9:00 AM ET When Bo Horvat was traded to the New York Islanders earlier this season, he lamented the end of his time with the Vancouver Canucks. “I thought I was going to be a Canuck for life, to be honest with you. Things just didn’t work out that way,” he said, before signing a
The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Anthony Angello from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations. Angello has tallied six goals and five assists in 45 games with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds this season, his fifth pro campaign. He signed as a free agent with the Blues on July 14, 2022. In 216
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn was fined $25,000 for his profanity laced tirade against a referee that led to a game misconduct. The NHL announced the penalty on Wednesday for “conduct demeaning the officials” by Quinn during last Saturday’s 8-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. Quinn started yelling at
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had their way with the New Jersey Devils in recent years. Mostly, they’ve won with talent. Auston Matthews and company did it with grit on Tuesday night to finish off a tough five-game trip. Matthews scored on a power play with 2:53 remaining and the Maple Leafs tallied twice in
The New York Rangers made a few big moves before the trade deadline, acquiring star wingers Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane. Head coach Gerard Gallant must find the best line combinations with the playoffs quickly approaching, and right now he has Kane playing on a line with Artemi Panarin on the left wing and Vincent
Over the past week or so, the Buffalo Sabres played five games. In those games, the Sabres won one game and lost four of them. The losing string started with a 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 28. On March 2nd, they suffered their second loss when the Boston Bruins beat them
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Both the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets appear to be on their way to the postseason. FiveThirtyEight projects the Wild’s playoff chances at 93%, with the Jets’ at 65%. Amid quite a bit
📝 by Laura Kirk | AHL On The Beat It’s no surprise that the transition from European hockey to North American hockey is a hard one. Trying to adjust to the smaller rink and faster game play is challenging enough without trying to navigate an entirely different landscape at the same time. Abbotsford Canucks forward
New York Islanders (32-25-8, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-9, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after the Penguins took down the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime. Pittsburgh has a 6-7-4 record in Metropolitan Division games and
Tyler Toffoli scored in the sudden death round of the shootout to send the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. Toffoli beat Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson five-hole to end Tuesday’s game, which nearly ended in overtime. Both teams scored in the third round of the shootout, but Matt Boldy’s missed backhander
The 2023 Trade Deadline is in the rearview mirror and it was one of the busiest in recent seasons, especially for the contending teams in the Eastern Conference. The New York Rangers acquired Patrick Kane, the New Jersey Devils added Timo Meier, the Boston Bruins acquired Tyler Bertuzzi, and the Toronto Maple Leafs were arguably
The Detroit Red Wings have had an interesting month to say the least. After storming back into the playoff race with an impressive run of play in February, they had no answer for the Ottawa Senators, losing two games in two nights against one of their biggest competitors in the standings. Clearly General Manager Steve
7:35 AM ET Monique Lamoureux-Morando knows there will be a day when she and her son will walk around the Ralph Engelstad Arena concourse at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Her son will see the display honoring his mom and aunt, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, as the school’s two greatest women’s hockey players, not
As Luke Evangelista stepped out of the tunnel and under the lights of Bridgestone Arena last Tuesday, an outburst of cheers erupted from section 118. The source of the commotion: Luke’s mother Margaret, father Andrew, sisters Maria and Sophia and a surplus of family and friends. “We’re pretty intense,” Andrew Evangelista said with a laugh.
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed depth defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a two-year extension. The agreement, announced Tuesday, includes a two-way deal for 2023-24 and a one-way deal for the 2024-25 season. Brisebois, 25, has played nine NHL games this season, registering one assist and four penalty minutes. He’s also made 241 appearances in
The New Jersey Devils can expect an electrifying crowd at Prudential Center tonight when Timo Meier makes his debut in front of the home crowd against Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tuesday’s game marks the club’s 32nd home game of the season for an 18-11-2 record. It will also conclude a three-game series,
March 7 is full of the biggest names the National Hockey League has ever seen adding to their legendary resumes. This date has seen it all; huge assists, record-setting shorthanded goals, and a slew of memories in St. Louis and Montreal. The THW time machine is warmed up and ready to take on our daily
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. There are some who say that the Western Conference playoff race is merely about the order in which the eight teams currently in playoff position will finish. The numbers from FiveThirtyEight back that