Three games last night and we now have 3 of the 4 Eastern Conference series at 2-0. Tonight is all Western Conference action, as the Thunder, Grizzlies and Hornets all look to build on Game 1 wins.
Boston 96 New York 93
Carmelo Anthony had just a monster game with 42 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists, but New York couldn't overcome the absence of Chauncey Billups (knee) and the loss of Amare Stoudemire (back spasms) and they fell into a 2-0 hole. Kevin Garnett hit the game winner with 14 seconds left and then came up with a steal 10 seconds later to lock up the victory. Rajon Rondo was the offensive start for the Celtics in this one tallying 30 points and adding 7 assists. Garnett chipped in 12 points and a team high 10 rebounds for Boston who was actually outrebounded by New York 53-37. The Knicks grabbed 20 offensive rebounds. Bill Walker was second behind Carmelo with 8 rebounds but hit none of his eleven field goal attempts.
Orlando 88 Atlanta 82
Dwight Howard turned in his second straight dominant performance, this time finishing with 33 points and 19 rebounds, but this time it led the Magic to victory evening their series with Atlanta at one game apiece. Once again Orlando struggled shooting the basketball connecting on just 34.6% of their field goals. No Magic player not named Dwight Howard (9/12) shot better 50% or better. The Hawks didn't fair much better though hitting just 39.5% of their field goals. Like Orlando, the Hawks had just one player shoot 50% from the floor and that was Josh Smith (8/14). Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score a team high 25. Al Horford had 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Magic held the Hawks to just 12 points in the 3rd quarter.
Dallas 101 Portland 89
The trendy upset pick in the first round failed to deliver for the second straight game falling into a 2-0 hole against Mark Cuban's Mavs. A one point game at the end of three quarters, Dallas outscored Portland 28-17 in the 4th to put the game away. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game high 33 points and Peja Stojakovic stepped out of a time machine to hit 5 three-pointers and score 21 for Dallas. LaMarcus Aldridge had another strong game for the Blazers finishing with 24 points and 10 rebounds, but Portland's usually reliable bench tallied just 11 points (10 by Nicolas Batum). Dallas turned the ball over only six times in the win as the series now heads to Portland.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
NHL Playoff Update
Monday Games
Philadelphia 4 Buffalo 2 - Philadelphia leads series 2-1.
Goals:
BUF- Drew Stafford (1), Nathan Gerbe (1)
PHI - Jeff Carter (1), Danny Briere (2), Nikolay Zherdev (1), Kimmo Timonen (1)
Notes:
Brian Boucher stopped 35 of 37 shots to get his second win of the series in his first start... Carter's goal was his 13th in 44 career postseason games... Briere, a former Sabre who was on the 2006 Buffalo squad that eliminated the Flyers from the postseason, scored his 37th career playoff goal. He has 89 points in 89 career playoff games... Game 4 is set for Wednesday night as Buffalo tries to even up the series.
Boston 4 Montreal 2 - Montreal leads series 2-1
Goals:
MON- Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)
BOS- David Krejci (1), Nathan Horton (1), Rich Peverley (1), Chris Kelly (1)
Notes:
The visiting team has won all 3 games in this series... Zdeno Chara was back in the lineup for Boston. It was his first visit to Montreal since the game he sent Max Pacioretty to the hospital... Montreal outshot Boston 36-25, but Tim Thomas was up to the task making 34 saves. Thomas has saved 75 shots through three games. The win was the 11th of his postseason career... Game 4 is Thursday night in Montreal.
Pittsburgh 3 Tampa Bay 2 - Pittsburgh leads series 2-1.
Goals:
PIT- Maxime Talbot (1), Arron Asham (2), Tyler Kennedy (1)
TB- Martin St. Louis 2 (3)
Notes:
Marc-Andre Fleury earned his 40th post season win. He has saved 73 of 79 shots in the series... Martin St. Louis now has 26 career playoff goals in 48 games. He scored a career best 9 goals and had 15 assists during the 2004 playoffs... Arron Asham scored just 5 goals in 44 regular season games but already has 2 in 3 playoff games. Asham scored 4 goals in 23 playoff games in 2010 for the Flyers... Game 4 is Wednesday night in Tampa Bay.
