| UPCOMING GAMES |
| 5/20 |
CHI at DET | | 5/23 |
CHI at DET | | 5/25 |
DET at CHI | | 5/27 |
CHI at DET | | 5/29 |
DET at CHI |
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LAST 10 GAMES
|
| 5/18 |
DET 4 at CHI 1 |
Won |
F |
| 5/15 |
DET 1 at CHI 4 |
Lost |
F |
| 5/12 |
DET 3 at ANA 2 |
Won |
F |
| 5/10 |
ANA 3 at DET 4 |
Won |
OT |
| 5/8 |
DET 2 at ANA 3 |
Lost |
OT |
| 5/6 |
ANA 2 at DET 3 |
Won |
OT |
| 5/4 |
ANA 4 at DET 0 |
Lost |
F |
| 5/2 |
DET 5 at ANA 4 |
Won |
OT |
| 4/30 |
DET 1 at ANA 3 |
Lost |
F |
| 4/27 |
DET 3 at DAL 0 |
Won |
F |
| Won-6 Lost-3 OT-1 |
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| What We Learned: Complaining about NHL officiating? Time to fine these sore losers (Puck Daddy) |
| Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.
No one is ever going to be totally happy with the ways in which the NHL's referees or officials make their decisions. We can all agree on that.
If there's a game in which neither team is whistled for a penalty, both will likely complain that the refs missed calls on the other. If there's a game in which both teams receive 10 power plays, both will complain that the referees were overly harsh in doling out discipline. No one is ever especially happy with calls that go in between those two extremes, either, because unless you win, you aren't happy. And sometimes, even when you do win, you aren't happy.
It's tough to know what, exactly, brought all this to a head in these playoffs. Alex Ovechkin complaining about a league-wide conspiracy in Game 6 after the end of Game 7; Jonathan Toews stamping his feet when his team got clobbered on home ice by its archrival; Sidney Crosby saying the league needs to institute video review for puck-over-the-glass calls; Jonathan Quick abusing officials because the Kings gave the Sharks a two-man advantage in overtime.
Doesn't it strike anyone as being a bit much?
No one likes to lose in October, let alone in the second round of the playoffs, and you might even say that the refs have made a bit of a spectacle of themselves in the last few games. The best thing a ref can do, the old saying goes, is not be noticeable, and things have admittedly gotten a bit out of hand in some instances.
But nonetheless, can you imagine the eye-rolling or outright mockery in Chicago if Henrik Zetterberg had said the same things Toews did after they got creamed in Game 1? Or the uproar if Ryan Callahan of the lionized New York Rangers had complained about a conspiracy to push the series longer? Or the furor if Joe Thornton had done what Quick did after the Sharks gave up a similar late-game 5-on-3 advantage that allowed the Kings to tie Game 1?
What it boils down to is being a sore loser. |
| Posted: 05/20/2013 |
| NHL Three Stars: Anderson shines in Sens’ comeback; Krug’s two-point night (Puck Daddy) |
| Zack Smith finishes off Matt Niskanen with the stinky leg drop .
No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators
Anderson stopped 49 of 50 as the Senators staged a stunning comeback over the Pittsburgh Penguins, tying the game with less than a minute to go and winning it, 2-1 , in double overtime.
No. 2 Star: Torey Krug, Boston Bruins
Krug's second postseason game was even better than his first. He had a two-point night in the Bruins 5-2 win, scoring again and picking up an assist. His play on the goal, kicking the puck to his stick then whipping it past Henrik Lundqvist, showed some serious veteran savvy: |
| Posted: 05/19/2013 |
| NHL Three Stars: Niemi, Couture shine for Sharks; Wings even up Hawks (Puck Daddy) |
| No. 1 Star: Antti Niemi, San Jose Sharks
The Sharks netminder made 26 saves and bailed them out on defensive lapses on several occasions, as San Jose defeated the Los Angeles Kings in OT 2-1 , to cut their series deficit to 2-1.
No. 2 Star: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings captain assisted on goals by Brendan Smith and Valtteri Filppula, while frustrating Jonathan Toews all game, in Detroit’s 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The series is tied 1-1.
