Fans vote on who should stay

Philly.com recently released a poll asking Philadelphia fans which flyers they think they should be back on the team next year and which ones should go. Let's take a loot at some of the Flyers and whether or not they should be coming back next year.

General Manager- Paul Holmgren Stay 56.4% I say no to this, I do not believe that he should be coming back next year after the Schenn-JVR trade. Some Flyers' fans believe that Schenn has been a great contribution to our d-line but honestly he is just a turnover machine. During the season though he did pick up Steve Mason which a good move. At the end of the day however, he should be gone.

Coach- Peter Laviolette Stay 77.5% Although I voted for him to leave that was probably just a little bit of angst over a terrible season in which they went 23-22. In honesty, things weren't all his fault as his defense was below standard allowing 2.9 goals per game. This was probably one of the harder decisions for me so I can live happily with him returning next year; which the Flyers have confirmed.

Goalie- Ilya Bryzgalov Go 75.2% This was a no brainer for me since the Flyers traded for Steve Mason. In 40 games for the Flyers this year Iggy ent 19-17 with a 2.79 GAA which was 32nd in the league. 

Mason

Goalie- Steve Mason Stay 97.2% Almost unanimous decision by the fans and with good reason. In 7 games with Philly this season he had a 1.90 GAA with a .944 SV%. For the season he had a 2.59 GAA and a .916 SV% which was good enough for 16th in the league. Look for him to step into the starter's role.

Forward- Claude Giroux Stay 96.7% For me and the fans this was a no-brainer. But looking at the advanced metrics things look a lot different. The captain finished the year with a Corsi rating of .99 which was fourth among forwards for the Flyers. But just going by good old stats we see that Giroux led the Flyers with 48 points and 35 assists. He was only -7 for the year (and let's face it, for the Flyers that was amazing). So even though the metrics aren't in his favor, I want him back.

Forward- Danny Briere Go 70.4% The Fans and I can definitely agree on this one. He has been a bad move ever since we acquired him from the Sabres a few years ago. He finished the year with only 16 points and a -13 rating. His corsi rating was -5.70 which even for a Flyer was awful. At 35 years old I think it is time to say bye-bye.

Forward- Brayden Schenn Stay 83.5% Unlike his brother I actually want him around next year. In a strong rookie season in which he appeared in 47 of the Flyers' 48 games he scored 8 goals and dished out 18 assists. He only won 45.5% of his faceoffs but I think that this young center has good future in Philly.

Forward- Simon Gagne Stay 73.3% I am absolutely befuddled by this. We got rid of him once and yet we bring him back and I have no idea why. To his defense he had the 7th best Corsi rating on the team at -3.18 (yes, a negative was this team's 7th best... and it was still be hind Luke Schenn). He only had 5 goals on the season and unless we plan on using him as a veteran type role model, I think he should go. I've since learned that he is willing to take less money to remain a Flyer so I think he should stick around in a leadership role.

Lot's of Penalty Mintues
but also tons of goals

Other Forwards I think we should keep are Wayne Simmonds (obviously, his corsi sucked but so did everyone elses and he had 15 goals which was second on the team. Rising Sophomores Matt Read, Tye McGinn, and Sean Couturier are must keeps as well as enforcer Zac Rinaldo. I think Scott Hartnell has another year or two left in him but will quickly be out of Philly.

Aaarg

Defense- Luke Schenn Stay 73.3% Oh how I've been waiting to get to him. He does have the 6th best corsi on the team at -1.07 but that doesn't mean he is good. He was supposedly the number one or two d-man on the Flyers but the things is, the Flyers let up the 22nd most goals in the NHL. I know, Iggy wasn't a great goalie but maybe if he wasn't facing the 12th most shots in the league he could have done a little better. Fans will talk about how he had the fourth most hits in the NHL with 187 and I say whoop de fucking doo. I care more about his 31 turnovers was 59th in the league. I know that doesn't seem to bad but guess what, he was near the tops for the most of the beginning of the year. What makes this worse is that he was traded for JVR who had 32 points this season.

Defense- Braydon Coburn Stay 56% I say he should be out of here. He was tied with Schenn in turnovers so it really didn't matter if the other team dumped the puck and our d got their first, cause the opponents were getting it back. Coburn had the 17th best corsi on the team with -7.32 and was 4th in blocked shots with 61 (one thing I'll give Schenn credit for is leading the Fly Guys in blocked shots). He was a horse though leading the Flyers in minutes so if I had to choose between Coburn and Schenn, I'd go with Coburn.

Defense-Kimmon Timonen  Stay 79.4% He's 38 and most likely near the end of his career and although he has only played 6 years with the Flyers I think he deserves to go out as a Flyer. Since Pronger has been almost forced out of the game Timonen is the only defensemen on the Flyers I have really liked. He is truly an all around player with 24 assists and 5 goals on offense while on defense blocking 79 shots. He was a little light on the hitting only knocking down 31 opponents but he wa a smart player and I hopt to see him retire in Philly one day.

That's it for the Flyers, I'd prefer if Grossman stays around and I think Meszaros is on the way out. Next time I'll be looking into the Eagles' quarterback situation and determine who I think should be the starter. Similar to what I wrote above, it really won't matter cause I sure as hell aren't the GM of either team. 

