from Jeff Z. Klein of the New York Times, “Twenty-one games into it, it’s way too early to be looking at standings,” Tortorella said Friday. “But having said that, we need to play more consistently, especially at home. I don’t want to get too far ahead as far as what’s going to happen if we lose. But we have concerns about our consistency, and that’s what we’re...
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, • The St. Louis Blues’ Paul Kariya, coming off surgery on both his hips last season, scored two goals in his first game of the season – over in Sweden, against the Detroit Red Wings – and had a respectable five points in his first six games, but has been in a dismal slump ever since and thus far has managed zero points in November....
Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings rebounded quickly from a one-sided loss. Anze Kopitar scored the lone shootout goal as the visiting Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night. Quick stopped 28 shots, helping Los Angeles win one day...
In honor of our esteemed comrades at Frozen War Room, Hockey Plumber is proud to present the first in a new weekly feature: The Friday NHL Power Rankings. Parenthesis indicate last weeks ranking courtesy of the War Room. The Devils, Sharks, Flyers and Wings make moves to the top, while the Penguins, Canadiens and Canes go South. 1. (11) New Jersey Devils The Devils cannot be beaten on the road. Their...
Chris Kaman having trouble handling the ball against Emeka Okafur and Devin Brown. AP Photo/Danny Moloshok New Orleans Hornets defeat LA Clippers 112-84 . After getting word that center Chris Kaman was named Western Conference player of the week, the Clippers responded by not showing up against the reeling Hornets. In fact Eric Gordon didn’t show up with a sore groin. Kaman scored 14 points...
The biggest and brightest from the past week: 3rd Star, from the Philadelphia Flyers, numero 20, Chris Pronger... 1+4=5, plus-5. 2nd Star, from the Los Angeles Kings, numero 11, Anze Kopitar... he led the entire league last with an impressive...
If the Los Angeles Kings ’ outstanding start is still escaping attention, maybe a come-from-behind win over the defending NHL champions will attract a little notice for Anze Kopitar and his young, hungry club. Added by: sam77 Viewed: 5 time(s) Tags/Keywords: Anze_Kopitar Los_Angeles_Kings Added On: 2009-11-06
Penguins -Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game . Tyler Kennedy was a scratch for undisclosed reasons. -The Los Angeles Times' recap . The Kings showed they could hang with a Stanley Cup contender. -The Associated Press' recap . " They forced us into a lot of the mistakes that we made ." - Dan Bylsma. - NHL.com's recap . " Against a team like that, if you're not playing well...
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