The Ottawa Senators faced more devastating injuries this past season than perhaps any other NHL team. But it was in their post-season that they were dealt their final blow. In a free agency agreement made on Friday, the Sens have lost their now-former captain of 13 years, Daniel Alfredsson. The news broke early Friday morning […]
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Kings Need Comeback against Blackhawks
The Los Angeles Kings are no strangers to 2-0 deficits, such as the one they currently face in the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. The good news for the Kings is that the next two games are in Los Angeles, where the Kings have won 14 games in a row. The Kings trailed […]
Penguins and Senators Open Playoff Series in Pittsburgh
The Eastern Conference Semifinals open tonight in Pittsburgh as the Penguins host the Senators. Game two is slated for Friday in Pittsburgh, while the series shifts back to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4 on Sunday and Wednesday of next week. If needed, Game 5 will be back in Pittsburgh Friday May 24, while Game […]
Who Will Take Round 2 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs?
With the abysmal collapse of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday evening came the end of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Even though the game between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals finished just minutes after it, the Rangers held that game at 5-0 for most of the time, finishing […]
Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues Square Off in Playoffs
The sprint to the finish in the shortened NHL season is over, and the Blues are taking on the Kings in the fourth-seed versus fifth-seed matchup in the Western Conference, with the Blues coming in as the higher seed. This is a rematch from last year’s second round when the Kings swept the Blues and […]
Major Playoff Implications as Flyers host Senators Thursday
Currently, the battle for playoff spots in the Eastern Conference of the NHL is tight. The top five seeds are probably safe, while the sixth through 12th place teams are all in contention for the last three playoff spots. The Senators sit in sixth at the time of this writing with 44 points in 38 […]
Who will Make the Stanley Cup Playoffs?
The Stanley Cup playoffs start at the end of this month, and never has every game counted more for every single team — especially in a shortened season where every point counts. So, which NHL teams are going to the playoffs this year, and which ones are still scrapping to find their way in? And […]
Approaching The NHL Trade Deadline
Even before the NHL trade deadline day on Wednesday some huge moves had been made; most notably with Jarome Iginla being traded to Pittsburgh. But that was just a mere primer as the end of deadline day brought with it some pretty big headlines. And in just about every one of them, you could find […]
Sidney Crosby out with Broken Jaw
It wasn’t his first game back, but this was to be Sidney Crosby’s comeback season, and now he’s out with an injury once again. The official word is that he’s out “indefinitely,” while it’s widely thought that he’ll be out for at least one month. And even if the Pittsburgh Penguins can get him back […]
NHL’s Best Square off as Anaheim Ducks Host Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks have combined for just five regulation losses, a total that no other team has managed to stay below. They meet Wednesday night at the Honda Center, where the Ducks are 12-1-0. Anaheim is 21-3-4 overall, while Chicago is 24-2-3. The Blackhawks have gone 13-1-2 away from home. It almost […]