All Entries Tagged With: "Evgeni Malkin"
Does Steven Stamkos Deserve to be a Hart Trophy Finalist?
Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin have been named finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, the annual award given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team during the regular season. The winner is selected in a poll of [...]
Analyzing And Predicting The Eastern Conference Playoffs
It’s that time of year again, folks. The clocks have been pushed forward, the temperatures are rising and the kids have just enjoyed another wonderful visit from the Easter Bunny. But most importantly, it’s time to kick off the most exciting two month event in all of sports: The NHL Playoffs. With Saturday’s conclusion of [...]
Stamkos Snipes Sixtieth – Bolts Prodigy Joins Exclusive Club
Not many NHL players have experienced a rousing standing ovation on the road, but Saturday night, when 22 year old Steven Stamkos beat Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec, 3:29 into the third period for his 60th goal of the season, the knowledgeable Jets fans couldn’t help themselves. They roared their approval for the Lightning phenom, who [...]
Whine And Fine
When John Tortorella was hired as the coach of the New York Rangers, he was a complete departure from the man he replaced, Tom Renney. His fiery temper and his outspokenness is part of why he was brought in, and is what makes him a polarizing figure even among fans of the team he coaches. [...]
Boychuk Injured As Crosby’s Three Point Night Leads Pens To 5-3 Win Over Bruins
BOSTON– On Tuesday evening the Boston Bruins played in a game with about as much meaning as a late September pre-season clash when they hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins. After wrapping up the Northeast division title and the number two seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Black and Gold had little to play for against [...]
GameDay: B’s And Pens Prep For Playoffs With Showdown At TD Garden
Teams: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins Records: Pittsburgh 48-25-6 (102 Points) , Boston 47-28-4 (98 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 7:30 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NBC Sports Network (Emrick, Olczyk, McGuire) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Philadelphia Flyers 6 , Penguins 4 ……. Bruins 2 , New York [...]
Semin, Caps Hold Off Late Surge To Edge Bruins 4-3 At TD Garden
BOSTON – On Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins looked to improve on their recent two-game winning streak when they welcomed Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to town for a showdown at the TD Garden. It was a tale of two halves in the first frame as the Caps took control from the opening puck [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 28-28-6 with 62 points through 62 games. After 62 games last season, the Bolts were 37-18-7 with 74 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eight points. Tampa Bay is in 11th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, six points out [...]
Fleury, Malkin Lead Pens Past Struggling Bruins
Hockey is a strange game folks. When things are going your way, everything seems to be clicking, you play with confidence, you tend to get the breaks here and there. You feel as if nothing is ever going to go wrong. However, when you’re struggling it’s a completely different ball game. All of a sudden [...]
Ward Stops 47 As B’s Are Again Stymied By ‘Canes
Throughout my years of watching sports, I’ve never been fond of the expression “they just have your number” in response to being beaten repeatedly by the same team. However, watching each of the four meetings between the struggling Carolina Hurricanes and the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins I’ve begun to think that my belief is [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 17-23-4 with 38 points through 44 games. After 44 games last season, the Bolts were 26-13-5 with 57 points. The Bolts are in fifth (last) place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Washington Capitals by twelve points. Tampa Bay is in 15th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, twelve [...]
Datsyuk, Howard Lead Red Wings to 4-1 Win in Pittsburgh
Pavel Datsyuk scored a goal and added an assist to Johan Franzen’s game-winner, while Jimmy Howard made 25 saves for his league-leading 18th win as the visiting Detroit Red Wings beat the Sidney Crosby-less Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at the Consol Energy Center. Even though the Penguins were without their best player in Crosby, it was [...]
Thomas’ 45 Saves Lead Red-Hot B’s Past Sid’s Penguins
At this point, it’s become truly unclear when the Boston Bruins will lose another game. It’s been 38 days since the Black and Gold last lost a game in regulation, the day after Game 7 of the MLB’s World Series. Boston’s hot streak of 13-0-1 entering Monday’s contest at CONSOL Energy Center appeared destined to [...]
Jagr Shines As Philly Flies By Red Wings 3-1
For those who thought that Jaromir Jagr’s tank was on ‘E’ after he left the KHL and signed with Philadelphia, think again. The Flyers’ right winger scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers skated past the Red Wings 3-1 at the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings scored first [...]
Red Wings Fall To Penguins 3-2 In Exhibition Opener
The Red Wings started the preseason on the wrong foot as they lose on the road to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2. Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is already in midseason form as he scored a goal and added an assist to lead the home team to a win. Malkin is looking to rebound from an injury-riddled [...]
Top-20 worst bang-for-the-buck NHL forwards in 2010-11
When the 2010-11 NHL regular season ended about three weeks ago, some teams analyzed the production of some of their key players thinking why did we give so much money to the players listed below. While some productive players like Joe Thornton (21 goals, but 70 points), Henrik Sedin (19 goals, but 94 points) and [...]
Guts, Grit And Goaltending Guide Bolts Past Pens, 1-0
Going into the quarterfinal series the spotlight was on Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. He had, after all won a Stanley Cup and kept the Penguins title hopes alive despite the injuries to superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. But, as it turned out, a 41 year old journeyman goalie stole the show. Tampa Bay’s Dwayne [...]
The Return Of The Rangers’ Mojo?
For 99% of NHL teams, the 82-game regular season is a series of ebbs and flows. It’s certainly been for the Rangers. They managed to remain afloat and some would even say overachieve despite a rash of injuries. Around the All-Star Break they started to get some of those players back, and they sputtered to [...]
You Win Some, You Lose Some
After playing two-and-a-half periods of hockey tonight that could be classified as an insomniac’s dream-come-true, the New York Rangers somehow found a way to score four unanswered goals in the third to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at the CONSOL Energy Center. The victory was the Rangers’ League-leading 12th on the road. The Penguins came [...]
Sid & Bylsma at Odds Plus Other Notes
By now most Penguins fans have heard that Captain Sidney Crosby waded into the goalie situation in Pittsburgh over the past couple of days. To not mince words, here is what was said by the Captain. “He’s [Fleury] going to have good games. It’s not like he can change overnight. He’s going to put strings [...]
