Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
The Caps have had some pretty good drafts of late. Sure, Alex Ovechkin was an easy pick, but they bucked some conventional wisdom and took Nicklas Backstrom over Phil Kessel in 2006, and snagged a pair of already full-time NHL defensemen - Jeff Schultz and Mike Green - with two of the last four picks in the 2004 draft (wonder if Dallas is kicking themselves for taking Mark Fistric one spot ahead
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals to take a 5-1 win over Slovenia in the preliminary round of the world championships Sunday.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals in a 5-1 win over Slovenia in a preliminary round game of the world championships on Sunday night.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Phil Kessel has gone from being a healthy scratch – called out by the coach himself for lacking grit – to the toast of the town.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Milan Lucic should still be in junior hockey. Vladimir Sobotka was projected to spend the season in Providence. Phil Kessel spent Games 2, 3, and 4 of this first-round playoff series against the Canadiens as a healthy scratch.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
It was embarrassing. Phil Kessel was one of only three Bruins to play all 82 regular-season games. He potted 19 goals with 18 assists for 37 points. He lead the league with five deciding shootout goals. He even notched his first career hat trick.
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Some people do their best work under pressure. Maybe that was the key to the Bruins 5-1 win over the Habs last night in Montreal. Phil Kessel, who has spent the majority of the playoffs on the bench, was the spark that got the B’s going in the second period, scoring the first goal for the team. It was the 3rd period when the Bruins decided to show the Canadiens that they weren’t going down without...
The Wisconsin Sports Bar (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Famous Wisconsin traitor, whose biggest accomplishment thus far is his hockey career is losing in one of the biggest upsets in college hockey histor y is a good hockey player. But, according to his current coach Claude Julien, is too big a pussy to play playoff hockey. a more telling statistic is 11, which is the number of hits he was credited with. That translates into one every 7.5 games, which...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
In 82 regular-season games, Phil Kessel potted 19 goals and dished out 18 assists, making him fifth on the Bruins in scoring.
New England Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
FOX Sports Montreal Canadiens-1 / Boston Bruins-0 Box Score - FOX/AP Recap, Phil Kessel Was a Healthy Scratch for the Third Straight Game - FOX Game Trax Boston Globe (Dan Shaughnessy) Harry Sinden on Marc Savard, who scored the overtime goal in Game 3: "I'm not a fan of his. He's one of these guys who has batting average but no runs batted in. You know what I mean? He gets a lot of points. He's a...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/13/2008
MONTREAL - For 83 games (every regular-season match and Thursday's Game 1), Phil Kessel was in the Boston lineup, one of only three players to dress for every decision.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Glen Metropolit limped out of the locker room last night, favoring a sore right foot. Mark Stuart lingered in the trainer's room, first riding the stationary bike and then sinking into a whirlpool. Twenty-year-old Phil Kessel was dressed and out the door nearly as quickly as he slips down the ice.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
Tim Thomas came within 8:14 of recording his third straight shutout against Ottawa and Zdeno Chara scored against his former team, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Senators as both teams clinched playoff berths Friday night. Phil Kessel also...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Zach Parise scored the only goal in a four-round shootout and the New Jersey Devils won their third straight game by beating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night. Martin Brodeur stopped Bruins shooters Glen Metropolit, Phil Kessel, David Krejci and Marco...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008
Thursday's NHL roundup: Tim Thomas made 30 saves and Phil Kessel and Peter Schaefer each added a goal and assist to lift the Bruins to a 4-2 victory, eliminating the Toronto Maple Leafs from playoff contention.
