TIME: 09:00 P.M. ESTVENUE: Pengrowth Saddledome In a tightly packed Western Conference playoff race, a stunning loss by the Calgary Flames drew notice from the Phoenix Coyotes. The surging Coyotes have won five straight over the Flames, but expect a difficult matchup Thursday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary (28-23-9) fell out of the Wests [...]
TIME: 07:00 P.M. ESTVENUE: Air Canada Centre The San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs are battling for playoff position in their respective conferences, though they havent made things easy on themselves lately. San Jose looks to avoid a five-game losing streak Thursday night when it visits Toronto, which has dropped six of seven. The [...]
TIME: 09:00 P.M. ESTVENUE: Pepsi Center The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings are sputtering in the Western Conference playoff race. The Avalanche have made the first move to begin trying to change that, and another meeting with the Kings may prove beneficial. With Steve Downie expected to make his team debut, the Avalanche look [...]
Online wire reportsFeb. 22, 2012 CALGARY, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers broke an ugly streak against the Calgary Flames in a big way Sam Gagner scored a goal and added two assists, and the Oilers busted out with four unanswered goals in the second period in a 6-1 victory over the Flames on Tuesday night. [...]
Online wire reportsFeb. 21, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. — After losing his shutout bid in the final minutes, Buffalo Ryan Miller quickly turned his attention to making sure the Sabres didnt lose the game. Miller made up for giving up what he considered a soft goal to Frans Nielsen by stopping Matt Moulson on the doorstep [...]
Online wire reportsFeb. 21, 2012 PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots to tie Tom Barrassos franchise record for career shutouts and carry the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night. Evgeni Malkin scored his 33rd goal of the season and added an assist on Steve Sullivans tally to help the [...]