Playoffs rnd 2 game 3, Calgary 6-3

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER  GOAL#  ASSISTS
 -- ---- --- -----  -------------------------------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  02:55  Langkow     2   S.Niedermayer  Straka         SHG
2-0  WIS  1  18:27  Langkow     3   S.Niedermayer  Stumpel        SHG
2-1  CAL  2  00:17  Mara        1   Bertuzzi       Gordon         EST
2-2  CAL  2  10:43  Zidlicky    1                                 EST
3-2  WIS  2  12:15  Langkow     4   Sharp          Jovanovski     EST
4-2  WIS  3  03:42  Jovanovski  3   Jagr           Straka         EST
4-3  CAL  3  12:35  Phaneuf     4   Afinogenov     Huselius       EST
5-3  WIS  3  12:43  Straka      5   Gomez          Jagr           EST
6-3  WIS  3  19:07  Straka      6   Jagr           Gomez          EST/EN

Game note:
* second hattrick of playoffs and series.

First star: Langkow 3G, 2SHG
Second star: Straka, 2G, 2A, 10-0 in passing
Third star: Niedermayer, 2A, 26 min, 23-0 in passing
Honorable mention Mason.

Playoffs rnd 2 game 2, Calgary 8-5

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER    GOAL#  ASSISTS   
 -- ---- --- -----  --------------  ----------------------------
1-0  WIS  1  02:10  Jovanovski   1   S.Niedermayer  Lehtinen  SHG
2-0  WIS  1  02:33  Rolston      7                            EST
2-1  CAL  1  03:21  Pettinger    6   Fedorov        Mara      EST
2-2  CAL  1  14:03  Fedorov      4                            EST
2-3  CAL  1  15:35  Pitkanen     1   Bertuzzi       McAmmond  EST
2-4  CAL  2  05:43  Bondra       2   Gordon         Mara      EST
3-4  WIS  2  13:01  Rolston      8   Doan           Stumpel   EST
4-4  WIS  2  13:52  Lehtinen     2   Langkow                  EST
4-5  CAL  2  16:43  Phaneuf      3   Bondra         Boyd      EST
5-5  WIS  3  04:02  Jovanovski   2   Zubov          Rolston   EST
6-5  WIS  3  05:09  Gomez        2   Zubov          Straka    EST
7-5  WIS  3  12:01  Rolston      9   Ohlund         Stumpel   PPG
8-5  WIS  3  17:26  Stumpel      3                            SHG

Game note:
* Turn around in third period outscoring Cal 4-0
* First hattrick of the playoffs this season

First star: Rolston, 3G 1A
Second star: Jovanovski, 2G, SHG
Third star: Gomez, 1G, GWG

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

Moose loose, Day 150

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL# 
 -- ---- --- -----  ------------- ----- 
 1-0 WIS  1  07:21  Lehtinen        26  
 2-0 WIS  2  05:09  P.Boucher       21  
 3-0 WIS  2  14:31  Straka          42   SHG
 4-0 WIS  3  00:54  Jovanovski      15  
 4-1 STK  3  03:24  Barnaby          1    

First star: Mason 1 GA and 23 SV.
Second star: Jovanovski, 1G 1A 7 SOGs, 8-0 passing
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.

Hawaii surfs past Donuts, Day 114

Rest day with surfing and then a game against Hawaii.
The game was lost 5-2!

   # TEAM PER  TIME  PLAYER        GOAL#  
  -- ---- --- -----  ------------- ----- 
 0-1  1  HAW  1  03:44  Alfredsson      25   SHG
 0-2  2  HAW  2  10:30  Kovalchuk       20   
 0-3  3  HAW  3  05:20  Holmstrom       38   PPG
 0-4  4  HAW  3  10:00  Vlasic           6   
 0-5  5  HAW  3  11:29  McDonald        15  
 1-5  6  WIS  3  12:25  Jovanovski      12   
 2-5  7  WIS  3  17:35  Gomez           15   

Game notes:
* First and up to fifth goal was Hawaii until donuts made two.
* Nabokov let in 5 goals on 29 shots.
* The team should have stayed on the beach.

First star: Straka, 2A, 4 SOGd, 5-1 in cormers and 11-2 in passing.
Second star: Boucher, 5 SOGs, and +1 on the game.
Third star: Zubov, 2 SOGs, and +1 on the game.

Donuts let Niagara Fall, Day 111

In the middle of a 3 day/3 game series the stop this time was in Niagara. The players wondered a bit where they where when they landed on the airport.

