Evegni Malkin

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this years playoffs have been unbelievably exciting. If you’re a fan you’re loving every minute of every game.  If you’re new to the sport then you picked a great time to watch and I’ll bet that now you’re hooked.  Last night saw both Eastern Conference semi-final [...]

This 2nd round Eastern Conference series between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins was dubbed Alex the Great vs Sid the Kid, last night those two players did not disappoint their respective teams or their fans.  It was a historic night for the NHL’s two biggest stars.  The rivals who don’t care for each [...]

Yesterday was a great hockey day.  In the early game the Eastern Conference started things off with the first game of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals series.  It was also a meeting between the top three players in the NHL, Caps forward Alex Ovechkin and Penguin forwards Sidney Crosby and Evegni Malkin.  Both [...]

Last night in San Jose, the Sharks fighting for their playoff lives came away with a critical victory over the Anaheim Ducks.  The Ducks had taken  a commanding 3-1 lead in the series and put the Sharks backs up against the wall.  San Jose won 3-2 in an overtime thriller to stay alive in the [...]

Detroit took care of the Columbus Blue Jackets beating them 6-5 and sweeping the Blue Jackets out of the playoffs in 4 straight.  Columbus made a valiant effort with 4 2nd period goals to tie the score at 5 however Detroit scored the only goal in the 3rd period to seal the game and the [...]

The western conferences only game saw the Vancouver Canucks easily handle the St.Louis Blues by score of 3-0.  Roberto Luongo recorded his first career playoff shutout stopping all 30 shots he faced.  The Swedish connection accounted for all three Vancouver goals.  Mat Sundin scored the Canucks first goal late in the second period, and the [...]

The NHL playoffs opened yesterday with 4 games on the slate.  As expected the top seeded teams won their games with the exception of the Washington Capitals who lost to the 7th seeded New York Rangers 4-3.  Before the series started many believed that this series would come down to goaltending, obviously Jose Theodore just [...]

It’s been a wild ride right down to the last game but now that all the ice shavings have settled,  here’s the eastern conferences playoff match ups and a brief break down of the 1st round series.
The Washington Capitals meet the New York Rangers in what should be a a good match up.  The Capitals [...]

New York got a huge win last night over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.  The Rangers scored two 2nd period goals to pace them to a 3-1 win.  Chris Drury netted his 21st and 22nd goal for New York to lead all scorers.  More importantly the Rangers got the critical 2 points to [...]

OK, I have to admit the San Jose Sharks are good, I mean really really good.  Last night in front of another capacity crowd the San Jose Sharks walked into the pond in Anaheim and beat the Ducks 3-2.  The Sharks recorded their 52nd win of the season setting a franchise record for wins.  The [...]