http://www.thehockeynews.com The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Sat, 17 May 2008 01:12:01 -0400 60 http://thehockeynews.com/imgs/design/logo_thn_print.gif http://thehockeynews.com/ http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16091-THN-at-the-World-Championship-Canada-Russia-advance-to-final-with-plenty-of-young-allstar-talent.html 2008-05-16 21:51:08 Special Features QUEBEC CITY – The conference finals in the NHL have not exactly been off the charts in terms of being compelling, but the same shouldn’t be the case for the gold medal game of the World Championship. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16073-OHL-Rangers-recovery-led-by-former-champion.html 2008-05-16 12:48:21 Special Features BY JOHN GRIGG Steve Bienkowski is the Kitchener Rangers’ chief operating officer and governor. His Rangers odyssey began all the way back in 1979 when, as a 17-year-old goaltender, he moved to Kitchener to play for the team. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16060-Balsillie-Canada-should-have-another-NHL-team.html 2008-05-15 23:32:00 Special Features QUEBEC CITY – Would-be NHL owner Jim Balsillie said Thursday night he enjoys pursuing what he believes in and he made it abundantly clear that he firmly believes Canada should have at least one more NHL team. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16056-Flyers-stay-alive-with-42-win-in-roughandtumble-Game-4.html 2008-05-15 22:27:38 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to wait at least a few more days to make their travel plans for the Stanley Cup final. Jeff Carter, Daniel Briere and Joffrey Lupul scored first-period goals and the Philadelphia Flyers refused to die in front of their home fans, hanging on for a 4-2 win Thursday night and forcing a fifth game in the Eastern Conference final. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16053-THN-at-the-World-Championship-Second-chances-all-around.html 2008-05-15 18:13:32 Special Features QUEBEC CITY – Russian winger Ilya Kovalchuk will receive no further suspension than his current one-game ban resulting from his hit on Swiss defenseman Julien Vauclair in a quarterfinal game Wednesday night, meaning he’ll be available either for the bronze or gold medal game this weekend. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16052-THN-at-the-World-Championship-Semifinals-preview.html 2008-05-15 17:59:13 Special Features QUEBEC CITY – It’s beginning to look a lot like 2007 for the Finnish team at the World Championship. As was the case last year, they defeated USA in overtime in a hard-fought quarterfinal and entered the semifinal hopelessly overmatched on paper against a powerful and favored Russian squad. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16034-THN-at-the-World-Championship-Kovalchuk-to-miss-semifinal.html 2008-05-14 22:55:47 Special Features QUEBEC CITY – In case you haven’t noticed, the Russian bear has spent the past 15 years hibernating in a cave of mediocrity. And if it’s ever going to stretch its legs and come out into the light, it will have to do so without one of its superstar players. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16033-Modanos-scores-tiebreaker-as-Stars-beat-Wings-31-to-force-Game-5.html 2008-05-14 22:46:08 Special Features DALLAS - Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16012-Penguins-use-defensive-game-to-take-commanding-30-series-lead-in-East-final.html 2008-05-13 22:28:08 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - Mario Lemieux walked over to Michel Therrien in the hallway at Wachovia Center with a smile as big as Pennsylvania. The Hall of Famer and minority owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins shook his head coach's hand and mumbled something to the effect of great job. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/16010-Playoff-Campbellnomics-May-13.html 2008-05-13 21:45:57 Special Features At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important? That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15985-Datsyuks-hat-trick-gives-Red-Wings-30-series-lead-over-Stars.html 2008-05-12 22:33:36 Special Features DALLAS - Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings got the best retaliation against Mike Ribeiro and the Dallas Stars - a record-setting victory. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15981-Ron-Wilson-fired-as-head-coach-of-San-Jose-Sharks.html 2008-05-12 19:57:28 Special Features SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson on Monday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15973-THNcom-World-Championship-Central.html 2008-05-12 14:42:20 Special Features If you are not automatically redirected, click HERE.. