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NHL Winter Classic Preview: Washington at Pittsburgh

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

2011 NHL Winter Classic: Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Since 2008, the NHL’s annual Winter Classic game has become the marquee hockey event in North America. The game, which has been held at a variety of outdoor facilities over the last few years — Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, Wrigley Field in Chicago and, last...

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NHL Preview: Preds Invade Windy City

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Nashville Predators (17-9-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (18-14-3) This promises to be an interesting game for the Predators. Prior to their last game against the Los Angeles Kings, Nashville had gone 8-0-2 in its last ten, one of the hottest 10-game stretches in franchise history. But the game against Los Angeles? It all fell apart. The...

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NHL Preview: Blue Jackets at Canucks

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Columbus Blue Jackets (2.85) at Vancouver Canucks (1.44) One of the best power plays in the National Hockey League will be up against one of the worst as the Canucks take on the Blue Jackets at Rogers Arena tonight. Vancouver has been absolutely lethal with the man advantage this season. The Canucks power play is...

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NHL Preview: Ducks Fly Into Vancouver

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Anaheim Ducks (2.95) at Vancouver Canucks (1.42) After defeating the Edmonton Oilers last night 3-2 after a 10-round shootout, the Ducks will look to make it two straight as they take on the Vancouver Canucks at the Rogers Arena. It’s been a strange last week for Anaheim, as they both welcomed back and lost a...

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NFL Preview: New England Travels to Chicago

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

New England Patriots (10-2) at Chicago Bears (9-3) Patriots Notes: — The Patriots’ 42-point victory over the Jets on Monday night was the fifth-largest victory in the franchise’s 803-game history. The only victories  by a greater margin were a 59-0 win over Tennessee in 2009, a 56-3 win over the Jets in 1979, a 56-10...

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NHL Preview: Canucks, Flames Tangle in Calgary

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames This is a fairly big clash between teams at opposite ends of the Northwest Division. The Flames have been decent of late going 3-2-2 over their last seven, but have failed to make up much ground in the Western Conference standings and find themselves out of a playoff spot —...

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NHL Preview: Sharks, Canucks Tangle in Vancouver

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks Two teams that were expected to contend for the Western Conference crown — San Jose and Vancouver — will do battle tonight at Rogers Arena.  While neither has gotten off to a tremendous start in this 2010-11 NHL regular season campaign, this is still a marquee matchup of two...

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NHL Preview: Sharks Take On Stars in Big D

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

San Jose Sharks (1.87) at Dallas Stars (1.95) The Sharks have dropped four straight on the road. The Stars have won five straight at home. Doesn’t something have to give? That’s the story heading into tonight’s contest as the San Jose Sharks travel to Dallas to take on the Stars at the American Airlines Arena....

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NHL Preview: Pens Take on Bruins in Pittsburgh

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Boston Bruins (2.10) at Pittsburgh Penguins (1.77) The Boston Bruins couldn’t have asked for better goaltending to start the 2010 NHL regular season. The Pittsburgh Penguins could. Yes, tonight’s game is a battle of netminders going in opposite directions as the Bruins travel to the Consol Energy Center to take on the Penguins. It’s unclear...

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NHL Preview: Penguins and Stars Dance in Dallas

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Pittsburgh Penguins (1.83) at Dallas Stars (2.00) This game was circled on the calendar as a potential return date for Penguins center Jordan Staal — but that’s not happening. In what has to be one of the worst bad-luck developments of this young NHL season, Pittsburgh’s talented young forward suffered a broken hand in practice...

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Blackhawks Overdue Victory Parade

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle salutes the Chicago Blackhawks’ first Stanley Cup win since the Kennedy administration. The Chicago Blackhawks, one of the Original Six teams that founded the National Hockey League in 1926, are Stanley Cup Champions for the first time since April, 1961. The last time Chicago won the Stanley Cup, John F Kennedy was president,...

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Flyers Face Blackhawks in Stanley Cup 2010!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle anticipates a classic Stanley Cup Finals matchup between Philadelphia and Chicago. The Stanley Cup Finals begin with Game 1 this Saturday night in downtown Chicago and we can only be sure of one thing: it’s going to be good. Chicago is the -333 favorite in the NHL odds to win the Stanley Cup...

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Leighton, Niemi Seizing the Day in the NHL Playoffs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks at the state of play in the NHL after the first two games in both Conference Championship games. All the talk before the Eastern Conference Finals was about a goalie. Turns out we were talking about the wrong one. Jaroslav Halak was the man everybody was talking about after Montreal’s sensational win...

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Montreal's Dream Will End in the Conference Finals

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

History is going against both of the NHL Western Conference finalists while out in the East one of three underdogs will come out on top, we just don’t know which will do it. Well somebody has to win San Jose’s brief history in the NHL is one of unfulfilled promise. Twice the Sharks have entered...

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Down But Not Out – Fighting to the Last in the NHL Playoffs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle notes that stays of execution were the order of the day in the NHL last night, as Montreal and Detroit kept their seasons alive with quality wins. Detroit’s position was the most parlous of eight teams left in the playoffs. The hockey aristocrats found themselves down 0-3 against San Jose and in a...

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Los Suns Find a Cause, Orlando Looks Magical and the Lakers Sail Serenely On

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks at the stories behind the NBA playoff teams, and that one team that’s avoiding drama to serenely continue its way to another NBA title. Do you believe in Magic? Orlando had something of a post NBA Finals hangover at the start of the season but the Magic have found their game now,...

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Montreal Canadiens Shake Up NHL Playoffs

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Al’s tip for the Stanley Cup went out in the Conference Quarter Finals and he reckons the East is even harder to call at the Semi-Final stage. Canadiens shake things up I didn’t see this one coming. Montreal’s series victory over Washington did more than knock off the top seed, it changed the outlook for...

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Avalanche Take Series Lead as San Jose's Dan Boyle Scores a Goal for the Wrong Team

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A freak error by Dan Boyle cost the San Jose Sharks dear on Sunday. Boyle put the puck into his own net in overtime, giving Colorado the win and a 2-1 lead in the series. Avalanche on top Scoring for the other team isn’t supposed to happen. Soccer fans may be used to seeing an...

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Devils and Flyers Offer Drama as NHL Playoffs get under way

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The opening round of the NHL playoffs offers a mix of potential sweeps and titanic tussles across the two conferences. Versus could be missing a classic The battle between New Jersey (-278) and Philadelphia (+190) is the only match-up in the Conference Quarter Finals that will see none of its games broadcast nationally in the...

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Blackhawks can Win the West

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Western Conference promises to be an even tighter affair than the East with little between the playoff contenders. Sharks won’t feel much of an advantage So much for the benefits of being a #1 seed. San Jose faces a Colorado team which split the season series 2-2. The Sharks consistency over the course of...