Posts Tagged ‘los angeles kings’
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Sidney Crosby (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player of all-time. Heck, he is also the greatest athlete of all-time. But I think it is safe to say that right now Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the best hockey player in the world right now.
On Friday night, Crosby showed just why he is so great. In a dominating performance, Crosby had a hat trick by the early portion of the second period in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in game two of the Eastern Conference semi-final that put the Penguins up 2-0 in the best-out-of-seven series.
Crosby will now have the opportunity to showcase his skills north of the border this weekend as Pittsburgh travels to Ottawa for game three of the Eastern Conference semi-final (Sunday, CBC, 5:30 p.m.). I know the Penguins are loaded with talent that includes Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla, but the bottom line is when healthy Pittsburgh is Crosby’s team.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–MLB–New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs–WPIX–11:00 a.m.–Two teams in fourth place in their divisions play today at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are 17-24 in the National League Central, while the Mets are 16-23 in the National League East. First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who represented Italy at the World Baseball Classic, with nine home runs, 29 runs batted in and a .522 slugging percentage. While so far this season, the Mets have been led by third baseman David Wright, who leads the team with a .312 batting average, .418 on base percentage and a .536 slugging percentage.
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Tags: anthony rizzo, boston bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, chicago cubs, david bolland, david west, david wright, departing, detroit red wings, evgeni malkin, frank vogel, george hill, goldencents, henrik lundqvist, indiana pacers, jarome iginla, jhonas enroth, los angeles kings, loui eriksson, mylute, New York Knicks, new york mets, new york rangers, orb, Ottawa Senators, paul george, Pittsburgh Penguins, preakness, roy hibbert, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, world hockey championship
Posted in Amateur Sports, MLB, More, NBA, NHL |
Friday, May 17th, 2013
The Boston Bruins have taken a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-final with a very close win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime as the Bruins defeated the Rangers 4-3.
It was a very impressive win for the Bruins mostly because of the amount of injuries on the Boston blueline. On defense the Bruins had rookies Torey Krug, Dougie Hamilton and Matt Bartkowski to replace the injured Dennis Seidenberg, Wade Redden and Andrew Ference.
Krug in fact scored his first NHL career goal to send the game into overtime.
The win was the Bruins third overtime win in a row. Another Bruin that deserves praise is defenceman Zdeno Chara, who played 38:02 in game one. He also had a goal and an assist, was a +2 and had nine shots on goal.
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Tags: boston bruins, brad marchand, dougie hamilton, dustin brown, los angeles kings, matt bartkowski, new york rangers, San Jose Sharks, torey krug, trevor lewis, Zdeno Chara
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Friday, May 17th, 2013
This is sounding like a broken record, but once again Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks has been suspended.
This time it is for the remainder of the Western Conference semi-finals for his hit to the head of Los Angeles’ Kings forward Jarret Stoll.
Torres received a two minute minor for the infraction in game one of the series, a series in which the Sharks currently find themselves down 2-0.
A major reason that Torres was suspended for a maximum of six games is because he is a repeat offender. Torres has been suspended three times in the past for 27 games.
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Tags: brad richardson, jarret stoll, jordan eberle, los angeles kings, Marian Hossa, raffi torres, San Jose Sharks
Posted in NHL |
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Jonathan Quick (Wikimedia Commons)
The Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins have taken a 1-0 lead in the conference semi-finals after Tuesday.
Last night in Los Angeles, Jonathan Quick made 35 saves as the Kings defeated the San Jose Sharks to take a 1-0 series lead.
Slava Voynov and Mike Richards each notched a goal and an assist for the Kings.
The Penguins meanwhile got two points each from Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz in a 4-1 win over Ottawa.
It looks like Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma has made a firm decision to move forward with goaltender Tomas Vokoun over Marc-Andre Fleury.
Vokoun, who is now a perfect 3-0 in the postseason, made 35 saves on 36 shot attempts.
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Tags: capital region board, chris kunitz, dan bylsma, Edmonton Oilers, evgeni malkin, jonathan quick, los angeles kings, mike richards, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, slava voynov, tomas vokoun
Posted in NHL |
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
The Los Angeles Kings are starting to play with the same sort of confidence that won them the Stanley Cup last season.
On Friay night in southern California, the Kings defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 to win he series 4-2. Former Edmonton Oiler Dustin Penner scored the game winning goal with two tenths of a second left in the second period to break a 1-1 deadlock.
The Kings will now face either the San Jose Sharks or the Anaheim Ducks in the second round. If Detroit eliminates Anaheim in game seven, the Kings will play the Sharks. However if Anaheim wins, the Kings will play the Ducks.
One of the funnies quotes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs came before the game from Kings head coach Darryl Sutter. When asked about Kings’ defenceman Robyn Regehr’s broken nose, Sutter said the following:
“Yeah, he got hit in the nose again. It was broke, so he can’t re-broke it.”
