May 21, 2013

NHL Shorts Notes: NHL teams with familiar faces hope to get jump

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Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville, bottom left, speaks to his team during NHL hockey practice, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Chicago. The Blackhawks are scheduled to begin their lockout-shortened, 48-game regular season against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in Los Angeles. Photo by The Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — The 48-game sprint [...]

NHL: Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin earns MVP honors

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Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is sent flying by the stick of Erik Gustaffson #26 of the Philadelphia Flyers as Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov #30 watches the puck in the first period of Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on April [...]

NHL Playoffs: Keep an eye on these 10 things in NHL playoffs

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Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins handles the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers during the game at Consol Energy Center on April 7, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (April 6, 2012 – Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The NHL playoffs start Wednesday. Here’s a look at some [...]

NHL: Flyers coach Laviolette fined after calling Pens coach’s move ‘gutless’

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Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette argues a call with referee Stephane Auger #15 during the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Wells Fargo Center on February 18, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (February 17, 2012 – Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flyers coach Peter Laviolette was fined $10,000 Monday after [...]

NHL: Crosby return on hold as concussion symptoms continue

A trainer checks on Pittsburgh Penguins' Crosby during their NHL hockey game in Washington

(Reuters) – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continues to experience concussion symptoms, raising questions about whether he will return to the National Hockey League (NHL) this season. Crosby, who missed nearly an entire year before returning to action last month, was back on the sidelines after just eight games after absorbing another hard hit. He [...]

NHL: Crosby to return on Monday

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Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates with the puck in front of goaltender Chris Osgood #30 of the Detroit Red Wings during game five of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 2, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. (June 2, 2008 – Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images North America) [...]

NHL Roundup – Crosby-less Penguins are off to flying start

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Pascal Dupuis #9 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his first period goal against the Florida Panthers with teammates Steve Sullivan #26 and Joe Vitale #46, both of the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 11, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (October 10, 2011 – Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SFG) [...]

Boston’s Thomas, Anaheim’s Perry share Awards spotlight

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(Reuters) – Boston goalie Tim Thomas and Anaheim forward Corey Perry shared the spotlight at the 2011 NHL Awards Wednesday. Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Thomas, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs most valuable player last week, won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie for the second time in three seasons. Perry [...]

Kane’s SO goal lifts Blackhawks past Penguins

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c CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks’ top forwards came through in regulation, and then again in the shootout. * GAME REPORT: Blackhawks 3, Penguins 2 Patrick Sharp (FSY) and Bryan Bickell (FSY) scored in regulation and Patrick Kane (FSY) had the only goal in the tiebreaker to lift Chicago to a 3-2 victory over [...]

NHL slams Islanders for fighting

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL suspended New York Islanders forwards Trevor Gillies for nine games, Matt Martin for four and handed the club a $100,000 fine late Saturday night for their actions in a fight-filled win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Only enforcer Eric Godard was punished on the Penguins side by the league as [...]