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The Toronto Maple Leafs won Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. After failing to cash in on the Dominator missing Game One with a sore groin, and by the way I think we all know how painful that can be, the Leafs evened their series with the Sabres at a game apiece by posting a 6-3 victory in Game Two behind goals from Steve Sullivan, Sylvain Cote, Sergei Berezin, Yanic Perreault, Steve Thomas, and Garry Valk. The Leaf shooters beat Roloson five times on 27 shots, with Valk's goal coming courtesy of an empty net with thirty seconds left in regulation. While that .815 save percentage may not sound very impressive, hell, it kind of blows, Roloson really wasn't that awful. I mean, he was still Dwayne Roloson, so that's never good, but he did make his share of big saves. The Leafs pretty much controlled this game from the start. Only a pair of third-period power-play goals by the Sabres made things close. Buffalo did have a chance to grab a 1-0 lead early in the first period when Stu Barnes split Bryan Berard and Alexander Karpovtsev at the Toronto stripe and busted in one-on-one against Curtis Joseph. Barnes appeared somewhat disoriented, perhaps waiting for Jaromir Jagr or Ron Francis to help finish the play, and pulled the puck to his forehand and lifted a shot into Joseph's chest. That's still a huge save. Aw, but that's just CuJo being CuJo. The Leafs made the save count, getting a goal of their own by Steve Sullivan at 10:28 to make the home fans at Not Maple Leaf Gardens all giddy. Toronto was buzzing around the Sabre zone like chimps. Mike Johnson flicked a backhander from the slot that Roloson denied but his teammates couldn't clear. The puck came to Daniil Markov out high near the left point and he hammered a shot back to the cage that Roloson once again stopped but couldn't control. Little Stevey Sullivan was left all alone in front and poked the rebound home. Let's hear it for little Stevey Sullivan, everybody! C'mon! Eighteen seconds can be a long time. For instance, it's enough time to count all of LCS Hockey's money. Or you could count all of LCS Hockey's readers. Or you could give up a breakaway goal to Sylvain Cote. Since there's really no point to those first two, the Sabres elected to go with door number three. Mats Sundin, known as the Big Swede to his friends, sprung Cote loose on the left side with a swell cross-ice pass. The pass was so swell that the officials figured they wouldn't whistle it for being two lines. Way to go, Stripes! Cote took advantage of the blown call by storming in on Roloson, cutting left to right, and shipping a low wrister back against the grain to completely befuddle the Buffalo backup. Two goals in eighteen seconds. As always, we like to call that two in a hurry. Buffalo cut the lead in half at 10:03 of the second period when Jason Woolley connected on the power play for his third goal of the playoffs. Alexei Zhitnik set things in motion by barging down the left wing boards and moving the biscuit to Barnes in the corner. The man named Stu looked the scene over and then sent a nifty pass out to Woolley sneaking into the high slot from the right point. Woolley snapped a quick one-timer into the top left corner of the cage, making Joseph look quick silly in the process. Any momentum the Sabres hoped to gain by Woolley's goal was dashed at 15:25 of the middle frame. There was a faceoff in the right wing circle of the Buffalo zone featuring Yanic Perreault and Brian Holzinger. Perreault wins more draws than Billy the Kid. And there's a good reason why: he doesn't give up. Holzinger turned his hips like a champ and appeared to have beaten Perreault cleanly, but Yanic fought through his opposing center-ice man and disrupted the win. When Rhett Warrener tried to step up and move the puck to safety, Perreault, with one hand on his stick and the other still trying to fend off Holzinger, reached in and swept the puck away from the Buffalo defender. As everyone fished for the loose puck, no one noticed as Sergei Berezin calmly drifted backwards to the hash marks of the left circle. Well, almost no one. Perreault saw him. And even though both his hands were tied up, Yanic still managed to kick a pass between Jay McKee's legs to a bucknaked Berezin. The Russian sniper did his thing, drilling a snap shot through Roloson's five-hole for the 3-1 Toronto lead. Berezin gets the glory, but Perreault did the work. It can be brutal being the straight man. Just ask Bud Abbott, Dean Martin, or that other guy in Wham. Perreault had the spotlight all to himself at 1:57 of the third, driving wide on right wing around James Patrick and beating Roloson between the pads with a weak backhander from a bad angle. It was almost identical to Perreault's overtime goal in Game Five of the Philadelphia series. The goal was so weak that I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't John Vanbiesbrouck in net. I didn't notice a cane or other elderly walking device so it must of been Roloson. And this is just me talking here, I'm not a goaltending coach or anything, but, Dwayne, it's always a bad sign when you end up with your feet together, your back against the crossbar, and your arms draped over the top of the cage. That's not a good look. By the way, you're carrying that stick for a reason. Don't be scared to keep the blade on the ice. Trailing 4-1 and in desperate need of a spark, the Sabres got back into the contest thanks to a pair of power-play goals from none other than Stu Barnes. That's right, Stu Barnes scored goals in consecutive games for the Sabres. And in case you're wondering, a cold front is moving through Hell as we speak. Stu's first goal came after two close calls by teammates. Holzinger, parked at the bottom of the left wing circle, slid a rebound between Joseph's pads only to have it clang off the far post. Geoff Sanderson cruised in and collected the rebound, snapping a shot towards a yawning net for what seemed an easy goal. But Daniil Markov, showing no signs of being slowed by the superfluous "i" in his first name, dove across and blocked the shot. However, Markov's desperate dive carried him away quicker than Calgon, leaving the puck resting in the crease until Barnes popped it home. A little less than three minutes later, at 9:47, Barnes struck again. This time he was patrolling the left wing circle when Joseph made a right pad save on a Sanderson drive from the right point, kicking the rebound into precisely the wrong neighborhood. Barnes dipped to one knee and wired a shot into the top right corner. It was beautiful. If the shot was any prettier I'd have married it. Maybe move to the country. Raise a few pucks of our own. Seriously, I think that's like, what, the fourth time I've used that joke? That's pathetic. Everyone knows I don't want to do this anymore, right? Anyway, the score was now 4-3 and the Sabres had new life. They picked up the tempo in an attempt to mulch the Leafs. But they may have picked up the tempo a bit too high. In their zeal to net the equalizer, the Sabres opened themselves up for a counterattack. And oddly enough, it was Michael Peca that made the big defensive mistake. Richard Smehlik had already pinched from the right point to keep the play alive in the Toronto zone. Acting like the good Selke candidate he is, Peca was quick to support and circled back to man Smehlik's vacated position. The only catch is that Peca forgot he was now the last line of defense and gambled. The puck was flipped high up the wall and Peca tried to play it with his glove and fanned. That's trouble. With Peca now caught and Smehlik still trapped deep, the Leafs broke out three-on-one with Lonny Bohonos, Mats Sundin, and Steve Thomas against Zhitnik. What followed could be used in an instructional video on how to run an odd-man break. Bohonos carried the puck in on left wing and drifted wide a bit to open up the ice. Sundin, originally the third man on the rush, darted ahead of Thomas and charged the net, allowing Stumpy to slip into the shooting hole. Bohonos waited for Zhitnik to commit and then floated a real wizard backhand flip pass over the sliding Russian's stick to Thomas. Stumpy unloaded with a perfectly- placed slap shot over a helpless Roloson's catcher to make the score 5-3. Zhitnik should have never left his skates. He took himself out of the play. Even if Thomas hadn't scored on the original shot, there would have been no one around to prevent Sundin from getting the rebound. Keep your skates on a three-on-one, kids. That's just a little something from me to you, the kids. Thomas' goal came at 12:17. The Sabres couldn't muster much over the final seven minutes and Valk capped things off with his empty-netter. Yee-haw! We're the Maple Leafs! Yee-haw! The teams will now head to Buffalo for Game Three Thursday night. All in all, the Sabres have to be feeling pretty good. They earned a split in Toronto despite playing without their top goal- scorer, Miroslav Satan, and the best goaltender on the planet. Satan has been skating the last couple days and could be ready for Game Three. Hasek says his groin is feeling better, but he's still doubtful. IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES BUFFALO Stu Barnes (2-1-3): Stuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Barnes could be heating up. Three goals in two games. Considering he hadn't scored since the Carter administration, that's some hefty production. TORONTO Yanic Perreault (1-2-3): His work on Berezin's goal was classic. Why the hell did the Kings trade this guy? Oh, that's right, they're the Kings. That's my bad. Sergei Berezin (1-1-2): Berezin was a threat all evening. He's fun to watch. His release is quick like a bunny. Does anyone even know what that reference is from? If you know, write in. Now's your chance for fame. Daniil Markov: The young blueliner had a rough time in Game One, coughing up a few costly turnovers that led directly to Buffalo goals. He rebounded nicely in Game Two, though, collecting two assists and finishing at a +4. That's nice to see. I was so impressed that I think I might add an extra "i" to my first name in his honor. Miichael Dell. Looks good. WACKY GAME FACTS * Toronto has lost Game One in each of their first three playoff series. But that's okay, because the Leafs have also won Game Two on all three occasions. * All three Buffalo goals were scored with the man-advantage. The Sabres have now scored at least one power-play goal in each of their 12 playoff games. * Abraham Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, while John Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. LINES Buffalo: James Patrick continues to get the nod over Darryl Shannon, who led the Sabres during the regular season with a +28. Rookie Dean Sylvester saw action on a fourth line and the power play. OFFENSE (lw-c-rw) Ward - Peca - Varada Juneau - Holzinger - Barnes Sanderson - Brown - Rasmussen Kruse - Primeau - Sylvester DEFENSE Zhitnik - Smehlik Woolley - Patrick McKee - Warrener POWER PLAY Barnes - Primeau - Holzinger - Woolley - Zhitnik Juneau - Brown - Sylvester - Sanderson - Woolley SHORT-HANDED Peca - Juneau - Zhitnik - Smehlik Brown - Holzinger - McKee - Warrener Toronto: Rookie Kevyn Adams centered the fourth line and killed penalties. That's a lot of responsibility for a youngster. OFFENSE (lw-c-rw) Bohonos - Sundin - Thomas Berezin - Perreault - Valk D. King - Sullivan - Johnson K. King - Adams - Domi DEFENSE Yushkevich - Markov Cote - Kaberle Berard - Karpovtsev POWER PLAY Bohonos - Sundin - Thomas - Berard - Karpovtsev D. King - Sullivan - Johnson - Cote - Kaberle SHORT-HANDED Adams - Valk - Karpovtsev - Cote Perreault - Johnson - Yushkevich - Markov ---------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Dell..................................Editor-in-Chief Zippy............................................Computer Boy Jim Iovino.......................................Ace Reporter Matthew Secosky..............New Voice of the Lost Generation Nicole Agostino....Don't Know Nothin' Bout Birthin' No Babies Alex Carswell...........................Anaheim Correspondent Matt Brown...............................Boston Correspondent Matt Barr...............................Buffalo Correspondent John Alsedek............................Calgary Correspondent Chris Schilling........................Carolina Correspondent Thomas Crawford.........................Chicago Correspondent Greg D'Avis............................Colorado Correspondent Jim Panenka..............................Dallas Correspondent Dino Cacciola...........................Detroit Correspondent Aubrey Chau............................Edmonton Correspondent Vacant..................................Florida Correspondent Matt Moore..........................Los Angeles Correspondent Jacques Robert.........................Montreal Correspondent Jeff Middleton........................Nashville Correspondent Carmen Crincoli......................New Jersey Correspondent David Strauss.........................Islanders Correspondent Gregg Jensen............................Rangers Correspondent The Nosebleeders........................Ottawa Correspondents Chuck Michio.......................Philadelphia Correspondent Bob Chebat..............................Phoenix Correspondent Jerry Fairish........................Pittsburgh Correspondent Tom Cooper............................St. Louis Correspondent AJ DaSilva.............................San Jose Correspondent Seth Lerman...........................Tampa Bay Correspondent Jonah Sigel.............................Toronto Correspondent Jeff Dubois...........................Vancouver Correspondent Jason Sheehan........................Washington Correspondent Tricia McMillan.............................AHL Correspondent Peter Farkasovsky...............................Correspondent Howard Fienberg.................................Correspondent Joe Pelletier...................................Correspondent ----------------------------------------------------------------- LCS Hockey - Issue 122 - May 26, 1999. All rights reserved because we, like, called ahead and stuff. Email address: info@lcshockey.com Street Address: 406 Sheffield Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601. Web Address: www.lcshockey.com Direct Address: Something from the meat case, Linda? ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Yee-haw! I'm Dwayne Roloson! Yee-haw! --------------------------------------------------------------- by Matt Barr Goaltending doesn't win Stanley Cups. Plenty of great goaltenders don't win Stanley Cups. Likewise, plenty of goaltenders who have great playoffs -- in recent history, from Ron Hextall in 1987 to Ollie Kolzig in 1998 -- don't win, either. But while great goaltending may not be all a team needs on its way to a championship, chances are it's not getting very far without it. Chris Osgood notwithstanding. It was with this in mind that the hearts of Buffalo Sabres fans everywhere sank Sunday afternoon when the world found out Dominik Hasek wasn't dressed for Game One of the Eastern Conference final against Toronto. And sank some more as it became apparent he wouldn't be back in the foreseeable future. Dwayne Roloson? This team's best chance at fulfilling 30 years of hopes and dreams now depend on the play of Dwayne Roloson? Heck yeah, Dwayne Roloson! The 29-year-old native of Simcoe, Ontario is number 30 in your program but number one in your heart, particularly after he beat the Leafs 5-4 that Sunday afternoon. And when you look at it, it really isn't all a bad thing. Here's how Roloson and that other guy stack up blow for blow: Hasek has won four Vezina Trophies, two straight Hart Trophies, a Jennings Trophy and two Lester B. Pearson Awards. Roloson was a first team (first team, now) Hockey East All-American in 1993. Advantage: Hasek. Roloson was the only alumnus of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in the NHL this season. Hasek was one of six former Cze-Dukla Jihlava players in the league. Advantage: Roloson, on the theory that the Cze-Dukla program must be better. Hasek wears sweater number 39 because his favored number 9 was unavailable to goalies when he came to North America. Roloson wears number 30 because that's what a goalie is supposed to wear, for crying out loud. 9? Advantage: Roloson. Roloson was signed as a free agent by the Sabres to replace Steve Shields, who racked up a 2.22 goals-against and .921 save percentage in 37 games for San Jose in 1998-99. Hasek was acquired in a trade for Stephane Beauregard, who sucked. Advantage: Roloson. Hasek was given his first big chance in the NHL when Grant Fuhr went down with an injury. The Flames gave Roloson a chance when they traded Rick Tabaracci away for Aaron Gavey. Advantage: Roloson. Hasek won the Vezina Trophy that year and posted the first sub-2.00 goals-against since Bernie Parent. Roloson didn't. Advantage: Hasek. HASEK is worth 12 points in Scrabble. ROLOSON is worth only seven. Advatange: Hasek. But you can make ROLOSON using all seven letters, for a 50 point bonus! Advantage: Roloson. Hasek left Chicago because Mike Keenan preferred former first-round pick Jimmy Waite. Roloson left Calgary because Brian Sutter preferred former Leafs, Flyers and Penguins backup Ken Wregget. Advantage: Hasek. Hasek was left unprotected in the 1993 expansion draft. Roloson will be left unprotected in the 1999 expansion draft. Advantage: Push. In 1993, Anaheim picked journeyman Bill Houlder off the Sabres roster instead of Hasek. Barring a trade, in 1999 Atlanta will likely pick mega-prospect Martin Biron instead of Roloson. Advantage: Roloson. Hasek won an Olympic gold medal in 1998. Roloson was AHL Player of the Week once in 1997. Advantage: Hasek. You can rearrange the letters in Roloson's name to Spell "Dolores Wynona." The best you can do with Hasek's is "Is Khaki Demon." Advantage: Roloson. Hasek is 5-3-0 with a 2.19 goals-against average the last three years against Toronto. Roloson is 1-3-0, 3.58, through and including Sunday's game. Advantage: Hasek. Hasek makes more in a year than the rest of his teammates combined. Roloson, alerted to the possibility that he might start in Game One, nevertheless did not spring for a couple $170 tickets for his Niagara Falls-based parents, rationalizing, "Who wants to go to a game and watch their kid sit on the bench?" Advantage: Hasek. (It's EIGHT MILLION bucks a year, after all...) Nicknames: Hasek -- The Dominator. Roloson -- Rollie. Advantage: Hasek. Hasek has a Master Card commercial. It would have been really cool to see Roloson in one of those ESPN hockey commercials going through all the things he does to keep himself awake during games, maybe have him listening to some books on tape on his headphones, or shopping by phone, or getting a hold of the controls for the scoreboard and flashing some phony messages on the JumboTron, that kind of thing. Wouldn't that have been cool? Advantage: Roloson. Even though the Sabres organization has expended tremendous time, resources and money to develop Biron and isn't doing him professional harm by letting him play full time in the AHL -- quite to the contrary, in fact, the NHL's nonsensical expansion draft rules dictate that the team can't protect both Hasek and Biron. So speculation in the media has been that Darcy Reiger is making covert inquiries as to what teams might trade him for Hasek. If true, Roloson actually has a better chance of being back with the Sabres next year than Hasek. Advantage: Roloson. Masks: Roloson -- snorting buffalo in team colors of black, red, gray and white with "Rollie" printed over chin guard. Hasek -- 20-year-old beat-up helmet with a cage bolted on. Advantage: Hasek, who gets points for character. Hasek shares a name with Slovakian ATP Tour pro Dominik Hrbaty. Roloson shares a name with the short, skinny guy from "What's Happening?" Advantage: Roloson. Hasek once beat Martin Brodeur and the Devils 1-0 in four overtimes, stopping 70 shots. Roloson made 15 saves to shut out the Canucks, who were without Mark Messier, Alex Mogilny, Ed Jovanovski and Mattias Ohlund, on February 28, 1999. Advantage: Hasek. The final tally is 10-10, with one push. So see? Things aren't that bad after all without Hasek. The only difficulty might be that people might start calling the Sabres a one-man team which would be nowhere without Dwayne Roloson. --------------------------------------------------------------- Mats Sundin Chat --------------------------------------------------------------- by Michael Dell Prior to the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, Mats Sundin held a conference call with various NHL media types. Normally we'd use the material to write a feature, but Jim is really sick at the moment and I'm filled with my usual staggering sense of apathy towards all things. So instead we'll just run the transcript from the call. Except, you know, I've changed the questions in order to confuse and bewilder you, our valued readers. This way you can play along at home and try to guess what the real question was. Enjoy. LCS: Mats, how's it goin'? So what's it like to be Swedish? MATS SUNDIN: It's certainly convenient for both teams. I think when we go on the road now in this series, it's going to be a two-hour bus ride for us; so, that's very nice. And I think that every time we played in Buffalo this season, we had a lot of support from Toronto fans in the area, and all along the QEW. So certainly, it's very good for us, and I'm sure Buffalo is enjoying it as well. LCS: I'm not sure if you're aware of this or not, since you've been in North America so long now, but LCS Hockey is huge in Sweden. In fact, I have this theory about the Swedish people: Swedes love LCS Hockey. Do you agree? MATS SUNDIN: We have Canada's hopes on our shoulders, I guess. It doesn't really add anything, I think. We are all so excited to do what we've been doing all year, and I think as far as we look at it, we're halfway there, and it's a lot of fun. I think at this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well. And this time of year, there's a lot of excitement, and obviously, there's more media following what's going on. But it's a great time, and it's a lot of fun. LCS: Does your country really have a bikini team? MATS SUNDIN: I can't really remember. All I remember is I think all games were very exciting. I think people don't give Buffalo enough credit for being a good, creative, offensive team. Once they have the puck, they really come at you. And obviously, they are very solid defensively, but they also have a good transition game. I think all five games were very exciting and could have gone either way. I remember the first few games we played where we lost, we couldn't really get the puck by Hasek, but it was certainly an exciting series throughout the regular season, and I'm expecting the same stuff starting Sunday. LCS: How important is Absolut Vodka to the Swedish people? MATS SUNDIN: Well, I don't know if it's going to be a key factor. I think we're looking at two really strong teams. You can see all kind of matchups within those teams, I guess, but I think it's going to come down to who plays best as a team and is patient. I think both teams have three or four lines that are contributing offensively and defensively, and both teams have great goaltending. I think it's very evenly matched, both teams. And what's brought Buffalo to this point is they have been playing as a team and been playing great together, and the same for the