Teams around the league deal with what seems to be more than the normal amount of injuries this season, and the Vancouver Canucks can join that list. Canucks’ forward Ryan Kesler will be sidelined due to a broken right foot.…
It has been a tough couple of years for the Dallas Stars. The Stars have not made the playoffs for four consecutive years, three of which have been under once player, now General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk. All that is hopefully…
We here at Hockey World Blog, with the support of Dekree and Blue Ice Hockey, have put together a NHL Playoff Bracket Challenge. The challenge, predict the outcome of the NHL playoffs, round by round. With 58 participants, including HWB…
With under six games left in the season, some teams are fighting for a playoff shot while others are preparing for a long playoff push. For some of those Western Conference playoff teams, showing abnormal decline in play leaves many…
The Western Conference playoff race is definitely hot with five teams, from 7th seed to 11th, all within 3 points of one another. Two of those teams, the Phoenix Coyotes (7th seed, 81 points) and the Calgary Flames (10th seed,…
Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks picked up his 15th NHL career as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-0. Teemu Selanne opened the scoring halfway through the second period that eventually led to two more before the end of…
St. Louis Blues are beginning to show their dominance as they take the Central Division lead. Last night, the Blues pounded the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. Goalie Jaroslav Halak, despite only facing 20 shots, picked up his 22 win and raised…
The Phoenix Coyotes, most notably known in the media for their continuously pending franchise ownership/move, will start to generate buzz about the team’s chances of winning the Stanley Cup. Bolstering a well balanced team, offensively, defensively and in net, the…
The second installment of a two-part series, here are the predictions of Western Conference teams to make the playoffs. Central Division The toughest division in the Western Conference and quite possibly the league, currently four of the five teams are…
Patrik Berglund of the St. Louis Blues takes a shot which is stopped by Detroit Red Wings’ netminder Jimmy Howard. Howard had 21 saves of the night, allowing only 1 goal in as the Wings beat the Blues by a…