February 25th to March 2nd

[Stephen (League Admin)]

GAMEFILE

Next Sim: Tuesday 29th

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--2/25/2016--

Buffalo 4 - 3 Washington OT
Buffalo: Mikhail Grigorenko [20], Evander Kane [25], Zemgus Girgensons [7], Tyler Ennis [21]
Washington: Marcus Johansson [15], Mike Green [10], Alex Ovechkin [37]
Shots:33 - 26
Goaltenders:Matt Hackett -- Braden Holtby
Rochester Americans 3 - Portland Pirates 1

Detroit 2 - 4 Phoenix
Detroit: Riley Sheahan [5], Gustav Nyquist [23]
Phoenix: Max Domi [22], Joey Leach [12][13], John Moore [8]
Shots:18 - 32
Goaltenders:Magnus Hellberg -- Jimmy Howard
Kansas City Blades 1 - Springfield Falcons 2

Minnesota 1 - 1 Atlanta
Minnesota: Guillaume Gélinas [4]
Atlanta: Adam Lowry [4]
Shots:25 - 23
Goaltenders:Callum Booth, Johan Gustafsson -- Michael Hutchinson, Ondrej Pavelec
Houston Aeros 2 - Chicago Wolves 0

2-25-2016 Minnesota Wild 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 2 (SO)
Atlanta Thrashers win 2-0
Minnesota Wild - Nino Niederreiter, miss; Sakari Salminen, miss;
Atlanta Thrashers - Ryan Strome, goal; Blake Wheeler, goal;

Pittsburgh 5 - 2 NY Islanders
Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby [39], Nick Bonino [15], Justin Williams [15], Oliver Ekman-Larsson [8], Evgeni Malkin [28]
NY Islanders: Kyle Okposo [18], John Tavares [30]
Shots:21 - 25
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Jaroslav Halak
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2 - Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1

Columbus 5 - 5 Toronto
Columbus: Jannik Hansen [13], Alexander Radulov [15], Jeremy Morin [3], Sergei Mozyakin [19], Cam Atkinson [14]
Toronto: Kasperi Kapanen [16][17], Tyler Biggs [1], Brandon Kozun [10], Joffrey Lupul [19]
Shots:41 - 31
Goaltenders:Frederik Andersen -- Jonathan Bernier
Syracuse Crunch 3 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 0

2-25-2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 6 (SO)
Toronto Maple Leafs win 2-1
Columbus Blue Jackets - Henrik Zetterberg, miss; Alexander Radulov, miss; Nick Foligno, goal; Jeremy Morin, miss;
Toronto Maple Leafs - Kasperi Kapanen, miss; Jake Gardiner, goal; Matt Stajan, miss; Morgan Rielly, goal;

Edmonton 3 - 5 San Jose
Edmonton: Taylor Hall [34], Teddy Purcell [14], Benoit Pouliot [18]
San Jose: Matt Irwin [3], Logan Couture [10], Joe Pavelski [21][22], Wojtek Wolski [7]
Shots:26 - 26
Goaltenders:Ben Scrivens -- Alex Stalock
Hamilton Bulldogs 4 - Cleveland Barons 4

Philadelphia 3 - 1 New Jersey
Philadelphia: Johnny Oduya [5], Ian White [7], Sena Acolatse [2]
New Jersey: Mike Cammalleri [17]
Shots:35 - 15
Goaltenders:Jakub Kovar -- Keith Kinkaid
Philadelphia Phantoms 3 - Albany River Rats 4

Anaheim 5 - 3 Chicago
Anaheim: Brandon Dubinsky [11], Tomas Fleischmann [4][5], Andrew Cogliano [10][11]
Chicago: Drew Stafford [9], Trevor van Riemsdyk [8], Patrick Sharp [27]
Shots:35 - 23
Goaltenders:Cam Ward -- Corey Crawford
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2 - Norfolk Admirals 5

--2/26/2016--

New Jersey 4 - 3 Boston OT
New Jersey: Tuomo Ruutu [18][19], Mike Cammalleri [18], Damien Brunner [23]
Boston: Loui Eriksson [8], Brad Marchand [24], Ryan Spooner [6]
Shots:19 - 24
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Tuukka Rask
Albany River Rats 0 - Providence Bruins 3

