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[SidelineCameras]

http://blogs.theprov...d-other-taunts/

I found that Canuck fan to be both reasonable and able to take a joke. Please do not link to that site again.

[ForceAtHome]

Toews is returning to the lineup tonight. Big boost for Chicago if he's healthy

[ForceAtHome]

The whiteout in the desert looks good -- nice to see a building with fans. Welcome to the Mike Smith Show.

[Domer]

Toews is returning to the lineup tonight. Big boost for Chicago if he's healthy

And he scores on his second shift

[ForceAtHome]

Yea... Toews is back. Bad news for the Coyotes.

[ForceAtHome]

Anyone watching this Sharks/Blues game? I'll pick Perron to win it just because I will always pick Perron in anything Blues related.

Edit: Perron comes relatively close to ending it. Blues attacking strong right now. Niemi playing well.

Edited by ForceAtHome, 12 April 2012 - 09:45 PM.

[The Four Peters]

This has been quite the entertaining OT. I have Pavelksi with the winner.

[ForceAtHome]

Time on ice numbers are absolutely piling up in St. Louis. After the first OT:

San Jose defense ------ St. Louis defense
Boyle 33:03 ---------------- Pietrangelo 31:58
Burns 30:14 --------------- Shattenkirk 31:18
Vlasic 28:05 --------------- Jackman 30:20
Murray 23:58 ------------- Huskins 23:16
Braun 21:53 -------------- Polak 20:39
Demers 19:17 ----------- Russell 20:37

San Jose forwards ------ St. Louis forwards
Pavelski 26:51 ------------- Steen 26:48
Thornton 24:47 ------------ Oshie 25:45
Marleau 23:27 ------------- Berglund 25:36
Couture 22:53 ------------- McDonald 25:26
Clowe 22:34 --------------- Backes 24:03
Havlat 20:11 --------------- Perron 22:04

Edited by ForceAtHome, 12 April 2012 - 10:06 PM.

[Manzivino]

The decision to get NBC to televise every game nationally might be the best thing Bettman has done or over will do.

I'm taking Steen for the game winner.

[ForceAtHome]

Pyatt ties the game up in Glendale. 1-1. Sweet pass from Langkow.

Edited by ForceAtHome, 12 April 2012 - 10:11 PM.

[sachmoney]

That was a terrific pass from Langkow.

[TheStoryofYourRedRightAnkle]

Havlat drills the gamewinner fot SJ.

[ForceAtHome]

Havlat wins it. Top two seeds in the west drop game 1.

[RedOctober3829]

SJ wins it

[Manzivino]

What a gut punch loss for St. Louis.

[The Four Peters]

Ouch, tough goal to give up there.

[ForceAtHome]

Havlat: 7 goals all year, 2 tonight.

[kenneycb]

Anyone else expecting Havlat to injure himself getting onto the bench or during the celly (HELL YEAH I USED CELLY)?

Edited by kenneycb, 12 April 2012 - 10:22 PM.

[sachmoney]

Vermette from Torres. 2-1.

[kenneycb]

A laser. Now time to watch the Mike Smith show. He was actually pretty damn good when Rolo got pulled all those times last year.

[ForceAtHome]

Vermette just uncorked that. Jesus. I'm rooting hard for the Yotes. The place actually sounds somewhat loud, too.

[PedroSpecialK]

Langkow broke his stick on the PK with Hawks possession in the zone and immediately does the SoSH special, sprinting to the bench to change - Sharp doesn't look like he realizes it and launches a one-timer off the glass and out of play.

Wow. Boedkker very nearly scores off the draw.

Wowwww Seabrook ties it with 14.2 left

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 12 April 2012 - 11:31 PM.

[SoxFanInCali]

Wow, Chicago score with the goalie pulled with 14 seconds to go.

Edited by SoxFanInCali, 12 April 2012 - 11:41 PM.

[ForceAtHome]

Wow, Chicago ties it with 14.2 seconds remaining.

[Spaulding Smails]

More OT please, god I love hockey.

[Ed Hillel]

How is the announcing working here? Chicago feed with random interludes of NBC announcers?

