Blues post fourth straight shutout, deny Caps The Washington Capitals will have to wait to clinch the Presidents' Trophy. With a chance to secure the best record in the NHL for the 2015-16 season Saturday night, the Capitals were shut out on home ice by the St. Louis Blues in a 4-0 loss even though they registered 32 shots on goal, including quite a few quality scoring chances. No matter what they … [Read more...]

Gretzky gives Bieber a jersey; therefore, Canada has to keep singer It's official - CANADA HAS TO KEEP JUSTIN BIEBER. Way back when, hockey's ancestors spoke of a future time when "The Great One" would bequeath upon a bleached blonde Canadian pixie an Edmonton Oilers jersey with the pixie's name on the back.  For when the gifted hockey sweater is worn, the Canadian sprite, known as "The … [Read more...]

NHL Playoff Death Watch: Saturday is going to be bonkers Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation.  We’re going to find out a lot about the NHL postseason after Saturday night. The New York Islanders’ loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning puts them at the same nine games remaining as the … [Read more...]

NCAA Hockey: UMD tops Providence in 2OT; Michigan, UND, BC advance WORCESTER, Mass. — For the second game in a row, the reigning national champions were pushed past regulation, and then past the first overtime. But just like their previous engagement, the Providence College Friars were sent home disappointed, this time for the summer, on a goal in-close. This time, it was Minnesota-Duluth's … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Blues clinch playoffs; Lightning lose Stralman No. 1 Star: Jason Garrison, Tampa Bay Lightning Garrison scored a goal and added two assists in the Lightning’s offensively charged 7-4 win over the New York Islanders. The win for the Lightning moved Tampa into first place in the Atlantic Division, but it came at a cost. The team lost defenseman Anton Stralman for an indefinite … [Read more...]

Anton Stralman suffers non-displaced fracture of left fibula (Video) Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman left his team’s Friday game against the New York Islanders with a non-displaced fracture of left fibula after his leg bent awkwardly in front of his net. He is out indefinitely.  [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest today] Midway through the first period Stralman and … [Read more...]

College referee dies a week after falling to ice The college hockey world is mourning the loss of a beloved referee. (USATSI) Longtime NCAA hockey referee Oliver “Butch” Mousseau died Friday, succumbing to “critical head injuries” suffered in a fall to the ice during warmups before a Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament game last weekend, the conference confirmed through a press … [Read more...]

Nugent-Hopkins concussed; expiring contracts and expansion; pests over goons (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]. • Boston held a moment of silence for those impacted by … [Read more...]

Top five NHL resurrections this season (Video) It's Easter weekend. It's a time of colored eggs, chocolate bunnies and that weird plastic grass. But it's also a time when someone that everyone assumed was gone made quite the comeback.  Yes, we're saying Jesus deserved the Masterton.  In keeping with this somewhat blasphemous spirit, Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog looks … [Read more...]

Panthers cruise in Boston; B's robbed of goal? After the past 24 hours the Boston Bruins probably aren't going to be very big fans of video review in the NHL. During their loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday night they weren't awarded a goal after Henrik Lundqvist made a sprawling glove save on a puck that was probably across the goal line even though it was inside his glove. On … [Read more...]