Tag: Chicago Blackhawks
Only Pekka Rinne Can Save Nashville Predators From Early Stanley Cup Final Exit
The Nashville Predators system is working. They have dominated five-on-five play and puck possession in the first two games of the…
Read more »Nashville Predators continue to dominate in playoffs on home ice
A recent study shows that an NHL team will earn 55% of its playoff points at home. The study concluded…
Read more »The NHL Needs P.K. Subban But Can’t Get Past Its Own Ignorance
“I don’t want to say it’s completely gone – racism in the game – because I believe it’s not,” the…
Read more »How the NHL’s Western Conference will be won
The Nashville Predators snuck their way into the last playoff spot in the Western Conference on Monday night, cementing the…
Read more »Uh oh, the Blackhawks are cruising
Through the first two thirds of the season, most of the attention on the central division was on the Minnesota…
Read more »Game Recap: Lightning Ride Second Period Rally, Beat Blackhawks In OT 5-4 W/Audio
The Tampa Bay Lightning looked to start their four game home stand off on the right foot Monday night. With…
Read more »Game Recap: Kucherov Scores In OT To Beat Red Wings
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Read more »The Caps are in
We know the Blackhawks are good, and they win Stanley Cups to prove it. We know the Blue Jackets are…
Read more »Early Setback Dooms Wild in 4-2 Loss to Chicago
In NASCAR, the sport wanted to add more interest in the annual competition to be the top driver at the…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 3/12/17 @ 11:30AM at United Center
Minnesota Wild (43-17-6) 92pts 1st in the Central 3.3o Goals For Per Game (2nd in the NHL) 2.38 Goals Against…
Read more »Blackhawks bring back Oduya in trade with Stars
On Tuesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks brought back defenseman Johnny Oduya in trade with the Dallas Stars. In return, the…
Read more »Friday Pontifications: Toews, Schmaltz, and the Hawks
This week, I’ve been out of the pocket. Since Tuesday, I was in transit to Iowa for my uncle’s funeral….
Read more »Toews’ 5-point Night Too Much For the Wild in 5-3 Loss
The last time the Minnesota Wild played the Chicago Blackhawks, the buzz was really about how Chicago was saying this…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 2/18/2017 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (39-13-6) 84pts 1st in the Central 3.31 Goals For Per Game (4th in the NHL) 2.26 Goals Against…
Read more »Missed Opportunities Prove Costly for the Wild in 4-3 Overtime Loss to Chicago
A friend of mine who happens to be a Blackhawks fan went to her first game a few months ago….
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 2/8/2017 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (35-12-5) 75pts 1st in the Central 3.35 Goals For Per Game (3rd in the NHL) 2.29 Goals Against…
Read more »The NHL All-Star Game cannot find its groove
The National Hockey League’s All-Star Game took place this past weekend. Now, as the dust is settling and players are…
Read more »Nick Schmaltz Top Shelf
Just like clockwork, another day, another former University of North Dakota hockey player scores a highlight-reel goal in the National…
Read more »Game Recap: Tampa Bay Rallies Back With Four In The Third Period To Beat Chicago 5-2
They’re not dead yet. The Tampa Bay Lightning scored four unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Chicago…
Read more »Game Recap: Last Place Lightning Lose To Coyotes 5-3
Arizona had lost four straight and 13 out of 15 coming into tonight’s game with the stumbling Tampa Bay Lightning…
Read more »59 shots, no goals
By most metrics, the Boston Bruins dominated the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. They had 59 attempts on net, according to Stanley…
Read more »Wild overcome slow start with 3-2 regulation win in Chicago
A Blackhawks writer Mark Lazarus recently scoffed that the Blackhawks don’t have any tough games coming up. Really? He may want…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 1/15/17 @ 6:00PM CST at United Center
Minnesota Wild (27-9-5) 59pts 1st in the Central 3.27 Goals For Per Game (4th in the NHL) 2.15 Goals Against…
Read more »Blackhawks quietly asserting control over the West…. again
Here is something boring: The Chicago Blackhawks are dominating the Western Conference once again. They have the most points out…
Read more »Tampa Bay Lightning: Who’s Hot And Who’s Not
As the Tampa Bay Lightning have already played a healthy portion of the season, it has become evident who is…
Read more »Darren Pang will play for the Blackhawks in the Alumni Game
The Blues recently announced their roster for the 2017 Winter Classic Alumni Game and it featured a ton of familiar…
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