Did you catch the Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames game last night?  The Flames won 6-3 and, while I was happy with the result, it was the goal by Fredrik Sjostrom that served as the highlight for me.
Sure, Calgary didn’t really need it with 4:05 left in the third since they were already up two goals but since Sjostrom is new to the team, I haven’t really seen what he can do and last night I was totally surprised.

He approached the net and couldn’t get a shot away, faked out Columbus goalie, Steve Mason, and then did a spin-o-rama …read more

The 2008-2009 season brought some incredible shootout goals throughout the year and last week the NHL released a collection of what they consider the best ones.  Watching the video was a lot of fun and it just made me more anxious for the new season to begin.

This video’s highlights include the following goals:

Zach Parise (NJD) vs. Jose Theodore (WSH)
T.J. Oshie (STL) vs. Tim Thomas (BOS)
Lee Stempniak (TOR) vs. Tim Thomas (BOS)
Wojtek Wolski (COL) vs. Roberto Luongo (VAN)
Hagman (TOR) vs. Martin Brodeur (NJD)
Jason Blake (TOR) vs. Scott Clemmensen (NJD)
Tomas Vanek (BUF) vs. Manny Fernandez (BOS)
Anze Kopitar (LA) vs. Marty Turco (DAL)
Mike …read more

The Stanley Cup Finals are well under way but the NHL has put together a collection of plays from the past week. Clearly, it’s going to be all about the Pittsburgh Penguins/Carolina Hurricanes series as well as the Detroit Red Wings/Chicago Blackhawks series.  Fortunately, there were some pretty sweet moments in both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. 
Here’s a breakdown of the plays but definitely check out the video.

Fedotenko cruises the crease and scores on Ward – Looking at it, I can barely believe that this happened in a playoff game.  Along with Ward, there was like 100 …read more

Last night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes began and ended with a lot of intensity. It was a bit of a busy day for me so I thought I’d put the game on while I got dinner ready and I could barely believe that, in the first 20 minutes, five goals were scored. In the end, that first period was the one that made the most sense since things got downright crazy after the break.
Throughout the second and third periods, 16 penalties were called including a 10 minute match penalty for Carolina’s Ryan Bayda, …read more

With the Eastern and Western Conference Finals are well underway, TSN took a look at the Top 10 plays from the semifinals and, I don’t know about you but I always love these highlight reels.
Here are the plays that TSN selected as the best of the semifinals.  Do you agree with them?  I do for the most part.  If there’s one that you think is missing, let me know!
#10 – Check out the amazing goaltending of Carolina Hurricanes’ netminder, Cam Ward, who shuts the door on the Boston Bruins!
#9 – Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) will not be denied by Chris Osgood …read more

It was the game many of us were looking forward to (and hoping for) ever since it was announced that the Washington Capitals would square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals.  The series has been fiery hot and I was sure that Game 7 was going to sizzle but all I got was fizzle.

To say that I was shocked by tonight’s game would be an understatement.  I wanted the Penguins to win but not like this.  I wanted it to be gritty and tough but, instead, the Pens dominated that Caps but I will concede …read more

The Anaheim Ducks are not giving up and they proved that last night as they faced elimination in Game 6 against the Detroit Red Wings.  Both teams were physical (which you really don’t see too often from the Red Wings) and you could tell that this was an intensely played game.

The game remained scoreless through the first period and then the Ducks scored on a power-play in the second and the entire feel of the match changed.  By the end of the second, they had a 2-0 lead (that second goal by Perry was downright insane).  Johan Franzen scored the …read more

The New Jersey Devils lost to the Carolina Hurricanes with 0.2 seconds left in Game 4 and it was not without controversy.  Of course, it is heartbreaking to lose a game with so little left in regulation but it was how the game was won that caused all the trouble.

With less than 10 seconds left in the tied game, Jussi Jokinen tried to take a shot on goal but the puck ended up circling around to Joni Pitkanen who passed it to Dennis Seidenberg, who then launched a hard blast from the point.  Jokinen was there to deflect it …read more

After securing a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues last night, the Vancouver Canucks took a commanding series lead and are now just one win away from a sweep.  I truly cannot believe it.  It’s not that I thought the Blues were going to win the quarterfinals, the Canucks are just too hot, but I did think there would be more of a battle.

During last night’s game, I saw a team that looked like they were positively starving for the Stanley Cup and, if they continue to play that way, they could make it.  Many people (myself included) have …read more

After recovering from an embarrassing 4-1 loss during the series opener, the Carolina Hurricanes rebounded to tie the series by winning last night’s game against the New Jersey Devils in overtime.

During last night’s 2-1 victory, Canes goaltender, Cam Ward, stopped 33 shots and helped buoy the team to their first playoff win since they took home the Stanley Cup in 2006.  Devils netminder, Martin Brodeur, made 30 saves.
It was all tied up when, at 2:40 overtime, Carolina d-man, Tim Gleason, chose the perfect time to score his first goal of the season.  “It was a good pass by Joe Corvo,” …read more