TRH PLAYOFF RECAP - GAME 6: ST. LOUIS BLUES: 45 AND COUNTING
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KINGS 2, BLUES 1
Down 2-0 in the series and facing the possibility of being put on the brink of elimination, the Los Angeles Kings had to answer back in Game 3. The atmosphere inside Staples Center was a bit reserved. Sure, the defending Stanley Cup Champions were...
Elliott gets third shutout, Blues beat Wild 2-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Brian Elliott notched his third straight shutout, stretching his streak to 189 minutes, 31 seconds without a goal, and the St. Louis Blues won their sixth straight game by beating the Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Thursday night.
Roman Polak ended a 120-game streak without a goal, and Andy McDonald also scored, sending the Wild to their sixth loss in eight games. They...
Blues win 6th straight over Wild
Brian Elliott notched his third straight shutout, stretching his streak to 189 minutes, 31 seconds without a goal, and the St. Louis Blues won their sixth straight game by beating the Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Thursday night.
Roman Polak ended a 120-game streak without a goal, and Andy McDonald also scored, sending the Wild to their sixth loss in eight games. They have been shut out...
The Blues got a bit lucky against Columbus
The St. Louis Blues won an enormous game against the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 3-1. What that score fails to show is just how close this contest was. In fact, when the Blues were leading by a score of 2-1 with roughly 13 minutes left in the third, Columbus appeared to have scored to tie things up.
But wait a second - almost as soon as the puck popped into the net, the...
Hockey Fights of the Week: 3/4 - 3/10
This installment of Hockey Fights of the Week could have been renamed Knockouts of the Week. While fights around the NHL are a common occurrence, punches that buckle an opponent are rare and a sight worth beholding.
5. Pierre-Cedric Labrie (TB) vs. Deryk Engelland (PIT) - Mar. 4
We'll admit, this week's list gets off to a bit of a slow start. That's what happens...
Hockey Fights of the Week: 3/4 - 3/10
This installment of Hockey Fights of the Week could have been renamed Knockouts of the Week. While fights around the NHL are a common occurrence, punches that buckle an opponent are rare and a sight worth beholding.
5. Pierre-Cedric Labrie (TB) vs. Deryk Engelland (PIT) - Mar. 4
We'll admit, this week's list gets off to a bit of a slow start. That's...
Kyle Clifford Destroys Roman Polak In Great Hockey Fight
Staples Center was rocking on Tuesday night as the St. Louis Blues came to town for the first time since being swept by the Kings in the 2012 playoffs. The first period alone resulted in three fights and 40 penalty minutes, including a scrap between Kyle Clifford and Roman Polak. At around the 0:37 mark of the video below, you can see Clifford sending Dustin Penner back to the Kings...
Blues Find A Different Way To Lose
from Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
The Blues went to Hollywood and wrote a new script for a season that is quickly slipping away.
One of the more proficient, physical starts the Blues have produced this year was followed up by perhaps the most anguishing finish fans have witnessed to date.
Los Angeles scored four third-period goals — and five unanswered...
Roman Polak vs Kyle Clifford Includes This Vicious KO Chest Shot
At first it looked like Kings tough guy Kyle Clifford caught Blues pugilist Roman Polak with a right to the chin. However, when you look at the replay, it seems Clifford’s punch is more of an upper chest to neck shot.
What matters is that Polak dropped, a linesman covered him up, a trainer came out to make sure Roman wasn’t dead and Clifford skated off to the penalty box. Give...
GREAT BRAWL
Kyle Clifford and Roman Polak drop the gloves
On Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Kings’ 6-4 comeback win over the St. Louis Blues, Kings forward Kyle Clifford and Blues enforcer Roman Polak went toe-to-toe in a classic hockey fight. As the above video shows, Polak and Clifford dropped the gloves just after a face-off (standard procedure) in the first period, and started immediately throwing bombs at each other. Clifford...
Kyle Clifford K.O.’s Roman Polak with uppercut
Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford was dead set on fighting St. Louis Blues defenseman Roman Polak. Dustin Penner came on the ice for a line change and Clifford sent him off the ice. Clifford threw hard and often early in the bout and connected on a solid uppercut that sent Polak down to the ice. Polak went to the locker room immediately and didn’t look so good as he...
Jackets set to take on red-hot Blues
The St. Louis Blues have been getting plenty of offensive production throughout their lineup.
The struggling Columbus Blue Jackets are just looking for someone to step up after trading star forward Rick Nash last summer.