No. 3 Star: Logan Couture, San Jose Sharks
The Sharks forward scored the OT game-winner at 1:29, on the power play, to give the San Jose the 2-1 win. That came after he was injured in the second period, returning to the game about 15 minutes later.
Honorable mention: Dan Boyle and Tyler Toffoli had the other goals in the Kings/Sharks game. … Jonathan Quick made 38 saves for the Kings. … Patrick Kane scored his first of the playoffs. … Damien Brunner scored his fourth for the Wings. Johan Franzen also netted his fourth. … This Brad Stuart hit was awesome:
Conn Smythe Watch: 1. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins; 2. David Krejci, Boston Bruins; 3. Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings; 4. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers; 5. Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks; 6. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins; 7. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings; 9. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings; 10. Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks.
Dishonorable mention: The Kings took two penalties in the last minute of regulation to give the Sharks a 5-on-3 power play to start overtime. … Jonathan Quick received a game misconduct at the end of the game. … Dave Bolland was a minus-2 with three minor penalties. |
| Posted: 05/19/2013 |
| Red Wings rally past Blackhawks to level series (Reuters) |
| (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Chicago Blackhawks an early lead then struck for four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 win on Saturday and even their Western Conference semi-final at a game each. The best-of-seven series now shifts to Detroit for two games with Game Three set for Monday at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard was rock solid in the Detroit net, facing 20 shots, and the Red Wings scored twice in each of the second and third periods after surrendering a first period goal to Chicago's Patrick Kane. ... |
| Posted: 05/18/2013 |
| NHL-Red Wings rally past Blackhawks to level series (Reuters) |
| May 18 (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Chicago Blackhawks an early lead then struck for four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 win on Saturday and even their Western Conference semi-final at a game each. The best-of-seven series now shifts to Detroit for two games with Game Three set for Monday at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard was rock solid in the Detroit net, facing 20 shots, and the Red Wings scored twice in each of the second and third periods after surrendering a first period goal to Chicago's Patrick Kane. ... |
| Posted: 05/18/2013 |
| Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1 (The SportsXchange) |
| CHICAGO -- Detroit coach Mike Babcock hoped to steal a win in one of the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series against the host Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Posted: 05/18/2013 |
| NHL Three Stars: Crosby’s trick gives Pens 4-3 Game 2 victory (Puck Daddy) |
| No. 1 Star: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Crosby recorded his second career postseason hat trick during the Penguins' 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2. He tallied his first two goals during a three-goal opening period for the Penguins, then completed the trick early in the second period on the power play. Crosby is the fifth player in Penguins franchise history to reach 100 career points in the playoffs.
No. 2 Star: Paul Martin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Martin continued his stellar play assisting on a pair of goals to give him 15 points in his last 16 games. He's now on 9 points, good enough to be tied for fourth in playoff scoring.
