I'm just about to grab my food and sit down to watch it, should be a good game.

Not looking too good in BruinLand tonight so far...

3-0

Lookin' good from where I'm sitting.

looking even better now.. 4-0

Glad I picked up a case of beer tonight.

wow..is there any player in League history that loved to score goals more than Ovechkin...

Well that's probably one of the worst starts you could hope for.
On the flip side, Washington is really playing well, I've been watching their games since the trade deadline and they have been clicking on all lines. Pretty much handed Minny's a** to them last week.

And Backstrom has had some beautiful passes, one wicked pass for Cooke too. Cooke has looked good.

EDIT: Ovi Hattrick in the first. 5-0.

shows you how good the leafs are going...We beat them 4th game in 6 nights, 3rd in 4 nights and while getting in there at 3 30 am..

We are good

Boston is going to pull a Montreal. 5 goal comebacks FTW!

you are going to need 6 my friend

FYP

Will just make it even more special. I believe!

Wow. As a coach, what would you say to your team during the intermission when you're trailing 6-0?

Honestly I don't think I'd say a word. I wouldn't even walk in the room. I'd let them sit in their own silence, thinking about what coach is going to do to them at practice tomorrow.

"Just remember, no matter what, we can just pound on Florida tomorrow."

in this situation I would say: we lost the game, lets forget about it and use the next 2 period to build positives for next game.

I am trying to find a site with NHL records..Google hasnt been very friendly..

Like most goals in a period
Most even strength goals

anyone

LOL Welcome back Tim Thomas, hope you had a good break in the first.

ya whats up with that...?

uh oh...6 goal period for Boston? 6-1.

6-1

Comeback time!

I think a little bit is because Auld was scheduled to start against Florida tomorrow.

Most goals in one period by two teams is 10.

March 16, 1939

New York Rangers 7
New York Americans 3

I believe it was the third period when they scored the 10 goals.



^^^^^^WRONG!!!!!^^^^^^^

Most Goals, One Season

446-Edmonton Oilers, 1983-84
426-Edmonton Oilers, 1985-86
424-Edmonton Oilers, 1982-83
417-Edmonton Oilers, 1981-82
401-Edmonton Oilers, 1984-85


Most Goals, One Team, One Game

16-Montreal Canadiens, Mar 3, 1920, against the Quebec Bulldogs, final score, 16-3.


Most Goals, Both Teams, One Game

21-Montreal Canadiens, Toronto St. Pats, Jan 10, 1920, Montreal won 14-7.
21-Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks, Dec 11, 1985, Edmonton won 12-9
20-Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota North Stars, Jan 4, 1984, Edmonton won 12-8
20-Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Jan 8, 1986, Toronto won 11-9.
19 -19 goals in a single game has been recorded 6 times, with the first being the Montreal Wanderers and the Toronto Arenas on Dec 19, 1917, and the last on Oct 7, 1983 between the Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota North Stars.


Most Goals, One Team, One Period

9-Buffalo Sabres, Mar 19, 1981, second period.


Most Goals, Both Teams, One Period

12-Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Mar 19, 1981 in the second period. Buffalo had 9 goals and Toronto 3.
12-Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks, Dec 11, 1985 in the second period, Edmonton and Chicago each had 6 goals.


Most Consecutive Goals, One Team, One Game

15-Detroit Red Wings, Jan 23, 1944, defeating New York Rangers 15-0.


Fewest Goals, One Season

33-Chicago Blackhawks, 1928-29
45-Montreal Maroons, 1924-25
46-Pittsburgh Pirates, 1928-29


Fewest Goals, One Season (Min 70 Game Schedule)

133-Chicago Blackhawks, 1953-54
147-Toronto Maple Leafs, 1954-55
147-Boston Bruins, 1955-56
150-New York Rangers, 1954-55



http://couchpotatohockey.com/Records/Reg_S...m_Rec_Index.asp

thanks dale..

