The chase for the Stanley Cup is quickly approaching, and the first round of the playoffs is filled with entertaining series’ that should make for a very exciting opening round. There will be seven teams competing in this years Stanley Cup Playoffs who missed the playoffs last season, including four Canadian teams (Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.) The defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Los Angeles Kings will not have an opportunity to defend the cup. The Kings are the first team since the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes to win the cup and miss the playoffs the following season.
Ovechkin surpasses Fedorov for most goals by a Russian player in NHL history (Video)
Alexander Ovechkin just keeps piling up the goal-scoring records. On Thursday night, after spending 4 games attempting to do so, he scored the 484th goal of his career, surpassing Sergei Fedorov’s 483 for the most goals by a Russian-born player in the NHL. He also did so in only 777 games, versus Fedorov’s 1248-game career. … Read more