Leafs; so, we've been really pulling together and getting contributions from all four lines all year, and in the playoffs. And I'm sure it's going to look the same when the series starts. LCS: Is that old dude on the bottle related to you in any way? MATS SUNDIN: Well, I think especially the First Round there, we struggled with the production offensively; and after that, against Pittsburgh I thought it looked a little bit better. But definitely, it is a little bit different hockey in the playoffs. Teams don't give up as much. It's little tighter defensively. You don't get those two-on-ones, the three-on-twos, the outnumber rushes that you do during the regular season as much. And I think we've been adjusting really well by being patient and not getting frustrated by not getting production that we did throughout the regular season offensively; but tighten up our own end and playing better defensively and wait for our chances. LCS: I asked because if you squint, take away the beard, and picture him in a Jofa helmet, he kind of looks like you. Are you sure you're not related? MATS SUNDIN: I think we got the question answered in the First Round. I look back at that series, and it was one of the most high-checking series I've played. It was 1-0 games, 2-0, 2-1, a lot of low-scoring games, and I thought we did well. It was a great test for our team to prove that we can stay patient and play defensively and wait for our chances to score. LCS: Absolut Citron is made from natural flavors and vodka distilled from grain grown in the rich fields of southern Sweden. The distilling and flavoring of vodka is an age-old Swedish tradition dating back more than 400 years. Vodka has been sold under the name Absolut since 1879. I really don't have a question here, I just thought it was pretty cool. People probably don't know that stuff, huh? MATS SUNDIN: As I said, I think people forget that -- I mean, I get this question a lot. He is a really good defensive player, but people don't really appreciate that he's really good offensively as well. For sure, if we're going to play that line, we have to be aware defensively to not run out of position or take a lot of crazy chances. We played Jagr's line in the previous series, and I think we did good where we try to keep him and their line in check; and I think at the same time try to be productive offensively. LCS: Do you like the Citron or do you find it too acidic? MATS SUNDIN: Well, we had some good battles already in the regular season. I don't know, we certainly have a different style of play; where I have a reach and height advantage on him, and he might be a little quicker around me. I'm sure it's going to be a battle. I'll have to try to use my size a little more, and hopefully use my reach to my advantage. LCS: I wonder how they get the bottle to look all frosty like? MATS SUNDIN: I don't know. I think both teams have made it to the Conference Finals here, and I think the teams are very evenly matched. I can't really see an underdog or a favorite, or a team that's a favorite to win in series. I think whatever team is best for the day throughout the seven-game series and whatever team wants it most is going to come out on top I think. LCS: Sometimes I'll drink Vodka until I'm dizzy for no other reason than to feel dizzy. Is that wrong? MATS SUNDIN: I think that's a good question. I think a lot of teams, when you face a player of Hasek's caliber and a player that's got that reputation that he's almost unbeatable, I think sometimes it has happened in the past where players try and look for that perfect shot. I think you're right. I think we've played him enough times now, and we play a goalie every day in practice that is really good in Curtis Joseph, to know that you have to put a lot of pucks at him. And usually, you get goals that are kind of trickled in, or is deflected in somehow or found the net, or there is a screen where he can't see the puck. But I think our way to go at Hasek is to make sure that we get a lot of shots and that we have a lot of traffic in front of the net. Usually the pucks that he can't see you hope a few of them he can't stop. We'll try to approach it that way. LCS: Thank you very much for your time, Mats. MATS SUNDIN: Thank you very much. LCS: No, Mats... thank you and your beautiful Vodka-making homeland. --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Sakic Chat --------------------------------------------------------------- by Michael Dell Prior to the Western Conference Finals, Joe Sakic held a conference call with various NHL media types. Usually we'd write a... aw, hell, you know the drill. LCS: Thanks for talking to us, Joe. You've always been a personal hero of mine, right up there with ALF, Columbo, and John Shaft. That's some prestigious company, wouldn't you agree? JOE SAKIC: There is no question about how important goaltending is to hockey teams. Obviously, we feel we have the best in the game especially this time of year. But it is no coincidence that the four best goalies in the game are all in the Finals right now. That is what it takes to win Championships; to win long series is great goaltending, and all four teams have that. LCS: Speaking of heroes, have you ever seen the Underdog Show? JOE SAKIC: Obviously it hurt them when Chris Osgood went down. Billy played well especially in the first two games. But, you know, having Osgood come back in Game 5 probably helped them a bit, but you can tell his knee was still bothering him. He couldn't get down and back up, after making the first save he couldn't get back up and into position right away. LCS: I mean, I like the show and all, Underdog is cool, but do you think it's right for him to derive his powers from a "super energy pill"? It kind of promotes drug use, don't you think? JOE SAKIC: Actually, it will probably be Modano and Nieuwendyk. I think that is the way they play, their top lines line going against other team's top lines. I know from the season that line is usually up against the Modano line. And I think -- you expect to see offense, but it didn't work out that way. It was always both the top guys -- they-respected one another and just played strong defensively, and it was really a chess match. LCS: Have you ever seen anyone in a PCP rage? JOE SAKIC: I don't know who would be the favorite, but we are not here -- we are not focusing on the Finals right now. There is a pretty good team in Dallas that we are playing, being the best team in the League the last two years. This is the only thing we are worried about right now is trying to beat them. LCS: Then there's Underdog's girl, sweet Polly Purebread. His alter-ego is that of a shoe-shine boy and she's a TV reporter. Think it'll work? JOE SAKIC: It has been great. Obviously for myself, it has been nice having him here. I got traded for him way back when I got drafted so -- he is just a great leader; great character guy. He will do anything to help your team win. And off the ice, he is a super man, so it is just a pleasure for us to have him here on our team. LCS: Along the lines of Underdog, I've been working on a cartoon idea of my own. It's about a mild-mannered editor-in- chief that gains super powers after bolting a shot of Jagermeister. What do you think? JOE SAKIC: I think how intelligent he is with the puck. He sees the game a lot better than I thought; especially when he is in the corner, he hits great passes. LCS: Aside from Underdog, I always enjoyed myself the Tennessee Tuxedo. Who do you think would win in a fight, Tennessee or his Walrus pal Chumley? JOE SAKIC: It just seems that in overtime, you want to play defensive; you want to make sure you don't give up too much, but it always seems once somebody gets a flurry, the next team does. For some reason, it opens up more than during the regulation time. So it is probably not what you think or what you are planning on, but it just ends up like that, especially sudden death, you just want to get that goal. LCS: You know, in real life walruses eat penguins. Yet in the cartoon world they work together as true blue friends. I think that's lovely. Does it fill you with a similar sense of brotherhood? JOE SAKIC: I think it is going to be different. It is going to be lower scoring. I think they play a great team defensive game. I think it is going to be more of a physical series against them; especially their "D", they have got a physical "D" there. Depth-wise, both teams have great depth. LCS: Do you remember the episode when Tennessee, Chumley, and some eagle dude started a band? JOE SAKIC: It has been huge. From the start of the year, they just kept getting better and better. I think it was just huge that we got both of them this year. The last couple of years, we lost some depth and them coming in and playing the way they did all year and right through in the playoffs, it has just added so much depth on our team and really brought some good young legs. LCS: That show was awesome. They would sing this song called "Change-o, Range-o, Ree" in which they'd choose whatever animal they wanted to be. Which begs the question, if given the choice, what animal would you be? JOE SAKIC: Well, it could be because I know both teams are planning on trying to play well defensively, and we have got two great goaltenders going at it, so it is going to be a series that you are going to have to be patient. You are not going to -- you can't allow to get yourself frustrated. You just got to take your opportunities when you get them. There is going to be a lot fewer scoring chances than we had in the last couple of series, so you just have to keep plugging away and stay patient. LCS: I would be a monkey. A monkey, yes! A monkey, yes! That's what I would be. Then I could swing from my tail and still have my hands free. What do you think about that? JOE SAKIC: I think whether the ice is good or bad, it is really not going to affect the style that both teams are going to try and play. I think both teams respect one another's game and it is going to be a defensive series; whether it is going to be good or bad ice. LCS: I got another one. An elephant, yes! An elephant, yes! That's what I would be. Then everywhere that I would go I'd have my trunk with me. How about that one? JOE SAKIC: I think it takes a lot more pressure off everybody when he is playing like that. You just want to make sure you don't give up that many scoring chances. It makes a lot easier knowing that you don't have to score that much to get a win; you are just going to need to contribute one, two or three goals. When he is playing -- when he is on like he has been the last four games, it just makes it so much easier for everybody. LCS: And, hey, how about whenever Tennessee and Chumley needed help with one of their kooky schemes and went and visited that Phinehas J. Woopee guy? Now he was a character. He had himself one of them magic chalkboards. Have you ever seen one of them magic chalkboards? JOE SAKIC: I think so. He deserved that reputation; especially this time of year. He is so focused and plays so well. I think it's got to get in other players' heads that you just got to make a perfect shot to score. LCS: Considering the whole 30-minute presentation, which was the better overall show: Rocky and Bullwinkle or Underdog? JOE SAKIC: Well, I think we do have a younger team, and you'd like to think so, but I don't think we can rely on that. They have got a lot of character, and they might have an older team, but they use their brains and they are a very smart team. We can't think that just because we are younger, we are going to have an advantage if it does go to a longer series. LCS: Thanks for the time, Joe. JOE SAKIC: Thanks for having me. LCS: No, Joe... thank you. And thank you, Underdog! Wherever you