NHL explains massive clock malfunction at end of Capitals vs. Bruins Game 4
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last 9.5 seconds of the Washington Capitals' Game 4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night actually took 14.8 seconds. Patrice Bergeron and Brooks Laich came set for a...
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Thursday’s Three Stars: Brodeur blanks Panthers; Boedker beats Hawks
No. 1 Star: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils After letting a 3-goal lead slip away and being pulled in a Game 3 loss, Brodeur deflected any criticism that he was no longer a difference-maker by...
View ArticleBloody Taiwanese animation debates NHL playoff violence, gives Raffi Torres...
There's been plenty of debate about violence in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. None of it, until this point, has involved bloody spraying on fans, devils fighting old west rangers and Raffi Torres...
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Trending Topics: NHL playoff chaos is no one’s fault, because it’s everyone’s...
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...
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Calder Trophy Finalists: Nugent-Hopkins vs. Landeskog vs. Henrique
The 2011-12 NHL Calder Trophy Finalists were announced on Friday, with center Adam Henrique of the New Jersey Devils, left wing Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche and center Ryan...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: What’s worse than Nickelback at NHL Awards; Game...
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, in which...
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Flyers’ Claude Giroux gets candid about refs, Penguins fans before Game 5
The Philadelphia Flyers once again have a chance to eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night in Pittsburgh, holding a 3-1 series lead and hoping that the Penguins' Game 4 rout doesn't lead to...
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No criminal charges for Raffi Torres; Nicklas Lidstrom talks retirement (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. • Tom Norris with your Ilya...
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Predators given custom ping-pong table before Game 5 vs. Todd Bertuzzi’s fun...
We're suckers for clever opportunism in sports marketing, like when minor league hockey teams latch onto the story of the moment for a cheap bump in publicity (hello, Charlie Sheen Night for the...
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Raffi Torres decision on Saturday, as NHL mulls ‘whether to assess further...
Raffi Torres of the Phoenix Coyotes had his hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Friday. The arguments having been made, the punitive stage will wait until Saturday according to the...
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Blackhawks’ Quenneville considers turning to Ray Emery in goal for must-win...
You can understand why Joel Quenneville would be at his wit's end with Corey Crawford. The Chicago Blackhawks backstop has been the wrong kind of difference-maker in this series. Two nights after...
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Playoff Puck Previews: Red Wings, Penguins on brink; Bettman sour on Brooklyn...
Back by popular demand, 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...
View ArticleFlyers’ Giroux punks Penguins fans, fakes a puck toss in warmup (VIDEO)
Prior to Game 5 versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers' star Claude Giroux got candid about his feelings for the Pittsburgh fanbase, admitting, unsurprisingly, he didn't much care for...
View ArticlePenguins’ Evgeni Malkin smashes Sean Couturier and … Sidney Crosby? (VIDEO)
Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins was playing like a man possessed in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals … which may or may not always be a good thing. After taking a roughing...
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With Red Wings elimination, Nashville Predators make their Stanley Cup statement
A heavyweight champion sometimes isn't measured by how hard he hits, but rather how he handles his opponent's best punch. The Detroit Red Wings didn't deliver a haymaker in their Western Conference...
View ArticleWitness Marc-Andre Fleury’s ‘superhuman’ penalty kill in Penguins’ Game 5 win...
Game 5 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers didn't resemble the previous four, in that it didn't finish with an NFL score or anyone getting a game misconduct. Most of all, it...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Legwand, Preds eliminate Wings; Fleury rallies Penguins
No. 1 Star: David Legwand, Nashville Predators The 13-year veteran Predator set up Alex Radulov's first-period goal with an aggressive forecheck and then scored the game-winner 13 seconds into the...
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The 10 most disappointing players in 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs (non-goalie...
Fortunes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs can change in heartbeat. (Ask the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers about that.) So the following 10 players could easily turn their postseasons...
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Raffi Torres suspended 25 games for putting Marian Hossa on stretcher; agree...
The National Hockey League suspended Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres for 25 games for his hit to the head of Marian Hossa in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. It's the third-longest...
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Canucks’ Bieksa does interview as Ryan Kesler, claims America ‘is where the...
During the Olympics, Ryan Kesler came under fire from Canadian fans for saying that he "hated" Team Canada prior to Team USA's round robin matchup with the hometown favourites. On Friday, this...
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