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Coyotes Keith Yandle accuses Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina of dirty hit
Oct 31, 2010, 4:31 PM EDT
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Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle calls Pavel Kubina’s knee-on-knee hit on him “dirty.” Does he have a legitimate gripe?
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Daniel Briere to talk with NHL over cross checking incident with Frans Nielsen
Oct 31, 2010, 2:06 PM EDT
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Flyers forward Daniel Briere’s last-minute cross checking incident with Islanders forward Franz Nielsen has gotten him noticed by the NHL. Mr. Briere, Colin Campbell on line one.
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While Alex Ovechkin’s season may seem quiet to this point, last night against Calgary, Ovechkin made his presence felt and felt quickly scoring two goals in the span of 12 seconds. If these goals were in the rodeo, he’d be breaking records for bull riding or something equally as punny. Hey, at least it’s not…
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True goalie horror: Calgary’s Cory Sarich scores into his own goal
Oct 31, 2010, 9:45 AM EDT
[kml_flashembedmovie="http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="245" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" fvars="catid=-7&id=80902&server=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"/]Part of what made last night’s 7-2 Calgary loss to Washington so hard was seeing how Calgary couldn’t stop just Washington from scoring on them but they also couldn’t stop themselves from scoring on Miikka Kiprusoff. Take, defenseman Cory Sarich, who in an effort to get the puck away from his goalie ended up putting…
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Zach Parise sent home to New Jersey after suffering injury against Los Angeles
Oct 31, 2010, 8:30 AM EDT
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If you thought that the rough start to the year for the New Jersey Devils couldn’t possibly get any worse, apparently you don’t believe in karma. During last night’s 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, Parise ended up leaving the game early and did not play in the third period. Parise is listed as…
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14 games, 28 teams, lots of recappin’ to do.
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Flyers goalie Michael Leighton returns to the ice following back surgery
Oct 30, 2010, 10:50 PM EDT
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One time Flyers starting goalie Michael Leighton is back on the ice rehabbing his injured back. But will he have a job when he returns to the Flyers lineup?
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Tales of what could have been: Ilya Kovalchuk plays in Los Angeles… Against the Kings
Oct 30, 2010, 9:10 PM EDT
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Tonight’s game between the Devils and Kings could’ve seen Ilya Kovalchuk playing against the team that traded for him last year. Alas, for the Kings, it’s a match up against the biggest star to spurn them this summer.
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Tough guy Colton Orr dons pink skates tonight for Hockey Fights Cancer
Oct 30, 2010, 8:01 PM EDT
Comments Off[kml_flashembedmovie="http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="240" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" fvars="catid=12&id=80619&server=http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"/]Leafs enforcer Colton Orr does his part for Hockey Fights Cancer by lacing up… Pink skates?!
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If you missed out on the other starting goalies for tonight, you can find them here. As for the games starting after 10:00 pm ET tonight, here’s the run down of what’s going on. 10:00 pm ET Washington @ Calgary Washington likely starter: With Semyon Varlamov still out and even younger goalie Braden Holtby waiting…
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Flames defenseman Mark Giordano signs five-year contract extension
Oct 29, 2010, 6:18 PM EDT
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Today it was a good day to be Flames defenseman Mark Giordano. Today, Flames GM Darryl Sutter signed the 27 year-old potential unrestricted free agent to a five-year extension with the Calgary Flames worth, according to CapGeek, $20.1 million. For Giordano, it’s a huge commitment from the Flames and after his breakout season last year,…
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Wild’s Antti Miettinen possibly has concussion from Dustin Brown hit last week
Oct 29, 2010, 5:46 PM EDT
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Remember the wicked hit that Minnesota’s Antti Miettinen took from Kings forward Dustin Brown that saw Brown ejected from the game but not suspended? Turns out Miettinen may have gotten a concussion from that after all.
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Injured Bruins star Marc Savard is showing improvement during skating drills in Boston. Things are looking up for the already hot Bruins.
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Jason Pominville’s return to action delayed after failing concussion test
Oct 29, 2010, 1:32 PM EDT
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Jason Pominville’s return to the Buffalo lineup is delayed thanks to failing a post-concussion test.
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NHL veteran Bill Guerin is still a free agent looking for work. He could be looking to make a different decision if things don’t pan out though.
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Welcome to Friday night’s schedule which sees all the New York and New York area teams getting involved and an all-Pennsylvania showdown.
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Video: Colorado’s Chris Stewart gets a hat trick against Calgary
Oct 29, 2010, 9:45 AM EDT
Comments Off[kml_flashembedmovie="http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="245" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" fvars="catid=-7&id=80535&server=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl//]Colorado’s Chris Stewart has to do what he can to keep up with his brother Anthony in Atlanta. While Anthony scored a hat trick last week for the Thrashers, leave it to Chris to match him goal-for-goal tonight against the Flames and goalie Henrik Karlsson in helping the Avalanche knock of Calgary 6-5.
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It might not be a goal, and Brad Richards of the Dallas Stars might not be known for being a heavy-handed shooter but Richards isn’t just shattering preconceived notions, he’s shattering the glass in impressive fashion. Check out the big shot by Richards from center ice against the Kings last night that rips a hole…
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More shutouts, more hat tricks, more wild games. Just another killer night in the NHL.
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Tonight’s attendance watch: Dallas more interested in World Series, Columbus sets a new low
Oct 29, 2010, 1:36 AM EDT
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We’re keeping a stray eye on attendance numbers around some places in the NHL, and couple of games tonight stood out more than others. In Dallas, the Stars announced a paid attendance of 11,306 at American Airlines Center for the Stars 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, a new low since moving to Dallas.…
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Video: Tim Thomas continues to impress, stuffs Maple Leafs 2-0
Oct 29, 2010, 12:17 AM EDT
Comments Off[kml_flashembedmovie="http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="245" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" fvars="hlg=20102011,2,129&event=BOS74&server=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"/]Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is having himself quite the comeback season. After shutting out the Maple Leafs 2-0 tonight, Thomas’ goals against average fell to a hysterically low 0.60 with an equally insane save percentage of .981. If you thought Tuukka Rask was going to run away with the starting job this season in Boston,…
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Could Patrick Kane be in the doghouse in Chicago or is head coach Joel Quenneville just looking for a little bit more out of the Blackhawks superstar?
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It took eight games, but the #1 pick from the 2010 NHL draft finally has his first NHL goal. Taylor Hall gets his first goal thanks to a tip in front of Steve Mason off a Theo Peckham shot. Expect it to be the first of many in Hall’s career with the Edmonton Oilers.
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Could the NHL benefit from a coaches challenge for instant replay?
Oct 28, 2010, 9:38 PM EDT
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Do NHL coaches want to have the ability to challenge calls on the ice to be replayed? You might be surprised at the results of an informal poll.
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Islanders forward Nino Niederreiter sent back to his junior team
Oct 28, 2010, 6:22 PM EDT
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Turns out that Nino Niederreiter won’t be leading the charge for the Islanders this season. He’s headed back to his junior team in the WHL.
