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NHL before leaving for the Christmas holidays: the key meeting, intensity and anger
The principal leaders of the matches, hockey fights and a change of coach - only a small part of the events of the past matches.
«Detroit Red Wings» on the home site took on the upcoming 'heel »« Vancouver Canucks ». Determined "killer" fairly drank the blood of the leaders of the conference. In the first period, "wings" suffered a serious loss. One of the key players of the team Pavel Datsyuk in the fall broke his wrist and was out of the game for a month.
Injury Paul
The game was beautiful to inflame passions, the team went "head to head" is at stake - the lead in the conference.
"Red Wings" have managed to translate the game into overtime. Then Henrik Zetterberg (Henrik Zetterberg) scored the winning goal - 5: 4.
Video review
The two principal rivals «Washington Capitals» and «Pittsburgh Penguins» because of the peculiarities of the schedule is not met for about 3 months. "Capital" is only interrupted by a series of defeats, so the goal was - to win.
"Pings", on the contrary, at full speed and glide forward and not going to concede. The first period was rich in removal.
Naturally, the desire has become customary Alex Ovechkin "issue" of his compatriot Evgeni Malkin. And once Alexander is still managed.
Sanka at Zhenya :)
"Capital" is not able to take advantage of the numerical advantage on 4 and then 3 and 5 on 3. you do not score - scored. Sidney Crosby (Sidney Crosby) closed the transfer Kris Letang (Kris Letang), than the extended productive streak to 23 matches!
The desire to win was greater in «Washington Capitals» and with a score of 2: 2, they went into overtime. The winner was determined only bullitnoy series. The victory of "Pittsburgh" 2: 3.
Video review
After losing three of four games and losing positions, «Atlanta Thrashers» came to the «Boston Bruins». Home team played really as hosts. Without giving chances to the opponent, by the middle of the second period, the score was 3: 1.
When the third period, "Thrashers' fourth goal conceded nerves have not sustained, and began becporyadki.
At some point, even a fight between all the players who find themselves on the ice!
Wall to wall :)
Outcome of the meeting: the score 4: 1, 120 penalty minutes and 5 player removed before the end of the match.
Video review
Note that the match "Atlanta", two days earlier, against the "Maple Leaf" from Toronto, too, was marked by an interesting event. However, this time it was a "waffle man" named Joe. Joe throws for the second time on the ice as a sign of indignation waffles game Canadian team that "grazes back" in his conference.
Waffle man
Club «New Jersey Devils», vexed his game this season, everyone can be, decided to replace the coach. It was decided to return the former coach Jacques Lemaire (Jacques Lemaire), who in 1995 led the "devil" to the Stanley Cup. Now his task - to be able to raise the morale of the players and start winning matches.
Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters
The trick: during the bounce speed of the puck reaches 193 km / h. At the moment, the captain has a strong cast «Boston Bruins» Zdeno Chara (Zdeno Chara) - about 170 km / h.
«Detroit Red Wings» on the home site took on the upcoming 'heel »« Vancouver Canucks ». Determined "killer" fairly drank the blood of the leaders of the conference. In the first period, "wings" suffered a serious loss. One of the key players of the team Pavel Datsyuk in the fall broke his wrist and was out of the game for a month.
Injury Paul
The game was beautiful to inflame passions, the team went "head to head" is at stake - the lead in the conference.
"Red Wings" have managed to translate the game into overtime. Then Henrik Zetterberg (Henrik Zetterberg) scored the winning goal - 5: 4.
Video review
The two principal rivals «Washington Capitals» and «Pittsburgh Penguins» because of the peculiarities of the schedule is not met for about 3 months. "Capital" is only interrupted by a series of defeats, so the goal was - to win.
"Pings", on the contrary, at full speed and glide forward and not going to concede. The first period was rich in removal.
Naturally, the desire has become customary Alex Ovechkin "issue" of his compatriot Evgeni Malkin. And once Alexander is still managed.
Sanka at Zhenya :)
"Capital" is not able to take advantage of the numerical advantage on 4 and then 3 and 5 on 3. you do not score - scored. Sidney Crosby (Sidney Crosby) closed the transfer Kris Letang (Kris Letang), than the extended productive streak to 23 matches!
The desire to win was greater in «Washington Capitals» and with a score of 2: 2, they went into overtime. The winner was determined only bullitnoy series. The victory of "Pittsburgh" 2: 3.
Video review
After losing three of four games and losing positions, «Atlanta Thrashers» came to the «Boston Bruins». Home team played really as hosts. Without giving chances to the opponent, by the middle of the second period, the score was 3: 1.
When the third period, "Thrashers' fourth goal conceded nerves have not sustained, and began becporyadki.
At some point, even a fight between all the players who find themselves on the ice!
Wall to wall :)
Outcome of the meeting: the score 4: 1, 120 penalty minutes and 5 player removed before the end of the match.
Video review
Note that the match "Atlanta", two days earlier, against the "Maple Leaf" from Toronto, too, was marked by an interesting event. However, this time it was a "waffle man" named Joe. Joe throws for the second time on the ice as a sign of indignation waffles game Canadian team that "grazes back" in his conference.
Waffle man
Club «New Jersey Devils», vexed his game this season, everyone can be, decided to replace the coach. It was decided to return the former coach Jacques Lemaire (Jacques Lemaire), who in 1995 led the "devil" to the Stanley Cup. Now his task - to be able to raise the morale of the players and start winning matches.
Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters
The trick: during the bounce speed of the puck reaches 193 km / h. At the moment, the captain has a strong cast «Boston Bruins» Zdeno Chara (Zdeno Chara) - about 170 km / h.
