(Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams. Photo: AP/Charles Krupa) (PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston’s [...]
NHL Playoff Roundup: Caps beat Rangers in overtime 1-0
May 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby kicked, swiped, caught and otherwise kept getting in the way of the puck, matching each other save-for-save for a second shy of 68 minutes, until Mike Green scored the power-play goal in overtime that gave the Washington Capitals a sweep at home to open their playoff series [...]
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: Islanders lose to Hurricanes but clinch playoff berth
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) —- RALEIGH, N.C. – The New York Islanders clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. With the point they received by reaching overtime, coupled with a loss by the Winnipeg Jets at Washington, the Islanders secured a place in the playoffs [...]
NHL Roundup: Fedotenko lifts Flyers over Capitals in OT
April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ruslan Fedotenko scored 1:34 into overtime after Kimmo Timonen got the tying goal with 9.5 seconds left in regulation and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Sunday night. Maxime Talbot, Matt Read and Claude Giroux also scored for the Flyers, who moved within two points of the idle New [...]
NHL Roundup: Streaking Penguins collect 11th win in a row
March 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Joe Sargent / NHLI via Getty Images) UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Tomas Vokoun was sharp in making 33 saves, and Brandon Sutter snapped a tie early in the third period for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who rallied for a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders that stretched their winning streak to 11 games on Friday [...]
NHL Roundup: Penguins extend streak to 10 with win over Caps
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Brooks Laich #21 of the Washington Capitals checks Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game at Consol Energy Center on March 19, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (March 18, 2013 – Source: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images North America) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Defenseman Matt Niskanen scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Sidney [...]
NHL realignment plan for 2013-14 approved by Board of Governors
March 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Red Wings’ new home in the Eastern Conference will be in a division that houses four of the Original Six teams. (Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Even Karl Rove could see this result coming. As expected, the NHL’s Board of Governors voted–overwhelmingly, but not unanimously–today to approve a plan to [...]
NHL Roundup: Alex Ovechkin hands win to Rangers
March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 9, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Capitals 5-2. (March 8, 2013 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON — About three hours after asking for [...]
NHL Roundup: Blackhawks whip Wild to extend point streak to 29 games
March 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Bryan Bickell #29 of the Chicago Blackhawks shoots the puck against the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on February 28, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (February 27, 2013 – Source: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images North America) CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory and extended their [...]
