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When the Blues found out that defenseman Erik Johnson and left winger Paul Kariya would miss most (in Kariya’s case) or all (in Johnson’s case) of the season, there was little reason to have high expectations.  For the first half of the season, the Blues stumbled along.  But, something happened on the way to another season out [...]

The spotlight was on the Western Conference as the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks won the critical third game to take a 2-1 lead in their respective series with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings.  The Canucks went into hostile territory and came away with a 3-1 victory.  Alexander Edler led the way [...]

It occurred to me while watching the Boston Bruins dominate the Montreal Canadiens that so far this years playoff race is offering no real surprises with the exception of the Anaheim Ducks beating the San Jose Sharks in their first meeting.  Last night saw the Boston Bruins, the New York Rangers, the Detroit Red Wings [...]

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 [...]

We saw some awesome hockey last night, teams fighting for playoff spots seems to bring out the best hockey.  The eastern conference saw its playoff brackets sealed after the New York Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens earned a point for its overtime loss to the Boston Bruins.  Now all that’s left [...]

Very light night on the schedule yesterday, only two games were played.  However for the Columbus Blue Jackets it was the biggest night in their franchises history.  They beat the Chicago Black Hawks in a shootout to secure their first ever berth in the in the race for the Stanley Cup Trophy.  Rick Nash scored [...]

It was a light night on the schedule with only 3 games played.  The Detroit Red Wings disposed of the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Buffalo’s home ice.  Marian Hossa scored twice recording his 39th and 40th goal, also added an assist to once again lead the Red Wings to victory.  Chris Osgood was solid in [...]

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 [...]

First off, I must mention the Carolina Hurricanes.  They are scorching hot right now and are definitely a force to be reckoned with.  Last night’s overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins marked the 8th straight win for Carolina.  The Hurricanes who are 12-1-2 in their 15 games, are making a strong case that they will [...]

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 [...]