Safe and sound: Los Angeles defenseman Willie Mitchell moves the puck away from goal ahead of San Jose's Benn Ferriero during the Sharks' 2-1 shootout win on Friday. AP PHOTOThe defending Stanley Cup champions are heading into the holiday break the same way they started their summer: As the hottest team in hockey.Marchand had his first career hat trick and a career-high five points to help Boston beat Florida 8-0 on Friday night, giving the Bruins their sixth consecutive victory and their most lopsided win of the season. Boston has won 20 of its last 23 games."Everyone's playing the same level as last year," Marchand said. "We need to keep it going the whole year. That's the goal right now."Marchand scored a short-handed goal to start things off, assisted on Boston's fourth and fifth goals and then scored twice more in the third. After making it 8-0 midway through the third period, the sold-out crowd of 17,565 showered the ice with all kinds of headwear, including a fair number of Santa hats."You can't put into words how the last year and a half have gone," said Marchand, who was fighting to make the team during training camp in 2010 and wound up a key player on the NHL champions. "All the things kind of lined up, and it's been great."Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and Tuukka Rask made 30 saves for Boston for his second straight shutout — a scoreless streak of 155 minutes, 10 seconds. The backup to Vezina and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Tim Thomas, Rask is 7-1-1 in his last eight starts."Lots of goals. It's good for the fans," Rask said. "You pretty much feel if you don't mess up you're going to be fine."Milan Lucic, Benoit Pouliot, Dennis Seidenberg and Gregory Campbell also scored as Boston moved into the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins have four days off for Christmas before playing Phoenix on Wednesday.Jose Theodore allowed four goals on 14 shots in the first period and was replaced by Scott Clemmensen. The former Boston College goalie made 17 saves the rest of the way."It was an old-fashioned butt kicking. There's really nothing to say," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "I'm usually a glass-half-full guy, but there's nothing to say."The Panthers were playing their third game in four nights, including a 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa on Thursday. They have lost all three."It was a frustrating night," defenseman Ed Jovanovski said. "We've played a lot of road games and, not to make excuses, we're a pretty banged-up team right now. Now we have a couple of days off and hopefully we can rest up and get some guys back."Devils 4, Capitals 3 (SO)In Newark, New Jersey, Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout and Martin Brodeur made an outstanding glove save on Alex Ovechkin as the Devils, after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period, regrouped to beat Washington.Rangers 4, Flyers 2In New York, Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his second win over Philadelphia this season and rookie defenseman Stu Bickel had two more assists as the Rangers beat the Flyers to move into first place in the Atlantic Division.Hurricanes 2, Senators 1 (OT)In Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuomo Ruutu tipped in Jay Harrison's slap shot in overtime to lift the Hurricanes over Ottawa.Andreas Nodl also scored and Cam Ward made 22 saves for Carolina, which won its first overtime game of the season. The Hurricanes outshot the Senators 38-23.Maple Leafs 5, Islanders 3In Uniondale, New York, Clarke MacArthur had a goal and an assist and James Reimer stopped 30 shots to lead Toronto past the Islanders.Stars 6, Predators 3In Dallas, Vernon Fiddler, Loui Eriksson and Steve Ott scored during a span of 3:05 in the first period and the Stars went on to beat Nashville.Penguins 4, Jets 1In Winnipeg, James Neal got the go-ahead goal 22 seconds into the third period and Pittsburgh scored twice more in the next 5 minutes.Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 (OT)In Denver, Matt Duchene scored late in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 29 shots.Blues 3, Coyotes 2In Glendale, Arizona, Alexander Steen scored his team-leading 12th goal and Brian Elliott made 24 saves to help streaking St. Louis beat Phoenix.Flames 3, Canucks 1In Vancouver, Leland Irving made 29 saves for his first NHL victory in Calgary's win over the Canucks.Sharks 2, Kings 1 (SO)In San Jose, Ryane Clowe scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round and Antti Niemi stopped Mike Richards to lead the Sharks past Los Angeles for their fourth straight win.Logan Couture scored in regulation for San Jose, which matched its longest winning streak of the season following a stretch of five losses in six games. Niemi made 28 saves.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Marchand hits three; Bruins rout Panthers
