Thursday’s Three Stars: East, West set; Atkinson nets trick for BJs;...
No. 1 Star: Cam Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets Atkinson registered his 1st career hat trick in his 26th NHL game, scoring once in each period as the Blue Jackets ended the Avalanche's slim playoffs...
View ArticleWatch Sharks’ Clowe break up an odd-man rush from the bench (VIDEO)
The San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings may have clinched a playoff spot well before Thursday's game ended, but they certainly didn't play like it. It was a hard-fought battle right to the final horn...
View ArticleNCAA Frozen Four: Can Ferris State stop the Boston College juggernaut for title?
This was probably the worst game the BC Eagles have played in a month. And they won 6-1. Boston College entered this NCAA tournament as the hottest team in the country and has done nothing to dissuade...
View ArticleNHL Death Watch: It’s all over but the seeding
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. Much like we've been spoiled by a parade of big market...
View ArticleJaromir Jagr vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins: Oh, this should be fun
Now that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are locked in as the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, let's just take a moment and let the awesomeness of this...
View ArticlePaulina Gretzky was TMZ’d in lingerie (VIDEO)
Paulina Gretzky has had, shall we say, an interesting several months. Please recall last November when her Twitter account full of provocative photos was shuttered, allegedly at the urging of father...
View ArticleSharks’ Ryane Clowe receives no supplemental discipline for playing puck from...
Ryane Clowe of the San Jose Sharks had the most controversial poke check of the NHL season on Thursday night, jabbing the puck away from Los Angeles Kings forward Jarret Stoll on a power-play rush …...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Whining Penguins; Ryane Clowe and other sneaky...
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: It's GAME SHOW FRIDAY! Today's...
View ArticleAfter career season, Matt Moulson should finally get World Championships call
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- In each of the past two seasons, New York Islanders forward Matt Moulson has finished in the top-25 in goals scored with 31 and 30, respectively. This season, he's surpassed his...
View ArticleDon Cherry’s future; Toews update; NFL bounty scandal’s effect on NHL? (Puck...
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 Kukla, here are the...
View ArticleDrink from 21-foot-high Stanley Cup in Times Square, courtesy of NBC Sports
Last season in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the VERSUS network (RIP) sent around a Zamboni that doubled as an ice cream truck to NHL arenas. That was cool. But this year's playoff stunt from NBC Sports...
View ArticleSidney Crosby on John Tortorella’s whiner label, why it’s ‘ridiculous’
Philadelphia Flyers assistant coach Craig Berube said he "whines to the refs all day and all night." New York Rangers Coach John Tortorella indirectly called him a "whining star." On Friday, Sidney...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Blues host Coyotes; Prosser suspended 1 game; Tortorella fined...
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 ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Smith strong again as Phoenix now a win away from...
No. 1 Star: Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes Smith once again led the way for the Coyotes stopping 31 shots during their 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. The win was Smith and the Coyotes' fourth in a...
View ArticleCringe away at this skate-to-helmet close call from KHL (VIDEO)
Recently in the NHL, Brandon Dubinsky was spared a potentially gruesome injury when the skate of Tyler Myers flew up and caught him on the helmet. Maxim Yakutsenya of Trakor in the KHL can relate. In a...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s 2012 NHL Super Saturday drinking game
Sadly, today is the only day on the NHL schedule that will feature all 30 teams in action. Awesomely, it's happening on the final day of the 2011-12 regular season. And while all 16 playoff teams are...
View ArticleWestern Conference playoff scenarios on the NHL’s regular-season finale day
As play begins in the Western Conference on the NHL's final day of the regular season, absolutely nothing is settled as far as seeding goes. Sure, we know that the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues...
View ArticlePatrick Kane’s sick shootout goal beats Red Wings, who get what they want:...
Patrick Kane had the lone goal in the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-2 shootout victory against the Detroit Red Wings; which was only appropriate, because topping the awesomeness of this goal was going to be...
View ArticleThe honeymoon in Winnipeg is over; will things be different next year?
Until next year, Jets fans. The Winnipeg Jets close out their first year in Manitoba Saturday night versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, and no doubt the primary storyline will be Steven Stamkos's pursuit...
View ArticleSteven Stamkos of the Lightning scores goal No. 60 in game No. 82 (VIDEO)
This season, Steven Stamkos became just the seventh NHL player to have two 50-goal seasons before his 23rd birthday, putting himself in elite company that includes Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike...
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