[mikeford]

Dat kick to his own stick

[ForceAtHome]

Great start to the postseason in terms of exciting games all around. Of the 7 games thus far, 6 have been within a goal in the final minute of regulation.

4 have gone to OT (including a 2OT and the current Phoenix/Chicago game).
1 ended as 1 goal difference in regulation.
1 game ended as a 2 goal difference including an empty netter.
1 game ended as a 2 goal difference.

[PedroSpecialK]

Kevin Shattenkirk had 11 shots on goal tonight in his 33:06 of ice time.

For some reason, this astounds me

[ForceAtHome]

Kevin Shattenkirk had 11 shots on goal tonight in his 33:06 of ice time.

For some reason, this astounds me

He also tied for a game-high 4 blocked shots. His 45 shifts were the most in the game and thus surely all season.

Edit: Shattenkirk's previous high was 8 shots in 21:12 in a February 2012 game against Nashville so perhaps this isn't totally unprecedented for him.

Edit 2: Tangentially related through defensemen shots, but I just realized Byfuglien had more shots last year than anyone in the NHL had this season. Jesus.

Edited by ForceAtHome, 12 April 2012 - 11:44 PM.

[mikeford]

Shattenkirk is a beast, theres a reason Paul Stastny's dad basically told the Avalanche front office to fuck off when they made that trade.

[PedroSpecialK]

I got Whitney and Oduya

[ForceAtHome]

Hossa and Doan.

[sachmoney]

More OT please, god I love hockey.

YES.

I've got Kane.

[mikeford]

I got Orrduya.

Picking 1 from each team is weak sauce.

[Spaulding Smails]

A little late but I'll go with Stalberg and Whitney.

[Ed Hillel]

Chicago just had 8 men on the ice.

[TheStoryofYourRedRightAnkle]

Phx wins.

[PedroSpecialK]

Attaway Yotes. Hanzal tips Aucoin's drive after Chicago's 9000th icing.

[Ed Hillel]

That howl is hideous.

[TheStoryofYourRedRightAnkle]

That Hanzal is so hot right now.

[sachmoney]

"That Hanzal is so hot right now"

God damn you TSoYRRA

Edited by sachmoney, 13 April 2012 - 12:02 AM.

[PedroSpecialK]

That howl is hideous.

No kidding. Made me exit the stream immediately.

[LogansDad]

What an awesome, awesome day of hockey.

[ForceAtHome]

The Mike Smith Show indeed. He stopped 43-45, giving him the best SV% outside of Thomas and Holtby -- the only two goalies so far to allow fewer than two goals. Scores so far have been very similar with the one exception:

4-3
4-2, 4-2
3-2, 3-2, 3-2
1-0

Also, OEL was on pace to break 35 minutes if that went the full first OT period. Monster ice time for the 20-year-old.

Edited by ForceAtHome, 13 April 2012 - 12:09 AM.

[timlinin8th]

Great start to the postseason in terms of exciting games all around. Of the 7 games thus far, 6 have been within a goal in the final minute of regulation.

4 have gone to OT (including a 2OT and the current Phoenix/Chicago game).
1 ended as 1 goal difference in regulation.
1 game ended as a 2 goal difference including an empty netter.
1 game ended as a 2 goal difference.

For all the talk of supposed parity in other leagues, right now the NHL seems to be the closest to it... A ton of teams were in the hunt to the playoffs and weren't eliminated until the final week, and the playoff matchups have all been fairly even.

Hockey rules.

[AMcGhie]

That Hanzal is so hot right now.

I'm ok with this as long as he doesn't help co-found the Daniel Sendin Center for Kids Who Can't Skate Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too.

[OldSaintJohn]

Bertuzzi wastes no time going after Weber. Not that great of a fight. But these two teams officially hate each other. Going to be a doozy

[PedroSpecialK]

[ForceAtHome]

Bertuzzi wastes no time going after Weber. Not that great of a fight. But these two teams officially hate each other. Going to be a doozy

Bertuzzi going after a player to even a score!?