Ilya Bryzgalov

Condensed NHL season results in a reshuffling of the playoff deck

The Stanley Cup playoffs will have a different look this season and not only because the Kings, for the first time in franchise history, are the defending champions. This condensed season produced a lot of injuries and a lot of dramatic playoff races....

Tags: New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Paul Holmgren, Minnesota Wild

Ducks make moves as deals materialize close to the trading deadline

Like the NHL season, the annual deadline-day trading frenzy was late in starting. But a flurry of deals in the hour before Wednesday's noon Pacific time cutoff changed the complexion of several teams and added depth to others hoping for long playoff runs....

Tags: New York Rangers, Sidney Crosby, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, National Hockey League

No ringing endorsement, yet, for NHL players in Sochi Olympics

The countdown to the Sochi Olympics slipped beneath the one-year mark last week with a huge question looming: Will NHL players participate in Russia's first-ever Winter Games? The answer should be clearer after executives of the NHL, NHL Players' Assn....

Tags: Corey Perry, White House, National Hockey League, National Hockey League Players' Association, Saku Koivu

Ice hockey hell intensifies as deadline nears in NHL lockout

Tags: Gary Bettman, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers, Kontinental Hockey League, Sean Couturier

Flyer killer Brodeur gets another chance

The Devils you say! Just two words are all you need to know about the New Jersey Devils: Martin Brodeur. Two words, one name. The greatest goalie in NHL history, surpassing St. Patrick of Roy. The only goalie besides Ron Hextall to score goals in NHL...

Tags: Sidney Crosby, New Jersey Devils, Wells Fargo Center, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins

Flyers playoff hopes against Pens rest on Bryzgalov

As just about everyone with a passing interest in hockey has heard by now, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov fears no man, just bears in the forest. It's a good thing he threw in the "in the forest" part of that comment after practice on Monday....

Tags: New York Rangers, Sidney Crosby, Scott Hartnell, Brooks Orpik, Mario Lemieux

Don't blame Bryzgalov for Flyers loss in Game 2

Anyone seeking to blame Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov for Philadelphia's failure on Tuesday night must have been watching"Dancing With the Stars" or something else on the tube. They certainly could not have been watching Game 2 of the Eastern Conference...

Tags: Sidney Crosby, New Jersey Devils, Scott Hartnell, Wayne Simmonds, Pittsburgh Penguins

Flyers cause of death: Poor decisions

The autopsy isn't official or with a definitive conclusion, but the preliminary results for the cause of playoff death for the 2012 Philadelphia Flyers is simple: they faced a better team with better coaching. As hard as it may be to admit for Flyers...

Tags: New York Rangers, Western Conference (NHL), Paul Holmgren, National Hockey League, Health and Medical Professionals

Snubbed Flyers withstand Devils' best on the road to victory

They say the best revenge is living well, and for the Philadelphia Flyers right now, that means winning. There aren't going to be any individual NHL awards for the Flyers this season. No Jack Adams (coach of the year awards) for Peter Laviolette. No...

Tags: New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Wells Fargo Center

Flyers goaltending must improve

PHILADELPHIA — Brooms were in the stands, but there was nothing to sweep. The Pittsburgh Penguins made sure of that. Not only did the Penguins stave off playoff elimination by avoiding a four-game sweep by the Philadelphia Flyers with Wednesday's...

Tags: Sidney Crosby, Wells Fargo Center, Pittsburgh Penguins, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers need a goalie for any chance to win the Pittsburgh series

A funny thing happened in one of the most high-scoring playoff series in NHL history on Wednesday night. A goalie showed up. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, it wasn't one of theirs. And they need one of theirs, any one of theirs, to show up...

Tags: Sidney Crosby, Brian Boucher, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Wells Fargo Center, Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Round 2 predictions: Devils a heaven-sent opponent for Flyers