Brian Rolston

Vinny Prospal and Marian Gaborik gave New York the lead with goals 41 seconds apart in the first period and the Rangers beat Atlanta 5-2 on Friday night for the Thrashers' fifth straight loss. March 10, 2010 : Rob Niedermayer, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston had a goal and assist each and the New Jersey Devils returned home from a difficult post-Olympics trip to beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday.  

The Devils are wasting great opportunities, and because of it, they squandered a grand chance to reclaim the Atlantic Division lead. Playing with only mathematical playoff hopes and mostly for pride, the Islanders turned spoilers last night, almost by invitation. They won for only the fourth time in 17 games, beating the Devils 4-2 at Nassau Coliseum, handing New Jersey its ninth loss in 10 games away from Newark.

That's the worst thing we got, when they called penalties on them   -Jacques Lemaire

 

Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists to snap out of a scoring slump and the New Jersey Devils beat the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins for the fifth straight time, 3-1 on Friday. March 10, 2010 : Rob Niedermayer, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston had a goal and assist each and the New Jersey Devils returned home from a difficult post-Olympics trip to beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday.  

Patrick Sharp's second goal of the game 2:08 into overtime gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Dave Bolland intercepted a pass by the Kings' Brad Richardson at center ice and made a long pass to Sharp, who skated in and beat goalie Jonathan Quick. Sharp opened the scoring for Chicago in the first period.  

NHL general managers will recommend a rule change on blindside hits to the head, looking to protect players and punish those responsible in a game that has become faster and rougher. The unanimous decision Wednesday came at the end of three days of meetings in which player head injuries was the predominant issue. The GMs will recommend to the competition committee that referees call a minor or major penalty for any hit where the primary point of contact is the head.

This is a great next step to take these types of hits out of our game and to deal with the perpetrators appropriately   -Randy Sexton

 

The Chicago Blackhawks moved equal top of the NHL's Western Conference with a 3-2 overtime win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Patrick Sharp scored his second goal of the game 2:08 into overtime to secure the win that put Chicago level on points with San Jose. Dave Bolland picked off an errant pass at center ice and made a long pass to Sharp, who skated in and beat goalie Jonathan Quick. Sharp opened the scoring for Chicago in the first period, and Kris Versteeg added a goal.  

Rob Niedermayer, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston had a goal and assist each and the New Jersey Devils returned home from a difficult post-Olympics trip to beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday. March 7, 2010 : It's crunch time in the Fantasy Hockey season with the playoffs underway or positioning at stake.