No. 3 Star: Brenden Morrow, Pittsburgh Penguins
Morrow scored his first playoff goal since 2008 by deflecting a Paul Martin shot midway through the second period. That goal would stand as the game winner. Late in the game, as the Penguins were hanging on to their 4-3 lead and time running out, Morrow killed seconds deep in the Senators' zone by protecting the puck along the boards. |
| Posted: 05/17/2013 |
| Red Wings-Blackhawks Preview (The Associated Press) |
| CHICAGO (AP) -- - Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Chicago's Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league. |
| Posted: 05/17/2013 |
| Defensive forwards center stage in NHL playoffs (The Associated Press) |
| CHICAGO (AP) -- Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league, and Patrice Bergeron is one of the top offensive threats for one of the league's best teams. |
| Posted: 05/17/2013 |
| Jason Spezza returning for Game 3?; Doc Emrick’s lexicon; Memorial Cup begins (Puck Headlines) (Puck Daddy) |
| Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
• Finland's Antti Pihlstrom was unable to be removed from the glass after celebrating his overtime goal vs. Latvia. He'll miss their game against Sweden. [AP]
• Jason Spezza back for Game 3 on Sunday? It's possible. Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean: "If he's available to us, it's Jason Spezza, we're going to have him in the lineup." [ Ottawa Sun ]
• Heading into Game 2 on Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings need to give Jimmy Howard some help. [ CSN Chicago ]
• Despite the impressive Game 1 win, the Chicago Blackhawks can still get better. [ Blackhawk Up ]
• How many different descriptions did NBC's Mike Emrick use during Game 1 of Blackhawks/Red Wings? 90 . Yes. 90! [ Awful Announcing ]
• How did LA Kings forward Trevor Lewis react after his Game 2 winner against the San Jose Sharks? “I think that was Toff’s play there. He made a great shot off the pad there and I just kinda tapped it in and then almost passed out in the celebration." [ Mayor's Manor ]
• Remember John Tortorella's high school yearbook photo ? Remember "Musky"? Toucher and Rich have gotten to the bottom of some of the unanswered questions from that photo. But now we need to find Musky. [ CBS Boston ]
• The 2013 Memorial Cup kicks off tonight in Saskatoon. Here's Neate with 11 storylines to follow. [ Buzzing the Net ]
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| Posted: 05/17/2013 |
| Kings stun Sharks with late goals, go 2-0 up (Reuters) |
| By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Los Angeles fought back from a goal down with less than two minutes to play to stun the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a frenzied finish to Game Two of their Western Conference semi-finals on Thursday. With the Kings on a five-on-three powerplay, captain Dustin Brown tied the score with a backhand shot at 18:17 in the third period to spark thunderous roars from a sellout crowd of 18,527 at Staples Center. ... |
| Posted: 05/16/2013 |
| NHL-Kings stun Sharks with late goals, go 2-0 up (Reuters) |
| * Los Angeles take advantage of 5-on-3 powerplay * Score twice in 22 seconds to take 2-0 series lead (Adds quotes, detail) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, May 16 (Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Los Angeles fought back from a goal down with less than two minutes to play to stun the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a frenzied finish to Game Two of their Western Conference semi-finals on Thursday. With the Kings on a five-on-three powerplay, captain Dustin Brown tied the score with a backhand shot at 18:17 in the third period to spark thunderous roars from a sellout crowd of 18,527 at Staples Center. ... |
| Posted: 05/16/2013 |
| NHL Three Stars: Doughty, Kings rally late versus Sharks; Marchand leads Bruins (Puck Daddy) |
| No. 1 Star: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
The Bruins struck first, edging the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime of Game 1. Marchand scored the winner, and added an assist on Torey Krug's powerplay goal to tie the game early in the third period.
No. 2 Star: Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Doughty scored the Kings' second goal and was on the ice for the late powerplay marker that tied the game in their 4-3 comeback win over the San Jose Sharks. He was also the best skater on the ice for nearly half the game, leading all skaters with 28:28 of icetime. |
| Posted: 05/16/2013 |
| Stanley Cup Beard Watch: NHL’s star players and their playoff scruff (Puck Daddy) |
| (Ed. Note: We're proud to welcome back two of our favorite bloggers, Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? , to the Puck Daddy fold as they author our weekly NHL Playoff Beard Watch every Thursday.)
By Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve?
Playoff beards come in all shapes and sizes. If we went for the burliest and baddest every week, we’d end up talking about the Kings and Sharks while waiting for everyone else to catch up.
But big games are for big names, and Round 2 is rife with star players gunning for the Cup.
This week we’re looking at one star from each team - are they leading their teams in the mirror, as well as on the ice?
Ottawa Senators: Daniel Alfredsson
When you require a headband under your helmet to keep your curls in check, we expect a certain level of beard accomplishment to follow. Alfie’s respectable scruff comes with a bonus feature for the Senators elder statesman: this beard, like his on-ice play, will never reveal his age. Redheads don’t turn salt and pepper, just gracefully fade to strawberry lemonade. |
| Posted: 05/16/2013 |
| Marian Hossa dive or just another great moment in NHL playoff officiating? (Video) (Puck Daddy) |
| In the second period of the Chicago Blackhawks’ Game 1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, Niklas Kornwall breathed heavily near the Detroit goal and the sheer force of his lungs knocked Marian Hossa to the ice, drawing a tripping penalty. Or so it would appear:
Red Wings blogger George Malik called Hossa out for this one, and as you’ll see on the post , so did Detroit coach Mike Babcock.
