CALGARY—Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist to help the Calgary Flames beat the Blackhawks 3-1 Friday night.Olli Jokinen scored in the first period and Jay Bouwmeester added a power-play goal in the second to help Calgary shake off two straight home losses.Brent Seabrook scored for the Hawks, who have lost five straight, including an 8-4 loss in Edmonton the night before. The Blackhawks also lost 3-2 at Vancouver in overtime on Tuesday night.Ray Emery stopped 29 of 32 shots for the Blackhawks, who have six games left in a nine-game road trip that will feature games in all four time zones.Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 26 shots for his 299th NHL win. He passed Mike Vernon for the Flames’ goalie record with 527 games.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Flames rally past Youngstown State
Daniel Barnes and Gary Talton scored 19 points apiece, helping UIC snap a four-game losing streak with a 72-68 win over Youngstown State Thursday night.Darrin Williams and Hayden Humes each contributed 11 points for UIC (7-15, 3-9 Horizon), with Williams grabbing 11 rebounds and Humes 10. The Flames owned a 40-27 edge on the boards.All five starters for Youngstown State scored in double figures. Kendrick Perry, coming off a 30-point game at Milwaukee two nights ago, led the Penguins (12-10, 7-5) with 19 points. Ashen Ward scored 14, Blake Allen 12, DuShawn Brooks scored 11 and Damian Eargle had 10 for Youngstown, with Nate Perry’s two free throws being the Penguins’ only points off the bench.The Flames trailed 35-29 at the half before shooting 52 percent after the break to take control. Both teams were 25 for 56 from the field overall, or 45 percent.
Shurna,Crawford lead NU past Nebraska
EVANSTON—John Shurna scored 28 points and Drew Crawford added 21 to lead Northwestern to an 84-74 win over Nebraska on Thursday night. Northwestern (13-8, 3-6 Big Ten) dominated the game behind the arc, making 14 3-pointers to end a three-game losing streak.After Brandon Richardson’s steal and layup cut NU’s lead to 54-53 with 10:36 left, Northwestern responded with nine unanswered points on three straight 3-pointers by Crawford, Shurna and Reggie Hearn.It appeared Northwestern had control of the game with under three minutes to play and a 75-66 lead, but Dylan Talley hit a 3-pointer and Spencer made another to get the Cornhuskers within 75-72 with 1:34 left. Shurna answered with a driving layup and Dave Sobolewski made three free throws in the final minute to secure the win.Bo Spencer led Nebraska (11-10, 3-7) with 24 points and Toney McCray finished with 16.
DePaul can’t hold big lead, fall to St.Johns by six
ROSEMONT—D’Angelo Harrison scored a game-high 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, as St. John’s defeated DePaul 87-81 on Wednesday night. Two lengthy runs bailed out the Red Storm (10-12, 4-6 Big East), who battled from behind most of the game. Four St. John’s players reached double digits, including God’sgift Achiuwa’s 15 points.Cleveland Melvin scored 22 points and Moses Morgan 19 for DePaul (11-10, 2-7), which was denied its first back-to-back Big East wins since the 2007-08 season.The Red Storm trailed by double digits in the first half, but an 11-0 run in the final 4:37 cut the deficit to one at intermission. During that stretch, DePaul went scoreless and committed four turnovers.The Blue Demons wasted another lead, this time eight points, midway through the second as a 13-0 run put St. John’s ahead for good.