Tags: darryl sutter, dustin penner, los angeles kings, robyn regehr, st. louis blues
Posted in NHL |
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
David Krejci (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
The Boston Bruins are in the driver’s seat in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal. On Wednesday evening in Toronto, David Krejci recorded a hat trick, including the overtime winner as Boston beat Toronto 4-3 to take a 3-1 series lead.
The biggest story however has come the Leafs’ significant others, where actress Elisha Cuthbert (fiancee of captain Dion Phaneuf) gave an uncomfortable glance toward April Reimer (wife of James Reimer). It was Phaneuf who gave the puck up to Krejci on his own blueline.
In other action, two other games went to overtime. Slava Voynov scored in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win and a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the St. Louis Blues. While in Anaheim, the Ducks got an overtime winner from Nick Bonino in a 3-2 win to take a 3-2 series lead over the Detroit Red Wings.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, april reimer, boston bruins, carey price, carl hagelin, david krejci, detroit red wings, elisha cuthbert, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, new york rangers, nick bonino, peter budaj, slava voynov, st. louis blues, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals
Posted in NHL |
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Just when you seem to think the Detroit Red Wings were showing their age and looked vulnerable on defense, they got right back into their Western Conference quarterfinal series with the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.
Damien Brunner scored at 15:10 of overtime last night to give Detroit a 3-2 win over Anaheim to tie their best out of seven series at 2-2.
Brunner scored on the rebound after Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller made a huge save on Gustav Nyquist.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, boston bruins, damien brunner, daniel paille, derick brassard, detroit red wings, gustav nyquist, los angeles kings, mike richards, new york rangers, saint louis blues, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals
Posted in NHL |
Monday, May 6th, 2013
There will be great excitement at the Air Canada Centre this evening as the Toronto Maple Leafs are heading home for game three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series against the Boston Bruins.
On the weekend the Maple Leafs shocked the hockey world with a convincing 4-2 win over Boston. Former Edmonton Oiler Joffrey Lupul of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta notched two goals in Toronto’s victory.
However even though the Maple Leafs are the underdogs. I don’t hear many Canadians cheering for them unless they have strong familial connections to southern Ontario, or they took a gamble by loading up with Maple Leafs in their hockey pool.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, boston bruins, Braden Holtby, detroit red wings, joffrey lupul, jonathan quick, los angeles kings, new york rangers, st. louis blues, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals
Posted in NHL |
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
The 2013 World Men’s Hockey Championships will commence this weekend with Canada playing two games in Stockholm. The first will be against Denmark on Saturday (TSN, 8:00 a.m.) and the second will be against Switzerland on Sunday (TSN2, 8:00 a.m.).
There are four Oilers and one Flame on Team Canada. Jordan Eberle, Justin Schultz, Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall are the Oilers, while T.J. Brodie is the lone Calgary Flame.
Other notable players representing Team Canada are Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, Carolina Hurricanes sniper Eric Staal, Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell (defending Lady Byng winner) and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, who was second in the NHL in scoring with 29 goals and 57 points. (more…)
Tags: alexander steen, brent burns, brian campbell, brian elliott, calgary roughnecks, Chicago Blackhawks, colin mcdonald, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oil Kings, eric staal, henrik samuelsson, jordan eberle, justin schultz, kyle okposo, los angeles dodgers, los angeles kings, matt cain, matt martin, michael frolik, mike smith, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, patrick sharp, Pittsburgh Penguins, portland winterhawks, raffi torres, san francisco giants, San Jose Sharks, seattle mariners, seth jones, shawn evans, st. louis blues, steven stamkos, t.j. brodie, Taylor Hall, toronto blue jays, ty rattie, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals, washington stealth, world hockey championship
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Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Johan Franzen (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
There are players that are simply best suited for the playoffs over the regular season. One of those players is Detroit Red Wings’ left winger Johan Franzen.
On Thursday evening in Anaheim, Franzen scored twice as the Red Wings evened their series with the Anaheim Ducks at one with a 5-4 overtime win. Franzen now has 38 playoff goals in 88 games, a much better goal to game ratio than he has in the regular season, where he has 164 goals in 513 career games.
The Red Wings also got production by another Swede. This time Gustav Nyquist, who scored his first career playoff goal on Thursday. It happened to be in overtime.
In other action, Craig Anderson made 48 saves as Ottawa beat Montreal 4-2 to take a 1-0 series lead, Braden Holltby made 35 saves as Washington beat the New York Rangers 3-1 to take a 1-0 series lead as well, and Barret Jackman scored with 51 seconds left as St. Louis beat Los Angeles 2-1 to take a 2-0 series lead.
