Month: March 2010

Speculation turned to reality this morning when Pekka Rinne was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week. In four games, Rinne was 4-0 with two shut outs and a goals against average of 1.22 and a save percentage of .958. On Tuesday, Pekka stopped 42 of 45 shots as the Preds beat the Flyers

Preds On the Glass March 21, 2010 Pekka Rinne continued his solid play stopping 23 of 25 shots from the Blues. His play during the first period when the Blues were pressuring Nashville’s defense kept the Preds in the game giving the offense a chance to get on track. A couple of quick passes left

Preds On the Glass March 21, 2010 Rinne was the difference maker again on Sunday as he kept the Predators in position for a huge come back win on the road. While the Preds were not scoring, Rinne was protecting the net so that when the opportunity came, the win streak could be extended to

Gagnon Hat Trick Sends Dallas Stars Past the Peoria RivermenThe Raw Feed MLN Sports March 22, 2010 In the third period, the Stars regained their three-goal lead just 1:06 into the final frame. Center Perttu Lindgren blasted his 13th goal of the year past Fallon for a power-play tally and a 4-1 Stars lead. Additional

‘Desperate’ B-Sens edge River Rats: Kinrade’s goal decisive in AHL victoryChris Fitzgerald Pressconnects.com March 21, 2010 Left wing Josh Hennessy opened the scoring for the Senators as he finished off a give-and-go sequence with left wing Kaspars Daugavins by taking a centering pass in front of the net and chipping a shot over Morrison 5:03

Ilya Kovalchuk After 15 Games as a Devil: An AnalysisJohn Fischer March 20 2010 I’d look at the last 15 games as a “growing period” for both sides: Kovalchuk as Devil and the Devils with Kovalchuk on their team. A “growing period” with 12 points and 64 shots on net in 15 games isn’t anything

Still some fight, life left in Thrashers after 6-3 win over SensBill Tiller AJC March 19 2010 Johan Hedberg faced 39 shot on his goal…and one to his jaw when Jarkko Ruutu knocked him over in the crease chasing the loose puck. The play resulted in one peeved Moose as the goalie had to be

John Glennon THE TENNESSEAN March 17, 2010 It took the Predators just seven shots on goal to build a two-goal lead over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. They spent much of the rest of the contest admiring goalie Pekka Rinne’s work. Rinne, the NHL’s reigning third star, turned away 42 shots and all three Philadelphia

Samuelsson shinesChris Nichols Sportsnet.ca March 17, 2010 After two straight 40-point campaigns in what was generally a third line role with the Detroit Red Wings, it was thought that Mikael Samuelsson would be able to raise his offensive output after signing with the Vancouver Canucks in the off-season and moving into the top six forwards.

Thrashers rally for win after chasing MillerChris Vivlamore The Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 17, 2010 They scored three first-period goals and chased the NHL’s top goaltender five minutes in, but they later had to rally for a 4-3 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday night at Philips Arena. The victory came after the Thrashers twice blew two-goal