Blues end scoring drought vs. Sharks G Jones Entering Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday evening the St. Louis Blues had not scored a goal against goalie Martin Jones since halfway through the first game of series. That finally changed early in the first period on Saturday. Jones shutout streak lasted 156 consecutive minutes and 62 consecutive shots thanks to the combination of him … [Read more...]

Lightning hold off rallying Pens, tie East finals After getting practically skated out of their own building in Game 3, the Tampa Bay Lightning were awfully resilient and got back to their style of game to earn a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 on Friday. The Eastern Conference finals are now even, but it wasn't necessarily the cleanest of wins for Tampa Bay. The Lightning were … [Read more...]

Marc-Andre Fleury replaces Murray in third period; who starts Game 5? A 4-0 deficit after two periods was enough for Mike Sullivan to make a change in net for the final period. Leading out the Pittsburgh Penguins for the third period of Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning was Marc-Andre Fleury, not Matt Murray. The appearance was Fleury’s first since March 31 after he was sidelined with a … [Read more...]

How the San Jose Sharks use rest as a weapon SAN JOSE, Calif. – Throughout their careers the San Jose Sharks veterans believed the more they skated and practiced during a season the more they could sharpen their skills.  They never thought that fewer practices could equate to more wins – until Peter DeBoer arrived as coach for 2015-16. DeBoer looked at the team’s travel-heavy schedule and … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Jones shuts out Blues (again), Hertl scores twice No. 1 Star: Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks Granted he only faced 16 shots on goal, but what's more impressive is the streak he has going. The last goal he allowed was in Game 1 at the 15:04 mark of the first period. His shutout streak has reached is at 150:45. For the second straight game, he's shut out the Blues. Not bad for … [Read more...]

Five NHL players whose free-agent fortunes have changed in playoffs (Video) The Stanley Cup Playoffs are funny. Your team falls short, and your legacy is tarnished even if you had nothing to do with that defeat. Usually this happens because you’re Russian. But if your team succeeds and you play a part in that, and then enter free agency? Well open up the Scrooge McDuck Money Bin and dive on … [Read more...]

Vladimir Tarasenko's slump causes concern for Blues SAN JOSE, Calif. – St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock wants Vladimir Tarasenko to look across the rink at the San Jose Sharks and see the desire and willpower of his opponent. He wants his young sniper to see players like Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton paying the price in order to make a big play. He wants Tarasenko to understand that at … [Read more...]

Sharks shutout Blues for second straight game, take 2-1 series lead The St. Louis Blues opted for skill over size and grit in Game 3. Out of the lineup were forwards Steve Ott and Scottie Upshall and defenseman Joel Edmundson; replaced by Dmitrij Jaskin, Magnus Paajarvi, and Robert Bortuzzo. It appeared to be the spark the Blues needed. They controlled a majority of the play in the first … [Read more...]

Jones zips Blues again; Sharks lead series 2-1 Follow CBS Sports Let's block ads! (Why?) … [Read more...]

U.S. advances at Worlds; Blues out of sync; Rose leaves Islanders (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].  • Aces wild for Don Cherry. • Behind Auston Matthews’ goals in … [Read more...]