“Leetch was incredibly hard on himself. The pressure he put on himself to perform at a peak level every night was intense. He had to be a difference maker. There was no other way.” A few days before Brian Leetch’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Dan Rosen of NHL.com writes about Brian Leetch’s
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Lindgren: 1 goal, 2 assists against Chicago Wolves
The Texas stars hosted the Chicago Wolves on Saturday night, beating them 4-1. Lindgren scored a goal and had 2 assists in the game. Read Mark Stepneski’s full writeup and statistics on Saturday’s game here.
Rinne shuts out Blackhawks
The Predators held off the Blackhawks last night in a 2-0 win. Jesse Rogers from ESPNChicago.com mentions that the Hawks had a lower-than-usual 22 shots and writes, “the real key to that low number was goaltender Pekka Rinne.” To read the full article, visit ESPN.
Alexei Morozov scores 4 goals, Ak Bars defeat Sibir
Alexei Morozov had 4 goals in the third period of today’s game against Sibir. The final score was 7:4, Ak Bars. Русская статья в sovsport.ru.
Samuelsson: Canucks v Red Wings game tomorrow, Tuesday October 27th
Mikael Samuelsson’s talks about his experiences so far this season in a Globe and Mail article by Matthew Sekeres. Samuelssons discusses his play with the Canucks as well as what he learned from the Red Wings organization. Tomorrow night is the Canucks’ first game against Detroit in Vancouver.
Pekka Rinne stops 27 shots in 6-5 victory over Senators
Nashville beat the Senators in overtime with a final score of 6-5. The game marked Pekka Rinne’s first win of the season. Full AP article can be found at washingtonexaminer.com.
Samuelsson scores late goal, giving Canucks a 3-2 win over Blackhawks
With under 5 minutes to go in the game, Samuelsson scored an impressive goal to break a 2-2 tie against Chicago. The final score on Wednesday night’s game was 3-2. To watch the goal, click here. Check out the full AP article at AP.org.
NHL Live! interviews Kovy
On Tuesday NHL Live! interviewed several players, including Ilya Kovalchuk. The video is available at NHL.com. Check out the video and fast forward to 1:03:45 to listen to Kovy’s interview.
Khabibulin makes 39 saves in 2-1 win over Canucks
In Edmonton’s 2-1 win on Monday night, Khabibulin stopped 39 shots. Too see the game highlights on NHL.com, click here. You can read the full article at The Canadian Press.
Samuelsson scores winning goal against Wild
On Saturday, the Wild fell to the Canucks 2-1. PuckAgency’s Mikael Samuelsson scored the winning goal in the third period. Samuelsson says he is feeling more comfortable with his new teammates as the season continues. Full article at The Hockey News.