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The NHL Is NHL 94-izing Highlights
This is Patrick Kane's spin-o-rama from Chicago's 8-1 thumping of the Stars last weekend, given the NHL 94 treatment....

These Two Seconds Of Hockey Generated 44 Penalty Minutes
Wanna watch something exciting and unusual that happened on the ice during an NHL game? Watch this video! But wanna watch some hockey? Well, then don't watch this video....

Martin Brodeur Scores Goal Against Carolina Hurricanes (Sort Of)
This is one way to come back from an injury. Early in the first period, the Devils were called for a penalty so, as teams always do, Carolina pulled the goalie to get a man advantage until New Jersey could possess the puck. It's a pretty fail-safe strategy in that it's virtually impossible for anyt...

Finally, An Advanced Stat To Measure Hockey Fighters
The statistical revolution has officially arrived, upside your head....

The LA Kings Are Being Sassy On Social Media Again
Last night: Kings over Coyotes, despite the best efforts of Phoenix's Shane Doan, who scored both goals and kept trying to fight a rookie after an accidental collision. So what happened? The L.A. Kings' Instagram profile, like the team's Twitter account always does, brought the sass. ...

Poor Dan Ellis Got Freight-Trained, Then Scored Upon
It's not supposed to work this way. Carolina goalie Dan Ellis was just minding his net and his own business, trying to wrest playing time from young Justin Peters in the wake of Cam Ward's MCL sprain. When—bam!—he gets bowled over by Ryan Callahan. Before he can collect himself, or scramble to his s...

Finally, Someone Has Created Spoiler-Free NHL Highlights
Hockey fans: do you go to sleep before the West Coast games end? Want to relive the action, the back-and-forth scoring, and the game-winner without ruining the drama? Do we have the site for you. ...

NHL Realignment, In One Handy Graphic
Thanks to NHL.com for putting this one together. It becomes super-easy to visualize the new format, which was approved by the NHL's Board of Governors today and will go into effect next season. Four divisions, two conferences. It'll mean more rivalry games, every team playing in every arena every se...

Blake Geoffrion Retires From Hockey At Age 25, Four Months After Suffering Brain Injury (Update)
Blake Geoffrion waited out the lockout in the AHL. In a November game, played before a sold-out crowd at the Bell Centre, the young center got caught watching the puck. Hit by Syracuse's J.P. Cote, Geoffrion went flying, his neck snapping back, his head striking Cote's skate. It was a clean hit, and...

In Potential Conference Finals Matchup, The Penguins Find An Extra Gear While The Bruins Run Out Of Gas
It's hard to take any larger lessons from Bruins-Penguins, a low-yield bet to be your Eastern Conference finals matchup, since neither team was at anything close to full strength. Evgeni Malkin is out at least a week with a mysterious "upper-body injury," most likely a shoulder injury suffered Satur...

Corey Perry Can Expect A Shanaban After This Attack On Jason Zucker's Brain
Wild winger Jason Zucker spent several minutes down on the ice tonight after suffering a hit to the head from Corey Perry midway through the Ducks-Wild game in Minnesota tonight....

Kaspars Daugavins Goes To The Well Once Too Often, Can't Convert On Bizarre Spin-O-Rama
Senators winger Kaspars Daugavins came up empty on this weirdo shootout attempt where he controls the puck by exerting force from above with the tip of his blade....

Florida Panthers Prospect Allegedly Gets Hammered, Breaks Into Stranger's Home And Passes Out On Couch
Scott Timmins is a prospect for the Florida Panthers currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the AHL....

With Their First Regulation Loss, Chicago Blackhawks Suddenly Suck
The Chicago Blackhawks were blown out on Friday, 6-2, the latest disappointment in a season full of … oh. Hmmm. It seems the Blackhawks had begun this season with an NHL-record streak of points, and that this loss dropped them all the way to 21-1-3. Their winning clip looks like an elite save percen...

Two Florida Policemen Used Lights, Sirens And May Have Sped To Get Equipment To Five Florida Panthers Call-Ups
Don't think people in Florida are invested in hockey? Well, we have the story about off-duty cops using their on-duty accessories to aid the Florida Panthers for you: On Sunday evening, two Sunrise police officers, one driving a police car and one driving an unmarked police car, flipped on their pol...

The Tampa Bay Lightning Have An Infomercial
Despite the presence of veteran pitchman Anthony Sullivan (Oxi-Clean, Sticky Buddy, etc.), we're going to chalk this one up to clever hockey marketing rather than desperation. Why? The Tampa Bay attendance has been pretty damned good. Though off to a disappointing start, the Lightning have had ann...

Chris Pronger Wants To Get Healthy Enough "Just To Live A Normal Life"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Pronger will almost certainly never play again....

Stompin' Tom Connors, Of "The Hockey Song" Fame, Dies At 77
Iconic Canadian country-folk singer Tom Connors passed away yesterday at the age of 77, from what a spokesman described as natural causes. He had a long and prolific career, focusing almost solely on his home country, but Connors gain sport-wide fame with 1973's "The Hockey Song."...

Chicago's Kiss Cam Is Almost As Hot As The Blackhawks
Here's a lady and gent thoroughly enjoying their time on the United Center's Kiss Cam during the Blackhawks win over the Colorado Avalanche. And why not? The Blackhawks won again tonight with a last-minute goal from Daniel Carcillo; it was his first of the season. Jonathan Toews also chipped in wit...

Ottawa Senators LW David Dziurzynski Knocked Out In Fight 26 Seconds Into The Game
The fight came off the second face-off of the game and it was pretty vicious. Dziurzynski and his Toronto counterpart, Frazer McLaren, exchanged a few shots before McLaren landed the decisive blow....