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On these dates in Playoff History
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008It happened on June 16 and June 17, in NHL Playoff History
June 16, 1998
The Detroit Red Wings captured their second straight Stanley Cup title, sweeping the Washington Capitals with a 4-1 victory. Scotty Bowman’s eighth Stanley Cup win as a coach tied Toe Blake’s NHL record. He would win his ninth in 2002.
June 17, 1995
The [...]
It happened on this date in Playoff History
Saturday, June 14th, 2008It happened on this dates in NHL Playoff History
June 13, 2002
The Detroit Red Wings won their third Stanley Cup in six seasons, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in Game Five of the Final at Joe Louis Arena. Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek captured his first career Cup, holding the Hurricanes to one goal or fewer [...]
On these dates in NHL Playoff History
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008It happened on these dates in NHL Playoff History
June 04, 1996
The 1996 Stanley Cup Final opened with the Colorado Avalanche defeating the Florida Panthers 3-1 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. For the first time in NHL history, the two competing teams were each making their inaugural appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.
June 05, 1997
The Detroit [...]
Red Wings, CHAMPIONS 07-08 NHL season
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Detroit Red Wings win their 11th Stanley Cup with a 3-2 victory of the Pittsburgh Penguins
To a season full of promise, you Penguins and fans have great heart
What a roller coaster ride for the Red Wings and their fans. Like you I was stunned after the game 5 loss at the Joe and then [...]
07-08 NHL Playoff Bracket
Thursday, June 5th, 2008I will update the brackets everyday. Make sure that if you are NOT seeing changes when you view the image, press ctrl/f5 and the image will appear as this should reset/clear your cache.
Note: The default size will be 1024×768 If you would like a desktop version you can download it Desktop Wallpapers.
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On these dates in Playoff History
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008It happened on these dates in NHL Playoff History
June 01, 1992
In the first NHL game ever played in the month of June, the Pittsburgh Penguins captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship with a 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. The Penguins, who won the best-of-seven series 4-0, tied an NHL playoff [...]
Holmstrom for game 4, in or out
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Holmstrom likely a game-time decision
Brian Compton | NHL.com Staff Writer
PITTSBURGH – If the Detroit Red Wings plan on taking a 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio), they may have to do it without the services of Tomas Holmstrom.
The power forward did not [...]
It happened on May 31 in NHL Playoff History
Saturday, May 31st, 2008It happened on this date, May 31, in NHL Playoff History
May 31, 1987
Right winger Jari Kurri scored the Cup-winning goal at 14:59 of the second period as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in Game Seven of the 1987 Final. The win marked the third Cup title in four seasons for Edmonton.
May 31, [...]
On may 30 in NHL Playoff History
Friday, May 30th, 2008It happened on May 30, in NHL Playoff History
May 30, 1985
The Edmonton Oilers downed the Philadelphia Flyers 8-3 in Game Five to win the 1985 Stanley Cup and their second straight championship title. Conn Smythe Trophy winner Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and assisted on three others to set playoff records for assists (30) and [...]
From the Pittsburgh Press
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Pittsburgh columnist: Penguins aren’t just losing series - they’re losing their reputations, too
BY GENE COLLIER • PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Sidney Crosby hasn’t scored a goal since Mother’s Day.
Evgeni Malkin skates in quicksand.
Ryan Malone can’t function unless he’s under the world’s largest formerly retractable stainless steel roof.
And that Marian Hossa trade so widely hailed? Did it really happen? [...]