Grebeshkov let Edmonton down

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Maxim Domchev Edmonton's Russian defender Denis Grebeshkov scored an assist in the match against Vancouver, but it was his removal in overtime that led to Daniel Sedin's winning shot. Martin Brodeur once again kept a clean sheet.

Three matches took place in the NHL regular season.

“Edmonton” hosted “Vancouver” on its site. While the Russian goalkeeper of the Oilers, Nikolai Khabibulin, is recovering from an injury, his replacements are not doing very well. In recent matches, Jeff Deslauriers completely lost competition to the third goalkeeper Divine Dubnyk, who almost won his first victory of the season.

In the opening period, the teams exchanged pucks during the power play.

For Edmonton, Sam Gagne scored from a pass from Denis Grebeshkov, and for the Canucks, Alec Burrows scored his 22nd goal of the season, assisted by the Sedin brothers.

In the second period, Sheldon Souray brought Edmonton ahead, but failed to bring the matter to victory. Towards the end of the third period, Sami Salo restored the balance in the majority.

In the end, everything was decided in overtime, where the Oilers were ruined by Grebeshkov’s removal. Daniel Sedin, using his brother's pass, hit Dubnyk for the third time.

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The match between Montreal and St. Louis developed very interestingly. The Blues players won in overtime, but a very curious incident occurred in the first period. Canadiens goalkeeper Carrie Price used a forceful move against Cam Jenssen near the boards, and almost took part in a fight. But Hamrlik was ahead of him.

The main hero of the match between New Jersey and Florida (2:0) was Devils goalkeeper Martin Brodeur . He played the 108th clean sheet in his career.

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Meanwhile, Detroit striker Pavel Datsyuk spoke about a possible game in the same line as part of the Russian national team at the Olympics with Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin .

“I will help Alexander in creation, in attack. Let them do whatever they want there. And I will clean up the defense. This is the job of any centre-forward. It is clear that everyone wants to score. But we also need to think about defense. And guys like Semin and Ovechkin will probably realize many scoring chances in attack,” the Soviet Sport quotes the hockey player.

The general manager of the Russian national hockey team, Vladislav Tretyak , spoke about his trip to North America and said who, in his opinion, is worthy of becoming the standard-bearer of our country’s Olympic team at the Games in Vancouver.

“During my overseas tour, I met with many players,” Sportbox.ru quotes him as saying. — Of course, I talked a lot with goalkeepers. Evgeniy Nabokov and Ilya Bryzgalov are now showing very good performances. Semyon Varlamov is a little unlucky. He had an injury, then he recovered. The coaching staff sent him to the farm, where our goalkeeper again received a slight injury.

The recovery period is now underway, and Varlamov will soon begin working on the ice again.

Which players were you able to watch, besides the goalkeepers? I really liked Alexander Ovechkin. When he goes out onto the platform, he literally digs the ice underneath him. Like a bull, he fights in every game episode. In a personal conversation, Alexander asked who he would play with at the Olympics. Of course, I can’t know this. This issue must be decided by the head coach. What does Evgeni Malkin need at the Olympics? I think he needs good partners. In Pittsburgh, he plays alongside Sidney Crosby, and during power plays he often plays as a defenseman. Malkin creates a lot of chances, but doesn't always score. Let's hope that luck will accompany our forward in Vancouver.

As for the possible standard-bearer for the national team at the Olympics, I think that our team’s forward Alexei Morozov has earned this right. I myself have carried the country’s flag twice at the Olympic Games and I know what it is. But in any case, the final decision will be made by the leaders of the ROC. I will also note that at the Olympics we will train at the Vancouver Canucks club. The Federation managed to solve all the problems with the accommodation of players, so hockey players will be able to fully concentrate on what they love.”

Details of this and other matches can be viewed on the NHL page.

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