Asomugha and Fitzpatrick released; Preds Stars Brawl

1. Nnamdi Asomugha, a former pro-bowl cornerback has been released by the Philadelphia Eagles after two years with the team. Both sides were trying to restructure their contract but were not able to agree to a deal before free agency. The 31 year old was expected to make $15 million this year and there has been no word on where Asomugha may land. The Eagles have signed cornerback Bradley Fletcher, tight end James Casey, safety Patrick Chung, linebacker Jason Phillips, and defensive lineman Isaac Sopoaga.
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick may have signed a six-year, $59 million extension in 2011 but he has been cut by the Bills. The Bills had switched coaches which was a big sign that Fitzpatrick wasn't coming back and at the same time they have freed up cap space. Fitzpatrick is currently third on Buffalo's touchdown list and fourth on the yard list with 11,654.
3. Mike Wallace, the former Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver, has agreed to a 5 year, $60 million contract with the Miami Dolphins. Wallace's 836 yard season last year was a disappointment considering he had 1,100+ seasons the two years prior.
4.FC Barcelona hosted AC Milan with Milan up 2-0 on aggregate after their first-leg match in Italy. Barcelona proved capable of a comeback with a 4-0 win to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Messi scored twice in the game.
WBC Recap
Chris Colabello's three run home run in the first netted three of Italy's (0-1) four runs in the first in a game that saw them almost upset the Dominican Republic. Hanley Ramirez tied things up in the 7th with a sacrifice fly that scored Erick Aybar and then Nelson Cruz's RBI single plated Robinson Cano has the Dominicans won 5-4.
Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits in five innings of scoreless ball as the US cruised to a 7-1 victory over Puerto Rico. David Wright had 5 RBIs on 2 hits for the US.
NBA Recap
I didn't believe this when I saw it but the Bobcats destroyed the Celtics 100-74. Gerald Henderson went off for the Cats scoring 35 points while only four Celtics scored in double-digits with Jordan Crawford and Jeff Green scoring 14 each.
Dwight Howard returned to Orlando for the first time and played probably his best game all season scoring 39 points and grabbing 16 boards. Jameer Nelson scored 21 points and dished out 7 assists for Orlando in the 106-97 loss.
John Wall got the double-double with 27 points and 14 assists but it was not enough as the Cavs won 95-90 sans Irving against Washington. Dion Waiters led the Cavs with 20 points.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Hornets 108-98. The matchup featured Brook's twin Robin who starred along side each other at Stanford.

Rubio

The Miami Heat won their 15th game in a row thanks to Dwayne Wade's 23 points. Josh Smith scored 15 for the Hawks in the 98-81 loss.
Vince Carter dropped 23 points and Dirk Nowitzki grabbed 11 rebounds as the Mavericks beat the Bucks 115-108. Monta Ellis scored 32 points and had 9 assists for the Bucks.
Ricky Rubio got a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists as the Timberwolves shocked everyone beating the Spurs 107-83. The win could be contributed to a huge 29-10 second quarter for the T-Wolves.
The Grizzlies were led by Zack Randolph (19 P, 10 R) and Marc Gasol (20 P, 5 A) as they defeated the T-Blazers 102-97. Damian Lillard had 30 points for the Blazers.

All NBA 3/12/13
Pos	Player	Note
G	WAS- John Wall	Scored 27 points by shooting 7-15 from the field and 13-14 from the line. Also had 14 assists and 7 rebounds.
G	MIN- Ricky Rubio	Had a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists.
F	POR- LaMarcus Aldridge	Shot a perfect 8-8 from the line on his way to 28 points. Also had 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
F	DAL- Dirk Nowitzki	Had 19 points but it was his 11 rebounds that put him on the list.
C	LAL- Dwight Howard	Was at the line a ridiculous 39 times and converted on 25 of them. Had a total of 39 points and 16 rebounds.

NHL Recap
Marcus Foligno scored twice for the Sabres as they defeated the Rangers 3-1. Andrej Sekera assisted twice for Buffalo and their backup Jhonas Enroth saved 32 of 33 shots.

Nash

The Hurricanes destroyed the Capitals 4-0 as Riley Nash scored twice and Patrick Dwyer scored once and assisted on another. Justin Peters made 26 saves in the shutout.
Mason Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout at the Canucks downed the Jackets 2-1. Mark Letestu of Columbus and Jason Garrison of Vancouver each scored in the second to force overtime. Luongo got the win for the Canucks (he really deserves starting job) and Sergei Bobrovsky made 37 saves for the Blue Jackets.
Brandon Sutter scored two of the Penguins three goals in the third as they overcame a 2-0 deficit for the win. The Bruins were limited to only 16 shots on the night.
Steven Stamkos scored five minutes into the third period to break 2-2 tie between the Lightning and Panthers. Martin St. Louis also scored for the Bolts and assisted on the Bay's other two goals in the 3-2 win.
Blake Wheeler scored twice for the Jets as they defeated the Maple Leafs 5-2. Nik Antropov also scored for the Jets in addition to his two assists while Phil Kessel scored two goals for Toronto.
Pat Marroon tied things up for the Ducks and Luca Sbisa scored to give them the lead against the Wild after entering the third period down one. Jonas Hiller made 30 saves in the 2-1 win.
Jake Allen saved 39 of 41 shots for the Blues and teammate Chris Stewart scored twice as they beat the Sharks 4-2.
Pekka Rinne made 32 saves as he blanked the Stars and his team provided 4 goals for a 4-0 win. There were over 80 penalty minutes in this game with most coming from this incident.
It was another blowout but they didn't have a brawl as the Oilers handed the Avalanhce a 4-0 loss. Devan Dubnyk made 36 saves for Edmonton and Sam Gagner got two points off a goal and an assist.
Mikkel Boedker scored twice for the Coyotes and Shane Doan had a goal and an assist as Phoenix beat LA 5-2. Mike Smith made 31 of 33 saves for the Coyotes.

All NHL 3/12/13
Pos	Player	Note
F	PHO- Mikkel Boedker	Scored twice including once on the powerplay. Had two takeaways and 4 hits.
F	WPG- Nik Antropov	Had a goal and two assists in addition to two blocks.
F	BUF- Marcus Foligno	Scored two goals and had three assists. Finished at +2.
F	CAR- Riley Nash	Had two goals and finished at +3.
D	WPG- Dustin Byfuglien	Had three assists including one on the powerplay and forced two turnovers.
D	STL- Barret Jackman	Had two assists, three hits, and two blocks. Finished at +2.
D	NAS- Shea Weber	Scored a powerplay goal and blocked 5 shots.
G	EDM- Devan Dubnyk	Got the shutout on 36 shots.
G	NAS- Pekka Rinne	Perfect 32 saves on 32 shots.

