by Joe Soccoa | Oct 10, 2017 | Inside Hockey, New York Rangers
New York – The New York Rangers needed to have a strong start to their season, they needed to take advantage of their 10 game home schedule for the month of October. Instead, they have dropped their 3 of their first 4 games of the season; this time to the St....
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 10, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Homepage, NHL
The Anaheim Ducks showed little of the urgency they needed to prolong their 25-game home unbeaten streak against the Calgary Flames, and it cost them the win at Honda Center Monday night. In fact, neither team lit up the scoreboard as Calgary scampered to a 2-0...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Oct 9, 2017 | Homepage, New York Islanders, NHL, St. Louis Blues
The New York Islanders scored two goals in the final 6:56 of regulation to earn a point before falling 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues in a shootout Monday afternoon. Vladimir Tarasenko scored both goals for the Blues and scored again in the shootout to lead St. Louis....
by Brad Kurtzberg | Oct 8, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, New York Islanders, NHL
The New York Islanders were embarrassed by their poor showing in the season opener Friday night, so they took command early in the home opener on Saturday and skated to a convincing 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres in front of 15,234 fans at the Barclays Center. John...
by Tom Stanek | Oct 7, 2017 | Detroit Red Wings, Homepage
The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons are both set to begin their inaugural season at Little Caesars Arena, and both teams hope to improve from their 2016-17 seasons. Red Wings fans are hoping to see progress this season, but the Wings have a steep hill to climb...
by Kevin Greenstein | Oct 6, 2017 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage
Last season was, to put it mildly, an absolutely disaster for the Colorado Avalanche. They posted a 22-56-4 record, not only worst in the league but the worst in the salary cap era (dating back to the 2005-06 season). Their top scorer (Nathan MacKinnon) managed only...