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Gary Bettman is special guest on Hockey Night Radio
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman joins host Rob Pizzo and Elliotte Friedman in studio on Hockey Night in Canada Radio to be broadcast from 3-5 p.m. ET on Sirius 207 and XM 92.
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Bruins draw confidence from faceoff dominance
The Boston Bruins are fabulous at faceoffs, especially Patrice Bergeron, who won a mind-boggling 86 per cent of the draws he took in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
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Nathan Horton is huge plus for Bruins
Whether you love or hate plus/minus ratings, what Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton is accomplishing in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs is putting him in select company.
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Penguins plight identical to 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins lost the first two games of the Eastern Conference final to the Boston Bruins, but rallied to win four straight games and the series. Can history repeat itself?
Playoffs 2013
Jonathan Quick is at it again
He was so good in last year's playoffs that maybe we've
come to expect this from him, but what Jonathan Quick is doing in the playoffs this year is nothing short of incredible and needs to be recognized.
Playoffs 2013
Pens' power play flirting with playoff greatness
You would be very hard pressed today to find a recap of Game 1 between the Penguins and Senators that doesn't have at least 36 per cent of it dedicated to their power play (seems like a fair number seeing as they have converted on 36 per cent of their power-play opportunities in the playoffs).
Playoffs 2013
Kings' Jeff Carter a streaky scorer
What do Frank the Tank from the movie Old School and Jeff Carter of the L.A. Kings have in common? On more than one occasion they have gone streaking.
Playoffs 2013
Interpreting playoff clichés
We here at Hockey Night in Canada are not only here to entertain, but to educate. Luckily, I happen to be fluent in the language of playoff clichés, and just so you don't feel like you are watching an interview in another language, here are the interpretations of some commonly heard sound quotes in the playoffs.
Playoffs 2013
'Hot' NHL teams don't always win in playoffs
If a team is winning going into the playoffs, it stands to
reason that it will continue winning once the post-season begins. But if this is your thought process in predicting a Stanley Cup winner,
I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but history is not on your side.
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Stamkos, St. Louis score while Lightning suffer
For the Tampa Bay Lightning to have the top two point-getters in the NHL and not
make the playoffs is unacceptable, and you only have to look at recent history to prove it.
Rob Pizzo
Rob Pizzo brings more than a decade of experience in the sports broadcasting industry as he offers his views on the latest news from the world of hockey. He's worked with Sportsnet 590 The Fan all-sports radio station as a producer and reporter, and has reported on the Maple Leafs, the Toronto Argonauts and the Toronto Raptors.
