European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 stars and stripes thursday March 222007 nil scoreboard Eastern conference a Buffalo new Jersey Atlanta Ottawa Pittsburgh Tampa Bay by rangers Carolina w Lott sgt a 46 19 7 99 271 214 43 21 8 94 191 179 39 25 10 88 227 225 4223 8 92252201 41 22 10 92 251 225 39 30 4 82 226 229 3628 9 81210196 36 29 8 80 215 217 by islanders Toronto Montreal Boston Florida Washington Philadelphia 34 27 10 34 28 10 3631 6 3432 5 30 29 13 26 34 13 20 41 11 78 214 208 78222 235 78 214 231 73 202 251 73 213 230 65 218 257 51 190 267 Western conference Nashville Anaheim Vancouver Detroit san Jose Dallas Minnesota Calgary w Lott sgt a 47 20 6 100 249 192 43 18 12 98 236 190 44 23 6 94 197 180 45 18 9 99 228 181 44 25 4 92 222 177 43 24 5 91 194 175 42 24 7 91 209 179 37 25 10 84 231 200 Colorado St Louis Edmonton los Angeles Chicago Columbus Phoenix 3729 6 80238224 30 29 12 72 188 217 30 36 7 67 181 217 25 34 14 64 210 252 27 35 9 63 179 225 28 37 7 63 177 224 28 40 4 60 194 251 two Points for a win one Point for Over time loss or shootout loss division Leader clinched playoff spot mondays games by rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1 Vancouver 2 Edmonton 1 tuesdays games Boston at Montreal Chicago at Columbus Florida at Philadelphia new Jersey at Toronto by islanders at Tampa Bay Ottawa at St Louis Phoenix at Minnesota Detroit at Calgary wednesdays games Washington at Buffalo Philadelphia at by rangers san Jose at Chicago Colorado at Edmonton Nashville at Vancouver Dallas at los Angeles thursdays games san Jose at Atlanta Washington at Carolina Ottawa at Florida Montreal at Boston Columbus at Detroit Pittsburgh at by islanders new Jersey at Tampa Bay St Louis at Minnesota Nashville at Calgary Anaheim at Phoenix monday rangers 2 penguins 1 Pittsburgh 0011 by rangers 00 22 third period1 by rangers Betts 9 Girardi 472 Pittsburgh Ouellet 16 Christensen by rangers jagr 25 Malinc shots on Goa Pittsburgh 85922 by rangers 10191342 Power play opportunities Pittsburgh 0 of 4 by rangers o of 5 goalie Pittsburgh Thibault 682 42 shots40 by rangers Lundqvist 31217 a18200 canucks 2 oilers 1 Vancouver 0 2 02 Edmonton 1 0 01 first period1 Edmonton Torres 14 Hor second period2 Vancouver Linden 12 Sedin 3 Vancouver Sedin 32 Shedin shots on Goa Vancouver 1591438 Edmonton 1517537 Power play opportunities Vancouver 1 of 4 Edmonton 0 of 5 Luongo 42205 37 shots36 Edmonton Roloson 25316 a16839 Calendar april 8 last Day of regular season april 11 Stanley cup playoffs begin rangers stymie Crosby Edge pens on late goal the associated press new York Blair Betts task was simple shut Down Sid Ney Crosby and the Pittsburgh penguins top line the Veteran checking line Cen Ter did that and then some Betts kept the Nils leading scorer and his line mates off the Board and added a goal in the third period that helped the new York rangers to a key 21 Victory Over the penguins on monday night we stepped up big time Betts said of the Trio that includes hard hitters Ryan Hollweg and Colton Orr there have been a number of times in the last dozen games or so where the majority of our ice time has come against the other teams top line we Are pretty reliable we dont try and do too much Offen sively or be too creative belts ninth of the season came when he spun in the Slot to get his stick on Dan Girardio Elueline drive and deflected it past goalie Jocelyn Thibault 47 seconds into the final Frame snapping a score less deadlock Michel Ouellet tied it for Pitts Burgh with left but Captain Jaromir jagr put new York ahead for Good with his 25th of the season scored with 338 seconds remaining we played Well Betts said we knew they were coming off a Tough game they were going to be a Little bit tired so we concentrated on keeping the game simple we were pretty fresh and they we rent jagr snapped a skid of his own when his pass for teammate Michael Nylander clipped off pen Guins defens Eman Rob Scuderis stick and slipped into the net jagr haunt scored in eight games tying his longest drought of the season i am not 24 chasing any records anymore the 35yearold jagr said my goal is to make the playoffs right now it Doest matter As Long As we win new York moved past Idle Caro Lina into seventh place in the East Ern conference two nights after getting into playoff position canucks 2 oilers 1 Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist As Vancouver extended Host Edmon tons losing Streak to a franchise record tying 11 Trevor Linden also scored