Kings give Wild's Jarret Stoll 'chills everywhere' in LA return tribute (Video) LOS ANGELES – Minnesota Wild forward Jarret Stoll wasn’t allowed to prepare for his first period defensive zone faceoff against the Los Angeles Kings. A tribute video played on the jumbotron that showed his big on-ice achievements and charitable endeavors off the ice. Stoll played with Los Angeles for seven … [Read more...]

Kings give Wild's Jarret Stoll 'chills everywhere' in LA return tribute LOS ANGELES – Minnesota Wild forward Jarret Stoll wasn’t allowed to prepare for his first period defensive zone faceoff against the Los Angeles Kings. A tribute video played on the jumbotron that showed his big on-ice achievements and charitable endeavors off the ice. Stoll played with Los Angeles for seven seasons, a … [Read more...]

Controversial offside challenge upholds Wild goal vs. Kings (Video) For the most part, the coach’s challenge has worked well in its debut season. On scoring plays that may or may not involve goalie interference or an offside play, it’s been an effective way to confirm or overturn a call. Even if the officials are using a Nintendo DS to do so. But every week, there’s a review or two that … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Sedin now Canucks’ all-time goals leader No. 1 Star: Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks  When Sedin knocked home a rebound at 7:03 of the third period, he passed Markus Naslund with his 347th career goal to become the Canucks’ franchise goal-scoring leader. Goal No. 348 came at 19:37 into an empty net, as Sedin and the Canucks defeated the Boston Bruins, 4-2.   No. 2 Star: … [Read more...]

Matt Hendricks blocks shot in the nuttiest way (Video) For the gentlemen in the readership, a fair warning: This one hurts. On Thursday night against the Dallas Stars, Matt Hendricks of the Edmonton Oilers blocked a shot from the blue line by Alex Goligoski. The puck sailed off his stick … and sailed into the most sensitive of areas for Hendricks. The Oilers forward dropped the ice and then … [Read more...]

Denna Laing honored by Bruins in touching pregame ceremony (Video) Denna Laing has been in the thoughts of hockey fans since her significant spinal injury in the women’s outdoor game at the Winter Classic. Recently, the NHL and the Boston Bruins have stepped up with financial support for the Boston Blades forward in her rehab and recovery. On Thursday night, the Bruins further honored Laing … [Read more...]

Devils score five in 1st period against Senators Coming into Thursday night's game against the Ottawa Senators, the New Jersey Devils had been averaging 2.19 goals per game. Only one team in the entire NHL has scored at a worse rate this season, but hockey can be a pretty funny game sometimes. The poor Senators probably didn't know what hit them when the Devils took the ice at the Prudential … [Read more...]

NHL Power Rankings: Have Blackhawks topped Capitals for best team? The Chicago Blackhawks have rocketed up the standings in the Western Conference with another one of their long winning streaks. But have they topped the Washington Capitals as the best team in the NHL? This week's power rankings have a battle at the top, but, alas, some of the same old suspects at the bottom. Every other … [Read more...]

Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Tempering those Jonathan Drouin expectations Dobber launched his fantasy hockey website DobberHockey back in 2005 and has been Puck Daddy's resident fantasy hockey 'expert' since 2009. In September Jonathan Drouin was drafted on average 169th in 30-percent of Yahoo Leagues. Today he’s still owned in 17-percent of leagues as fantasy owners cling to hope. And right now … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Beauchemin's buzzer beater; Rakell goes from zero to hero No. 1 Star: Francois Beauchemin, Colorado Avalanche  With 32-seconds remaining in the third period, the defenseman fired a puck on net. It deflected off of Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mark Pysyk and past netminder Robin Lehner. No. 2 Star: Rickard Rakell, Anaheim Ducks After turning over a puck earlier in the game to … [Read more...]