Greinke and Irving out, Niners get Boldin

1. Zack Greinke of the Dodgers will be out for several days following his diagnosis of elbow inflammation in his throwing arm. The Dodgers signed him to a deal worth over $147 million after a season Greinke spent with the Brewers and Angels which was also his first year outside of the Royals organization.
2. Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers will be out 3-4 weeks after injuring his left shoulder in Cavs' loss to the Raptors on Sunday night. Irving has been injury prone his whole career missing most of his one season at Duke, 14 games already this year and 15 last year. Shaun Livingston will start in place of Irving and rookie Dion Waiters is expected to get some minutes at the one-spot as well.
3. After the Seahawks traded for Percy Harvin, the 49ers became the second NFC West team to upgrade their receiving core by trading for Anquain Boldin. Boldin helped the Ravens beat the Niners in the Super Bowl and had 380 receiving yards during the post season. The Ravens will get a sixth round draft pick in return for Boldin; the team had earlier asked Boldin to take a paycut as the team was close to the cap.
4. The Big East aka "America 12" conference hace decided to let Notre Dame leave the conference early. All Notre Dame has to do is forfeit the rights to any money that the league will bring in due to exit and entrance fees. This weeks Big East tournament will be the last without Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Notre Dame, St. John's, DePaul, Georgetown, Marqette, Providence, Seton Hall, and Villanova.
WBC Recap
David Bergman allowed 7 runs in the first 1.2 innings for the Netherlands (2-2) as Japan defeated (3-0) the Kingdom 10-6. Shinnosuke Abe was 2-2 with 4 RBIs inclding a three run home run off of Bergman in the second. Hisayoshhi Chono got 5 of Japan's other 6 RBIs. Both teams will advance to the Championship round in San Francsico.
NBA Recap
Deron Williams' 27 points and 13 assists as the Nets fell to the 76ers 106-97. Spencer Hawes scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 10 boards while his teammate Jrue Holiday dropped 15 points and dished out 11 dimes for the Sixers.

Curry

In a matchup between the "best in the west" the Spurs took care of the Thunder 105-93. Durant scored a game high 26 for the Thunder while his teammate Serge Ibaka had 13 points and an incredible 16 rebounds. Tiago Splitter was the star of the night for the Spurs with 21 points and 10 rebounds. (The best part of the Spurs is that you never know who is gonna kill you).
The Utah Jazz were led by Mo Williams' 20 points and 6 assists in their 103-90 win against the Pistons. Greg Monroe had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit.
Kosta Kourfos (WTF?) scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nuggets downed the Suns 108-93. Ty Lawson added another 19 points for the Nuggets while Wesley Williams led the Suns with 18.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 26 points as they destroyed the Knicks 92-63. Carmelo Anthony played at about 70% for the Knicks and only mustered 14 points and 10 rebounds.

All NBA 3/11/2013
Pos	Player	Note
G	BKN- Deron Williams	Shot 10-19 for 27 points and dished out a league high 13 assists.
F	OKC- Kevin Durant	Scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and had 7 assists.
F	SA- Tiago Splitter	Shot 9-11 from the field and 3-5 from the line for 21 points while getting 10 rebounds.
F	DEN- Kosta Koufos	10-11 from the field for 22 points and also had 10 rebounds.
C	PHI- Spencer Hawes	Scored 24 points, got 10 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists. Also blocked 2 shots.

NHL Recap

Brown

It took four rounds of shootout for the Bruins to defeat the Senators 3-2. Patrice Bergeron and David Kregci scored for the Bruins in the shootout while Kyle Turris scored the lone one for Ottawa. Turris also scored the Senators second goal which put them up 2-0. Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille then scored for the Bruins to force overtime.
The Kings got off to a fast start as Jake Muzzin assisted on two first period goals by Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll. After Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames to make it a 2-1 game with only 6 minutes left, Brown netted an empty netter to seal a 3-1 win.

All NHL 3/11/13
Pos	Player	Note
F	Kyle Turris- OTT	Scored a goal and played good defense picking up two hits, a block, and a takeaway.
F	Dustin Brown- LA	Scored twice for the Kings and finished at plus 1. Also had three hits.
F	Patrice Bergeron- BOS	Didn't record a point but scored in the shootout and forced two turnovers.
D	Drew Doughty- LA	Finished at +1 and had 7 hits.
D	Chris Phillips- OTT	Had two assists and finished at +2. Also had two blocks and a hit.
G	Tuukka Rask- BOS	Saved 30 of 32 shots for a .938 SV% in the 3-2 win.

Yankees looking for help; NFL Preseason begins; Week in Review

1. With Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira both out to begin the season the Yankees are going to need help at the corners. Kevin Youkilis is penciled in at third base but the Yankees are looking at other options. The Yankees have talked to the agents of Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen and Brian Cashman, the Yankees' GM, has tweeted that he would love for Chipper Jones to come out of retirement; which Chipper says won't happen.
2. Percy Harvin, wide receiver for the Vikings, is expected to be traded to the Seahawks on Tuesday in exchange for the Seahawks first round draft pick. This comes a year after Harvin requested a trade due to dislike for the organization's structure.
3. Evgeni Malkin will be sitting out the next one to two weeks due to a shoudler injury. The Penguins star ran into James van Riemsdyk of the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
WBC Update

Sakamoto

So first round play is completely done but we will start in Tokyo where Japan  (2-0) defeated the Netherlands (1-1) 16-4. Kenta Maeda got the win for Japan throwing 5 innings only allowing one hit while striking out 9. Japan had five home runs including a grandslam by Hayato Sakamoto.
Venezuela (1-2) defeated Spain (0-3) 11-6 thanks to a 3 for 5 night with a double by Omar Infante. Spain was up 3-0 after the first when Yunesky Sachez had a double and Barbaro Canizares hit a two run homer. Venezuela then took the lead with a 6 run fourth.
Canada (1-2) was leading til the eighth when Adam Jones doubled in Willie Bloomquist and David Wright while Shane Victorino singled in  Jones for the US(2-1). This was huge as it kicked Canada out of the tournament and allowed the US to advance to the second round. Heath Bell got the win for the US throwing one scoreless inning striking out one in the 9-4 win.
The Dominican Republic (3-0) scored once in each the 5th, 6th, and 7th to overcome a 2-1 deficit entering the fifth. Robinson Cano tied things up in the fifth with a solo home run and Alex De Aza scored Carlos Santana in the sixth. In the seventh, Nelson Cruz brought in Edwin Encarnacion to wrap up the 4-2 win . Lorenzo Barcelo threw two innings allowing one run for to get the win .
Cuba (2-2) fell to the Netherlands Kingdom (2-1) 7-6 walkoff style earlier this morning when Kalian Sam's sacrifice fly scored Andrew Jones. Loek Van Mil threw a scoreless top of the ninth striking out two to get the win.

