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Power Rankings: Devils Stay on Top

In this week's power rankings, the New Jersey Devils remain one of the hottest teams in the NHL, holding off the Detroit Red Wings for the top spot thanks to an historic week for goaltender Martin Brodeur. Vancouver makes a big jump, while the Montreal Canadiens continue to fade at the absolute worst time of the season....

The NHL's Overlooked Goal Scorers

On Tuesday, ESPN hockey writer Pierre Lebrun penned an entry on his blog about Dallas Stars forward Loui Eriksson and his under-the-radar, meteoric rise to 30-goal scorer in the NHL. The basic premise of the article was essentially: this guy has more goals than a host of star players, and you probably don't know who he...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Langenbrunner's 2 Goals Lead Devils Over Bruins

Devils 4, Bruins 3: The premier matchup on Thursday's schedule had to be the New Jersey-Boston tilt, and it didn't disappoint as the Devils took a 4-3 decision in overtime. Jamie Langenbrunner scored a pair of goals for the Devils, including the game-winner 1:11 into overtime.After jumping out to a 2-0 lead through the...

The Western Conference: A Marvelous Mass of Mediocrity

There are certainly at least two really good teams in the NHL's Western Conference. Defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit and fast-starting San Jose appear in the clear to duke it out for the right to play for the Stanley Cup later this year.Of course, we know that anything can happen in a best-of-seven series. In...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Pavel Datsyuk Helps Detroit Crush San Jose

The game of the night -- or so we thought -- was that monster matchup in Detroit, between the defending Stanley Cup champions, and the team that, thus far, has been the best team in the NHL this season. On paper, it looked like it was going to be an epic tilt. Possible Western Conference Finals preview, Mike Babcock vs....

LouiEriksson News From the Web

05/18/12 World Hockey Championships: Quarterfinals Source: Kukla's Korner The quarterfinals occurred in the World Junior Hockey Championships yesterday.
05/15/12 World Championship Recap: May 15 Source: NHL - Dallas Stars Jamie Benn logged 11:08 minutes on the ice with one shot to help Canada defeat Belarus 5-1.
05/09/12 Dallas contingent starring early at Worlds Source: NHL If not for an April collapse that saw the club fall from first to fourth place in the Pacific Division, the Dallas Stars would have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring for the first time since 2008.
05/07/12 Word Championships Recap: May 7 Source: NHL - Dallas Stars Jamie Benn recorded three points (2 goals, 1 assist) and a +4 rating in 14:48 minutes of ice time to help lead Canada to a 7-2 victory over France.
05/07/12 Young Leadership Core Emerging Source: NHL - Dallas Stars Coming off their fourth straight season without a playoff spot, it's almost amazing to see just how vastly different the Dallas Stars organization is today compared to the one that last made the post-season back in 2008.