Puck Previews: Capitals, Panthers in Southeast showdown; Winter Classic announcement day
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:27:39 PST)
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. As an NHL defenseman, … Continue reading ?

Puck Headlines: Canucks split Sedins; Ovechkin’s $4M house; Coyotes booster club folds
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:02:49 PST)
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. • Theo Fleury on "rocket skates"? Theo Fleury on "rocket skates." [Derek … Continue reading ?

Injury bug hits Renney, Nugent-Hopkins (The Edmonton Journal)
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:44:28 PST)
Just when the Edmonton Oilers finally had a full roster of players to draw from, head coach Tom Renney was held out of a game.

Hockey Hugs: Grumpy Dion; Perrault’s surprise party; creepy Taylor Hall
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:26:50 PST)
Hockey Hugs is a feature that celebrates the best in hugging from around the NHL, because who doesn't love a good hug now and then? Seen a particularly good hug photo lately? Send it to puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or tweet @HarrisonMooney. A … Continue reading ?

Who has the most expensive defense in the NHL?
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:55:04 PST)
Is there a link between dollars spent on forwards and offensive output? Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press looked at the link this week for the Winnipeg Jets, who have the third-lowest payroll (against the cap) for forwards in … Continue reading ?

Maple Leafs Team Report
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:12:59 PST)

"Canada's team" had better win some games in its backyard if it wants to make the playoffs, let alone lay claim to being the nation's most popular club.

Starting with Saturday's 5-0 win over Ottawa, the Leafs will be staying on the Great White North for much of February.

At one time, the Leafs were on a run of 5-0 in Canada when they broke from the gate in October with wins against Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary. But that record was back to 6-6 before beating the Sens and then playing host the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Toronto beat the Oilers in a 6-3 track meet at the Air Canada Centre, setting up a game against Winnipeg on Tuesday at the MTS Center.

The Canadiens are back on Saturday, and then it's the annual Western trip where closet Leafs fans in Calgary,...

Monday's National Hockey League Capsules
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:24:47 PST)
Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.

Monday’s Three Stars: Hanzal leads Coyotes; Kessel, Leafs keep rolling
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:15:06 PST)
No. 1 Star: Martin Hanzal, Phoenix Coyotes Looking for their first win against the Detroit Red Wings in seven games, Hanzal potted a pair of goals and Mike Smith made 30 saves as the Coyotes were victorious 3-1. Ray Whitney … Continue reading ?

Maple Leafs snap Oilers’ run of success (The Edmonton Journal)
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:05:09 PST)
The Oilers left Edmonton fuelled by the notion that they could extend their 4-0-1 run, maybe even sweep their three road trip.

Kessel scores twice, Maple Leafs beat Oilers 6-3
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:52:29 PST)
Phil Kessel, Mikhail Grabovski and the Toronto Maple Leafs have taken off in 2012. Kessel scored twice and Grabovski assisted on Toronto's first two goals to lead the surging Maple Leafs past the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Monday night. Toronto improved to 10-4-1 since Jan. 1 and vaulted past Ottawa into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

Krueger gets first taste as an NHL head coach
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:50 PST)
TORONTO - Ralph Krueger's first taste of being an NHL head coach ended with mixed results.

Grabovski, Leafs continue hot streak
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:55:24 PST)
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are scaling heights not seen in these parts since the lockout. But they're not taking any time to look around and enjoy the view.

Tom Renney misses Oilers game in Toronto
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:22:54 PST)
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney missed Monday night's game at Air Canada Centre after taking a puck in the side of the head at the morning skate.

Puck Previews: Oilers visit Maple Leafs; Red Wings go for Coyotes sweep
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:45:53 PST)
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As Jets struggle, coach has to be realistic
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:38 PST)
WINNIPEG - As the Winnipeg Jets slowly sink below the line separating the NHL's playoff-bound teams from the rest, coach Claude Noel has to hope solid teamwork will get his club's offence on track.

All-star break saved Gagner's season
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:13 PST)
TORONTO - The changes were small, but they carried a lot of significance for Sam Gagner.

Sens confident they can turn things around
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:18:42 PST)
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators may be struggling, but the club has every reason to believe it can turn things around.

Fantasy Hockey: Kovalchuk starts his season; Spezza’s big slump; Gagner’s fantasy impact
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:13:47 PST)
Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this rollercoaster world and is unable to escape. It's … Continue reading ?

What We Learned: NHL could learn a thing or two from the Super Bowl
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:38:57 PST)
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 … Continue reading ?

Canadiens' Carey Price shuts out Winnipeg Jets (The Montreal Gazette)
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:03:41 PST)
The Canadiens salvaged a split of their Super Bowl weekend matinees as the special teams and goaltender Carey Price came up big in a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday at the Bell Centre.

Flames aiming to burn hot in California (The Calgary Herald)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:07:10 PST)
Club is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games as desperate bid for a playoff spot ramps up

Saturday’s Three Stars: Reimer, Vokoun post shutouts; St. Louis nets hat trick
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:12:19 PST)
No. 1 Star: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs Two straight starts and two straight shutouts for the 23-year old Reimer. After blanking the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night, Reimer followed that up with a 49-save performance during a 5-0 win … Continue reading ?

Reimer's 2nd straight shutout lift Leafs over Sens
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:35:44 PST)
James Reimer couldn't stop smiling -- and who could blame him? After watching Jonas Gustavsson start 11 of 12 games in goal for Toronto in January, Reimer made 49 saves for his second straight shutout as the Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Saturday night. The 23-year-old acknowledged he hadn't been feeling overly confident about his game following his return from a head injury,...

Leafs lay a licking on reeling Senators (The Ottawa Citizen)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:15:00 PST)
The Battle of Ontario turned decidedly blue on Saturday.

Oilers crank it to full throttle (The Edmonton Journal)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:22:45 PST)
Stringing together wins in consecutive games was such an undertaking for the Edmonton Oilers that they hadn't won two in a row since November.

Karlsson making noise in return to ice (The Calgary Herald)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:20:22 PST)
All is back to normal down at the Scotiabank Saddledome when it comes to the volume level at practice for the Calgary Flames.

Slide continues for Sens (The Ottawa Citizen)
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:10:10 PST)
The only consolation for the Ottawa Senators - and it's small consolation, indeed - is that the Toronto Maple Leafs can't catch them in the standings when they meet Saturday at Scotiabank Place.

Gagner's dad believes the best is yet to come
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:44:09 PST)
Sitting at home watching his son make an unlikely assault on the NHL's single-game scoring record, Dave Gagner wasn't getting caught up in the numbers that would leave the hockey world talking.

Gagner still stunned about eight-point effort
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:41 PST)
EDMONTON - Sam Gagner was still having trouble Friday believing his name is in the Edmonton Oilers record book alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey.

Puck Headlines: Jimmy Howard’s injury; top 50 players; drinking beer out of hockey skate (yuck)
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:04:27 PST)
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