All Entries Tagged With: "Pittsburgh Penguins"
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 23-23-5 with 51 points through 51 games. After 51 games last season, the Bolts were 31-15-5 with 67 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, eight points [...]
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 [...]
Rangers Move Christensen
It seemed like sooner or later, Erik Christensen’s days as a New York Ranger were going to be numbered. Turned out it was sooner, as the Rangers sent the center and a conditional 2013 seventh round draft pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Casey Wellman. Christensen was on the bubble in training camp [...]
Beantown Showdown Will Help Chart The Rangers’ Course
For the longest time I’ve wanted to take in a Rangers game on the road. (No, I don’t count my frequent trips to the Nassau Coliseum.) It’s been ages since my last one – it was the 20th century, there were still ties in hockey and the Bell Centre was still known as the Molson [...]
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 [...]
CONCUSSIONS KILLING HOCKEY
Speed and offense are now the kings in the present day NHL. A focus on players with those very attributes took over drafts and team on-ice strategies. Slower skaters have slowly been fazed out, especially those pugilistic specialists who all too often didn’t quite have the same skill sets and strides of their respective teammates. [...]
Setting The Stage For A Perfect 2013 Winter Classic
The success of the NHL’s Winter Classic is simply undeniable. From television ratings to viewership and overall hype, the annual New Year’s eve outdoor showcase has become hockey’s version of the Super Bowl. On Monday, the world’s top hockey league put together yet another fantastic display of ice hockey in South Philadelphia at the Citizen’s [...]
Too Many Excuses Made About Concussions and NHL Officiating
The Pittsburgh Penguins put an end to the Blackhawks five-game win streak as they squeaked out a 3-2 victory on home ice. The Penguins made the mistake of going into a prevent defense, and the Hawks almost were able to force overtime. Pittsburgh now realizes the Chicago offense can’t be taken lightly, even with a [...]
Blackhawks Sit At Top of NHL
With two games remaining until the Christmas break, Chicago leads the entire NHL with 46 points. On Sunday, the Blackhawks rolled over the Calgary Flames 4-2, to capture their fifth consecutive victory. As was the case against the Flames, goaltender Ray Emery has been solid throughout the winning streak. With wins over the staggering Ducks [...]
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 [...]
GameDay: Kopitar, Struggling Kings Visit Chara-less Bruins
On Tuesday night the Boston Bruins will return to action for the first time since Saturday’s 5-3 win in Columbus as they get set to host Anze Kopitar and the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings, 13-12-4 (30 Points) are coming off a string of four straight losses, a streak in which they’ve been outscored 11-6 [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
With 28 games under their belt, the Detroit Red Wings (18-9-1) are one point behind the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Central Division. The team’s leading scorers are Johan Franzen (13 goals, 15 assists), Pavel Datsyuk (eight goals, 20 assists) and Valtteri Filppula (10 g, 15 a), who didn’t look out of place [...]
Bruins GameDay: B’s Visit Winnipeg For First Time In 15 Years
Fresh off a 3-1 victory over the league-leading Pittsburgh Penguins, the Boston Bruins will look to extend their point streak to 16 games when they visit the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre on Tuesday night. Tonight will mark the second time the Bruins and Jets have squared off this season and will be the [...]
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 [...]
There Is Smoke, Will There Be Fire Between Bruins And Sabres Tonight?
It’s no secret that the Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins are not fans of one another. The two age-old Adams Division rivals have had countless classic battles over the years. On November 12, Milan Lucic did nothing but add fuel to the fire when he steamrolled Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller during the first period [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 9-8-2 with 20 points through 19 games. After 19 games last season, the Bolts were 10-7-2 with 22 points. The Lightning are in third place in the Southeast Division three points behind the Florida Panthers and 12th in the Eastern Conference. After 19 games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team in [...]
Crosby’s Return Reveals Deeper Problem In The Fabric Of The NHL
While today, Sunday November 20, 2011 will likely be remembered as a memorable day in the annals of NHL hockey history, the events of today have brought to light a deeper problem that Commissioner Bettman and the NHL will be faced with for years to come. Today we learned of the imminent return of the [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-6-2 with 18 points through 16 games. After 16 games last season, the Bolts were 9-5-2 with 20 points. The Lightning are in third place in the Southeast Division three points behind the Washington Capitals and eighth in the Eastern Conference. After 16 games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team [...]
The Future Is Now For Jhonas Enroth
In the National Hockey League, it is often impossible for a goaltender to be able to step into a full-time role with the big club immediately after being drafted. Save for the rare exceptions of Rick DiPietro (New York Islanders) , Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Steve Mason (Columbus Blue Jackets) –who were all taken [...]
Appreciation For The Underappreciated
Thursday afternoon, the NHL released the ballot for the NHL All-Star game, to be played in Ottawa on January 29th. Voting commences November 14th online or by text until January 4th. There are 127 names on the ballot. Each team has at least three players listed. The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins both have six [...]