Robby Fabbri does full split to stay onside (Video) According to the NHL rulebook, an attacking player can’t enter the offensive zone before the puck does, or else it’s an offside play. However, if he’s touching the blue line as the puck crosses into the zone, then play can continue.  Obviously cognizant of those rules, Robby Fabbri of the St. Louis Blues knew he was entering the zone a … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Penguins get offensive; Blackhawks survive No. 1 Star: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins Malkin led the way for Pittsburgh with two goals and two assists as the Penguins took control of their series with a 5-0 victory over the New York Rangers. Malkin’s four points tied a playoff career high he set in the 2009 Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes. The … [Read more...]

Lightning finish off Red Wings on late Alex Killorn goal A late Game 5  goal by Alex Killorn off a dogged forecheck by Ryan Callahan gave the Tampa Bay Lightning the victory they needed to finish off the Detroit Red Wings in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Callahan picked up the puck behind the net as Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek went to play it around the boards. He then … [Read more...]

Wild owner says Chuck Fletcher safe as general manager Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that general manager Chuck Fletcher will return next season. The Wild have been one of the bigger disappointments this year, regressing from seasons of 98 and 100 points the last two years to 87 points in 2015-16. In Fletcher’s seven-year tenure with the team he’s fired … [Read more...]

Wayne Gretzky denied kiss from wife, finally shut down (Video) In a career that saw him set nearly every offensive record in the NHL, few people could claim to have shut down Wayne Gretzky inside an arena.  After Wednesday night, however, one person can: Janet Jones, his wife. The hockey royal couple were watching the Washington Capitals take on the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of their … [Read more...]

Islanders fans throw beer at Denis Potvin, Panthers announcer (Video) Continuing our Spring of Fan Projectiles, a.k.a. the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers announcers table was splashed with either soda or beer after their team’s Game 4 win over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on Wednesday night.  @ConIsles confirmed. pic.twitter.com/4hGSSxBdpN— Kevin Bustillo … [Read more...]

Fans throwing stuff, Capitals and playoff anxiety (Puck Daddy Video Mailbag) It’s our semi-weekly Puck Daddy NHL mailbag, the Two-Minute Minor! Among this week’s questions from the readers:  - What else can fans possibly throw on the ice? - Are the Washington Capitals for real? - How to deal with playoff anxiety? - Where does Bruce Boudreau bounce next? These are the questions that Puck … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Flyers stay alive; Stars, Sharks take 3-1 series lead No. 1 Star: Michal Neuvirth, Philadelphia Flyers In Game 4 for the Flyers, it was win or go home for the summer. Neuvirth started in his first game of the series after Steve Mason took the net in the first three. Philly responded to the change. The goaltender made 31 saves in the Flyers 2-1 win. The series moves back to … [Read more...]

Jaromir Jagr doesn’t care about milestones, only the Cup BROOKLYN, NY – There are only five players in NHL history who have amassed more than 200 points in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Four of them played for the 1980s Edmonton Oilers’ machine. The other one is Jaromir Jagr, who notched No. 200 on Wednesday night with an assist.  We remember Gretzky, Messier, Kurri and Anderson not just for … [Read more...]

Flyers' Laughton leaves on stretcher; staying at hospital overnight (Update) With 3:49 left in the first period of Game 4, Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton was taken off the ice on a stretcher after violently colliding with the boards. He appears to lose his balance after making contact with John Carlson of the Washington Capitals. He slides at top speed into the end boards making … [Read more...]