The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks for the third straight time last night. It marked Chicago’s first three-game losing streak of the entire season. The Red Wings did exactly the things I mentioned in my game pre-game article. They blocked shots, won faceoffs, and dominated the neutral zone. To beat the Blackhawks, you have to control the ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings will host Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals tonight at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. They came into the series as the underdog and now will look to extend their lead in the series. If the Red Wings win tonight it will be the Chicago Blackhawks‘s first three-game losing streak of their season. Hope is restored in ... Read More »
The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Toronto Marlies in Round 2 of the American Hockey League Playoffs (Western Conference Semi-Finals) after a back-and-forth series. Game 6 saw Grand Rapids advance after scoring three goals in the final ten minutes. Here is a quick recap of all six games. Game 1: The Griffins took Game 1 by a convincing 7-0 rout. Tomas ... Read More »
Round 2 began last night with the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks playing their first games. Tonight, the Detroit Red Wings square off against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1. Before my analysis, here are the stats. In Round 1: Games: Detroit – 7/Chicago – 5 Goals Scored: Detroit – 18/Chicago – 17 Goalie Faced: Detroit – Jonas ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings held off the Anaheim Ducks last night to win their Western Conference Quarterfinal Round. In a hard fought series that saw neither team win back to back games, this game was the trend-breaker. Friday night’s Game 6 in Joe Louis Arena saw Detroit blow a 3-1 lead late in the third period on two Duck goals scored less ... Read More »
In a game where five octopi were thrown onto the ice, the Red Wings stayed alive last night after a shocking turn of events. The Wings took an early lead in the game on a Pavel Datsyuk goal before the Anaheim Ducks tied it up in the second period thanks to Kyle Palmieri. The third period looked to be the deciding one ... Read More »
Scotty Bowman and Darren McCarty were both in attendance as the Detroit Red Wings fell to the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night. The thought of that immediately brings back memories of 1997 and McCarty’s overtime goal against the Philadelphia Flyers (which was shone on the jumbotron during a stoppage of play in the first period). However they were here for a ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings and goaltender Jimmy Howard agreed on a contract extension that will see the 29-year old playing another six years in Hockeytown. He will receive $5.3 million per season, with the full value being worth $31.8 million. Howard is 6th all time in wins for the franchise with 127. He is just two wins shy of passing ... Read More »
Injury Report (Included are only players with significant impact on Fantasy Hockey) Part 1: Who’s Day-to-Day? Brad Marchand (F – BOS) – Was elbowed in the head Wednesday and left the game Jiri Hudler (F – CGY) – Upper Body Injury – Did not play Wednesday Semyon Varlamov (G – COL) – Hip – Did not travel with the team ... Read More »
If you’re not exactly sure how to feel about your team’s moves at the Trade Deadline (and the days leading up to it, because Ray Shero), this will be your emotional guide. Refer to this if you feel the need to boast or cry, depending on whether you’re a Blue Jackets fan or a Flames fan. Anaheim Ducks: Acquisitions: F ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs held a joint press conference this morning on the ice of Joe Louis Arena (before the Red Wings hosted the St. Louis Blues), to confirm what was already known, that the 2014 Bridgestone Winter Classic will take place at the Big House (Michigan Stadium) at 1:00 ET January 1st. The matchup will ... Read More »
Injury List Who’s Back? Patrick Kane (F – CHI) – Illness Marian Hossa (F – CHI) – Upper Body Injury Craig Anderson (G – OTT) – Ankle – Won’t play tonight, but will probably start next game Who’s Day-to-Day? Ryan Getzlaf (F – ANA) – Lower Body Injury Patrice Bergeron (F – BOS) – Moderate Concussion Patrick Sharp (F ... Read More »
38 year old forward Steve Sullivan was traded from the Phoenix Coyotes to the New Jersey Devils today. Here’s Sullivan’s year in a nutshell. He scored a hat trick in the third game of the season. He scored a goal the day after, and then went into hibernation mode, recording just two assists (after 7 straight games without a point). ... Read More »
The St. Louis Blues took a gamble on the veteran defenseman when they signed him for a one-year $800,000 early in year. When Redden was in his NHL prime, his points totals usually hovered around 35-50, but this year he has managed just two goals and three assists in 23 games played. He will now have the opportunity to play ... Read More »
The Ottawa Senators have traded star young goalie Ben Bishop to the Tampa Bay Lightning in return for star rookie Cory Conacher. This trade really surprised me. Not that Bishop was moved (that was expected), but that Conacher was. The goalie situation in Ottawa now sees Robin Lehner moving into the temporary starting role, and then moving into the backup ... Read More »
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