The Ottawa Senators endured a couple big blows to their lineup this season, namely losing defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Jason Spezza to injuries. Still, the team managed to make the playoffs as a seventh seed with 56 points and…
It appears as though players such as Alexander Ovechkin will get their wish, as the NHL nears an agreement to allow its players to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Ovechkin has been strongly vocal about this issue,…
The Pittsburgh Penguins stated today that backup netminder Tomas Vokoun will start in net for the team when they host the New York Islanders for Game 5 of their series. “We brought Tomas Vokoun in to play big games for…
Ottawa and Montreal combined for 236 penalty minutes Sunday afternoon as the Senators routed the Canadiens on home ice 6-1. The two Canadian rivals played a physical and chippy game throughout. And once Kyle Turris scored to make the score…
In 2011, the Phoenix Coyotes plucked perennial backup netminder Mike Smith out of near obscurity after he had finished stints with the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning. The team signed him to a two-year deal worth $2 million, but…
Sidney Crosby is good, and arguably the best hockey player in the world right now. Despite only playing 36 regular season games, the Penguins star nearly captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer. Tampa Bay’s Martin St.…
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After a disappointing end of the regular season that saw his team earn three points over their last seven games to miss the playoffs, the Dallas Stars have parted ways with general manager Joe Nieuwendyk Sunday. The firing comes a a day…
The Ottawa Senators, needing one win out of their final three remaining games, after losing two in a row, beat the streaking Washington Capitals to clinch a playoff berth. The Senators have had an up and down season this year,…
With the NHL playoffs just a short while away, it only makes sense to conduct a playoff like challenge. That is exactly what EA Sports is doing with their cover athlete for the NHL 14 video game. While many of…