(Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby congratulates Tomas Vokoun on a 7-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators following NHL playoff action in Ottawa, Wednesday May 22, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) (PhatzRadio / AP) — OTTAWA – It’s textbook media training for hockey players: don’t utter a word about the next round of the playoffs until you [...]
NHL Playoff Roundup: Pittsburgh Penguins take Game 4 with 7-3 romp over Ottawa Senators
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NHL Roundup: Penguins move on with overtime win over the Islanders
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Orpik’s goal would have been memorable even if wasn’t in overtime and didn’t put the Pittsburgh Penguins into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. When you are a defensive-minded defenseman with only 12 goals in nine NHL seasons, they all tend to stand out. Orpik fired a slap [...]
NHL playoff picture in the West set; three East matchups come down to final day
April 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — The Stanley Cup playoff picture in the Western Conference is set, but five of the eight seedings in the East will come down to the final day of the regular season. Sunday’s tilt between the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins, originally scheduled for April 15 but postponed because of the Boston [...]
NHL Roundup: Oilers rout Wild to prevent Minnesota from clinching playoff spot
April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PAUL, Minn. – Corey Potter and Nail Yakupov both scored two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers prevented the Minnesota Wild from clinching a spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 6-1 rout on Friday night. Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle each added a goal and two assists for the [...]
NHL Roundup: Boston Bruins return to home ice following marathon bombings
April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON – Hockey returned to Boston after the manhunt following the marathon bombings, and Jarome Iginla scored the tiebreaking goal that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday and home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. The game was pushed back by one day by the manhunt for a suspect, [...]
NHL Roundup: Sens snap Caps’ winning streak at eight
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — OTTAWA – Kyle Turris scored twice and the Ottawa Senators ended Washington’s winning streak at eight games with a 3-1 victory over the Capitals on Thursday night. Cory Conacher also scored and Craig Anderson made 18 saves to help the Senators win their fourth straight game and move within a point [...]
NHL Report: NHL planning six outdoor games
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Could Dodger Stadium be the site of an outdoor NHL game between the Kings and Ducks?(Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Games could be held at Dodger Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Soldier Field and BC Place Contracts have not been signed yet (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The Winter Classic, always a highlight of [...]
NBA: NBA cancels game between Celtics and Pacers after Boston Marathon blasts
April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(A Celtics game set for Boston’s TD Garden on Tuesday has been canceled. (Randy Belice/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — The NBA announced Monday that a game between the Pacers at Celtics set for Tuesday night at TD Garden has been canceled in light of the Boston Marathon explosions. The game will not be rescheduled. [...]
NHL Roundup: Sens’ Anderson sends Devils to 9th straight loss
April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEWARK, N.J. — Craig Anderson made 33 saves in his third shutout of the season, and the Ottawa Senators sent the sliding New Jersey Devils to their ninth straight loss with a 2-0 victory Friday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Milan Michalek second-period goals for the Senators, who won for the second [...]
NHL Roundup: Mats Zuccarello scores shootout goal as Rangers beat Leafs, 3-2
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal in the shootout, and the York Rangers overcame another two-goal performance by Toronto’s Phil Kessel. The Rangers moved back into seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Zuccarello, called out before the game by Rangers coach John Tortorella to score more, connected in the second round of [...]
