Monthly Archives: April 2013

With a point in a shootout loss to Carolina combined with Winnipeg’s 5-3 regulation defeat to Washington, the Islanders clinched the playoffs. John Tavares tied the game with over a minute left to earn the Isles a point. It was … Continue reading →

In the final week of the regular season, John Tavares is hoping to get the Islanders into the playoffs. A win tonight and a Jets defeat would wrap it up for one of the league’s hottest teams. Before the lockout … Continue reading →

Tonight, both the Islanders and Rangers can clinch playoff berths. The Islanders take on the Hurricanes in Raleigh and the Rangers visit the Panthers. Here’s how they can wrap it up: Islanders clinch ‘if’: -they win any way against Carolina … Continue reading →

Zach Smith exchanges fists with Robert Potuzzo.The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand  The Rangers haven’t gotten much help down the stretch. However, they received an assist from the Pens, who defeated the slumping Sens 3-1 at Scotia Bank. It was Ottawa’s second … Continue reading →

Barely three months after the Devils’ season began in 2013, it ended unceremoniously (in meaning, if not in fact) when they were officially eliminated from the playoffs with three games still to play in their 48-game season.  With the Devils … Continue reading →

Copyright Getty Images/by Marcio Jose Sanchez Ryan Johansen’s goal with 1:37 remaining in regulation gave the Blue Jackets a 4-3 win over the Sharks at the Shark Tank. Columbus entered the contest a point up on idle Detroit with one … Continue reading →

Copyright Getty Images/by Seth Wenig At the end of the day, chalk it up as another step in the right direction. The Rangers came out and stomped on the Devils before skating to a 4-1 win at MSG. Ryan Callahan … Continue reading →

I’ll post my thoughts on the Devils moving forward at some future date, obviously there’ll be plenty of time to speculate on what happens in an offseason after Jersey’s Team has missed the playoffs for the second season in the … Continue reading →

As usual, there was wall-to-wall action in a tight Eastern race with nine teams jockeying for eight seeds.  Only the Pittsburgh Penguins are in a comfortable position, and may even get Sidney Crosby back before the playoffs.  In this case … Continue reading →

Brad Richards celebrates his first career hat trick.Copyright Getty Images/by Gary Wiepert Sometimes, all it takes is a good bounce to get out of a slump. Brad Richards has had a forgettable second season on Broadway. Prior to yesterday, he … Continue reading →