Jhonas Enroth is not making things any easier for Buffalo Sabres management. Enroth was just named best goaltender of the World Championships. He led Sweden to a gold medal with a 5-1 win over Switzerland. He is making the most of his opportunities so far. Just how good was Enroth in this tournament? He put up some outstanding numbers that ... Read More »
On Thursday night at the Cox Center in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma City Barons had the opportunity to eliminate the Texas Stars and advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season. The Barons did exactly that and continued their utter supremacy over the Stars in game five, clobbering the Stars 5-1 and eliminating the number-one-ranked team in ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a man who played 22 seasons on the same time is born, a goal scoring frenzy, an overtime win sets a new record, a player/mummy who played a ton of games, and one of the most interesting games in NHL history where the goal scoring took a back seat to weird. May 20, 1940 – Hall-of-Famer ... Read More »
There is always concern in Philadelphia over the team’s defense system as it continuously seems to cost the Flyers. There is room for optimism, however, as youngster Erik Gustafsson is showing tremendous signs of promise. The 24 year old missed some time with injury in this shortened season but still managed to play 27 games for the Flyers. The youngster ... Read More »
For the second year in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s American Hockey League affiliate is running rough shod through the AHL playoffs. Last year, it was the Norfolk Admirals, winning 15 out of 18 games on their way to the Calder Cup championship. This year, it’s the Syracuse Crunch, who have clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the first non-Original Six team since 1935 to win the Cup, a Stanley Cup victory for one team ends a dynasty’s streak, a defenseman sets a playoff scoring record, and a notorious GM ends his tenure with one team and begins with another. May 19, 1974 – The Flyers beat the Bruins 1-0 in Game 6 ... Read More »
The first chapter of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins didn’t disappoint on Thursday night at TD Garden. It was the first playoff meeting between the Original Six clubs since 1973. For the 19th time in their last 24 meetings, the margin of victory was a single goal. In Game 1 of the ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a Cup win means a great accomplishment for a rookie, a defenseman sets the bar high for players in his position and for all players in general, a dynasty finally loses, a super-fast goal, a birthday boy passes Gretzky on the all-time list (although that wouldn’t last), and Wayne extends a different record after reclaiming the ... Read More »
The NHL announced that forward Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks was suspended for the rest of the Sharks vs Kings series. Torres received a minor charging penalty during the second period of Game one for a hit on Jarrod Stoll of the Kings. Torres has a name for himself when it comes to suspensions, and was given ... Read More »
Last night is why we watch playoff hockey. Just when every Kings fan in the Twitterverse was about to throw in the towel, the tides turned. Los Angeles played without Jarret Stoll, whose condition is day-to-day after suffering a head injury when Sharks’ Raffi Torres made what was deemed an illegal hit in the first game of the series. Torres ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a goalie finally does something that no goalie has ever done before, two very impressive records are set in a Finals game, a dynasty wins another Cup, and a very famous European player does some work in the playoffs. May 17, 1979 – Montreal’s Ken Dryden became the first goalie to score a point in the ... Read More »
At the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma City Barons were determined to continue dominating their series against the Texas Stars, and managed to do just that. They pulled out a 7-3 victory in Game Four thanks to a stellar third period. The Barons were without Anton Lander, who sustained a lower body injury in Monday’s game, ... Read More »
The NHL officially announced today that the New York Islanders will take on the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Jan. 29th, 2014 as part of the league’s Coors Light Stadium Series. “The innovative nature of the Stadium Series affords the opportunity to have all three NHL teams in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area play, outdoors, at ... Read More »
Regular Season 1/19 – @ Boston – Bruins 3 Rangers 1 1/23 @ NY – Rangers 4 Bruins 3 (OT) 2/12 @ Boston – Rangers 4 Bruins 3 (SO) Series Schedule Thurs 5/16 @ TD Garden Sun 5/19 @ TD Garden Tue 5/21 @ Madison Square Garden Thu 5/23 @ Madison Square Garden *Sat 5/25 @ TD Garden *Mon 5/27 ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a coaching legend begins his career, a team is swept in the Finals but it’s certainly not the fault of one player, another Finals sweep wins a Cup and sets a milestone for the United States, and one of the most iconic goals in Red Wings, and possibly the entire NHL’s, history. May 16, 1927 – ... Read More »
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