St. Louis will try to extend its best start in 15 seasons on Thursday night when the Blue Jackets open their longest homestand of the season.
Playing six games in...
Blues look to extend best start in 15 seasons
(AP) -- The St. Louis Blues have been getting plenty of offensive production throughout their lineup.
The struggling Columbus Blue Jackets are just looking for someone to step up after trading star forward Rick Nash last summer.
St. Louis will try to extend its best start in 15 seasons on Thursday night when the Blue Jackets open their longest homestand of the season.
Playing...
Blues-Blue Jackets Preview
The St. Louis Blues have been getting plenty of offensive production throughout their lineup.
The struggling Columbus Blue Jackets are just looking for someone to step up after trading star forward Rick Nash last summer.
St. Louis will try to extend its best start in 15 seasons on Thursday night when the Blue Jackets open their longest homestand of the season.
Playing six games...
Someone opened the Roman Polak Door
"Quick quick! Someone close the door!"
Too late.
Photo Credit - The Hockey News
Blues Looking For A Defenseman
from Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “We want to find a top-four defenseman,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. “If we could add one player that we feel really comfortable about being in the four, then we really feel good about our group.
“When I view a top-four player, it’s someone that’s a 5-on-5 player obviously and potentially touch both...
Game 2s marred by physical altercations
Did you take a night off from watching Stanley Cup hockey on Saturday night? If so, you missed plenty of fireworks across all of the games going on from both Conferences. Physical play, dirty hits and fights galore summarized nearly every Game 2 on the schedule.
If you did miss out, fear not. We compiled a collection of video to get you caught up.
Rangers / Senators...
Before finishing stretch, Blues get extra work
(Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos.) By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer The St. Louis Blues are getting extra conditioning for players coming off injuries, and they are working out the bad taste from backing into the Central Division title.
Players were on the ice long enough Monday to need a break. While there are no health issues, forwards Andy McDonald, Matt D&...
Blues Completely Healthy After Two Years
from Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, With the return Saturday of Andy McDonald, Matt D’Agostini and Roman Polak, the Blues will have their entire roster healthy and available for the first time since March 3, 2010 - a span of 160 games.
“I was in the middle of one of the drills (at Friday’s practice) ... we were doing 5 on 5 and it seemed like every line...
TSN Power Rankings
from Scott Cullen of TSN, This Week 1, Last Week 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 47-22-6
Thumped in Ottawa Saturday night for their only regulation loss in the last 16 games, losing 8-4 with rookie Brad Thiessen between the pipes. It was the fifth time all season that the Penguins have lost by three or more goals, while each of their last six wins have been by three-goal margins.
Key Injuries...
Pictures Of The Day
Virginia honors their seniors prior to last night’s game at the John Paul Jones Arena. (VirginiaSports.com)Julia Mancuso from the USA competes in the 1st run of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's giant slalom in Ofterschwang, southern Germany, on March2, 2012. (Thomas Kienzle /AFP/Getty Images)Maxim Lapierre #40, Aaron Rome #29, and Chris Higgins #20 of the Vancouver Canucks...
Canucks 3, Blues 2, OT
Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal 46 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night in a matchup for first place in the Western Conference.
Alexandre Burrows had two goals and drew the decisive penalty for the Canucks, who have an NHL-best 59 points - three more than St. Louis. David Backes was whistled for boarding...
Blues Overcome Bad Second Period, Comeback To Beat Oilers 4-3
After serving eleven minutes worth of penalties and allowing two power play goals in the second period against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, the St. Louis Blues looked dead. After two periods the Blues trailed 3-1 at home to the Oilers and were outshot 21-9 in the second period.
It looked as though it just was not the Blues night.
But the Blues came out with a charge...
Veteran Dmen Stabalize Blues’ Defense
from Norm Sanders of the News-Democrat, As a veteran NHL coach, there aren’t too many things that surprise Ken Hitchcock any more when it comes to hockey.
After taking over the Blues last month, one of those rare surprises presented itself in the form of 6-foot, 225-pound defenseman Roman Polak.
“Polak for me is the biggest surprise,” said Hitchcock, who has marveled at Polak’s...
Is it Time to Believe in the St. Louis Blues?
As we make our way toward a new calendar year, every site is releasing their top-10 moments and stories of 2011. While you won't find that sort of list in this article, you will find my nomination for "Most Surprising Team of 2011-12" to date.
The St. Louis Blues weren't supposed to do this well, especially not after firing their head coach Davis Payne just 13...
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