In front of rough New York crowd, Sidney Crosby plays it cool in Penguins win
NEW YORK, N.Y. — It took only 16 seconds for the first "Crosby Sucks" chant to reverberate around Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, a signal that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby's...
View ArticleThursday’s Three Stars: Ward shuts out Blues for 200th win; Penguins rout...
Marco Sturm's commitment to this hook is downright admirable. No. 1 Star: Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes It was a goaltenders' duel in Carolina, as Ward and St Louis Blues' netminder Brian Elliott held...
View ArticleSorry Coach Capuano, but John Tavares will diagram this play for Islanders...
The scene plays out nearly every night in the NHL: The head coach calls a timeout and draws up a play for his team during a critical juncture of the game. But how many times have you seen one of his...
View ArticleBlues lose Andy McDonald to injury on Ruutu hit; Hitchcock not sure on...
The St. Louis Blues suffered a big loss Thursday night, as forward Andy McDonald left their game versus the Carolina Hurricanes with a shoulder injury after getting tangled up with forward Tuomo Ruutu...
View ArticleWith green ice, Erie Otters put your team’s St. Patrick’s Day gimmicks to...
On Saturday, hockey teams around North America will have their St. Patrick's Day gimmicks, whether it's the New Jersey Devils rocking the Christmas tree sweaters or the Chicago Express sporting those...
View ArticleWinnipeg Jets owner endorses Saskatoon as NHL city, with one concern
Saskatoon's bid to become an NHL city has picked up some endorsements recently. Kelvington, Saskatchewan's own Barry Melrose said that "several dozen people" from his hometown would buy season tickets....
View ArticleTrending Topics: Why everyone wins in Alex Radulov situation (except the...
Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Top 50 players list; Game Show Friday; Chesnokov...
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Stars: Dmitry Chesnokov of Puck Daddy...
View Article‘Because It’s The Cup’: Will the NHL’s courtship of casual fans make Stanley...
"History Will Be Made" became history after last season's Stanley Cup Playoffs. The two-year-old promotion that featured nostalgic moments of postseason glory was one of the most successful advertising...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Toews injury update; Crosby already has a point today; Stars’...
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Via Reddit Hockey, this...
View ArticleJarome Iginla’s late Hart Trophy push stokes Calgary’s playoff hopes
It's beginning to look nigh impossible for a Western Conference player to garner a Hart Trophy nod this season, what with the remarkable campaigns of Claude Giroux, Evgeni Malkin, Steven Stamkos and...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Caps, Jets clash in Southeast battle; Tuukka Rask as a leprechaun
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished....
View ArticleHurricanes’ Jeff Skinner given 2-game suspension for kicking Scott Nichol
Any time an player uses his skate in a situation that is dangerous and not him trying to progress the puck the NHL will notice and not hesitate to dole out a suspension. Such is the case for Jeff...
View ArticlePossible Shanaban coming for Mark Stuart?; Winnipeg fans chant ‘Crosby’s...
As the NHL week comes to an end, it was looking like Tyler Myers' 3-game suspension was going to be the only news on the supplemental discipline front until late Friday when a $2,500 fine was given to...
View ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Nuge boosts Oilers; Byfuglien leads Jets past Capitals
No. 1 Star: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers The Nuge continued his drive toward the Calder Trophy with a pair of goals in Edmonton 3-1 win to end the Calgary Flames' five-game winning streak....
View ArticleNHL? KHL? Capitals star prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov’s future still a mystery
Evgeny Kuznetsov is the No. 1 prospect in the NHL, according to The Hockey News. Selected in the first round of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals, he was viewed as someone who could get...
View ArticleSteve Mason on why he didn’t wear form-fitted goalie pads: ‘I never knew I...
We all know the Steve Mason story. The 2009 Calder Trophy winner who quickly came back to Earth with a pair of sub-par seasons following his fantastic rookie campaign. And then there's this season...
View ArticleExcelling in Philadelphia all about confidence for Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds
Last June 23 Wayne Simmonds was enjoying his offseason at his uncle's cottage on Prince Edward Island before he was set to become a restricted free agent a week later. Late in the day, he turned on his...
View ArticleSidney Crosby continues to produce, sets up Malkin for sweet powerplay goal...
Sidney Crosby's second second coming continues to go well, as the Pittsburgh Penguins' captain picked up another multi-point game, notching 3 assists in a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. Two of...
View ArticleBruins stay tough, sign up for two more years of Merlot Line’s Shawn Thornton
The boy in the Freddy Kreuger shirt is probably really happy about this news. Shawn Thornton will be seeing green this St. Patrick's Day, as the Boston Bruins have re-signed the pending UFA enforcer...
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