NHL: Rangers on the ropes

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Rangers in Madison Square Garden 5-3, taking a 3-0 series lead and putting the Blueshirts in a hole that even Mark Messier couldn’t get them out of.  The Flyers, on the other hand, took a 2-1 series lead over the top seeded Canadiens after winning game three 3-2.
In the West, [...]

NHL: Pens shoot out of 3-goal deficit

The Rangers were coasting on a three-gaol lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins in game one but the Pens kept shooting and erased the deficit to steal game one 5-4.
The Flyers were up on the top-seed Canadiens but Montreal came back to force OT and, eventually, win game one 4-3.
In the West, the Red Wings bested [...]

NHL: Playoffs Round 2

Heading into the second round of the playoffs, the teams look very familiar…as in a blast from the past.  The East has the Rangers and Flyers are underdogs to the Penguins and Canadiens, respectively.  In the West, old rivals face off in the Red Wings and Avalanche series as the Sharks and Stars will do battle.  [...]

NHL: Canadiens win!

The Montreal Canadiens shut out the Boston Bruins 5-0 in the deciding game 7 of the series to advance in the playoffs.  Goalie Carey Price stopped all 25 shots, 11 in the first period, to rebound from a tough two-game slide.  With the Penguins and Rangers already in, the East is almost set as the [...]

NHL Playoff Update

Eastern Conference

The Canadiens are up 3-1 on the Boston Bruins after Carey Price’s first playoff shutout.
Daniel Briere continues to score as the Flyers lead the Capitals 2-1 in the series.
So long Ottawa.  The Penguins finished off the sweep of the Ottawa Senators and will wait for the next victim.
The Rangers got one back in game [...]

NHL: Devils steal one in NY

The NJ Devils got their first win in the opening round of their series with rival NY Rangers with an overtime win on a goal that John Madden scored ff the skate of Ranger D Marc Staal.  The series is 2-1, advantage Rangers.

The Flyers evened their series against the Washington Capitals 2-0
The Bruins are playing [...]

NHL: East playoff update

Alex Ovechkin thrilled the home fans with late goal to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4.  Down 4-2 after a Daniel Briere goal, the Capitals buckled down as they did to end the season.  They owned the third period, scoring three goals - two by Mike Green and the winner by Ovechkin.  The Capitals lead the [...]

NHL: Rangers route; Penguins shut out Senators

Who needs Sidney Crosby when you have Marc-Andre Fleury?  The #2 seed Pittsburgh Penguins handled the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on the pads of Fleury, who made 26 saves for the win.
The New York Rangers Scott Gomez got some revenge on the New Jersey Devils in the playoff opener.  Gomez, who played for the Devils, had [...]

NHL: Playoff time…

The most exciting playoffs in all of sports is back…the NHL season has come to an end and the playoffs are set to start.  Here are the matchups…
Eastern Conference
Montreal Canadiens v. Boston Bruins
Montreal has been the best team in the East over the entire season.  They should beat the Bruins easily…
Pittsburgh Penguins v. Ottawa Senators
The [...]

NHL: Capitals are in, Hurricanes out

The Washington Capitals have won a franchise-record seven straight to win the Southeast division, knocking the Carolina Hurricanes out of the playoffs in the process.  The Capitals and their MVP - Alex Ovechkin - played great hockey over the last month of the season.  They went from no playoffs to the third seed behind the [...]