NHL: Sensationeller Sieg gegen San Jose!

Ok, wer war dieses Mannschaft, die da gestern auf dem Eis stand? Die Coyoten erlegten die San Jose Sharks mit 8:0! Was für ein Sieg! Shane Doan kam auf 5 Punkte (1 Tor, 4 Assists), Jeremy Roenick erzielte einen Hattrick (richtig gelesen: DER Jeremy Roenick!).

Im Tor stand Curtis Joseph, der mit dem Sieg auf Rang 5 der ewigen Goalie-Liste nach Siegen vorrückte. Auch keine schlechte Leistung.

Wenn sich die Coyoten nun auf dieses Spiel besinnen und merken, dass sie sowohl Hockey spielen nd Tore erzielen können, sowie hinten “dicht” sein können - tja, dann können sie vielleicht wirklich noch einen Anlauf auf die Playoffs wagen. Ich jedenfalls wünsche mir das für 2007

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Roenick, Joseph pace Coyotes

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 31, 2006 12:00 AM

On the night marking the 25th anniversary of Wayne Gretzky’s five-goal outing that gave him a record-setting 50 goals in 39 games, the Coyotes, led by Jeremy Roenick’s hat trick, did their coach three better.

Phoenix beat the San Jose Sharks 8-0 on Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena.

The Coyotes didn’t need superb goaltending, but they got it from Curtis Joseph, who stopped 40 shots and moved into a tie for fifth place with Jacques Plante on the NHL’s all-time victories list with 437.

“Jacques Plante is one of the inventors and the builders of the game and he’s a Hall of Famer,” Joseph said. “So any time I can be mentioned in the same breath as Jacques Plante, that’s a tremendous honor.”

The Coyotes were outshot 19-6 in the first period yet somehow led 3-0 after it was over thanks to Joseph and goal-scorers Roenick, Zbynek Michalek and Shane Doan.

“I think the score after one was a little flattering for us,” Gretzky, the Coyotes coach, said. “Curtis was sensational.”

Travis Roche, Ladislav Nagy and Mike Comrie each scored goals in the second period to secure Phoenix’s third victory in the past four games.

“We’re getting there,” Doan said, “but we’ve definitely got a ways to go yet.”

Roenick scored his second and third goals of the game in the final six minutes of regulation.

Doan tied a career high with five points, but he had to settle for being named the third star behind Joseph and Roenick.

“And that’s very, very legit,” Doan said with a smile.

Coyotes report
Cheers
Kudos to Coyotes left wing Ladislav Nagy for notching the 100th goal of his NHL career, and to defenseman Matt Jones for fighting San Jose’s Steve Bernier.

Jeers
Goalie Evgeni Nabokov apparently did not bring his reflexes with him from San Jose. He gave up three goals on Phoenix’s first six shots and promptly got yanked.

Our three stars
1. Curtis Joseph, Coyotes, 40 saves, first shutout.
2. Jeremy Roenick, Coyotes, hat trick.
3. Shane Doan, Coyotes, one goal, four assists.

View from the press box
Don’t look now but the Coyotes, the team most Arizona sports fans gave up on after their horrendous 3-10 start, suddenly are playing like a club that could actually make the playoffs. Phoenix has earned seven of eight points in the past four games and is beating quality opponents (San Jose twice and Anaheim). Granted, the Coyotes still have a high ladder to climb to get into serious playoff contention, but at least now they’ve got both hands back on the rungs and are moving upward.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1231yotesgamer1231.html

Scoring drought ends for Roenick

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 31, 2006 12:00 AM

Jeremy Roenick entered Saturday’s game wondering if he’d ever score another NHL goal.

After the game, Roenick, who was a healthy scratch just two nights before against the same San Jose Sharks, was answering questions about his 10th career hat trick.

Roenick sparked Saturday’s 8-0 victory when he scored his second goal of the season, in style on a breakaway, early in the first period, then punctuated the rout with two more goals in the final six minutes of the third period.

Roenick’s first goal came after he stripped the puck from Sharks defenseman Kyle McLaren near San Jose’s blue line, then rushed goalie Evgeni Nabokov and fired the puck past him 3 minutes, 18 seconds into the game.