are. --------------------------------------------------------------- More Stuff... --------------------------------------------------------------- by Michael Dell This issue is even weaker than normal, and that's saying something considering our recent track record. But you see, both Jim and I are kind of sick at the moment. Jim's so sick that he couldn't write anything at all this issue. Pray for him. Of course, you're probably all asking yourselves now, "But, Michael, I thought you said you were sick, too?" It's true, I am very sick myself. But I was still able to do stuff for the issue. Why? Because I have the strength of ten men and the courage of a lion. Now if I only had the will to write about hockey. Well, here's some stuff anyway... STARS LOOK SHARP The Dallas Stars have clearly outplayed the Colorado Avalanche through the first two games of the Western Conference Finals and all they have to show for it is a split heading to Denver. That could be grief. The Avalanche are going to eventually wake up and start playing their game. Missing an opportunity to go up 2-0 in the series could prove costly the longer this thing goes. Right now the Stars appear to be the faster team, beating the Avalanche to every loose puck. But it's only a matter of time before the younger Colorado legs start to make their mark. With each passing game, the series shifts in Colorado's favor. Dallas is playing perfect hockey right now. The Stars dominated the Avs in the third period of Game Two, outshooting them 15-1 over the final 20 minutes. The men from the Lone Star State are playing with an intensity that has yet been matched by the men with feet on their shoulders. Colorado is at its best when it's playing ugly. Throw the puck to the net, crash hard, and work for loose pucks. That should be Colorado's formula for success. Too often they try to rely on skill instead of sweat. If they commit to working the puck deep and shooting first, the Dallas defense will eventually back off and open up the ice needed for the Avs to play their skill game. But right now they're forcing plays at the line and passing up shots in favor of making one extra move. That's not gonna cut it against Dallas. MIKEY MO THAN ENOUGH One reason why Dallas has looked so strong is the play of Mike Modano. He's been outstanding. Modano was matched up against Joe Sakic in Game Two and was in complete control. He simply outplayed the Colorado captain. But then again, maybe that isn't so hard these days. Sakic has only four goals on the postseason, including one in his past nine games. The Avalanche need more production out of their leader. Same goes for Theo Fleury. The little fella is looking rather ordinary at times. I'm not sure if his knee is still bothering him or not, but Theo definitely seems to be lacking the usual jump in his legs. Theo and Joe have to pick it up. FOOTE VS HATCHER Watching Adam Foote and Derian Hatcher do their stuff has been damn entertaining. These guys just never quit. Hatcher is bigger, Foote is the better skater, but they're both chippy as all hell. They play mean. Along with Chris Pronger, Foote and Hatcher are the best defensive defensemen in hockey. And after watching Derian on a regular basis, Pittsburgh fans everywhere are asking "What the hell happened to Kevin?" It seems Hatcher the Younger got all the toughness genes. GOAL CREASE RULE... AGAIN If anyone out there still thinks the punk ass goal crease rule is a benefit to the game, please send me your address so I can come over and beat you viciously about the head and shoulders with a sock full of nickels. Pat Verbeek's no-goal in Game Two against Colorado was just the most recent in the ever growing list of crimes committed by the punk ass crease rule. Change the rule! Are you listening, Bettman? Although I should probably say I'd beat him with a sack full of apples, because knowing that cheap, money-grubbing bastard he'd take the throttling in hopes of picking up any nickels that happen to spill to the floor amongst his blood and bodily fluids. Then he'd probably offer me an expansion team. Although, the Greensburg Alcoholics has a nice ring to it... (SUNSHINE) YOU, DETROIT! My article last issue about Game Six of the Colorado-Detroit series, entitled "(Sunshine) You, Detroit!", caused quite the controversy. I received several letters from angry Detroit fans. So with that in mind, I'd just like to say... (sunshine) you, Detroit! Chris Osgood? (Sunshine) you! Kirk Maltby? (Sunshine) you! Martin Lapointe? (Sunshine) you! Slava Kozlov? (Sunshine) you! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Playoff Hero - Pete Babando ---------------------------------------------------------------- by Joe Pelletier A native of Braeburn, PA, Pete Babando was a pretty solid hockey player for most of his National Hockey League career. However, had he not scored one goal on April 23, 1950, he would most likely have vanished from memory as the years passed. Instead, he is forever immortalized in hockey lore. You see, on that date, the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings faced off for the Stanley Cup. It was winner-take-all as the series was tied at three games apiece heading into the deciding 7th game. At the end of regulation time, the score matched the series as the teams were tied 3-3. One of the all-time classic games in NHL history, the game went into overtime but nothing was settled. A second overtime period was needed to decide the Stanley Cup championship. After surviving a flurry by the Rangers, the Wings headed back up ice into the New York zone. George Gee made a short pass to Babando who fired the puck on the net. Somehow, the puck eluded a screened Ranger goalie Chuck Rayner. The game was over, the Red Wings had won the Stanley Cup. In the process, Pete Babando went from an otherwise unheard of skater to hockey hero. The Red Wings may have realized that Babando's status was at an all-time high with that goal. In a quest to get a second straight Stanley Cup, Detroit GM peddled the new hero to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Dan Morrison, Al Dewsbury, Harry Lumley and Black Jack Stewart. The Wings got Bob Goldham, Gaye Stewart, Metro Prystai and Sugar Jim Henry in return. It was a big surprise to see the Wings make such drastic changes just a couple months after winning the Cup. It didn't work either, as the Toronto Maple Leafs won the 1951 Cup. Babando had started his career with the Boston Bruins where he showed some offensive flash, scoring 23 goals in his rookie year and 19 the year later before joining Detroit in the big Bill Quackenbush trade. Babando struggled royally in his only regular season with the Wings, scoring just six times. He, of course, made up for it in the playoffs. Babando returned to his usual steady production in Chicago. He scored 18 goals and a career high 37 points in his first year with the Blackhawks. But his production slipped to 11 goals the following year. The Hawks were not a very good team during this time, and maybe too many unrealistic expectations were placed on the Stanley Cup hero. The Hawks sold Babando in 1953 to, of all teams, the New York Rangers where he finished his NHL career scoring four goals and eight points in 29 games. In total, Pete scored 159 points, including 86 goals in 351 regular season games. Babando's hockey career was far from over, however. The Rangers traded his rights to the Montreal Canadiens who in turn flipped him to the American Hockey League's Buffalo Bisons. Babando played four fine seasons there before heading north to play three seasons in the Ontario Senior League, first in North Bay and later in Whitby. Babando is also well remembered for his scoring exploits in the EHL with the Clinton Comets from 1960 to 1967. The 1962-63 season was particularly memorable. He scored 55 goals and 138 points in 66 games. He added nine goals and 31 points in 13 playoff games; mindboggling stats in those days, even in a low minor league. Almost a Hero - The Other Side of the Story In 1950, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers in the second overtime period in the seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup Finals. The game is one of hockey's classic matchups, as Detroit's Pete Babando became a hero, scoring in the the second overtime to give the Wings the Cup. However, what is often forgotten in the recollection of this classic game is that just moments earlier the Rangers had a flurry of chances to score in the Red Wings end. The best chance was off the stick of Dunc Fisher. Dunc, a second year right winger, sped around an exhausted Black Jack Stewart and faced goalie Harry Lumley on a breakaway. Fisher had Lumley beaten on a low wrist shot, only to ring the puck off the post. Moments later, Babando scored for Detroit, giving them the win, and the Cup. Had Fisher's shot been an inch over he likely would have scored and he would be a hero forever etched in hockey history. Instead, he is virtually forgotten by newer generations. Fisher, a 5'7", 170-pound right wing from Regina, Saskatchewan, made his NHL debut in the 1948 playoffs with the Rangers after spending the year with New York's AHL affiliate. He even picked up an assist in his first game. Fisher would play two and a half seasons with the Rangers before being traded to Boston in exchange for Ed Harrison and Zellio Toppazzini. After a season and a half in Boston, Fisher wasn't producing offensively and the Bruins demoted him to the minors where he would be an AHL All-Star for the next six seasons. His excellence at the AHL level finally earned him a shot at the NHL again in 1958 when the Red Wings traded Don Poile and Hec Lalande to acquire the high scoring minor leaguer. Dunc, however, failed to score in eight appearances and finished his career in the minors. In 275 NHL games, Dunc Fisher scored 45 goals and 70 assists for 115 points. He appeared in 21 playoff games, scoring four goals and eight points. He was at best an average player at the NHL level. He would have became a hockey legend had he not hit the post in that Stanley Cup Finals. Alas, it was not meant to be, and Pete Babando became the hero. --------------------------------------------------------------- AHL Playoff Update: Third Round --------------------------------------------------------------- by Tricia McMillan WESTERN CONFERENCE Game 1: May 20 Philadelphia 3, Rochester 2 (OT) Game 2: May 22 Philadelphia 5, Rochester 2 Game 3: May 26 at Rochester Game 4: May 28 at Rochester *Game 5: May 30 at Rochester *Game 6: June 1 at Philadelphia *Game 7: TBD at Rochester (Prediction: Rochester in seven.) Game One The only time in Game One that Philadelphia had the lead was in the final score. Twice Darren Van Oene scored for Rochester, then the Phantoms countered, first from Andy Delmore and then from Jason Zent. But the teams wound up going to overtime, a very brief overtime that lasted all of 88 seconds until Chris Joseph (Mr. Game-winner himself) launched a long shot that dropped under Martin Biron's glove to end the game. Biron stopped 41 shots overall, while Brian Boucher faced only 24. Van Oene's goals were his first professional playoff goals. Game Two Well, the Rochester Americans looked like I felt. Pooped. The Amerks came out so flat, the Phantoms cruised in with a 3-0 lead after just one period. They added a couple more in the second period before settling back to enjoy the Amerks' failed attempts to get back in the game. Martin Biron was wildly inconsistent in the first, stopping some tough shots but allowing Mikhail Chernov a goal from the red line. After Brian Wesenberg undressed him for the fourth Phantoms goal, Biron was yanked in favor of Tom Draper - who hadn't played since March. Draper was quite good considering the rust on him, allowing one goal on 16 shots. The Amerks