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Devils skate past the Canes

Patrick Elias has been finding his offensive touch as of late and it continued in this game. Elias had the go ahead goal in the second period and the Devils never looked back. They on to win the game 4-1 in Raleigh, NC against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Elias got off to a slow start this season, only scoring 6 goals in their first 32 games. Since then he has scored 4 goals in the last 7 games. Not too shabby.

For once the Devils offense looked as good as their prolific defense does. Their D was as good as it always is led by their amazing goalie Martin Brodeur.

Brodeur had another stellar game in this one stopping 20 shots by the Canes and continuing his great play. He has has allowed two goals or less in seven of his last eight games.

“It was one of our good games,” Brodeur said. “We just did the right things out there. We got the first goal again.”

Around the League

• The Atlanta star scored his league-leading 36th goal but fired wide in the shootout, allowing Olli Jokinen to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the Thrashers.
• Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec each had a goal and an assist to lift the Canadiens to a 5-2 victory over the Bruins.
• Scott Hartnell scores three consecutive goals and Antero Niittymaki wins his fourth straight start for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rally to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers.
• Ty Conklin made 35 saves, Jordan Staal had two goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to eight games with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
• Dean McAmmond scored on Ottawa’s sixth shootout attempt and the Senators handed the Buffalo Sabres their eighth straight loss, 3-2.
• Gaborik scored on the final attempt in a shootout and Harding made 26 saves in relief, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 6-5 win over Detroit.
• Brad Boyes scored twice, Paul Kariya had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues extended their points streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars.
• Robert Nilsson and Kyle Brodziak each had a goal and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight game, 5-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes.
• Dustin Brown scored twice as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2.
• Jeremy Roenick and Milan Michalek scored power play goals, and the San Jose Sharks beat Vancouver 3-1.

Sheed takes in to the Spurs for the win

The Pistons were on an crazy losing streak for them, of 2 games. This 3 game stretch for them is about as tough as it gets in the NBA. Celtics, Mavs, and defending champ Spurs. They could’ve easily gone onto their longest losing streak of the year at 3 games. Rasheed Wallace has something say about that though.

Wallace carried the team to a 90-80 victory with a 23 points and 15 points. This win not only stopped their losing streak but it also gave the Spurs their second loss in a row. Rip had 18 points and Tayshaun Prince added 17 points.

The Pistons went up early with a huge streak and went up by as much as 20 points. The Spurs made a comeback, at some points bringing the game to within seven but with poor games from Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, they never saw the lead again after their 13-8 lead in the first.

Around the League

• John Salmons has 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as Sacramento rallies in the fourth quarter for a 116-113 win over Memphis.
• Mehmet Okur scored 22 points and pulled down 17 rebounds and the Utah Jazz routed the tired and short-handed version of the Phoenix Suns 108-86.

So Kenny George is a beast.  This guy is 7-7 and 360 pounds and he bigger feet than Shaq’s.  My head could probably fit in his size 28 shoe.  He leads the nation in blocks, mainly because he has an 8+ foot wingspan.  He doesn’t need to jump to dunk at all, all he has to do is stand on his tippy toes.

Despite the fact that Tyler Hansbrough is nearly a foot shorter than this guy, Tyler got tired of getting picked on by this giant.  He decided to go around him and dunk in his grill:

Ducks rout the Maple Leafs

Ok so now I guess I see why the Leafs never play in Anaheim. The Ducks did anything but make them feel welcome in their game last night jumping all over them for a 5-0 ass kicking. This was the Leaf’s first time in Anaheim since Nov. 13, 2003 — and only their second since March 11, 1998. Something tells me they will tell the schedulers not to send them there anytime soon.

Todd Bertuzzi and Corey Perry each had a goal and two assists and helped them to their season-high fifth straight home victory.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 28 saves and earned his 27th career shutout to tie Guy Hebert’s franchise record.

“You prepare pretty much the same way you would against any other team,” Giguere said. “You try to focus on your game and make sure that your part of the game is as good as it can be. And tonight we did that.”

Around the league

• Stu Barnes scores a short-handed goal in the third period, and the Dallas Stars defeat the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-1.
• Donald Brashear and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

Bobcats beat the Celtics on the road

This is by far the biggest upset of the season thusfar. Last night Bobcats, who have been horrible on the road, faced the Celtics, who have been great just about everywhere, in Boston. Even though Ray Allen didn’t play in this one because of a pinched nerve, it’s still an easy win right? Wrong.

The Jason Richardson-led Bobcats went into Boston and beat the Celtics 95-83. J-Rich came up big with a game high 34 points and 9 rebounds. Gerald Wallace also contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds.

