1984/85 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #16

1st – Tremblay
2nd – Driver
3rd – MacLean

In the first period, the Rangers fire 15 shots on Hrudey while the Spirit nail Dion with 9 – that’s a 5-3 ratio but only worked out to a 3-2 ratio in goals! Pittsburgh started the scoring when Payne beat Dion 3:49 into the game. Spirit took advantage of some poor defense (not hard to do against the Rangers). But less than a minute later Barr fires a one-timer then Arniel makes an amazing deflection to score and tie it up. Then with the Spirit in the Ranger’s end, Smail gets the puck and gets heavily pressured but he manages ta sweet wrister that finds its way to the back of the net and Pittsburgh goes back in front, 2-1. Then with 8 minutes to go, the Spirit defense falls apart and Pettersson is rewarded with an easy goal that allows CapJack to tie it 2-2. Then with a minute and a half to go, it’s Suave who gets the big play as he wraps around the goal too fast for Hrudey to catch up and it’s 3-2 Rangers as the period ends.

Things slow down a bit in the 2nd – but the Spirit seems to have the overall edge in intensity. But it’s the Rangers who score 1st when Donnelly rips a slap shot past Hrudey to make it 4-2 Rangers with just under 7 minutes left in the 2nd. 3 minutes later Pittsburgh gets a goal that started deep in their own end with Crossman digging it out. To Larmer who skates it up ice and chips it into the Ranger end. Payne hustles into the corner and passes it to Crossman who redirects the pass to Rochefort who passes it back to Crossman – a one-timer and the lamp is lit as Pittsburgh is back in it at 4-3. Crossman really earned that goal and some nifty passing by his teammates.

3rd period starts with the Rangers up 4-3 and when a Beck shot is redirected by Trottier a minute into the period the Rangers again have a 2-goal lead, 5-3. Hrudey was screened, out of position, it was nice that Trottier was able to deflect that puck. But Pittsburgh has not lost their Spirit and with 7 to go Derlago just brings it in over the line, looks high, and shoots low – GOAL! And it’s back to a 1 goal game at 5-4 with 13 minutes to play. And sure enough, here comes Pittsburg and they TIE the game (after failing on 3 PPs), they get the puck into CapJack territory, and Larouche fires on right past Dion, and now with 7 1/2 to go, the game is TIED!! 5-5! That seems to have reawakened the Rangers and with 4 to go, Beck again fires one at Hrudey – a swift slapper that needs no redirection and it beats him cleanly and once again the Rangers have a lead, 6-5. And again the Spirit don’t quite – they do however decide Hrudey would be just as effective on the bench so they bring in the extra attacker for the final minute and somehow the Rangers withstand the attack and hang on to win 6-5! Faceoff wins favor the Rangers 60/40 and it helped a lot in the final minute.

STARS
1. CAP – Suave 1 goal 1 assist
2. CAP – Beck 1 goal 1 assist
3. PIT – Payne 1 goal 1 assist

Each team gets a PP in the 1st and neither team scores. 3 coincidental roughings and 1 goal in the period and that comes with 6 minutes left when Trottier redirects a Kromm wrist shot from the point, 1-0 Rangers!

We then play another 10 minutes of scoreless hockey until Vaive is off holding in the 2nd. And just as the penalty is about to expire, Crowder (in one of those moments not in the penalty box) fires one right past Moog and it’s 2-0 CapJack! Wow, we’re halfway through the game, and we’re up 2-0 – can Resch get a shutout? Why even think about it? 9 minutes to go and Resch was staring off into space and Anderson rips a slap shot past him to cut the score to 2-1. Well maybe he wasn’t staring into space, but he never saw that one goes by him. Well, the Rangers liked the 2 goal lead they had and within 10 seconds they get it back when McNab fires one low that Arniel tips and redirects past Moog to make it 3-1 just like that. Those redirects are clicking tonight! 2nd period ends 3-1 CapJack.

