Ottawa lost their second game in a row tonight, a game in which they were mediocre and probably deserved to lose. The entertainment value was missing tonight and the Sens racked up their second game in a row in which they only enjoyed one powerplay. For the box score go here link. A look at the goals:
1. Washington, Backstrom
Chris Phillips inexplicably backs off and let’s Backstrom fire the puck home from the slot
2. Karlsson (Spezza)
Floats the puck in from the point through a Greening screen
3. Washington, Brouwer
A bad angle goal given up by Anderson
4. Michalek (Alfredsson, Foligno)
Foligno gets the puck to the net and Michalek bangs it home
5. Washington, Laich
Karlsson falls giving up a 2-on-1 that Laich nicely finishes
Top-performers (no one had a great game, nevertheless):
Milan Michalek – largely invisible, but still lead the team in scoring chances and scored the game-tying goal
Players who struggled:
Jared Cowen – a rough night as he lead the team in turnovers
Bobby Butler – got his chance on the top line with Filatov scratched and was completely invisible; I have to wonder if he’ll be in the lineup next time
Brian Lee – couldn’t make a pass and couldn’t defend
Binghamton lost another regulation game tonight. Despite being badly out shot (35-22) they still managed to lead the game in the third on a goal by Pat Cannone before losing (Mike McKenna took the loss). I did not see the game so I’m reliant on reports about it. For the box score go here link and for Joy Lindsay’s game summary go here link.
Elmira won 3-1 tonight, with Brian Stewart getting the win, Jack Downing kept off the scoreboard and Louie Caporusso didn’t play.
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