Month: February 2009

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin last started in net on February 11th in Atlanta, when he made 36 saves in a 3-1 win over Atlanta. Khabby currently ranks 5th in the NHL in save percentage (.924) and is tied for 9th in GAA (2.37). Also, Nik was recently rated the 7th best goaltender in the

The Colorado Avalanche head into Atlanta to face the Thrashers tonight. Both teams have struggled mightily this season; Atlanta is 14th in the Eastern Conference, 20 points out of a playoff spot and Colorado is last in the Western Conference, but only 7 points out 8th place. However, Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk has been on fire

Pekka Rinne recorded his fifth shutout of the season on Saturday night in St. Louis as the Predators edged the Blues 1-0. Rinne began the season as the backup to Dan Ellis, who Nashville re-signed to a two-year contract this summer. Saturday night is another example of Rinne delivering for Nashville, while having an extremely

Finnish defenseman Anssi Salmela was recalled from Lowell yesterday afternoon and joined the Devils in Tampa Bay as they prepared for tonight’s game. Salmela’s last played for New Jersey on November 29th in Pittsburgh. Anssi’s brief stint earlier this season with New Jersey was highlighted by a two-assist game vs. Tampa Bay on November 23rd.

Lethbridge goaltender Juha Metsola recorded his fifth shutout of the season on Friday night with a 2-0 win over Kamloops. Metsola’s .903 save percentage is good for 11th in the Western Hockey League. Juha, who has appeared in 44 out of 60 games, is again having a strong season for Lethbridge, currently 6th in the

PuckAgency client Nikolai Khabibulin was scratched from a potential start tonight in St. Louis to face the Blues with an apparent “lower-body” injury. This injury doesn’t appear to be serious and it is possible Khabby could start tomorrow night at home vs. Dallas. Khabibulin has put together a Vezina-type year thus far, as he is

Ottawa Senators 2006 Draft pick Kaspars Daugavins scored a shorthanded goal with only 17 seconds remaining in overtime as the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors edged the Kitchener Rangers last night. In a mutual decision, Daugavins was assigned to Mississauga by the Binghamton Senators on December 23. Kaspars scored 40 goals for Mississauga in 2007-08 and

This wasn’t your normal weekend for Thrashers superstar Ilya Kovalchuk. Kovy followed up the birth of his son, Philipp, with a two-point day vs. Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, albeit in a losing effort. Kovalchuk has taken off recently and is now Atlanta’s leading goal scorer with 22 goals, one ahead of Bryan Little. Kovy is

Vancouver Canucks 2006 Draft pick Sergei Shirokov has been gaining attention in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with his recent stellar play for CSKA. With his latest surge, Shirokov found himself in the running for Hockey’s Future Prospect of the Month for January. One of Shirokov’s linemates is Colorado Avalanche 2004 Draft pick Denis Parshin;

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