Time to put on the clamshell and that’s what CapJack does for the 3rd. They basically give up the offense (they get 5 SOGs) but they were working more on the D. In fact, they go the 3rd period without committing a penalty! Vaive of Charlotte does, however, but no goal for the Rangers on the PP. The Dynamo do however press their attack. Over and over, they come to the Ranger’s end, Resch is putting up a stand as he faces 10 shots in the period. But they find a chink in his armor Boschman and Anderson set up Hawerchuk for a slap shot goal that goes by on the glove side low – ZIP, right by him and it’s 3-2 Rangers now with 4 1/2 minutes to go. Again the only thing that saves CapJack in the final minutes is their ability to win most of the face-offs (a 61-39% margin and many at the end)! Trottier and Haworth were key! And Resch makes 33 saves – and Charlotte scores no more and the Rangers hang on for the 3-2 win!

STARS
1. CHD – the home town critics pick Dynamo winger Anderson for 1st star with a goal and an assist
2. CAP – Arniel 1 goal (fantastic deflection!)
3. CAP – Trottier 1 goal (and 14 or 19 faceoff wins)

THREE STARS:
1- NCD Mark Johnson 2 G
2- NCD Kent Nilsson 1 G 2 A 3 PTS
3- HYA Mike Bullard 1G 2 A 3 PTS

Nilsson won 16 of 22 faceoffs. NCD outshot HYA 13-6 in the third period and 33-28 in the game.

THREE STARS:
1- NCD – Mark Napier 3 G HAT TRICK
2- NCD – Mark Johnson 3A
3- CHI Mike Bossy 1G 1 A 2 PTS

Nilsson dominated faceoffs once again, winning 18 of 24

Ducks goals – Napier, Hiemer, Nilsson, Lysiak, Lukowich
Chicago – Stastny, Savard, Sutter, Bossy, Paterson

1st star – Savard 1G 3pts
2nd – Sutter 1G 2pts
3rd – Stastny 1G 2pts (no love for the Ducks)

Spectators get what they came for in the 2nd. Propp and Quinn with early goals put the Moose up by 2. Carpenter with a quick answer, and only 4 minutes in, we got 3 goals. Former Moose, Beers, and Seiling with a good fight get each 5 minutes. A rare Cote goal minutes later, and it’s 3-1 Moose. Kirton responds just past halftime to make it 3-2. Propp injury sends him to the showers early. Teams are a little worn out, and no more action except for the Stags killing off 2 minors. It’s 3-2 Moose going to the 3rd.

MacLean gets the first tally in the 3rd to make it 4-2 Moose. Carpenter takes matters into his own hands and with 2 goals to get the Hat Trick, ties the game at 4 with 10 minutes to go. Zezel responds with a goal and the Moose back up by 1 with 6 minutes to go. Just as the Moose go into the conservative mode, Jonsson pops that bubble, and we are tied 5-5. No more scoring, and we have Overtime.

The guy everyone expected to see do more, Kurri, ends the OT early, on only his 2nd shot of the game. Celebration on the Island …. Moose escape with a 6-5 win.

1st star -Carpenter 3G 4pts – HAT TRICK
2nd – Zezel 1G 2pts
3rd – Kurri 1G 2pts

SCS 4 Ohio 3

1-Kerr hat trick
2-Federko
3-Wilson

SCS 4 Michigan 2

1-Bozek
2-Federko
3-Murray

Mackinac Island 3 SCS 3

1-Wilson
2-Gilbert
3-McPhee

Tim Kerr had four goals for Ohio, with that Gretzky kid handing out the primary assist on all four.

