Pekka Rinne was outstanding, making 36 saves in the Predators’ 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Rinne has won three of his last five starts, and continues to be one of the biggest surprises of this NHL season. He is second among all NHL goaltenders in save percentage (.930) and goals-against average
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Anssi Salmela Scores Game Winning OT Goal In 3-2 Thriller Over Islanders, Devils Continue Red-Hot Run
The New Jersey Devils found an unlikely star in Anssi Salmela to sustain their playoff drive. The defenseman scored his first goal of the season 3:09 into overtime in the Devils’ 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Salmela took a feed from Mattias Tedenby and drilled a shot past Al Montoya
Ilya Kovalchuk adds goal and assist in Devils’ OT win over Thrashers
Zajac also had a power-play goal in the second period, and Ilya Kovalchuk added his 25th goal—also on a power play—for New Jersey. The Devils have won five of six and are 21-3-2 since Jan. 8. Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien scored for the Thrashers. Atlanta, which has just three regulation wins in its last
Pekka Rinne Continues to Build Case for an NHL Award
Pekka Rinne’s sixth shutout of the season last night in a 4-0 win over Minnesota, continued to bolster his case for NHL post season hardware. Tim Thomas has been the odds on favorite since October for the Vezina Trophy (Best Goalie) but Rinne has been on a season long mission to close the gap in
Babchuk Scores, Flames Defeat Stars in Shootout Thriller
Curtis Glencross scored the decisive goal in the third round of the shootout, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. Rene Bourque, Tom Kostopoulos and Anton Babchuk lit the lamp for the Flames, who have won three in a row. Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves. Mike Ribeiro, Jamie Benn and
Shirokov Stays Hot, Assists in Moose Victory
Sergei Shirokov set up a beautiful goal to Alexandre Bolduc as the Manitoba Moose defeated the evenly-matched Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 in the AHL showdown Tuesday night. The 35-23-6 Moose have won 3 of their last 4 games, as Shirokov has worked up a hot streak tallying 3 points in the span. The Vancouver Canucks
Kaspars Daugavins Scores Twice, B-Sens grind out victory
Barry Brust made 32 saves, Kaspars Daugavins scored twice, and the Binghamton Senators snapped a three-game winless streak with a 4-1 victory over the Norfolk Admirals in front of 3,384 fans at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Sunday. Andrew Sweetland and Colin Greening also scored for the B-Sens, who pulled within two points of the
Shirokov Scores; Moose Top Admirals 4-2
Manitoba snuck onto the board first with an even-strength Sergei Shirokov goal just 2:11 into the game. It took a few seconds before everyone on the ice realized the puck was even in the net; it was a quiet goal to say the least. Milwaukee’s Grant Lewis tied things up with a slap shot goal
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Preds goalie catches like a shortstop
A rolling puck rocketed toward Predators goalie Pekka Rinne during last Thursday’s game against the Canucks. With the calmness and coolness of a seasoned baseball player, Rinne simply knelt down and fielded it with his glove. “He could be a shortstop in some situations,” Predators goaltending Coach Mitch Korn said. Rinne’s natural attributes are easily