Brandon Dubinsky and defenseman Dan Girardi scored 2:04 apart during New York’s three-goal second period, and Henrik Lundqvist earned his 20th NHL shutout to lift the Rangers to a 3-0 victory that sent the New Jersey Devils to a season-high, fifth straight loss Monday night. Ryan Callahan added his 21st goal for the Rangers, who bounced back from a disappointing 0-1-1 road trip and moved within a… Read Original Post Here
Despite a depleted lineup with nine players missing due to injury, the San Jose Sharks found a way to win again. Jonathan Cheechoo scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to lead the Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Dan Boyle also scored and Joe Thornton had two assists as San Jose, 5-1-1 in its last seven games, reached 50 wins…
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Petr Prucha crashed the crease and got the game-winner. Prucha scored 53 seconds into overtime to lift the Phoenix Coyotes to a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Prucha took a pass from Shane Doan at the top right corner of the crease and shoved the puck past Dallas goalie Tobias Stephan for a power-play goal. Read Original Post Here
While Martin Brodeur kept a close watch on Sean Avery, Henrik Lundqvist focused on a shutout. Avery took everything the New Jersey Devils threw at him in a physical sense, and Lundqvist turned aside all 38 shots the slumping Atlantic Division leaders fired his way in sending the New York Rangers to a 3-0 victory on Monday night.
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Without looking at a calendar, it’s easy to tell it’s playoff time at Ken Hitchcock’s house. The bills are piling up and so are the dishes. There’s a stack of newspapers by the front door. A tower of videotapes sit by the television, past games awaiting further review by the Columbus Blue Jackets coach. Read Original Post Here
With little margin for error, the Minnesota Wild are playing playoff hockey just to get into the postseason. Marian Gaborik had a goal and an assist and the Wild remained in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 victory over Edmonton 3-2 on Sunday night. “The water is up to here,” Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said. Read Original Post Here
After getting off 54 shots only to lose their previous game, the Anaheim Ducks figured they needed to try something different. They got the job done while taking 23 fewer shots against Colorado, handing the Avalanche their seventh consecutive defeat with a 4-1 victory. “Everybody in the room realized we dropped one on Friday (a 5-3 loss to Edmonton) that we felt like we should have had and we lost… Read Original Post Here
The Boston Bruins are gradually returning to their midseason form. Tim Thomas made 45 saves for his career-high 32nd win, Milan Lucic scored two goals and the Bruins held off the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Dennis Wideman and Mark Recchi also scored, David Krejci added three assists, and Zdeno Chara had two assists for the Eastern Conference-leading… Read Original Post Here
Robert Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks sent the Chicago Blackhawks a loud playoff message Sunday night. Luongo made 26 saves to match his career high with seven shutouts, and Daniel Sedin had two goals and an assist in Vancouver’s 4-0 victory over Blackhawks. Alex Burrows had a goal and two assists, Ryan Kesler also scored, and Henrik Sedin had three assists to help the Canucks end Chicago’s… Read Original Post Here
Marian Gaborik had a goal and an assist and the Minnesota Wild remained in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday night. Andrew Brunette and Martin Skoula also scored to help the 11th-place Wild move within three points of eighth-place St. Louis. Read Original Post Here
