We had a pretty exciting opening night here in the BNHL, and The Majors is happy to bring you all the premier scores and statistics, but first we have some notable transactions from preseason to opening night in the BNHL;
Minnesota acquires D Sergei Gonchar from Ottawa for D Daniel Gunnarsson and G Matt Hackett.
SJ Acquires RW Teemu Selanne and C Saku Koivu from Anaheim for a 2013 1st round pick, D W. Wrenn and LW C. Gogol.
Phi acquires G Evgeni Nabokov and a 2013 3rd round pick from the Islanders for a 1st round pick in 2013.
Phoenix signs Jochen Hecht to one year deal.
NYR Adds depth by signing Andrei Kostitsyn to 2 year deal.
Ottawa signs Brett Lebda to 2 year deal.
Now, on to tonight’s (10/11/12) scores and statistics :
Calgary starts out strong, wins 2-1 over Vancouver in a Northwest division battle.
Cgy Stats: G: Sarich (1), Byron (1), W: Kippursoff (1-0-0)
Van Stats: G: Malhotra (1), L: Luongo (0-1-0)
Of note, Calgary loses LW Curtis Glencross to a broken right foot, he will be out for 5 weeks.
Colorado beats the St. Louis Blues, 3-2 in Overtime.
Col Stats: G: Langeskog (1), Gilroy (1), Duchene (1), W: Varlamov (1-0-0)
StL Stats: G: Perron (1), Steen (1), L: Halak (0-0-1)
Of note, StL. Loses D Jeff Woywitka for 5 weeks with a fractured collarbone.
Milan Lucic scores two as Boston beats Philly, 3-2 in OT.
Bos Stats: G: Lucic (2), Chara (1), W: Thomas (1-0-0)
Phi Stats: G: Giroux (1), Ford (1), L: Bryzgalov (0-0-1)
Of note, Boston loses C David Krejci for 2-3 weeks with a broken nose.
Montreal tops Alex Auld and the Ottawa Senators, 4-2.
Mtl Stats: G: Moen (1), Bourque (1), Eller (1), Desharnais (1) W: Price, (1-0-0)
Ott Stats: G: Turris (1), Filatov (1), L: Auld (0-1-0)
Watch tomorrow for some great matchups, as the Detroit Red Wings take on the Nashville Predators, Defending Cup Champion LA Kings take on the NY Rangers, and much more!
Standings in theWest are as follows:
1. COL 2 Pts (1-0-0)
2. STL 1 Pts (0-0-1)
3. ANA 0 Pts (0-0-0)
4. CGY 2 Pts (1-0-0)
5. CHI 0 Pts (0-0-0)
6. CBJ 0 Pts (0-0-0)
7. DAL 0 Pts (0-0-0)
8. DET 0 Pts (0-0-0)
9. EDM 0 Pts (0-0-0)
10. LAK 0 Pts (0-0-0)
11. MIN 0 Pts (0-0-0)
12. NSH 0 Pts (0-0-0)
13. PHX 0 Pts (0-0-0)
14. SJS 0 Pts (0-0-0)
15. VAN 0 Pts (0-1-0)
And the Standings in the East:
1. MTL 2 Pts. (1-0-0)
2. PHI 1 Pts. (0-0-1)
3. WPG 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
4. BOS 2 Pts. (1-0-0)
5. BUF 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
6. CAR 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
7. FLA 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
8. NJD 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
9. NYI 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
10. NYR 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
11. PIT 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
12. TBL 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
13. TOR 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
14. WSH 0 Pts. (0-0-0)
15. OTT 0 Pts. (0-1-0)
See you tomorrow gang.
