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Jordan Eberle's strong debut, Nikolai Khabibulin's shutout help Oilers top Flames 4-0
Oct 8, 2010, 10:55 AM EDT
Comments OffEdmonton Oilers 4, Calgary Flames 0 Last season, you might have been able to summarize the Edmonton Oilers’ many miseries simply by pointing to their record against the Calgary Flames in the so-called Battle of Alberta: 0-6. In the first time in the 29 years the two spirited rivals squared off, the Oil couldn’t manage…
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Colorado Avalanche 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT) Last year, the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 and looked impressive. Not only did their speed and Craig Anderson’s solid goaltending keep them in the game, but it didn’t really seem like an accident.That red-hot opener spurred the Avalanche to a quick start that helped…
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J.S. Giguere helps Maple Leafs win their first home opener since 2000 against Canadiens
Oct 7, 2010, 10:25 PM EDT
Comments OffNote: We probably won’t recap regular season games individually very often, but this is Hockey Christmas so I thought I’d touch on the two early games separately. Expect a recap post for the 10:00 PM ET games tomorrow morning, though. While a lot of the pressure is on Carey Price in Montreal, the 2010-11 season…
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Flyers G Sergei Bobrovsky steals the show as Philadelphia beats Pittsburgh 3-2
Oct 7, 2010, 9:50 PM EDT
Note: We probably won’t recap regular season games individually very often, but this is Hockey Christmas so I thought I’d touch on the two early games separately. Expect a recap post for the 10:00 PM ET games tomorrow morning, though. There were any number of stars who should have been the story of this game,…
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Video: Mario Lemieux blesses the Consol Energy Center ice with water from the Igloo
Oct 7, 2010, 8:30 PM EDT
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their new digs (aka the Consol Energy Center) for real tonight, beginning their regular season schedule against cross-state rival the Philadelphia Flyers. (The Flyers are currently up 1-0 thanks to stellar goaltending by surprise starter Sergei Bobrovsky.) While many will be dazzled by the new fangled technology throughout the new arena,…
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Whether you’re interested for fantasy hockey reasons or just want to know which goalie your team is playing in a given day, we thought it might be helpful to share our best guesses (based on various previews from newspapers and Web sites plus our own instincts) on who might start each day. (Note: we’ll try…
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Flames lineup choices for tonight already causing angst in Calgary
Oct 7, 2010, 6:14 PM EDT
Comments OffThe Calgary Flames preparation for the regular season and tonight’s opener against the Edmonton Oilers comes with a few interesting quirks. That is, quirks aside from the ones that brought both Olli Jokinen and Alex Tanguay back to town. The Flames lineup juggling for tonight with the host of injuries the team has dealt with…
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It wouldn’t be an official hockey day without the Panthers and Canucks swinging a trade. Earlier in the off-season, the Panthers and Canucks got together on the deal that sent Keith Ballard to Vancouver in exchange for Michael Grabner and Steve Bernier. Yesterday, the teams got together to swing a deal exchanging enforcers with the…
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While it seemed like a long shot from the get go with Chris Pronger coming back from knee surgery, he skated this morning with the team to see if he might, in fact, be able to start tonight against the Penguins. As it turns out, Pronger will need more time to get the knee healthy…
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Video: Latendresse scores the first goal of year, Backstrom with ridiculous stick save
Oct 7, 2010, 3:55 PM EDT
Comments OffSure the Minnesota Wild lost today’s NHL season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes, but if nothing else, they came away the winners in the highlight department. Starting things off, literally, was Guillaume Latendresse scoring the NHL’s first goal of the season. As if that wasn’t enough, halfway through the third period Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom…
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The Hurricanes started off the NHL season just the way they drew it up getting a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild. The Hurricanes were fast, often outskated the Wild, and ultimately used that hustle to earn the win. Newly anointed alternate captain Brandon Sutter had two goals for the Hurricanes while Cam Ward stopped…
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With Semyon Varlamov on IR, Michal Neuvirth gets the call to start for Washington
Oct 7, 2010, 3:07 PM EDT
Comments OffThe Washington Capitals plan to open the season with two young netminders in Semyon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth is one that’s getting plenty of attention around the league. Many feel that the Caps opting to go with young guys from within the organization on a team that’s seemingly very close to winning a Stanley Cup…
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The beginning of the Ottawa Senators season may be off to a bumpy start. Sens star forward Jason Spezza left practice yesterday with a groin injury and didn’t skate with the team today. His status is in doubt for tomorrow night’s season opener in Ottawa against the Buffalo Sabres. Spezza had a rocky off-season with…
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Flyers rookie Sergei Bobrovsky to start against Pittsburgh tonight
Oct 7, 2010, 12:22 PM EDT
In a surprise move, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette announced that Brian Boucher won’t get the start tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins and will instead run with rookie goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to start tonight. If it seems like a stunning move, it is to a degree, but Bobrovsky played very well in preseason for Philly as…
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f you were thinking the Boston Bruins needed to get a little bit tougher this year, you might not have to worry about that much longer. Jimmy Murphy of ESPN Boston has the low down with the Bruins on the verge of signing enforcer Brian McGrattan. According to a team source, the Boston Bruins have…
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It’s here. We all feel like Navin Johnson from the movie “The Jerk” today because we’re hopping around our homes/cubicles saying to ourselves or out loud, “The new season is here! The new season is here!” Never mind the funny looks you get from your peers, this is your day hockey fans and the NHL…
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They waited until the official start of the new season to do it, but the San Jose Sharks have named a team captain. Unsurprisingly, it’s a guy a lot of folks counted on being the front-runner for the position in Joe Thornton. As for the rest of the captain’s crew, David Pollak of Working The…
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High alert off for Penguins fans, Eric Tangradi recalled from ECHL and should play tonight
Oct 7, 2010, 10:07 AM EDT
Remember last night when we told you about that awkward move last night that lead to Pens prospect Eric Tangradi being sent to the ECHL? Yeah, about that… He was recalled by the Penguins this morning. You can bank on him being in the starting lineup tonight for Pittsburgh as they open the season at…
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Earlier we told you about how we thought the regular season was going to play out and now it’s time to look at how we think the playoffs will go. Joe says: Eastern Conference quarterfinals Washington over Tampa Bay New Jersey over Montreal Philadelphia over Buffalo Pittsburgh over Boston Eastern Conference semifinals Washington over Philadelphia…
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It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for since the Blackhawks lifted the Stanley Cup in June. It’s the start of the regular season. Every day there will be hockey that counts. Every day there will be amazing goals, unbelievable saves, incredible passes, thrilling fights, and completely boneheaded mistakes.And we will enjoy every second of…
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