Posts About "Jeff Zatkoff"
Recap: Coreau Gets First Career Shutout Against Kings
January 6th, 2017 The Los Angeles Kings opened a seven-game home stand in a losing effort to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The win salvaged a back-to-back series for Detroit who lost to the Anaheim Ducks the night before. The loss kept Los Angeles from winning three in-a-row and gaining ground in the Pacific Division on a night the San Jose...
Preview: Kings Start 7-Game Home Stand Against Detroit
January 5th, 2017 The Los Angeles Kings will try to win their third consecutive game when they host the Detroit Red Wings later tonight. This will be the first of a seven-game home stand for the Kings who will not play a game away from Staples Center until Jan. 21 when they visit the New York Islanders. They are coming off back-to-back victories over...
Trouba Signs, Las Vegas Name & More News
November 7th, 2016 The big news of the day is the conclusion of a stalemate between the Winnipeg Jets and defenseman Jacob Trouba. He's reportedly set to sign a two-year, $6 million contract that will pay him a prorated $2.5 million this season and $3.5 million next season, according to ESPN's Craig Custance. With a bevy of injuries, including...
L.A. Exploring Goaltender Trade, Despres Hits LTIR, Mike Smith Update & More News
October 23rd, 2016 The Ducks have placed defenseman Simon Despres on long-term injured reserve (LTIR), according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. The move is actually pretty significant for the Ducks given their current situation. For one, it's not great news for Despres's potential return. He's officially sidelined with an upper-body injury, but it appears to...
Bruins' Rask Out, Former Habs Coach Demers Suffers Second Stroke, Kings' Zatkoff Injured & More News
October 22nd, 2016 Bruins' Rask Out of Lineup The Boston Bruins will take on the Montreal Canadiens without starting goaltender Tuukka Rask, the team announced on Saturday. Rask did not practice on Friday because of what head coach Claude Julien called "general soreness" and he was absent at Saturday's morning skate. The Finnish netminder is...
Early NHL Stories out of the Pacific Division
October 20th, 2016 It is still very early in the marathon race that is the NHL season. Nothing is decided in the month of October. However, how teams perform in the early going is a barometer for what can be expected moving forward. Starting undefeated through a few games doesn’t clinch anything, but it is certainly preferred to the alternative. After...
Kings Celebrate 50 Years and Lose To Flyers
October 15th, 2016 Friday night was a reason for celebration in Los Angeles. The Kings were not only playing their first home game of the 2016-17 season but they were dropping the puck on their 50th season in the NHL. There was plenty of pregame festivities on and off the ice for all who enjoy Kings hockey to take in. From the fan fest outside Staples...
Pens' Zatkoff May be Outmatched
April 17th, 2016 Jeff Zatkoff has stepped in for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he may be outmatched. Starter Marc-Andre Fleury has been out with a concussion since the beginning of April, his second of the season. Backup goalie Matt Murray had performed exceptionally well, only to be sidelined with a head injury sustained in a game against the rival...
Zatkoff - Time to Back it Up
April 15th, 2016 37 shots faced, 35 shots denied. 18, 588 Pittsburgh gold t-shirt-wearing, towel-waving fans chanting his name in full throat. A 5-2 victory in Game 1 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Welcome to the dance, Mr. Zatkoff, and well done. He's had his moment. Now it's time to back it up and prove to the hockey world that it...
Pittsburgh Penguins Playing Mind Games
April 14th, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins seem to be going to great lengths to mess with our heads lately. The emotional roller coaster surrounding the Penguins' goalie situation took a drastic turn prior to their 5 to 2 victory on Wednesday, as Jeff Zatkoff unexpectedly started against the New York Rangers. Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan never...
3 Stars of the Night: April 13
April 14th, 2016 It’s the most, wonderful time, of the yearrrrrrrr! Who doesn’t love playoff hockey right? My personal favorite part is the dying minutes of a one-goal game when everything is a scramble, bodies are diving everywhere, pucks are zipping around the zone and the intensity is as high as can be. Until we get to overtime that is, when it...
With Murray Injury, Penguins Will Face Their Worst Nightmare
April 11th, 2016 Mike Sullivan could be called a miracle worker for the part he played in orchestrating the Pittsburgh Penguins' turnaround this season. After Saturday's loss in the regular season finale in Philadelphia, it may have all been for not. On Sunday afternoon the Penguins had to recall goalie Tristan Jarry from Wilkes...
Schultz Added; Pens' Rutherford Not Done
February 29th, 2016 As the Penguins were putting the finishing touches on a tidy 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon at Consol Energy center, their GM was busy finalizing a deal that brought once highly touted defenseman Justin Schultz to the steel city. In return the Edmonton Oilers received the Pens' 2016 third-round draft...
