Monday, 29 February 2016

{coyotes} Hornqvist's hat trick powers Penguins past Coyotes 6-0

 

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins, like most of their playoff-chasing brethren, opted against making a splashy move at the trade deadline. The way general manager Jim Rutherford figured it, his team has the parts necessary after a couple months of tinkering.

One of the things Rutherford and coach Mike Sullivan haven't messed with is the top line. Considering the way Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz are playing at the moment, that's probably wise.

Hornqvist beat Arizona goalie Louis Domingue three times for his first career hat trick and the Penguins made quick work of the Coyotes 6-0 on Monday night. Kunitz added a goal and an assist, and Crosby had three assists as Pittsburgh began a busy week by sending the Coyotes to their sixth straight loss.

Kris Letang had a goal and an assist, and Matt Cullen also scored for the Penguins.

"I've been struggling to get that third goal," said Hornqvist, who came in with 18 two-goal games. "I think I have almost 20 games with two goals. It's nice to get the third one."

He broke through -- and sent hundreds of stuffed Penguins given away as a promotion raining onto the ice -- when his power-play goal 11:06 into the second pushed Pittsburgh's lead to 4-0. Hornqvist called the scene of the team's ice crew shoveling the Penguins into trash cans "pretty funny."

The reeling Coyotes would disagree after dropping their sixth straight overall and eighth in a row on the road. Arizona sent forward Mikkel Boedker to Colorado earlier on Monday, and losing their third-leading scorer seemed to leave the Coyotes deflated.

"It's really difficult," forward Shane Doan said. "It doesn't really matter. We were horrendous."

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots for his fifth shutout of the season and the 43rd of his career. The Penguins have won three of four to hold onto the eighth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference at the start of a stretch in which they'll play five times in seven days.

"This is how we have to play to be that playoff-type team that will be tough to play against," Sullivan said.

The victory provided a giddy end to a relatively quiet day. Pittsburgh's only significant move before the 3 p.m. trade deadline consisted of sending Russian rookie forward Sergei Plotnikov to the Coyotes in the morning, ending the 25-year-old's forgettable tenure with the Penguins.

Following a slow start he asked the team in December if he could return to the KHL in Russia. The Penguins declined, citing a roster freeze, and the request did not sit well with Sullivan, who made the power forward a healthy scratch for his final 20 games with Pittsburgh.

It made for an interesting day for Plotnikov, who made his way to the visitors' locker room after the deal went through Monday morning and suited up for the Coyotes a few hours later. He skated on the fourth line and finished with one shot on goal in 12:10 of ice time while also picking up a minor penalty for tripping former teammate Ian Cole.

Rutherford cited earlier deals that brought in defenseman Trevor Daley and forward Carl Hagelin as one of the main reasons Pittsburgh stayed put at the deadline. He believes his team is significantly better than it was in mid-December when it was languishing in the bottom third of the East.

The Penguins certainly played like it against the listless Coyotes, producing a handful of quality scoring chances in the opening minutes. Hornqvist cashed in 5:42 into the game by poking in his own rebound past a sprawled Domingue.

Arizona's best chance to make things competitive ended when the Coyotes couldn't convert during a 5-on-3 power play in the middle of the first and Hornqvist doubled Pittsburgh's lead late in the period, deflecting a little flip from Kunitz that knuckled past Domingue's glove.

Kunitz made it 3-0 just before the midway point, redirecting Letang's shot from the point, and when Hornqvist completed the hat trick less than 2 minutes later the rout was on.

"Glad to see (the top line) got rewarded tonight for their efforts," Sullivan said. "I think they've played hard here the last week or so. It hasn't necessarily translated on the scoresheet but tonight it did for them."

Game notes
The Penguins travel to Eastern Conference-leading Washington on Tuesday night, a makeup game after their scheduled Jan. 24 meeting was postponed following a major snowstorm. ... Pittsburgh scratched goalie
Jeff Zatkoff and made rookie Matt Murray the primary backup. The team will carry three goalies for the foreseeable future. ... Penguins D Justin Schultz, picked up in a trade with Edmonton last weekend, is expected to join Pittsburgh in the middle of the week. ... Pittsburgh and Arizona made a minor deal later in the day, with the Penguins sending prospect Matia Marcantuoni to the Coyotes for forwards Dustin Jeffrey, Dan O'Donoghue and defenseman James Melindy. ... Phoenix returns home to host Anaheim on Thursday.

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{coyotes} Coyotes trade Corey Potter to Predators for future considerations

 

The Nashville Predators bolstered their AHL roster Monday, trading for defenceman Corey Potter from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for future considerations.

Potter has spent this season with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, posting five goals and 12 assists in 52 games.

