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No. 1 Star: Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh Penguins
He scored the series-winning goal in the 4-3 win, which is about all you need to do get a first star in my opinion. But if that's not enough, he also had an excellent game all-around, finishing a team-high plus-7 in...
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- When comparing the statistical careers of Mario Lemieux and Brooks Orpik, there are many, many differences in many, many categories. But on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman achieved something that his boss never did in his NHL career: score a playoff overtime...
As if there weren't already 14 reasons to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins' try to defend their near-historic winning streak Saturday afternoon versus the New York Islanders, you're looking at one more: Jarome Iginla will be making his debut for the club.
Courtesy the Penguins' Instagram, this is...
Which Main Centre in NZ do you prefer to visit during weekend trips? Auckand or Wellington? And why?
Please also state the NZ town/region where you currently live or had come from so I can have an indication of the extent of that Main Centre's influence.
When Tim Thomas informed the Bruins that he had no intention of playing the 2013 season, there was immediate speculation that a small market team with a small payroll might acquire his contract. He's suspended for not reporting, so the team wouldn't have to pay his salary. It would just count...
Matt Moulson of the New York Islanders was impressed with his team's NHL Draft acquisition of Anaheim Ducks defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky for a 2013 second-round pick.
"I had the chance to play with him a bit in L.A., and he's an extremely skilled defenseman. He's great on the power play, moves...
The scene plays out nearly every night in the NHL: The head coach calls a timeout and draws up a play for his team during a critical juncture of the game. But how many times have you seen one of his players grab the marker from the coach and diagram his own play on the whiteboard?
That's what...
By now, you've probably heard something about this Jeremy Lin fellow that went from waiver-wire fodder to the starting point guard for the New York Knicks seemingly overnight. The Chinese-American basketball player has everything you'd want in a global sensation: crazy talent, eye-popping stats...
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The New York Islanders are clearly entering a summer in which they're going to overcompensate some free agents in order to transition this team from hapless also-ran to playoff contender.
So they sent a 2012 fourth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for the negotiating rights to...
New York shot just 23 times on goal but scored on five of those attempts to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 Tuesday night in New York. The Islanders were led by Blake Cameau who had a had trick scoring once in the first period and then twice in the 2nd period. Jon Sim and Richard [...]
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