May 19, 2013

NHL Roundup: Kopecky’s hat trick leads Panthers over Penguins 6-4

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Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Florida Panthers scores a goal past Goaltender Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins at the BB&T Center on February 24, 2013 in Sunrise, Florida. (February 23, 2013 – Source: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images North America) SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Kopecky recorded his first career hat trick and Tomas Fleischmann had [...]

NHL Roundup: Kopecky’s hat trick leads Panthers over Penguins

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Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Florida Panthers scores a goal past Goaltender Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins at the BB&T Center on February 24, 2013 in Sunrise, Florida. (February 23, 2013 – Source: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images North America) SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Tomas Kopecky recorded his first career hat trick and Tomas Fleischmann [...]

NHL Roundup: Lightning beat up on the Panthers 6-3

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Steven Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning warms up prior to facing the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on December 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (December 22, 2011 – Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Martin St. Louis scored three times in his 900th NHL game, Steven Stamkos [...]

NHL Roundup: NY Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 1-0

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Ryan Callahan #24 of the New York Rangers takes the shot as Adam Larsson #5 of the New Jersey Devils looks to block it at the Prudential Center on January 31, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. (January 30, 2012 – Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Callahan scored the [...]

NHL Roundup: Blues beats Capitals

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Brooks Orpik #44 of the Pittsburgh Penguins pushes David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues off the puck knocking him into teammate Matt D’Agostini #36 of the St. Louis Blues in the second period on November 23, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (November 22, 2011 – Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images [...]

NHL: Phil Kessel, Tyler Seguin show most improvement

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Phil Kessel #81 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battles for the puck with Karl Alzner #27 of the Washington Capitals during NHL action at The Air Canada Centre November 19, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (November 18, 2011 – Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — When the Boston Bruins used [...]

NHL Roundup: Chris Pronger’s accident mars Flyers’ victory

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Chris Pronger #20 of the Philadelphia Flyers falls to the ice after being hit in the face by a stick during the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Wells Fargo Center on October 24, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (October 23, 2011 – Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / DFP) — PHILADELPHIA [...]

NHL Notes: Brian Burke confidently taking heat

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(PhatzRadio/ SI) – Growing up, Brian Burke and his nine siblings had to come to the dinner table not just with their appetites but a new word. It had to be defined and used in a sentence before everyone could break bread. “A different kid every night had to bring one,” says the Toronto Maple [...]

NHL Trade News: Sabres, Panthers spend big in free agency

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Tomas Fleischmann #14 of the Colorado Avalanche takes a shot against the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center on January 18, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 4-3 in overtime. (January 17, 2011 – Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon went [...]