ran into a whole new problem after leaving Philadelphia - the slings and arrows of still being in the playoffs while the parent team is also still in the playoffs. Due to Dominik Hasek's groin injury, Biron was recalled upon returning to Rochester. While it's possible Biron may wind up commuting between Buffalo and Rochester until one team or the other is eliminated, Rochester coach Brian McCutcheon was at last word intending to use Draper for the time being whether or not Biron was available. EASTERN CONFERENCE Game 1: May 19 Providence 6, Fredericton 3 Game 2: May 21 Providence 6, Fredericton 3 Game 3: May 23 Providence 5, Fredericton 3 Game 4: May 25 at Fredericton *Game 5: May 27 at Fredericton *Game 6: May 29 at Providence *Game 7: May 31 at Providence (Prediction: Providence in five.) Game One See, Providence is this big offensive monster chugging down the pike and chomping down on anything in its way. And so it's not at all surprising that after spotting the Habs two early goals, the Bruins then went on a tear, scoring five unanswered goals with three of those coming in a span of less than three minutes in the second period. The P-Bruins outshot the Canadiens 44-19 and their six goals came from six different goalscorers; two of the goals were set up by Eric Nickulas, who rejoined the team from the big Bruins earlier in the day. Miroslav Guren set up all of the Canadiens' goals. Game Two Same score, except this time the Bruins didn't even allow Fredericton a sniff. Providence stormed out with two goals in the first and at one point led 6-1 before getting a little lackadaisical in the third period. Which was fortunate for Jose Theodore, who faced 48 Bruins shots even without the Bruins particularly trying in the third. Landon Wilson two goals, both on the power play, and Randy Robitaille set up both of those as well as scoring his own goal. The actual game-winner went to Jeremy Brown. Game Three The only change here was that Fredericton, compliments of a large contingent of draft choices coming to the team from juniors, made a game of it. The earliest of the additions, Jason Ward, started the game off with an early goal for the Gabs and would score again later on. But Providence had the lead by the end of the first and managed to stay just ahead of the Canadiens for the rest of the game, picking up three points from Jeremy Brown and a shorthanded goal from Cameron Mann. The Habs went with Mathieu Garon in goal, who stopped 31 of 35 shots while his counterpart, John Grahame, didn't have as much to do with just 24 shots coming his way. Things: The Washington Capitals aren't waiting around for a minute on their re-working of the Portland Pirates. The Caps lifted assistant coach Glen Hanlon from Vancouver and named him the head coach for Portland next season... ================================================================ TEAM REPORTS ================================================================ EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Toronto report never showed up. I think it means Jonah Sigel doesn't love you anymore. Aw, that's too bad... ----------------------------------------------------------------- BUFFALO SABRES ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Lindy Ruff Roster: C - Michael Peca, Curtis Brown, Brian Holzinger, Stu Barnes, Wayne Primeau. LW - Dixon Ward, Joe Juneau, Michal Grosek, Paul Kruse, Erik Rasmussen. RW - Miroslav Satan, Vaclav Varada, Geoff Sanderson, Rob Ray, Dean Sylvester. D - Jay McKee, Rhett Warrener, Alexei Zhitnik, Richard Smehlik, James Patrick, Jason Woolley, Darryl Shannon, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, . G - Dominik Hasek, Dwayne Roloson. INJURIES: Miroslav Satan, rw (ankle, day-to-day); Michal Grosek, lw (back, day-to-day); Dominik Hasek, g (fourth sign of the apocalypse, day-to-day). TRANSACTIONS: None. GAME RESULTS First Round vs Ottawa: Sabres won 4-0 04/21 at Ottawa W 2-1 04/23 at Ottawa W 3-2 2OT 04/25 Ottawa W 3-0 04/27 Ottawa W 4-3 Second Round vs Boston: Sabres won 4-2 05/06 at Boston L 4-2 05/09 at Boston W 3-1 05/12 Boston W 3-2 05/14 Boston W 3-0 05/16 at Boston L 5-3 05/18 Boston W 3-2 Third Round vs Toronto: Series tied 1-1 05/23 at Toronto W 5-4 05/25 at Toronto L 6-3 TEAM NEWS by Matt Barr QEW Series Becoming CQD Series If you've been locked down in some remote location with no reliable communications the past few days, like maybe Etobicoke, you may not realize that Dominik Hasek's hurt. You may look at the game scores above and say, "The Leafs really got to that Hasek guy, eh?" Don't be ridiculous! Introducing, for your dancing and dining pleasure, Mr. Dwayne Roloson. You still hear from a lot of fans who don't actually watch the games how the Sabres are a one-man band, would be nowhere without Hasek, and also, that slow, trap-style defense they play is so boring. As anyone with half a brain who follows the team even to the most casual extent, like this writer, knows, there's a little more to this team than Dominik Hasek. In the next week we're going to find out if it's enough. Roloson's surprise start Sunday had the two effects that the coaching staff desired. On one side of the ice, Leafs players admitted to being "a little excited" when they saw Roloson and Martin Biron taking part in warmups in full dressage, and it's not out of order to conclude that maybe Curtis Joseph, who wasn't sharp Sunday, was a little deflated that his mano-a-mano with Hasek was on hold. For their part, the Sabres came out flying like they were down in the series 2-0 already. Their aggressiveness led to nine man-advantage situations for the Leafs and to a few good scoring chances the other way, but the intensity and desperation served them well. The Peca line didn't keep Mats Sundin off the scoreboard as effectively as they had Alexei Yashin and Jason Allison, but two of Sundin's three points came on power plays. The Leafs were 3-for-9 with the extra man. Vaclav Varada and Dixon Ward in fact had first period goals while matched up against the Leaf captain and his flankers. In goal, Roloson played with a surprising level of abandon and confidence. His poke check to negate a Sergei Berezin breakaway helped preserve the game in the second half. He was rarely caught moving the wrong way, and made good decisions on positioning. Erik Rasmussen continued to hit everything in sight. Alexei Zhitnik continued to pester opposing forwards, although his leaving his position to skate across the ice to land a gratuitous hit in the second period resulted in two Steve Thomas shots on goal in close. Rob Ray made a rare appearance to keep Tie Domi in line. The big news on offense was that Stu Barnes scored a goal. Read that again if it didn't register, I don't like repeating myself. Also, Geoff Sanderson, whose hustle was the highlight of games five and six against Boston, continued to use his speed as a deadly weapon, launching shot after shot at Joseph. Sanderson also scored his first goal in a really, really long time on a brilliant one-handed flip that caught Joseph coming across to his right while Sanderson was fighting off a Leaf defender with his other hand. The tally was the eventual game-winner. Things weren't quite as rosy in game two. Joseph tightened up -- with help from the fact that the Sabres seemed unwilling to shoot high, where they'd beaten the Leaf goalie three times on Sunday -- and the Leafs played a more concentrated, intense three periods. The Sabres seemed content to leave Toronto with a split. Roloson was victimized by his defense's failure to clear the front of the net on the first goal, by Steve Sullivan. Eighteen seconds later, Sylvain Cote beat Roloson after being sprung on a pass that very clearly should have been blown dead for crossing two lines. The 2-0 first period deficit seemed to steel the Sabres' resolve to shuffle back to Buffalo with the series tied 1-1 and with home-ice advantage. Jason Woolley made it 2-1 halfway through the game, but the Leafs, who got goals from six different players, kept coming at Roloson to the tune of a 4-1 lead. Barnes scored two third-period power-play goals -- yes, Stu Barnes -- to heighten the drama. Steve Thomas finished off the Sabres on a 3-on-1 with just under eight minutes remaining. The Leafs added an empty-net goal. At a press conference Tuesday, Hasek said his groin was feeling a lot better and that he was optimistic about being able to play in the series. We suspect that's a bunch of hooey. Even if he does come back, he hasn't rested his groin long enough that the injury won't recur. The team, which is undefeated at home in this year's playoffs, has to come out Thursday and Saturday at the Marena with the intensity it did in game one, and Lindy Ruff must use the last change as masterfully as he has in the last two series to neutralize the Sundin line. The Sabres aren't foundering yet, but they've sprung a leak. Another game giving up four or five goals if Curtis Joseph is on and the team will be tapping out 'CQD' -- nautical terminology standing for 'Come Quickly Danger' -- on the QEW. ================================================================= ================================================================= TEAM REPORTS ================================================================= WESTERN CONFERENCE ================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------- DALLAS STARS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head coach: Ken Hitchcock Roster: C-Mike Modano, Guy Carbonneau, Joe Nieuwendyk, Tony Hrkac, Brian Skrudland, Derek Plante. LW- Benoit Hogue, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jason Botterill, Dave Reid, Brent Severyn, Jere Lehtinen. RW- Blake Sloan, Brett Hull, Mike Keane, Grant Marshall, Pat Verbeek. D-Derian Hatcher, Craig Ludwig, Darryl Sydor, Shawn Chambers, Richard Matvichuk, Sergei Zubov, Doug Lidster, Brad Lukowich. G-Ed Belfour, Roman Turek. "I-Word": Benoit Hogue, lw (torn ACL of knee, out for remainder of playoffs). Shawn Chambers, d (sprained knee, day-to-day). Tony Hrkac, c (fractured ribs, indefinitely). Transactions: Nunyas. Game Results First Round vs Edmonton: Stars wins 4-0 4/21 Edmonton W 2-1 4/23 Edmonton W 3-2 4/25 at Edmonton W 3-2 4/27 at Edmonton W 3-2 3 OT Second Round vs St. Louis: Stars win 4-2 5/07 St. Louis W 3-0 5/09 St. Louis W 5-4 OT 5/11 at St. Louis L 3-2 OT 5/13 at St. Louis L 3-2 OT 5/15 St. Louis W 3-1 5/17 at St. Louis W 4-3 OT Third Round vs Colorado: Series tied 1-1 5/22 Colorado L 2-1 5/24 Colorado W 4-2 Team News by Jim Panenka, Dallas Correspondent St. Patrick Humbled by Dallas Demons Once, a young upstart ruled the hockey world. They drank from the championship cup - and it was good. They wore a strange garb, indeed. A foot or paw could be seen adorned about their shoulders. But then, their time had passed. The champions were felled by men with Red Wings. But alas, their time had come once again several summers later. They vanquished the past rivals, those men with Red Wings. They were led by a ruthless, stingy lad, the men with feet on their shoulders. He could often be seen shaking his head wildly about, such as a wolf shakes his head with prey in mouth to tear the meat to shreds. "What's up with those funky head-shakes, ya freak?" young villagers could be heard asking in the Great Oval Court, the courtyard where the kings of men play their game. It's a brutal game, yet full of all the awe and greatness one sees in the lush northwestern wilderness. It's a game called hockey. That stingy fellow - the one known only as St. Patrick - holds court in a strange and superstitious fashion much like the necromancer brews his empowered concoctions. He can be seen dancing over the boundaries of the court, perhaps fearing a fall over the imaginary ruts his dark mind has created. "He's