WBC Standings- Updated: Mar 11, 2013
Pool A, Round Two	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Japan	2	0	-17	24	7
Netherlands	2	1	.5	17	24
Cuba	1	2	1.5	22	13
Chinese Taipei	0	2	2	3	18
Pool C, Round One	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Dominican Republic(advance)	3	0	-	19	8
Puerto Rico(advance)	2	1	1	11	7
Venezuela	1	2	2	17	21
Spain	0	3	3	9	20
Pool D, Round One	W	L	GB	RS	RA
United States (advance)	2	1	-	17	11
Italy (advance)	2	1	-	22	15
Mexico	1	2	1	0	2
Canada	1	2	1	18	26

NBA Recap

Durant

The Oklahoma City Thunder took care of the Celtics 91-79 in OKC with Kevin Durant getting the double-double scoring 23 and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant scored 19 and dished out 9 assists while his teammate Dwight Howard had 21 rebounds in the Lakers 90-81 win over the Bulls. Nate Robinson scored 19 with 8 assists for Chicago.
Alan Anderson led the Raptors with 18 points and Amir Johnson had 16 rebounds for them in their 100-96 win over the Cavs.
Jameer Nelson(24 P, 10A) and Nikola Vucevic (14P, 17 R) each had double-doubles as the Magic defeated the 76ers 99-91. Thaddeus Young dropped 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers.

Ellis

The Heat won their 18th in a row with their first win over the Pacers this season 105-91. Mario Chalmers led the Heat with 26 points while Lebron James only scored 13. Dwayne Wade had 23 points with many of them coming of one of his six steals. David West scored 24 for the Pacers.
Wesley Matthews has really stepped his game recently and he had 24 points last night but Ryan Anderson and Greivis Vasquez each scored 20 for the Hornets in their 98-96 win.
The Mavericks destroyed the Timberwolves 100-77 with Vince Carter leading the way scoring 22 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Derrick Williams dropped 18 points while getting 9 boards.
The Bucks held off a Kings's fourth quarter comeback to win 115-113. Monta Ellis scored 29 for the Bucks while dishing out 9 assists for the Bucks while DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Kings.
Blake Grffin had 22 points and 8 rebounds and his teammate had 14 rebounds as the Clippers easily defeated the Pistons 129-97.

3/4 to 3/10 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
G	MIL- Monta Ellis	G	LAL- Kobe Bryant
G	MIA- Dwayne Wade	G	HOU- James Harden
F	ATL- Al Horford	F	OKC- Kevin Durant
F	MIA- Lebron James	F	LAC- Blake Griffin
F	BOS- Paul Pierce	C	LAL- Dwight Howard

NHL Recap

Duchene

Matt Duchene scored his second goal of the game with only a second left in overtime as the Avs defeated the Sharks 3-2. Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves in the win.
Zach Parise started off the scoring for the Wild 24 seconds into the game and then scored again in the third in the Wild's 4-2 win against the Canucks. Ryan Suter had two assists for the Wild.
Andrew Cogliano tied things up int he second for the Ducks but Patrik Berglund got the Blues the lead again 2 minutes into the third. Bobby Ryan then tied things up again before Corey Perry scored twice to end off the game 4-2.

Gagner

The Flyers were led by Kimmo Timonen's two assists as they were able to fend off a comeback by the Sabres in the 3rd. Jochen Hecht scored in the third for the Sabres but they were unable to must up any other offense. Claude Giroux and Max Talbot also scored for the Flyers in the 3-2 win.
Chris Kunitz scored 3 goals and assisted on two others as the Penguins beat the Islanders 6-1. Sidney Crosby also assisted on five of the goals and Pascal Dupuis scored twice. Brady Boyes scored the one goal for the Islanders.
After starting the season on such a tear the Blackhawks have lost two in a row including one to the Islanders last night. The Oilers got off to a hot start scoring three goals on Ray Emery int he first and after he got pulled 10 minutes into the game they scored another on Corey Crawford. The Blackhawks got things within two by the end of the second and Patrick Kane scored his second in the third but they were unable to score again. Kane also had an assist while Sam Gagner scored twice for the Oilers in the 6-5 win.

The Panthers scored twice in the third but it was not enough as the Canadiens proved victorious 5-2. The Canadiens had 28 shots on net compared to the Panthers 16. Michael Ryder had two goals and an assist for Montreal and P.K. Subban had three assists.
Matt Calvert broke a 1-1 shootout tie to help the Jackets to a 3-2 win. Johan Franzen scored in the very  beginnings of the third for the Red Wings to bring things up to overtime.
Martin Biron saved 28 of 29 shots as the Rangers defeated the Capitals 4-1. Ryan McDonagh had two assists for the Rangers while Steve Olesky scored the only goal for the Capitals two minutes into the game.

3/4 to 3/10 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
F	CAR- Eric Staal	F	ANA- Ryan Getzlaf
F	NYR- Ryan Callahan	F	COL- Matt Duchene
F	PIT- Chris Kunitz	F	CHI- Jonathan Toews
D	MON- P.K. Subban	D	STL- Alex Pietrangelo
D	TOR- Carl Gunnarsson	D	LA- Slava Voynov
G	WPG- Ondrej Pavelec	G	CLS- Sergei Bobrovsky

Heat and Blackhawks keep streaks alive

World Baseball Classic
No games played yesterday that weren't already covered but today there is three games. Netherlands and Cuba start second round play in Tokyo at 10pm while Pool C and Pool D begin opening round play. Venezuela will be playing in memory of Hugo Chavez against star studded Dominican Repblic. In Pool D, two countries with similar flags will face-off, Italy and Mexico.
NBA Recap
There was a shitload 14 games last night so this will be quick.
Joe Johnson scored 22 points as the Nets defeated the Bobcats 99-78. I don't if the Nets should be proud of their second half comeback or they should be embarrassed that they were ever trailing against Charlotte.