Detroit 4 Phoenix 2 - Detroit leads series 3-0
Goals:
DET- Ruslan Salei (1), Drew Miller (1), Valtteri Filppula (1), Johan Franzen (2)
PHO- David Schlemko (1), Ray Whitney (1)
Notes:
Both Phoenix goals came on power plays... Jimmy Howard has stopped 84 of 91 shots through three games for the Red Wings... 38 year old Ray Whitney played in just his 86 playoff game in 18 years. His goal was his 19th in the postseason. Whitney scored 9 goals for the Hurricanes in the 2006 playoffs... Henrik Zetterberg missed his third straight game... The Red Wings go for the sweep on Wednesday night in Phoenix.
Tuesday Games
Chicago 7 Vancouver 2 - Vancouver leads series 3-1
Goals:
VAN- Sami Salo (1), Daniel Sedin (4)
CHI- Bryan Bickell (1), Brian Campbell (1), Duncan Keith (2), Dave Bolland (1), Michael Frolik (1), Patrick Sharp 2 (3)
Notes:
Chicago scored more goals in Game 4 (7) than they did in Games 1-3 (5)... Patrick Sharp scored 11 goals in Chicago's Stanley Cup run last year... Dave Bolland, who hadn't played since March 9th due to a concussion had a goal and three assists. Bolland had 3 assists in a game just once the whole season on February 16th against Minnesota... Roberto Luongo was pulled after allowing 6 goals on 28 shots in 44:03... Game 5 goes back to Vancouver where the Blackhawks still face elimination on Thursday night.
San Jose 6 Los Angeles 5 - San Jose leads series 2-1.
Goals:
SAN- Patrick Marleau (1), Ryane Clowe 2 (2), Logan Couture (2), Joe Pavelski (2), Devin Setoguchi (1)
LOS-Willie Mitchell (1), Kyle Clifford (2), Michal Handzus (1), Brad Richardson (1), Ryan Smyth (1)
Notes:
Both of the Sharks' wins in this series came in overtime... San Jose scored 5 goals in the second period to erase an early 4-0 Kings lead... Setoguchi's goal was his 8th career postseason goal in 33 games... San Jose outshot the Kings 36-22... Ryane Clowe had 24 goals and 38 assists for the Sharks during the regular season... Game 4 is Thursday night in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia 4 Buffalo 2 - Philadelphia leads series 2-1.
Goals:
BUF- Drew Stafford (1), Nathan Gerbe (1)
PHI - Jeff Carter (1), Danny Briere (2), Nikolay Zherdev (1), Kimmo Timonen (1)
Notes:
Brian Boucher stopped 35 of 37 shots to get his second win of the series in his first start... Carter's goal was his 13th in 44 career postseason games... Briere, a former Sabre who was on the 2006 Buffalo squad that eliminated the Flyers from the postseason, scored his 37th career playoff goal. He has 89 points in 89 career playoff games... Game 4 is set for Wednesday night as Buffalo tries to even up the series.
Boston 4 Montreal 2 - Montreal leads series 2-1
Goals:
MON- Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)
BOS- David Krejci (1), Nathan Horton (1), Rich Peverley (1), Chris Kelly (1)
Notes:
The visiting team has won all 3 games in this series... Zdeno Chara was back in the lineup for Boston. It was his first visit to Montreal since the game he sent Max Pacioretty to the hospital... Montreal outshot Boston 36-25, but Tim Thomas was up to the task making 34 saves. Thomas has saved 75 shots through three games. The win was the 11th of his postseason career... Game 4 is Thursday night in Montreal.
Pittsburgh 3 Tampa Bay 2 - Pittsburgh leads series 2-1.
