Stanley cup

First off, the Washington Capitals wore down the San Jose Sharks.  Then the Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin finished them off.  Ovie netted two goals in a 28 second span early in the 3rd period to put the Caps in control as they cruised to the 4-1 victory.  Ovechkin’s two scores gave him an NHL-high seven [...]

The first night of games brought a lot of excitement and showed that the level of play is not disappointing anyone.  Alex Ovechkin, the two-time defending NHL Most Valuable Player had two goals and an assist to help the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins for their 1st win of the season.  Ovie looked really [...]

Evgeni Malkin says he plans on leaving the NHL in 2014 to play in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  Washington Capitals superstar forward Alex Ovechkin already made that pledge, causing ripples through the hockey community because the NHL might not sanction the Olympics past 2010.  In an interview given, Malkin said that it is [...]

It didn’t take long for rookie John Tavares to produce the first point of his young professional career.  The 2009 first-overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft assisted on Matt Moulson’s second period power-play goal Sunday as the New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in pre-season play.  Tavares failed to register a point in his [...]

Last season the NHL Western Conference’s Anaheim Ducks struggled to make the playoffs as a team with a near-even goal differential and 91 points, but was still able to upset the San Jose Sharks in the first round.  They then exited the playoffs after an exciting 7 game series versus the Detroit Red Wings.  The [...]

Another year, another playoff disappointment for the San Jose Sharks.  Even with a franchise record 117-point season and all the talent in the world the Sharks, the best team in the entire National Hockey League fell flat on its face during the postseason, losing to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round.  But things are [...]

For the first time in the franchises 8 years of existence, the cornerstones of Marian Gaborik, GM Doug Risebrough and Coach Jacques Lemaire will not be there when the puck drops on October 3rd.  The Wild are promising a more up-tempo style under new head coach Todd Richards than the stifling defensive play that has [...]

Hockeylicious continues its off season analysis by focusing on the Western conferences Edmonton Oilers.  The Oilers finished yet another season just out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Their biggest loss, goaltender Dwayne Roloson, has been replaced by Nikolai Khabibulin, but so far the Oilers’ most remarkable move in the offseason has [...]

Even though the Calgary Flames slumped late in the season, lost in the first round of the playoffs and fired their coach, all is not lost.  The first step appears to be replacing Mike Keenan behind the bench and general manager Darryl Sutter appears to have found his man.  He only had to look within [...]

Last season the Vancouver Canucks lost to a young and talented Chicago Blackhawks team but they came within a goal of beating the Hawks in 7 games.  Vancouver has some great talent and with an addition or two of some young blood they will be right back in the playoffs and knocking on the door [...]