Irving

The Cavaliers overcame an eight point deficit entering the fourth quarter to beat the Jazz 104-101. Kyrie Irving dropped 20 points while recording 10 assists in the win. For the Jazz, Butler alum Gordon Hayward had 25 points and 7 assists.
Jeff Green hit a layup as time expired in Indiana to give the Celtics a 83-81 win over the Pacers. Kevin Garnett was the leading performer for Boston with 18 points and 10 rebounds and David West had 11 and 16 for Indiana.
Despite a strong fourth quarter the 76ers were not able to overcome a 19 point lead entering that period. Jeff Teague and Al Horford both played strong for the Hawks in the win with Teague having 27 points and 11 assists and Horford scoring 21 and grabbing 12 boards in the 107-96 win.
Lebron James was the hero in Miami hitting a shot with only a few seconds on the clock to give the Heat a 97-96 win. He scored 26 points on the night but his performance was outmatched by Nikola Vucevic, who scored 25 points while grabbing 21 rebounds.
The Knicks and Pistons entered the forth quarter tied but the Knicks pulled away for an 87-77 win. Raymond Felton scored 26 points for the night and it was an overly unimpressive night for everyone else.
Marc Gasol's double-double (23 P, 12 R) was crucial in the Grizzlies' 91-85 defeat of the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard scored 20 for Portland.
Kobe Bryant had a huge night dropping 42 points and dishing out 12 assists in the Lakers' 108-102 win in New Orleans. Dwight Howard also played well scoring 20 and getting 15 boards. Al-Farouq Aminu had 12 points with 16 boards for the Hornets.
Honestly nobody cared about this game; the Timberwolves defeated the Wizards 87-82 at home. Derrick Williams had 16 points and 8 rebounds for the T-Wolves while John Wall went for 19 points and 7 assists.
Dirk Nowitzki and OJ Mayo both scored 22 as the Mavericks defeated the Rockets 112-108 (Wall also had 8 assists). This game was close as hell in the second with each team scoring 27 in the third and 25 in the fourth.

Duncan

The Spurs keep proving their dominance of the NBA with 101-83 defeat of the Spurs. Tim Duncan scored 18 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and teammate Manu Ginobili also scored 18 while dishing out 9 assists coming off the bench. Marco Bleinelli scored 21 for the Bulls.
The Raptors beat the Suns 98-71 in a game between teams with a combined 25-78 record. DeMar DeRozan scored 15 for Toronto and tied for their leading rebounder with an outstanding 6.
Blake Griffin recorded a triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in the Clippers 117-101 win over the Bucks. Monta Ellis scored 22 for Milwaukee.
In a surprisingly low game for the Warriors (especially against the sucky Kings), they beat Sacramento 87-83. Jason Thompson scored 17 in the loss for Sacramento while Klay Thompson scored 20 for Golden State.
 

All NBA 3/6/13
Pos	Player	Note
G	Jeff Teague- ATL	Scored 27 points going 10-17 from the field while contributing 11 assists.
G	Kobe Bryant- LAL *PON*	Went off last night for 42 points from 14-21 shooting from field and 11-14 from line. Also had 12 assists and 7 rebounds.
F	Blake Griffin- LAC	Got the triple double with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Shot 9-14 from field.
F	Nikola Vucevic- ORL	Scored 25 points and had 21 (or 20; depending on site) in Magic loss.
C	Al HOrford- ATL	Second Hawk on the list shot 10-17 from field for 21 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Distributed the ball well for 6 assists.

NHL Recap
The Maple Leafs got off to a fast start leading off with 3 unanswered goals against the Senators (JVR had one of those goals plus an assist). Things changed when Mika Zibanejad scored for the Senators in the second to make it 3-1. Zack Smth then scored for Ottawa to begin the third before Toronto scored two to pretty much put things out of reach at 5-2 with 10 minutes left. Ottawa came close to tying it up though scoring twice in the waning moments. James Reimer made 39 saves on a whopping 43 shots to get the 5-4 win.

Carcillo

The Avalanche had a chance to end the Blackhawks point streak when Matt Duchene scored 13 minutes into the second to break a 1-1 tie. Jonathan Toews tied things up when he scored on Semyon Varlamov in the third. Dan Carcillo (a douche from the Flyers) scored with just 50 seconds left (somehow, he really wasn't too impressive in Philly) to give Chicago a 3-2 win.
Roman Cervenka scored for Calgary in the first and Joe Thornton scored for San Jose in the second to set up a third that would (hopefully) decide everything. Calgary made easy work of the third scoring three goals by Blake Comeau, Jarome Iginla, and Curtis Glencross. Mikka Kiprusoff played great saving  32 of 33 shots in the 4-1 win.
Jonas Hiller recorded the shutout stopping every single one of the 18(pathetic for Phoenx) shots that he faced last night. Corey Perry scored the opening goal and Ryan Getzlaf got an empty netter with 20 seconds left to make it 2-0. Getzlaf had assisted earlier on Hiller's goal.

All-NHL 3/6/13
Pos	Player	Injury Note
F	Ryan Getzlaf- ANA	Grabbed a goal and an assist for a two point night as well as finishing at +2. Also had 3 hits, a block, and a takeaway.
F	Leo Komarov- TOR	Didn't get a goal but he used the body for 6 hits and two blocked shots.
F	Bobby Ryan- ANA	Had an assist but played better defense with 4 hits and two takeaways.
F	Colin Greening- OTT	Scored one goal and finished at +1. On defense he had 4 hits, a block, and a takeaway.
D	Chris Phillips- OTT	Finished at +1 despite his team's loss. Had an assist and 6 hits.
D	Brent Seabrook- CHI	Had an assist while blocking three shots. Also hit 5 guys and forced a turnover.
D	Ryan O'Byrne-COL	Played real physical hitting 6 guys and blocking a shot. Finished at +1.
G	Mikka Kiprusoff- CGY	Stopped 32 of 33 shots to finish with a .970 SV%.
G	James Reimer- TOR	Faced a shitload of shots (43) but kept his cool stopping 39 and his offense did enough for the win.