Goals:
PIT- Maxime Talbot (1), Arron Asham (2), Tyler Kennedy (1)
TB- Martin St. Louis 2 (3)
Notes:
Marc-Andre Fleury earned his 40th post season win. He has saved 73 of 79 shots in the series... Martin St. Louis now has 26 career playoff goals in 48 games. He scored a career best 9 goals and had 15 assists during the 2004 playoffs... Arron Asham scored just 5 goals in 44 regular season games but already has 2 in 3 playoff games. Asham scored 4 goals in 23 playoff games in 2010 for the Flyers... Game 4 is Wednesday night in Tampa Bay.
Detroit 4 Phoenix 2 - Detroit leads series 3-0
Goals:
DET- Ruslan Salei (1), Drew Miller (1), Valtteri Filppula (1), Johan Franzen (2)
PHO- David Schlemko (1), Ray Whitney (1)
Notes:
Both Phoenix goals came on power plays... Jimmy Howard has stopped 84 of 91 shots through three games for the Red Wings... 38 year old Ray Whitney played in just his 86 playoff game in 18 years. His goal was his 19th in the postseason. Whitney scored 9 goals for the Hurricanes in the 2006 playoffs... Henrik Zetterberg missed his third straight game... The Red Wings go for the sweep on Wednesday night in Phoenix.
Tuesday Games
Chicago 7 Vancouver 2 - Vancouver leads series 3-1
Goals:
VAN- Sami Salo (1), Daniel Sedin (4)
CHI- Bryan Bickell (1), Brian Campbell (1), Duncan Keith (2), Dave Bolland (1), Michael Frolik (1), Patrick Sharp 2 (3)
Notes:
Chicago scored more goals in Game 4 (7) than they did in Games 1-3 (5)... Patrick Sharp scored 11 goals in Chicago's Stanley Cup run last year... Dave Bolland, who hadn't played since March 9th due to a concussion had a goal and three assists. Bolland had 3 assists in a game just once the whole season on February 16th against Minnesota... Roberto Luongo was pulled after allowing 6 goals on 28 shots in 44:03... Game 5 goes back to Vancouver where the Blackhawks still face elimination on Thursday night.
San Jose 6 Los Angeles 5 - San Jose leads series 2-1.
Goals:
SAN- Patrick Marleau (1), Ryane Clowe 2 (2), Logan Couture (2), Joe Pavelski (2), Devin Setoguchi (1)
LOS-Willie Mitchell (1), Kyle Clifford (2), Michal Handzus (1), Brad Richardson (1), Ryan Smyth (1)
Notes:
Both of the Sharks' wins in this series came in overtime... San Jose scored 5 goals in the second period to erase an early 4-0 Kings lead... Setoguchi's goal was his 8th career postseason goal in 33 games... San Jose outshot the Kings 36-22... Ryane Clowe had 24 goals and 38 assists for the Sharks during the regular season... Game 4 is Thursday night in Los Angeles.
NBA Playoff Update - Monday Wrap
Only two games last night as we saw both the East's #1 and #2 seeds jump out to 2-0 series leads, both holding serve on their home court.
Miami 94 Philadelphia 73
There would be no fast start for the 76ers in this one as they were held to just 13 points in the first quarter and 31 points in the first half, and never were in contention in this one. Miami's defense held the 76ers to just 34.2% shooting and dominated every facet of the game. LeBron James led the way with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Chris Bosh had his second straight strong performance netting 21 and grabbing 11 boards and Dwyane Wade chipped in 14 as the Heat cruised to a blowout victory. Thaddeus Young led the 76ers with 18 points off the bench and Evan Turner chipped in 15 more. Only one starter, Jrue Holiday, finished in double figures with 12.
Chicago 96 Indiana 90
Chicago was challenged once again, but prevailed while Indiana may have lost more than just a game in this one. Starting point guard Darren Collison left the game with a sprained left ankle and his availability for the rest of the series is in question. Derrick Rose was the star once again as he finished with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but he got a solid supporting effort from Carlos Boozer who contributed 17 points and 16 rebounds. The Bulls outrebounded Indiana 57-33 and grabbed 20 offensive boards which helped them overcome their 22 turnovers. Danny Granger led the Pacers with 19 points and the Pacer bench contributed 43 points, but it wasn't enough as they fell into an 0-2 hole. The Pacers now can look forward to playing on their home floor where they are 24-17 this year, vice 13-30 on the road. The Bulls meanwhile improved to 38-5 at the United Center.
