Playoffs rnd 2, game 5, Calgary 6-5(OT)

 # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER     GOAL#  ASSISTS
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- -------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  02:59  Langkow      5   Straka Jagr         PPG
1-1  CAL  1  11:20  Phaneuf      5   Huselius Savard     EST
2-1  WIS  1  14:31  Lehtinen     3                       EST
2-2  CAL  2  05:54  Pettinger    7   Tanguay Sopel       EST
2-3  CAL  2  06:40  Pitkanen     2   Afinogenov Savard   EST
2-4  CAL  2  09:40  Huselius     6   Savard Bertuzzi     EST
3-4  WIS  2  14:16  Rolston     10   Doan Ohlund         PPG
3-5  CAL  2  18:13  Beauchemin   2   Huselius Savard     EST
4-5  WIS  3  09:19  Doan         4   Rolston Stumpel     EST
5-5  WIS  3  19:06  Samuelsson   1   Straka Stumpel      EST
6-5  WIS  5  09:10  Rolston     11   Doan S.Niedermayer  PPG

First star: Rolston, 2G 1A, GWG, 18 shots on goal!, 4 hits
Second star: Doan, 1G 2A, shared team high 4 hits
Third star: Straka, 2 A

Playoffs rnd 2, game 4, Calgary 4-3(OT)

 # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER   GOAL#  ASSISTS
-- ---- --- -----  --------------------------------------------
0-1  CAL  1  11:49  Afinogenov 4   Huselius  Savard        EST
1-1  WIS  2  06:00  Jagr       1   Rolston  Straka         EST
2-1  WIS  3  02:23  Gomez      3   Jagr S.Niedermayer      EST
3-1  WIS  3  07:39  Straka     7   Jagr Gomez              EST
3-2  CAL  3  11:16  Savard     2                           EST
3-3  CAL  3  18:53  Fedorov    5   Tanguay Pettinger       EST
4-3  WIS  4  03:28  Doan       3   Zubov Stumpel           PPG

First star: Jagr 1G 2A, First goal welcome Mr Jagr!
Second star: Mason 41 shots, 38 saves.
Third star: Doan, 1G, GWG

Playoffs rnd 1 game 4, Stockholm 4-1

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER GOAL#  ASSISTS
-- ---- --- -----  ---------------------------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  07:07  Doan     2  (Ohlund, S.Niedermayer)   PPG
1-1  STK  1  11:11  Prucha   1  (Alexeev, Zetterberg)     PPG
2-1  WIS  1  14:11  Stumpel  2  (Rolston, Doan)           EST
3-1  WIS  2  10:34  Rolston  5  (S.Niedermayer, Stumpel)  EST
4-1  WIS  2  14:11  Rolston  6  (Zubov, P.Boucher)        EST

First star: Rolston, 2G, 1A, 8 SOGs
Second star: Mason, 26 shots faced 1 GA
Third star: Stumpel, 1G, 1A

Playoffs rnd 1 game 2, Stockholm 5-2

  # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER   GOAL#  ASSISTS
-- ---- --- -----  --------- -----  ------------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  18:51  Straka     1   (Jagr, Jovanovski)     PPG
2-0  WIS  1  19:10  Straka     2   (Zubov, Stumpel)       EST
3-0  WIS  1  19:34  Stumpel    1   (Straka, Zubov)        EST
3-1  STK  2  07:09  Vermette   2   (Alexeev, B.Jackman)   EST
3-2  STK  2  18:43  Barnaby    1   (Rozsival, Torres)     EST
4-2  WIS  2  19:02  Doan       1   (Stumpel, Rolston)     EST
5-2  WIS  3  13:04  Langkow    1   (Foster, Ohlund)       EST

First star: Straka, 2G, 1A.
Second star: Stumpel, 1G, 2A, GWG, +3 on the night.
Third star: Zubov, 2A, 17-1 in passing.

Playoffs rnd 1 game 1, Stockholm 2-1

 # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER    GOAL#  ASSISTS     
-- ---- --- -----  -------------------------------------------
0-1  STK  1  02:50  Vermette   1 (Zetterberg, Prucha)     PPG
1-1  WIS  1  13:20  Rolston    1 (S.Niedermayer, Stumpel) EST
1-2  WIS  2  03:13  Rolston    2 (Stumpel, Doan)          EST

First star: Rolston, 2G, GWG
Second star: Stumpel, 2A, passing 9-0
Third star: Doan, 1A, 6 hits

Donut of the month (Apr): Doan

Time again to figure out which player wins 50 kilos of Donuts as a reward from our sponsor.