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Anthony Should have been pulled; Flyers Lose

1. Carmelo Anthony injured his right knee during the Knicks 102-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He left the game with 6:42 left in the second two nights ago. Knicks' coach Mike Woodson has admitted that Anthony had asked to come out earlier in the game but Woodson decided to keep him in.
2. Terrell Sinkfield, a wide receiver from Northern Iowa ran 4.19 40 yard dash at a pro-day. The event was held at the University of Minnesota and Sinkfield wasn't exactly consistent in his attempts. He ran a 4.27 on his first attempt, a 4.19 on the second. and when called back for a third he ran a 4.4. He reportedly stumbled on the third but the Minnesota Viking's college scouting director said he didn't have a time below 4.3.
3. Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the second leg of their round of 16 Champions League matchup to win by an aggregate score of 3-2. All goals came from Real Madrid with Sergio Ramos committing an own goal at the 48 minute mark. Luka Modric tied the game up in the 66 minute and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid up for good in the 69th. Sir Alex Ferguson got shit for not starting Wayne Rooney and the Red Devils lost midfielder Nani due to a Red Card.
WBC Recap

Dae Ho Lee

Despite Korea's (2-1) 3-2 win over Chinese Taipei (2-1) it will be Taipei that will be advancing to the second round. Korea was down 2-0 until the eighth inning when Dae Ho Lee hit in Seung Yuop Lee with an RBI single and Jungho Kang plated two with a double.
Both Cuba (3-0) and Japan (2-1) had advanced to the next round but Cuba earned the number one spot in group A with a 6-3 win. Japan was trailing 6-0 before scoring 3 meaningless runs in the ninth. Wilber Perez got the win for Cuba throwing three innings of scoreless ball. Both Yasmany Tomas and Alfredo Despaigne homered for Cuba.
NBA Recap

Westbrook

Paul Pierce fell a few assists short of a triple double scoring 18 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists in Boston's 109-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Thaddeus Young had 19 points and ten rebounds.
The Thunder pulled away from the Lakers in the fourth on their way to a 122-105 victory. Russell Westbrook was the star for the Thunder scoring 37 and grabbing 10 rebounds while Kevin Durant had 26 and had 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant scored 30 for the Lakers and Dwight Howard had only 6 points despite five of his 16 rebounds being on offense.
Ty Lawson scored 24 as the Nuggets defeated the Kings 120-113. Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 12 rebounds to help Lawson out while Marcus Thornton scored 32 for the Kings.

NBA League Leaders - Mar 5, 3013
Points		P	Assists		A
	1. Russell Westbrook	37		1. Jrue Holiday	10
	2. Marcus Thornton- SAC	32		2. Isiah Thomas- SAC	8
	3. Kobe Bryant- LAC	30		3. Iguodala, Lawson, A. Miller, P. Pierce, E. Turner	7
	4. Kevin Durant- OKC	26		4. Jason Terry- BOS	6
	5. Ty Lawson	24		5. Too Many	5
Rebounds		R	Steals		S
	1. Dwight Howard	16		1. Andre Iguodala	5
	2. DeMarcus Cousins- SAC	13		2. Jrue Holiday- PHI	4
	3. Kenneth Faried- DEN	12		3. Half of NBA	3
	4. EarlClark- LAL	11		4.
	5. Paul Pierce- BOS	11		5.
Blocks		B	Turnovers (bad)		TO
	1. DeMarcus Cousins	5		1. Kevin Garnett	6
	2. JaVale McGee- DEN	4		2. Earl Clark- LAL	5
	3. Kevin Durant- OKC	3		3. Jrue Holiday- PHI	5
	4. A lot	2		4. Paul Pierce- BOS	5
	5.			5. Avery Bradley- BOS	4

NHL Recap
Tampa Bay got off to a 4-0 lead before the Devils could put a buck in the net. Nate Thompson scored two of the Lightning's first four goals before Adam Henrique scored for the Devils 13 minutes into the third period. The Devils added another goal before B.J. Crombeen scored on an empty net assisted by Adam Hall and Nate Thompson (who had 3 points on the night) to only lose 5-2.The Devils have to really be missing Brodeur right now cause Hedberg sucks and they pulled him in favor of Keith Kinkaid 33 minutes into last night's game.
The Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec opened up scoring 5 minutes into the game but that was about the end of Montreal's fortunes. Matt Moulson, Matt Martin, and Michael Grabner all scored for the Islanders in the second before P.K. Subban answered back for the Canadiens to make it 3-2. Brian Gionta then scored for the Canadiens to tie it up but the Islanders answered back with 3 straight goals by Radek Martinek, John Taveres, and Colin McDonald to win 6-3. The Canadiens outshot the Isles 32-24. John Taveres of the Islanders had an assist in addition to his goal and Michael Ryder had 3 assists for Montreal.
The Bruins were up 3-0 after the first but things changed when Mike Ribeiro opened up the second with a goal for Montreal. Tomas Kundratek made it 3-2 6 minutes later and the Caps entered the third down 3-2. 13 minutes into the third the Caps were able to force overtime due to Wojtek Wolski's goal. Overtime lasted quick with Eric Fehr scoring 37 seconds in for the 4-3 win.. Fehr also had an assist in the second and Nicklas Backstrom had three assists on the night.
The Hurricanes were able to fend off a 3 goal third period by the Buffalo Sabres. Alexander Semin scored an insurance goal with 16 minutes left which proved to be crucial as Cody Hodgson brought the Sabres within one with just under a minute left. Semin also had two assists in the 4-3 win while Jason Pominville had two assists for the Sabres.

Nash

The Blue Jackets and the Oilers entered the third period at 2-2 and since no one scored, the game was off to overtime. Again, nothing was settled there and it went to a shootout where Columbus won 2-0 thanks to Antem Anisimov and Mark Letestu. Jack Johnson scored the game tying goal in the second period for the Jackets.
Rick Nash scored twice in the third to bury the Flyers 4-2. The Rangers had used two goals by Ryan Callahan to equal the Flyers two by Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek (they each assisted on each other's goals). In what could be considered a good night for Braydon Coburn, he only had one turnover.
It was a good old fashioned rivarly game between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. The Redwings got up 2-0 in the second thanks to Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall. Paul Stastny scored in the third for the Avs but with only 1:30 left it was hard to create a comeback. It was a nice clean game with only 3 penalties and Jimmy Howard made 36 saves in the 2-1 win.
Bryan Bickell scored two of the Blackhawks first four goals as they got up on the Wild 4-1 after one. Brandon Saad scored one himself and assisted on of Bickell's and Hossa's. Ryan Suter and Kyle Brodziak scored for the Wild in the third before Patrick Kane put his foot down and stopped their rally with a goal of his own. The Blackhawks outshot the Wild 32-23 in the 5-3 win.

