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B’s Use Third Period Rally To Edge Sens 4-3 At TD Garden
The surprising Ottawa Senators have drawn fame this season from their ability to overcome early deficits and rally from behind to win games in the third period. Unfortunately for the squad from Canada’s capital, these roles were reversed on Tuesday in a 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Boston Bruins. Recovering from a 1-0 [...]
Rangers Stars Shine In Ottawa
The New York Rangers were well-represented at the NHL All-Star festivities this past weekend in Ottawa, sending head coach John Tortorella and 4 players to the festivities. The contingent certainly made their presence felt from the start of the fantasy draft on Thursday to the naming of the MVP at the close of the game [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 17-20-3 with 37 points through 40 games. After 40 games last season, the Bolts were 21-11-5 with 47 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eleven points. Tampa Bay is in 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, nine points out [...]
Divisional Series: The Beasts Of The Northeast
Over the next two weeks, the Boston Bruins will be given the luxury of a considerably light schedule, especially by NHL standards, with only three more games slated for the 2011 calendar year. This coupled with the beginning of winter break at colleges across the country, has left me with some extra time to write. [...]
Coach Julien Not Satisfied By Bruins’ 5-2 Win In Ottawa
Sometimes you just have to win ugly. As simple as that may sound, it’s often true in the game of hockey, especially in a league as competitive as the NHL. On Wednesday night, for the second consecutive evening the Boston Bruins won their second straight game without the services of captain Zdeno Chara. In a [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 12-15-2 with 26 points through 29 games. After 29 games last season, the Bolts were 15-10-4 with 34 points. The Lightning are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eleven points. Tampa Bay has fallen to 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference. After 29 [...]
Thomas, Kelly Lead Bruins To 4-2 Win Over Jets
On Saturday night the Boston Bruins extended their point streak to twelve games with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the TD Garden. Over that stretch, the B’s have notched wins over five of the NHL’s seven Canadian-based franchises. Sparked by the magnificent play of goaltender Tim Thomas, who recorded his eight straight [...]
Bruins Get Back In Business; Down Sens 5-3 At TD Garden
On Tuesday night, the Boston Bruins absolutely had to have a victory. That’s right, the defending Stanley Cup Champions were in a must-win situation…..on November 1. Coming into Tuesday’s game against Ottawa, the B’s had lost 3 straight and seven of their first ten this season, with a 2-5-0 record at the TD Garden. [...]
Bruins GameDay Preview: Streaking Sens Visit Struggling B’s
Tonight, two teams at opposite ends of the NHL hockey spectrum will face-off at the TD Garden, when the Ottawa Senators pay a visit to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins. One team has been clicking on all cylinders, reeling off 6 straight victories. Meanwhile, the other squad has lost three-in-a-row and seven [...]
Boston Bruins Week In Review; Trade Brewing?
Following a 3-2 shootout victory at Chicago’s United Center, the Boston Bruins returned home to TD Garden to begin a 4-game home-stand. Prior to the start of the home-stand, the B’s record sat at 2-3-0 (4 Points). After three quarters of this stretch of games at the TD Garden, the B’s record is at 3-5-0 [...]
Red Wings Hold Off Senators 5-3 In Season Opener
The Detroit Red Wings started the 2011-12 season firing on all cylinders. The Red Wings scored the first five goals of the game and held off the Ottawa Senators with a 5-3 home win at the Joe Louis Arena. Cory Emmerton, who is playing in his third NHL game, scored a goal and an assist [...]
Bruins Complete 2-Game Sweep Of Montreal; Prepare for Senators In Pre-Season Home Finale
On Monday night, the Bruins faced off against the rival Canadiens for the second straight night. This time, the game would be at Montreal’s home arena, the Bell Centre. Coming off a strong performance the night before, in a 7-3 victory against the Habs, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Bruins were looking for the [...]
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 [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 70: Lightning 6 – Maple Leafs 2 “Ritola Provides Relief” The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-22-9) got just what the doctor ordered Monday night at the Air Canada Centre… a total team effort resulting in a beat down of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mattias Ritola scored twice in a three minute span of the second [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 66: Lightning 1 – Capitals 2 SO “Winless in Four” Alex Ovechkin assisted on Washington’s only goal in regulation, then scored in the opening round of the shootout to give the first-place Capitals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Alexander Semin came up big for the Caps for [...]
The 10 most disappointing players so far this season
With the Christmas holidays looming, let’s have a look at the 10 most disappointing players so far this season. 1. Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey Devils 31 games 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points and a -21 plus/minus differential. After signing a monstrous 17-year $100 million contract in the off-season, Kovalchuk has been [...]
Senators back from a dismal road trip, set to face Kings in Ottawa tonight
After a dismal 1-3 road trip during which the Ottawa Senators were outscored 17-6, they are set to face the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Scotia Bank Place. This will be the Kings’s third game of a four-game road trip. They sustained a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, before [...]
Fantasy Impact: St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators
Own any St. Louis Blues or Ottawa Senators players in your fantasy league or pool? Here is some news you can use. Team Matchup Ottawa has won every contest against the Blues since the lockout. A perfect 4-0. However, St. Louis is 6-0-1 on Scottrade Center ice this season. Starting Netminders Brian Elliot [...]
Spezza back in the lineup, Michalek out at least one week with tendinitis
The Senators conclude a four-game homestand when they host the Boston Bruins tonight at Scotia Bank Place. Center Jason Spezza will make a return after missing four games with a lingering groin injury. Spezza has one goal and four assists for five points in five games this season. However, winger Milan Michalek will miss at [...]
Price blanks Senators, Kostitsyn with 2 goals in a 3-0 win
When the Canadiens score the first goal of the game this season, they win. And that’s what they did yesterday against the Ottawa Senators Score first. The Canadiens have now four wins in regulation when scoring the first goal, and two losses when the opponent scores first. The only time the Habs when scoring first [...]