It is determined from the Stars in the game where the first get 3 points down to one point on the third star. As a tie breaker most 3´s win and so on.

12 games played in a shortend month:

Doan 2+3+2+2+1 =10
Niedermayer 3+1+2+3 =9
Mason 1+3+1+1+3 =9
Jovanovski 3+2+2 =7
Langkow 1+3+1+1 =6
Rolston 1+3 =4
Jagr 1+3 =4
Zubov 3+1 =4
Straka 2+2 =4
Ladd 2+2 =4
Lehtinen 3
Sharp 3
Ohlund 2+1 =3
Gomez 2

Doan and Mason figured in 5 games each, Mason and Niedermayer had 2 first stars each. 14 different players got stars in the 12 games!

Last regular season winner is: Doan
Previous: Rolston, Jagr and Niedermayer

Moose loose again, Day 155

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  ASSIST #1      ASSIST #2      TYPE
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- -----  -------------  -------------  ------
1-0  WIS  1  04:01  Jagr     38   (Straka, Gomez)          EST
2-0  WIS  1  09:01  Doan     30   (Foster)                 EST
3-0  WIS  1  09:08  Rolston  42   (Foster, Stumpel)        EST
4-0  WIS  1  15:03  Zubov    14                            EST
5-0  WIS  2  14:57  Rolston  43   (Stumpel, Zubov)         PPG
5-1  STK  2  15:02  Prospal  18  
6-1  WIS  2  15:31  Straka   44   (Gomez, Jovanovski)      EST

First star: Rolston, 2G
Second star: Straka, 1G 1A
Third star: Mason, 24 saves, 1GA, injured

Killers killed again, Day 153

  # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL# 
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- -----
1-0  WIS  1  01:17  Jagr            36 
1-1  KRL  1  11:37  Sillinger       29   PPG
2-1  WIS  2  05:10  Jagr            37  
3-1  WIS  2  05:40  Straka          43  
3-2  KRL  2  10:04  Kuba            10  
3-3  KRL  3  01:49  Hemsky          23   PPG
3-4  KRL  3  07:44  Johnsson         7  
4-4  WIS  3  10:15  Zubov           13   PPG
5-4  WIS  3  15:28  Doan            29   

First star: Jagr, 2G 1A, 7 SOGs
Second star: Gomez, 3A
Third star: Zubov, 1G, PPG

Law maters teach Donuts, day 151

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL# 
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- ----- 
0-1  BEV  1  00:44  Heatley         54  
0-2  BEV  1  07:07  Heatley         55  
0-3  BEV  1  14:38  Visnovsky       19  
1-3  WIS  2  02:16  Jovanovski      16   PPG
1-4  BEV  2  02:26  Malkin          45    
1-5  BEV  2  08:12  Recchi          35   PPG
1-6  BEV  3  03:43  Malkin          46 
2-6  WIS  3  07:21  Doan            28 
2-7  BEV  3  07:41  Visnovsky       20   PPG
2-8  BEV  3  11:14  Visnovsky       21  

First star: Zubov 2A, 13-1 passing
Second star: Jovanovski, 1G, PPG +0 for the night
Third star: Doan, 1G

Niagara Falls to Donuts, Day 149

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  ASSIST #1      ASSIST #2      TYPE
-- ---- --- -----  ------------- -----  -------------  -------------  ------
1-0 WIS  1  08:32  Zajac            3 
1-1 NIA  1  09:13  Umberger         9 
1-2 NIA  1  18:58  Sturm           24 
1-3 NIA  2  17:28  Salo            17 
2-3 WIS  3  00:47  Sharp           13 
3-3 WIS  3  05:53  Stumpel         22   PPG
4-3 WIS  3  08:25  Rolston         41   SHG
5-3 WIS  3  12:21  Straka          41   PPG
6-3 WIS  3  16:18  Sharp           14 
7-3 WIS  3  18:49  S.Niedermayer   18 
8-3 WIS  3  19:24  Doan            27 

