Devils left winger Ilya Kovalchuk isn’t quite ready for a starring role on the hit TV reality show “Jersey Shore”’ along with Snooki and the gang, but he says life in New Jersey fits him and his family just fine. In fact, he recently bought several acres in Alpine and is planning to build a
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Rinne stops 35 shots as Preds blank Red Wings
Kostitsyn scored twice and Pekka Rinne stopped 35 shots and the Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0. Captain Shea Weber added a goal for Nashville, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Including a 3-0 home loss to Columbus on Friday, the Red Wings have been shut out in consecutive games. The second-place Predators are
Mikael Samuelsson and Canucks Rally to Beat Hawks 4-3
It won’t ease the pain of being eliminated in each of the last two playoff seasons, but the Vancouver Canucks have to be feeling good about themselves after an emotional 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at Rogers Arena on Friday night. Not that their coach wasn’t trying to downplay the pleasure of beating the
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Breaks Down The Devils 3-2 Victory Over The Rangers on MSG Network
Hall of Fame defencemen Brian Leetch and MSG Network’s Al Trautwig breakdown the Devil’s 3-2 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Kovalchuk and Devils Surging, Leaving Slow Start Behind
On the final night of his first year as a Devil, the Big Shot helped them climb out of the NHL basement for the first time since Dec. 23, Jacques Lemaire’s first night back on the job. Kovalchuk opened the scoring 1:04 into play, giving the Devils the lead they never surrendered in last night’s
Study habits make Rinne big-time shootout stopper
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne is a big fan of the shootout. Actually, there’s a perfectly good explanation why one of the more tense moments for any goaltender happens to put Rinne in a comfort zone. “First off, he’s tremendously skilled and a lot of it has to do with athleticism and quickness,” Predators goalie
Kovy and Devils Take Down Rival Rangers at MSG
Zubrus set up Ilya Kovalchuk’s goal in the first period and scored along with Brian Rolston in the second to give the Devils a seemingly comfortable 3-0 lead. Ryan Callahan and Vinny Prospal, in his season debut after recovering from offseason knee surgery, got the Rangers close, but Brodeur hung on for the Devils (18-30-3),
Welcome Back Brian Leetch! – Gotham Comedy Club 1/26/2011
Hosts Russ Salzberg and Matt Yaloff welcome Hall of Fame defensemen Brian Leetch back to New York.
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Discusses Questions Surrounding The NHL All-Star Game
Hear what Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Brian Leetch has to say about writer Helene Elliott’s comment that the best change to the NHL All-Star Game “would be to eliminate it altogether.”
Kovalchuk’s Point Streak Providing Huge Boost For Resurging Devils
It’s been a rough start to the season for Ilya Kovalchuk and the rest of the New Jersey Devils, in which their league-worst record is not something the franchise is used to. Don’t count these guys in red out yet though, as the hard-nosed club has won 7 of their last 10 games; a span in which