Isle Be Seeing You at the Cup Finals

[bthomp05]

True...

Excellent bounce back against the Hawks..

[Jshson14]

I Love the highlights, very good feature.

[hoxltc]

Great stuff. Hopefully the puck contiues to bounce your way.

[hockeyplayer]

Thank you for the positive comments. I appreciate them.

NHL Standings - Updated: Jan 13, 2011
Central	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Columbus Blue Jackets	28	15	0	56
Detroit Red Wings	23	14	6	52
St. Louis Blues	24	15	3	51
Chicago Blackhawks	20	23	2	42
Nashville Predators	15	20	7	37
Northwest	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Vancouver Canucks	25	13	4	54
Minnesota Wild	22	15	6	50
Colorado Avalanche	21	17	6	48
Calgary Flames	21	19	3	45
Edmonton Oilers	19	17	5	43
Pacific	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Anaheim Ducks	24	14	8	56
Los Angeles Kings	24	14	4	52
Phoenix Coyotes	21	18	4	46
San Jose Sharks	19	19	6	44
Dallas Stars	17	23	4	38
West Playoff Race	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
1. Columbus Blue Jackets	28	15	0	56
2. Anaheim Ducks	24	14	8	56
3. Vancouver Canucks	25	13	4	54
4. Los Angeles Kings	24	14	4	52
5. Detroit Red Wings	23	14	6	52
6. St. Louis Blues	24	15	3	51
7. Minnesota Wild	22	15	6	50
8. Colorado Avalanche	21	17	6	48
9. Phoenix Coyotes	21	18	4	46
10. Calgary Flames	21	19	3	45
11. San Jose Sharks	19	19	6	44
12. Edmonton Oilers	19	17	5	43
13. Chicago Blackhawks	20	23	2	42
14. Dallas Stars	17	23	4	38
15. Nashville Predators	15	20	7	37

The biggest surprise is obviously the Columbus Blue Jackets, who (before the season started) would have been considered a long-shot to be in the final Western playoff spot in January, yet alone be tied for the lead in the Western conference. They are led by both Rick Nash and Antoine Vermette, who are both scoring at better than a point-per-game pace.
The other surprise is the Minnesota Wild, whom very few really would have predicted would have been a playoff contender this year. They are currently four points above the the ninth-placed team, mostly due in part to Niklas Backstrom, who spots an 18-17 record, a 2.35 GAA, and a 92.4% save percentage.

The two biggest disappointments are the two teams most expected would represent the West in this year's Stanley Cup finals. Those two teams of course are the San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks. Both teams are not over .500, and are at least four points out of the final playoff spot. San Jose has been plagued by poor goal-tending, as neither regular goal-tender of theirs has a GAA below 3. Chicago has been plagued by under-performing forwards, as Jonathan Toews is their highest scoring forward at only 37 points. All that said, there is plenty of time for both these teams to make the playoffs.
Another disappointing team is Nashville, who is in last place. They were expected to be a playoff team (at least).

Game 40
Isles embarrass western conference powerhouse on home ice.

Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders
Jan 11, 2011 1 2 3 F VAN (25-13-4) 1 1 1 3 NYI (25-13-3) 1 4 2 7 Three Stars Rob Schremp 1 Goal, 2 Assists Kyle Okposo 0 Goals, 3 Assists Matt Moulson 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison VAN NYI Shots on Goal 18 37 Hits 13 8 Faceoffs Won-Lost 10-23 23-10 Penalty Minutes 0 4 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 0 Time on Attack 6:49 5:51
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYI James Wisniewski (M. Streit, K. Okposo) 2:10 VAN Pavol Demitra PP (M. Raymond, K. Ballard) 7:32 SECOND PERIOD NYI Zenon Konopka (K. Okposo, R. Martinek) 6:28 NYI Milan Jurcina (R. Schremp) 7:19 NYI John Tavares (K. Okposo, J. Wisniewski) 9:16 NYI Matt Moulson (A. Macdonald, R. Schremp) 13:31 VAN Raffi Torres (Unassisted) 18:36 THIRD PERIOD NYI Rob Schremp (M. Moulson, B. Comeau) 5:59 NYI Josh Bailey (F. Nielsen, R. Martinek) 8:43 VAN Mikael Samuelsson (R. Torres, K. Bieksa) 12:43
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Roberto Luongo 23 18 78% 9.07 Cory Schneider 14 12 86% 4.53
New York Islanders - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Rick DiPietro 18 15 83% 3

Game Notes:
Matt Martin was sent to AHL affiliate Bridgeport for better player development.
Vancouver Canuck Henrik Sedin will be injured (fractured left elbow) for the next 2 to 3 weeks after taking a shot from his brother, Daniel Sedin.

Islanders Lines:
Grabner-Tavares-Okposo(A)
Moulson-Schremp-Comeau
Bailey-Nielsen-Hunter
Weight(C)-Konopka-Parenteau

Wisniewski-Streit(A)
Jurcina-Macdonald
Eaton-Martinek

DiPietro
Roloson

Highlight of the Game:
A Vancouver Canuck unintentionally deflects a James Wisniewski shot over Roberto Luongo.

[bthomp05]

Wow, what a blowout against the Canucks. Good for you, things are brightening up for you.

[hockeyplayer]

I know it has been a long time since my last-update, so I just want to let you guys know that this isn't abandoned or forgotten. My schedule just got busy. I plan to continue on updating starting tomorrow.

Thanks for following!

[bthomp05]

Look forward to it.

[HeroWorship]

The New York Islanders doing well?

This is how you can tell it's a video game.