Miami 94 Philadelphia 73
There would be no fast start for the 76ers in this one as they were held to just 13 points in the first quarter and 31 points in the first half, and never were in contention in this one. Miami's defense held the 76ers to just 34.2% shooting and dominated every facet of the game. LeBron James led the way with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Chris Bosh had his second straight strong performance netting 21 and grabbing 11 boards and Dwyane Wade chipped in 14 as the Heat cruised to a blowout victory. Thaddeus Young led the 76ers with 18 points off the bench and Evan Turner chipped in 15 more. Only one starter, Jrue Holiday, finished in double figures with 12.
Chicago 96 Indiana 90
Chicago was challenged once again, but prevailed while Indiana may have lost more than just a game in this one. Starting point guard Darren Collison left the game with a sprained left ankle and his availability for the rest of the series is in question. Derrick Rose was the star once again as he finished with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but he got a solid supporting effort from Carlos Boozer who contributed 17 points and 16 rebounds. The Bulls outrebounded Indiana 57-33 and grabbed 20 offensive boards which helped them overcome their 22 turnovers. Danny Granger led the Pacers with 19 points and the Pacer bench contributed 43 points, but it wasn't enough as they fell into an 0-2 hole. The Pacers now can look forward to playing on their home floor where they are 24-17 this year, vice 13-30 on the road. The Bulls meanwhile improved to 38-5 at the United Center.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Boston Marathon
Happy Patriots Day! This one goes out to Heidi Koski who I promised I would write a blog on the Boston marathon if she agreed to follow my blog. So Heidi, here you go:
Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai won the 115th running of the Boston Marathon today in 2 hours 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Process that for a second. 2:03:02. That's the fastest recorded time anyone has EVER run 26.2 miles. The previous fastest time was 2:03:59 set by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin in 2008. I ran a half marathon once and it took me 1:45:48 to finish. And I was dead. This guy could've pretty much run the half marathon course twice in the time it took me to run it once. That's unreal... The women's race was won by Caroline Kilel to give Kenya the sweep. Kilel finished with a time of 2:22:36.
The Americans fared well today also with Ryan Hall placing 4th in the men's race with the fastest time in American history at 2:04:58 while Desiree Davila was just 2 seconds away from winning the women's race finishing at 2:22:38. Another American woman, Kara Goucher placed 5th at 2:24:52. No American, male or female, has won Boston since 1985.
Top Ten Men
1. Geoffrey Mutai 2:03:02 - Kenya
2. Moses Mosop 2:03:06 - Kenya
3. Gebregziabher Gebremariam 2:04:53 - Ethopia
4. Ryan Hall 2:04:58 - USA
5. Abreham Cherkos 2:06:13 - Ethiopia
6. Robert Kiprono Cheuiyot 2:06:43 - Kenya
7. Philip Kimutai Sanga 2:07:10 - Kenya
8. Deressa Chimsa 2:07:39 - Ethiopia
9. Bekana Daba 2:08:03 - Ethiopia
10. Robert Kipchumba 2:08:44 - Kenya
Top Ten Women
1. Caroline Kilel 2:22:36 - Kenya
2. Desiree Davila 2:22:38 - USA
3. Sharon Cherop 2:22:42 - Kenya
4. Caroline Rotich 2:24:26 - Kenya
5. Kara Goucher 2:24:52 - USA
6. Dire Tune 2:25:08 - Ethiopia
7. Werknesh Kidane 2:26:15 - Ethiopia
8. Yolanda Caballero 2:26:17 - Colombia
9. Alice Timbilili 2:26:34 - Kenya
10. Yuliya Ruban 2:27:00 - Ukraine
Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai won the 115th running of the Boston Marathon today in 2 hours 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Process that for a second. 2:03:02. That's the fastest recorded time anyone has EVER run 26.2 miles. The previous fastest time was 2:03:59 set by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin in 2008. I ran a half marathon once and it took me 1:45:48 to finish. And I was dead. This guy could've pretty much run the half marathon course twice in the time it took me to run it once. That's unreal... The women's race was won by Caroline Kilel to give Kenya the sweep. Kilel finished with a time of 2:22:36.