“I’m not surprised because we’re a pretty good team,” Richardson said. “It just doesn’t show in our record.”

He’s definitely right about the record part. This teams road record is 1-11 and the Celtics were on a 9 game winning streak. So much for that.

I guess this shouldn’t have been a surprise though because a few months ago the Bobcats were a Ray Allen game winning shot away from beating the Celtics at home. If the Bobcats manage to get into the playoffs (which is very possible in the East) than they may end up being this years Golden State Warriors.

Pistons streaking in the wrong direction

After the Pistons 11 game winning streak was abruptly ended on Saturday by the Celtics, the Pistons went into Dallas last night looking to bounce back. Things didn’t go according t plan for them.

Last years MVP Dirk Nowitzki did what he could to make sure of that coming out hitting all kinds of shots for 11 points in the first quarter. Nowitzki lead his team in scoring with 23 points in this one and sent the Pistons to a 102-86 loss in Dallas.

I knew it was going to be a long game for the Pistons, especially after Brandon Bass completely abused Jason Maxiel. Check it out:

I guess Mike Tirico must have read our minds when he renamed the Mavs during this game:

Kobe doesn’t need to score 60 points for the Lakers to win?!?!

So this may come as a surprise to you but after all of the talk of being traded, Kobe’s numbers are way down from last year but the Lakers are winning more. Right now they look like they may be one of the better teams in the west after completely handling the Hornets last night 109-80.

This was a game of two of the wests hottest up and coming teams but the Lakers made a statement. Kobe Bryant scored only 19 points but got key contributions from his team. Andrew Bynum had 17 points, Luke Walton had 14 points and Lamar Odom had 11.

This kind of balanced attack has gotten the Lakers to a 23-11 record and Kobe is getting more and more comfortable with his new role.

“My role now has changed,” said Bryant, whose scoring average is down from 31.6 points per game last season to 26.4 through 34 games this season. “I’m not the guy who has to go out and score 35-something points. They come to me to get buckets when we need a little boost here and there and that’s as it should be.”

Around the League

• LeBron James had another big fourth quarter, but this time it wasn’t enough. James scored 14 of his 31 points in the final quarter, but Cleveland couldn’t find enough scoring help for its seventh straight win in Atlanta. Joe Johnson scored 29 points to lead a more balanced Atlanta attack, and the Hawks held off a late comeback to beat the Cavaliers 90-81.
• Richard Jefferson scored 28 points and the New Jersey Nets cruised to a 99-88 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in a blowout.
• Anthony Parker matched his season high with 22 points, Chris Bosh had 21 and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 109-96, handing the 76ers their season-high fifth straight loss.
• Yao Ming scored 36 points, and the Rockets broke open a close game after Thomas was ejected to beat the New York Knicks 101-92 for their season-high fourth straight victory.
• Mo Williams scored a season-high 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 98-92 victory over Miami, sending the Heat to their ninth straight loss.
• Raja Bell sank two 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes of overtime and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 16 points down without Steve Nash to beat the Indiana Pacers 129-122.
• Steve Blake had a season-high 24 points before leaving the game with a left calf injury and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 109-91.
• Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, five teammates reached double figures, and the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 to snap a season-high three-game losing streak.

ESPN is reporting that Pete Carroll is interested in the Falcons vacancy at head Coach. He is in talks with Falcons owner Arthor Blank to get the position. Blank is expected to offer full control of personnel decisions to Carroll and the sources said that is what intrigues Carroll most.

This isn’t his first go-around with the NFL. In his first NFL head coaching stint, Carroll lasted just one season with the Jets, taking the team to a 6-10 record in 1994. He coached the Patriots for three seasons, 1997-99, and was 28-23, with one division title and two playoff berths.

This story really surprises me because I didn’t think that Arthur Blank would ever be interested in hiring another college coach after Bobby Petrino screwed them but it is what it is.

Do I think Carroll will leave? Not at all. USC is already being named by many experts as the team to beat in 2008. They were 11-2 last year and he really embodies USC. Even though he would have a lot of say if Blank does offer him full control, I still don’t see the Falcons becoming a contender or even a good job anytime soon. In 2-3 years he will end up getting fired and probably go back to college.

So it was a rough game for the Ohio St Buckeyes last Monday against the LSU Tigers. Maybe the fact they the cheerleaders failed english class had something to do with it.

People should have seen it as a sign that it was going to be a long night for the Buckeyes when the cheerleaders leading the Buckeyes out to the fields couldn’t even spell Ohio right. Guess they forgot to pull out their spellcheckers.

Thanks to Tiger Droppings for puttin me up on this one, LOLOLOL!!!!!