Jason Pominville scored his team-leading 24th goal and the Buffalo Sabres inched closer to clinching the Northeast Division title with a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Raffi Torres had three assists in his first game back after missing six because of a hand injury, and Ryan Miller made 13 saves for his 39th victory — one short of matching a career high. Read Original Post Here
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss his fifth consecutive game and seventh in his past eight because of a bruised right foot. Malkin said following Wednesday’s morning skate that he would not play in the Penguins’ night game against Tampa Bay. He hopes to return Saturday against Atlanta. Read Original Post Here
Paul Holmgren wasn’t afraid to mix things up when he was a player for the Philadelphia Flyers, finishing his career there with 1600 penalty minutes. Now the Philadelphia Flyers GM is about to mix things up this summer if his team can’t make it into the playoffs or do any damage once it gets there, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
"There are certain guys on this team that are going to be back here next year," Holmgren told the paper. "And there are certain guys who aren’t." He apparently already has a pretty good idea of which ones are which.
He already had to lose coach John Stevens earlier this season and now he looks to be ready to take an axe to the roster.
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Henrik Sedin insists he is more concerned with helping the Canucks clinch the Northwest Division than winning the NHL scoring title. If he keeps it up, the Vancouver center can do both. Sedin scored a key short-handed goal and added two assists to regain the scoring lead, and the Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on Tuesday night to move seven points ahead of Colorado atop the Northwest… Read Original Post Here
A single victory ended two losing streaks for the Los Angeles Kings. One day after being recalled from Manchester of the American Hockey League, Jonathan Bernier made 34 saves to record his first career shutout and lead the Kings to a 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Scott Parse scored at 7:50 of the third period to break a scoreless tie, and Sean O’Donnell scored with… Read Original Post Here
The St. Louis Blues needed someone to move to the first line after Paul Kariya was hurt late in the first period. Alex Steen was the obvious choice. Steen had two goals and an assist and scored the go-ahead goal early in the third, helping the Blues keep alive faint playoff hopes and hand the slumping Chicago Blackhawks their seventh loss in nine games with a 4-2 victory Tuesday night. Read Original Post Here
Nothing has come easy this season for the Detroit Red Wings against the Edmonton Oilers, the NHL’s worst team. Brad Stuart scored with 1:07 left to lift the Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Oilers on Tuesday night after Detroit blew a 4-0 second-period lead. It was Detroit’s first win against Edmonton in four games this season. Read Original Post Here
Marc Staal picked a good time to break out of his scoring slump Staal scored his first goal since Jan. 19 early in the third period to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night Vinny Prospal, Olli Jokinen and Marian Gaborik scored second-period goals, and Henrik Lundqvist posted 25 saves for the Rangers in their third win in four games. Read Original Post Here
The Washington Capitals have talked a lot over the last few days about finishing the regular season strong, and they’ve managed to lose three straight games. Maybe they should take a lesson or two from the Ottawa Senators. The Senators, also looking to be in top form for the postseason, won their fifth in a row Tuesday night, blowing an early lead before rallying to beat the Capitals 5-4 in… Read Original Post Here
One well-timed goal gave Nik Antropov plenty of reasons to smile. Antropov scored the winner Tuesday night to help the Atlanta Thrashers keep their playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not only was it Antropov’s first goal against his former team, but it also mathematically eliminated Toronto from postseason contention for the fifth straight season. Read Original Post Here