a strange sort, that St. Patrick," ladies often said as they watched his follies. A new law and order came to town to challenge the men who wore feet about their shoulders. They wore the green and gold, and were empowered by the great star that adorned their chests. These brave new sheriffs, despite their commonality, always found a way to defeat their foes in the name of the defensive good. They were lead by a man with piercing blue eyes, much like that of the great Eagle, one of the best predators known on earth. His mannerisms were quiet and confident, much like his cohorts. They have a job to do, and they will labor at their job in yeoman-like fashion, until all fight in their opponents has been snuffed much like the flame of a candle. The two great powers met in the oval court to wage war, and battle for the right to challenge for that championship cup, the cup fashioned by the chap known as Lord Stanley. It is the greatest prize in all the land, and all that challenge for the glory it possesses must pay the ultimate price. They must battle for months on end in grueling wars that see many great warriors left to the wayside, felled by the brutality and afflictions known by men in the heat of battle. But, they must persevere. There are many nights that make up this war - indeed the battle is known as a Best of Seven - for the seven nights one team can use (if necessary) to deliver the death blow to the enemy. The men with feet on their shoulders came to the court full of piss and vinegar, much buoyed by their recent victory over the red-winged men. Indeed they jeered at those jesters that held court, lead by the taunting head-shakes of the man known as St. Patrick. That Patrick is a cold and cruel man. Every time he holds the onslaught at bay he can be seen mocking the warriors, holding the evidence of their attack high in the air in an honorless tradition known as the Statue of Liberty. He held the dense black biscuit used in the attack much like he would be holding the head of a recent kill, to spark fear and loathing amongst his enemies. "HA! You shall have no victory against St. Patrick today!" shouts the stingy one, knowing none have been able to penetrate his netted bunker. Alas, he stands there cocky like the (sunshine) he is. During the first day of battle, that day known as Game One, the men with Stars on their chest opened up the battle with resolution. The starred ones flung their loathing of St. Patrick back at him with passion, but time after time the stingy one would cast their anger aside and mocked them for having even tried to penetrate his netted bunker - his fortress. The battle saw furious exchanges of vollies at either end of the great oval court, with both the Eagle and the Saint trading glorious defenses of the netted bunker. That was until a foot-shouldered chap by the name of Kamensky appeared to have deposited the black biscuit squarely behind the Eagle. But as a witch may have cast a spell, the Eagle called upon his magic to veil the biscuit from the jealous eyes in the sky. It was veiled with a device known as the pillow, a device that should have clearly been placed further back in the bunker than the opening door posts that it was situated against. Thus, since negating conclusive evidence that the biscuit had indeed successfully penetrated the bunker, the men with the feet on their shoulders were denied the spoils of their apparent success. This impassioned the men with feet on their shoulders to strike angry blow after angry blow towards the starred ones. Until they had scored again, this time legitimately, once again at the hands of Kamensky. Well, not exactly at his own hands. One of the starred warriors, indeed their champion - the man known as Modano - was betrayed by the very passion he cast towards the foot-shouldered men. A shot from another foot-shouldered man was cast towards the man known as Kamensky, instead bouncing off the flinging arm of the starred-man known as Modano, into his own netted bunker. From that point the men now known as the Avalanche cast a suffocating net like an avalanche onto the starred men. The Avalanche's skill was overwhelming to the starred men, who were still clinging to the very strength of their defensive play close to their chest. The Avalanche forced the starred men, known as the Stars, to reconsider their defensive mantra, perhaps opening up the floodgates of shot after shot towards the stingy one known as St. Patrick. The second round of battle, known as Game Two, saw a remarkable display of heart and will by the Stars. They opened up the battle much like the first, a little tentative and cautious, and thus never seriously challenged the bunker of St. Patrick. The Avalanche then sensed their presumed pressure and turned the Stars own attack back up the ice of the oval court back towards their backstopper the Eagle. The Eagle's eyes never betrayed him, however, as he spectacularly mastered the art of the save by casting aside whatever potentially crushing attack the Avalanche could muster. Indeed, the Eagle fulfilled his destiny by so far proving his critics wrong. For some times, the Eagle's eyes could play tricks on him, and he would be lured into lashing out at his opponents with the blindness that accompanies a man with fury in his heart. Not this day, you knaves. The Eagle stood in his bunker valiantly and gave his team, the Stars, a chance to go to St. Patrick with the resolution necessary to vanquish him. Indeed, the Stars known as Reid, Zubov (he's nuts), Nieuwendyk, and Modano all violated the sanctity of St. Patrick's bunker this eve. Patrick, the stingy one, could be seen pouting and shaking his head dejectedly in his bunker, lamenting the vanquishing he suffered at the hands of the Stars like a fool. For the Stars' General, the silver-haired man known as Hitchcock, had listened to the most respected elder warrior on the Stars, the force known as Guy Carbonneau. Carbonneau had insisted he be given the task of challenging the Avalanche's Peter the Great - indeed the greatest and most feared of the Avalanche warriors. For you see, the Stars champion warrior Modano was burdened by the task of stopping Peter the Great, thus diluting their efforts at vanquishing the defiant St. Patrick. If Carbonneau can hold the great Peter at bay, Modano may be free to challenge St. Patrick's defiance. Carbonneau was thanked for his greatness by hearing the chanting of "GUUYYY!" from the Dallas faithful every time he was part of the play. And it was good. This one change sparked the Stars' necromancers to produce the proper concoction to challenge St. Patrick with the necessary resolve, winning the contest 4-2. Thus, the Best of Seven series is tied at one victory apiece. And, the Stars shall meet the Avalanche on their own oval court some two days hence. And the battle against the defiant and cocksure St. Patrick shall continue...at least now St. Patrick has been bloodied. He knows of his own mortality. The Eagle held Patrick in his claw like prey- if only for one eve. *And on a side note the Stars' great warrior known as Benoit Hogue became the latest victim of the RAIRS affliction. This affliction, known as the Reunion Arena Ice Rut Syndrome, mercilessly grabs the skate of the hapless Stars and locks it to the ice like the ruthless jaws of a shark - thus bending and possibly breaking the soft interconnecting tissue of the joint known as the knee. * The Stars warriors can soon see a boost by the return of their great defensive workhorse known as Shawn Chambers. The current defenseman have been greatly challenged by the task of holding the Avalanche at bay, and will welcome the bolster of their ranks. (For you imagination-impaired, the column will revert back to it's usual golly- gee whiz-type proper Ainglish next time, MMMK?) ----------------------------------------------------------------- COLORADO AVALANCHE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head Coach: Bob Hartley ROSTER: C - Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Stephane Yelle, Chris Drury, Dale Hunter. LW - Valeri Kamensky, Milan Hejduk, Shean Donovan, Warren Rychel, Chris Dingman. RW - Theoren Fleury, Claude Lemieux, Adam Deadmarsh, Shjon Podein, Jeff Odgers, Scott Parker. D - Sandis Ozolinsh, Sylvain Lefebvre, Adam Foote, Alexei Gusarov, Jon Klemm, Aaron Miller, Greg deVries, Cam Russell, Eric Messier. G - Patrick Roy, Craig Billington. INJURIES: Stephane Yelle, c (knee, day-to-day); Cam Russell, d (shoulder, out for season); Alexei Gusarov, d (knee, day-to-day) TRANSACTIONS : None. RESULTS: First Round vs San Jose: Avalanche won 4-2 4/24 at San Jose W 3-1 4/26 at San Jose W 2-1 OT 4/28 San Jose L 4-2 4/30 San Jose L 7-3 5/01 San Jose W 6-2 5/03 at San Jose W 3-2 OT Second Round vs Detroit: Avalanche wins series 4-2 5/07 Detroit L 3-2 OT 5/09 Detroit L 4-0 5/11 at Detroit W 5-3 5/13 at Detroit W 6-2 5/16 Detroit W 3-0 5/18 at Detroit W 5-2 Third Round vs Dallas: Series tied 1-1 5/22 at Dallas W 2-1 5/24 at Dallas L 4-2 Team News by Greg D'Avis How quickly things change. Going into the second round, the Avalanche were also-rans, a bump in the road on the way to the much-anticipated Red Wings/Stars match. But after the Wings collapsed faster than the Brazilian economy and the Avalanche turned into a scoring juggernaut, Colorado went into the conference final as the prohibitive favorites. Dallas? Dallas who? Of course, it won't be nearly that easy, as the first two games of the Avalanche/Stars series showed. It's a battle of philosophies: the Avalanche's speed and offense versus the Stars' grinding defense. Whichever is superior will win. And, more importantly, it's a battle of the Adam Sandler lookalikes: Colorado coach Bob Hartley versus Dallas defenseman Darryl Sydor. This is the kind of battle that becomes crucial in the playoffs. After the first two games, it was a wash. (The skill vs. grind thing, not the Sandler thing.) After the sixth game of the Detroit series, it was easy to see why so many people thought the Stars weren't up to the Avs: Colorado absolutely demolished the mighty (tee hee) Red Wings in the last four games, while Dallas had quite a bit of trouble with the less-talented Blues. But that's just the way Dallas plays; they're going to have a lot of 2-1 games, not many 6-2 games. It doesn't make them any less difficult, or dangerous, as the Avalanche found out. In the first game, Dallas owned the Avalanche for the first period, outshooting them, outworking them, outhitting them and going in with a 1-0 lead. But in the second period, the Avalanche got back into it when Valeri Kamensky scored the infamous GOAL THAT WASN'T. If the Avalanche had lost, it would still be difficult to talk of this, but since they won we can just write it off with a laugh (and a little twitch of nervousness). For those who missed it, Kamensky tipped in a Claude Lemieux shot into the lower left corner of the goal, and it immediately popped back out. Everyone in the Western Hemisphere saw it, except, that is, the referees and the goal judge (operating under the NHL's new "No Sober Goal Judges" rule). See, the puck had hit the padding on the inside, which was too far up: the referees ruled that the puck hadn't crossed the line. Never mind that ESPN rules clearly showed it crossing - they don't get cable down on the ice. After minutes of arguing, which included the odd sight of Lemieux standing behind the goal and screaming at the goal judge and Kamensky skating in circles, staring at the heavens, they waved it off. But it fired the Avalanche up, and soon enough, Kamensky and Peter Forsberg broke in on a 2 on 1, Kamensky slid it across and Forsberg popped it in. Tie score. And, because the hockey gods love just desserts, Kamensky later scored the winner - making up for the GOAL THAT