* 8-62-153 game
* Jagr 11 SOGs
* Niedermayer 26-0 passing

First Star: Niedermayer, 1G 1A, 26-0 passing
Second Star: Doan, 1G 2A
Third Star: Langkow, 3A

Winnepeg strikes out, Day 147

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  ASSISTS
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- -----  --------------------------
 1-0  WIS  1  00:20  Jagr            35   (Gomez, Ohlund)    EST
 2-0  WIS  1  14:33  Doan            26   (Rolston, Zubov)   EST
 3-0  WIS  2  02:52  S.Niedermayer   17   (Straka, Ohlund)   EST
 4-0  WIS  2  11:42  Jovanovski      14   (C.White, Stumpel) SHG

First Star: Mason, 28 saves SO!
Second star: Niedermayer, 1G, 19-0 passing
Third star: Ohlund, 2A, 12-0 passing

Donuts spare nothing on Spurs, Day 145

It was a battle of two giants, in this year of CCHL. Both leading their conferences but Hawaii breathing hrd down Denvers neck. For once Donuts was not the better team in statistics out shot, out hit and out played in the offensive zone but better on the score sheet. When the team went from 3-1 to 5-1 in the second period it was over. Never would donuts loose by 4 goals in the last period and they didn't it held to 6-3.

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  ASSISTS 
-- ---- --- -----  --------------  ------------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  00:20  Ohlund     16   (Jagr, Gomez)       EST
2-0  WIS  1  09:41  Doan       24   (Zubov, Jovanovski) PPG
2-1  DEN  1  14:13  Selanne    34   (Skrastins, Sakic)  EST
3-1  WIS  1  16:50  Lehtinen   25   (Jovanovski, Sharp) EST
4-1  WIS  2  17:06  Jagr       34   (Gomez, Jovanovski) EST
5-1  WIS  2  19:26  Doan       25   (Stumpel, Rolston)  EST
5-2  DEN  3  00:11  Smyth      49   (Selanne, Sakic)    PPG
5-3  DEN  3  17:43  Mrn.Hossa  48   (Lecavalier, Tkachuk)ST
6-3  WIS  3  19:48  Jovanovski 13                       PPG/EN

Game notes:
* Jagr scored after drought for 12 games!
* Jovanovski 4 point game!
* The Spurs offensive not as balanced Smyth and Hossa are way in front of top Donuts scorers.
* Goal after 20 seconds from start of game by Ohlund new record.
* Spurs out shot Donut 42-34 so a 6-34-107 game. Denver even out passed ´nuts!
* Order in total is now Donuts, sandblasters and then Spurs.

First star: Jovanovski, 1G 3A
Second star: Doan, 2G, 7 SOGs and 10-1 passing.
Third star: Jagr, 1G 1A, 6 SOGs, GWG and 2-0 in corners.

Donuts kills predator, Day 138

The team took notice of the coaches word and started to get to work again. When working as a team this team gets it done, this time 4-1! Not a 5-50-150 performance but close, 4-50-119.

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  ASSISTS 
-- ---- --- -----  ------------- -----  --------------------------
1-0 WIS  1  01:47  Doan            22                             EST
2-0 WIS  1  02:56  Doan            23   (Rolston, P.Boucher)      PPG
2-1 HAM  1  14:41  Souray          26   (Backes, Marchant)        EST
3-1 WIS  2  04:33  Samuelsson       4   (Gomez, Straka)           PPG
4-1 WIS  3  10:36  Straka          40   Gomez, P.Boucher)         EST

Game notes:
* Souray a former Donut comes back to haunt.
* Doan and Langkow are the slackers in scoring and they are now picking up the pace.
* Donuts 2/4 on PP while Predators went 0/2.
* Straka first to get to 40 goals this season and just the second to do it all time, last year Doan had 43!
* Straka now has 102 points an all time high for a Donut, last year Rolston gathered 81 points in 80 games.

First star: Doan, 2G, PP, GWG, 5 SOGs and 6 hits (team high).
Second star: Straka, 1G 1A, 22-0 in passing and +1 on the night (shared team high).
Third star: Mason, 1 goal in 33 SOG!

