Hockey Pictures: Kronwall, Boucher, Recchi and More

Hockey Pictures:
Kronwall, Boucher, Recchi and More

The beards are getting longer, the faces are getting dirtier and the hockey is getting better – welcome to round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs folks! Here’s a compilation of some of the best photos from this past week in the playoffs – round 1 and round 2 included.

Enjoy:

Detroit Red Wings players Drew Miller, Niklas Kronwall and Jimmy Howard line up to form a Red wall to try and block San Jose Sharks Dan Boyle slapshot:



Current Vancouver Canucks player Dan Hamhuis gets bum rushed by Nashville Predators announcer Wade Belak, a former teammate of Hamhuis on the Preds:



Washington Capitals fans show that they have the highest IQ of all NHL fans, but the most time on their hands, too:



Philadelphia Flyers goaltending tandem of Sergei Bobrovsky and Brian Boucher arrive together prior to game 1 against the Boston Bruins. They look sharp in this picture, which is good, considering that they didn’t look too sharp in the crease during a 3-7 drubbing:



Well, this isn’t going to end well. Martin Erat of the Nashville Predators gets poked and prodded by Vancouver Canucks players Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa:



Pandemonium in Boston – Mark Recchi celebrates his goal with teammate Brad Marchand:




Vancouver Canucks fans get their game face on prior to the team’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks:



Cool shot of Brian Boucher leaving the ice after warm-ups prior to the team’s game 7 against the Buffalo Sabres: