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The Calder Trophy favorite wrecked Minnesota's defense with an incredible goal to get Colorado on the board as the Avs looked to put distance between themselves and the Wild. More
Matt Calvert got the winner in double overtime, but Columbus has an emerging superstar in Ryan Johansen, who is starting to fulfill his destination as a lottery pick.
Late in the third period of Game 2, Chicago's Brent Seabrook hit David Backes square in the head, leaving the Blue on the ice. St. Louis scored on the power play to send the game into OT and then won it. After blowing the game for his team, will Seabrook now get suspended for Game 3?
Milan Lucic was given a slap on the wrist for his slash to Danny DeKeyser's groin, and though that seems light, it wasn't the worst ruling on the play. The referees should have called a penalty on the play, since that's what would have hurt Lucic and the Bruins most.
The Boston Bruins are proven champions and the best bet to come out of the Eastern Conference this spring. They even have added motivation: winning a Stanley Cup for Jarome Iginla before Father Time catches up with him.
We think we see it all the time, and now there is proof. Do referees make even-up calls during the playoffs? A new study says yes, even if they do it subconsciously.
Some of the disparagement of black NHL players is symptomatic of an element of hockey that is protectionist, fearful and small-minded. It comes from people who use the term “our game” as a method of shooing away people unfamiliar to them. And it happens more than we think – if not in terms of race, then in terms of background.
As Dallas' Jamie Benn and Detroit's Danny Dekeyser found out the hard way Friday, NHLers aren't above taking liberties with their sticks – and using them against their opponents' most delicate areas.
Pavel Datsyuk put on a clinic in scoring the only goal in Detroit's 1-0 win over Boston in Game One of their first-round playoff series.
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