by Angie Carducci | Mar 27, 2017 | Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
As a hockey player, Marc-Andre Fleury has pedigree. Drafted first overall by the Penguins in 2003, he claimed the starting netminder’s job in 2005-06 and kept it for a decade. He sealed the franchise’s third Stanley Cup when he slid across the crease to deny Detroit’s...
by Neal McHale | Mar 27, 2017 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK, NJ–March hockey, where the inevitability of one’s season begins to creep in. It did so on Saturday for the Devils, whose 3-1 loss to Carolina mathematically eliminated them from postseason contention. On Sunday, the Stars avoided falling victim...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 26, 2017 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers
The Rangers, from a distance, look like a big team. Physically big. Like it would be hard to get the puck off them. Perhaps that’s why the Kings made so many mistakes against them in the early going of their game in LA on Saturday night. The most egregious—Gaborik at...
by Ana Kieu | Mar 25, 2017 | Homepage, Leagues, NHL, San Jose Sharks
The Sharks concluded a four-game road trip with a finale against the Predators in Nashville Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the Sharks’ recent trip through the Central United States. 1. Sluggish offense Although backup goalie Aaron Dell made 19 saves in...
by Rachel Lewis | Mar 25, 2017 | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries
The Columbus Blue Jackets shut out the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. Sergei Bobrovsky tied Steve Mason with 19 shutouts as the most shutouts by a Blue Jacket. Alexander Wennberg of the Blue Jackets scored the...
by Ed Cmar | Mar 25, 2017 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, NHL
After the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2015-16 season had ended, a season many viewed as their most disappointing in their 16-year history, Blue Jackets’ management decided to essentially ‘stay put’ and make no major changes to their core team roster. This decision agitated...
