Friday, April 6, 2012

NHL Playoffs 2012:

  • PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to tie the Pittsburgh franchise record for wins and the Penguins clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The NHL playoff race is as tight as it's been in years thanks to the new scoring system, and there really isn't much of a difference between a three-seed and and eight-seed at this point.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • Tyler Seguin enters the 2012 NHL playoffs as one of the most important Boston Bruins players in their Stanley Cup defense, and hes ready for this challenge as well as the pressure that comes with it.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • The 16-team NHL playoff field was set on Friday, but two days left in the regular season, there are matchups in both the Eastern and Western Conference yet to be decided. Heres a look at which teams are where, and what comes next.
  • (Sporting News)
  • Heres how each game Thursday night can impact the race: Stars at Predators: Back-to-back losses to the Sharks have dramatically hurt Dallas playoff chances.
  • (SBNation.com)
  • DENVER, April 6 (UPI) -- The second goal of the game by Rick Nash put Columbus in front early in the second period Thursday and the Blue Jackets wiped out Colorados playoff hopes 5-2.
  • (United Press International)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stephen Weiss has waited a long time to make the playoffs, longer than every active NHL player except one. Now that hes finally made it, he doesnt care that he got there after a loss. Alex Ovechkin fully expected to be in the playoffs.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • The Leafs still need three more playoff-less seasons to match the Panthers NHL-record 10-season drought. The last time the Panthers reached the playoffs Pavel Bure, the Russian Rocket, briefly streaked across the South Florida landscape.
  • (Orlando Sentinel)
  • As the regular season winds down and the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs approach, NHL Network U.S. and NHL.
  • (NHL.com)
  • PHILADELPHIA, April 5 (UPI) -- Third-period goals by Marc-Andre Bourdon and Matt Read Thursday gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 win over Buffalo and ended the Sabres playoff hopes. The Flyers wrapped up the No.
  • (United Press International)

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