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15969-Canadiens-Watch-Price-will-be-better-for-playoff-loss.html 2008-05-12 13:27:25 Special Features Professional athletes lead charmed lives, but even they aren’t above the odd harsh – and necessary – lesson. Carey Price may not have joined the ranks of Montreal’s goaltending gods this spring, but he’s better positioned today to be one of them in the future based on what happened in this year’s playoffs. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15961-Talbot-scores-winner-as-Penguins-edge-Flyers-to-take-20-series-lead.html 2008-05-11 22:48:00 Special Features PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins are two wins away from the Stanley Cup final. With the Philadelphia Flyers down their best two defencemen, it seems likely they'll get there. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15943-Zetterberg-scores-winner-as-Red-Wings-top-Stars-21-in-Game-2.html 2008-05-10 21:53:33 Special Features DETROIT - It was a huge win for the Detroit Red Wings and a what surely will turn out to be a costly loss for the Dallas Stars. The Red Wings surprised everybody just before the second game of the NHL's Western Conference final Saturday night by announcing that Johan Franzen, the leading goal scorer of the NHL playoffs, wouldn't play because he's out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms, but the setback didn't stall their drive for the Stanley Cup. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15925-Malkin-scores-twice-as-Penguins-draw-first-blood-in-Eastern-Conference-final.html 2008-05-09 22:18:02 Special Features PITTSBURGH - The Philadelphia Flyers took out the Montreal Canadiens in the second round the NHL playoffs with a bend-don't-break style that frustrated the Habs to no end. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15898-Red-Wings-dominant-in-defeating-Dallas-41-in-NHL-Western-final-opener.html 2008-05-08 22:18:57 Special Features DETROIT - The memory of their demise in the NHL's Western Conference final a year ago continues to spur the Detroit Red Wings on to greater things this spring. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15896-Flyers-blueliner-Timonen-likely-out-of-East-final-with-blood-clot.html 2008-05-08 20:08:00 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Flyers all-star defenceman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his left ankle. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15881-The-Hockey-News-staff-predictions.html 2008-05-08 13:06:56 Special Features The Hockey News staff returns for the third round of our 2008 playoff predictions. As always, please note we do not encourage readers to wager a significant amount of money on any writer or editor’s suggestions; they’re for entertainment purposes only, so bear that in mind before you decide to (legally) pony up some cash on one of the final four teams still playing. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15819-Playoff-Campbellnomics-May-6.html 2008-05-06 09:45:43 Special Features At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important? That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15803-Canadiens-Watch-The-epilogue.html 2008-05-05 14:52:24 Special Features The Montreal Canadiens’ season is over, but the most difficult part of the team’s journey is just beginning. For the 15th consecutive spring, the Habs will be on the sidelines as the Stanley Cup is being awarded to another team. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15798-The-Hockey-News-200708-NHL-Playoff-Preview-Round-3.html 2008-05-05 11:11:53 Special Features What’s old is new again in the West with two perennial superpowers butting heads, while in the East two young teams that both spent time in the NHL’s basement are rising to the challenge of establishing themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15791-Turco-makes-61-saves-as-Stars-beat-Sharks-21-in-quadrupleOT-to-advance.html 2008-05-05 02:31:17 Special Features DALLAS - The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15785-Hossa-scores-in-overtime-as-Penguins-eliminate-Rangers-with-32-win.html 2008-05-04 17:31:14 Special Features PITTSBURGH - So much for the talk a team as young as the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn't advance this far in the playoffs. So much for the speculation Marian Hossa couldn't score big post-season goals. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15774-Flyers-beat-Canadiens-64-to-advance-to-Eastern-final.html 2008-05-03 21:55:39 Special Features MONTREAL - Rookie goaltender Carey Price was close to tears in the defeated Montreal Canadiens dressing room. The Philadelphia Flyers, as opportunistic as they had been through the entire series, had roared back from a two-goal deficit in the second period to end the Canadiens season with a 6-4 victory on Saturday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15762-Joe-Pavelski-gets-OT-winner-as-Sharks-avoid-elimination-again-beat-Stars-32.html 2008-05-03 01:37:14 Special Features SAN JOSE, Calif. - When the San Jose Sharks discarded all caution and finally decided to attack in Game 5, they were down two goals on the scoreboard and two games in the series, with playoff elimination just 14 minutes away. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15737-Red-Wings-complete-sweep-with-82-drubbing-of-Avalanche.html 2008-05-02 00:53:46 Special Features DENVER - Johan Franzen keeps pushing aside Gordie Howe's records. In March, his six game-winning goals bested the franchise record of five established by Howe in 1952, and on Thursday night, he scored three goals in the Detroit Red Wings' series-clinching 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche, giving him nine in the four-game sweep. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15731-Lundqvist-shuts-out-Penguins-30-to-keep-Rangers-alive.html 2008-05-01 22:03:36 Special Features NEW YORK - Jaromir Jagr didn't get the chance to celebrate his goal because the New York Rangers captain was flattened just as he shot. After a season-saving 3-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday night, no one could stop him from applauding the adoring Madison Square Garden crowd that wasn't ready to say goodbye. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15716-Getting-to-know-Paul-Holmgren.html 2008-05-01 12:36:00 Special Features BY MARK MALINOWSKI Status: Flyers GM Ht: 6-3 Wt: 210 DOB: December 2, 1955 In: St. Paul, Minn. Childhood Heroes: "Well, I was a big baseball fan, I loved baseball when I was a kid. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15709-Michalek-scores-winner-as-San-Jose-Sharks-stay-alive-with-21-victory-over-Dallas-Stars-in-Game-4.html 2008-05-01 00:08:12 Special Features DALLAS - Sharks captain Patrick Marleau thought he had pushed the puck too far ahead. Maybe it was too much to expect another short-handed goal. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15701-Biron-shines-Umberger-scores-twice-as-Flyers-beat-Canadiens-42-to-take-31-series-lead.html 2008-04-30 21:55:10 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - The Montreal Canadiens are down 3-1 in a playoff series they've dominated everywhere except where it counts most: the scoreboard. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15690-Rangers-forward-Sean-Avery-hospitalized-after-lacerating-spleen.html 2008-04-30 12:28:31 Special Features NEW YORK - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15677-Norstrom-scores-in-OT-Stars-take-30-series-lead-over-San-Jose.html 2008-04-29 23:17:34 Special Features DALLAS - Mattias Norstrom was the most unlikely scorer on the ice for the Dallas Stars. Still, he took a whack at the puck. And it went in the net. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15655-Ovechkin-Iginla-and-Malkin-finalists-for-Hart-Trophy.html 2008-04-29 12:07:58 Special Features NEW YORK - A veteran captain and two of the NHL's young guns were named finalists for the Hart Trophy on Tuesday. Calgary Flames winger Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin are up for the award, given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15654-Oncetroubled-McCarty-takes-long-road-back-to-NHL.html 2008-04-29 12:05:20 Special Features Darren McCarty makes one thing perfectly clear: Returning to the Detroit Red Wings is not the victory; it’s just the icing on the cake. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15651-Playoff-Campbellnomics-April-29.html 2008-04-29 11:19:47 Special Features At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important? That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15638-Price-chased-from-the-net-as-Flyers-take-21-series-lead-over-Canadiens.html 2008-04-28 22:11:15 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - The Philadephia Flyers have a 2-1 series lead, and just as importantly they've rattled the rookie goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15631-Canadiens-Watch-Koivus-return-a-boon-to-Habs-offense.html 2008-04-28 15:28:36 Special Features What a difference a captain makes. Saku Koivu returned to the Montreal Canadiens lineup for Game 6 of their opening round series with Boston and since that time he’s completely re-affirmed his status as the team’s unquestioned leader. