Three Midwest based teams headed into National Hockey League play on Saturday (Oct. 29) and all three were involved with shutouts. Leading the way was Devan Dubnyk who recorded an unheard of third straight shutout, stopping all 29 Dallas Stars shots, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-0 win at the Xcel Energy Center. The
Artem Anisimov gathered in the rebound of a shot by teammate Artemi Panarin and buried it past goaltender Keith Kincaid as the icing on a come from behind win for the Chicago BlackHawks who bested the host New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime at the Prudential Center in Newark in one of two NHL games
Chicago BlackHawks‘ goaltender Corey Crawford saw a familiar face staring him down in the seventh and ultimately final round of a shootout in their game against the Calgary Flames on Monday (Oct. 24) at the United Center in Chicago. Kris Versteeg who ended both of his two tenures with the Hawks, sipping from Lord Stanley’s
Both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets started the regular season with losses in their first two games. For both, that seems like a long time ago now. While the offense is starting to come around, stellar goaltending has helped in a huge way for both clubs. The Blue Jackets entered the weekend
There are several veteran players who appear to have been given a new lease on a new National Hockey League club this fall. Add Eric Staal to the list as the NHL veteran who had his struggles in Carolina and New York seems to to off to a good start in the Twin Cities with
After remaining somewhat quiet in the early games this season, the front line guys stepped up in a big way Tuesday (Oct. 18) night helping the Chicago BlackHawks to a 7-4 win at home against the Philadelphia Flyers. In other action involving Midwest based NHL teams, the Minnesota Wild took advantage of a Los Angeles
