Archive for the ‘NHL’ Category
Vokoun Hospitalized After Accidental Hit
Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after getting unintentionally slammed in the head by the stick of teammate Keith Ballard in the opening period of Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Thrashers. Vokoun had a cut on his ear, with blood visibly streaming from it, but was alert when ...
Pens Sweep Home-and-Home Series; Rupp Scores Hat Trick
Yes, the headline says Rupp. Not Crosby. Not Malkin. Not Staal. Mike Rupp, who has never scored more than 6 goals in a season in his career, notched 3 tonight in MSG as the Penguins won 5-2. Sidney Crosby also scored twice, once on a deflection on a slap shot by Mark Eaton and another ...
Down Goes Ovechkin…Again!
Monday night vs Carolina was supposed to be an easy game for the Washington Capitals. Despite winning the game 3-2, they suffered a major loss as Alex Ovechkin went down with a right knee injury. This is the second time the star forward has been injured for the Capitals. He left the game in the ...
Led By Remarkable Roloson, Isles Beat Maple Leafs In OT
It’s been 18 years since a goalie had a night like Islanders netminder Dwayne Roloson. Roloson turned aside 58 shots to help the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime on Monday night. It was the most saves since Ron Tugnutt stopped 70 shots for Quebec on March 21, 1991 according to ...
NHL Scheduling Woes
A long, long time ago, the Maple Leafs and Blackhawks were two of 6 original NHL teams. They had a huge rivalry and played each other up to 14 times per season. Now, with 30 teams in the NHL, they play once per season and they alternate arenas every year. So a Blackhawks fan ...
NHL vs. NBA
NHL surging past the NBA: June 2004. Vincent LeCavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames in 7 games. However, there is uncertainty in the NHL’s future. The collective bargaining agreement was expiring, more than half of the teams in the NHL were losing money, and interest in the sport ...
Controversial Scuderi Hit Has Hockey World In Debate
Last night during the Kings’ 6-2 victory over the Blue Jackets, defenseman Rob Scuderi delivered a controversial hip check on Jason Chimera of the Jackets. Here is the hit: After the game, Jason Chimera was quoted: “It was low. It was a dirty hit. I don’t care what you call it. I’ve been hip-checked before, but it’s ...
Crosby, Pens Rally From 2 Down to Defeat Panthers
Nothing can bring down the Pittsburgh Penguins these days. After suffering a loss to their star defenseman Sergei Gonchar and falling down 2-0 to the Florida Panthers at home Friday night, the Penguins still found a way to rally back and win in a shootout, 3-2. The Panthers were coming off a huge, deflating loss ...
Flyers def. Bruins in Winter Classic Preview
Flyers defeat Bruins in Winter Classic Preview Ray Emery got his first shootout victory in a Flyer uniform today as Claude Giroux scored the winner for the Flyers. The Flyers peppered 39 shots on Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, including a breakaway opportunity for Jeff Carter in the overtime period. Despite his effort, the Bruins failed to ...
Gonchar Out 4-6 Weeks With Wrist Injury.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Russian defenseman Sergei Gonchar was injured during Pittsburgh’s 5-1 over St. Louis Tuesday night at the Mellon Arena. Gonchar fell awkwardly on his hand after a collision with a Blues player. After evaluation on Wednesday, it was ruled that Gonchar would miss more than a month with a wrist injury. The Penguins struggled ...