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15627-THNcom-IIHF-World-Championship-Central.html 2008-04-28 14:01:21 Special Features If you are not automatically redirected, click HERE.. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15614-Stars-complete-road-sweep-of-Sharks-with-52-win.html 2008-04-27 23:33:53 Special Features SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski collapsed like a kid on rented skates, nudging the puck straight to Brad Richards as he fell. Richards, who has a few big playoff goals in his past, turned that turnover into the Dallas Stars' tying score before the Sharks even knew they were doomed. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15605-Staal-scores-winner-Fleury-pitches-shutout-in-Penguins-20-win-over-Rangers.html 2008-04-27 17:00:04 Special Features PITTSBURGH - Jaromir Jagr hit the nail on the head. "This was more our game than Game 1, but we still didn't win it," the New York Rangers star said after Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15596-Umberger-scores-twice-Briere-nets-winner-as-Flyers-down-Habs-42.html 2008-04-26 22:22:48 Special Features MONTREAL - It was Martin Biron's night to shine in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers. Biron made 34 saves and his good friend Daniel Briere got the game-winner as the Flyers downed the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the NHL playoffs on Saturday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15589-Franzens-hat-trick-leads-Red-Wings-to-51-win-over-Avalanche.html 2008-04-26 17:51:52 Special Features DETROIT - The Mule-led Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Johan Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15584-Mule-a-fitting-tag-for-Wings-Franzen.html 2008-04-26 11:21:13 Special Features DETROIT - As a rookie in 2005, Johan Franzen whizzed past Steve Yzerman on the ice. A nickname was born. Mule. The six-foot-three, 220-pound Swede showed he's more than just big when he scored twice and had an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 series-opening win over the Colorado Avalanche. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15579-Morrows-overtime-goal-lifts-Stars-past-Sharks-32-in-series-opener.html 2008-04-26 02:33:18 Special Features SAN JOSE, Calif. - Their dressing room is small and spare, and the teal-coloured crowd despises them. Yet the Dallas Stars feel right at home these days in the Shark Tank. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15573-Penguins-overcome-30-deficit-to-beat-Rangers-54-in-Game-1.html 2008-04-25 22:16:35 Special Features PITTSBURGH - The young and skilled outfit that is the Pittsburgh Penguins added another important entry Friday night in a story that has years left to play out. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15560-Devils-Madden-Detroits-Datsyuk-Zetterberg-nominated-for-Selke-Trophy.html 2008-04-25 14:20:38 Special Features NEW YORK - New Jersey Devils centre John Madden was named a finalist for the Frank Selke Trophy for a fourth time Friday, along with Detroit Red Wings forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15540-Franzens-two-goals-and-assist-lift-Red-Wings-over-Avalanche-43.html 2008-04-24 22:51:46 Special Features DETROIT - Johan Franzen's name is not at the top of scouting reports for Detroit Red Wings' opponents. It might be now. The second-line wing scored two goals and had an assist to help the Red Wings build a three-goal cushion, and they held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15538-Kostopoulos-scores-in-overtime-as-Habs-open-series-with-Flyers-with-43-win.html 2008-04-24 22:29:40 Special Features MONTREAL - After a fairly quiet regular season, digger Tom Kostopoulos is making noise in the playoffs for the Montreal Canadiens. The checking winger scored 48 seconds into overtime to give the Canadiens a comeback 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the opening game of their NHL playoff series on Thursday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15520-The-Hockey-News-staff-predictions.html 2008-04-24 14:21:36 Special Features Once again, it’s time for The Hockey News’ staff predictions. And once again, we advise that readers don’t place expensive bets based on our beliefs. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15500-Roenick-spurs-Sharks-with-clean-living-big-goals.html 2008-04-23 19:00:00 Special Features SAN JOSE, Calif. - In his first 18 NHL seasons, Jeremy Roenick would have celebrated a decisive playoff win in old-time hockey fashion by downing a few cold beers, or perhaps a good glass of wine. