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Panther Parkway Headlines: Hawks Stay Alive, Bruins Advance and More
This is how you do a pregame. Thank you HNIC
* The Three Stars for Saturday night. Puck Daddy.
* The Chicago Blackhawks and Jonathan Toews bounce back in game five. Faith and confidence prevail. Committed Indian.
* Preview of the Eastern Conference Final between Pittsburgh and Boston. NHL.com.
Panther Parkway Noon Headlines: Playoff Schedule, Sacco Fired, Awards, and More!
What better way to spend your lunch break than catching up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from the all of yesterday’s action around the NHL.
- Watch Flyers’ goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov sounds off against the Philadelphia media.
- Lightning forward Martin St. Louis becomes the oldest player to ever win the Art Ross Trophy. [TSN]
- The 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff schedule has been released. [Puck Daddy]
Panther Parkway: Noon Headlines: Don Cherry, Wild Clinch, Luongo Awful, And More
While you’re having Sunday Brunch catch up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from all of yesterday’s action around the NHL, starting off with Coach’s Corner:
* The Three Stars for Saturday night. Puck Daddy.
* All 16 playoff teams have been decided. The seeding will be finalized after today. NHL.com.
* The Hart Trophy should go to the most outstanding player. The Hockey News.
* Not much of a playoff tune-up for Luongo, as the Oilers score 7 last night. TSN.ca.
* Here’s a look at 12 potential head coach’s and general managers. Sportsnet.ca.
* The Minnesota Wild clinch a playoff berth, while Columbus is eliminated. Pro Hockey Talk.
* 30 Thoughts from Elliotte Friedman. CBC Sports.
* The Chicago Blackhawks are hopefully going deep into the playoffs. Here are two sites you must check out daily for all Blackhawk news. The Committed Indian, and Second City Hockey. I’ll be putting in my own articles here, but these guys are in Chicago, and are connected to the pulse of the city.
* Finally, we can expect the unexpected in the playoffs. Globe and Mail.
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Panther Parkway. Morning Headlines: Pat Foley, Kipper’s Farewell,Tavares, Selanne, and more.
What better way to spend your lunch break than catching up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from the all of yesterday’s action around the NHL.
* This video montage is in tribute to Pat Foley, the voice of the Chicago Blackhawks for the past 30 seasons. He was honored last night before the Hawks played Nashville. As a former Chicagoan, I can honestly say he’s one of the best, and had the pleasure of hearing all the calls in this video.
* The Three Stars from Friday night via Puck Daddy.
* Erik Gudbranson is out for the weekend, and Filip Kuba returns. On Frozen Pond.
* Kevin Dineen refers to the New York Rangers as “Cookie Monsters”. NYDN.
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Panther Parkway Noon Headlines: Price Saves, Selanne’s Promise, Vanek’s Idea, and More!
What better way to spend your lunch break than catching up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from the all of yesterday’s action around the NHL.
- Watch Carey Price’s great save on Martin St. Louis.
- Teemu Selanne, a comeback kid and a promise happily kept. [LA Times]
- Apparently the postgame salute after the Bruins’ emotional loss against the Sabres was Thomas Vanek’s idea. [NESN]
Panther Parkway Noon Headlines: Yale Wins, Leafs, Flames, Filip Forsberg and More!
While you’re having Sunday Brunch catch up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from all of yesterday’s action around the NHL, starting off with Coach’s Corner:
* Saturday’s Three Stars from Puck Daddy.
* Toronto Scores 4 goals on 5 shots, chasing Carey Price. TSN.ca.
* Calgary plays the spoiler in Edmonton’s playoff hopes. CBCSports.
* All Hail Yale! The NCAA College Hockey Champs. NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey.
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Panther Parkway Noon Headlines: Craig Anderson, Hawks Clinch, Olympics,Columbus, and More.
What better way to spend your lunch break than catching up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from the all of yesterday’s action around the NHL.