NY Rangers 1 - 4 Florida
NY Rangers: Keith Yandle [6]
Florida: Jimmy Hayes [28], Vincent Trocheck [11][12], Jonathan Huberdeau [16]
Shots:16 - 24
Goaltenders:Cam Talbot -- Jake Allen
Hartford Wolfpack 2 - Louisville Panthers 1

St. Louis 1 - 4 Dallas
St. Louis: Vladimir Tarasenko [26]
Dallas: Chris Kelly [6], Nick Leddy [1], Jason Pominville [18], Ales Hemsky [16]
Shots:19 - 34
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Rasmus Tirronen
Worcester Icecats 1 - Utah Grizzlies 0

Colorado 6 - 2 Vancouver
Colorado: Steven Fogarty [1], Alex Tanguay [15], Tomas Vincour [12], Matt Duchene [17], Avery Peterson [8], Mark Stone [12]
Vancouver: David Ullstrom [17], Hunter Shinkaruk [13]
Shots:25 - 15
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Jacob Markstrom
Hershey Bears 0 - Manitoba Moose 3

Calgary 1 - 4 San Jose
Calgary: Nick Spaling [9]
San Jose: Marc-Édouard Vlasic [4], Tommy Wingels [17], Brenden Morrow [18], Joe Pavelski [23]
Shots:23 - 23
Goaltenders:Joni Ortio -- Alex Stalock
Saint John Flames 3 - Cleveland Barons 2

--2/27/2016--

Ottawa 4 - 2 Phoenix
Ottawa: Mike Hoffman [33], Bobby Ryan [30], Mika Zibanejad [4], David Legwand [18]
Phoenix: Connor McDavid [1], Mikkel Boedker [28]
Shots:35 - 25
Goaltenders:Craig Anderson -- Jimmy Howard
Grand Rapids Griffins 3 - Springfield Falcons 2

Boston 2 - 4 Buffalo
Boston: Thomas Vanek [30], David Krejci [26]
Buffalo: Mikhail Grigorenko [21], Cody Hodgson [19], Mark Pysyk [3], Matt Moulson [22]
Shots:20 - 22
Goaltenders:Tuukka Rask -- Matt Hackett
Providence Bruins 2 - Rochester Americans 1

Philadelphia 3 - 2 Montreal OT
Philadelphia: R.J. Umberger [19], Jakub Voracek [26], Sean Couturier [12]
Montreal: Mark Giordano [8], Max Pacioretty [15]
Shots:19 - 22
Goaltenders:Jakub Kovar -- Carey Price
Philadelphia Phantoms 1 - Quebec Citadelles 3

Tampa Bay 1 - 4 Columbus
Tampa Bay: Jeff Skinner [27]
Columbus: Henrik Zetterberg [19], Jack Johnson [9], Alexander Radulov [16], Scott Hartnell [15]
Shots:20 - 28
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Frederik Andersen
Detroit Vipers 0 - Syracuse Crunch 3

NY Islanders 5 - 2 NY Rangers
NY Islanders: Ilya Kovalchuk [34][35], John Tavares [31], Jason Spezza [15][16]
NY Rangers: Ryan McDonagh [9], James Sheppard [4]
Shots:31 - 17
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Cam Talbot
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4 - Hartford Wolfpack 1

Atlanta 2 - 4 Carolina
Atlanta: Andrew Ladd [20], Ryan Strome [24]
Carolina: Calle Jarnkrok [26], Daniel Sedin [26], Kirill Petrov [14], Zach Budish [10]
Shots:18 - 27
Goaltenders:Michael Hutchinson -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Chicago Wolves 2 - Lowell Lock Monsters 3

Nashville 0 - 4 Los Angeles
Nashville:None
Los Angeles: Tyler Toffoli [22], Dustin Brown [22], Drew Doughty [12], Dennis Seidenberg [2]
Shots:20 - 34
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Jonathan Quick
Milwaukee Admirals 2 - Manchester Monarchs 1

--2/28/2016--

Chicago 4 - 3 Phoenix
Chicago: Duncan Keith [9], Patrick Sharp [28], Jonathan Toews [27][28]
Phoenix: Sam Gagner [20], Mats Zuccarello [18], Joey Leach [14]
Shots:25 - 23
Goaltenders:Corey Crawford -- Sebastian Idoff
Norfolk Admirals 3 - Springfield Falcons 1

