Florida's goaltender got a real workout on Monday. But then, he gets a real workout every night. The Bruins, meanwhile, dig themselves a little further into their hole. Our NHL Daily page fills you in on the scores, last night's fantasy hockey whiz, injury news, the latest from around the NHL and more.
The Score - Sunday:
Senators 3-Panthers 2 (OT): Any goalie who can face 45 shots from Ottawa and earn his team a point deserves a raise. Roberto Luongo makes 42 saves, but he can’t make the last one, as Todd White scores the overtime winner for the Senators.
Kings 4-Canucks 4: An eventful game. Vancouver gives up a pair of shorthanded goals, but L.A. blows a 4-1 lead. Cristobal Huet makes 40 saves for the Kings.
Canadiens 4-Penguins 1: Sheldon Souray scores his 12th goal. Not only does he lead all NHL defensemen, he has as many goals as Jeff O’Neill, Marian Gaborik and Alexei Kovalev combined.
Rangers 4-Bruins 2: Everyone - local media, owner, team president - is down on the Bruins, who have two wins in 15 games. Losing this one won’t ease the pressure any.
Red Wings 2-Blues 1: The St. Louis winning streak is over at nine games (7-0-2). Pavel Datsyuk gets a couple of points, as usual, including a shorthanded goal.
Stars 3-Hurricanes 1: Two goals and an assist for Jere Lehtinen, who has been very quiet this season.
Coyotes 3-Predators 3/Sharks 2-Mighty Ducks 1.
Fantasy Hockey Whiz: The Kings' Ziggy Palffy scores a pair against Vancouver. He's the only player in the league to lead his team in goals,assists and plus/minus.
Fantasy Hockey Dog: Panthers' captain Olli Jokinen, who leads the team with 11 goals (and scored 36 last year), has scored just five times in the past 21 games. Linemate Viktor Kozlov has three goals in his past 21.
Rumor Du Jour: A shake-up is in the works in Columbus, with veterans like Geoff Sanderson, Andrew Cassels and Scott Lachance available cheap.
Know-It-All: After polling 42 journalists, The Hockey News has declared Vancouver’s Todd Bertuzzi the best power forward in the NHL.
Play-By-Play:
Atlanta Thrashers' forward Dany Heatley will skate on Tuesday and meet with reporters on Friday. He has not skated since the September 29 car crash that killed teammate Dan Snyder. Heatley, who was driving, has been charged with vehicular homicide, but there are reports the charges could be dropped. Heatley underwent surgery in October on a broken jaw and two torn knee ligaments.
Capitals' center Robert Lang is the NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, December 21. Lang had four goals and four assists in four games.
Wild goaltender Dwayne Roloson, who posted three consecutive victories, a 2.00 goals-against average and .923 save percentage, is the League's Defensive Player of the Week.
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