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…
Justin Abdelkader is one of the Detroit Red Wings’ biggest hitters, a role that has been diminished the past several weeks as he has spent time on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk scoring goal. But Abdelkader made his presence…
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.…
The NHL Playoffs, what could be better? Tonight starts the first round of the NHL Playoffs as three Western Conference pairings lace ’em up and duke it out, with more games starting tomorrow. However, before everything shakes down, here are…
We are at the end of the 48-game sprint known as the 2013 NHL season. Just about every team had to deal with a roller coaster season. And because of the shortened season, playoff spots and positions came down to the…
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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…