NHL Playoff Picture Starting to Clear Up: Ducks and Blues In–Oilers Out
Last night the St. Louis Blues who are fighting for their lives in the western conference playoff race defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4. The Blues, playing on the road in front of a hostile crowd rose to the challenge. St.Louis’ David Backes exploded and led the way with 4 goals, numbers 27, 28, 29 [...]
Blues, Sabres Losing Ground While Ovechkin Scores Again!
Just a few games were played last night on the frozen pond. The St. Louis Blues blew a golden opportunity to pick up a precious 2 points by losing to the Chicago Black Hawks 3-1. The Blues fell behind 2-0 in the 1st period and were never able to recover. St. Louis still sits one [...]
Ducks, Panthers Win keeps them close–Loss Extends Wild, Oilers Slide
The Florida Panthers won their third straight game last night beating the Ottawa Senators 5-2. After a scoreless first period the Panthers scored three times in the second to take a 3-1. They never looked back cruising to a 5-2 victory in front of the home crowd. Five different players scored in the win which [...]
NHL Playoff Race Continues: Also Top Plays of the Week
It was a light night of games yesterday. There were only three games on the schedule. The San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 for their 50th win of the season. The win put them 4 points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings for first place in the league.
The Dallas Stars lost to the [...]
Playoff Drama–Predators, Wild, Ducks Win– Red Wings Get Stung.
Just a couple of games in the eastern conference last night were played. Only one of any consequence. The Boston Bruins who have been playing listless hockey for the past few games beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 by throwing their weight around. They played extremely physical, the win was the Bruins 48th of the year.
The [...]
Sabres, Panthers Pick Up Big Win–So Do Predators and Blues!
Whoa, everybody hold everything. Last night’s games left the playoff picture extremely muddled up. Let’s start off with Buffalo’s big win first. The Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shoot-out. The win kept the Sabres slim playoff hopes alive. The Canadiens got 1 point out of the game so all was not lost [...]
Sabres Making Strong Last Ditch Effort for Playoff Spot– Oilers Too!
The Buffalo Sabres won yesterday by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3. With their third win in as many games the Sabres are desperately clinging on to hope for making the playoffs. Being just 5 points behind the Montreal Canandiens makes tonight’s game versus the Canadiens that much more vital. With a win Buffalo would [...]
Playoff Chase: Who’s Got the Mettle? Oilers, Sabres or Ducks
Another night, another bunch of important games were played to determine who’s going to be in and who’s going to be out. Just in case for those of you who don’t follow hockey, I’m talking about the NHL playoff race. In the last 2-3 weeks teams have begun to jockey for playoff positions, some have [...]
Big Wins For Ducks, Sabres and Wild–Big Loss for the Panthers!
It was business as usual last night in the NHL, although for four teams their game had huge playoff implications. The Anaheim Ducks and the Minnesota Wild got critical wins to remain in a very tight race in the western conference. In the eastern conference the Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers to pull within [...]
NHL Playoff Race–The Question is Who Wants It More!
As the regular season draws to a close there is a flurry of activity happening between contending teams who are jockeying for a spot in the post season. Last night was no different. The Anaheim Ducks, the Montreal Canadiens and the St.Louis Blues all got critical wins to keeping pace with the playoff chase. However, [...]
