faceoff-factor.com - 1/30/2008
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Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it two wins in a row and extend the Atlanta Thrashers' five-game losing streak as push toward their second consecutive playoff berth. Standings, statistics, injuries and more inside.
NHL Salary Cap and Player Salaries
bizofhockey.com 1/30/2008 — With a salary cap of $39 million in 2005-2006, $44 million in 2006-2007 and a reported $50.3 million this season, it is easy for a General Manager to hit-and-miss when awarding a pricey contract, reducing his room to manoeuver to fill the remaining roster spots to build a contender. Here is a breakdown of how the cap is set every year:
Malone Sparks Penguins To Big Victory, 4-2
faceoff-factor.com 1/30/2008 — Ryan Malone notched two goals and secured a rare Atlantic Division victory for the Pittsburgh Penguins as the played the Devils in New Jersey.
There's an Emery solution playing in Atlanta
canada.com 1/30/2008 — The Ottawa Senators undoubtedly didn't want the opportunity to present itself this way, especially with a goalie who helped the team to the Stanley Cup final last season. But that was then and this is now, and Ray Emery, who might have single-handedly ...
Breaks don’t go Penguins’ way in 4-1 loss
mvn.com 1/31/2008 — If you were to look at the boxscore, and you see a 4-1 Atlanta win, you’d think the Penguins didn’t have the legs tonight, considering they played a spirited divisional game in New Jersey the night before.
NHL Capsules —
NHL.com News in English 1/31/2008
ATLANTA (AP) -The Thrashers snapped a five-game losing streak, but Atlanta's 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night might have been costly as leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk left the game with an apparent knee injury.
Kovalchuk sc...