Pogge put on a solid performance making 31 out of 34 saves in regulation and overtime, only to see his efforts slip away as Rick Nash scored in the shootout to lift the road weary Blue Jackets past his team by a final of 4-3.
Jason Blake continued to add to his point total, as did Moore and Antropov who hit the 20 goal mark last night for the second consecutive season.
Matt Stajan got an assist last light to give him a new career high in points at 40
Ken Hitchcock also hit a career milestone last night as coach of the BlueJackets earning his 500th win as an NHL Coach.
The Leafs had several good chances in the third to put it away, but couldn't get anything past Mason. Overtime solved nothing so the game went to a shoot out.
Blake scored in the shoot out for the Leafs while Williams and Nash scored for Columbus. Jason Williams claimed to purposely fan on a shot that ended up sliding past Pogge to give Columbus an early shoot out lead. Jason Blake tied it, but Nash buried a no-doubter to put the pressure on Lee Stempniak, who fired wide to end it.
“It was a great trick shot,” Nash said. “I wonder how he practices that one, but we’ll take it.”
Leafs coach Ron Wilson wasn’t so sure the move was what Williams planned.
“Maybe he did. I don’t know,” Wilson said. “We should study that move, it’s a great move.”
Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sabres Beat Leafs....Again
The Buffalo Sabres managed to pull off yet another win over the on again, off again Maple Leafs. This one by a score of 4-1
The barage that that Maple Leafs sent Ryan Millers way in the first period, served only to apparently wake the Sabres up. Miller made several very good save to start the game when it looked alot like the Leafs where going to end up winning this game going away, just on adrenaline alone.
But, alas, t'was not to be. The Sabres scored 3 goals on rookie Justin Pogge in the first and added another in the third, sandwiched between the third goal in the first and the fourth goal in the third was the lone Leafs marker by Pavel Kubina.
The resident wonder kid Jason Blake managed to get yet another point by way of an assist on the Kubina goal.
The Leafs next action comes Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and as always, you can hear all the action, right here on Bench Brawl!
The barage that that Maple Leafs sent Ryan Millers way in the first period, served only to apparently wake the Sabres up. Miller made several very good save to start the game when it looked alot like the Leafs where going to end up winning this game going away, just on adrenaline alone.
But, alas, t'was not to be. The Sabres scored 3 goals on rookie Justin Pogge in the first and added another in the third, sandwiched between the third goal in the first and the fourth goal in the third was the lone Leafs marker by Pavel Kubina.
The resident wonder kid Jason Blake managed to get yet another point by way of an assist on the Kubina goal.
The Leafs next action comes Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and as always, you can hear all the action, right here on Bench Brawl!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Maple Leafs 2009 Skills Competition!
The Toronto Maple Leafs held their annual Skills Competition yesterday, and had a lot of fun doing it!
The 17th annual event saw Pavel Kubina of Team Blue take both the Hardest Shot , and the Accuracy competitions. The accuracy competition saw a shot out between Kubina and Antropov to determine a winner.
Team Blue won the overall competition by a final of 12-11. The complete breakdown can be found here.
All of the video highlights can be found below! Don't forget, the Buds next action is Tuesday night when they face the Sabres and you can listen to the game live, right here on Bench Brawl!
Puck Control
Fastest Skater
Hardest Shot
Judged Shoot Out
Shooting Accuracy
Power Play Challenge
And finally, my favorite! Survivor Shoot out
The 17th annual event saw Pavel Kubina of Team Blue take both the Hardest Shot , and the Accuracy competitions. The accuracy competition saw a shot out between Kubina and Antropov to determine a winner.
Team Blue won the overall competition by a final of 12-11. The complete breakdown can be found here.
All of the video highlights can be found below! Don't forget, the Buds next action is Tuesday night when they face the Sabres and you can listen to the game live, right here on Bench Brawl!
Puck Control
Fastest Skater
Hardest Shot
Judged Shoot Out
Shooting Accuracy
Power Play Challenge
And finally, my favorite! Survivor Shoot out
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