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East Beats West at 2009 NHL All-Star Game

Jeanne Dupuis — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:46:47 +0000

I wanted to live blog tonight’s game but I had a cable fail which, unfortunately, prevented me from watching it live and then, when my DVR recorded a later game, the shootout was cut off because it went over the scheduled time. Okay, I am finished venting…

Just like last year, the best in the East beat out the best in the West (much to my chagrin) with a final score of 12-11. There are a lot of videos available on the NHL site but here is the scoring summary followed by the video of the shootout.

ASW: Tkachuk, K. (01:16 in 1st), Marleau, P. (19:48 in 1st), Souray, S. (03:29 in 2nd), Boyle, D. (05:14 in 2nd), Nash, R. (08:27 in 2nd), Hejduk, M. (09:02 in 2nd), Souray, S. (10:34 in 2nd), Iginla, J. (16:46 in 2nd), Doan, S. (00:32 in 3rd), Toews, J. (02:32 in 3rd), Kane, P. (15:19 in 3rd)

ASE: Ovechkin, A. (06:26 in 1st), Staal, E. (09:30 in 1st), Kovalev, A. (16:34 in 1st), Markov, A. (19:23 in 1st), St. Louis, M. (01:21 in 2nd), Parise, Z. (02:11 in 2nd), Malkin, E. (07:45 in 2nd), Kovalev, A. (13:35 in 2nd), Heatley, D. (02:17 in 3rd), St. Louis, M. (13:19 in 3rd), Bouwmeester, J. (16:21 in 3rd), Kovalev, A. (00:00 in 2nd OT)

GOALIES

ASW: J. Giguere, N. Backstrom, R. Luongo
ASE: T. Thomas, H. Lundqvist, C. Price

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2009 NHL YoungStars Game – Video

Jeanne Dupuis — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:42:42 +0000

Did you watch the 2009 NHL YoungStars game last night? I really preferred the new format with the rookies facing off against the sophomores. Here are the rosters:

ROOKIES	SOPHOMORES
Patrik Berglund (STL) Mikkel Boedker (PHX) Drew Doughty (LAK) Michael Frolik (FLA) James Neal (DAL) Luke Schenn (TOR) Steven Stamkos (TBL) Kris Versteeg (CHI) Blake Wheeler (BOS) Steve Mason (goaltender, CBJ) Pekka Rinne (goaltender, NSH)	Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) Andrew Cogliano (EDM) Brandon Dubinsky (NYR) Kris Letang (PIT) Bryan Little (ATL) Milan Lucic (BOS) Mason Raymond (VAN) Devin Setoguchi (SJS) Marc Staal (NYR) Dave Bolland (injury replacement, CHI) David Perron (injury replacement, STL) Erik Ersberg (goaltender, LAK) Carey Price (injury replacement, MTL)

The rookies destroyed the sophomores winning the game (comprised of three, six-minute periods) with a final score of 9-5.

WATCH THE 2nd and 3rd video after the jump!

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Lidstrom, Datsyuk and More Opt Out of NHL All-Star Game

Jeanne Dupuis — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:14:02 +0000

The lineups for the 2009 NHL All-Star game have changed with several big stars dropping out. In the Western Conference lost Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit), Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit), Erik Ersberg (Los Angeles Kings) and Steve Mason (Columbus). They have been replaced by Patrick Marleau (San Jose), Stephane Robidas (Dallas) and Pekka Rinne (Nashville).

In the Eastern Conference, Nicklas Backstrom (Washington) and Milan Lucic (Boston) have also backed out.

It’s also looking like Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) may have to drop out since his team doctors are saying he should rest so that he can be in a better position to help his team make the playoffs. I think they are right.

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2009 NHL All-Star Game Lineup Announced

Jeanne Dupuis — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:41:59 +0000

The starting lineup for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game has been announced and I’m relatively happy with the list. I would have liked to see more Calgary Flames there but I can understand these choices. I also wish Alex Tanguay (Montreal Canadiens) would be playing but, after getting injured, he was forced to bow out. I’m crushed. At least four other Habs will be in the lineup to represent!

Anyway, I love the All-Star Game because it’s just a lot of good fun and it’s a nice way to get to know players that you don’t get to see too often. The game will take place on January 25, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Eastern Conference

Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)– No big surprise here. He is the single-season leader in All-Star votes and I’m looking forward to seeing him play since he missed last year’s game with an ankle injury.
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Alexei Kovalev (Montreal Canadiens) – he’s one of the few healthy Habs left so I hope he stays that way. Since Saku Koivu got injured, Kovalev has been acting as captain.
Andrei Markov (Montreal Canadiens)
Mike Komisarek (Montreal Canadiens)
Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens) – he’s been out a while with injury so I’m hoping he doesn’t play if he doesn’t feel healthy enough. The All-Star Game is great but not worth messing up your chances of helping your team make the playoffs.

Western Conference

Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) – he’s doing great in his second season (16 goals, 41 points in 35 games!) in the NHL and I’m really looking forward to seeing him in action!
Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks) – again, I can’t wait to see him and Kane play together since there aren’t many Chicago games broadcast in my area.
Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks)
Brian Campbell (Chicago Blackhawks)
Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks) – can you believe this? Almost retires and then ends up in the starting lineup of the All-Star Game!
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Anaheim Ducks) – good choice, I think. Should be interesting to see him face off against Price.

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