Author Archives: Derek

Its been a while since I posted, simply because my job is very busy during the holiday season. Last night I got some time to take in an Islander game. Its probably my 6th or 7th game of the season … Continue reading →

**Update**Ryan Hollweg has been scratched by Tom Renney tonight. Renney said “he has to do more.” Not the best of times to scratch him with the lineup as thin as it is already. Jason Strudwick takes his place on the … Continue reading →

It was an uphill battle for the Islanders all night against the Penguins in a tough 3-2 defeat at The Coliseum tonight. They fell behind by two quickly on goals by Sidney Crosby and Ryan Whitney less than four minutes … Continue reading →

It was all Coyotes as they surprised the first place Devils before a nice crowd of over 16,000 with a well earned 4-1 victory at The Rock in Newark. They really controlled the second period outshooting Brent Sutter’s club 17-13 … Continue reading →

They’re nearly halfway through regulation and only one goal has been scored. Fredrik Sjostrom’s sixth 3:22 into the second period has Wayne Gretzky’s hard working Phoenix team in front of the first place Devils. Though the Coyotes (13-16-0) have only … Continue reading →

Good preview below this post for tonight’s game, but I wanted to add a few things. – The lineup remains the same, with Marek Malik a healthy scratch again. – Greg Moore was recalled from Hartford yesterday, but only as … Continue reading →

It’s been three days since the Rangers posted a hard earned 1-0 shutout of the Devils Sunday. Now, with a couple of days off and a visit to the Verizon Center to face the Caps fresh off a 3-2 win … Continue reading →

The other night after I had returned from The Garden of the Rangers’ latest victory over the Hudson rival Devils courtesy of King Henrik’s second 1-0 blanking of New Jersey, I couldn’t help but notice the wacky boxscore between the … Continue reading →

Maybe the Ranger game took something out of them. Whatever the reason, the Devils just weren’t sharp enough to get a win in the nation’s capital, falling short 3-2 to the Capitals. The difference was the second period where the … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but I loved tonight’s Rangers v Devils game. The final score was 1-0 Rangers, in overtime, off of a Brendan Shanahan one-timer a mere 30 seconds into the extra frame. Fedor Tyutin and Scott Gomez … Continue reading →