Jacques Lemaire earned a milestone and the Devils remained on a roll. Ilya Kovalchuk scored at 4:36 of overtime and the Devils coach became eighth coach in NHL history to reach 600 wins in New Jersey’s 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. “Not really,” Lemaire said when asked if he’s proud
Category: Puck Blog
Rinne stays red hot against Red Wings
Four of the last five days have been banner ones for goaltender Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne. On Wednesday, he picked up his second win over Detroit since Saturday. In those two games, Rinne has allowed just one goal. “They always have a dangerous power play and their power play gets them going and once we
Babchuk powers Flames past Senators, earns first star of the game
Tim Jackman scored twice, Anton Babchuk had a goal and two assists, and Jokinen had a goal and an assist for Calgary, which has won eight of nine. With Calgary trailing 2-1 after the first, Glencross said the club took time to regroup during the intermission. “We came back here and refocused after the first
Volchenkov: ‘I always try to play clean’
Anton Volchenkov prides himself on playing a clean game. The elbow he delivered to the head of Zach Boychuk on Tuesday wasn’t intentional, but it will cost him. The League announced Wednesday that Volchenkov has been suspended three games for the hit. It occurred in the second period of the Devils’ 3-2 overtime victory over
Kaspars Daugavins and B-Sens Buckle Down For Playoff Drive
The Binghamton Senators returned from the American Hockey League All-Star break with a three-point weekend in Norfolk, Va., keeping the Eastern Conference crossover playoff spot in their grasp and adding to their confidence as they head into the final stretch. With 29 games left, the B-Sens are 25-20-3-3 (56 points) and tied with the 24-18-2-6
Samuelsson Continues Hot Streak, Nets 2 Goals in Canucks’ Victory
Mikael Samuelsson scored 2 goals and added an assist as The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on home ice at Rogers Areana Monday night. The Canucks improved to an NHL-best 35-10-9 record, and Samuelsson extended his point scoring streak to 11 points in his last 6 games. The Swedish winger has been red
Radulov Continues Strong Season, Named Best Player of KHL All Star Game
Alexander Radulov was named the best player of this past weekend’s KHL All Star game, as Team Jagr defeated Team Yashin 18-16 in the high scoring showcase. During a season in which Radulov has produced 75 points in 51 games for his Salavat Yulaev club, the talented Russian winger continues his reign as one of
Kuznetsov Wins KHL All Star Breakaway Challenge In Style
Evgeny Kuznetsov won this year’s KHL Breakaway Challenge by using some Ovechkin-esque moves on future NHL HOF goaltender Dominik Hasek. The video of it can be seen below. If I had to pick my own personal favorite breakaway, I’d choose Kuznetsov’s second attempt where he juggled the puck down the ice mid-air with his stick,
Johan Hedberg will be a guest on NHL Live!
New Jersey Devils goalie Johan “The Moose” Hedberg will be a guest on NHL Live! today (2/7/2011) at 12:30 PM.
Ilya Kovalchuk tallies twice to send Devils past Habs
Dainius Zubrus and Ilya Kovalchuk scored 2:52 apart early in the first, sending New Jersey on to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Brodeur got his 615th career win despite leaving after the first period because of a bruised right leg. Brodeur stopped all 11 shots he faced before he was replaced