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After taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the series and establishing home-ice dominance, the Washington Capitals have now lost three straight, with their most crushing defeat coming Saturday night at the Verizon Center. The game truly was a story of back-and-forth momentum, with the Capitals owning the second period, playing their most physical brand of … Read more
The Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, riding the hot goaltending of Adam Berkhoel, and decisively winning the special teams’ showdown, defeated the Hershey Bears on Saturday night at the Wachovia Arena, 4-1, taking a 3-2 lead in the best of seven East Division Finals. Blitzed by the Penguins for three goals in the first period on Friday … Read more
In my opinion, the winner of tonight’s game will win the series. So far, Pittsburgh and Washington have given the NHL the series they’ve wanted featuring its biggest stars in Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. After four games, it’s tied 2-2 and each game brings more and more intensity and bitterness between the teams. There’s … Read more
While looking to regain control of the series over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after their disappointing overtime loss on Wednesday night, the Hershey Bears hit a rough patch of road, yielding three unanswered goals in the first period, eventually falling to their neighbors to the north, 6-3. “You just can’t make mistakes,” commented Hershey’s head coach, … Read more
In a game with few bright spots for Washington Capitals fan, Simeon Varlamov continued to shine. Varly faced 42 shots on the night – many of them quality chances – and turned away all but 3. The Caps were outplayed and outworked most of the night, but the outstanding young Russian kept the Caps in … Read more
The Capitals are starting to play to their potential. This time around, it’s against an even faster, more polished, and flat-out better opponent than their foes in the first round. In both games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have started out strong and have been aggressively pursuing the puck and continually testing rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov. The … Read more
Once again the Penguins out skated, and outshot the Capitals, and once again the Capitals won by a single goal. The three stars may have been Ovechkin, Crosby and Varlamov, but it was David Steckel’s goal in the second period that turned out to be the difference maker in a game that has been billed … Read more
The Hershey Bears subscribed to Yogi Berra’s philosophy of, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” when facing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in game two of the East Division Finals at Giant Center on Sunday evening, by continuing to display balanced scoring and solid goaltending. The Bears made their mark on the scoreboard first when Oskar … Read more
John Carlson, the 27th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, made his professional debut on Saturday night at Giant Center, taking a regular shift in the Bears’ opening win against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins in the Eastern Conference Division Finals, the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. The 6’3” 210 pound native … Read more
Balance was the buzz word at Giant Center following the Hershey Bears’ 5-3 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first game of the Eastern Division Finals on Saturday night. While taking their 1-0 lead in the series, the Bears received goals from five different players. That, combined with the outstanding performances from special teams … Read more