Muzzin

The Sharks were up 2-0 on the Canucks halfway through the second before Henrik Sedin and Jannik Hansen scored for the Nucks to tie things up. From there things went to overtime where it took four rounds to determine a winner. Chris Higgins scored in the first attempt for Vancouver and Logan Couture converted for San Jose on their third to make the shootout go to overtime. Joe Pavelski scored on Cory Schenider to secure the 3-2 SO win. Schneider is now 6-4-2 with a 2.58 GAA while Roberto Luongo is 5-2-3 with a 2.19 GAA.
Lastly, there were 18 powerplays and 10 goals in the Kings' 6-4 defeat of the Blues but yet there were no powerplay goals. The Kings scored five unanswered to come back from a 4-1 deficit. Jake Muzzin scored twice and had an assist while Jeff Carter had the game-winner with 14 minutes left in the game.

NHL League Leaders - Mar 3, 2013
Offensive Player Rating		OPR	Defensive Player Rating		DPR
	1. Jonathan Toews	20		1. Jake Muzzin	16
	2. Eric Staal -CAR	19		2. Drew Doughty- LA	15
	3. Ryan Callahan- NYR	18		3. Brad Stuart- SAN	15
	4. Alex Ovechkin- WAS	16		4. Slava Voynov- LA	14
	5. Nate Thompson- TB	15		5. Alex Pietrangelo- STL	14
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Cody Hodgson	2		1. Nicklas Backstrom	3
	2. Nate Thompson-TB	2		2. Eric Staal- CAR	3
	3. Bryan Bickell- CHI	2		3. Michael Ryder- MON	3
	4. Jake Muzzin- LA	2		4. Justin Williams- LA	3
	5. Rich Nash/Ryan Callahan-NYR	2		5. Shit ton	2
Saves		SV	Shots Against		SA
	1. Justin Peters	37		1. Justin Peters	40
	2. Jimmy Howard- DET	36		2. Devan Dubnyk- EDM	38
	3. Antti Niemi- SAN	36		3. Antti Niemi- SAN	38
	4. Devan Dubnyk- EDM	35		4. Jimmy Howard- DET	37
	5. Jean- Sebastien Giguere- COL	31		5. J. Giguere COL, B. Holtby WAS	33

World Baseball Classic; Heat win 15th in a row

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Chien-Ming Wang led four Chinese Taipei (1-0) pitchers in a 5 hit performance against Australia(0-1). Stefan Welch scored the only run for the Australians in there 4-1 defeat. Cheng- Min Peng went two for three with two RBIs for Chinese Taipei.
Japan (1-0) scored three runs in the top of the eighth to get on top of Brazil (0-1) in the latter's WBC debut.Tiago Magalhaes and Paulo Orlando (also stole a base) went two for four in the 5-3 loss. Japan's effort on the mound was through five men with Tadashi Settsu getting the win throwing 3 innings and letting up one run.
The Netherlands (1-0) were able to get 10 hits for 5 runs in their 5-0 shutout of the Koreans. Andruw Jones went 2-4 with a double in the DH spot while his teammate Andrelton Simmons had 3 hits and two doubles. Diegomar Markwell pitched 4 scoreless innings and got credited for the win.

Bell

In Brazil's (0-2) second game on March second they fell to Cuba (1-0) 5-2. Cuba's Guillermo Heredia and Alexei Bell RBI'd in the 5th to give the All Reds a 2-0 lead. Cuba Scored twice more in the sixth but Brazil answered back with two of their own. That was all Brazil got on the night. Ismal Jimenez pitched 4 and 2/3 innings of scoreless ball to start the game and teammate Raciel Iglesias got the save with 3 scoreless innings of his own. Frederich Cepeda went two-for-four for Cuba.
Japan (2-0) beat their longtime geographic and political foe China (0-1) 5-2. China's only runs came in the top of the second with neither coming on a hit (fielder's choice and dropped third strike). Seichi Uchikawa had two hits on four at bats with an RBI for Japan. Kenta Maeda led Japan's five pitcher army only allowing 1 hit in five innings (he was credited with win).
The Netherlands (1-1) got off to a 3-0 lead against Chinese Taipei (2-0) when Dashenko Ricardo's two run single drove in Xander Bogaerts and Curt Smith. It was Chinese Taipei who dominated the rest of the game scoring one in the second, four in the fourth, and three in the sixth. Dai- Kang Yang had a sacrifice fly in the 4th and then in the sixth he had a two-run homer. Wei- Lun Pan pitched 4 and two/thirds scoreless innings of relief of Yao-Lin Wang and got the win by walking one and only allowed one hit in the 8-3 win.
The mercy rule came into effect with Cuba destroying China (0-2 12-0. China only had 3 hits in seven innings thanks to the pitching of four Cubans with Danny Betancourt leading the way striking out 8 in 4 and 2/3 innings. Alexei Bell hit a two run homerun fourth and Jose Abreu hit a grandslam in the fifth along with a RBI double in the second.
Despite Keunwoo Jeong leaving 6 runners on base Korea (1-1) was able to defeat Australia (0-2) 6-0 nothing last night. Seung Song allowed two hits and struck out five in four innings starting for Korea and picking up the win. Hyunsoo Kim hit in two RBIs for Korea on a single.

Cordemans

Australia (0-3) had to play again yesterday and were defeated by the Netherlands (2-1) 4-1. Robbie Cordemans got the win for the Netherlands pitching 5 scoreless innings where he struck out 3, gave up two hits, and walked none. The loss was credited to Dushan Ruzic of Australia who allowed four runs off of 6 hits in two innings. Jonathan Schoop of the Baltimore Orioles hit a two run homer for the Netherlands in the second.
China (1-2) defeated Brazil (0-3) in a game that meant nothing but pride for the two teams. China used three pitchers throughout the game with Tao Bu getting the start and allowing 1 run on 2 hits and Jiangang Lu coming in in the seventh to relieve Quinyuan Meng; Lu was credited with the win. Ray Chang, a member of the Twins organization, went 3-4 with a double and two RBIs. Brazil was up 2-0 headingi into the eight when China unleashed a 5 run rally. Both teams are eliminated from the competition after the 5-2 Chinese win.
Chinese Taipei is currently up 2-0 on Korea in the top of the sixth.

