by Neal McHale | Nov 30, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Hard to recall a No. 1 overall pick with a stranger set of circumstances within their first three seasons. There was a global pandemic to shut down the rookie campaign and take a deep chunk out of the sophomore season, too. Then, there’s the third season, which...
by Jason Scales | Nov 29, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL, Vancouver Canucks
Boston, MA – The Boston Bruins came into Sunday night’s home game against the Vancouver Canucks struggling to put teams away in the third period. Trailing 2-1 going into the final twenty minutes of play, it looked like it could be more of the same for the...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 29, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Anaheim Ducks started well against the Toronto Maple Leafs at home in a Sunday 5pm start. The measure of their early success was that period one ended 0-0 with the shots in favor of the Ducks, 14-10. They were on their way to a 40-31 margin, including 20 shots...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 27, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Ottawa Senators
It was all LA Kings to start the game versus Ottawa at 4pm Saturday. Los Angeles got the first goal and dominated in the shots. But by the end of one period, the game was tied. What did this signal for a team that came in badly needing a win to get back to positive...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 27, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
“It’s just another game against a different team.” Those were the words from Pittsburgh netminder Tristan Jarry after his 1-0 shutout of the New York Islanders Friday night, the first meeting between the clubs since the Isles knocked the Penguins out of the playoffs...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 27, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Ottawa Senators
I’ve spent lot of Black Fridays in the Anaheim Ducks’ barn watching hockey. They were all good Fridays, as far as I was concerned. This year, I’m still sitting out due to Covid concerns, but with me or without me, the Ducks rocked the Senators, ending up winning...