The Americans fared well today also with Ryan Hall placing 4th in the men's race with the fastest time in American history at 2:04:58 while Desiree Davila was just 2 seconds away from winning the women's race finishing at 2:22:38. Another American woman, Kara Goucher placed 5th at 2:24:52. No American, male or female, has won Boston since 1985.
Top Ten Men
1. Geoffrey Mutai 2:03:02 - Kenya
2. Moses Mosop 2:03:06 - Kenya
3. Gebregziabher Gebremariam 2:04:53 - Ethopia
4. Ryan Hall 2:04:58 - USA
5. Abreham Cherkos 2:06:13 - Ethiopia
6. Robert Kiprono Cheuiyot 2:06:43 - Kenya
7. Philip Kimutai Sanga 2:07:10 - Kenya
8. Deressa Chimsa 2:07:39 - Ethiopia
9. Bekana Daba 2:08:03 - Ethiopia
10. Robert Kipchumba 2:08:44 - Kenya
Top Ten Women
1. Caroline Kilel 2:22:36 - Kenya
2. Desiree Davila 2:22:38 - USA
3. Sharon Cherop 2:22:42 - Kenya
4. Caroline Rotich 2:24:26 - Kenya
5. Kara Goucher 2:24:52 - USA
6. Dire Tune 2:25:08 - Ethiopia
7. Werknesh Kidane 2:26:15 - Ethiopia
8. Yolanda Caballero 2:26:17 - Colombia
9. Alice Timbilili 2:26:34 - Kenya
10. Yuliya Ruban 2:27:00 - Ukraine
NBA Playoffs - Sunday Recap
Pretty wild Sunday that saw both the West's #1 and #2 seeds fall. Here's a quick recap:
Memphis 101 San Antonio 98
Memphis got their first playoff win EVER upsetting the top seeded 61-win Spurs 101-98. Zach Randolph had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Shane Battier hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 23.9 seconds to play as the 16 year drought finally ended for the Grizzlies. Marc Gasol add 24 points and 9 rebounds connecting on 9 of 10 field goals and Mike Conley had 15 points and 10 assists to help pull off the upset. The Grizzles shot 55.2% from the floor and by contrast the Spurs hit just 28 of 70 shots as they sorely missed Manu Ginobili who was forced to sit with an elbow sprain. George Hill started in Ginobili's place and finished with 15 points, but he and Tony Parker were a combined 6 of 23 from the field. Parker led the Spurs with 20 points.
New Orleans 109 Los Angeles Lakers 100
Chris Paul took this game over the in 4th quarter scoring 17 of his 33 points as the Hornets pulled off a surprising upset of the defending champions. Paul added 7 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals, and the Hornets bench came up huge hitting 16 of 22 shots for 39 points. Kobe Bryant had 34 points for the Lakers and Ron Artest added 16 points and 11 rebounds for L.A., but it wasn't enough to overcome CP3. Pau Gasol struggled to get going offensively all night hitting just 2 of 9 shots for 8 points. Trevor Ariza owned the worst shooting performance of the evening though hitting just 2 of 13 shots against his former team. The Hornets turned the ball over just 3 times the whole game.
Boston 87 New York 85
Boston did just enough to steal a win from the Knicks in game 1. The C's outscored the Knicks 48-34 in the second half and thanks to a late 3 from Ray Allen with 12 seconds to play emerged victorious. To make matters worse for the Knicks starting point guard Chauncey Billups was injured and is likely out for Game 2. Allen led the Celtics with 24 points and Rajon Rondo chipped in a near triple double with 10 points 9 boards and 9 assists. Amare Stoudemire led all scorers with 28 points. Carmelo Anthony finished with 15 and shot just 5 of 18 from the floor.
