NHL team of Colorado Avalanche was able to re-grab the top NHL standings of the Northwest division by smacking the NHL shirts of Calgary Flames by 3 goals to 2.

In the search for the NHL ice hockey player of the match, we would be confused either to pick Milan Hejduk who scored with 54 seconds left till the end of the 2^nd period, breaking the 2-2 gridlock, whilst Craig Anderson was able to prove his superior hockey goals saving by denying the attempts of the Calgary Flames to set an equalizer during the 3^rd shift, where no goals were scored.

Cody McLeod succeeded in converting a cracking shot of a hockey puck for Colorado during the 2^nd period, as the NHL clock marked 18 minutes of time. With a total of 4 goals, the NHL teams had to tackle the 3^rd period with massive attention after the draw in the previous 2 phases of their NHL match.

Calgary Flames coach, Brent Sutter, stated to the NHL Live TV that "We gave up those two goals there at the end of the second just when we were starting to get going. When you're playing for first place in your division you'd like to think you can overcome mistakes."

Ryan Wilson hockey shirt contributed in the opener as he smacked the ice hockey puck with the hockey stick into the net, crafting the 1^st goal onto his NHL statistics sheet, adding an assist to the personal NHL Stats.

Calgary Flames were in total control of the NHL ice hockey center throughout the 2^nd shift of the NHL match, mainly thanks to the hockey techniques of Rene Bourque and Jarome Iginla who stroke the Colorado hockey goal (personal 12th NHL goal in NHL 2009-2010, 8^th hockey goal in the final 7 NHL games – reference of the NHL stats: NHL Statistics).

The victory now places the Avalanche hockey squad in a good spot of the NHL rankings; the win has however contributed in the Avalanche’s NHL record of 13-5-3, ending the hockey team loss of 3 consecutive NHL matches. By that, the Avalanche is not closing the gap in excess of the Northwest following the Flames, whose hockey jerseys had succeeded in winning 5 out of 6 NHL games and sneaked to merely 1 point preceding the game that the Colorado Avalanche hockey shirts had won.

Anderson, who was pulled after allowing four goals against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, made 34 saves for Colorado, repelling 11 shots in the third as Calgary pushed hard for an equaliser.

On the other side of ice hockey centers and NHL games, Alex Ovechkin was the star of the evening as he made a swift come-back in style, consequent to missing 6 NHL matches due to injury. The return of Ovechkin hockey jersey contributed in the Washington Capitals triumph against New York Rangers with 4 goals to 2 onto the hockey scores panel.

Speaking of NHL stats, Ovechkin goal at the 15^th minute marked the tie in the game, beating Henrik Lundvist, the goalie of the Rangers hockey shirts; referring to NHL hockey stats, Ovechkin hockey goal is his personal 15^th hockey puck of the season (NHL 2009-2010), which puts him on top of the NHL stats as the NHL best scorer.

Ovechkin and Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers hockey team are now tied on top of the NHL stats; after the game, Ovechkin was reported on NHL Live TV as he said that "It's always nice when you get hurt and you come back and you score in the first period on your first shot, you feel pretty good about yourself.”

Ovechkin added to the NHL official website that "After that I feel pretty cool. I was not afraid to take some hits and go battle."

Thanks to the ice hockey technique of Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals are now leading the NHL Eastern Conference with an NHL record of 13-4-4.