Every night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, TSN hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan breaks down each goalies performance.
Mookie Betts Red Sox Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Carey Price,
Montreal Canadiens (5) - He had a huge game, with no better series saver than
the paddle save on Milan Lucic in the second period. He had great rebound
control all night long, handled the puck well and didnt allow second chances.
Price also had big saves on Jarome Iginla, Davif Krejci, Carl Soderberg and
Patrice Bergeron. His big save on Bergeron helped turn it around immediately as
the Habs scored the same play. He was the best player on the ice for the Habs on
Monday night. He had a huge game when it counted, especially in the second when
the Bruins pressed hard. Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins (3) - Rask had no chance on
the first goal by Lars Eller, as it was caused by a tough turnover early in the
game. In the second goal, he wasnt set on Max Paciorettys partial breakaway and
allowed a five-hole goal that he should stop. Rask did make great saves on
Rene Bourque, Brendan Gallagher, Eller and Tomas Plekanec. The third goal by
Montreal was a scramble play around the net. He was just good on Monday night.
He didnt lose them the game, but didnt win it for them like Price did.
Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings (2) - Quick guessed on the wrong side on
Nick Boninos goal and was screened, with not much help on the back door goal
(Mathieu Perreault/Devante Smith-Pelley goal). And Smith-Pelleys secondgoal on a
breakaway finished with a nice move. Quick has cooled off in his game since the
first two starts of the series. Hell needs to be a difference maker in the next
game, as hes just been okay. John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks (4) - Gibson was solid
again. He had chance on the Trevor Lewis goal, as it was a deflection off of
Bryan Allens arm. He made big saves on Tyler Toffoli and then off Dustin Brown
and Anze Kopitar in the second on the penalty kill - then a huge left pad save
on Gaborik early in the third. Gibsons positioning and rebound control was very
strong and he showed good poise again.
Mookie Betts Authentic Jersey . -- Terry Francona likened the atmosphere at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to a playoff game
in October.
Fred Lynn Jersey . Mike Babcock has turned to the Montreal Canadiens goalie over Roberto Luongo, who backed Canada to a gold
medal in Vancouver in 2010, for Canadas final preliminary round game against the
ailing Finns.ANAHEIM, Calif. - Chicago and Anaheim had the NHLs two best records
and a combined 15 Olympians on the ice at Honda Center. Before all that
world-class talent heads to Sochi this weekend, the Blackhawks demonstrated why
theyre still the team to beat when the NHL gets back to work in three short
weeks. Corey Crawford made 29 saves in his first shutout of the season and
Chicago pulled within one point of Anaheim for the overall NHL lead with a 2-0
victory over the Ducks on Wednesday night. Marian Hossa scored in the second
period and captain Jonathan Toews added a late goal for the defending Stanley
Cup champion Blackhawks, who improved to 3-0-2 on their six-game trip before the
Olympic break. Chicago followed up its victory in Los Angeles two days ago with
another solid effort against the Ducks, suggesting the defending champs are
hitting their stride right before Sochi. "The last handful of games on this
trip, weve got back to the way we need to play," Toews said. "Thats a tough team
to do that to, and we have to feel good about what we were able to accomplish."
After keeping the Ducks off the scoreboard in a fast, well-played game, the
Blackhawks also won the Western Conference powers season series, taking two of
three from Anaheim. Chicago (35-10-14, 84 points) is right behind Anaheim
(40-14-5, 85 points) with one game left before the break. "(Crawford) made some
key saves, and we had some breaks and some fortunate bounces," Chicago coach
Joel Quenneville said. "(Anaheim) had that run there, 19 of 20 (wins), but I
think this trip really put us in a spot where were back in the mix. We played
the right way, and were getting some good points." Quenneville also announced
Patrick Kane wont be with the Blackhawks when they wrap up their trip in
Phoenix. The American Olympians grandfather, Donald, died two days ago, and Kane
is going back home to Buffalo before heading to Sochi. Jonas Hiller stopped 23
shots for the Ducks, who have lost four of five. Anaheim also has lost three
straight home games after starting the season 20-0-2 at Honda Center. "We will
overcome this," Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau saaid.
Bobby Doerr Red Sox Jersey. "I thought we put in a great effort. We just didnt score goals. Were not going to cry about it.
Were just going to get back to work and put another big run together." Chicago
mostly beat the Ducks with defence, a minor surprise in a meeting between two of
the NHLs highest-scoring teams. Crawford turned away every chance generated by
the Ducks, who hadnt been shut out in their first 56 games this season before
getting blanked twice in their last three games by Dallas and Chicago. Anaheim
improved its effort from recent games, yet struggled mightily to get clean
scoring chances. The Ducks had a 15-3 shots edge early on, but couldnt score
during 40 seconds of 5-on-3 play in the scoreless first period. "We were doing a
lot of things right, but unfortunately we cant buy a goal right now," Ducks
defenceman Cam Fowler said. "All we can do is continue to push, continue to work
on it." Both rosters are dotted with Olympic talent, including five key members
of the Canadian team headed to Sochi. In addition, two members of the Swedish
team — Chicagos Johnny Oduya and Anaheims Jakob Silfverberg — were scratched.
Just 39 seconds into the second period, Hossa sneaked into Anaheims defence and
beat Hiller for his 24th goal. The Slovak Olympian also had two goals in
Chicagos win over the Ducks last month. The Blackhawks matched the Ducks effort
after the midway point of the game. Anaheims Daniel Winnik had an outstanding
short-handed chance in the slot in the third period, but couldnt settle a
bouncing puck in time. Toews wrapped it up with 2:31 to play with a slippery
move off the wall. After Hossa grabbed a turnover by Fowler, Toews went toward
the middle and put a shot past Hillers left arm for his 19th goal. NOTES: Oduya
missed his first game of the season with a lower-body injury. Quenneville said
the injury shouldnt prevent Oduya from playing in Sochi. ... Hossa has scored in
five consecutive games. ... Ducks C Nick Bonino missed his third straight game
with an apparent wrist injury. Before the game, Anaheim recalled F Emerson Etem
for his first game with the Ducks since Dec. 9.
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