Tomorrow a big game against Karlstad and the team is healthy, while Karlstad is expected to miss Modano.

Chinook blows over Donuts, Day 137

Here was came the crunch 3 game in 3 days series and it start of with one of the easier in Calgary and the players are just no there. This was not a 5-50-150 performance but a mediocre 1-28-112 night. First goal or not it just didn't help although the Chinook had some luck in taking advantage of their chances.

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  ASSISTS
  ---- --- -----  ------------- -----  --------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  12:13  Langkow         29   (Zubov, Doan)          PPG
1-1  CAL  2  00:38  Huselius        46   (Sopel, Afinogenov     PPG
1-2  CAL  2  10:40  Phaneuf         12                          EST
1-3  CAL  2  13:46  Savard          31   (Phaneuf, Afinogenov)  PPG

First star: Niedermayer, 4 hits (shared team high), 15-1 passing
Second star: Doan, 1A, 3 hits, 5-0 in corners and 10-0 in passing.
Third star: Langkow, 1G, PPG.

Well, hopefully the team does a better game against Hamilton Predators tomorrow. On paper a tougher game.

Ronin rolls over, Day 117

New player Mason was immediately put to work in his new club and got his first win.

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL# 
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- -----
0-1  1  VIC  1  07:11  Guerin          21  
0-2  2  VIC  1  18:38  J.Staal         25  
1-2  3  WIS  2  15:10  Rolston         24  
2-2  4  WIS  3  08:53  Rolston         25   PPG
3-2  5  WIS  3  11:12  Doan            21   PPG
4-2  6  WIS  3  19:52  Gomez           16   PPG

Game notes:
* Again not scoring first and down at end of third period.
* 3:rd time turned around a game after being down in start of third.
* Penalties killed Ronin. Donut was 3 out of 10 and Ronin 0 out of 4.
* Mason did his job 2 goas in 36 shots.
* Guerin injured after scoring for Victoria
* A great come from behind game for Donuts!

First star: Rolston, 2G 1A, 8 SOGs, +1, 3 hits, 9-1 in passing.
Second star: Doan
Third star: Boucher

Original Donut, Biron traded at deadline

On the last day before the trade deadline one of the real profiles in Donut-hockey was traded. Martin Biron has for most years in donut history been the number 1 goaltender. In the first year he alone took the team tot he conference finals.

It has been sad to see the the team first bringing in Nabokov to take over the no 1 spot and now Mason to take down Nabby to second. The goal tending trades this year have angered many fans who though the first mistake was to let Burke walk away and then trade Bryzgalov for Nabby. The fans have also heard rumors that Hasek would be a Donut and that would be really scary.

Earlier in the season Kilger was traded to Dayton left as original Donut are the Donut line, Langkow, Rolston, Doan and defensemen Ohlund and White. All but White are still regulars allthough the recent shopping of star has brought him down in rotation.

It is really sad to see Martin go says Mr Donut in a rare interview. He has been here all this time and if we go all the way this time he should have been there. But we greet Mason and hope he can take us to the top, Martin unfortunatly proved he couldn't this season.

Donuts eat Preds, Day 100

So it was a though game against a healthy Predators, we thought, but no...

As usual the opponent takes the lead first, scored the lone goal in the first period for 0-1 lead while Donuts shot 17-6 on goal.

Second period at 18 seconds Niedermayer (11) tied the game and then the scoring continued with Langkow (22), Sharp (9) and Rolston (19). Preds got a gaol at this stage and made it 4-2 but Niedermayer (12) shortly there after scored his second of the night and period to make the game 5-2 at the 2nd intermission.

Third period Straka (29) pulled a head in the internal scoring by doing his 29th on a PPG and Boucher (12) rounded it out to 7-2 late in game. 50-18 in shooting and 1-5 power play for Donut against 0-2 for Preds.

First star: Niedermayer, 2G 1A, tied for team lead with +3 for the night and 15-3 in passing.
Second star: Boucher, 1G 1A, 5 SOGs and 12-0 in passing.
Third star: Doan, 2A, 5 hits and 7-0 in passing.

Next game tomorrow in Karlstad and revenge is needed on Killers (although last game was A Donut win at home in OT). Donuts are healthy and Killers are missing Gionta, Eaton and Klemm. That should even out the odds a bit.