BOSTON — The Santa hats came flying out of the stands to celebrate Brad Marchand's third goal of the game, and the Boston fans began taunting the Florida Panthers by chanting, "Merry Christmas!"Safe and sound: Los Angeles defenseman Willie Mitchell moves the puck away from goal ahead of San Jose's Benn Ferriero during the Sharks' 2-1 shootout win on Friday. AP PHOTOThe defending Stanley Cup champions are heading into the holiday break the same way they started their summer: As the hottest team in hockey.Marchand had his first career hat trick and a career-high five points to help Boston beat Florida 8-0 on Friday night, giving the Bruins their sixth consecutive victory and their most lopsided win of the season. Boston has won 20 of its last 23 games."Everyone's playing the same level as last year," Marchand said. "We need to keep it going the whole year. That's the goal right now."Marchand scored a short-handed goal to start things off, assisted on Boston's fourth and fifth goals and then scored twice more in the third. After making it 8-0 midway through the third period, the sold-out crowd of 17,565 showered the ice with all kinds of headwear, including a fair number of Santa hats."You can't put into words how the last year and a half have gone," said Marchand, who was fighting to make the team during training camp in 2010 and wound up a key player on the NHL champions. "All the things kind of lined up, and it's been great."Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and Tuukka Rask made 30 saves for Boston for his second straight shutout — a scoreless streak of 155 minutes, 10 seconds. The backup to Vezina and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Tim Thomas, Rask is 7-1-1 in his last eight starts."Lots of goals. It's good for the fans," Rask said. "You pretty much feel if you don't mess up you're going to be fine."Milan Lucic, Benoit Pouliot, Dennis Seidenberg and Gregory Campbell also scored as Boston moved into the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins have four days off for Christmas before playing Phoenix on Wednesday.Jose Theodore allowed four goals on 14 shots in the first period and was replaced by Scott Clemmensen. The former Boston College goalie made 17 saves the rest of the way."It was an old-fashioned butt kicking. There's really nothing to say," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "I'm usually a glass-half-full guy, but there's nothing to say."The Panthers were playing their third game in four nights, including a 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa on Thursday. They have lost all three."It was a frustrating night," defenseman Ed Jovanovski said. "We've played a lot of road games and, not to make excuses, we're a pretty banged-up team right now. Now we have a couple of days off and hopefully we can rest up and get some guys back."Devils 4, Capitals 3 (SO)In Newark, New Jersey, Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout and Martin Brodeur made an outstanding glove save on Alex Ovechkin as the Devils, after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period, regrouped to beat Washington.Rangers 4, Flyers 2In New York, Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his second win over Philadelphia this season and rookie defenseman Stu Bickel had two more assists as the Rangers beat the Flyers to move into first place in the Atlantic Division.Hurricanes 2, Senators 1 (OT)In Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuomo Ruutu tipped in Jay Harrison's slap shot in overtime to lift the Hurricanes over Ottawa.Andreas Nodl also scored and Cam Ward made 22 saves for Carolina, which won its first overtime game of the season. The Hurricanes outshot the Senators 38-23.Maple Leafs 5, Islanders 3In Uniondale, New York, Clarke MacArthur had a goal and an assist and James Reimer stopped 30 shots to lead Toronto past the Islanders.Stars 6, Predators 3In Dallas, Vernon Fiddler, Loui Eriksson and Steve Ott scored during a span of 3:05 in the first period and the Stars went on to beat Nashville.Penguins 4, Jets 1In Winnipeg, James Neal got the go-ahead goal 22 seconds into the third period and Pittsburgh scored twice more in the next 5 minutes.Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 (OT)In Denver, Matt Duchene scored late in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 29 shots.Blues 3, Coyotes 2In Glendale, Arizona, Alexander Steen scored his team-leading 12th goal and Brian Elliott made 24 saves to help streaking St. Louis beat Phoenix.Flames 3, Canucks 1In Vancouver, Leland Irving made 29 saves for his first NHL victory in Calgary's win over the Canucks.Sharks 2, Kings 1 (SO)In San Jose, Ryane Clowe scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round and Antti Niemi stopped Mike Richards to lead the Sharks past Los Angeles for their fourth straight win.Logan Couture scored in regulation for San Jose, which matched its longest winning streak of the season following a stretch of five losses in six games. Niemi made 28 saves.
