(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO – In case they weren’t aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they’re going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and Detroit beat the Blackhawks [...]
NHL Roundup: Brunner, Smith lead charge as Red Wings beat Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to tie Western semifinal
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NHL Playoff Roundup: Blackhawks edge Red Wings 4-1 in series opener
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
CHICAGO (AP) — Maybe it was the extra rest, or another raucous crowd at the United Center. Maybe it was just the resumption of one of the NHL’s biggest rivalries. Whatever it was, the Chicago Blackhawks finally found that extra gear they talked about for days. Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third [...]
NHL Playoff Roundup: Bruins edge Leafs in OT
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TORONTO (AP) — Wins are not supposed to come easy in the playoffs and, after picking up a couple of three-goal victories over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first three games of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Bruins had to put on their hard hats to win last night. There were a few fresh [...]
NHL’s postseason tricky to predict
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — NHL playoffs wild and wide open in salary-cap era Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane are as good as hockey players get. Their teammates are pretty good, too. In the NHL playoffs, that guarantees nothing. Superstars and teams that were successful in the regular season get sent home, regularly, in [...]
NHL Roundup: Canucks clinch Northwest Division title with win over Blackhawks
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — VANCOUVER – Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist to help the Vancouver Canucks lock up their fifth straight Northwest Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Jannik Hansen and Zack Kassian also scored for the Canucks, who won their eighth in a row [...]
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 News and Notes: And the trade deadline season winner is …
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Story Highlights Penguins go all in for Cup run with four moves leading up to deadline Jaromir Jagr was a popular acquisition for the Bruins Wild’s owner willing to take on another big contract (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — USA TODAY Sports hockey columnist Kevin Allen offers his take on the 10 teams that have [...]
NHL teams return to rinks
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — PLYMOUTH, Mich. — On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again. Several hundred fans packed wooden bleachers in El Segundo, Calif., on Sunday, eager to watch the Kings practice four months after [...]
NHL Lockout: NHL, players association still working on CBA document
January 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Photo: Bob Chwedyk, AP) Story Highlights Player ratification vote results won’t be announced until later Saturday Schedule would be conference only this season Players accept 50-50 split in revenue, gain a pension plan The NHL Players’ Association said Saturday that it was delaying announcement of the results of players’ ratification vote as the union and [...]
NHL Lockout: Hockey fans fed up with ongoing NHL labor strife
December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(In this file photo taken Sept. 17, 2012, the NHL logo is seen on a goal at a Nashville Predators practice rink in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by The Associated Press.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Sitting in a hockey locker room, Steve Chase became the latest die-hard fan fed up with the NHL lockout. Living in [...]
