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Here's Milan Lucic's Nutshot On Danny DeKeyser
This is why no one feels bad for the Bruins after Game 1. ...
Pavel Datsyuk's Slick Moves Put Detroit Up 1-0 Over Bruins
Just 30 seconds before this play, Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard watched Milan Lucic 's redirection of Jarome Iginla's shot/pass on goal harmlessly trickle through the crease. It was the Bruins best chance of the night and on the pendulum swing back, they were down 1-0. These things always seem to ...
Ty Lawson Had A Real Good Time At The Avs Game
The Avalanche's Game 1 win over Minnesota was about as exciting as playoff hockey gets, and nobody in the building was immune to getting caught up in the moment. That includes Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson....
The NHL's New Playoff Format, As Explained By Highly Paid Consultants
The NHL rolled out a new playoff format this season, which some have found a bit confusing. To assist, an employee at Accenture—the world's largest consulting company—has passed along a presentation he made for his boss to explain the changes. This is a great pro bono service: Had you personally ask...
Nathan MacKinnon Shows The Grown-Ups How It's Done
The Avs pulled off a thrilling win in Game 1 of their series with Minnesota last night, scoring the tying goal with 13 seconds left and winning it 7:27 into overtime. Neither could have happened without rookie Nathan MacKinnon, playing his first big-boy playoff hockey with the coolness of someone tw...
Alex Steen Ends An Exhausting Three-OT Blackhawks-Blues Game
It took five periods and less than a minute to finish the first game of the Blackhawks-Blues series. Within 26 seconds of the third overtime, Alex Steen flicked in a back pass by Steve Ott for the 4-3 victory. Both teams will surely enjoy tomorrow's day of rest....
Joel Quenneville Goes Into Nut-Grabbing Rage While Demanding Penalty
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville wants a delay of game penalty against the Blues, dammit. (He did not get it, and Chicago and St. Louis went to a third overtime.)...
This Is Not A Good Haircut, Hockey Fan
You should not have done this, hockey fan. This was a bad thing to do....
What's The Best Way To Score On Jonathan Quick And Antti Niemi?
Goalie performance is extraordinarily important to success in the NHL playoffs (which began last night, FYI). To get you ahead of the curve, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com has broken down the intriguing "goaltender matchup" between LA's Jonathan Quick and San Jose's Antti Niemi, with the help of some goof...
The Season's Best-Selling NHL Jerseys
Via the NHL, the 25 top-selling player jerseys sold through the league's online shop during the regular season. I can see two names that have no business being here....
Lightning Fan Takes Selfie With Scrum
Those are damned expensive seats to be turning away from the ice, and the curmudgeon in me wants to yell at the guy to look at the damn scrum that's going on a few feet away with your own eyes. But then I realize that if that photo comes out well, it's going to be fantastic....
Canadiens Take First Game In OT, Spoil Steven Stamkos's Stellar Night
On the first night of playoff hockey, we had free playoff hockey, and it was good....
Get Pumped For The NHL Playoffs With The <em>Hockey Night In Canada</em> Opening
Canadiens-Lightning and Blue Jackets-Penguins are already underway, but you can get hyped up for the entire NHL playoffs with tonight's Hockey Night In Canada opening. Just try not to run into a brick wall after watching it....
NBA Feuds Played Out In <em>NHL 14</em> Fights
It's not quite Melo/KG, Westbrook/Beverley, or Cuban/Stern, but it's probably the closest we're going to get....
Facebook Fandom Map Shows Who We're Rooting For In The NHL Playoffs
Just in time for the postseason, Facebook has put together this map showing which of the remaining 16 NHL teams are favored in each American state and Canadian province and territory. ...
This Oilers Fan Is Fed Up With Everything
The Oilers missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year. They finished dead last in the Pacific and only the Panthers and Sabres had fewer points in the entire league. This is what being a sports fan can do to a person. It can make you throw a personal item at a building. ...
John Tortorella (Jokingly) Calls Reporter An Asshole
At today's Canucks post-mortem press conference, TSN's Farhan Lalji got things started off on the right foot by calling coach John Tortorella "Mike." Torts then bestowed Lalji with his own pet name. ...
Jubilant Kings Fan Dad-Rocks His Way Into Our Hearts
Look at this guy. I love this guy....
Martin Brodeur Gets The Bittersweet Goodbye Nobody Wanted
Martin Brodeur's 688th win capped a celebratory and mournful night in Newark, as fans sent off the face of their franchise with a tentative goodbye. Unlike Teemu Selanne, who was in a situation where he could run up the odometer and exit at a time of his own choosing, Brodeur may have just run out o...