Montreal 1 - 4 Pittsburgh
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [16]
Pittsburgh: Chris Kunitz [6], Martin Hanzal [16], Phil Kessel [29], Sidney Crosby [40]
Shots:28 - 30
Goaltenders:Carey Price -- Marc-André Fleury
Quebec Citadelles 3 - Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0

New Jersey 3 - 1 Florida
New Jersey: Damien Brunner [24], Adam Henrique [23], Steve Bernier [7]
Florida: Jonathan Huberdeau [17]
Shots:29 - 18
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Jake Allen
Albany River Rats 1 - Louisville Panthers 5

Toronto 2 - 3 Dallas
Toronto: Tyler Biggs [2], Kasperi Kapanen [18]
Dallas: Ryan Garbutt [12], Jason Pominville [19], Ales Hemsky [17]
Shots:16 - 33
Goaltenders:Jonathan Bernier -- Rasmus Tirronen
St. Johns Maple Leafs 4 - Utah Grizzlies 2

Edmonton 2 - 4 St. Louis
Edmonton: Taylor Hall [35][36]
St. Louis: Ty Rattie [19], Steve Ott [4], Vladimir Tarasenko [27], Jamie Benn [22]
Shots:28 - 25
Goaltenders:Ben Scrivens -- Henrik Lundqvist
Hamilton Bulldogs 2 - Worcester Icecats 1

Vancouver 1 - 2 San Jose
Vancouver: Charlie Coyle [10]
San Jose: Wojtek Wolski [8], Chris Tierney [10]
Shots:15 - 29
Goaltenders:Jacob Markstrom -- Alex Stalock
Manitoba Moose 5 - Cleveland Barons 0

Anaheim 2 - 4 Detroit
Anaheim: Corey Perry [36], Emerson Etem [22]
Detroit: Tomas Tatar [11], Seth Jones [11], Teemu Pulkkinen [25], Gustav Nyquist [24]
Shots:25 - 26
Goaltenders:Cam Ward -- Magnus Hellberg
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 4 - Kansas City Blades 3

--3/1/2016--

Ottawa 5 - 3 Washington
Ottawa: Patrick Wiercioch [4], David Legwand [19], Mike Hoffman [34][35], Gabriel Landeskog [13]
Washington: Jason Chimera [5], Troy Brouwer [17], Alexander Semin [17]
Shots:39 - 25
Goaltenders:Craig Anderson -- Braden Holtby
Grand Rapids Griffins 3 - Portland Pirates 4

Boston 4 - 1 Dallas
Boston: Reilly Smith [23][24], Brett Connolly [10], Thomas Vanek [31]
Dallas: Derick Brassard [19]
Shots:29 - 24
Goaltenders:Tuukka Rask -- Rasmus Tirronen
Providence Bruins 2 - Utah Grizzlies 1

Tampa Bay 5 - 3 Toronto
Tampa Bay: Cam Janssen [6], Steven Stamkos [33], Eric Staal [18], Zach Hall [12], Jeff Skinner [28]
Toronto: Kasperi Kapanen [19], Frédérik Gauthier [3], David Booth [14]
Shots:31 - 20
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Jonathan Bernier
Detroit Vipers 1 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 3

NY Islanders 4 - 2 Carolina
NY Islanders: Christopher Tanev [2], Colin McDonald [3], John Tavares [32], Ilya Kovalchuk [36]
Carolina: Haydn Fleury [6], Darren Archibald [17]
Shots:30 - 19
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 - Lowell Lock Monsters 3

Philadelphia 0 - 1 Buffalo
Philadelphia:None
Buffalo: Marcus Foligno [12]
Shots:22 - 22
Goaltenders:Jakub Kovar -- Matt Hackett
Philadelphia Phantoms 5 - Rochester Americans 1

Nashville 1 - 5 Chicago
Nashville: Kevin Fiala [19]
Chicago: Andrew Shaw [3], Jonathan Toews [29], Duncan Keith [10], Kris Versteeg [15], Patrick Sharp [29]
Shots:22 - 25
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Corey Crawford
Milwaukee Admirals 2 - Norfolk Admirals 5

Columbus 7 - 3 Los Angeles
Columbus: Nick Foligno [30][31][32], Sami Vatanen [7], Jeremy Morin [4], Ryan Johansen [28], Sergei Mozyakin [20]
Los Angeles: Darren Helm [6], Jordan Staal [22][23]
Shots:25 - 24
Goaltenders:Frederik Andersen -- Jonathan Quick
Syracuse Crunch 0 - Manchester Monarchs 2