He has eight goals and 24 assists in 129 NHL games, and is a career minus-11. The 32-year-old will report to the Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville's AHL affiliate.

Originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 122nd overall, in the 2003 NHL Draft, Potter has also spent time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames organizations.

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{coyotes} Avalanche get forward Boedker from Coyotes

 

The Arizona Coyotes traded forward Mikkel Boedker to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday for forwards Alex Tanguay and Conner Bleackley and defenseman Kyle Wood.

Boedker is Arizona's third-leading scorer this season with 39 points (13 goals) in 62 games.

Boedker adds speed to an Avalanche forward group that includes Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon.

"I think there's so much skill and so much talent in that lineup all the way through," Boedker told Sportsnet. "Just being able to work with them and see how creative they are and see their hands and skill. Obviously even with Jarome Iginla, there's a guy right there you can learn a lot from. Going into that lineup will be a tremendous opportunity and hopefully I can make the best of it."

The Coyotes selected Boedker with the No. 8 pick in the 2008 NHL Draft and he debuted with them the following season. He has 80 goals and 213 points in 445 NHL games, including career highs of 19 goals and 51 points in 2013-14.

"I'm grateful for the situation that Phoenix put me in when I was young," he told TSN. "I was drafted by them, but now it's on to Colorado. Let's see if I can help them win hockey games and go on a playoff run."

Boedker can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Arizona attempted to sign him but could not.

"When [the offer] was kind of pulled off the table that was a little bit of setback and a breaking point," Boedker said. "From that point on it has been going through your mind that a trade was a real possibility."

Tanguay has four goals and 22 points in 52 games this season. The No. 12 pick in the 1998 NHL Draft by the Avalanche, he has 279 goals and 850 points in 1,070 NHL regular-season games for the Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. He has 19 goals and 59 points in 98 Stanley Cup Playoff games and was a member of the Avalanche's 2001 Stanley Cup championship team.

Earlier on Monday, the Coyotes acquired forward Sergei Plotnikov from the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Matthias Plachta and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

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{coyotes} Plotnikov traded by Penguins to Coyotes

 

The Arizona Coyotes have acquired forward Sergei Plotnikov from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the Penguins will receive minor-league forward Matthias Plachta and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

Plotnikov, 25, has two assists in 32 games for the Penguins in his first NHL season. He hasn't played since Jan. 6.

Prior to signing with the Penguins on July 1, 2015, Plotnikov played six seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League, averaging 14 goals and 29 points during the past four.

Plachta, 24, has two goals and seven points in 46 games for Springfield of the American Hockey League in his first season in North America. He previously played in the German league.

The Penguins host the Coyotes on Monday at Consol Energy Center (7 p.m. ET; FS-A, ROOT, NHL.TV).

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[cactuswings 3556] Storage & Other News

Last week’s movers

Victorville – KVCV

BAW9172      B772         arr Jan 26 from Las Vegas = G-VIIO

ANA9432       B763         arr Feb 26 from Anchorage = JA8357

FDX9054       A310         arr Feb 25 from Ontario = N429FE

N277AC         B737         dep Feb 26 to Paine Field

FDX9815       B752         dep Feb 26 to Anchorage = N782FD

N271AG         B737         dep Feb 24 to Paine Field

Kingman – KIGM

N13968          E145         dep Feb 28 to Ciudad Obregon

Goodyear – KGYR

AMU818        A321         arr Feb 19 from Anchorage = B-MAF

JTN614          A320         dep Feb 21 to Portsmouth PSM = N626AW

?                      A320         dep Feb 21 to Portsmouth PSM = N631AW

N166CR        B752         made local rest flight Feb 27

BWA2000      B763         made local test flights Feb 25/26/27

Roswell – KROW

JTN6026        B737         arr Feb 27 from Indianapolis = N380BJ?

AAL9660       MD82       arr Feb 27 from Dallas DFW = N454AA

Cecil Field – KVQQ/KNZC

SXA1268       B752         dep Feb 24 to Portsmouth PSM = N293DH

FlightAware uses VQQ and FR24 uses NZC

other bits

Lake Charles – KCWF

VOZ9949       B773         arr Feb 24 from Los Angeles = VH-VPD

New Iberia Acadiana – KARA

BOE563         B789         dep Feb 22 to Charleston = C-FGDX

Bangor – KBGR

AAL9709       A321         arr Feb 26 from Hamburg XFW & dep to Dallas DFW = N156AN delivery flight

Goose Bay – CYYR

NKS9663       A321         arr Feb 27 from Hamburg XFW & dep to Ft.Lauderdale = N663NK delivery flight

Any help with missing registrations is appreciated.

Those not on FlightAware I have try to trace using Libhomeradar & FR24, also thanks to Chris Witt/Skyliner.

All the best,

Dave.

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