‘NHL’ Articles
Written by Dee Dee West on 26 February 2014
Ted Nolan (photo by Buchanan-Hermit, Aaron Y via wikipedia commons)
The Buffalo Sabres got off to a rough start this season at 4-15-1, the worst in franchise history.
NHL owners are impatient with a start like that and thus general manager Darcy Regier and head coach Ron Rolston were fired.
Enter into the picture was interim coach Ted Nolan for his second stint with the team.
The Sabres are still on the losing end of the stick with a record of 16-34-7 but have played better under Nolan at 12-19-6.
Current general manager Tim Murray has said that the club is having discussions about lifting the interim tag from Nolan’s job status.
Tags: Buffalo Sabres., Darcy Regier., NHL., Ron Rolston, Ted Nolan, Tim Murray
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Written by Dee Dee West on 18 January 2014
Semyon Varlamov, the 25-year-old goaltender of the Colorado Avalanche, recorded 33 saves and stopped both shootout attempts he faced in a 2-1 win Thursday night over the New Jersey Devils.
The Russian goalie has helped lead the Avalanche to their 30th win of the season, which matches the 2000-2001 team as the fastest club in franchise history to reach 30 victories in 47 games.
Varlamov, who started his NHL career with the Washington Capitals organization in 2006, has not lost a game in regulation since December 10, posting a 10-0-5 record since that 2013 date.
Semyon Varlamov during his days with Washington (photo by Gabe McCabe va wikipedia commons)
Tags: Colorado Avalanche., New Jersey Devils., NHL., Semyon Varlamov., Washington Capitals.
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Written by Dee Dee West on 18 January 2014
Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stopped 38 shots on Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings to collect his third shutout of the season and lead the New York Rangers improve to 7-2-1 in their past 10 games. The Rangers finished up their most recent homestand at 3-1-0.
The 31-year-old Lundqvist, a native of Sweden, has 48 shutouts, all as a Rangers goalie, one shy of the franchise record held by the legendary Ed Giacomin.
Henrik Lundqvist (photo by Robert Kowal via wikipedia commons)
Tags: Detroit Red Wings., Ed Giacomin, Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers., Sweden.
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Written by Stuart Mason on 23 December 2013
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. ET and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 22, the 16th week of the 2013 season.
- All four division winners in the AFC have now been determined. The DENVER BRONCOS, who defeated Houston 37-13, clinched the AFC West and a first-round bye. The NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, who defeated Baltimore 41-7, clinched the AFC East. The CINCINNATI BENGALS, who defeated Minnesota 42-14, clinched the AFC North. The INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, who defeated Kansas City 23-7, had already clinched the AFC South entering Week 16.
In the NFC, the CAROLINA PANTHERS defeated New Orleans 17-13 and clinched a playoff berth. The Panthers join the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, who had already clinched a postseason berth, in the NFC playoff field. None of the four division winners in the NFC have been determined. The CHICAGO BEARS can win the NFC North this week if they defeat Philadelphia in tonight’s game. The Seahawks can win the NFC West and clinch home-field advantage this week if San Francisco loses tomorrow night against Atlanta.
- Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING passed for 400 yards and four touchdowns in the Broncos’ win. Manning has 51 touchdown passes and passed TOM BRADY (50 in 2007) for the most touchdown passes in a single season in NFL history.
Manning has 5,211 passing yards and is the fifth different player to throw for at least 5,000 yards in a single season. He joins DREW BREES (three times), Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO, TOM BRADY and MATTHEW STAFFORD.
Manning is the first player in NFL history to pass for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in the same season.
- New England quarterback TOM BRADY led the Patriots to a 41-7 win at Baltimore as New England clinched the AFC East today. Brady has led his team to 11 division titles, the most by a starting quarterback in NFL history.
Denver’s PEYTON MANNING, whose Broncos clinched the AFC West today, has led his team to 10 division titles. Brady and Manning are the only two starting quarterbacks in NFL history to win at least 10 division titles.
- Indianapolis quarterback ANDREW LUCK passed for 241 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ 23-7 win at Kansas City. In his second season, Luck has 21 career wins and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the third-most victories by a starting quarterback in his first two NFL seasons during the Super Bowl era.
Luck has 7,914 career passing yards and passed PEYTON MANNING (7,874) for the second-most by a player in his first two seasons. With one game remaining, Luck needs seven yards to pass CAM NEWTON (7,920) for the most.
- Cincinnati’s ANDY DALTON and Denver’s PEYTON MANNING each threw four touchdown passes without an interception today. There have been 17 such performances this season, one shy of the single-season record of 18 set in 2004.
- Carolina linebacker LUKE KUECHLY had 24 tackles and an interception in the Panthers’ win over New Orleans. Since tackles were tracked 1994, Kuechly’s 24 tackles are tied for the most in a game (New York Jets’ DAVID HARRIS, November 4, 2007).
Kuechly is the first player since Tampa Bay’s DERRICK BROOKS (September 30, 2001) to record at least 20 tackles and an interception in the same game.
- Arizona head coach BRUCE ARIANS, in his first season with the club, won his 10th game with the Cardinals in the team’s 17-10 win at Seattle. Arians joins NORM BARRY (11 wins in 1925) as the only head coaches in franchise history to win at least 10 games in their first season with the franchise.
Cardinals linebacker KARLOS DANSBY had an interception in today’s victory and has 6.5 sacks, four interceptions and two interception-return touchdowns this season. He is the fourth player with at least six sacks, four interceptions and two interception-return touchdowns in a season since the sack became an official statistic in 1982.
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Written by Ernest T. Aiken on 15 December 2013
Roberto Luongo (courtesy Vancouver Canucks)
Roberto Luongo stopped 19 shots on Friday night and recorded his 65th career shutout as the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth game in a row, 4-0 over the Edmonton Oilers.
The 34-year-old Loongo, a native of Canada, has also played for Florida Panthers and the New York Islanders.
The 6’3, 217-pound goalie has a career record of 348-289-33.
Tags: Canada., Edmonton Oilers., Florida Panthers., New York Islanders., Roberto Luongo., Vancouver Canucks.
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