Category: Pro
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Babcock on Game 3: “We were off-kilter right from the get-go”
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The Boston Bruins blanked a lackluster Detroit Red Wings group Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, 3-0. Dougie Hamilton, Jordan Caron and Patrice Bergeron scored, while Tuukka Rask made 23 saves for his first shutout of the postseason. Jimmy Howard made 31…
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Details on NHL Awards Show, trophy nominee announcement dates released
By Michael Caples – The NHL announced today details surrounding their annual awards show, and what days fans can expect to hear the official nominees for the major awards. Television and radio broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos will host the event, set to take place on June 24 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, with TV broadcasting…
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Michi-gamer: Pride of the Mitten (Week of April 21, 2014)
Welcome to another season of MiHockey’s Michi-gamer! We take great pride in our homegrown talent. Whether they grew up in the Mitten or we welcomed them here for college or juniors, they are our own. They represent the best place in the world for hockey. Every morning, we pick one Michi-gamer from the previous night’s…
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Game 2 Breakdown: Bruins find the scoresheet in a hurry
By Stefan Kubus – Boston out battled and outgunned Detroit all afternoon long to take a 4-1 win and even the series up at one aside. While Detroit couldn’t get much going, what they do have going for them is that they split the first two games on the road with this season’s Presidents’…
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Bruins score four to even series with Red Wings
By Michael Caples – In Game 1, the Boston Bruins tried for a full 60 minutes to get a puck past Jimmy Howard. It didn’t take long for them to solve their scoring riddle in Game 2. Two goals in the first ten minutes jumpstarted the Bruins’ offense, as they picked up a 4-1…
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Game 1 Breakdown: Howard shuts out Bruins in series opener
By Stefan Kubus – Game 1 featured stellar netminding, relatively negligent power plays and another highlight-reel play from Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings star forward’s goal with 3:01 remaining in the third period was the only one scored in the game, and Jimmy Howard stopped all 25 shots he faced en route to a…
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Pavel Datsyuk’s late goal gives Red Wings a Game 1 win over Boston
By Nick Barnowski – Entering the third period, it seemed as if the team that scored first would win the game. As it turned out, that feeling was spot-on. Pavel Datsyuk fired a shot past Tuukka Rask with three minutes left in the game to give the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 lead that…
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Caples: Five things to watch in the Red Wings vs. Bruins series
By Michael Caples – The Red Wings managed to stretch their consecutive playoff-appearance streak to 23 seasons with an impressive run through the final two months of the regular season. Their reward? A date with the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Detroit will be taking on the top team in the entire National Hockey League tonight…
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After extending the streak, the Red Wings can give the Bruins a tough test in first round
By Dave Waddell – Making the playoffs for the 23rd straight season seemed mission impossible for the Detroit Red Wings when they resumed their post-Olympic schedule knowing they would be trying to do so without Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. Having beaten those odds to earn a postseason appearance, the prospect of drawing the…
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#OctopiHockeytown returns for 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs
By Michael Caples – The Detroit Red Wings announced today that their #OctopiHockeytown playoff campaign will be taking place once again this year. The ‘Octopi Hockeytown’ campaign – which saw 10 million impressions through social media, will be the Wings’ marketing push for the second straight season. Fans who use the #OctopiHockeytown hashtag can see…