Minnesota Wild were sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference heading into Nashville, only six points behind the 8th seed Detroit Red Wings. Predators in their own fight to hold onto a playoff spot made quick work of Wilds’ Josh Harding scoring three in the opening period.
Nashville Predators had a strong home showing against the [...]
Say what you will, but don’t say that this game isn’t one of the biggest of the year for the Boston Bruins.
For one, the Bruins are currently holding on to the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the New York Rangers only three points behind. Boston is coming off a seven-game road trip where the team went 3-3-1, keeping the status quo that has been present all season long. But it’s hard for one to forget the real reason why this game is receiving playoff-type hype and national attention. Think of it as a rematch of sorts.
It’s no secret that the Anaheim Ducks are having one of their wort seasons in recent memory. For an elite team that has made consecutive playoff appearances the last four seasons, the Ducks, who are currently 10 points behind Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot, are a long shot at making it five [...]
“I think everyone’s known since the first time he came into this league that he plays a reckless style game.”
– Montreal defenseman Josh Gorges
“He needs a wake-up call in the form of a substantial suspension.”
– George Csolak, St. Louis Globe-Democrat
“Ovechkin [is] a brilliant but reckless player.”
– Garey Ris, The Wall Street Journal
“You would like to [...]
Thanks to a 2-1 win by the Columbus Bluejackets over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night, the Washington Capitals were able to obtain their third consecutive Southeast Division title. They plan on focusing on bigger goals though, such as winning the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top point-producing team, and winning a Stanley Cup.
The Capitals did not play like [...]
The Washington Capitals defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime on home ice. Brian Pothier returned to Washington as a Hurricane and Scott Walker and Joe Corvo played against their former team.
The Caps looked dominant through most of the first period, going up 2-0 on goals from Alex Semin and Mike Green. However, the Hurricanes [...]
Tonight’s Caps matchup against the Stars proved to be a battle of the goalies, as Marty Turco and Semyon Varlamov. However, the Turco won this one, and ended the Caps’ home winning streak of 13 games, as his team stormed back to win 4-3 via shootout after coming back from a 2-0 deficit.
Both goaltenders made things [...]
And exhale.
That’s exactly what the sold out crowd of 17,565 in attendance at the TD Garden did Thursday night once Tim Thomas fistpumped after his final save on Toronto’s Jamie Lundmark in the shootout. The Bruins beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout snapping their ten game winless streak at home, their first W at the Garden in 2010, and it was all because of Tim Thomas.
Let me repeat that. It was all because of Tim Thomas.
By Mike Miccoli, Boston Bruins correspondent
A top-nine forward, a puck-moving defenseman, a skater with speed who can finish; all qualities of players that the Boston Bruins were targeting on the day of the NHL trade deadline. The 3 PM cutoff came and went with only two major acquisitions: the departure of Derek Morris for a 2011 4th round draft pick and the arrival of Dennis Seidenberg for Byron Bitz and a 2010 2nd round draft pick originally belonging to Tampa Bay.
So, what exactly did the Bruins do on the trade deadline?
Nothing.
Calm trade deadline for the Blues. Despite the hullabaloo regarding Carlo Colaiacovo and Brad Boyes being up for dealing, and the need to unload Paul Kariya’s absurdly large contract, the Blues only made deals today that focused on the Rivermen. And that is exactly what I expected.
The Blues have several UFAs (Carlo, Kariya, Sydor, Weaver, [...]