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15489-Kane-Backstrom-and-Toews-are-finalists-for-Calder-Trophy-as-top-rookie.html 2008-04-23 12:01:27 Special Features NEW YORK - They were 1-2-3 in the NHL's rookie scoring race and they are the final three contenders for the Calder Trophy. Forwards Patrick Kane, Nicklas Backstrom and Jonathan Toews were announced as the finalists for the rookie award Wednesday, the cream of the crop in a season where many fresh faces made a strong case for themselves. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15480-Roenick-stars-with-fourpoint-game-in-Sharks-clinching-53-win.html 2008-04-23 01:17:09 Special Features SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jeremy Roenick thought Ron Wilson's text message was an electronic fortune cookie. The San Jose Sharks coach was counting on Roenick for big things in Game 7, he typed. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15473-The-Hockey-News-200708-NHL-Playoff-Preview-Round-2.html 2008-04-22 22:34:10 Special Features Whether it's recent or from seasons long past, each of the four conference semifinal matchups see rivals set to do battle once more. Detroit and Colorado rejuvenate their history from the '90s, Montreal and Philadelphia were two of the most potent franchises of the '70s, while Pittsburgh-New York and Dallas-San Jose will pick up where they left off from a division-heavy regular season schedule. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15472-Flyers-beat-Capitals-32-in-OT-advance-to-meet-Canadiens-in-second-round.html 2008-04-22 22:23:20 Special Features WASHINGTON - The Philadelphia Flyers finally figured out how to put away the Washington Capitals. Joffrey Lupul netted a rebound during a power play 6:06 into overtime in Game 7 to lift Philadelphia past Alex Ovechkin and Washington 3-2 on Tuesday night in their Eastern Conference first-round series. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15459-Chara-Phaneuf-join-fivetime-winner-Lidstrom-as-Norris-nominees.html 2008-04-22 13:37:55 Special Features TORONTO - Don't be fooled. Bringing home Norris Trophies every year is not getting old whatsoever for Nicklas Lidstrom. Only Zdeno Chara and Dion Phaneuf stand in the way of a sixth career Norris for the Detroit Red Wings captain. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15454-Playoff-Campbellnomics-April-22.html 2008-04-22 10:37:17 Special Features At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important? That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15446-Robidas-toughness-just-what-Dallas-needs.html 2008-04-21 23:41:19 Special Features DALLAS - Sergei Zubov was already out with an injury. Then Philippe Boucher went down, too. So the Dallas Stars cringed when Stephane Robidas, another reliable defenceman, took a puck off his face and rushed straight to the dressing room during Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15444-Ovechkin-scores-twice-in-third-to-beat-Flyers-42-and-send-Caps-to-Game-7.html 2008-04-21 23:03:39 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - Alex Ovechkin was stifled, shut down and almost silent in his first NHL playoff series. The league's leading scorer played like an MVP right on time in Game 6. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15441-Kostitsyn-scores-twice-as-Canadiens-advance-with-50-victory-over-Boston.html 2008-04-21 22:07:16 Special Features MONTREAL - Rookie goaltending phenom Carey Price found his top form when the Montreal Canadiens needed it most. The 20-year-old made 25 saves and brothers Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn combined for three goals as the Canadiens routed the Boston Bruins 5-0 in Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final series on Monday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15424-Canadiens-Watch-Habs-need-to-find-killer-instinct.html 2008-04-21 14:37:23 Special Features Have the Montreal Canadiens learned their lesson? When you’ve got your foot on a team’s throat, there’s nothing to be gained from easing up. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15419-Lundqvist-Brodeur-and-Nabokov-finalists-for-Vezina-Trophy.html 2008-04-21 12:47:56 Special Features TORONTO - Martin Brodeur is eyeing his fourth career Vezina Trophy and while he doesn't have Roberto Luongo to worry about this year, Evgeni Nabokov is a serious threat. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15413-Robidas-gets-Stars-past-Ducks-Stanley-Cup-champs-eliminated.html 2008-04-21 00:15:35 Special Features DALLAS - The Dallas Stars are taking their chase of the Stanley Cup into the second round of the playoffs - and the reigning champs aren't. Stephane Robidas, playing with a cage covering his broken nose, scored the tying goal on the power play early in the third period then set up Stu Barnes for the go-ahead goal 52 seconds later, sending the Stars past the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 Sunday night to end their first-round series in six games. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15405-Osgoods-shutout-helps-Wings-beat-Preds-30-take-series-42.html 2008-04-20 18:40:20 Special Features NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Detroit Red Wings can take a couple days to rest up. The NHL's best team in the regular season won't miss the Western Conference semifinals this year. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15393-Boston-beats-Montreal-54-to-force-Game-7.html 2008-04-19 22:27:23 Special Features BOSTON - Claude Julien doesn't mind being proven wrong by Phil Kessel, especially since the young forward has been instrumental in the Boston Bruins' battle from the brink of elimination to the cusp of the second round. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15382-Washington-Capitals-stave-off-elimination-beat-Philadelphia-32.html 2008-04-19 16:46:11 Special Features WASHINGTON - Slowly but surely, the young Washington Capitals are getting the hang of playoff hockey. They're rattling the opponent with physical play and playing the right mind games with timely complaints about the officiating. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15369-Johan-Franzen-scores-in-overtime-of-Game-5-Wings-lead-series-32.html 2008-04-18 23:01:39 Special Features DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators went through a range of emotions and only one team liked the lasting feeling. Johan Franzen scored 1:48 into overtime, lifting Detroit to a 2-1 win over Nashville and a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15368-New-York-Rangers-hold-on-to-eliminate-New-Jersey-Devils-in-5-with-53-win.html 2008-04-18 22:53:40 Special Features NEWARK, N.J. - The New York Rangers rocked the New Jersey Devils' house like no team and rolled right into the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15343-Knuble-scores-Flyers-2OT-winner-in-43-victory-over-Capitals.html 2008-04-18 00:56:53 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - Mike Knuble needed nearly 90 minutes to deliver Philadelphia's biggest goal of the playoffs. Not much of a wait considering he took 11 years to score the most thrilling one of his career. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15337-Bruins-stay-alive-with-51-victory-over-Canadiens.html 2008-04-17 22:17:51 Special Features MONTREAL - The goal was a long time coming for Glen Metropolit and he got it thanks to a rare gift from Montreal goaltender Carey Price. Metropolit's surprise goal 3:31 into the third period ended a 33-game goalless drought for the Boston centre and opened the floodgates for a four-goal period as the Bruins kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-1 victory over the Canadiens on Thursday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15302-Its-over-Penguins-complete-fourgame-series-sweep-of-Senators.html 2008-04-16 22:03:54 Special Features OTTAWA - Shaking hands with the Ottawa Senators felt vastly different for the Pittsburgh Penguins this time around. "A little more smiling," said Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15283-Thorntons-late-winner-lifts-Sharks-to-32-victory-over-Flames.html 2008-04-16 08:09:00 Special Features CALGARY - Joe Thornton's first goal of this year's NHL playoffs was a big one. Thornton scored the winner with just 9.4 seconds left in regulation in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday to deadlock their Western Conference quarter-final at 2-2. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15274-Briere-scores-twice-leads-Flyers-to-63-win-against-Capitals-in-Game-3.html 2008-04-15 22:36:06 Special Features PHILADELPHIA - Danny Briere's so-so first season in Philadelphia has turned sensational in the playoffs. Briere has played more like the top player in the league than likely MVP Alex Ovechkin, scoring two more goals with an assist, leading the Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Captials in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Tuesday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15272-Price-makes-27-saves-to-push-Bruins-to-the-brink-in-10-Habs-win.html 2008-04-15 22:16:55 Special Features BOSTON - Patrice Brisebois' power-play goal late in the second period was all the offence rookie goaltender Carey Price would need. Price made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Montreal Canadiens' 1-0 win over the Boston on Tuesday that put the Bruins on the brink of elimination. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15257-Playoff-Campbellnomics-April-15.html 2008-04-15 14:05:06 Special Features At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important? That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15242-Alfredssons-return-not-enough-as-Penguins-take-commanding-30-series-lead-with-41-victory.html 2008-04-14 22:11:52 Special Features OTTAWA - Even the courageous return of captain Daniel Alfredsson wasn't enough for the Ottawa Senators. Sidney Crosby and Jordan Staal scored 1:18 apart early in the third period Monday night and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Senators 4-1 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven, Eastern Conference quarter-final series. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15239-Analysis-Noniss-solid-moves-not-enough-to-save-his-job.html 2008-04-14 21:25:27 Special Features When Vancouver GM Dave Nonis told me at the 2006 draft a team only had a three-to-four-year window in which to win before significant change was made to it, he was right on the money. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15218-Canadiens-Watch-Big-efforts-from-unusual-sources.html 2008-04-14 13:58:29 Special Features A couple of guys signed by the Montreal Canadiens last summer as unrestricted free agents are helping extend the team’s sunny days this playoff season. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15201-Nolans-gamewinner-gives-Flames-21-series-lead-over-stunned-Sharks.html 2008-04-14 07:30:38 Special Features CALGARY - Owen Nolan scored the game-winning goal with 3:45 left in the third period as the Calgary Flames overcame a disastrous start Sunday night to come from behind for a dramatic 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15197-Savard-scores-in-overtime-as-Bruins-reduce-Habs-series-lead-to-21.html 2008-04-13 22:32:12 Special Features BOSTON - Marc Savard's first career playoff goal was the overtime winner as the Boston Bruins downed the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Sunday to climb back into their best-of-seven first-round playoff series. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15190-Flyers-goaltender-Biron-makes-24-saves-shuts-out-Capitals-20-in-Game-2.html 2008-04-13 17:29:25 Special Features WASHINGTON - Looking tired and frustrated, Alex Ovechkin had trouble simply getting his puck on the stick a couple of times as the game wore on. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15181-Modano-Richards-score-late-as-Stars-down-Ducks-52-to-take-20-series-lead.html 2008-04-13 02:02:34 Special Features ANAHEIM, Calif. - First-round flops the past three years, the Dallas Stars are on a roll against the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15169-Red-Wings-take-20-series-lead-with-42-win-over-Predators.html 2008-04-12 17:29:39 Special Features DETROIT - At this rate, the Nashville Predators will soon be mumbling about bad bounces and officiating on a golf course. Detroit's Kris Draper scored the tiebreaker off an opponent, Nick Lidstrom had a goal when one of his teammates could've been called for a penalty and Nashville had a goal waved off. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15147-Ovechkins-late-goal-gives-Capitals-54-victory-over-Flyers-in-Game-1.html 2008-04-11 22:10:21 Special Features WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin was bumped around, boxed in and, well, pretty much Broad Street Bullied for most of his NHL playoff debut. And then, with the outcome hanging in the balance, Alex the Great emerged. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15112-Quick-start-from-Kostitsyn-Bros-propel-Canadiens-to-41-Game-1-victory-over-the-Bruins.html 2008-04-10 22:04:27 Special Features MONTREAL - The brothers from Belarus - Sergei and Andrei Kostitsyn - got it started, but then the diggers got down to work for the Montreal Canadiens. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15100-OT-games-huge-part-of-NHL-playoffs-lore.html 2008-04-10 13:21:59 Special Features BY JOHN GRIGG If there’s one thing the Stanley Cup playoffs bring each year, it’s drama. Upsets, seventh games, veterans striving for their first Cup and young players getting a taste of what it takes to win make the NHL post-season grind unique. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15097-Getting-to-know-Brendan-Shanahan.html 2008-04-10 12:32:46 Special Features BY MARK MALINOWSKI STATUS: New York Rangers right winger. HT: 6-foot-3  WT: 220 pounds DOB: January 23, 1969 IN: Mimico, Ont. Hockey Inspirations: "My three older brothers. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15080-Fleury-posts-first-career-playoff-shutout-as-Pens-draw-first-blood.html 2008-04-09 22:21:07 Special Features PITTSBURGH - When the Pittsburgh Penguins opened the NHL playoffs in Ottawa a year ago, Marc-Andre Fleury got pumped for six goals and Evgeni Malkin was invisible as the Senators jumped out to a series lead they would never relinquish. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15065-A-to-Z-Stanley-Cup-primer.html 2008-04-09 13:52:53 Special Features Need a compendium of Stanley Cup tidbits to impress your friends? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s a lot of what you need to know about the Stanley Cup from A to Z. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15039-The-Hockey-News-staff-predictions.html 2008-04-08 13:53:15 Special Features It’s that time of year again – the time when The Hockey News’ editorial department unveils our individual first-round selections for the Stanley Cup playoffs. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15033-The-Hockey-News-Playoff-Central.html 2008-04-08 10:50:26 Special Features Welcome to The Hockey News Playoff Central. Here you will find links to everything you need to best enjoy the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Find out when your favorite teams play and get information on completed games through Schedule and Scores. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15001-Canadiens-Watch-Dont-take-Bruins-lightly.html 2008-04-07 15:02:22 Special Features An optimist would say the Montreal Canadiens couldn’t have scripted it better. A pessimist, or at the very least a believer in the law of averages, would say watch out for dropping shoes. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14983-The-Hockey-News-200708-NHL-Playoff-Preview.html 2008-04-06 20:17:33 Special Features With the National Hockey League's playoff set to begin Wednesday, there's no shortage of storylines on each side of the continent. Can the Ducks repeat after only playing a select few games as a complete group this season? Will the Presidents' Trophy-winning Red Wings fizzle in the playoffs after another remarkable regular season? Are the Senators ready to right the ship, or has their slide doomed them to an early playoff departure? And what of the East-winning Canadiens? Is the NHL's most successful franchise poised for a run at glory? The answers to these questions and more will become clear over the next two months, but for now we focus on the first round. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14961-Ovechkin-Capitals-snare-final-playoff-berth-with-31-victory-over-Panthers.html 2008-04-05 23:05:03 Special Features WASHINGTON - Make room in the playoffs for MVP front-runner Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Tomas Fleischmann, Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Semin scored for the Capitals, who clinched the Southeast Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14893-Maple-Leafs-Watch-Questions-moving-forward.html 2008-04-03 12:53:07 Special Features This will be the final Maple Leafs Watch you’ll see in these pages until next season begins. So as the summer rolls along – and after the winter we’ve had in Toronto, I pray it rolls slower than former Leaf Jason Allison during a shootout – you’ll have plenty of time to consider the direction in which this once-proud franchise is moving. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14891-Backchecking-Dorey-made-unforgettable-debut.html 2008-04-03 11:34:37 Special Features  BY NEIL ACHARYA Jim Dorey was largely unknown when he made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 16, 1968 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14888-Flames-Watch-Road-woes-will-be-undoing.html 2008-04-03 10:52:56 Special Features If the Calgary Flames miss the playoffs or make it and then get beat out in the first round, you can bet your bottom dollar it will be their road performance that does them in. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14880-Senators-Watch-Missing-playoffs-a-possibility.html 2008-04-02 22:42:27 Special Features So a funny thing happened on the way to the coronation. While Ottawa’s second half has been downright dreary compared to the first, no one thought anything less than a fourth seed in the East would be the outcome. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14823-Canucks-Watch-Finding-O-in-offseason-priority-No-1.html 2008-04-01 13:46:41 Special Features Since this may very well be the last installment of this column before the end of the Vancouver Canucks season - or not – we figured we’d look at the long-term future instead of the short-term.