Sens Gearing Up For Playoffs and Volchenkov’s Return

Sens look for playoff payoff Don Brennan Slam! Sports April 1, 2010 Also suiting up will be defenceman Anton Volchenkov, who suffered an upper-body injury while accidentally on the receiving end of a big body check by teammate Andy “Mount” Sutton in Saturday’s game against Florida. Volchenkov missed Tuesday’s 5-4 overtime victory in Washington that

Stats Don’t Lie, Kovalchuk Making Big Impact With Devils

Don’tcha Wish…Michael Kenneth March 31, 2010 Let me put things into statistical perspective for you. Since coming to the New Jersey Devils, Ilya Kovalchuk has recorded 20 points (8g-12a) and a +6 rating in 20 games. Additional Reading: http://michellekenneth.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/dontcha-wish/

Canucks Coming Together at Right Time, Samuelsson Back Soon

Canucks Coming Together at Right TimeSusan Sussler NHL Fanhouse March 31, 2010 Burrows expects that the Canucks will be adding back in some pieces in the next week or so, with ex-Red Wing Mikael Samuelsson (shoulder) and Steve Bernier (groin) skating with the team again and Pavol Demitra back after missing a week because his

Riku Helenius Tops in Swedish Kvalserien

SSK, RBK on verge of protecting spotsBill Meltzer NHL.com March 31, 2010 In Swedish hockey, the bottom two teams during the Elitserien regular season are forced to play a double-round robin postseason tournament with the top four teams from minor league Allsvenskan. The top two finishers in the qualification series (called kvalserien in Swedish) earn