The Boston Bruins are headed to the postseason for the third straight year, and they earned the playoff berth in a big way. In the third contest of a four-game road trip, the Bruins beat the brakes off the Florida Panthers 7-3 at BB&T Center on Saturday, thanks largely to a five-goal second period. Noel Acciari had a goal and a fighting major in the victory, while Zdeno Chara tallied a goal and an assist. Brad Marchand, Karson Kuhlman, Steven Kampfer, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron (empty-netter) accounted for Boston’s other four scores. Jayce Hawryluk, Mike Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck scored Florida’s goals. Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves for the Bruins, while Panthers netminder Sam Montembeault turned away 32 shots. The Bruins climb to
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Predators Eliminate Ducks, Reach First Stanley Cup Final In Team History
Share this: The city of Nashville is crazy for hockey right now, and it’ll soon witness the excitement of the Stanley Cup Final. The Nashville Predators eliminated the Anaheim Ducks from the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-3 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference final at Bridgestone Arena on Monday night. The victory secures the Preds’ first Stanley Cup Final berth in team history. Nashville will play the winner of the Eastern Conference final matchup between the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators. The Pens lead the series 3-2 entering Tuesday night’s Game 6 in Ottawa. Predators forward Colton Sissons played the role of hero in the Game 6 win over the Ducks. He scored a hat trick, including the game-winner with six
The decisive goal: Henry secures France title defence
Henry scores golden goal to ensure France defend title on home soil Tournament overshadowed by tragic death of Marc-Vivien Foe Both teams display solidarity and humanity in final The stakes France entered the competition as defending champions after beating Japan 1-0 in the 2001 final. However, their success did not prove a good omen for the FIFA World Cup™ the following year, when, as title holders, Les Bleus exited the tournament after the group stage with one point and not a single goal to their name. D... FIFA.com - News
Von Miller Forces Cam Newton To Fumble, Secures Super Bowl For Broncos (Video)
The Carolina Panthers had a chance to march down the field and take the lead in Super Bowl 50, but Von Miller made sure that didn’t happen. The Denver Broncos linebacker made a great individual effort to get to Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to force a fumble, which the Broncos recovered. And that wasn’t the first time Miller made an impact Sunday with a big forced fumble. Denver capitalized a few plays later when C.J. Anderson scored the Super Bowl-sealing touchdown on a 2-yard run into the end zone. The Broncos won the game 24-10. Thumbnail photo via Richard Mackson/USA TODAY Sports Images ...
