Armed with a protective visor, New York Rangers’ key defensemen Marc Staal made his long-awaited return to Madison Square Garden Monday night to square off against the Washington Capitals in game three of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Staal, 26, a former National Hockey League All-Star and a crucial component of the Rangers defense, sat out 29 consecutive games after suffering ... Read More »
The 2012-13 American Hockey League season officially came to an end last night for the Charlotte Checkers in an exciting and dramatic winner-take-all game five with the Oklahoma City Barons. A remarkable series which saw both teams win big and a couple of close contests finished with a 6-2 win for the Barons, despite being peppered for 51 shots. The ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a legendary goaltender is born, a playoff win starts an impressive streak, an individual records a first for a new team, and a very sad day for some fans is fantastic day for others. May 6, 1972 – Future Hall-of-Famer Martin Brodeur was born in Montreal, Quebec. Well, what can be said about Marty that hasn’t ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, another Stanley Cup win for an Original Six team, two awards won by a player sets two records at the time, a playoff goaltending record, and an unlikely victory for an unlikely team. May 5, 1966 – The Canadiens beat the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime of Game 6 of the Finals to win the Cup; ... Read More »
At the age of 37, Martin St. Louis is the oldest player in National Hockey League history to lead all players in points at the end of the season. St. Louis — who will turn 38 in June — clinched the Art Ross Trophy, given to the player with the most points (goals and assists combined), in Saturday night’s season-ending ... Read More »
If there was one team the Tampa Bay Lightning had dominated in this lockout-shortened season, it was the Carolina Hurricanes. In four games before Sunday, the Lightning outscored Carolina 18-4, winning all four times. On Sunday night, however, in the battle between two non-playoff teams, it was the Hurricanes who had their revenge. Carolina, behind three straight first-period goals, picked ... Read More »
Nobody likes the schoolyard bully (well, unless you are the bully). He picks on the smaller kids, takes their lunch money, and makes life tough for some of his peers. As the last week of the NHL regular season approaches, the Rangers will need to do their best impression of the O’Doyle family from Billy Madison (short of the family ... Read More »
They say all good things must come to an end. Well, apparently all bad things must come to an end as well. It’s been a long time coming, but the Tampa Bay Lightning have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. The death blow came in Thursday night’s 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, where Brian Gionta scored two goals for ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a young player helps his team win the Cup, a coach with an excellent start to his postseason career, an interesting streak for the Mighty Ducks, the face of a franchise records a goaltending milestone, and a little Game 7 fact. April 19, 1947 – The Leafs beat the Canadiens 2-1 in Game 6 of the ... Read More »
The Tampa Bay Lightning tried to be the spoilers on Tuesday night against the Winnipeg Jets. After a four-day layoff, the Jets had fallen out of eighth place in the Eastern Conference by virtue of not being able to keep playing. A loss to the Bolts on Tuesday would have been a painful blow if it coincided with a New ... Read More »
We’re down to our last player in the Living Legends segment. We’ve looked at some phenomenal players so far, ranging from great goal scorers (Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos), to great playmakers (Sidney Crosby, Pavel Datsyuk), to players of great size and strength (Jaromir Jagr, Jarome Iginla). The last player on our list combines all three of those attributes. That’s why ... Read More »
What defines “playing well?” Is it playing shut-down defense? Creating strong offensive pushes? Outhitting, outskating, outshooting? I’d say that it’s a combination of all of those things, not necessarily all at once, but none of those facets have helped the Devils win in the past three weeks. New Jersey is 0-5-4 in its last nine games, the second worst stretch ... Read More »
The New York Rangers find themselves in a far different position than they were at this time one year ago. In 2012, the top-seeded Blueshirts were in the midst of their first round playoff series with the eighth seeded Ottawa Senators. Flip the calendars to 2013, and the Rangers are treading water to remain among the top eight in the ... Read More »
The difference that a good goalie can make in a hockey game is amazing. I’ve been saying for a few games that the only thing really holding the Tampa Bay Lightning back from winning games consistently was the play in net. Anders Lindback proved he is not ready to handle the duties of a number-one goaltender, and now he’s sitting on injured ... Read More »
The Flyers have claimed forward Adam Hall off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 32 year old forward appeared in 20 games for the Bolts this season where he notched four assists. He averaged over just ten minutes of ice time per game. Hall also played six games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season (after Tampa put him on ... Read More »
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