HALIFAX – Latvia maintained its spot in the top tier of world junior hockey with a 4-2 win over Austria on Wednesday. Latvia swept the best-of-three relegation series at the 2023 world junior championship with the win after taking Monday’s opener 5-2. The result means Latvia will compete at the 2024 world juniors in Goteborg,
Sam Gagner showed he can make a heads-up move while playing in his 1,002 NHL career game. The veteran forward tipped in a point shot from Ville Heinola with 5:40 left in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. “Just was able to get
The New Jersey Devils are back on the road tonight, taking on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena at 7:00 pm. It is a nationally televised game, so the Devils will be expected to bring their A-game, especially with the rest of the Metropolitan Division closing in on their second-place spot. New Jersey
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – Fined for Flying on the Florida Panthers ** NHLRumors.com transcription Marek: “Scale of one to the sky is falling, how concerned are you about the Florida Panthers, and the
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Springfield Thunderbirds forward Will Bitten has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 1, 2023. Bitten recorded six points (two goals, four assists) and a plus-6 rating in three games for Springfield last week. On Wednesday
11:29 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Damar Hamlin was at the forefront in the minds of the Buffalo Sabres from the time they woke up on a game day through the end of their 5-4 overtime victory at the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. It was evident from the “LOVE FOR 3” shirts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe broke a tie on a power play midway through the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat Dallas 3-2 on Tuesday night to snap the Stars’ four-game winning streak. “We got a good opportunity tonight, and it bounced the right way,” Kempe said. Pheonix Copley made 28 saves
Auston Matthews reached a new career milestone and linemate Michael Bunting found his scoring touch, but the Toronto Maple Leafs still weren’t happy with their final result on Tuesday. Brayden Schenn scored on the power play and again in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over Toronto 6-5. The Maple Leafs rallied from
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the San Jose Sharks are willing to trade Ryan Merkely after the player requested a trade. Meanwhile, there is talk the New York Rangers might be open to moving Alexis Lafreniere, but that’s not entirely accurate. Are the Columbus Blue Jackets ready to start moving players? Finally, are the Edmonton
On Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers, and many Ottawa Senators fans are suggesting that the Senators should submit a claim, but I am here to tell you why that isn’t a good idea. Sure, Vrana has 57 points over his last 78 games, which is a great level
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Tucson Roadrunners forward Michael Carcone, Cleveland Monsters defenseman David Jiricek and Calgary Wranglers goaltender Dustin Wolf have been selected as the league’s award winners for December. Carcone, the AHL Player of the Month, scored 10 goals and added 10 assists for 20 points in 10
3:08 PM ET The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers Tuesday, less than three weeks after he returned to the team following a stint in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Vrana is midway through a three-year, $15.75 million deal that carries a $5.25 million cap hit. Vrana, 26, sought treatment through the
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks know January could make or break their season. Struggling with consistency and faced with a daunting schedule, this month will likely show whether Vancouver has the ability to claw its way into playoff position or if it will miss post-season play yet again. “I know from our standpoint, we have
Alex Ovechkin scored almost at will against the Montreal Canadiens and moved a few steps closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin recorded his 30th career hat trick to speed up his pursuit of Gretkzy’s mark, Charlie Lindgren made 31 saves against his first NHL team and the Washington Capitals skated circles around Montreal
Jan. 2 has been a unique date in National Hockey League history. It has seen two legends of the game do their thing in five different decades. A pair of goaltenders accomplished an extremely rare feat, and there were even a couple of outdoor games for good measure. So, let’s fire up our hockey time
The St. Louis Blues have been hit hard by the injury bug. Early Monday morning (Jan. 2), the team announced that both forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko would be sidelined and placed on the injured reserved list. Roughly 90 minutes later, general manager Doug Armstrong addressed the media via Zoom to answer questions regarding
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Sportsnet: Following the Chychrun information, Elliotte Friedman dives into talking about the situation with Alexis Lafreniere and the New York Rangers. Despite Lafreniere being a healthy scratch the Rangers have no plans of trading the young forward. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “There
📝 by Laura Kirk | AHL On The Beat “That would just be the perfect story.” Abbotsford rookie Arshdeep Bains told media after his signing with the Vancouver Canucks organization that “getting the chance to play for the Canucks would be huge for everybody in Surrey, everyone who’s South Asian, anyone who wants to play