for the canucks who have won three straight and eight of 10 to move three Points ahead of Minnesota for first place in the Northwest division Raffi Torres scored for Edmon ton wingless in 10 games since trading Ryan Smyth to the new York islanders the oilers Are three losses shy of their fran Chis record 14game wingless Streak in the 199394 season no criminal charges against Isles Simon for hit the associated press Mineola by new York islander Chris Simon suspended a league record 25 games for a vicious Onice hit will not face Crim Inal charges Nassau county District attorney Kathleen Rice said her office considered the willingness of the potential victim to support a Crim Inal prosecution and other fac tors in reaching its decision the nil suspended Simon for his two handed stick attack to the face of the new York rangers Ryan Hollweg during a March 8 game at the Nassau coliseum Hollweg who needed a few stitches on the Chin but was not seriously Hurt met with prosecutors from rices office last week but told reporters afterwards that he didst think Simon should be arrested i think a lot of it was based on the interview they had with me and How i Felt about the Situa Tion Hollweg said monday be fore the rangers faced Pitts Burgh its Over now and done with and time to move Forward no one is Hurt and we can All move on its my opinion and that How i wanted to Deal with it theres certain things you cant do on the ice theres a line that drawn and people can Cross that line but in my Case i didst want to press charges Simon must sit out the rest of the regular season and the Post season if the club advances if the islanders were to play fewer than 10 playoff games the suspension will carry Over to next sea son predators Tootoo suspended 5 games Toronto the nil sus Pended Nashville predators Winger Jordin Tootoo five games for punching Dallas stars defense Man Stephane Robidas in the face Robidas was knocked unconscious on the play late in the third period saturday night in a 32 win by the predators in Nashville Robidas who was coming to the defense of Star Center Mike Modano was assessed a minor for charging on the play and Tootoo received a double minor for roughing Robidas was carried off the ice on a Stretcher and was taken to Hospital Hes out at least a week with a concussion the 24yearold Tootoo has three goals four assists and 104 penalty minutes in 61 games this season Robidas has 17 assists and 82 penalty minutes in 71 games Gartner resigns from no la Toronto Hall of Famer Mike Gartner resigned from the nil players association on monday night about a week after two top Union officials were placed on leave because of allegations they ordered the monitoring of no la player email Gartner began a conference Call with the players executive Board with his announcement that he was leaving As the nil Pas director of hockey affairs he had been with the Union for eight years no la executive director Ted Saskin and senior director Ken Kim were placed on paid leave March 11 Fernandez sitting out St Paul Minn Minnesota wild goalie Manny Fernandez didst practice tuesday and has been told to stay off the ice for a couple of Days to rest his sprained left knee Fernandez was Hurt Jan 20 and aggravated the injury Jan 30 since then he has played Only 20 minutes the third period of a game March 6 Stales undergoing surgery Edmonton Alberta Edmonton oilers defens Eman Steve Staios will have season ending knee surgery Staios in and out of the lineup since spraining a ligament in his left knee during practice nov 23 aggravated the injury March 7 against Tampa Bay he Hast played since Staios will miss the teams final nine games leaving the oilers in jury riddled defense with four rookies in the lineup no Date for surgery is set the 33yearold Staios had his Streak of 224 consecutive games ended when he sat out against the Chicago Blackhawk on nov 24 Staios missed a total of 15 games including Edmonton last six outings before the decision was made to have the surgery re covery is expected to take four months enjoy the Freedom you fight for its your turn to ride order your Bike exactly the Way you want it have it waiting for you when you arrive Home prices always under Srp lowest Price 100 satisfaction guarantee Harley Davidson base and Start living the dream today Wowen Iscom authorized Independent distributor to the us armed forces for Harley Davidson army a air Force Exchange service up to 14 Dayi afew Ito my to submit your 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