Game notes. December 10

DET 4 CAL 3 (OT)

Phaneuf played 33 minutes in the loss, and got 2 assists.


Until now, Glencross has been the extra winger who gets points, but tonight it was David Moss in CAL's second line with 1 G 1 A.


Lidstrom got the OT GWG.

So the two defensive heroes, Phaneuf and Listrom, showed up and played well.

Keeping an eye on Holmstrom, who got only 12 minutes (1A). Cleary did better.


PIT 1 NJ 4

PIT played well. Malkin was on fire. But NJ got the goals.

Parise's goal was a backwards backhanded work of art. Parise managed an astonishing 9 SOGs. Clemmensen played well, but the D was a team effort, with every forward contributing. Only one Penguin came out positive in +/-: Matt Cooke. But Cooke's work was entirely Malkin's work.


TB 2 BUF 4

Vanek and Pominwille! A great win for Buffalo, and the team leaders, Pominville, Vanek, Roy all contributed. Stafford who has had an up and down season got the other goal. Pominville and Hecht combined on the key short handed point.

For TB, Stamkos gets another point.


BOS 1 WAS 3

Ovechkin, Semin, and Backstrom lead WAS again. Chara and Lucic appeared to have been the best for BOS, as Savard was blanked.


NYR 3 ATL 2

Well, I don't understand either of these teams, but Redden did well tonight. How do you not give him a star when he gets 3 As in a 3-2 win???


CHI 2 OTT 0

Shutout for Huet!! I dropeed him long ago. Otherwise, the star of this game in fantasy hockey was Chris Neil with 7 PIMs.


PHO 5 DAL 3

Okay, Max, Hanzal was a good pickup. I still don't know who he is. I have Yandle. I don't know who Yandle is either.

Ribiero not doing well with Morrow out.


STL ANH still ongoing.

I wanted Backes to get PIMs in this game. So far, Crombeen, with a goal and a fight, is the best fantasy player.