Flyers center Brayden Schenn continued his sizzling scoring and, in the process, netted the game-winner and got the best of his big brother on Thursday night at the charged-up Wells Fargo Center. Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn scored 1:14 apart in the second period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the [...]
Jason Spezza put Ottawa in front for good in the second period and scored twice Friday, lifting the Senators to a 6-4 win over Pittsburgh. Jason Spezza had 2 goals and 2 assists, and Jared Cowen also had 4 points for the Ottawa Senators. Daniel Alfredsson scored his 398th NHL goal and added 2 assists, and [...]
Just in case any Anaheim fans still doubted Jonas Hiller is back in All-Star form, the Ducks’ goalie stopped everything a Pacific Division power could shoot at him in his return to home ice. Hiller made 31 saves in his 12th career shutout, Maxime Macenauer scored his first NHL goal, and Anaheim beat the San [...]
Opening weekend is just around the corner and we kick off the time-honored BTB tradition of having the front-page writers embarrass themselves by publicly picking their winners for the coming NFL weekend. Thursday’s Game New Orleans 32, Green Bay 21 The New Orleans Saints already learned the hard way how to prepare for the [...]
Wade Belak was found dead by police after they reportedly responded to a call that a body was hanging in a room at the tony 1 King West hotel and condo building in Toronto. Wade Belak, Ex-NHL player found dead Police haven’t released the cause of death. His body was discovered at the tony [...]
Police say the death of 27-year-old Winnipeg Jets forward Rick Rypien is “sudden, but not suspicious.” The Jets confirmed the death late Monday night. Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his Coleman home Monday afternoon. Rick Rypien was 27. Sgt. Patrick Webb of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they got a [...]
Center Brad Richards, considered the biggest prize in this year’s underwhelming free-agent market, struck it rich Saturday when he agreed to a 9-year, $60 million deal with the New York Rangers. Brad Richards, considered the top prize on the free agent market, has agreed to join the New York Rangers. The Rangers officially announced [...]
The Bruins clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 21 years. The Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins have outlasted the other 14 teams that began the quest for the Stanley Cup in mid-April. Three rounds and 6-plus weeks later, they’ve battled their way to within sight of hockey’s most [...]
Patrick Marleau vs Kevin Bieksa from the San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks game on May 18, 2011. Watching the fight, you can see where Roenick might begin to formulate long-held beliefs about whether or not a player is “gutless.” Marleau is “fighting” Boynton like a parent trying to put an ill-fitting holiday sweater on [...]
Devin Setoguchi scored his third goal of the night at 9:21 of overtime Wednesday night to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 win and a 3-0 series lead against the Detroit Red Wings. “You need people to step up,” Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. “He’s got a tremendous trigger.” The San Jose Sharks will [...]