The Vancouver Canucks feel like the team they want to be. Facing the desperate Toronto Maple Leafs in the middle of a five-game road trip, there were plenty of chances to break. But the Canucks managed to hang tough and were rewarded Saturday night with a 5-3 victory. Mason Raymond’s tiebreaking goal in the third
Month: November 2010
Pekka Rinne blanks Chicago in shootout, Preds win 4-3
The Predators welcomed division rival Chicago to town on Saturday in what turned out to be a fantastic game, with the home team coming out on top 4-3 in a shootout. No one player led the Preds to victory; it was a classic 20-men-for-60-minutes effort out of them in this one. The special teams stepped
Anton Babchuk Scores On Power-Play
Midway through the second, Carolina defenceman Anton Babchuk lifted his colleagues to within one with a power-play goal. A little more than two minutes later, onetime Canadien Tom Kostopoulos, who never quits, beat Carey Price with the tying goal. Click Here To Continue Reading Article
Kovalchuk nets OT winner as Devils edge Oilers
Ilya Kovalchuk brought the Devils’ fans out of their seats again. Only this time, the New Jersey faithful were cheering instead of booing the Russian star. Kovalchuk scored on a power play at 3:27 of overtime — New Jersey’s slumping $100 million man’s first goal in seven games — to give the Devils their first
Carolina Hurricanes Prospect Frederik Andersen Impressive at Four Nations Cup
Goalie Frederik Andersen (Red) helped the Danish team capture a 4-2 victory against Belarus with superb play in the net. Click Here To Watch Video
Pekka Rinne sharp in win over the Blues
Pekka Rinne stopped 21 of 23 shots in regulation and three of four in the shootout to lead the Predators to a 3-2 win on Thursday. It was Rinne’s third win of the season as his record goes to 3-4-2 as he had lost his previous four outings. He lowered his GAA to 2.86 and
Mikael Samuelsson And Canucks Roll Senators In 6-2 Victory
Ryan Kesler took advantage of linemate Mikael Samuelsson’s return to form – the Swede looked dangerous for the first time in a few weeks. Kesler scored from the lip of the crease twice, once on a nice pass from Jannik Hansen, the other on a rebound of Samuelsson’s fifth shot. Click Here To Continue Reading
Nikolay Zherdev Scores in 8-1 Rout of Canes
The offensive outburst came after a well-placed break in the schedule. Coach Peter Laviolette, who spent five years as Carolina’s coach and is plenty familiar with the local scene, took the Flyers a few hours southwest to famed Pinehurst Resort to play some golf and spend some time together away from the rink. “We should
Ilya Kovalchuk Honored at The Starlight Foundation’s 21st Annual Celebrity Sports Auction
All Star New Jersey Devil winger Ilya Kovalchuk was honored Monday evening at the Starlight Foundation’s 21st Annual Celebrity Auction at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ilya was among seven New York area athletes who were honored for their achievements on and off the field. (From L to R: Cal Ramsey, Clark Gillies,