Goal (33) Assist
Lecavalier Goal (27) Assist
Prospal/Hlavac 2 Assists
Ouellet Goal (15)
C. Joseph 36 saves on 43 shots
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Hapless Habs Shut Down Pens In Montreal

Pittsburgh 0 (30-15-2)
Montreal 1 (19-27-1)
Shots PIT 25 MON 27

Bure/Malkin 4 shots
Fleury 26 saves on 27 shots

Kostitsyn Goal (6) 13 minutes into 3rd period
Latendresse/Plekanec Assists
Halax 25 saves, SO (3)
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NHL News Wire

Plummeting Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have dropped 6 of their last 10 games after winning 11 games in a row and have now fallen to 4th in the Eastern Conference as the New York Rangers have gone 6-3-1 in their last 10 games, moving into first in the division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 29-15-5.

Rising Stars

The Dallas Stars have won 9 of their last 12 games and have moved into 8th in the Western Conference Standings. The Stars have been led in scoring all season by FA signing Peter Forsberg who has tallied 30 goals and 28 assists in 51 games.

Just Short of History

Star Sniper Ilya Kovalchuk fell just shy of reaching the 50 goal mark in just 50 games as he tallied 47 markers, falling just 3 short of the prolific acheivment only reached by Brett Hull, Maurice Richard, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemieux, and Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky tallied his 50th goal in 39 games and his 61st goal in his 50th game in the 81-82 and 83-84 seasons.

Unofficial acheivers of the milestone are Alexander Mogilny, Cam Neely, and Jarri Kurri who scored their 50 goals before their 50th games, although thier teams had played more games due to injuries.

How's THAT for informative?

[GoldenJet]

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that, that was extremely imformative, thank you. Good job man, can't wait for more.

[onlybygrace]

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Caps Move Into Top Seed With Blow Out Of Pens; Pens Lose 7 Of 10 Falling To 5th In East

Washington 6 (30-15-3)
Pittsburgh 3 (30-16-2)
Shots WSH 31 PIT 30

Bure 2 Goals (28) 6 shots
Crosby 2 Assists
Staal Goal (13)
Fleury 25 saves on 31 shots

Fedorov 2 Goals (30)
Ovechkin Goal (33) Assist
Kozlov Goal (3) Assist
Clymer Goal (3) Assist
Fehr 2 Assists
Semin Goal (23)
Theodore 27 saves on 30 shots
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Pens Continue To Dominate Battle Of PA; Fleury Steals Win For Pens

Pittsburgh 4 (31-16-2)
Philadelphia 1 (18-26-4)
Shots PIT 19 PHI 33

Malkin 2 Goals (26) Assist
Cheechoo Goal (21) 2 Assists
Staal Goal (14)
Satan/Whitney/Grier Assist
Fleury 32 saves on 33 shots

Lindros Goal (13)
Hartnell/Kapanen Assists
Biron 15 saves on 19 shots

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Brodeur Leads Red Hot Devils To Shutout Victory

Pittsburgh 0 (31-17-2)
New Jersey 1 (28-20-2)
Shots PIT 26 NJ 23

Bure 8 shots
Crosby 7 shots
Fleury 22 saves on 23 shots

Langenbrunner Goal (10)
Brodeur 26 saves SO (4) 21-10-2 this season
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NHL News Wire

The New Jersey Devils are 23-7-1 in thier last 31 games after starting the season 5-13-1 led by the fantastic play of Martin Brodeur, who is the leading finalist for the Vezina Trophy.

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Add Grit With Signing Of McCarty

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the signing of the fiercly competitive RW Darren McCarty tonight at a post-game news conference after a 1-0 loss to the Devils. The Pens have also reported that McCarty will play on the fourth line on the left side of Eric Christensen while George Laraque will remain on the right side. The line should give the Pens the hard edge many believed the team lacked as the NHL post season is getting closer and closer.

"The post season is about grit and determination as much as it is about skill. We obvously have the skill, but we really feel we've done ourselves a favor with the signing of Darren. This line will be tough to play against with Laraque also on the other side", said Pens captain Sidney Crosby who hasn't scored a goal in 7 games.

The 35 year old McCarty signed for 1 season at 800,000 USD and has totalled 126 goals and 160 assists in 742 games over his career.

Maxime Talbot will be scratched to make room for Darrens arrival to the Pens.

The Pens are 2nd in the Eastern Conference, but are struggling, going just 4-8-0 in their last 12 games since winning 11 consecutive games in the month of December.

[onlybygrace]

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Okay...I'm going on vacation for like 9 days to Philly...so this is gonna rest for a bit.

TTYL and take care of yourselves

[derrickthomas58]

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Okay...I'm going on vacation for like 9 days to Philly...so this is gonna rest for a bit.

TTYL and take care of yourselves

Looking forward to more updates when you get back. Have a good trip.