When it was announced that Anze Kopitar would miss the rest of the regular season and the playoffs after sustaining a broken ankle with only a handful of games left in the regular season, a collective sigh went out through…
They call it the second season for a reason – because everything that happened in the previous 82 games is forgotten. Every team steps into Game 1 of the playoffs with an even record and zeros on the score sheet.…
Last year it was the Taylor Hall/Tyler Seguin debate. The year before that John Tavares was the consensus number one while there was no doubt that Steve Stamkos would be taken tops overall in 2008. This year, however, there is…
T.J. Oshie certainly saved his best for last. In the final game of the season last night against the Nashville Predators, young star T.J. Oshie made a dazzling move after getting tripped up as he cut to the net to…
A week ago today there was speculation that the NHL might not have a 50-goal scorer for the first time since the 2003-04 season and for the first time since the lockout. Last night, however, Corey Perry became the 88th…
The San Jose Sharks have put up an impressive display since the All-Star break. It seems they finally found their scoring touch and have bulldozed their way to the top of the Pacific Division and are in a tight battle…
In the NHL, a player scoring 50 goals in a single season might be one of the greatest individual feats a player can accomplish, something that potentially elevates players from offensive-threat to superstar status. Throughout the NHL’s illustrious history, this…
As much as we all love a good deke or an awesome dangle, it takes an incredible presence of mind to be the top goaltender for any organization – especially since the blame seems to fall on the goalie’s shoulders…
With the playoffs roughly two and a half weeks away, there are still a lot of points to be had as teams jockey for positioning and try to solidify themselves with the best seed possible – or a playoff berth…
The Los Angeles Kings can thank center Anze Kopitar for keeping their playoff hopes alive as the 23-year-old center scored only the second hat trick of his young career in a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets last night.…