WBC Standings - Updated: Mar 5, 2013
Pool A	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Japan (advanced)	2	0	-	10	5
Cuba (advanced)	2	0	-	17	2
China (elliminated)	1	2	1.5	7	19
Brazil (Eliminated)	0	3	2.5	7	15
Pool B	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Chinese Taipei	2	0	-	12	4
Netherlands	2	1	.5	12	9
Korea	1	1	1	6	5
Australia (eliminated)	0	3	2.5	2	14

NBA Recap
The New York Knicks (36-21) won their first game in 10 tries with a fourth quarter comeback against the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-40). Amare Stoudemire led the Knicks with 22 points and Raymond Felton chipped in 10 assists. Marresse Speights had 23 points for the Cavs in the 102-97 loss.
It took overtime for the Monta Ellis led Bucks (30-28) to defeat the Utah Jazz (32-28) 109-98. The Jazz outscored the Bucks by 10 in the fourth to force overtime while Ellis scored 34 in the winning effort. Derrick Favors got the double-double for the Jazz with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
The Orlando Magic (17-44) were led by Aaron Afflalo in their fourth quarter comeback to defeat the Hornets(21-40) 105-102. He scored 26 and also had five rebounds. Anthony Davis outdid him despite his team losing with 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Wade

Dwayne Wade had 32 points and 10 assists in the Heat's(44-14) 15th straight win at Minnesota (20-37). Lebron James pitched in 20 points and ten rebounds in 97-81 win .
The Denver Nuggets (39-22) destroyed the Atlanta Hawks (33-26) 104-88 in Denver thanks to Corey Brewer's 22 points. Al Horford led the Hawks with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bobcats (13-47) continue to lose as the Trail Blazers (28-31) dominated them 122-105. Lamarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to grab the double-double while Kemba Walker dropped 15 points and dished out 11 assists, sad that that is their top performer.
David Lee scored 29 (and 11 rebounds) and Stephen Curry had 26 (and 12 assists) as the Warriors (34-27)beat the Raptors (23-38) in an alright slugfest. The final score was 125-118 and it only took four quarters. Andrea Bargani and Rudy Gay each scored 26 points for the Raptors.

ALl NBA 3/5/2013
Pos	Player	Injury Note
G	Dwyane Wade (PON)- MIA	Scored 32 points with 10 assists in 7 rebounds against the T-Wolves. Shot 15-23 from the field.
G	Brandon Jennings- MIL	Shot 8-14 on FG and 4-5 from long range for 20 points. Had 17 assists compared to 3 turnovers and also had 3 steals.
F	Lamarcus Aldridge- POR	Led the Blazers with 23 points and 14 rebounds and shot 7-9 from the FT line. Had 5 assists and 3 blocks.
F	David Lee- GS	Shot 12-21 from the field and 5-5 from the line for 29 points while also grabbing 11 boards.
F	Al Horford- ATL	Scored 18 points while grabbing 13 points. His points came easy due to his 5 offensive rebounds.

NHL Recap
Nazem Kadri scored his ninth goal of the year to give the Maple Leafs a 1-0 advantage in the first period which was ripped from them in the second as Marek Zidlicky scored twice for the Devils in the second. The Maple Leafs then had a strong third period with goals by Jay McClement to open the period and Clarke MacArthur to break the tie. Phil Kessell added the insurance with 10 minutes left to secure a 4-2 win despite the Leafs only having 23 shots.

Crosby

The Penguins needed a three goal third period to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3. Chris Kunits gave the Penguins a lead int the first but Steven Stamkos and Tom Pyatt swung things around in the second. Entering the third down 2-1, the Penguins scored three unanswered including a goal for Sidney Crosby which gave him a 2 goal night in addition to his assist earlier. Steven Stamkos scored with eight seconds left but it meant nothing. Evgeni Malkin had one goal and one assist in the game. Mathieu Garon was replaced by Anders Lindback after 22 minutes due to a lower body injury.
The Ducks and Coyotes entered the third period tied 2-2 and the third period did nothing to settle things with both teams scoring two and the game was headed into overtime at 4-4. Again, overtime did nothing and the game was off to shootout. And once in shootout, it took five rounds before Oliver Ekman- Larsson broke the 1-1 tie scoring on Jonas Hiller. Ekman- Larsson had two assists in regulation in addition to the shootout winner. Jonas Hiller was extremely busy facing 40 shots during regulation + overtime in the 5-4 loss.
Finally a game that wasn't close with the Kings smashing the Predators 5-1. Pekka Rinne had a pathetic performance in net letting in five goals on only 13 shots before being replaced by Chris Mason after 50 minutes. Mason was perfect in the last 10 minutes plus overtime and only allowed one puck in the net during the shootout. Jeff Carter (former Flyer) had a hat-trick and his teammate Jarret Stoll had 2 assists.

All NHL 3/5/2013
Pos	Player	Injury Note
F	Steven Stamkos- TB	Scored two goals on four shots on net. On defense he had four hits and 2 blocks.
F	Jeff Carter- LA	Recorded a hat trick for the Kings with one goal on the powerplay.
F	Corey Perry- ANA	Had one goal on the PP and an assist for a two point night. Blocked three shots on defense.
F	Ryan Getzlaf- ANA	Ducks have two players on the list despite the loss, Getzlaf scored once and assisted on two others while recording two hits.
D	Victor Hedman- TB	Had an assist but made his mark on defense recording two hits, blocking 3 shots, and forcing a turnover. Finished at +2.
D	Carl Gunnarsson- TOR	Blocked 2 shots, had 2 hits, and two takeaways in addition to an assist.
D	Michael Stone- PHO	Had a goal for the Coyotes plus he had three hits and 2 takeaways.
G	Jonathan Bernier- LA	Saved 18 of 19 shots on a slow night for an easy 5-1 win.
G	Marc- Andre Fleury	Faced 28 shots and saved 25 of them for .893 SV% which isn't overly impressive.