by Brian Kennedy | Feb 2, 2017 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
How easy it must be to be discouraged if you’re Colorado. You’ve lost nine in a row and 19 of 21 (sparing one OT point). You really, really suck on defense. Your primary goalie is out, and the guy you use on the second night of a back-to-back barely has his feet on...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 1, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage
What are the Anaheim Ducks looking for? Consistency. They’ve obviously been drilled to think that over the past few days, because it’s the message that many of them were reciting in their press interviews early in the week. Did they learn anything about that versus...
by Ana Kieu | Feb 1, 2017 | Homepage, Leagues, NHL, San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks opened the second half of the 2016-17 NHL season with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center on Tuesday night. Just four minutes into the opening period, Sharks goaltender Martin Jones averted a probable Blackhawks goal with an...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Feb 1, 2017 | Homepage, New York Islanders, NHL, Washington Capitals
Ryan Strome scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period while Thomas Greiss made 28 saves as the New York Islanders downed the Washington Capitals 3-2 at Barclays Center on Tuesday night. The victory improved the Islanders point streak to seven games (6-0-1)...
by Mike Stern | Jan 30, 2017 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
The second half of this season’s “Lindy Ruff Reunion” sent the Dallas Stars to victory, and the coach’s current team showed an ability to come from behind, and to hold off an opponent’s furious comeback. Truth be told, things were looking very bleak for the Stars...