Oklahoma City 107 Denver 103
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 72 points as the Thunder edged the Nuggets 107-103. Durant finished with 41 and 9 rebounds while Westbrook had 31 points, 6 boards and 7 assists to lead OKC to a 1-0 series lead. Denver had 5 players in double figures led by Nene's 22, but the Nuggets hit just 4 of 16 3's and shot just 63.6% from the free throw line which was prove costly in the close loss. Raymond Felton had 12 points and 8 assists off the bench for the Nuggets in their first playoff game of the post-Melo era.
Memphis 101 San Antonio 98
Memphis got their first playoff win EVER upsetting the top seeded 61-win Spurs 101-98. Zach Randolph had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Shane Battier hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 23.9 seconds to play as the 16 year drought finally ended for the Grizzlies. Marc Gasol add 24 points and 9 rebounds connecting on 9 of 10 field goals and Mike Conley had 15 points and 10 assists to help pull off the upset. The Grizzles shot 55.2% from the floor and by contrast the Spurs hit just 28 of 70 shots as they sorely missed Manu Ginobili who was forced to sit with an elbow sprain. George Hill started in Ginobili's place and finished with 15 points, but he and Tony Parker were a combined 6 of 23 from the field. Parker led the Spurs with 20 points.
New Orleans 109 Los Angeles Lakers 100
Chris Paul took this game over the in 4th quarter scoring 17 of his 33 points as the Hornets pulled off a surprising upset of the defending champions. Paul added 7 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals, and the Hornets bench came up huge hitting 16 of 22 shots for 39 points. Kobe Bryant had 34 points for the Lakers and Ron Artest added 16 points and 11 rebounds for L.A., but it wasn't enough to overcome CP3. Pau Gasol struggled to get going offensively all night hitting just 2 of 9 shots for 8 points. Trevor Ariza owned the worst shooting performance of the evening though hitting just 2 of 13 shots against his former team. The Hornets turned the ball over just 3 times the whole game.
Boston 87 New York 85
Boston did just enough to steal a win from the Knicks in game 1. The C's outscored the Knicks 48-34 in the second half and thanks to a late 3 from Ray Allen with 12 seconds to play emerged victorious. To make matters worse for the Knicks starting point guard Chauncey Billups was injured and is likely out for Game 2. Allen led the Celtics with 24 points and Rajon Rondo chipped in a near triple double with 10 points 9 boards and 9 assists. Amare Stoudemire led all scorers with 28 points. Carmelo Anthony finished with 15 and shot just 5 of 18 from the floor.
Oklahoma City 107 Denver 103
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 72 points as the Thunder edged the Nuggets 107-103. Durant finished with 41 and 9 rebounds while Westbrook had 31 points, 6 boards and 7 assists to lead OKC to a 1-0 series lead. Denver had 5 players in double figures led by Nene's 22, but the Nuggets hit just 4 of 16 3's and shot just 63.6% from the free throw line which was prove costly in the close loss. Raymond Felton had 12 points and 8 assists off the bench for the Nuggets in their first playoff game of the post-Melo era.
NHL Playoff Update
Sunday Games
New York Rangers 3 Washington 2 - Washington leads series 2-1
Goals:
WAS- Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Knuble (1)
NYR- Erik Christensen (1), Vaclav Prospal (1), Brandon Dubinsky (1)
Notes:
Brandon Dubinsky's game winner came with just 1:39 remaining in the third period... Alex Ovechkin has 22 goals and 22 assists in 31 playoff games over the past 4 seasons. He scored a career high 11 playoff goals in 2009... Game 4 is set for Wednesday night in New York.
Vancouver 3 Chicago 2 - Vancouver leads series 3-0
Goals:
VAN- Christian Ehrhoff (1), Daniel Sedin (3), Mikael Samuelsson (1)
CHI- Duncan Keith (1), Patrick Sharp (1)
Notes:
Mikael Samuelsson's game winner was his 22nd career postseason goal in 83 games. He scored 18 goals in 75 games during the regular season... Roberto Luongo made 30 saves for 20th career postseason win. He has 90 saves through the first three games of this series... The Canucks can sweep the defending champs out of the playoffs with a win in Chicago on Tuesday night.
Nashville 4 Anaheim 3 - Nashville leads series 2-1.