*The above video shows Ottawa’s Craig Anderson clearly hi-sticking Adam Henrique of the New Jersey Devils. Hello Eugene Melnyck!
* The Three Stars for Friday night via Puck Daddy.
* The Chicago Blackhawks clinch the Central Division, and sweep the season series against Detroit. Madhouse Enforcer.
* Does P.K. Subban deserve consideration for the Norris Trophy? Globe and Mail.
* Scott Morrison, one of this writers favorites tells us why the NHL owes the fans the Olympics. Sportsnet.ca.
Alex Ovechkin’s Heroics May Be Overstated
Although Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Sidney Crosby has had a firm grasp on the Hart Trophy for the majority of the 2012-2013 season, his recent injury has opened up the door for several other skaters around the league to potentially take home this year’s MVP award. The most surprising name now beginning to be muttered around NHL circles as a potential Hart candidate has to be the once dormant Washington Capitals’ forward, Alex Ovechkin. In his last 12 games, Ovechkin has led the Capitals to the top of the Southeast Division by scoring an astounding 21 total points in that time. While these exploits may sound heroic and worthy of Hart Trophy consideration, a closer look at Ovechkin’s statistics this season show that his success this year may not be as impressive as some people initially thought.
Note: Statistics are accurate as of the morning of April 9th, 2013.
A Closer Look At Alex Ovechkin’s Statistics
- Of Ovechkin’s 25 goals this season, 15 have been scored against goaltenders who started the 2013 season in the AHL or as a backup – Bishop, Markstrom, Clemmensen, Ellis, Peters, Montoya, Enroth, Hedberg.
- Of Ovechkin’s 25 goals, 14 have been scored against the Jets, Panthers, Hurricanes, and Lightning – all four of which are in the bottom 8 of goals allowed per game in the entire NHL.
- Ovechkin has 89 more shots than the next highest player on the Capitals’ roster. This is the largest player shot disparity in the NHL – the 2nd largest is Evander Kane with 50 more shots than the next highest player on the Winnipeg Jets.
Ovechkin’s Most Frequent Victims
- Florida Panthers: 6 Goals Scored – Team GAA: 3.36 – 29th in the NHL
- Carolina Hurricanes: 3 Goals Scored – Team GAA: 3.16 – 28th in the NHL
- Winnipeg Jets: 3 Goals Scored – Team GAA: 2.95 – 23rd in the NHL
- Buffalo Sabres: 3 Goals Scored – Team GAA: 2.92 – 22nd in the NHL
What Does It All Mean?
Upon closer review of Ovechkin’s impressive goal total this season it seems as if I have found a common trend. While there is no doubt that scoring 25 goals in just 39 games is very impressive regardless of the circumstances, the fact that Ovechkin has seen the majority of his success against inferior opponents should factor into his Hart Trophy consideration.
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Panther Parkway Noon Headlines: Stralman Dives, Crosby Recovering, Islanders Leaving, and More!
What better way to spend your lunch break than catching up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from the all of yesterday’s action around the NHL.
- Anton Stralman of the New York Rangers should considering switching to soccer after this terrible dive.
- The Islanders could be moving to Brooklyn sooner than expected. [SNY]
- Sidney Crosby is feeling better, but James Neal may have a concussion. [TSN]
Panther Parkway: Noon Headlines: Michael Ryder, Chris Stewart, Devils Tailspin.
While you’re having Sunday Brunch catch up on all of last night’s amazing NHL action that you may have missed! Here are the top stories and videos from all of yesterday’s action around the NHL, starting off with Coach’s Corner:
* Saturday night”s Three Stars via Puck Daddy.
* Michael Ryder scores a power play goal to lead Montreal over Boston. TSN.ca.
* New Jersey is winless in six, but DeBoer thinks they can turn it around. Pro Hockey Talk.
* With a change in lifestyle, Chris Stewart of the Blues is scoring again. NHL.com.
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