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Posted On Thursday, June 10th, 2010 By admin
The Chicago Blackhawks finished their quest for the Stanley Cup with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to take the series in six games. Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoff MVP. NHL Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers
Posted On Monday, May 31st, 2010 By admin
All of the goals, the best hits and saves from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago took a 1-0 series lead with a 6-5 victory that likely left both coaches in fits as the lead changed a number of times before Chicago settled down play in the third and got the only goal of the period. NHL Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers
Posted On Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 By admin
All of the best goals and saves from the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs for the week ending in March 25. The Chicago Blackhawks completed the sweep of the San Jose Sharks while the Philadelphia Flyers ended the Montreal Canadiens magical run in five to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The first game goes on Saturday. NHL Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks
Posted On Friday, May 21st, 2010 By admin
The Chicago Blackhawks come home with a 2-0 series lead over San Jose Sharks in their Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final best-of-seven series. The Chicago Blackhawks checking line has been the story of the series. Led by Dave Bolland, they have been very effective in limiting the opportunities for San Jose’s top line of Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatly. Marleau did manage two goals in Game 2, but they haven’t been getting many chances and Thornton showed his frustration taking a slashing penalty before a faceoff in Game 2. The Hawks have been most dangerous on the road so far in these playoffs with just a .500 record at home. They would no doubt like to reverse that trend, but in past home losses they’ve gotten away from the patient game that gets them home wins forcing the play to much and suffering because of it. Chicago’s top line continues to produce. Jonathan Toews has four points including one goal to lead the series while Dustin Byfuglien continues to be a playoff performer with a goal in each of the first two games. The San Jose Sharks by contrast have only three goals in the whole series Continue Reading
Posted On Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 By admin
The Boston Bruins look to finally finish off the Philadelphia Flyers after two missed opportunities in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series at 8 PM ET on Versus. The Philadelphia Flyers are coming off of a dominating 4-0 Game 5 win and look like they could become the third team in NHL history to win after dropping the first three games in a series. They simply outplayed the Bruins in every respect winning battles for the puck while playing smart on defense. All is not rosy for the Flyers who lost their starting goaltender Brian Boucher to injury when two Bruins fell on him in Game 5. The Flyers have had a ton of injuries to goaltenders this season and Michael Leighton has been waiting to reclaim the starters role, but facing elimination there is no room error as he gets used to playing again. Leighton faced 14 shots in Game 5 sharing the shutout with Boucher, but the Bruins didn’t really test him with quality chances or pressure him with traffic in front of the net. Simon Gagne is proving to be a real leader for the Flyers. After breaking a bone in his foot in the Continue Reading