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Showing posts with label NHL. Show all posts

Flyers lose in final seconds when Braydon Coburn trips own goalie (VIDEO)

The Sharks pulled out a unique 2-1 victory against the struggling Flyers when defenseman Braydon Coburn tripped up his own goalie to set up Matt Nieto's winning goal in the final seconds Tuesday night.



The unintentional empty-netter occurred when Coburn chased after Nieto who was going for a rebound attempt. Flyers goalie Steve Mason came out of the net to defend and his left pad was rammed into by Coburn's left leg.

The result was a Nieto backhander into the unguarded net with 11.5 seconds to go.




The slumping  Flyers keep finding different ways to lose. This backbreaker gives them a 1-8-1 record in their last 10 games.

Winnipeg Jets' Evander Kane does push-ups with bricks of cash on back (PHOTO)

Winnipeg Jets’ forward Evander Kane found himself in Las Vegas during a a four-day break this week and appears to have channeled his inner Floyd Mayweather while in Sin City.

On Monday night Kane posted a photo of himself doing pushups with bricks of cash on his back (ala Floyd) to his Instagram feed with the hashtag “pushups”.


It wouldn't be the first time Kane found himself in trouble for posing with wads of cash. During the lockout, he posted a picture pretending to make a phone call with bundles of cash.

Although he apologized soon after that incident, it didn’t stop him from celebrating the anniversary of that picture just last month.

The Jets get back to action on Wednesday when they play host to the Edmonton Oilers. 

Hopefully the team can cash in on Kane's extra workout routine.

Mom reacts as sons Drew, Ryan Miller compete on breakaway (VIDEO)

There was a moment during Sunday afternoon’s game between the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks when Red Wings forward Drew Miller had a breakaway opportunity against his older brother, Canucks goalie Ryan Miller, late in the third period  — and their mother was in the stands.

Who do you pick? First born or baby? Offense or defense? 

Well, big brother ultimately stopped little bro's attempt with some help from defenseman Luca Sbisa while mom was caught on camera reacting to the play:



Defense wins.


Martin St. Louis booed in return to Tampa as a Ranger (VIDEO)

Martin St. Louis said he was "expecting the worst" in his return to Tampa Bay as a member of the New York Rangers Wednesday night.

And he got it ... sort of.

The once beloved Lightning star was booed whenever he touched the puck and even during a video board tribute to the diminutive goal scorer.


St. Louis asked to be traded last season and then helped the Rangers get to the Stanley Cup Final. Lightning fans, who have not forgotten, seemed to have mixed feelings about his return to Amalie Arena.

"[The boos] were expected," St. Louis said. "But I understand. They care. They're great fans. They care."

Some fans tried to overtake the boo-birds with cheers by the time "Thank you Marty" appeared on the video board.

"It was great," St. Louis said. "Brought a lot of memories and I felt I wanted to give them the thank you that they deserved . . . I was very flattered by the ovation."



St. Louis was held without a shot all night while former Rangers captain Ryan Callahan — the other side of last season's blockbuster trade who has replaced St. Louis as a Tampa Bay fan favorite — scored the tying goal late in the first period and the go-ahead score at 10:17 of the second of the Lightning's 4-3 victory.

Welcome to your new life as a snowbird, Marty.

Maple Leafs remember to salute fans after beating Red Wings (VIDEO)

The Maple Leafs have won two games in a row thanks to their 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night following a victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.

And this time the players didn't forget the fans by making sure to take part in their post-game salute by raising their sticks to the Leaf faithful before skating off to the locker room.




It seems the team skipped the stick salute after Thursday's win, sparking a controversy bigger than a Rob Ford bar tab.

And that's a real no-no at Air Canada Centre, eh?


Glad to see everything back to normal north of the border.

Angry fan throws Maple Leafs jersey onto ice during play (VIDEO)

The Toronto Maple Leafs got their arses waxed at home Tuesday night, giving up five third-period goals to the Predators en route to a 9-2 loss.



And one fed up Leafs fan vented his frustration by tossing a jersey onto the ice late in the third period.


There's really nothing unique about throwing jerseys on the ice up at Air Canada Centre this season. Three days ago, a number of scarves and a jersey were thrown on the ice as the Leafs lost 6-2 to the lowly Sabres. It also happened twice in the Leafs first four games, and multiple players have given statements condemning the new form of protest. But this was the first time it has happened during live play:



Luckily play was stopped for that lively exchange between the Predators' Eric Nystrom and the Leafs' Leo Komarov.

And hockey is safer for it.