NHL Playoff Preview: Canucks vs. Blackhawks
April 30, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Playoffs, Schedule, Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks eliminated the St. Louis Blues in four games and have been on a nice, long break waiting for the second round to begin. Meanwhile, the quarterfinal series went all the way to Game 6 for the Chicago Blackhawks who, ultimately, beat the Calgary Flames. Now, they will face off in the semi-finals and I think this could end up being a very interesting pairing.
Both teams are very annoying to play against. The Sedin twins, Henrik and Daniel (Vancouver), have an undeniable chemistry on the ice and really have the ability to score. Meanwhile, Patrick Kane and …read more
Anaheim Finds a Way to Shut Out San Jose
April 17, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Anaheim Ducks, Goalies, Highlights, NHL, News, San Jose Sharks, Video
WOW. This was the most shocking score of the night. The Anaheim Ducks managed to completely shut out the league’s best team, the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks were the very last team to squeak into the playoffs and, in terms of regular season, were a massive 26 points behind the Sharks. I don’t know if it will last but that was a massive win for the Ducks.
I didn’t see the game but I saw highlights last night as I sat half-asleep on my couch. I didn’t realize until just now that it was Jonas Hiller between the pipes for …read more
Boston Beats Montreal 4-2 In Game One
April 17, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Boston Bruins, Highlights, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, News, Video
The first two periods of last night’s game between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens started out pretty intense. Boston immediately took a lead in the 1st, with two goals by Phil Kessel which were answered by Montreal’s Chris HIggins and Alex Kovalev. The Bruins left their rivals in the dust, however, with goals by David Krejci and Zdeno Chara in the final 20 minutes and took the series lead (1-0).
There were a couple goals that I know Habs goaltender, Carey Price, would love to have back since he seemed to lose his edge late in the game. He did, …read more
