Keeping Pace
Bourque's two goals help Flames down Avalanche
Rene Bourque scored two goals, Vesa Toskala made 32 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night to keep pace in the Western Conference playoff race. Eric Nystrom also scored for the Flames, who are in ninth place with 79 points, one point behind idle Detroit for the final post-season spot with 12 games left. Full Story.(Photo: Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
Costly Loss
For the second straight game, the Chicago Blackhawks lost a key member of their defence because of a vicious check against the boards. Anaheim Ducks defenceman James Wisniewski knocked Brent Seabrook out of the game in the second period and the Ducks went on to win 3-2, handing the Blackhawks their third straight loss. Full Story.
Season Sweep
Patrik Elias scored a breakaway goal and set up another for the New Jersey Devils, who beat the sloppy Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday night and completed a six-game season sweep of their Atlantic Division rivals. That vaulted New Jersey into a first-place tie with the Penguins. Full Story.
Bob McKenzie
Blog: NHL VP Colie Campbell and director of officiating Terry Gregson will both attend the Bruins-Penguins game tomorrow night, the first meeting of the two teams since Matt Cooke knocked out Marc Savard with a shoulder to the head. More...
Darren Dreger
Blog: Will former baseball union head Don Fehr become the NHLPA's next Executive Director? There are a number of NHL players quietly pushing for that to happen. More...
Ray Ferraro
Razor's Edge: Given the way the last 10 days or so have gone in this space (see - Maxim Lapierre), I would be totally remiss without commenting on Alexander Ovechkin's hit-push from Sunday afternoon's game at Chicago. More...
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NHL Power Rankings
[1] Washington: Impressive in Chicago comeback win.
[2] San Jose: Could use goaltending to rise to the occasion.
[3] Vancouver: 6-1-1 since Olympics earns move into Top Three.
Complete Rankings (updated March 15)
Calendar
- Apr. 11:
Last day of regular season
- Apr. 14:
Start date of Stanley Cup Playoffs
- May 7 - 23:
IIHF World Championship in Germany
- June 25 - 26:
NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles
