Beaner
11-12-2005, 01:37 AM
Well a much better game then the first time these 2 teams played in Vancouver. Lots of hitting, intensity and all around very entertaining game. Dubynk showed everyone tonight why he was a #1 pick, he definatley kept the Blazers in the game tonight. Giants probably should have had this game, but c'est la vie. Blazers got in some penalty trouble again in the third, but managed to kill off the penalties.
NOTES
Slade and Dubnyk got the starts.
Mikkelson (knee), Sexsmith (Hip), Reese, Hunt , Czibre were the Giant scratches.
Shots were 35-16 Giants.
PP Giants 1/10, Blazers 1/6
Rutherford left the game mid-third after a big collision into the end boards. Seemed to be favoring his leg. Managed to get called on a charge on the play.
GOALS
1. VAN Albers, (3) (Franson, Kraus), 4:24 (PP)Off the draw, puck comes to Franson, passes across ice to Albers who one times it high past Dubnyk.
1. KAM Jorgensen, (11) (Mulock, Rome), 9:30 Puck is coming around behind the net, takes a funny hop off the boards catching Slade out of his net, Rome tips it out front, Mulock tips it to the middle and Jorgenson taps in the empty netter.
1. KAM Steinmann, (2) (Tesliuk), 10:06 (PP) Steinmann crosses the blue line with the puck and just lets a wrister go, stick side, mid high that just goes right past Slade.
3. VAN Watt, (2) , 7:15 Watt gets the puck in the neutral zone, lots of people changing at the time, crosses the blue line and just fires one at the net, thru the Defenceman that beats Dubnyk Five hole.
3. KAM Steinmann, (3) , 10:44 Franson decides to try and deek the Forechecker in the slot in his own zone. Wrong Decision. Steinmann chips it off his stick grabs the puck and fires a shot right past the startled Slade.
3. VAN Lamb, (7) (Watt, Fistric), 15:47 Puck goes in on Dubnyk on a dump -in, he goes to play it in the faceoff circle, a hard-charging Watt manages to get to Dubnyk and the puck, takes it from Dubnyk, throws it backhand to the front of the net, and Lamb redirects it home into the open net.
SHOOT-OUT
Ashton Rome No Goal - I think he lost control just as he was making his move stick side.
Reid Jorgensen Goal - Shot past Slade.
T.J. Mulock No Goal - I think we went for the deke, Slade got him.
Tim Kraus No Goal - Tried to go 5-hole.
Mitch Bartley No Goal - Tried to go 5-hole.
Michal Repik No Goal - Shot glove side, mid net high, Dubnyk glove faster.
FISTICUFFS
None - but for a second at the end of the second I thought we might get to see the Bartley brothers have another go at it. :laugh:
OFFICIATING
Rehman got he call tonight. Pretty good job I thought, nothing glaring - for the most part he let them play. GRADE:B
DUMB PENALTY OF THE NIGHT
Victor Bartley 2 for Slashing in the third, when they were already shorthanded. Have to keep your head together better than that.
OVERALL
Much better game like I said than the first game. Giants probably deserved a better fate, they had the better chances and a lot more pressure, but the Blazers did what they had to, to get the win. Game 2 tomorrow night should be fantastic.
Franson had a terrible game I thought tonight, he at times during games doesn't seem to know what to do with the puck, and tonight it almost cost them the game.
Biggest hit of the night has to go to JD Watt who caught some Blazer in the railroad tracks early and he absolutely flattened the guy, so hard was the hit the mouthguard went flying. Player was ok, missed who JD caught, but that was the best open ice hit of the season thus far.
Blum is just looking better and better for a 16yr. old. Great play on Rome one on one late in the thrid to negate a scoring chance.
3 Stars
1. VAN - 11 J. D. Watt
2. KAM - 10 Janick Steinmann
3. VAN - 3 Paul Albers
Dubnyk should have got a star tonight, except for those 2 goals he was amazing.
NOTES
Slade and Dubnyk got the starts.
Mikkelson (knee), Sexsmith (Hip), Reese, Hunt , Czibre were the Giant scratches.
Shots were 35-16 Giants.
PP Giants 1/10, Blazers 1/6
Rutherford left the game mid-third after a big collision into the end boards. Seemed to be favoring his leg. Managed to get called on a charge on the play.
GOALS
1. VAN Albers, (3) (Franson, Kraus), 4:24 (PP)Off the draw, puck comes to Franson, passes across ice to Albers who one times it high past Dubnyk.
1. KAM Jorgensen, (11) (Mulock, Rome), 9:30 Puck is coming around behind the net, takes a funny hop off the boards catching Slade out of his net, Rome tips it out front, Mulock tips it to the middle and Jorgenson taps in the empty netter.
1. KAM Steinmann, (2) (Tesliuk), 10:06 (PP) Steinmann crosses the blue line with the puck and just lets a wrister go, stick side, mid high that just goes right past Slade.
3. VAN Watt, (2) , 7:15 Watt gets the puck in the neutral zone, lots of people changing at the time, crosses the blue line and just fires one at the net, thru the Defenceman that beats Dubnyk Five hole.
3. KAM Steinmann, (3) , 10:44 Franson decides to try and deek the Forechecker in the slot in his own zone. Wrong Decision. Steinmann chips it off his stick grabs the puck and fires a shot right past the startled Slade.
3. VAN Lamb, (7) (Watt, Fistric), 15:47 Puck goes in on Dubnyk on a dump -in, he goes to play it in the faceoff circle, a hard-charging Watt manages to get to Dubnyk and the puck, takes it from Dubnyk, throws it backhand to the front of the net, and Lamb redirects it home into the open net.
SHOOT-OUT
Ashton Rome No Goal - I think he lost control just as he was making his move stick side.
Reid Jorgensen Goal - Shot past Slade.
T.J. Mulock No Goal - I think we went for the deke, Slade got him.
Tim Kraus No Goal - Tried to go 5-hole.
Mitch Bartley No Goal - Tried to go 5-hole.
Michal Repik No Goal - Shot glove side, mid net high, Dubnyk glove faster.
FISTICUFFS
None - but for a second at the end of the second I thought we might get to see the Bartley brothers have another go at it. :laugh:
OFFICIATING
Rehman got he call tonight. Pretty good job I thought, nothing glaring - for the most part he let them play. GRADE:B
DUMB PENALTY OF THE NIGHT
Victor Bartley 2 for Slashing in the third, when they were already shorthanded. Have to keep your head together better than that.
OVERALL
Much better game like I said than the first game. Giants probably deserved a better fate, they had the better chances and a lot more pressure, but the Blazers did what they had to, to get the win. Game 2 tomorrow night should be fantastic.
Franson had a terrible game I thought tonight, he at times during games doesn't seem to know what to do with the puck, and tonight it almost cost them the game.
Biggest hit of the night has to go to JD Watt who caught some Blazer in the railroad tracks early and he absolutely flattened the guy, so hard was the hit the mouthguard went flying. Player was ok, missed who JD caught, but that was the best open ice hit of the season thus far.
Blum is just looking better and better for a 16yr. old. Great play on Rome one on one late in the thrid to negate a scoring chance.
3 Stars
1. VAN - 11 J. D. Watt
2. KAM - 10 Janick Steinmann
3. VAN - 3 Paul Albers
Dubnyk should have got a star tonight, except for those 2 goals he was amazing.