Goals:
NSH- Martin Erat (1), Jordin Tootoo (1), David Legwand (1), Mike Fisher (3)
ANA- Teemu Selanne 2 (4), Matt Beleskey (1)
Notes:
Nashville has now scored 4+ goals in 6 of 7 meetings with the Ducks this year... Teemu Selanne's two goals were scored 30 seconds apart. His career high for goals in a postseason is 7 back in 1997... RW Bobby Ryan who scored 34 goals for the Ducks during the regular season served the first game of a two game suspension for stomping on the foot of Jonathan Blum... Game 4 is Wednesday night in Nashville.
New York Rangers 3 Washington 2 - Washington leads series 2-1
Goals:
WAS- Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Knuble (1)
NYR- Erik Christensen (1), Vaclav Prospal (1), Brandon Dubinsky (1)
Notes:
Brandon Dubinsky's game winner came with just 1:39 remaining in the third period... Alex Ovechkin has 22 goals and 22 assists in 31 playoff games over the past 4 seasons. He scored a career high 11 playoff goals in 2009... Game 4 is set for Wednesday night in New York.
Vancouver 3 Chicago 2 - Vancouver leads series 3-0
Goals:
VAN- Christian Ehrhoff (1), Daniel Sedin (3), Mikael Samuelsson (1)
CHI- Duncan Keith (1), Patrick Sharp (1)
Notes:
Mikael Samuelsson's game winner was his 22nd career postseason goal in 83 games. He scored 18 goals in 75 games during the regular season... Roberto Luongo made 30 saves for 20th career postseason win. He has 90 saves through the first three games of this series... The Canucks can sweep the defending champs out of the playoffs with a win in Chicago on Tuesday night.
Nashville 4 Anaheim 3 - Nashville leads series 2-1.
Goals:
NSH- Martin Erat (1), Jordin Tootoo (1), David Legwand (1), Mike Fisher (3)
ANA- Teemu Selanne 2 (4), Matt Beleskey (1)
Notes:
Nashville has now scored 4+ goals in 6 of 7 meetings with the Ducks this year... Teemu Selanne's two goals were scored 30 seconds apart. His career high for goals in a postseason is 7 back in 1997... RW Bobby Ryan who scored 34 goals for the Ducks during the regular season served the first game of a two game suspension for stomping on the foot of Jonathan Blum... Game 4 is Wednesday night in Nashville.
Top Tens
Men's Tennis Rankings
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 12870 points
2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 9640 points
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 8550 points
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 5905 points
5. Robin Soderling (Sweden) - 5420 points
6. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4840 points
7. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 3900 points
8. Jurgen Melzer (Austria) - 2975 points
9. Gael Monfils (France) - 2600 points
10. Mardy Fish (USA) - 2401 points
Out: Fernando Verdasco (12)
Women's Tennis Rankings
1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 9930 points
2. Kim Clijsters (Belgium) - 8115 points
3. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 7555 points
4. Francesca Schiavone (Italy) - 4892 points
5. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 4630 points
6. Li Na (China) - 4300 points
7. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 4256 points
8. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) - 4235 points
9. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 3726 points
10. Serena Williams (USA) - 3035 points
FedEx Cup Points Leaders
1. Mark Wilson 1161 (1)
2. Phil Mickelson 1089 (2)
3. Martin Laird 1064 (4)
4. Gary Woodland 1048 (3)
5. Nick Watney 985 (5)
6. Aaron Baddeley 900 (6)
7. Luke Donald 844 (7)
8. Bubba Watson 839 (8)
9. Rory Sabbatini 820 (9)
10. Jhonattan Vegas 816 (-)
Out: Charl Schwartzel (11)
