Six straight overtime games would have just been ridiculous, right? The Phoenix Coyotes displayed that good goaltending and tight defense is the recipe for success in the playoffs, and the Blackhawks simply had no answer for them in a very hard-fought series by both teams. The Mad House on Madison was left in shock as the ...
As another NHL regular season has passed us by, hockey stat junkies everywhere have another endless sea of numbers to sift through, everything from goals to goals against, shots on goal versus shots stopped, and much more. But while most fans will remember Evgeni Malkin’s 109 points and Steven Stamkos’ 60 goals, there are a ...
Henrik Lundqvist said it best last night to the referee. Seriously, another week has gone by for those fantasy poolies and Round 2 will start by week’s end. As the second season continues ladies and gentlemen, playoff pools are becoming more popular than ever. So what are we going to do? Honestly it is time ...
Almost six years ago Bob Clarke forgot the name of the Philadelphia Flyers’ 22nd overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. That pick, a small 18-year-old by the name of Claude Giroux, had to wait for his chance to prove he was a NHL-caliber player but now as one of the league’s best players, ...
Game 7 History: In the Capitals franchise history they have lost 78% of their Game 7 opportunities. Caps fans may want to close their eyes and scroll past these stats, but in recent history the Caps have lost Game 7’s to the Flyers in ’08, the Penguins in ’09 and to the Canadiens in 2010. ...
Ah, Spring… When otherwise sportsmanlike players make decidedly unsportsmanlike plays. In game one of the Predators/Red Wings series, the man on the left gripped Henrik Zetterberg by the back of the head and slammed him face first into the plexiglass several times. This occurred after the final horn. I doubt it would have seemed any more gentlemanly ...
The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed forward Jiri Tlusty to a two-year, $3.2 million contract on Monday, according to Team President and General Manager Jim Rutherford. The deal will pay Tlusty $1.5 million next season and $1.7 million in 2013-14. “Jiri had a very good season and showed that he can contribute as a top-end NHL forward,” ...
The Florida Panthers became well acquainted with the injury bug this season, and it seems to have followed them to the playoffs. After Jason Garrison went down with an injury prior to game 4, and his fill-in Keaton Ellerby going out during game 4, it now appears as if Jose Theodore has been struck down ...
Ever since Brendan Shanahan dropped the hammer on Phoenix Coyotes’ forward Raffi Torres, suspending him for 25 games for a vicious hit on Chicago winger Martin Hossa. The suspension, the longest since Chris Simon was gonged for 30 games for stomping on the ankle of Jarkko Ruutu in December 2007, has many in the sport ...
A once-promising season could come to a premature end tonight in Newark, as the Devils face elimination in their Game 6 matchup with the Florida Panthers. A loss would mean New Jersey has failed to advance past the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in four straight playoff appearances, a streak that began in 2007-08. Despite the dubious ...