Safe and sound: Los Angeles defenseman Willie Mitchell moves the puck away from goal ahead of San Jose's Benn Ferriero during the Sharks' 2-1 shootout win on Friday. AP PHOTOThe defending Stanley Cup champions are heading into the holiday break the same way they started their summer: As the hottest team in hockey.Marchand had his first career hat trick and a career-high five points to help Boston beat Florida 8-0 on Friday night, giving the Bruins their sixth consecutive victory and their most lopsided win of the season. Boston has won 20 of its last 23 games."Everyone's playing the same level as last year," Marchand said. "We need to keep it going the whole year. That's the goal right now."Marchand scored a short-handed goal to start things off, assisted on Boston's fourth and fifth goals and then scored twice more in the third. After making it 8-0 midway through the third period, the sold-out crowd of 17,565 showered the ice with all kinds of headwear, including a fair number of Santa hats."You can't put into words how the last year and a half have gone," said Marchand, who was fighting to make the team during training camp in 2010 and wound up a key player on the NHL champions. "All the things kind of lined up, and it's been great."Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and Tuukka Rask made 30 saves for Boston for his second straight shutout — a scoreless streak of 155 minutes, 10 seconds. The backup to Vezina and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Tim Thomas, Rask is 7-1-1 in his last eight starts."Lots of goals. It's good for the fans," Rask said. "You pretty much feel if you don't mess up you're going to be fine."Milan Lucic, Benoit Pouliot, Dennis Seidenberg and Gregory Campbell also scored as Boston moved into the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins have four days off for Christmas before playing Phoenix on Wednesday.Jose Theodore allowed four goals on 14 shots in the first period and was replaced by Scott Clemmensen. The former Boston College goalie made 17 saves the rest of the way."It was an old-fashioned butt kicking. There's really nothing to say," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "I'm usually a glass-half-full guy, but there's nothing to say."The Panthers were playing their third game in four nights, including a 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa on Thursday. They have lost all three."It was a frustrating night," defenseman Ed Jovanovski said. "We've played a lot of road games and, not to make excuses, we're a pretty banged-up team right now. Now we have a couple of days off and hopefully we can rest up and get some guys back."Devils 4, Capitals 3 (SO)In Newark, New Jersey, Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout and Martin Brodeur made an outstanding glove save on Alex Ovechkin as the Devils, after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period, regrouped to beat Washington.Rangers 4, Flyers 2In New York, Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his second win over Philadelphia this season and rookie defenseman Stu Bickel had two more assists as the Rangers beat the Flyers to move into first place in the Atlantic Division.Hurricanes 2, Senators 1 (OT)In Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuomo Ruutu tipped in Jay Harrison's slap shot in overtime to lift the Hurricanes over Ottawa.Andreas Nodl also scored and Cam Ward made 22 saves for Carolina, which won its first overtime game of the season. The Hurricanes outshot the Senators 38-23.Maple Leafs 5, Islanders 3In Uniondale, New York, Clarke MacArthur had a goal and an assist and James Reimer stopped 30 shots to lead Toronto past the Islanders.Stars 6, Predators 3In Dallas, Vernon Fiddler, Loui Eriksson and Steve Ott scored during a span of 3:05 in the first period and the Stars went on to beat Nashville.Penguins 4, Jets 1In Winnipeg, James Neal got the go-ahead goal 22 seconds into the third period and Pittsburgh scored twice more in the next 5 minutes.Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 (OT)In Denver, Matt Duchene scored late in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 29 shots.Blues 3, Coyotes 2In Glendale, Arizona, Alexander Steen scored his team-leading 12th goal and Brian Elliott made 24 saves to help streaking St. Louis beat Phoenix.Flames 3, Canucks 1In Vancouver, Leland Irving made 29 saves for his first NHL victory in Calgary's win over the Canucks.Sharks 2, Kings 1 (SO)In San Jose, Ryane Clowe scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round and Antti Niemi stopped Mike Richards to lead the Sharks past Los Angeles for their fourth straight win.Logan Couture scored in regulation for San Jose, which matched its longest winning streak of the season following a stretch of five losses in six games. Niemi made 28 saves.
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