Sure glad Washington plays 4 times this week. The big O has saved my Yahoo season. Time for more PP. #4 for the big guy anyone?

Sorry I was listening to game, wrong PP team

Well he just picked up an assist on a wonderful pass.

Hope that case of beer is serving you well troyo.

tough game for the Bruins

and the Leafs.

why?

lol...oh I don't know. The Capitals just won the game in hand they had on the Leafs and are now 2 points further ahead of Toronto.

actually we wanted Washington to win today..as per our mathematical site..

We are closer to the Bruins

How are you closer to the Bruins when you didn't play? Did Boston lose points?

Good job on Phil Kessel being a +1 in a 9-2 loss.

Number 10!

Nice and even. Hope Auld is this good tomorrow.

the site says are chances just improved with a Washington win..I dont argue

That actually kind of makes sense. Both the Bruins and Caps are ahead of the Leafs, but only one team is getting out of the southeast division. I don't think it matters as far as it being Washington or Carolinda, as far as the Leafs chances go. If I were a Leaf fan clinging to slim hope, I'd probably want the Caps to win this game, as Boston doesn't need to win it's division to advance. Either way, this game can't really "help" the Leafs, but it can only really hurt them if it's a 3-point game. Serge is just going to have to be happy this was a 2-point game and assume that whichever team doesn't win the southeast will tank from here on out.

You want the teams in the playoffs 6 7 or 8 seeds to lose when facing 9 10 or 11 seeds. Boston wins they are further ahead. DM rarely would I say you're wrong but on this one you are. What the point of catching washington when Boston pulls further away?

That 10th goal costed me I had a bet no 12th goal. Fackers running up the score.

If Buffis playing Philly Iam cheering for Buff to win this way we are still 6 points out.

I'm thinking DM is just looking for any reason to prod Serge, logic be damned!

Because the Leafs are chasing the 8th (or 7th) spot. I would assume that they need the teams between them and that 8th spot to lose. Boston is in 6th place but they still have 2 games in hand on the Leafs.

Dude, the guy runs a million simualtions and he said that the best result was a Washington regulation time win...

I think there are 2 different ways to look at it, but I think that DM's argument would be rock solid if division winners didn't get an automatic playoff berth. Since they do, and one win can make a team go from 3rd to 10th, it gets a little murky.

It's a little less murky when you consider that Carolina and now Washington are both closer to the 8th spot than Toronto.

but the Leafs arent only chasing 8th spot...There is a realistic chance that they can catch teams as high as 4th...

I hate to even say this, BUT...

The only way the Leafs make the playoffs is by having a ridiculously strong finish, something like 14-4. If they do that, their worry isnt the teams they are tied with, or just 2pts behind. Their worry is the teams they are trying to catch, and hoping they dont all have above .500 records, which they currently project to have.

I get the point about the 6th place team, but Boston is barely in 6th, actually only 2pts ahead of 8th, and 2games in hand mean nothing if they dont win. You need at least 1, if not 2 of these teams to be below .500 in that scenario.

That, along with Washington getting an auto berth as div winner, makes it a pretty solid argument why you want the Caps to win, or at the very least, just be happy they did so in regulation time.

either way, Leafs wont make the playoffs and they are only screwing the long term.

and since this is a Bruins thread.....I love Chara. 10goals against, and he is EVEN on the night, with a point. The guy is a beast, a true MVP.

the fact that we are even having this argument makes me happy...2 weeks ago we had no shot

True. I'm not all sure my analysis is correct, but it seems close. I factored "hope" into the equation as well, which only exists from a Leaf p.o.v. anyway. Either way, I still believe that this individual game really couldn't have helped the Leafs all that much, no matter who won. It could only have hurt them, had it gone into OT. The Caps winning is only good from a Leaf point of view if you hope (therefor making it guarranteed) that the Caps will lose from here on out.

Yeah, now you're reaching just a little bit...

Obviously, because Philly is the cutoff right now between making it and not making it.

What about if Ottawa was playing Buffalo?