In the Senators/Canadiens series, Lars Eller of the Canadiens got injured after being hit in the head area by Eric Gryba of the Senators at his own blueline. Gryba was given a five minute major for interference.
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Tags: alexander ovechkin, anaheim ducks, barret jackman, Braden Holtby, craig anderson, detroit red wings, gustav nyquist, johan franzen, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, st. louis blues, washington capitals
Posted in NHL |
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Danica Patrick (Scott Mecum, Wikimedia Commons)
The opening night of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs saw two games go into extra time.
In Chicago, Bryan Bickell scored with 3:35 left in the first overtime as the Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1, while in St. Louis, Kings’ goaltender Jonathan Quick gave the puck away to Alexander Steen, who scored his second of the game as the Blues defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.
In other action, the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-1.
The biggest story of the night probably came in Chicago, where NASCAR star Danica Patrick scored from center ice during the second intermission. Why was Patrick and her boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Junior in Chicago, rather than preparing for the weekend’s NASCAR race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. I’m not a NASCAR expert, but I wouldn’t take Patrick or Stenhouse for the Aaron’s 499. I think Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson is licking his chops by the fact his competitors are taking some leisure time no where near the race track.
Tags: aaron's 499, alexander steen, anaheim ducks, bryan bickell, Chicago Blackhawks, danica patrick, daytona 500, detroit red wings, jimmie johnson, los angeles kings, minnesota wild, NASCAR, ricky stenhouse, st. louis blues
Posted in More, NHL |
Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Henrik Sedin (Orland Kurtenbach, Wikimedia Commons)
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames both lost on the road on Saturday. For Edmonton however, the loss was significantly more devastating as they try to qualify for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
On Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, Jeff Carter scored a goal and an assist as the Kings defeated the Oilers 4-1. With the loss, the Oilers remain three points back of the St. Louis Blues for eighth place in the Western Conference.
After a five game winning streak, the Oilers have now lost their last two games.
Meanwhile in Vancouver last night, the Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2. It was the Flames’ thirteenth consecutive loss on the road.
It was a milestone night for Canucks captain Henrik Sedin. In the second period, Sedin recorded his 600th career assist on the game winning goal by Alexandre Burrows. Sedin then added a second assist later in the second period on a goal by Alexander Edler, and a shorthanded goal with 11 seconds left in the game.
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Tags: alexander edler, alexandre burrows, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, henrik sedin, jeff carter, los angeles kings, Vancouver Canucks
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Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Daniel Nestor (Wikimedia Commons)
This weekend is an extremely significant one when it comes to the history of Canadian tennis. Team Canada is tied 1-1 with Team Italy in the quarterfinals heading into a key doubles match today and two singles matches on Sunday.
This afternoon (Saturday, Sportsnet, 4:30 p.m., joined in progress) Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver will take on the Italian pair of Paolo Lorenzi and Daniele Braccaili. It will be interesting to see how much energy Pospisil has in the tank after he lost a five set marathon to Andreas Seppi on Friday afternoon. Canadian head coach Martin Laurendeau ridiculously went with Pospisil over Jesse Levine, who is overall a much better tennis player.
Sunday’s matches are right now Milos Raonic versus Seppi (Saturday, Sportsnet, 3:00 p.m.) followed by Pospisil versus Fabio Fognini.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: 2013 world men's curling championship, andreas seppi, Blake Griffin, brad jacobs, chris stewart, daniel nestor, daniele braccaili, david murdoch, davis cup, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, fabo fognini, jered weaver, los angeles angels of anaheim, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, milos raonic, nik stauskas, niklas edin, paolo lorenzi, Philadelphia Flyers, rasmus sterjne, rick pitino, russ smith, st. louis blues, Taylor Hall, texas rangers, tom brewster, university of louisville cardinals, university of michigan wolverines, university of syracuse orange, university of wichita state shockers, vasek pospisil, winnipeg jets, yu darvish
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, Home, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, University Sports |
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Dustin Brown (Iris Kawling, Wikimedia Commons)
Could significant changes be coming in Calgary soon? Has General Manager Jay Feaster finally accepted the fact that the Flames need to rebuild or retool their team in the immediate future in order to contend in the Western Conference?
On Monday night in Los Angeles, the Kings defeated the Flames 3-1 on a pair of goals from captain Dustin Brown and a pair of assists by rookie defenceman Jake Muzzin.
Brown, the Kings captain, and Muzzin, the Kings first year prospect, played significantly better than the Flames captain, Jarome Iginla and the Flames’ top rookie, Roman Cervenka.
With the loss, the Flames remain last in the Western conference at 22 points, six points back of the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for a playoff spot, but ironically also only six points back of the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks for first place in the Northwest Division.
The Flames next host Detroit on Wednesday.
Tags: calgary flames, dustin brown, jake muzzin, los angeles kings
Posted in NHL |
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