NHL

San Jose dredges up memories of ‘Same Old Sharks’

There it was. The dying seconds of Game 1 of the Western Conference final. San Jose, trailing by a goal, wins a draw deep in the Chicago end. The puck ends up on the stick of Joe Pavelski, parked along the half-boards. He threads a cross-ice pass to Joe Thornton, who stands unmolested on the [...]

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Sharks vs. Blackhawks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Antti Niemi might finally be putting to rest all those questions about whether he is the Chicago Blackhawks weak link. Niemi made 44 saves, Dustin Byfuglien scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:45 remaining in regulation to help Chicago get off to a fast start for a change this postseason by beating [...]

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Sharks vs. Blackhawks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Antti Niemi might finally be putting to rest all those questions about whether he is the Chicago Blackhawks weak link. Niemi made 44 saves, Dustin Byfuglien scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:45 remaining in regulation to help Chicago get off to a fast start for a change this postseason by beating [...]

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Flyers vs. Canadiens

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers are about to find out what its like to play from in front. Its been a while since the NHLs comeback kids have been the ones being chased. Fresh off a stirring Game 7 win over the Boston Bruins that capped a rally from three games down, the Flyers scored [...]

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Still Watching? Both Series Start Today, So A Quick Preview

Blackhawks vs Sharks Game Time: 12:00 PST TV: CBC, NBC, RDS Season Series: 3-1 Chicago Leading Playoff Scorers: Sharks: Joe Pavelski (9-6-15), Jonathan Toews (6-14-20) SBN Sites: Fear The Fin, Battle Of California, Second City Hockey Au contraire to the East, the top 2 seeds in the West meet in the semi-finals. Chicagos speed against [...]

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Sunday links: Nothing going on edition

Nothing is going on. No Blues, no NHL so short links today. What? Its supposed to be my day off. Leave me alone. Blues news Not a thing. Besides the Keith Tkachuk story gallagher linked to yesterday. Hockey news Alex Ovechkin is scoring goals in games that dont really count. [ESPN] Some Olympic friends are [...]

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