Bulls never in it as Sixers cruise
PHILADELPHIA—Andre Iguodala helped the Philadelphia 76ers stamp themselves as a rising threat in the East, scoring 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 98-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Iguodala outplayed Derrick Rose and stuffed a month’s worth of highlight video activity into one game. His one-handed dunks, around-the-back passes, and big 3s helped the Sixers lead the Eastern Conference-leading Bulls by 20 at the end of the third quarter. In front of 18,325 fans, the Sixers confidence is skyrocketing along with the crowds at the Wells Fargo Center.Thaddeus Young scored 19 points, Lavoy Allen had 14 and Lou Williams 14, all of the bench for the Sixers.The Sixers (16-6) had used a soft schedule to race to their best start in nearly a decade. No padding their record this week. They beat Orlando on Monday, tamed the Bulls, and go for the home-week sweep against Miami on Friday.C.J Watson scored 20 points and Rose had 18 for the Bulls.Iguodala walked off the court during a substitution late in the third quarter to a standing ovation. Iguodala scored nine points in the third — when the Sixers held the Bulls to 11 total in the quarter. Rose went 1 for 5 from the floor and the Bulls missed 13 of 16 shots in the quarter. At times, Iguodala played like he was in a pickup game, dunking with style in front of a raucous crowd. His wowed the crowd on a fastbreak when he took the ball behind his back, then gave a scoop pass to Jrue Holiday for a jumper and a 58-46 lead. Holiday scored 17. Late in the third, Williams and Allen hit consecutive jumpers, and Holiday finished with a 3 to lift the Sixers to a stunning 75-55 lead. Sixers coach Doug Collins scolded the team after beating the Magic for letting a big lead turn into a soft finish. The Bulls pulled within 12, but Young put a halt to any late spurt with two straight buckets and the lead was pushed back to 15.The Sixers won their fourth straight game and improved to 12-2 at home.The Bulls played again without Richard Hamilton (right thigh) and Luol Deng (left wrist). The Sixers were ready to topple the Bulls and caught them off guard early with their frantic defense. Iguodala blocked a driving Rose, Evan Turner snagged the loose ball and fed to Iguodala on the other end for the bucket. Turner stripped Kyle Korver and that led to an Allen jumper for a 23-19 lead. Even Collins came extra juiced for the first truly big game of the season for the Sixers. Collins was irate when Iguodala was whistled for a charge and drew a fast technical. Unlike some technicals that can fire up the other team, the Bulls failed to pull ahead the rest of the half.Young, one of the top reserves in the NBA, had plenty to do with that. He was in perfect position near the basket to grab a wildly off Iguodala airball, spin around Noah and score. He fell on his rear on a jumper the next time down, then took a perfect pass from Iguodala to finish a fastbreak dunk for a 47-40 lead.Young scored 11 points in the half and led the Sixers to a 49-44 lead at the break.
NOTES—Tom Thibodeau was named Eastern Conference coach of the month. … This was the first of three games between the two teams.
Sedin’s combine in OT for winner as Canucks edge Hawks 3-2
VANCOUVER—Daniel Sedin scored at 3:37 of overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Tuesday.Ryan Kesler and Cody Hodgson scored in regulation for Vancouver, and Cory Schneider stopped 37 shots to improve to 5-0 this season in games decided in overtime. Jamal Mayers and Viktor Stalberg had the goals for , and Corey Crawford had 30 saves. The Blackhawks have lost three straight. On the winning play, Daniel Sedin was right in front of Crawford to snap home brother Henrik Sedin’s centering pass from behind the net and give the Canucks their third straight win.Stalberg, who had chances earlier in the game, gave Hawks a 2-1 lead 1:17 into the third period when he banked a shot in off Canucks defender Alex Edler and behind Schneider.Hodgson took advantage of a turnover by Stalberg less than three minutes later, tying the score with his 14th goal of the season — and fourth in five games. Jannik Hansen found Hodgson alone at the Hawk blue line and the Canucks forward deked Crawford twice before shooting past his glove. The Hawks got an offensive boost at the start of the game when captain Jonathan Towes (arm) and winger Patrick Sharp (hand) returned from injuries. However, Kesler opened the scoring by sending a shot off the shaft of defender Duncan Keith’s stick for his 14th goal.The score followed several Canucks chances when Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson struggled to get off the ice after blocking a shot. Hjalmarsson later returned.Mayers, a fourth-line winger, tied it at 11:11 of the first for Hawks. It was his fourth goal of the season and first in 19 games as the Canucks were scrambling to clear the puck out of their zone.Schneider had to be sharp late in the period when he came across his crease to stop Towes’ deflection and Stalberg’s attempt to bury the rebound. Schneider made several key saves to preserve a 1-1 tie when Vancouver was outshot 18-6 in the middle period.He denied Stalberg again when the he broke in alone on a pass from Patrick Kane then robbed Andrew Shaw on the rebound.Schneider brought the crowd to its feet with 4:23 remaining in the second period when he foiled Brendan Morrison after misplaying the puck behind his own net. The Canucks goalie was prone on the ice but somehow got an arm on Morrison’s shot when the Blackhawks’ newcomer fired at a nearly wide-open net.The Hawks almost won it in regulation when Kane’s shot hit defender Sami Salo and bounced off the post at the end of a Blackhawks power play.
NOTES—Sharp was out eight games while Toews returned after missing one start. … Morrison made his Hawks debut after being dealt Friday by the Calgary Flames. He was with the Canucks from 2000-08. The Blackhawks are his seventh NHL team. The Blackhawks have eight games remaining on their season-high road trip which ends Feb. 16 against the Rangers.