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Staal sets record, ‘Canes push Bruins to brink

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:15:51 +0000

Carolina star scores twice as top-seeded Boston trails 2nd-round series 3-1

Eric Staal scored two goals to break the club career playoff scoring record, and the Carolina Hurricanes pushed the top-seeded Boston Bruins to the brink of elimination, Full Article

Pens accuse Ovechkin of dirty play on Gonchar

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:08:45 +0000

Defenseman out with undisclosed injury after collision with Capitals star

Pittsburgh defenseman Sergei Gonchar has an undisclosed injury that occurred when he was leveled Friday night by a knee-to-knee hit by Capitals star Alex Ovechkin that several Penguins players called a dirty play.

The Penguins revealed no details afterward about the injury, but several of their players believe Ovechkin went out of his way to attempt to hurt his former Russian Olympic teammate.

Ovechkin denied that, but also said he is uncertain if he will be fined or suspended. A Full Article

Sid helps Pens tie Caps 2-2; Alex is shut down

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:03:52 +0000

Crosby scores winning goal, Ovechkin gets off only 2 shots; Gonchar hurt

Alex Ovechkin disappeared, at least as much as the game’s most dominant scorer can, and so did all the magic Simeon Varlamov was working. Suddenly, the Washington Capitals are in a familiar position against rival Pittsburgh, losing their grip on a playoff series that seemed to be theirs.

The Penguins shook off an opening-minute Washington goal, scored three times in less than 12 minutes in the first period against a suddenly vulnerable Varlamov and beat the Capitals 5-3 Friday night to Full Article

Alex the Horrible and Caps in trouble

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:59:22 +0000

‘That’s three games in a row where he’s out there trying to hurt guys’

PITTSBURGH – Scenes from a road trip gone terribly awry:

A lethargic Mike Green, giving away pucks that sometimes lead to goals.

Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom inexplicably playing catch on the power play, graciously doubling as penalty-killers for the Penguins.

Simeon Varlamov, finally mortal in goal, the kid unable to stop five shots — including at least two he should have had.

And Alex the Horrible, sulking in the penalty box Full Article

Lundqvist Shuts Down Capitals and Rangers Take 2-0 Lead

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:59:49 +0000

The Rangers may be a grinding team that barely made the playoffs, but they are returning to New York with a two-game lead over the glamorous and explosive Washington Capitals and their superstar forward, Alex Ovechkin.

picture of coolness Saturday, stopping all 35 shots he faced, six of them by Ovechkin, to lead the Rangers to a 1-0 victory in their first-round game at the Verizon Center.

The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0; Game 3 is Monday at Madison Square Garden.

Ryan Callahan scored the game’s only goal, 7 minutes 44 seconds into the first Full Article

Devils Win in Overtime and Take 2-1 Lead Over Hurricanes

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:51:05 +0000

Travis Zajac fired a shot off Carolina goaltender Cam Ward’s pads, and it came right back to him.

Home-ice advantage bounced back to the Devils just as quickly.

Zajac scored 4 minutes 58 seconds into overtime and the visiting Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoff series.

Zach Parise scored for the third consecutive game and assisted on Zajac’s winner, giving the Devils a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven series and helping them bounce back from an overtime loss two nights earlier on home ice.

“We Full Article

Rangers’ Reviews Mostly Positive as Tortorella Plays Critic

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:41:12 +0000

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped 67 of the high-powered Capitals’ 70 shots in two playoff games, was foremost among the Rangers in creating their 2-0 Eastern Conference first-round series lead going into Monday night’s Game 3 at Madison Square Garden.

But the Rangers’ wins resulted from a team effort, and on Sunday, Coach John Tortorella handed out special praise for some of his players, and measured criticism for one.

Tortorella spoke to reporters at the Rangers’ practice rink, where a handful of players took part in an optional afternoon skate. He first addressed Full Article

Flyers Capture Round 3 Against the Penguins

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:36:11 +0000

Sidney Crosby was busy grappling with the pugnacious Philadelphia Flyers rookie Darroll Powe behind the net when Mike Richards, the Flyers’ captain, sneaked up behind Crosby and pried off his helmet as if he were tugging the crown off a king.

Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 21-year-old center and captain, may be revered in a lot of places, but Philadelphia is not one of them. As the bareheaded Crosby was pulled away, sweaty and flustered, fans roared as loudly as they cheered anything else on Sunday in a 6-3 victory for the Flyers.

“You always expect it to be physical, Full Article