WASN'T. Game Two went exactly the opposite. Very even (tied 2-2) for two periods, the Avalanche folded in the third, managing only one shot in the final 20 minutes. Add that to bad, bad penalties, an obviously tired team and bad ice, and you can probably guess the Stars won. So, it's back to Denver. On one hand, the Avalanche have removed home-ice advantage. On the other hand, the Stars' win looked a lot like the Red Wings' domination of the Avs two seasons ago - shutting the offense down while getting lots of shots on Patrick Roy. The Good * The Forsberg, Kamensky and Lemieux line has been fantastic. Broken up for most of the 98-99 season, since Kamensky returned they've been the Avalanche's scariest force in the playoffs. * Sandis Ozolinsh has looked good; if the ice was decent he'd be far better. * Milan Hejduk continues to play far better than you expect a rookie to in the playoffs, going into the corners with much bigger players, getting in front of the net and scoring. His goal in the second game was a triumph of tenacity and skill. * Patrick Roy is, well, Patrick Roy. The Bad * Crucial mistakes by the Avalanche's top three defensive defensemen, Adam Foote, Sylvain Lefebvre and Aaron Miller, particularly Foote. Sloppy at a time when the Avalanche can't afford sloppiness from their top players. * Joe Sakic and Theo Fleury's collective slump. They looked great for two periods of Game Two, but epitomized the problems in the third period. * Likewise, after their great performance in the Detroit series, the Avalanche hasn't got any points from the third line. Adam Deadmarsh, Shjon Podein and Chris Drury are all playing hard, but they gotta score. * Stupid penalties. Peter Forsberg is back on his medication and hasn't tried to kill anyone lately, but a number of other players - hello, Greg deVries - have kept up a steady stream to the penalty box. Sylvain Lefebvre went in to give the Stars a 5-on-3, and Hejduk's late high-sticking penalty killed off any hopes of an Avs comeback. Injury Update Stephane Yelle and Alexei Gusarov still aren't back, but should be soon. And that'll be a big help. Gusarov will allow Jon Klemm to move up to forward, and with Yelle back, that'll give the Avalanche a fourth line of Yelle-Klemm-Dale Hunter, rather than Hunter-Jeff Odgers-Warren Rychel; and that, in turn, will allow the Avalanche to rest the top three lines more. ================================================================ NEXT ISSUE: Wednesday, June 2 --------------------------------------------------------------- Playoff Stats - Players - thru May 23 --------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM P NO PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S PCTG ANA R 8 Selanne, Teemu 4 2 2 4 -1 2 1 0 0 0 7 28.6 ANA L 9 Kariya, Paul 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 ANA C 20 Rucchin, Steve 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 ANA C 16 McInnis, Marty 4 2 0 2 -1 2 2 0 0 0 12 16.7 ANA D 2 Olausson, Fredrik 4 0 2 2 -4 4 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 ANA D 23 Marshall, Jason 4 1 0 1 -1 10 1 0 0 0 5 20.0 ANA C 39 Green, Travis 4 0 1 1 -4 4 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 ANA D 7 Trnka, Pavel 4 0 1 1 -3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 ANA C 22 *Davidsson, Johan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ANA L 12 *LeClerc, Mike 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 ANA D 34 Trebil, Dan 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ANA L 32 Grimson, Stu 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ANA D 24 Salei, Ruslan 3 0 0 0 -4 4 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 ANA C 18 Drury, Ted 4 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 ANA R 17 Sandstrom, Tomas 4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 ANA R 19 Nielsen, Jeff 4 0 0 0 -6 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 ANA D 5 Haller, Kevin 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 ANA C 14 *Aalto, Antti 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ANA L 33 McKenzie, Jim 4 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 ANA C 11 Cullen, Matt 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 ANA D 4 Pushor, Jamie 4 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 BOS C 41 Allison, Jason 12 2 9 11 1 6 1 0 0 0 28 7.1 BOS D 77 Bourque, Ray 12 1 9 10 1 14 0 0 0 0 44 2.3 BOS C 6 Thornton, Joe 11 3 6 9 1 4 2 0 2 0 15 20.0 BOS C 33 Carter, Anson 12 4 3 7 -3 0 1 0 1 1 27 14.8 BOS R 23 Heinze, Steve 12 4 3 7 -1 0 2 0 0 0 23 17.4 BOS L 12 Khristich, Dmitri 12 3 4 7 1 6 0 0 1 0 19 15.8 BOS L 14 Samsonov, Sergei 11 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 14.3 BOS D 32 Sweeney, Don 11 3 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 0 16 18.8 BOS D 20 Van Impe, Darren 11 1 2 3 -3 4 1 0 0 0 18 5.6 BOS D 18 McLaren, Kyle 12 0 3 3 4 10 0 0 0 0 21 0.0 BOS C 26 Taylor, Tim 12 0 3 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 BOS C 19 DiMaio, Rob 12 2 0 2 2 8 0 0 1 0 21 9.5 BOS D 37 Timander, Mattias 4 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 BOS R 27 Wilson, Landon 8 1 1 2 -2 8 1 0 1 0 14 7.1 BOS L 11 Axelsson, P.J. 12 1 1 2 -1 4 0 0 0 0 20 5.0 BOS L 16 Belanger, Ken 12 1 0 1 2 16 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 BOS R 10 *Mann, Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BOS C 21 *Robitaille, Randy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BOS C 72 *Nickulas, Eric 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BOS D 36 Ledyard, Grant 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 BOS L 22 Baumgartner, Ken 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BOS D 44 Ellett, Dave 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 BOS D 25 Gill, Hal 12 0 0 0 -1 14 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 BOS C 17 *Bates, Shawn 12 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 BUF C 27 Peca, Michael 11 4 7 11 6 12 1 1 0 0 19 21.1 BUF C 37 Brown, Curtis 11 5 4 9 4 6 3 0 3 0 17 29.4 BUF R 15 Ward, Dixon 11 4 5 9 8 14 0 0 2 0 25 16.0 BUF D 44 Zhitnik, Alexei 11 3 6 9 1 22 3 0 2 0 33 9.1 BUF C 90 Juneau, Joe 10 2 7 9 -2 10 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 BUF D 5 Woolley, Jason 11 2 7 9 1 4 1 0 0 0 26 7.7 BUF R 25 Varada, Vaclav 11 4 4 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 23 17.4 BUF L 80 Sanderson, Geoff 9 1 5 6 4 8 0 0 1 0 23 4.3 BUF C 9 *Rasmussen, Erik 11 1 4 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 12 8.3 BUF C 22 Primeau, Wayne 11 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 BUF L 81 Satan, Miroslav 3 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 8 25.0 BUF L 18 Grosek, Michal 9 0 3 3 -2 14 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 BUF C 19 Holzinger, Brian 11 2 0 2 0 8 1 0 0 0 14 14.3 BUF D 4 Warrener, Rhett 11 1 1 2 5 14 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 BUF C 41 Barnes, Stu 11 1 1 2 -3 6 1 0 0 0 12 8.3 BUF D 3 Patrick, James 10 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 BUF D 74 McKee, Jay 11 0 1 1 9 12 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 BUF D 8 Shannon, Darryl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 BUF R 32 Ray, Rob 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BUF R 46 *Sylvester, Dean 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 BUF L 24 Kruse, Paul 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BUF D 42 Smehlik, Richard 11 0 0 0 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0 0 0 19 0.0 DAL L 14 Reid, Dave 11 0 2 2 -1 10 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 DAL D 3 Ludwig, Craig 11 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 DAL C 18 Plante, Derek 6 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 DAL C 41 Hrkac, Tony 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 DAL D 27 Chambers, Shawn 6 0 1 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 DAL R 11 *Sloan, Blake 7 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 DAL D 37 *Lukowich, Brad 7 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 DAL C 49 *Sim, Jon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 DAL D 6 Lidster, Doug 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 DAL C 10 Skrudland, Brian 7 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 DET C 19 Yzerman, Steve 10 9 4 13 2 0 4 0 2 0 41 22.0 DET D 5 Lidstrom, Nicklas 10 2 9 11 0 4 2 0 0 0 29 6.9 DET L 14 Shanahan, Brendan 10 3 7 10 2 6 1 0 1 0 31 9.7 DET C 91 Fedorov, Sergei 10 1 8 9 3 8 0 0 0 0 38 2.6 DET C 13 Kozlov, Vyacheslav 10 6 1 7 -3 4 3 0 0 0 28 21.4 DET L 96 Holmstrom, Tomas 10 4 3 7 2 4 2 0 1 0 26 15.4 DET L 71 Clark, Wendel 10 2 3 5 -1 10 1 0 0 0 29 6.9 DET R 17 Brown, Doug 10 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 15 13.3 DET D 24 Chelios, Chris 10 0 4 4 -6 14 0 0 0 0 21 0.0 DET D 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Sergei 5 3 1 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 12 25.0 NJD C 25 Arnott, Jason 7 2 2 4 -3 4 1 0 0 0 12 16.7 NJD D 27 Niedermayer, Scott 7 1 3 4 -5 18 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 NJD D 4 Stevens, Scott 7 2 1 3 -2 10 2 0 0 0 14 14.3 NJD D 24 Odelein, Lyle 7 0 3 3 -1 10 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 NJD L 23 Andreychuk, Dave 4 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 28.6 NJD C 9 *Morrison, Brendan 7 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 NJD C 14 Rolston, Brian 7 1 0 1 -1 2 0 1 0 0 15 6.7 NJD L 20 Pandolfo, Jay 7 1 0 1 -5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 NJD D 2 Souray, Sheldon 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 NJD C 10 Pederson, Denis 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 NJD L 29 Oliwa, Krzysztof 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 NJD C 12 Nemchinov, Sergei 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 NJD R 8 *Sharifijanov, Vadim 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 NJD D 6 Bombardir, Brad 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 NJD C 19 Carpenter, Bob 7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 NJD D 3 Daneyko, Ken 7 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 NJD D 28 Dean, Kevin 7 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 OTW R 7 Emerson, Nelson 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8.3 OTW R 11 Alfredsson, Daniel 4 1 2 3 -1 4 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 OTW D 6 Redden, Wade 4 1 2 3 -1 2 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 OTW L 15 McEachern, Shawn 4 2 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 11 18.2 OTW D 33 York, Jason 4 1 1 2 -1 4 0 0 0 0 12 8.3 OTW L 18 *Hossa, Marian 4 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 OTW L 20 Arvedson, Magnus 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 OTW R 10 Dackell, Andreas 4 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 OTW L 28 Donato, Ted 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 OTW C 21 Johansson, Andreas 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 OTW L 9 Berg, Bill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 OTW D 2 Pitlick, Lance 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 OTW D 4 Phillips, Chris 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 OTW C 25 Gardiner, Bruce 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 OTW D 29 Kravchuk, Igor 4 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 OTW C 19 Yashin, Alexei 4 0 0 0 -4 10 0 0 0 0 24 0.0 OTW C 22 Van Allen, Shaun 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 OTW C 14 Bonk, Radek 4 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 OTW D 5 *Salo, Sami 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 OTW C 13 Prospal, Vaclav 