TIME: 07:30 P.M. ESTVENUE: Consol Energy Center Peter Laviolettes speech was well rehearsed, nothing the Philadelphia Flyers havent heard a dozen times this season, if not more. His team facing a three-goal deficit after the first 20 minutes of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Laviolette trotted out the same message thats become [...]
TIME: 07:30 P.M. ESTVENUE: Bridgestone Arena Detroit coach Mike Babcock says he worked out any ill feelings over Nashville defenseman Shea Weber being fined for slamming Henrik Zetterbergs head into the glass at the end of Game 1. The coach did it by going for a hard run Thursday. “Ive moved on,” Babcock said. Babcock [...]
Online wire reportsApril 12, 2012 BOSTON — Chris Kelly scored on a long slap shot 1:18 into overtime and the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 1-0 Thursday night in the opener of their first-round playoff series. Braden Holtby made 29 saves for the Capitals. Tim Thomas stopped all 17 shots [...]
Online wire reportsApril 12, 2012 NEW YORK — Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and the top-seeded New York Rangers opened their first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Rangers, the No. 1 seed [...]
Online wire reportsApril 12, 2012 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fortunate bounce gave the Los Angeles Kings a win over Vancouver. Dustin Penner scored the winning goal with 3:14 left in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series [...]
Online wire reportsApril 12, 2012 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fortunate bounce gave the Los Angeles Kings a win over Vancouver. Dustin Penner scored the winning goal with 3:14 left in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series [...]