by Rachel Lewis | Apr 14, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Photo Galleries, Tampa Bay Lightning
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The Blue Jackets lead the series against the Presidents’ Trophy winner 3-0 . (Rachel Lewis – Inside Hockey)
by Angie Carducci | Apr 14, 2019 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
Down 0-2 in their first-round playoff series, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan was asked how he hoped his team would approach Game 3. “A lot of people use the word ‘desperation’ to describe certain situations. I’m not sure I like that word because it implies a...
by Heath Whelan | Apr 14, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL
In one of the most lackluster and lazy games in recent memory, the Bruins lost Game One of the first round of the playoffs to the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 4 to 1. The Bruins mismanaged the puck in all three zones of play, turning it over countless times and...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 13, 2019 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby was back in his practice stall Saturday in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry, away from the hostile environs of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders had sent Crosby’s Penguins packing with an 0-2 deficit, the first time they’ve been in that...
by George Grimm | Apr 11, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
I’ll get right to the point, Emile “The Cat” Francis deserves a banner with his name on it up in the rafters at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have already retired the numbers of five of his former players so why not honor the man who put those teams together, and...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 11, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
On paper, the challenge for the Penguins seemed clear as they entered their first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders. How would the NHL’s sixth highest-scoring team crack a system that, under first-year head coach Barry Trotz, allowed the fewest goals...