Author Archives: Derek

Congratulations to the Kings on winning their second Stanley Cup in three years. They outlasted the Rangers thanks to unlikely hero Alec Martinez scoring at 14:43 of double overtime sending the Kings to a thrilling 3-2 win in Game 5 … Continue reading →

The Kings were ready to end it. But the King wasn’t. Henrik Lundqvist refused to let his team die stopping the last 26 shots en route to a heroic 40-save effort- leading the Rangers to a hard fought 2-1 Game … Continue reading →

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Following last night’s Game 3 disappointment, the Rangers are staring at an o-3 hole against the Kings. Their season has come down to this. Put together a four-game winning streak or watch Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Jonathan Quick stopped all 32 shots in backstopping the Kings to a 3-0 shutout over the Rangers in Game 3 at a stunned MSG. He was busiest in the second making 17 of his 32 stops. The Kings got goals … Continue reading →

Dustin Brown’s goal in double overtime gave the Kings their second straight comeback win over the Rangers. This time, they rallied back from three two-goal deficits to post a crushing 5-4 win in Game 2 at Staples Center putting the … Continue reading →

In approximately an hour, the Rangers look to bounce back against the Kings for a pivotal Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Over the past two days, they’ve had to deal with a lot of questions following a disappointing … Continue reading →

Justin Williams scored at 4:36 of overtime to send the Kings to a 3-2 comeback win over the Rangers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center. His goal came off a Dan Girardi turnover. Attempting to … Continue reading →

It’s finally here. All the hoopla will end when the puck drops for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Staples Center tonight. Billed as New York versus Los Angeles, the series features the underdog Rangers facing the favorite … Continue reading →

It’s late into the evening here in Staten Island. On a warm summer night, the clock is approaching 2:30 in the morning and I can’t sleep. How could anyone when their team is less than 24 hours away from playing … Continue reading →

On Stanley Cup media day, Daniel Carcillo had his suspension reduced to six games. Originally given a 10-game ban for violating Rule 40.4 by making deliberate “physical force to an official for the sole purpose of getting free of such official during or … Continue reading →