PITTSBURGH, Pa – In playoff hockey, it often isn’t always the superstars who leads their team to victory but the unlikeliest ones. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference championship the Pittsburgh Penguins won the game thanks to the efforts of … Continue reading
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Staal brothers meet in Eastern Conference Finals
RALIEGH, NC – Brotherly love is a hot topic in the Pittsburgh Penguins-Carolina Hurricanes Eastern Conference Finals series, but the burning question to be answered is how well the Hurricanes can control hockey’s version of Mutt and Jeff. There … Continue reading
Penguins and Canes battle for East crown
RALEIGH, NC – With the season nearly three-quarters finished about the only thing it appeared the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes were going to fight over was the eighth and final seed in the Eastern Conference. After making some … Continue reading
Canes outduel Boston in OT, 3-2
BOSTON, Mass – Move over Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone you have company in Boston sports infamy in Carolina’s Scott Walker. Walker, who was involved in a controversial incident when he kayoed Aaron Ward near the end of Game 5, punched … Continue reading
On the brink, Bruins win 4-2
RALEIGH, NC – Boston’s struggle against long odds continued with a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Bruins, who have never come back from a 3-1 series deficit in their long history, will attempt to … Continue reading
Bruins avoid early exit, win 4-0
BOSTON, Mass – The question coming into this series for the Boston Bruins was how quickly they could recover from the eight day long delay between the time they swept the Montreal Canadiens and played Game 1 of their series … Continue reading