NCAA Baseball Rankings (Previous Week)
1. Virginia 36-3 (2)
2. South Carolina 28-7 (3)
3. Vanderbilt 32-5 (1)
4. Texas 27-9 (7)
5. Florida 28-9 (4)
6. CS Fullerton 27-9 (9)
7. Texas A&M 26-10 (6)
8. Oregon State 27-7 (15)
9. Arizona State 25-9 (10)
10. North Carolina 30-8 (5)
Out: Florida St. (11)
AL Leading Hitters
1. Alex Rodriguez NYY - .385 (15/39)
2. Maicer Izturis LAA - .383 (23/60)
3. Michael Young TEX - .367 (22/60)
4. Alex Gordon KC - .365 (23/63)
5. Travis Hafner CLE - .354 (17/48)
6. Billy Butler KC - .352 (19/54)
7. Sam Fuld TB - .347 (17/49)
8. Alberto Callaspo - .346 (18/52)
9. Yunel Escobar TOR - .341 (15/44)
10. Denard Span MIN - .339 (20/59)
NL Leading Hitters
1. Matt Kemp LAD - .474 (27/57)
2. Joey Votto CIN - .444 (24/54)
3. Starlin Castro CHC - .418 (28/67)
4. Jonathan Herrera COL - .400 (14/35)
5. Miguel Montero ARI - .391 (18/46)
6. Andre Ethier LAD - .377 (23/61)
7. Placido Polanco PHI - .373 (22/59)
8t. Troy Tulowitzki COL - .364 (20/55)
8t. Colby Rasmus STL - .364 (24/66)
10. David Freese STL - .360 (18/50)
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1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 12870 points
2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 9640 points
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 8550 points
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 5905 points
5. Robin Soderling (Sweden) - 5420 points
6. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4840 points
7. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 3900 points
8. Jurgen Melzer (Austria) - 2975 points
9. Gael Monfils (France) - 2600 points
10. Mardy Fish (USA) - 2401 points
Out: Fernando Verdasco (12)
Women's Tennis Rankings
1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 9930 points
2. Kim Clijsters (Belgium) - 8115 points
3. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 7555 points
4. Francesca Schiavone (Italy) - 4892 points
5. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 4630 points
6. Li Na (China) - 4300 points
7. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 4256 points
8. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) - 4235 points
9. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 3726 points
10. Serena Williams (USA) - 3035 points
FedEx Cup Points Leaders
1. Mark Wilson 1161 (1)
2. Phil Mickelson 1089 (2)
3. Martin Laird 1064 (4)
4. Gary Woodland 1048 (3)
5. Nick Watney 985 (5)
6. Aaron Baddeley 900 (6)
7. Luke Donald 844 (7)
8. Bubba Watson 839 (8)
9. Rory Sabbatini 820 (9)
10. Jhonattan Vegas 816 (-)
Out: Charl Schwartzel (11)
NCAA Baseball Rankings (Previous Week)
1. Virginia 36-3 (2)
2. South Carolina 28-7 (3)
3. Vanderbilt 32-5 (1)
4. Texas 27-9 (7)
5. Florida 28-9 (4)
6. CS Fullerton 27-9 (9)
7. Texas A&M 26-10 (6)
8. Oregon State 27-7 (15)
9. Arizona State 25-9 (10)
10. North Carolina 30-8 (5)
Out: Florida St. (11)
AL Leading Hitters
1. Alex Rodriguez NYY - .385 (15/39)
2. Maicer Izturis LAA - .383 (23/60)
3. Michael Young TEX - .367 (22/60)
4. Alex Gordon KC - .365 (23/63)
5. Travis Hafner CLE - .354 (17/48)
6. Billy Butler KC - .352 (19/54)
7. Sam Fuld TB - .347 (17/49)
8. Alberto Callaspo - .346 (18/52)
9. Yunel Escobar TOR - .341 (15/44)
10. Denard Span MIN - .339 (20/59)
NL Leading Hitters
1. Matt Kemp LAD - .474 (27/57)
2. Joey Votto CIN - .444 (24/54)
3. Starlin Castro CHC - .418 (28/67)
4. Jonathan Herrera COL - .400 (14/35)
5. Miguel Montero ARI - .391 (18/46)
6. Andre Ethier LAD - .377 (23/61)
7. Placido Polanco PHI - .373 (22/59)
8t. Troy Tulowitzki COL - .364 (20/55)
8t. Colby Rasmus STL - .364 (24/66)
10. David Freese STL - .360 (18/50)
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