3 Stars (All TEX)

1. Hunter – 2G
2. Sutter – 1G, 2A
3. Herron – 40 saves

3 Stars (all CHA)

1. Hayward – 24 saves
2. Coffey – 1G, 1A
3. Nicholls – 1G

3 Stars (all TEX)

1. Lindstrom – 2G
2. Konroyd – 1G
3. Acton – 3A

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 9:59 PP POR Cirella (6), assisted by Foligno (21) and Carbonneau (18)
1 14:03 EV CHA McKegney (5), assisted by Wilson (18)
1 14:20 EV CHA Flatley (4), assisted by Coffey (57) and McKegney (4)
1 16:48 EV POR Siltanen (9), assisted by Carbonneau (19)
2 1:48 PP POR Tanti (25), assisted by Bourgeois (4) and Olczyk (14)
2 2:49 PP POR Gagne (13), assisted by Foligno (22) and Carbonneau (20)
3 12:18 EV CHA Young (21), assisted by Lowe (9) and Patrick (11)
3 18:22 EV CHA Dineen (9), assisted by Chelios (43) and Coffey (58)
3 19:52 EV POR Ciccarelli (14), assisted by Olczyk (15) and Cirella (16)
Suspension: CHA Tremblay(0)

Star 1: POR Cirella 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 2: POR Carbonneau 3 A
Star 3: POR Ciccarelli 1 G

GWG: Dino Ciccarelli

Notables: POR Carbonneau 3 assists, Olczyk 15 faceoffs won
CHA Tremblay 10 PIM

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 12:34 EV CHA Young (22), unassisted
1 14:40 PP CHA Patrick (5), assisted by Chelios (44) and Lemieux (35)
1 19:43 EV AND Sykes (11), assisted by Ramsay (14) and Ludwig (13)
2 5:55 EV CHA Wilson (15), assisted by Patrick (12) and Lowe (10)
3 4:51 PP AND Broten (14), assisted by Peterson (13) and Gilmour (9)
3 8:45 EV CHA Nicholls (28), unassisted
3 10:25 PP CHA Nicholls (29), assisted by Patrick (13)
3 13:59 PP AND Smyl (21), assisted by Naslund (24) and Fox (37)
3 19:08 EV AND Fox (24), assisted by Ludwig (14) and Naslund (25)
3 19:55 EV AND Naslund (33), assisted by Broten (23) and Bodger (3)
4 2:51 EV AND Muller (12), assisted by Daoust (16)

Star 1: CHA Nicholls 2 G
Star 2: AND Naslund 1 G, 3 Pts
Star 3: AND Broten 1 G, 2 Pts

GWG: Kirk Muller

Notables: AND Millen 36 saves
CHA Lemieux 17 faceoffs won

The next goal was not registered until 6:15 into the second period: following a cross-checking penalty by the Rangers’ Keith Crowder, Charlotte connected on the power play with Dale Hawerchuk (30 goals entering the week) beating Resch off assists from Anders Hedberg and defenseman Doug Halward. With 2:08 to play in the second, Vaive found the net again, even strength, on assists from Dave Poluin and Halward.

From there, Skorodenski shut out the lights in the third; he saved half of his 26 saves in that final period as CapJack was mounting one final comeback push. He got the shutout over the division leaders in a 3-0 Dynamo win.

Stars (all Charlotte):
1. CHD Skorodenski
2. Vaive 2 G
3. Hawerchuk 1 G

Both teams played tight hockey in the first two periods. Charlotte defenseman Randy Moller broke the ice with a goal 12:08 into the first period. The Dynamo, on the power play, sought to go ahead by two early in the second, but a miscue enabled Thomas Steen to get a shorthander that beat Skorodenski 6:47 into the second period. We headed to the third tied at 1-1.

The Dynamo had better success on the power play in the final period. Following two roughing penalties by Pittsburgh’s Steve Rogers and Petri Skriko, Dale Hawerchuk cashed in with power-play goals at 6:41 and then again at 9:10 of the period to give Charlotte the 3-1 advantage. Hawerchuk would get the hat trick on an empty netter, with Pittsburgh goalie Craig Wamsley (25 saves) pulled with 1:16 left in the game.
Skorodenski saved 33 and for the second home game in a row was selected for three-star honors. Seventeen of those saves were in the third period as the game still hung in the balance and the Spirit attacked hard.

Stars (all Charlotte):
1. Hawerchuk (hat trick)
2. Skorodenski 33 saves
3. Moller 1 G, 2 pts

FINAL SCORE CHI 4 – HYP 1

FINAL SCORE DAL 5 – HYP 0