Game 11 @ Colorado Avalanche
10/25/2013
4-2 Loss
ES GOALS FOR
2nd 0:12 Bowman (Jordan Staal, Sekera)
+1 Sekera - Brilliant headman pass through traffic, particularly nice because it came off the opening faceoff where there's a minimum of space in the neutral zone.
+1 Jordan Staal - Where has this been all season?
+1 Bowman - Elite shooting ability
3rd 2:40 Sekera (Tlusty, Semin)
+1 Semin - I know it's kind of silly to praise a dump-in, but really... how perfect was his touch on that?
+1 Tlusty - A nice Tlusty-like assist, winning the race to the puck and working it to the slot.
+1 Lindholm - One of those little subtle things, he curls to the net knowing he isn't open, but occupies a defender to open up the passing lane for Tlusty and Sekera to connect.
+1 Sekera - Really smart backdoor pinch and solid finish.
ES GOALS AGAINST
1st 11:30 Johnson (Stastny, Tanguay)
-1 Eric Staal - Ill-advised leap for the puck, followed by a crummy effort to block the passing lane, followed by failure to pick up the trailer. Eric is showing that he simply can't handle the defensive responsibility of playing the point.
-1 Komisarek - This is a demonstration of the principle that defensemen shouldn't leave their feet on a rush unless they are 100% certain that they can block the passing lane.
1st 17:33 Duchene (O'Reilly, Downie)
-1 Nash - Poor Riley Nash was just lost on this play. He arrived late to the zone, didn't seem to know where to go, lost O'Reilly and then got completely suckered by Duchene.
2nd 10:11 Tanguay (Duchene, Benoit)
-1 Faulk - He was simply watching Duchene from a distance, like a spectator, rather than marking his man. Tanguay ended up scoring right in his face.
Totals
+2 Sekera
+1 Bowman
+1 Lindholm
+1 Semin
+1 Jordan Staal
+1 Tlusty
-1 Faulk
-1 Komisarek
-1 Nash
-1 Eric Staal