For the second straight game the Donuts where off at the buzzer! There have been quite a few games the they haven't been able to score first. But last game they scored 2 in the first 3 minutes. This time it was 2 in 6 minutes, with Jagr (31) and Sharp (10). Jagr again pulling ahead in the scoring race against Straka with a score after 6 seconds! Zubov (10) added a power play goal around mid period got a short handed on a mistake to make it 3-1 after the first. 21-6 in shotting first period and Biron looked a little rusty.

Straka (31) pulled even with a goal to 4-1. Mid period Thunder responded with 2 gaols to come close at 4-3. Then Donuts added another 2, by Jovanovski (11) and Langkow (24) to make it 6-3 with 2 min to go. The game should be over but Sturm scored before the end to make it 6-4. Donuts continued shooting 22-8 in this period but 3-3 in scoring. Biron let in 4 goals on 14 shots and must have been awfully close to being pulled.

Third period showed another 3 goals Umberger sandwiched between Niedermayer (15) and Straka (32). Straka again taking the lead in the Donut king race. Game ends 8-5 to Donuts.

Donuts out shot the opponent 64-21 almost 3-1, and had possession a massive 15:17 in offensive zone. In passing Donuts had the "edge" with 157-59 with a completion of 89%. This game should in reality never have been so close. Niagara should thank Biron for keeping them in the game! Lehtinen left the game late in the period with a sprained knee. 3 out of 8 goals came from defensemen.

First star: Jagr, 1G 3A, 5 SOGs and 11-0 in passing.
Second star: Gomez, 3A, 13-2 in FO and 9-0 in passing.
Third star: Niedermayer, 1G, 7 SOGs (second after Rolstons 11!) and massive 19-0 in passing.

Tomorrow game in Stockholm, Lehtinen out and maybe Doan back. then back on the plane to Hawaii for a days rest before a new away game on island fellow Hawaii.

Donuts win against Long Island, Day 108

With Doan out and long Island going right on track like a train (sorry...) it was bound to be a tough game. Long Island was 13-13-2 coming into the game while Donut was 18-6-1 on the road.

As usual Donuts are off to slow scoring start and let Long Island score first. The first of Jason Blake's 4 goal performance. Even though Donuts out shot the Express with 18-10 it was 1-0 going into the intermission.

In a penalty filled second period (10 minors total) Express scored a second goal to 2-0. It was not until late in the second period that Donuts found the fast track to the crease (sorry...) Niedermayer (14) and Rolston (21) made the score 2-2 going into the final period. With all penaltie sno one had time to shot the puck so it was only 8-8 in the shots on goal in the period.

Third period saw Jovanovski (10) score a powerplay goal to go ahead 3-2. Jason Blake score 2 goals at 3 and 13 min into the game, to again push Long Island ahead. Just 400 seconds to go and down by 3-4 not looking good. Long Island relaxed a bit after the score and that let Donuts score less than a minute after Long Islands score, Boucher (14). In a daring move Boucher then darted up scoring again just 11 seconds after his first goal, Boucher (15). Jason Blake scored his 4:th goal for a 5-5 tie with 3 minutes remaining. Stumpel (17) scored the game winner with a minute remaining and Boucher (15) completed his hattrick with an empty netter with 10 seconds remaining.

5 out of the 7 Donuts goals where by defensemen, talk about scoring from the blue line. Donuts won the last period by 5-3 and out shooting with 20-10 for a total of 46-28.

First star: Boucher, 3G 1A, 5 SOGs, 1 blocked shot, +3 on the night, 2-1 in corners and 14-3 in passing all star performance in 27 minutes.
Second star: Niedermayer, 1G 2A, 6 SOGs, +4 on the night and 8-3 in passing.
Third star: Rolston, 1G 2A, 5 SOGs, +4 on the night and 8-1 in passing.

Donuts throw a wet blankett over River Cities, Day 104

It has been a few years that you have been scared going to meet RIV this year they are tame and calm. Biron got the chance to start this game.

First time in 5 games Donuts strike first, Samuelsson (3) after 2 minutes. Renegades countered to tie at the end of the period with lots of penalties in the peiod, 7. First period 1-1.

Second period started in the same pace as the first Jovanovski (9) after a minute on power play. 1 for 1 on the night. River Cities went 0for 5 while Donuts scored a short handed instead Lehtinen (19). Renegades and donuts exchanged a goal each more Lehtinen (20). After 2 periods 4-2 to Donuts and the ´nuts are now 33-2-1 after 2 period leads.

A goal a piece in the third with Straka (30) scoring in the last minute icing the game, 5-3. Straka now 2 up on Jagr in the internal scoring race.

