With Detroit only 35 seconds from a Cup on Monday, they will be eager to redirect the momentum of the series and close it out in Pittsburgh. Read more »
Scott Essman - Hockey Analysis
Penguin-Mania!
Penguins Strike Back
Having been shut out unmercifully in games one and two in Detroit, the Penguins asserted themselves on offense in game three, getting through the dominant Red Wing goalie Chris Osgood three times. Read more »
Ducks Sink - Parity In The NHL
This Ducks' team was on par with last year's elite team. Instead, they ran into a loaded Dallas Stars' team, one of many who are now up to the task of potentially winning a Stanley Cup. Read more »
Sharks On A Roll
Like the NHL's two other best teams - the Red Wings and the Devils - San Jose is winning with stellar goaltending and overall defense. Read more »
Devils On Top
It took the Devils the better part of the season to top the closely competitive Eastern Conference in the NHL, but they are at last back in the first position. How is this possible after their slow start? Undoubtedly, it's due to their tenacious defense and one unbelievable goaltender. Read more »
The State Of The Island
Without a doubt, one of the Islanders' most serious problems is scoring. Read more »
Ducks Back On Track With Selanne
After six straight winless games from January 20 through February 2, the Anaheim Ducks are back on track after a three-game sweep in the Tri-State Area. Read more »
Woe As Kings
The Kings currently have the fewest points in the NHL at 40 and need a major roster and management overhaul to get back into contention. Read more »
Ducks Need Selanne
If they are to win another Stanley Cup this year, the
Anaheim Ducks will do well to regain the services of
Teemu Selanne, a cornerstone of the team during last
season's Cup-winning surge. Read more »
Dominator Still Dominant
Dominik Hasek is rolling like never before. In fact, in the three seasons that he has played into his 40s, his GAAs have actually LOWERED his career mark. Read more »
How Good Is Sidney Crosby?
Sidney Crosby's abilities to create goals for others as much as for himself may be what eventually puts him in the company of legends. Read more »
The Devil Went Down To Long Island
El Diablo has arrived in, of all places, the New York City suburbs. Czech-born right winger Miroslav Satan (no, it's actually pronounced Say-TAAN) is a 13-year NHL veteran, now on his third team. But, after stints in Edmonton, who drafted him, and Buffalo, he may finally be making his career mark with the New York Islanders. Read more »
Greatest Goalie Ever?
After earning his 500th NHL victory on Saturday night at the age of just 35, Martin Brodeur, now in his 14th season, all with the New Jersey Devils, might just claim the distinction of being the greatest goalie ever. Read more »
The Stanley Cup Comes To California
Ice hockey in the sun belt? Who would have thunk it? Sure, baseball was inevitable, and it came in the late 1950s, but hockey? With California?s burgeoning post-war population boom, as many Midwesterners and Dust Bowlers moved as far west as possible, all things were possible. But hockey? Read more »
Ducks Mighty Again
For perhaps the first time in four years, when the team went on a miraculous 2003 playoff run all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals, the buzz on the Ducks is very serious. Read more »
The Champion Islanders: 25 Years Later
With the new hockey season just beginning, a born and bred Islander fan can?t help but remember what it was like 25 years ago on Long Island. We on the island finally had a reason to cheer our hometowns. Sure, we had Billy Joel as a heroic islander, but he was an individual. Here was a team. A group of people. The New York Islanders. Read more »