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 OTW D 27 Laukkanen, Janne 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 PHI D 37 Desjardins, Eric 6 2 2 4 1 4 1 0 1 0 21 9.5 PHI C 17 Brind'Amour, Rod 6 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.3 PHI L 10 LeClair, John 6 3 0 3 0 12 2 0 0 0 15 20.0 PHI R 20 Jones, Keith 6 2 1 3 4 14 0 0 0 0 11 18.2 PHI D 25 Duchesne, Steve 6 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 PHI C 28 Bureau, Marc 6 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 PHI C 18 Langkow, Daymond 6 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 PHI L 26 Zelepukin, Valeri 4 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 5 20.0 PHI D 24 Dykhuis, Karl 5 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 12 8.3 PHI L 32 Berube, Craig 6 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 PHI R 9 Greig, Mark 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 PHI R 14 Andersson, Mikael 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 PHI R 21 McCarthy, Sandy 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 PHI R 19 Renberg, Mikael 6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.0 PHI R 11 Recchi, Mark 6 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 18 0.0 PHI D 3 McGillis, Dan 6 0 1 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 15 0.0 PHI D 5 *Tertyshny, Dimitri 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 PHI D 2 Burt, Adam 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 PHI R 8 Hull, Jody 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 PHI D 6 Therien, Chris 6 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 PHO R 11 Drake, Dallas 7 4 3 7 3 4 2 0 1 0 18 22.2 PHO R 19 Doan, Shane 7 2 2 4 4 6 0 0 2 1 17 11.8 PHO C 16 Reichel, Robert 7 1 3 4 -2 2 0 0 0 0 16 6.3 PHO L 7 Tkachuk, Keith 7 1 3 4 -4 13 1 0 0 0 22 4.5 PHO D 27 Numminen, Teppo 7 2 1 3 -5 4 2 0 0 0 18 11.1 PHO D 3 Carney, Keith 7 1 2 3 5 10 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 PHO R 22 Tocchet, Rick 7 0 3 3 -3 8 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 PHO L 29 DeBrusk, Louie 6 2 0 2 -1 6 0 0 0 0 5 40.0 PHO R 23 Leach, Steve 7 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 PHO C 36 Ylonen, Juha 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 PHO R 18 Noonan, Brian 5 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 PHO D 10 Tverdovsky, Oleg 6 0 2 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 PHO L 17 Adams, Greg 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 11.1 PHO C 14 Stapleton, Mike 7 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 PHO R 15 Cummins, Jim 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PHO D 24 Neckar, Stan 6 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PHO C 21 Corkum, Bob 7 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 PHO D 20 Lumme, Jyrki 7 0 1 1 -2 6 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 PHO C 97 Roenick, Jeremy 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 PHO D 39 Tiley, Brad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PHO C 47 *Hansen, Tavis 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 PHO D 4 Diduck, Gerald 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 PHO C 26 Sullivan, Mike 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 PHO D 33 Daigneault, J.J. 6 0 0 0 -1 8 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 PIT C 82 Straka, Martin 13 6 9 15 0 6 1 0 0 0 27 22.2 PIT R 68 Jagr, Jaromir 9 5 7 12 1 16 1 0 1 1 32 15.6 PIT R 27 Kovalev, Alexei 10 5 7 12 0 14 0 0 1 0 24 20.8 PIT C 37 Miller, Kip 13 2 7 9 -1 19 1 0 0 0 18 11.1 PIT C 9 Titov, German 11 3 5 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 15 20.0 PIT R 44 Brown, Rob 13 2 5 7 -2 8 2 0 0 0 14 14.3 PIT C 38 *Hrdina, Jan 13 4 1 5 -1 12 1 0 1 0 14 28.6 PIT D 4 Hatcher, Kevin 13 2 3 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 22 9.1 PIT D 71 Slegr, Jiri 13 1 3 4 1 12 0 0 1 0 17 5.9 PIT R 95 Morozov, Aleksey 10 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 PIT D 5 Werenka, Brad 13 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 PIT C 20 Lang, Robert 12 0 2 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 PIT R 24 Moran, Ian 13 0 2 2 -3 8 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 PIT D 49 Andrusak, Greg 12 1 0 1 -1 6 0 0 1 0 9 11.1 PIT D 8 Dollas, Bobby 13 1 0 1 -4 6 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 PIT R 25 Kesa, Dan 13 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 1 0 5 20.0 PIT D 23 Ignatjev, Victor 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PIT D 47 *Galanov, Maxim 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PIT C 28 Hlushko, Todd 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 PIT C 17 *Bonin, Brian 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 PIT L 12 *Sonnenberg, Martin 7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PIT R 36 Barnaby, Matthew 13 0 0 0 -2 35 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 PIT C 29 Wright, Tyler 13 0 0 0 -2 19 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 SJS D 5 Norton, Jeff 6 0 7 7 5 10 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 SJS C 25 Damphousse, Vincent 6 3 2 5 1 6 0 2 0 0 22 13.6 SJS C 18 Ricci, Mike 6 2 3 5 1 10 1 0 0 0 9 22.2 SJS L 39 Friesen, Jeff 6 2 2 4 -1 14 1 0 0 0 20 10.0 SJS C 19 Sturm, Marco 6 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 1 0 15 13.3 SJS R 15 *Korolyuk, Alex 6 1 3 4 -3 2 0 0 1 0 7 14.3 SJS D 2 Houlder, Bill 6 3 0 3 2 4 3 0 0 0 8 37.5 SJS C 14 Marleau, Patrick 6 2 1 3 -1 4 2 0 0 0 7 28.6 SJS R 17 Murphy, Joe 6 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 21 0.0 SJS R 11 Nolan, Owen 6 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 26 3.8 SJS R 21 Granato, Tony 6 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 SJS D 10 Ragnarsson, Marcus 6 0 1 1 -4 6 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 SJS L 26 Lowry, Dave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 SJS L 37 Matteau, Stephane 5 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 SJS D 27 Marchment, Bryan 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 SJS C 12 Sutter, Ron 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 SJS D 3 Rouse, Bob 6 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 SJS D 40 Rathje, Mike 6 0 0 0 -6 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 SJS R 22 Stern, Ronnie 6 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 STL C 77 Turgeon, Pierre 13 4 9 13 3 6 0 0 2 2 42 9.5 STL D 2 MacInnis, Al 13 4 8 12 -2 20 2 0 0 0 66 6.1 STL R 48 Young, Scott 13 4 7 11 2 10 1 0 1 1 40 10.0 STL L 38 Demitra, Pavol 13 5 4 9 -5 4 3 0 1 1 31 16.1 STL L 14 Courtnall, Geoff 13 2 4 6 -4 10 2 0 0 0 18 11.1 STL D 44 Pronger, Chris 13 1 4 5 -2 28 1 0 0 0 43 2.3 STL R 23 Atcheynum, Blair 13 1 3 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 19 5.3 STL C 22 Conroy, Craig 13 2 1 3 -3 6 0 0 0 0 20 10.0 STL D 37 Finley, Jeff 13 1 2 3 -4 8 0 0 1 0 5 20.0 STL R 27 Yake, Terry 13 1 2 3 -3 14 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 STL D 7 Persson, Ricard 13 0 3 3 -1 17 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 STL C 55 *Hecht, Jochen 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 10.0 STL D 6 Rivers, Jamie 9 1 1 2 -2 2 1 0 1 0 4 25.0 STL C 32 Eastwood, Mike 13 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 STL C 26 *Handzus, Michal 11 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 16 0.0 STL C 25 Rheaume, Pascal 5 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 STL L 33 Pellerin, Scott 8 1 0 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 STL C 21 *Mayers, Jamal 11 0 1 1 -2 8 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 STL L 18 Twist, Tony 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 STL L 9 *Nash, Tyson 1 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 STL D 28 Shaw, Brad 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 STL L 34 Picard, Michel 5 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 STL L 56 *Bartecko, Lubos 5 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 STL D 19 McAlpine, Chris 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 TOR C 13 Sundin, Mats 13 6 6 12 2 12 2 0 2 0 34 17.6 TOR R 94 Berezin, Sergei 13 5 5 10 -1 2 2 0 2 1 48 10.4 TOR R 16 Bohonos, Lonny 6 3 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 15.8 TOR D 34 Berard, Bryan 13 1 7 8 -5 8 1 0 0 0 20 5.0 TOR L 32 Thomas, Steve 13 5 2 7 0 8 2 0 1 0 30 16.7 TOR C 44 Perreault, Yanic 13 1 4 5 -5 0 0 0 1 1 10 10.0 TOR R 20 Johnson, Mike 13 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 21 14.3 TOR L 10 Valk, Garry 13 2 2 4 -2 18 0 0 1 1 13 15.4 TOR C 11 Sullivan, Steve 9 1 3 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 TOR L 7 King, Derek 13 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 23 4.3 TOR D 36 Yushkevich, Dimitri 13 1 3 4 3 12 1 0 0 0 15 6.7 TOR D 55 *Markov, Daniil 13 0 4 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 TOR D 3 Cote, Sylvain 13 1 1 2 -2 6 0 0 0 0 15 6.7 TOR D 52 Karpovtsev, Alexander A10 0 2 2 -3 12 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 TOR D 15 *Kaberle, Tomas 10 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 TOR C 21 *Mair, Adam 4 1 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 TOR C 42 *Adams, Kevyn 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 TOR D 33 McAllister, Chris 6 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 TOR R 28 Domi, Tie 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 TOR L 12 King, Kris 13 0 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 TOR D 2 Eakins, Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOR R 22 Korolev, Igor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOR R 39 *Kohn, Ladislav 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOR L 19 Modin, Fredrik 7 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 TOR L 8 Warriner, Todd 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 0.0 --------------------------------------------------------------- Playoff Stats - Goaltenders - thru May 23 --------------------------------------------------------------- TM NO GOALTENDER GPI MINS AVG W L T EN SO GA SA SPCT G A PIM ANA 31 Hebert, Guy 4 208 4.33 0 3 0 0 0 15 124 .879 0 0 0 BOS 34 Dafoe, Byron 12 768 2.03 6 6 0 1 2 26 330 .921 0 0 2 BUF 39 Hasek, Dominik 10 610 1.77 8 2 0 1 2 18 308 .942 0 0 4 BUF 30 Roloson, Dwayne 2 79 3.80 1 0 0 0 0 5 40 .875 0 0 0 CAR 1 Irbe, Arturs 6 408 2.21 2 4 0 1 0 15 181 .917 0 0 0 COL 33 Roy, Patrick 13 811 2.22 9 4 0 1 1 30 439 .932 0 2 4 COL 1 Billington, Craig 1 9 6.67 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .833 0 0 0 DAL 20 Belfour, Ed 11 736 1.71 8 3 0 0 1 21 296 .929 0 0 2 DET 30 Osgood, Chris 6 358 2.35 4 2 0 0 1 14 172 .919 0 0 0 DET 38*Maracle, Norm 2 58 3.10 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 .864 0 0 0 DET 40 Ranford, Bill 4 183 3.28 2 2 0 0 1 10 105 .905 0 0 0 EDM 35 Salo, Tommy 4 296 2.23 0 4 0 0 0 11 149 .926 0 0 0 NJD 30 Brodeur, Martin 7 425 2.82 3 4 0 1 0 20 139 .856 0 2 2 OTW 1 Rhodes, Damian 2 150 2.40 0 2 0 0 0 6 65 .908 0 0 0 OTW 31 Tugnutt, Ron 2 118 3.05 0 2 0 0 0 6 41 .854 0 0 0 PHI 34 Vanbiesbrouck, John 6 369 1.46 2 4 0 0 1 9 146 .938 0 0 2 PHO 35 Khabibulin, Nikolai 7 449 2.41 3 4 0 1 0 18 236 .924 0 0 2 PIT 35 Barrasso, Tom 13 787 2.67 6 7 0 1 1 35 350 .900 0 0 4 SJS 29 Vernon, Mike 5 321 2.43 2 3 0 0 0 13 172 .924 0 1 0 SJS 31 Shields, Steve 1 60 6.00 0 1 0 0 0 6 36 .833 0 0 0 STL 29 McLennan, Jamie 1 37 0.00 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 1.000 0 0 6 STL 31 Fuhr, Grant 13 790 2.35 6 6 0 1 1 31 305 .898 0 1 2 TOR 31 Joseph, Curtis 13 792 2.05 8 5 0 3 1 27 334 .919 0 0 2 Stats provided by Brad Murray. 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