Donuts thunders past Thunder Bay

The Donuts closed the game late in first with two goals to seal the victory.

Stumpel (15) scored early on the power play. Thunder Bat replied mid first (assisted by Edler and Pavelski, both former nuts). Jovanovski (5) and Jagr (25), the late another power play goal secured the win. Doan (20) scored ni the second period to make it 4-1. Gomez (12) scored in empty net to make it 5-2 for the Donuts.

The Donuts won just about all stats categories. Shooting about 20 shoots a period to keep Nittymaki busy. Also out passes the Thunder by whooping 164-81 with 87% completion rate. Donuts lost FO and hits categories. 10 players on Donuts have double digits in completed passes.

First star: Gomez, 1G 2A, 10 SOGs, team leading +2, 15-9 in FO and 11-1 in passing.
Second star: Jagr, 1G 2A, 5 SOGs, the GWG and 12-0 in passing.
Third star: Stumpel, 1G 1A and 14-0 in passing.

Next game against North Dakota at home, no injuries on the team.

Dounuts take Quebec

The Remparts are still Blushing from the undressing the Donuts did of them. Donuts out shoot Quebec 70-17 ans out passes 151-87 and the game was about the same. Nothing much actually happened i the first period. Two goals in the second period killed the game, the goals came from Doan (18) and Jagr (24) both on power play. In the third Doan (19) continued in power play until Brunette finally broke Nabokovs zero. Straka (25) scored the donuts 4:th consecutive power play goal. Phillipe Boucher (11) finished off the game with 5-1 score.

Positive that the ´nuts scored on 4 out of 10 power play opportunities. Negative that Zubov is out for some games stopping a shot with his skate. It wont be too long though before he is back.

First star: Rolston with massive 14 SOG, 1A and 12-1 in passing.
Second star: Doan, 2G, 8 SOG and team high 3 hits.
Third star: Gomez, 3A, 6 SOG, 21-7 in FO and 15-4 in passing.

Ronin runs over Donuts

Lidstrom was not the problem the rest of Victoria Ronin was. This was however on away ice but it raises some questions. Let's see what happened.

Lots of penalties in the first period 3 to each team. Clowe started the scoring with the lone goal of the first period. The hot tempers subsided on both teams and the penalties became fewer and Doan (17) scored the equalizer at 14:16. About ½ minute later Staal scored his first of the two goals he scored in the period. This left a 3-1 lead to Ronin going into 3:rd. Havlat made it 4-1 on PP before Jagr (23) tried to catch up. In the end Bouwmeester capitalized on an empty net. Ending the game at 5-2 to Ronin.

There where four injuries in the game, to Donuts White and Lehtinen and for Ronin Foote and Hannan. Lehtinen, Foote and Hannan are class A players so a slight edge should go to Donuts, on the other hand Hannan occurs late in the game.

It sound a bit more convincing then the game logg tells me. First of all the empty net is a give away and should not count on this. Donuts had too many penalties in this game and Ronin cashed in once but at an important time to keep Donuts from within one goal difference. Ronin has a slight edge in SOG, hits and FO:s and Donuts a slight edge at passing.

Lessons to learn: Against a good team like Ronin on away ice you can't afford to give away the first goal or the lead after 2 periods. They are 20-2 after a lead in 2:nd period, Donuts themselves are 24-1. We can also not give up penalties to a team that capitalize, this is however usually not a problem. So on away ice preferably get a lead, hold on to it and don't sit and watch the game in the penalty box. Probably a series with Ronin would go to 7 games as the home ice advantage would be the difference.

First star: Jagr, 1G, 9 SOG:s team leader, +0 for the game, 2 hits and team higfh on completed passes with 16-2.
Second star: Gomez, no scoring, 4 SOG 2:nd on team, +1 for the game, 13-3 in passing and more wins than losses in FO.
Third star: Niedermayer, 1A, 27 min, +0 in the game and 15-1 in passing ratio.

Tomorrow we have visit from Quebec Remparts (if they haven't changed name again) and against Copenhagen the following day. After that a bit rest and then Springfield at home and then Thunder Bay away. Lethinen will be out for the next 2 home games but is probable for the Springfield game while White will probably miss 3 games but join the road trip to Thunder Bay.