First star: Lehtinen, 2G, 5 SOGs, GWG and SHG.
Second star: Boucher, 1A, 15-1 in passing.
Third star: Gomez, 1A, 10 SOGs and 8-1 in passing.

Tomorrow game in Copenhagen, no mayor injuries for any team, 2 reserves are just probable for Crusaders.

Donuts blanks Moose, 6:th in a row

The Moose didn't take the plane to the island of Gotland they swam and maybe that was why they where tired before the game. It was a fast kill and the Donuts 6:th win in a row.

Donuts scored 3 times in first period to take a 3-0 lead after scoring from Jovanovski (7+8) sandwiched around Straka (27) goal. Both Jova's goal was on the power play (2 out of 9, for the night) and was the third straight game that Jovocop scored , 4 goals in 3 games. Straka once again took the lead in scoring on the team for a short while. The team out shoot Moose with 19-6 in the first period.

Second period, no scoring no penalties just skating and positioning. When Stockholm tied to push in the third Jagr (27) and Gomez (13) stopped the Moose in his tracks. Game ends 5-0! Jagr and Straka are neck and neck on the internal scoring race. Jagr had part in all goals for the night, 5 points! The Moosehead is mounted in the wall in the locker room.

First star: Jagr, 1G 4A for 5 points, team leading 8 shoots, tied for team leading +3 on the night, 2-0 in corners and 16-1 in passing.
Second star: Nabokov, a SO but only faced 16 shoots. Donuts shot 19 themselves in just first period.
Third star: Jovanovski, 2G, GWG, and 2 PPG, ".nd on team with 6 SOG, 2 hits and good corner work and passing.

Jagr´s second straight first star and third in a row receiving a star. Same players received stars in this game as in last game, Jagr, Nabo and Jova!

The team stays on the island with light training. In two days Dayton Musicmen comes to visit. From the trade early in the season between the teams many of the players has something to prove. No injuries reported on either team. Donut would be glad to show the Musicmen a new tune and end their winning streak! Go for lucky 7!

Former champs Ibex beaten, 5:th in a row

It was a celebrity visit at the bag, North Dakota Ibex visiting. Ibex put up a god fight but Donuts where just to strong to get the game really going. all stats went Donuts way.

As often in the past Donuts let the opponent open the scoring in this case Bieksa in the first period. Niedermayer (10) and Jovanovski (6) the later on power play made defensive goals this evening. Both where set up by Jagr who's form is picking up again. Jovanovski second straight game with a goal.

No scoring in the second but in early third Donuts killed the game by two early goals, Rolston (14) and Jagr (26). Jagr is now tied with Straka again for team top honors.

First star: Jagr, 1G 2A, 5 SOGs, +2 on the night and14-4 passing.
Second star: Jovanovski, 1G 1A, team leading 6 SOGs, 2-0 in the corners and 11-1 passing. +2 for the night.
Third star: Nabokov, 23 shots against 1 goal in. A close game for two periods, 15 shots in that time.

Tomorrow we have a visit from Stockholm a 35 min plane ride for them. The team is healthy and on a 5 game winning streak. From what we heard Stockholm is healthy as well, at least when the game starts.

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.

Jetlag after 35 min flight?!

Is it possible to have a jetlag after a 35 minute flight? Maybe if we include the games the last couple of days/weeks. I can find no other explanation for the mediocre play the Donuts are preforming right now. A win in overtime against Niagra 2 days ago and now (only) a 4-3 win against Stockholm.

The Donuts did not exactly storm onto the ice in the first period, instead they lost it with 0-2. So in the 2:nd period they have to play catch up and found some ignition, by some heavy threats from coach during the rest. Jovanovski (4:th) and Zubov (9:th) tied the game in the beginning of the period and the Stumpel (9:th) scored the go ahead goal in the middle of the period, it looked like the team was on track for a big win.

But no... Middle of 3:rd period Stockholm evens out the game at 3 a piece. A gear shift again and Straka (19:th) scored the game winner at 14:35.

Broadway line 2 goals, Donut line 1 goal and the Rest line 1 goal.

First star: Straka for the game winner and two points (1G 1A)
Second star: Jovanovski (1G 1A) and 6 shots (tied for team lead), 3-2 corners and 16-3 passing.
Third star: Zubov (1G 1A) and 5 shots and 9-1 passing.

Next game (nr 40) will be at home again against Beverly Hills Lawmaters in 2 days. No injuriers to Donuts while Timonen will not be back for BEV. Nabokov is scheduled to start and the team must preform much better to win this game!