Online wire reportsApril 16, 2012 WASHINGTON — Zdeno Chara scored the tiebreaking goal during 4-on-4 play with less than 2 minutes left, and the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins finally solved playoff rookie goalie Braden Holtby, beating the Washington Capitals 4-3 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. Charas shot [...]
Online wire reportsApril 16, 2012 LOS ANGELES — When Jonathan Quick rapped his goal stick on his posts as the buzzer sounded, the sellout crowd unleashed 11 years of deferred playoff excitement on their Los Angeles Kings. After so many false starts and failures, the long-suffering Kings are on the verge of an unlikely breakthrough. [...]
Online wire reportsApril 16, 2012 LOS ANGELES — When Jonathan Quick rapped his goal stick on his posts as the buzzer sounded, the sellout crowd unleashed 11 years of deferred playoff excitement on their Los Angeles Kings. After so many false starts and failures, the long-suffering Kings are on the verge of an unlikely breakthrough. [...]
TIME: 07:30 P.M. ESTVENUE: Scotiabank Place Carl Hagelin still seem stunned a day after laying out Swedish countryman Daniel Alfredsson with an elbow to the head that left the Ottawa captain with a possible concussion and landed the mild-mannered New York Rangers rookie in trouble with the NHL. Then it got worse Sunday night when [...]
Online wire reportsApril 15, 2012 SUNRISE, Fla. — Stephen Weiss scored the first two playoff goals of his 10-year NHL career, Jose Theodore stopped 23 shots and the Florida Panthers got their first playoff victory in nearly 15 years, beating the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Sunday night to even the first-round series at a [...]
Online wire reportsApril 15, 2012 DETROIT — Shea Weber turned boos into silence with a goal early in the first period and the Nashville Predators held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. Henrik Zetterberg scored with just under a minute left to [...]