by Brian Kennedy | May 6, 2021 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
In a game otherwise unremarkable, Anze Kopitar made history by gaining his 1000th NHL point, all with the LA Kings, on Wednesday night in Arizona. Kopitar has never won a scoring title, but that reflects his all-around game. Don’t forget, he won his Cups under the...
by Kenneth Cross | May 5, 2021 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
For a brief moment, the Dallas Stars thought the door may have opened, but then it immediately was slammed as the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away from Dallas to take a 6-2 win in Amalie Arena on Wednesday night. Trailing 3-1 midway through the third period, Dallas...
by Neal McHale | May 5, 2021 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
Less than 24 hours after the boldest of bold statements, and the spotlight still shining brightly on the Blueshirts, they pounced yet again, firing Team President and Alternate Governor, John Davidson and General Manager, Jeff Gorton. The move, which has not been...
by Neal McHale | May 4, 2021 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL, Washington Capitals
There’s direct and there’s the New York Rangers statement on Tuesday. Capitals forward, Tom Wilson, who took repeated shots to the back of the head at New York’s Pavel Buchnevich in the second period of Monday’s contest at Madison Square...
by Brian Kennedy | May 4, 2021 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
And then there was one. Point to go to 1000, that is. Anze Kopitar is the player in question, and he entered Monday night at 997. He got 998 on the Kings’ first goal versus the Coyotes in Arizona. He then added an assist on a goal by Alex Iafallo to make it 999....
by Brian Kennedy | May 3, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, St. Louis Blues
Not with a bang, but a whimper. More TS Eliot for you (see Saturday’s story for the initial Eliot reference). So the Ducks had the chance to beat St. Louis on Monday night. That had no significance of its own, but it would have kept the Kings from advancing in their...
