Monday night was a rather light schedule in the National Hockey league with just two games on the docket. However, those contests did provide us with some great saves. Plus, we will take a look at some top-notch goaltending in Philadelphia and a shutout that proved something get better with age. Kuemper & Demko Provide
Month: October 2019
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff isn’t saying much on his team’s relationship with absent defenceman Dustin Byfuglien, other than the issue is “complicated.” Cheveldayoff talked to reporters in San Jose a day after reports emerged that Byfuglien underwent surgery for a high ankle sprain last week in his native Minnesota, and that the Jets were
CALGARY—The Canadian women’s hockey team will host the United States in Moncton, N.B., Victoria and Vancouver this winter. The Rivalry Series between the two countries has been expanded from its inaugural three games in February to five in 2019-20. The series opens Dec. 14 in Hartford, Conn., before heading to Moncton on Dec. 17. The
Several factors have contributed to the Vancouver Canucks impressive start to the NHL season. The Canucks are 8-3-1 overall and 8-1-1 in their last 10 games following a 5-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles Wednesday night. Vancouver is getting goal production from all four lines and steady goaltending from the tandem of Jacob
The trade rumor mill has grown quiet through most of the first month of this NHL season. That’s due to all of this summer’s notable restricted free agents being re-signed in the weeks before the season opener. Of the six trades that went down since Oct. 3, only three involved NHL regulars. The first move saw the
7:00 AM ET It’s Halloween. We’re not only thinking about pucks and sticks, but ghouls and ghosts. So for this October finale edition of the ESPN NHL Power Rankings, we’re assigning every team its corresponding movie monster (or, in some cases, monster movie). Warning: Don’t read this spooky list alone … How we rank: The
by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat Yakov Trenin is off to a blazing start with the Milwaukee Admirals. One of the Nashville Predators’ top draft prospects developing in the American Hockey League, Trenin made headlines by racing out of the gates with five points in his first three games this season. “(Yakov) is
LAS VEGAS — Nicolas Roy scored his first career NHL goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Sunday night. Roy, making his first appearance as a member of the Golden Knights, showed off his blazing speed when he split two Anaheim defenders and slipped a shot through Ducks goaltender John
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Wednesday night. James Neal and Jujhar Khaira also scored for the Oilers, who had dropped two in a row. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added two assists. Draisaitl’s second goal, his
Not long after the St. Louis Blues raised their Stanley Cup banner and the Colorado Avalanche got rolling on a season of high expectations each team has a significant obstacle to overcome. The Blues will be without sniper Vladimir Tarasenko for five months, basically the rest of the regular season. The Avalanche — already missing
Carey Price stopped 33 shots, Brendan Gallagher and Shea Weber scored in the opening minute of the first two periods, and the Montreal Canadiens rolled to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night. Montreal arrived in the desert early for an extra day of practice and acclimation after beating Toronto 5-2 on
4:28 PM ET USA Hockey announced Wednesday that it is increasing penalties for racial and derogatory slurs of any kind by way of a directive from the governing body’s president. Any player or team official penalized under the rule which covers racial and derogatory slurs will now receive a match penalty, which comes with an
NASHVILLE — You couldn’t blame the guy if he figured he had it made. Alan Quine had just lived his childhood dream, logging his first appearance at the NHL level. In a blink, the rookie forward found himself skating on the New York Islanders’ top line … alongside a bonafide superstar and in the glare
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cam Fowler set a franchise record for career goals by an Anaheim Ducks defenceman in their 7-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler deflects a shot past goaltender John Gibson (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) John Gibson made 36 saves and Josh Mahura tied an Anaheim rookie
David Pastrnak is off to one of the hottest starts of any NHL player in recent memory. His five-game goal-scoring streak was snapped in Sunday’s 7-4 win against the New York Rangers, but the Czech native made up for it with a ridiculous five-assist – five-assist – night. How about them apples? That five-point performance,
VANCOUVER—Canucks forward J.T. Miller only knew he was on the cusp of a major career milestone because his parents wouldn’t let him forget. “They’ve been putting pressure on me for about a week now so I told them to stop texting me,” Miller said Monday night after he scored twice, leading the Canucks to a
NEWSFLASH: Connor McDavid is really good at hockey. Okay, we knew that back when he was playing midget and scouts officially gave him the middle name “Future-First-Overall-Pick.” Tuesday night, McDavid played the 300th game of his career. He picked up an assist, giving him 394 in his career so far. You would be hard-pressed to
Scouting the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers Dan Kingerski: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Penguins – Flyers game included the San Jose Sharks (2), New York Rangers (local scout), Vegas Golden Knights, New Jersey Devils and the Chicago Blackhawks. Seabrook thinks he’d be a good player for somebody Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times:
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