Calgary 2 - 4 Colorado
Calgary: Sam Bennett [6][7]
Colorado: Nathan MacKinnon [22], Alexis Pépin [16][17], Ryan O'Reilly [20]
Shots:17 - 28
Goaltenders:Joni Ortio -- Semyon Varlamov
Saint John Flames 3 - Hershey Bears 1

--3/2/2016--

NY Rangers 1 - 2 Carolina
NY Rangers: Jaden Schwartz [22]
Carolina: Daniel Sedin [27], Greg Nemisz [14]
Shots:22 - 19
Goaltenders:Cam Talbot -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Hartford Wolfpack 4 - Lowell Lock Monsters 1

Florida 2 - 4 Atlanta
Florida: Brad Boyes [15], Vincent Trocheck [13]
Atlanta: Joel Armia [1], Bryan Little [17], Ryan Strome [25], Blake Wheeler [22]
Shots:16 - 26
Goaltenders:Jake Allen -- Michael Hutchinson
Louisville Panthers 2 - Chicago Wolves 0

New Jersey 1 - 4 Pittsburgh
New Jersey: Mike Cammalleri [19]
Pittsburgh: Nick Bonino [16], Peter Holland [11], Kris Letang [13], Phil Kessel [30]
Shots:19 - 31
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Marc-André Fleury
Albany River Rats 3 - Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2

Edmonton 4 - 3 Colorado
Edmonton: Teddy Purcell [15], Roman Horak [5], Justin Schultz [6][7]
Colorado: Alex Killorn [22], Nathan MacKinnon [23], Tomas Vincour [13]
Shots:19 - 31
Goaltenders:Ben Scrivens -- Semyon Varlamov
Hamilton Bulldogs 1 - Hershey Bears 3

Phoenix 4 - 3 Detroit OT
Phoenix: Connor McDavid [2], Brendan Shinnimin [18], Dan O'Donoghue [11], Mikkel Boedker [29]
Detroit: Landon Ferraro [4], Tomas Tatar [12], Sergei Kostitsyn [15]
Shots:32 - 30
Goaltenders:Jimmy Howard -- Magnus Hellberg
Springfield Falcons 5 - Kansas City Blades 4

Vancouver 3 - 1 St. Louis
Vancouver: Daniel Paillé [11], David Ullstrom [18], Patrik Berglund [18]
St. Louis: Jori Lehtera [22]
Shots:22 - 32
Goaltenders:Jacob Markstrom -- Henrik Lundqvist
Manitoba Moose 4 - Worcester Icecats 2

Anaheim 1 - 3 San Jose
Anaheim: Patrick Maroon [14]
San Jose: Brent Burns [6], Matt Nieto [6], Wojtek Wolski [9]
Shots:16 - 30
Goaltenders:Cam Ward -- Alex Stalock
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 5 - Cleveland Barons 3

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LEAGUE NEWS

2-3-2016 Media glorifies the Pittsburgh Penguins
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager John Hackery and headcoach Lindy Ruff
 
1-3-2016 Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (R)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (R) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 962 NHL games during his career, notching 489 goals and adding 459 assists along with 582 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 64 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 36+23=59 with 34 PIM.
 
1-3-2016 Player of the month: Mike Hoffman (L)
NHL has awarded Mike Hoffman (L) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 3 assists for 12 points in 11 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Mike Hoffman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 5th round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 174 NHL games during his career, notching 58 goals and adding 67 assists along with 124 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 63 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 33+31=64 with 48 PIM.
 
1-3-2016 Rookie of the month: Brendan Shinnimin (C)
NHL has awarded Brendan Shinnimin (C) of Phoenix Coyotes as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 11 assists for 17 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Brendan Shinnimin, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 70 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 28 assists along with 82 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 64 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 17+28=45 with 77 PIM.
 
27-2-2016 Media glorifies the Ottawa Senators
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Sean Emack and headcoach Jacques Martin
 
26-2-2016 Travis Zajac injured.
Travis Zajac (NJ) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Milan Lucic (BOS). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. We have to play as a team in my absence. We're not playing the system right now and we're only playing 40 minutes of hockey every night, while the other team is playing 60. That's not good enough. I hope we get it in gear by the time I return, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.