Kings Vs Canucks ends in Shootout

NBA Recap

Omer Asik

David Lee led the Warriors in Points (21), Rebounds (12), and assists (7) in 114-102 victory of the Raptors. In Philadelphia, Marc Gasol and Evan Turner both put up 27 points in Memphis's 103-100; the game was tied going into the fourth quarter. Emeka Okafor of Washington had a double double with 23 points and 15 rebounds in the Kings' 96-94 victory in Washington. Brooklyn Nets blew out the Orlando Magic and their point guard Deron Williams fell an assist shy of a double-double scoring 20 points. Bulls defeated the lowly Bobcats 93-85 in Chicago; Joakim Noah had a game high 18 rebounds and 7 assists. Indiana and Denver played a close game with Denver winning 102-101 and the Houston Rockets defeated the Jazz soundly with James Harden scoring 25 and Omer Asik grabbing a league high 19 rebounds.

All- NBA Team
Guard- Deron Williams- Brooklyn The leader of the up and down Nets has become a staple on this list and had another solid game last night. Scored 20 points and dished out 9 assists in only 33 minutes of play. A great job shooting with a 66% FG% on 12 shots and was 4-7 from behind the arc.
Guard- Jerryd Bayless- Memphis Led the Grizzlies in assists last night in their win over the Sixers with nine. Also did a good job putting the ball in the bucket scoring 21 points along with grabbing 5 rebounds. Was a perfect 4-4 from the stripe.
Forward- Joakim Noah- Chicago Again, a very popular name on the list. He has kept up his pattern of getting a lot of rebounds and a fair amount of assists for a big man. Last night in the win over Charlotte, Noah scored 13 points, grabbed 18 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists while only committing 3 turnovers. He also blocked 5 shots and his performance earned him the Player of the Night title.

Marc Gasol

Forward- Marc Gasol- Memphis Memphis's second player on the list and Gasol and Bayless scored 48 of the team's 103 points last night. The younger Gasol scored 27 points comprised of a 10-15 mark from the field along with a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe. As an added bonus he converted on his only 3 pt attempt on the night. Aside from the scoring, Gasol blocked 2 shots, grabbed 7 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists.
Forward- Emeka Okafor- Washington It was a tough loss last night for the Wizards losing to the Kings 96-94 but Okafor had an outstanding game. Although he played limited time Okafor was able to score 23 points and grab 15 rebounds. He was an efficient scorer shooting 10-15 from the field and a solid 5-6 from the line.

NHL Recap

Tyler Seguin

It was a slow night last night with only 5 games being played but there three very exciting games. In Carolina, the Bruins and Hurricanes were tied going into the third period but Daved Krejci's goal with just under two minutes left put the Bruins up 4-3 and then Tyler Seguin followed up with another to cap of the Bruin's 5-3 victory. The Stars and Blue Jackets also participated in a great game; Philip Larsen (Dallas) and Derek Dorsett (Columbus) both scored in the second period but in the 3rd the Blue Jackets prevailed when Vinny Prospal scored his second goal of the year early in the third period. The Coyotes defeated the Predators 4-0 and the Oilers joined in on the rollover parade easily defeating the Avalanche 4-1. The Endcap of the nigh was the Vancouver- LA Kings game. Vancouver has had a goalie carousel all year and they decided to go with Luongo tonight. He had 26 saves but let in a goal on the Kings last shot during the shootout to lose the game 3-2.

All NHL

Patrice Bergeron

Forward- Patrice Bergeron- Boston Assisted on Brad Marchand's first period goal in the Bruins' 5-3 win. Finished the game with with a +1 and won about 2/3 of his draws going 17 and 8 at the dot.
Forward- Anze Kopitar- LA Had an assist and also had 3 steals against the Canucks. He did struggle with puck control with 2 giveaways but most importantly he scored the only goal of the shootout.
Forward- Alexander Semin- Carolina Played the playmaker role for the Hurricanes last night assisting on two of their three goals. Despite his team losing 5-3 he was able to finish with a +3 rating. He did try to score launching 5 pucks on net.
Foward- Antoine Vermette- Phoenix Scored one goal in the Coyotes' 4-0 thrashing of the Predators. Played the body well finishing with 3 hits and his time on ice was well spent with his +2 rating.
Defense- Zdeno Chara- Boston- The big Slovakian converted on the powerplay and also chipped in two assists.
Defense- Keith Yandle- Phoenix Scored on the powerplay for the Coyotes and finished the game with a +2 rating. On the defensive side of things he had one takeaway.
Defense- Derek Morris- Phoenix Had one assist and two shots on goal to become the third Coyote skater on this list. Knocked three Predators to the ground.
Goalie- Devan Dubnyk- Edmonton Although the score looked like a blowout the Oilers were out shot 38-27 and Dubnyk deserves all the credit for the win. He stopped 37 of 38 shots for a .974 SV % to pick up his third win of the year.
Goalie- Chad Johnson- Phoenix There was a lack of superb goaltending last night and even though Johnson only faced 21 shots on net, he still recorded the shutout.