But here’s another thought: Hossa did dive … after the puck. He wasn’t necessarily looking to embellish on this play, based on the replays. He was making a lunging stab at the puck with his stick.
Either way, it was a terrible call, although one that didn’t directly influence the 4-1 final score.
What’s been your opinion of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs officiating? I’d give it a C-plus thus far, with the acknowledgement that Game 6 between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals – the Rangers, facing elimination, weren’t shorthanded once in the game – smells the fishiest. |
| Posted: 05/16/2013 |
| Fearing the Jinx (Rotoworld) |
| This week's Dose is all about the facts (and a superstition or two) when it comes to the first-round results. |
| Posted: 05/16/2013 |
| Blackhawks pull away from Red Wings to claim series opener (Reuters) |
| (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks used a three-goal blitz in the final period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final series on Wednesday. Following a scoreless second period, Johnny Oduya broke a 1-1 tie at 8:02 in the third and the top-seeded Blackhawks raised their tempo to pull away from the seventh-seeded Red Wings. Marcus Kruger netted three minutes later before Patrick Sharp added his sixth goal of the playoffs on an empty-net shot in the last minute. ... |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
| NHL-Blackhawks pull away from Red Wings to claim series opener (Reuters) |
| May 15 (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks used a three-goal blitz in the final period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final series on Wednesday. Following a scoreless second period, Johnny Oduya broke a 1-1 tie at 8:02 in the third and the top-seeded Blackhawks raised their tempo to pull away from the seventh-seeded Red Wings. Marcus Kruger netted three minutes later before Patrick Sharp added his sixth goal of the playoffs on an empty-net shot in the last minute. ... |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
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| GAME STATS |
|
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
| HOME |
27 |
15 |
8 |
4 |
| AWAY |
30 |
14 |
11 |
5 |
| TOTAL |
57 |
29 |
19 |
9 |
| MAY STATS |
|
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
| HOME |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| AWAY |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| CENTRAL DIVISION |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
| CHI |
48 |
36 |
7 |
5 |
77 |
155 |
102 |
| STL |
48 |
29 |
17 |
2 |
60 |
129 |
115 |
| DET |
48 |
24 |
16 |
8 |
56 |
124 |
115 |
| CBJ |
48 |
24 |
17 |
7 |
55 |
120 |
119 |
| NSH |
48 |
16 |
23 |
9 |
41 |
111 |
139 |
| WESTERN CONFERENCE |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
DF |
PTS |
| 1. CHI* |
48 |
36 |
7 |
5 |
53 |
77 |
| 2. ANA* |
48 |
30 |
12 |
6 |
22 |
66 |
| 3. VAN* |
48 |
26 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
59 |
| 4. STL |
48 |
29 |
17 |
2 |
14 |
60 |
| 5. LAK |
48 |
27 |
16 |
5 |
15 |
59 |
| 6. SJS |
48 |
25 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
57 |
| 7. DET |
48 |
24 |
16 |
8 |
9 |
56 |
| 8. MIN |
48 |
26 |
19 |
3 |
-5 |
55 |
| 9. CBJ |
48 |
24 |
17 |
7 |
1 |
55 |
| 10. PHX |
48 |
21 |
18 |
9 |
-6 |
51 |
| 11. DAL |
48 |
22 |
22 |
4 |
-12 |
48 |
| 12. EDM |
48 |
19 |
22 |
7 |
-9 |
45 |
| 13. CGY |
48 |
19 |
25 |
4 |
-32 |
42 |
| 14. NSH |
48 |
16 |
23 |
9 |
-28 |
41 |
| 15. COL |
48 |
16 |
25 |
7 |
-36 |
39 |
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