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Year in Photos 2012
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ROUND THREE
DESERT DEFEAT, THE DEVILS OWN Mike Smith makes a desperate save on Anze Kopitar in the Western Conference final, but the Coyotes are no match for the Kings as L.A. rolls over them in five games. In the East, the Devils exorcise some demons, killing the Manhattan monster of Mark Messier’s 1994 guaranteed win 18 years later and halting hope of yet another Blueshirts 3-2 series comeback. MINDFUL MAYHEM As the post-season wears on, etiquette picks up. Dainius Zubrus politely asks Ryan McDonagh to wait his turn. Drew Doughty graciously helps Coyotes captain Shane Doan practise his forward-somersault-twist-in-the-free position. And Martin Brodeur kindly offers Artem Anisimov a spot in his crease to rest his aching body. NET GAINS AND FACE GAMES Both Brodeur and Smith shine brightly in Round 3, but the experience of the…
YEAR IN PHOTOS
Graig Abel/NHLI via Getty Images – pg. 19 (top), 74 (both) Justin K. Aller/Getty Images – pg. 22 (bottom), 23 (middle right), 26 (top) Claus Andersen/Getty Images – pg. 26 (bottom) Joel Auerbach/Getty Images – pg. 89 (top left) Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images – pg. 82 (top) Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images – pg. 54 (top & bottom left), 56, 59 (bottom) Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images – pg. 12 (bottom left) Bruce Bennett/Getty Images – pg. 19 (bottom), 24 (bottom left), 27 (top left), 28, 32 (top left), 33 (both), 63 (top), 64 (bottom right), 67 (bottom), 72 (both), 83 (bottom), 89 (top right), 90 (bottom), 91 (bottom), 92 (both), 96 (top), 99 (top), 100 (top right), 101 (bottom), 104, 106 (top right), 108 (top left, bottom left & bottom right), 110 (top left &…
FEBRUARY
TRADE WINDS As the Feb. 27 trade deadline nears, contenders make moves – the Kings get Jeff Carter and the Devils nab Marek Zidlicky – but the most talked about player, Rick Nash, stays put despite asking out of Columbus. NO HOLDING BACK In February, the NHL’s stretch drive begins. Games get meaner and rougher, especially in the crease. Just ask Scott Clemmensen, Michal Neuvirth, Antti Niemi and Marc-Andre Fleury. OUT-DOMINATING Ryan Miller sets a new franchise mark with his 235th victory Feb. 4, besting the New York Islanders in a shootout and passing Dominik Hasek as the Buffalo Sabres’ all-time winningest goalie. BACK-END BATTLE D-men Christian Ehrhoff and Travis Hamonic collide along the boards in Miller’s record-setting game. After killing a penalty in overtime for too many men, Buffalo bags a pair of goals in the…
NOVEMBER
CROSBY KILLS IT Never has a mid-year return such created hype. And ‘The Kid’ doesn't disappoint, busting through the Isles ‘D’ to score on his second shift and finishing the night with four points. His don’t-read-lips celebration says it all. FEAR FACTOR We wonder if Detroit’s Ty Conklin likes to scare small children when he isn’t backing up Jimmy Howard? “FIFTY POUNDS ON ME AND HE RUNS ME LIKE THAT? IT’S UNBELIEVABLE… GUTLESS. PIECE OF S---– Ryan Miller offers his thoughts on Milan Lucic after the beastly Bruin barrels into him MEN IN BLOCK The NHL continues to be a goalie’s league as stoppers shine from post to post. Jonathan Quick, top left, and Henrik Lundqvist, bottom right, are among 11 men with save percentages of .920 or better. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Ryan O’Byrne tests out Semyon Varlamov’s ability…
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