Whatever Bruce Boudreau has done to energize the Washington Capitals’ woeful power play is paying dividends. Good luck, however, getting any of the Capitals to elaborate on their interim coach’s newfangled man-advantage strategy. “I can’t tell you,” Michael Nylander said with a smile. “Seriously, I can’t say anything.” Nylander had a goal and two assists, Alexander Ovechkin scored twice, and the…
Whatever Bruce Boudreau has done to energize the Washington Capitals’ woeful power play is paying dividends. Good luck, however, getting any of the Capitals to elaborate on their interim coach’s newfangled man-advantage strategy. “I can’t tell you,” Michael Nylander said with a smile. “Seriously, I can’t say anything.” Nylander had a goal and two assists,…
As slow as Andy Hilbert’s start has been, last year was even worse. Hilbert recorded his first goal and point with one second-period shot, and Richard Park snapped a tie in the third to lift the New York Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The unlikely offensive duo of Hilbert…
Whatever Bruce Boudreau has done to energize the Washington Capitals’ woeful power play is paying dividends. Good luck, however, getting any of the Capitals to elaborate on their interim coach’s newfangled man-advantage strategy. “I can’t tell you,” Michael Nylander said with a smile. “Seriously, I can’t say anything.” Nylander had a goal and two assists,…
Nikolai Zherdev made sure the Columbus Blue Jackets earned a full two points in another strong performance against Detroit. Zherdev scored the winning goal in a shootout to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday night. Michael Peca and Rick Nash also scored in the shootout for Columbus, which…
Nikolai Zherdev made sure the Columbus Blue Jackets earned a full two points in another strong performance against Detroit. Zherdev scored the winning goal in a shootout to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday night. Michael Peca and Rick Nash also scored in the shootout for Columbus, which…
Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff had it easy for two periods. The Flames goalie faced only seven shots while his team built a big lead against the Colorado Avalanche. “It is a different game, but you can’t complain,” Kiprusoff said after a 5-2 victory Saturday night. “You have to stay focused and ready in case the other…
Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff had it easy for two periods. The Flames goalie faced only seven shots while his team built a big lead against the Colorado Avalanche. “It is a different game, but you can’t complain,” Kiprusoff said after a 5-2 victory Saturday night. “You have to stay focused and ready in case the other…
Olli Jokinen showed off one of the new shootout moves that he has been telling his teammates all about. And he performed it to perfection. Jokinen scored the only goal of the shootout and Tomas Vokoun made 28 saves, giving the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers before a sellout crowd…
Michael Redd scored 27 points and made five late free throws to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Dallas Mavericks, 97-95 on Saturday night. Andrew Bogut had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Mo Williams added 19 points as the Bucks won their fifth straight overall and improved to 6-0 at home.The win also snapped…
Stan Van Gundy could be forgiven for gloating. He coached his 200th NBA game Saturday night and Orlando stomped his former mentor and boss Pat Riley’s team, the Miami Heat, 120-99. With the win the Magic improved to 12-3. Instead, Van Gundy made fun of himself. “You can see my knowledge of (Dwyane Wade’s) game–…
The Atlanta Hawks have won two in a row on the road. That those wins have come against the teams with two of the worst records in the NBA matters not to these Hawks. Sure they trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter of both of them, but after losing the previous 17 away…
Kelenna Azubuike wiped out his poor shooting performance with one basket — the game-winner. Azubuike made a 3-pointer from the left corner with 6.1 seconds left in overtime, giving the Golden State Warriors a 100-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Azubuike was just 2-for-9 from the floor before making the 3 but…