Kuznetsov, who has been tearing it up this season with the KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk, found his game when it mattered most in this year’s World Junior Championship. The Russian-born winger finished as the tournament’s second-leading scorer with four goals and eight assists, and led Russia to its first WJC gold medal since 2003. In the
Month: January 2011
Ottawa Senators Prospect Kaspars Daugavins Assists In Victory Over P-Bruins
An open-ice hit from Max Sauvé opened the action between Providence and Binghamton and resulted in Nathan McIver pummeling Cody Bass with right after right in a quick decision just two minutes into the game. The play gave the Senators a five-on-four advantage and allowed Corey Locke to beat Matt Dalton with a shot from
Ilya Kovalchuk Assists Twice In Comeback Win Against Lightning
Clarkson had tied the game at 2 early in the third period with his seventh goal of the season and second of the game. Ilya Kovalchuk set up the power-play tally with a cross-ice pass from the left point that set up a slapshot that beat Lightning goaltender Dan Ellis. Click Here To Continue Reading
Pekka Rinne helps Predators stay hot, stop Sharks
Pekka Rinne put quite a capper on the Nashville Predators’ three-game sweep through California in four days. Rinne made 42 saves, and Sergei Kostitsyn scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Predators to their fifth straight win, 2-1 over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. “Our goaltender stole this
Evgeny Dadonov Returns, Scores Against Capitals
Florida’s Evgeny Dadonov scored off a rebound with 1:37 remaining to make it a one-goal game, but the Panthers couldn’t convert on a power play over the final 65 seconds. Click Here To Continue Reading
Flames’ Babchuk Goes Off For Multipoint Game Against Red Wings
Curtis Glencross had two goals and an assist, and Jarome Iginla and Anton Babchuk also scored for the Flames. Babchuk added two assists for his first multipoint game since being acquired in November from Carolina. Click Here To Continue Reading Article
Canucks prospect Sergei Shirokov riding eight game scoring streak and smiling
Sergei Shirokov has plenty of reasons to smile these days. For starters, his native country of Russia stunned Canada in the world junior final on Wednesday night in Buffalo, making Shirokov one happy camper at Moose practice on Thursday morning. “It’s really good for Russian hockey,” the winger said. “It was a really good game,
Evgeny Kuznetsov Proving Russia Is Still A Hockey Hotbed
The elite performance levels of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Vladimir Tarasenko at the world junior championships is a reminder that Russia is still fertile talent source for NHL teams with the patience and gumption to go there. Last June, the St. Louis Blues were able to draft Tarasenko 16th and the Washington Capitals found Kuznetsov at
Knights happy for goalie Bobkov
Igor Bobkov had one thing on his mind Thursday morning – sleep. The London Knights goaltender arrived back in town after coming off the bench midway through the second period to help spark Russia to a comeback 5-3 win over Canada in the world junior hockey final the night before in Buffalo. He dropped off
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Discusses The Success of The Winter Classic
The Winter Classic featuring the Penguins and Capitals set TV ratings records, and Brian Leetch would like to see the annual event continue to showcase top-tier NHL teams. Click Here To View More All State Behind The Mic Videos With Brian Leetch