Three Game Sevens provide thrilling moments and three heartbroken teams.
Phil
Kessel Maple Leafs Jersey . Notes on Carcillo, Mason, Heatley,
Niederreiter, Kopitar, Thornton and more. RANGERS GET PAST FLYERS One night
after getting soundly beaten by the Philadelphia Flyers, the New York Rangers
bounced back with a 2-1 win in Game Seven, giving the Blueshirts the victory in
the first-round series. With the series on the line, it wasnt the big names
getting the job done. The Rangers first goal came from Daniel Carcillo, back in
the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a couple games. Carcillo, who had
four goals and an assist in 57 regular season games, picked up two goals in
three games for the series. The Blueshirts other goal in Game Seven was provided
by Benoit Pouliot, who contributed two goals and four points in the series. New
Yorks third defence pairing -- John Moore and Kevin Klein -- were on for more
than 70% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts in Game Six and Seven. They were getting
chewed up early in the series, but were much more effetive later in the series.
Philadelphias only goal of the deciding game came from rookie RW Jason Akeson,
his second of the series. G Steve Mason was terrific for the Flyers, stopping 31
of 33 shots in Game Seven, giving him a .939 save percentage for the series.
Tough to end up on the losing side with those numbers, but Mason didnt appear
until Game Three because he was recovering from a concussion suffered late in
the season. For all the trials he has endured throughout his career, this has
been the best year of Masons career and if the 25-year-old has found a new level
of play, then thats a win for the franchise going forward. Of course, well only
have some idea if this improvement is legit when we see how Mason plays next
season. In the end, the Rangers held the puck possession edge and, even though
he didnt score a goal in the series, Rick Nash was at the forefront of driving
play. The Rangers deserved their win, though the strong goaltending performance
by Mason made it a close series. The Rangers move on and ought to have a fair
chance against a Pittsburgh team that tends to rely on their high-end talent to
carry the day. WILD FINISH Despite losing their starting goaltender,
Darcy Kuemper, to what looked like a knee (and possibly head) injury and facing
a deficit four different times in Game Seven, the Minnesota Wild ultimately
prevailed with a 5-4 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche. Perhaps the
most remarkable story for the Wild in Game Seven -- well, aside from G
Ilya Bryzgalov getting credit for the win after stopping one shot -- is that
Minnesotas offence was driven by the supporting cast. Kyle Brodziak,
Dany Heatley and Nino Niederreiter each had three points, with Niederreiters
second goal of the game counting as the game-winner in overtime. Heatley, whose
career has been on a steep decline in Minnesota and was scratched early in the
series, finished the series with five points for the Wild, while Brodziak, also
a healthy scratch, finished with five points in the series. Those are valuable
contributions from players that might not be expeccted to do all that much. The
tying goal, which forced overtime, was buried by D Jared Spurgeon, from
Niederreiter and Brodziak, with just 2:27 remaining in the third period.
Colorado didnt get that same contribution from the supporting cast.
Paul Stastny, who scored in Game Seven, finished with 10 points, tied with
rookie Nathan MacKinnon and Wild LW Zach Parise for the playoff scoring lead.
Avalanche veteran winger Maxime Talbot had a rough go in the possession game.
With Talbot on the ice at 5-on-5, the Avs had 49 shot attempts for and 113
against with Talbot on the ice (30.8%). Without Talbot on the ice, the Avalanche
had 45.3% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts -- not great, but clearly better. This
series had the most lopsided possession stats of any first-round series, with
the Wild getting 61.3% of unblocked shot attempts when the score was close
(within a goal in first two periods, tied in the third). The Avalanche, as they
had all season, relied too much on G Semyon Varlamov, who had an ordinary game
at the worst possible time. Now the Wild get to increase their level of
difficulty in Round Two, facing the defending-champion Chicago Blackhawks. ROYAL
RALLY Facing a three-games-to-none deficit, the Los Angeles Kings chipped away
at the San Jose Sharks lead and, by the time Game Seven arrived Wednesday night,
there was little doubt that the Kings could complete the improbable comeback.
This doesnt mean it was a sure thing -- the Sharks scored first in Game Seven --
but the Kings were poised to make this rare comeback. Then D Drew Doughty tied
the game, and C Anze Kopitar gave the Kings the lead, then it was Tyler Toffoli
and the outcome was become evident. With a pair of points, Kopitar moved into a
tie for the playoff scoring lead, with 10 points. Toffoli (57.4 Corsi%) and
Doughty (54.8 Corsi%) had the best possession stats on the Kings. Another Kings
rookie, in addition to Toffoli, LW Tanner Pearson, picked up a goal and an
assist in the clinching game. Blowing a 3-0 series lead will hit the Sharks
hard. They were, undeniably, a Stanley Cup contender stuck with a very difficult
first-round opponent. The main criticism will fall on C Joe Thornton and LW
Patrick Marleau because it always does, but also because theyve been around a
while, through all the previous disappointments. Shut out in the deciding game,
Thornton finished the series with three points in seven games, while Marleau led
the Sharks with seven points. On the other hand, the Sharks fourth line ran into
trouble. There were times when their physical play seemed to be helpful but, in
the bigger picture, they werent effective. LW Raffi Torres, for example, was one
for 41 shot attempts for and 69 against (37.3%). With Torres off the ice, the
Sharks got 50.7% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts. On the Kings fourth line, by
comparison, they frequently had C Mike Richards running with the fourth line and
Richards had eight shots on goal in Game Seven. The difference in the series,
between two dominant possession teams, was expected to be in goal and thats how
it turned out. Jonathan Quick got lit up early, but he stopped 130 of 135 shots
(.963 SV%) in the final four games to lead the Kings comeback. While the Sharks
ponder this crushing defeat, the Kings move on to take on Anaheim, a good
rivalry series, though one in which the Kings, a superior possesion team with a
more experienced goaltender, should be favoured. Scott Cullen can be reached
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RBI and a career-high nine stolen bases for the Goldeyes last season. He is the
longest serving catcher in Goldeyes history, having already spent five seasons
with the organization.
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from other coaches Thursday by siding with ownership -- and not the players --
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surprise win over Uruguay with another World Cup stunner on Friday, beating
four-time champion Italy 1-0 to secure a spot in the next round and eliminate
England in the process.BEREA, Ohio -- The Browns have signed fullback
Chris Pressley, a potential lead blocker to open holes for new running back
Ben Tate. Pressley missed all of last season with Cincinnati because of a knee
injury. The 5-foot-10, 249-pounder has made 20 career starts in the NFL for the
Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2012, he helped Bengals running back
BenJarvus Green-Ellis lead the league by converting 14 of 15 times on 3rd-and-1
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under new co-ordinator Kyle Shanahan, and the Browns need someone to clear a
path for Tate, who signed a two-year, $7 million free agent deal with them in
March. Pressley was a teammate of Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas at
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