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
The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues have reversed roles in recent days. While the Blues busted out of the gate earlier this month, opening up the new season with wins in each of its first three league contests, the Wings stumbled to an 0-2 start in Florida. A few weeks later, teams met
The game on Tuesday (Oct. 25) between the Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins at the TD Center in Boston was a clear case of haves vs. have-nots with the ‘have’ Wild coming out on top 5-0. In other action involving Midwest based teams, the Detroit Red Wings doubled the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at Joe
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