Roenick, who scored his only other goal of the season on Oct. 23, felt immediate relief.

“I went from (weighing) 10,000 pounds to probably about 20,” Roenick said. “It was a great feeling.”

Roenick was voted the game’s second star and took his postgame bow with his son, Brett, perched on his shoulders.

Roenick’s first-period goal was his first on home ice since he rejoined the Coyotes, and the larger-than-usual crowd at Jobing.com Arena roared its approval.

Reinprecht to return
The Coyotes plan to activate center Steven Reinprecht from the injured reserve list during the five-game trip that begins Monday; it’s just a matter of when.

Members of the team’s medical staff were scheduled to X-ray and re-examine Reinprecht’s fractured right clavicle after Saturday’s game.

Should Reinprecht get medical clearance to return, he could play Monday.

If he does not play in that game, he’d likely play in the next game, Thursday at defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina.

Reinprecht suffered the injury in the fourth game of the season vs. Nashville.

“It’s been a long two-and-a-half, three months,” Reinprecht said Saturday. “I’m champing at the bit. When I get the go-ahead, I’ll be excited.”

Reinprecht has been practicing with teammates for a few weeks and recently began making contact with teammates to test the clavicle.

He reports no pain.

Getting into playing condition is the final hurdle blocking his return.

Captain Shane Doan is eager for Reinprecht’s return.

“He’s one of the big parts of our team and can do a lot for us,” Doan said. “He makes the game easier for whoever he plays with.”

Ice chips
Center Dave Scatchard, who has scored three goals and is a minus-16, was a healthy scratch for the first time.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1231coyotesnb1231.html

‘Yotes shut out Sharks in rout

Associated Press
Dec. 30, 2006 10:01 PM

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Curtis Joseph stopped 40 shots for his 437th win, tying Jacques Plante for fifth on the career victories list, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 8-0 on Saturday night.

Joseph, making his second consecutive start after sitting out four of the previous five, made 19 saves in the first period en route to his 48th career shutout.

Jeremy Roenick, who entered the night with one goal in 31 games, recorded a hat trick for the Coyotes, 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games. Shane Doan had a goal and four assists.

Zbynek Michalek and Ladislav Nagy each added a goal and an assist, and Mike Comrie and Travis Roche also scored for Phoenix, which beat San Jose for the second time in three nights.

Phoenix finished December 6-5-2, its second straight non-losing month after beginning the season 3-9-0.

The Sharks have lost four of five.

Roenick gave Phoenix a 1-0 lead 3:18 into the game, taking the puck from Kyle McLaren in the San Jose zone and beating Evgeni Nabokov on a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle.

Michalek made it 2-0 at 12:54 of the first on a hard shot from the inside of the right circle and Doan extended the lead to 3-0 at 15:11 when he beat Nabokov with a backhander from the bottom of the left circle after a scrum in front of the net.

Vesa Toskala replaced Nabokov, who allowed three goals on six shots, but Phoenix kept rolling in the second period.

Roche scored on a one-timer from between the circles at 8:04 of the second for a 4-0 Coyotes lead. Nagy made it 5-0 at 12:24 when he took a pass from Doan and slid the puck into the open right side of the net for his 100th career goal.

Comrie added a power-play goal at 15:54 of the third period, beating Toskala on a rebound off Michalek’s shot from the point.

Roenick got his second goal, his 400th in two stints with the Coyotes, with 5:08 to go when he rifled a wrist shot past Toskala from the middle of the right circle. He added his third with 1:30 to go.

Notes: Sharks coach Ron Wilson was ejected from the game with 4:17 left in the second period after arguing an interference penalty against Joe Thornton. Thornton guided Oleg Saprykin into the open door on the Coyotes bench, earning the initial penalty. Wilson first earned a bench minor for yelling at referee Mick McGeough and was handed a game misconduct moments later. … After recording 19 shots on goal in the first period, San Jose didn’t get its first of the second period until 8:10 remained. … Oleg Saprykin and Mike Grier each were handed misconduct penalties with 9:12 remaining, ending their nights.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1230coyotes-ON.html

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