Flyers Rally To Beat Pens in OT

April 12, 2012 – Dr. Deke First off, props to the 700 Level for the killer Mad Men inspired graphic of the Pens and Flyers coaches dueling with their words in their season series game. The Keystone State War has begun and the first victory goes to Philly as the Flyers flew into Pittsburgh and found a way to steal yet another win on the Penguins... [Read more]...

Blackhawks Patrick Kane Super Deke Shootout Goal

April 8, 2012 – Dr. Rush The Chicago Blackhawks got the win but it wasn’t enough to dethrone Detroit from the 5th place spot in the playoffs. Detroit ended up one point ahead on the season, with Nashville #2 and St. Louis silently surprising everyone with the #1 spot. A regulation win would have done it as the Red Wings and Blackhawks... [Read more]...

Stamkos is the 20th player in NHL history to score 60 Goals

April 7, 2012 – Dr. Deke I didn’t really know how much the scoring in the NHL took a hit until the stat was revealed that Tampa’s Steven Stamkos is just the 2nd player to score 60 or more goals in a season in almost 20 years. The other player is Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, who netted 65 in 2007-08. I guess I was spoiled by... [Read more]...

Vinny Lecavalier’s Easiest Goal Ever

April 6, 2012 – Dr. Deke The Habs actually won this game against the Lightning 5-2 but they are so far down in the rankings that it doesn’t matter. There’s a reason the Montreal Canadiens are going to be spending the NHL Postseason booking tee times at local golf courses and drowning their sorrows in Molson and Poutine. It’s... [Read more]...

Colorado Avalanche Score Magical Goal with 1.7 Seconds Left

March 15, 2012 – Dr. Rush With the NHL season winding down both the Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche have their sites set on the postseason. But there’s a lot of work to be done and every game, every second counts. Just ask Sabres goalie Ryan Miller. With a blistering attack in the Buffalo zone with only seconds left in the game,... [Read more]...

Erik Cole Celebrates Goal by High-fiving Ref

March 15, 2012 – Dr. Rush Typical Montreal. There is a belief among some hockey fans (and even some within the NHL, like, say, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette, as we saw during HBO’s 24/7) that the Montreal Canadiens tend to get some favorable calls from referees on their home ice because, well … they’re the Montreal Canadiens. That’s... [Read more]...

Blue Jackets Somehow Didn’t Score on this Goal

March 12, 2012 – Dr. Deke St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets when deep into the game we get this crazy non-goal. With the Blues up 2-1 it looks like the Jackets net a goal. But look closer. No, really close. It’s not. Somehow the puck just can’t muster up enough to find its way past the red line. A helpful stick taps it... [Read more]...

Thorburn Burns Sabres

March 7, 2012 – Dr. Deke Don’t look now but the Winnipeg Jets are in 2nd place in the Southeast Division. On Monday they had the chance to Thorburn blazes past the Sabres defense to make a fool out of goalie Ryan Miller and give the Jets a commanding 3-1 lead midway through the third period. Thorburn only has 10 points total on the season,... [Read more]...

Devin Setoguchi Shootout Fail

March 3, 2012 – Dr. Deke It’s a must-score situation and the Minnesota Wild’s Devin Setoguchi is on the line. If the Wild can notch a score they could go on to win in an OT shootout against the Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately, no one told Setoguchi’s stick that it had to keep up. He’s 1-for-3 on the year in shootouts... [Read more]...

Steven Stamkos Threads The Needle

March 3, 2012 – Dr. Rush Steven Stamkos builds his resume as the NHL’s leading goal scorer this year as he nets his 45th goal of the season to put the Lightning ahead against the New York Rangers. That 45 goal mark matches his output for all of last year and with less than 20 games left he should easily beat his career high of 51 goals. Not... [Read more]...