Category Archives: NHL

Brandon Bollig and Raphael Diaz score rare goals to lead Flames over Jets 5-2

Brandon Bollig

Brandon Bollig and Raphael Diaz scored their first goals of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Monday night.

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Mike McKenna: Getting To Know The Arizona Coyotes

Mike McKenna

Mike McKenna got called up from the Portland Pirates on 1-21-15, and is currently serving as the interim backup goalie to starter Mike Smith.

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Ducks’ Maroon sticks to his game during scoring slump

Pat Maroon

Patrick Maroon will tell you that not one thing has changed in his game. No discernible difference even when he entered Tuesday with as many goals in his past two games as he had in the previous 36.

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Blues’ Stastny, Butler inspire dreams of local youth hockey players

Paul Stastny

When the Blues signed forward Paul Stastny and Chris Butler this past offseason, they didn’t just get one of the league’s best centers and a reliable veteran defenseman. They brought home two St. Louis natives who are providing plenty of inspiration for the next generation.

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Coyotes recall McKenna, send four to AHL

Mike McKenna

The 31-year-old McKenna has posted a 16-13-2 record with a 2.09 goals against average (GAA) and a .934 save percentage (SV%) in 32 games with the Pirates. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound native of St. Louis, Missouri owns a 3.40 GAA and a .891 SV% in 21 career NHL games. McKenna was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round (172nd overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft.

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Henderson and Opilka: NHL Central Scouting’s 2015 midterm rankings

Luke Opilka

Jake Henderson and Luke Opilka have been listed on the 2015 NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term Ranking Report.

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Analyzing Patrick Maroon’s 2014-15 Slump

Pat Maroon

For those who watched last year’s NHL Revealed series, the name Patrick Maroon brings to memory five choice words:

“Buddy, you suck at hockey.”

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Stastny is the Blues’ faceoff king

Paul Stastny

Paul Stastny won 13 of 15 faceoffs in the Blues’ win over Toronto on Saturday, the latest installment in a season in which he has been extremely good on the draw.

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Lightning’s Ben Bishop steady despite lesser numbers

Ben Bishop

To be fair, Bishop set a spectacular standard in 2013-14 with 37 wins, a 2.23 goals against average and a .924 save percentage, becoming a Vezina Trophy finalist.

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Bluenotes: Stastny finds formula for success

Paul Stastny

Going into the Blues’ game in Colorado on Dec. 29, center Paul Stastny was averaging 15 minutes, 47 seconds of ice time per outing, which wasn’t a lot considering his role as the team’s prime offseason acquisition.

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