Nightly recap – Saturday, October 30th

Joe Yerdon

Oct 31, 2010, 3:34 AM EDT

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14 games, 28 teams, lots of recappin' to do.

It’s the busiest night of the year. I look at it as the NHLs way of preparing for Halloween since everyone wears masks all the time anyway. Anyhow, lots of action to cover so here we go.

NY Rangers 2 – Toronto 0

The Leafs offense continues to sputter, meanwhile Henrik Lundqvist gets the benefit of a 36-save shutout for his efforts. Brian Boyle had a goal and Ryan Callahan scored on a penalty shot for New York. Toronto had plenty of shots, just no luck getting one by Lundqvist.

Florida 3 – Montreal 1

Tomas Vokoun spoiled the comeback of Habs defenseman Andrei Markov by making 40 stops in the win for Florida. Vokoun out-dueled Carey Price to earn the win. Shawn Matthias had a goal and an assist for Florida in the win. Markov played 23:03 and registered five shots on goal for Montreal in his first game back since injuring his knee last season.

Boston 4 – Ottawa 0

Tim Thomas continues to be the man in Boston. Another shutout for the goalie leads to his goals against average falling to an unreal 0.50 this season. Thomas stopped 29 shots in the win and is turning heads all over the league with his play. Meanwhile, Milan Lucic scored his fourth goal of the year and rookies Jordan Caron and Tyler Seguin each scored their third in the win.

Philadelphia 6 – NY Islanders 1

An all-around ugly game for the Islanders ends up being a destructive effort out of the Flyers in a 6-1 romp. Chris Pronger had two goals for Philly, while Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves in the win. Things got a bit ugly in the third period as the teams exchanged scrums, questionable hits, and fights leading to two game misconducts, and 61 penalty minutes. 114 penalty minutes in all and three players were kicked out of the game in all as Trent Hunter, Trevor Gillies and Daniel Briere all had their nights end early. Expect there to be repercussions for Briere’s cross check.

Pittsburgh 3 – Carolina 0

Brent Johnson continues to make life hard on opponents as well as Marc-Andre Fleury after pitching a 33-save shutout. Pascal Dupuis did the heavy lifting for the offense scoring twice while Max Talbot scored as well. Getting the offense going was important for Pittsburgh as they were without Evgeni Malkin.

Detroit 5 – Nashville 2

No Jimmy Howard, no problem for the Red Wings as they’ve got Pavel Datsyuk around to make up the difference. Datsyuk had two goals and an assist while Chris Osgood stopped 23 shots en route to the victory. Nick Lidstrom and Ruslan Salei added two assists each for Detroit while Joel Ward and Kevin Klein had a goal each for the Predators.

St. Louis 4 – Atlanta 3 (F/SO)

Jay McClement ruined the comeback game for Ondrej Pavelec. With Pavelec playing his first game since passing out on the ice opening night, McClement made sure to make the night more memorable for himself netting a hat trick. Pavelec had a solid outing nonetheless stopping 32 shots in the shootout loss. Jaroslav Halak saw his shutout streak end at 160:13 in the first period when Rich Peverley scored. Halak made 25 saves in the win.

Chicago 3 – Minnesota 1

Troy Brouwer and Duncan Keith each had a goal and an assist in the game while Marty Turco stopped 25 shots in the win. Marek Zidlicky scored Minnesota’s lone goal, meanwhile Niklas Backstrom saved 29 shots in the loss.

Dallas 4 – Buffalo 0

Another stinker of a game for the Sabres, this time on the road in Dallas. Andrew Raycroft stopped 34 shots earning the shutout. Brad Richards lead the offense with two assists while four different Stars players chipped in goals. Things are going the wrong way for Buffalo who might be in need of a shake up. Patrick Lalime did save 37 shots in the loss.

Colorado 5 – Columbus 1

Chris Stewart’s hot season continues as the young power forward had his ninth goal of the year and added an assist in Colorado’s romp over the Blue Jackets. Paul Stastny also had a goal and an assist while Peter Budaj saved 33 shots in the win. Derick Brassard had Columbus’ lone goal in an otherwise sorry effort for the team.

Tampa Bay 3 – Phoenix 0

Perhaps there’s something to the Tampa Bay Lightning after all. Dan Ellis stopped 23 shots in earning the shutout. Meanwhile, Steven Stamkos scored his ninth goal of the season in helping to lead the Lightning to victory in front of an announced crowd of just over 8,000 fans in Arizona. Coyotes captain Shane Doan picked up an instigator penalty for starting a fight with defenseman Pavel Kubina after Kubina was busted for a kneeing penalty.

Washington 7 – Calgary 2

What started off well for Calgary being up 2-1 after the first period, ended horribly after giving up six goals in the second period including two quick ones to Alexander Ovechkin and an own goal courtesy of Cory Sarich. David Steckel also had a penalty shot goal after being hauled down on a breakaway by Mark Giordano. The Flames have now allowed six-plus goals in back-to-back games.

Los Angeles 3 – New Jersey 1

Another offensively challenging game for the Devils, only this time Martin Brodeur couldn’t save them. Meanwhile, Jon Quick was stellar in stopping 39 shots in the win for L.A. Justin Williams, Michal Handzus, and Jarret Stoll all scored for the Kings while rookie defenseman Matt Taormina scored his third goal of the season for New Jersey. As for Ilya Kovalchuk, he was booed every time he touched the puck and held without a point. You win this round, Los Angeles.

San Jose 5 – Anaheim 2

Another bad night for the Ducks as backup goalie Curtis McElhinney had his hands full in dealing with a Sharks team that was too fast for Anaheim’s defense. To make matters worse, the Ducks couldn’t even win the battles with their fists. Five different Sharks players, including Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau scored goals while Antero Niittymaki held strong in goal to hold things down in net stopping 22 shots. For Anaheim, it’s another bad game for them, one that makes you think their season is going to be a consistent roller coaster of mayhem all year.

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