ST. LOUIS — Sammy Blais had a goal and an assist, and his score midway through the third period was the winner as the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Jordan Binnington stopped 28 shots as the defending Stanley Cup champions won their first game of the season. The Blues
Month: October 2019
Bob Cole, Bob McCown, Nick Kypreos, John Shannon and more. There’s an impressive list of sports broadcasters who are not broadcasting sports at the moment after massive changes at Sportsnet, which has reached the halfway point of a 12-year, $5.2-billion deal for national rights to the NHL. Asked recently about the moves — with the
The Winnipeg Jets extended their winning streak over the New Jersey Devils to seven games in a way coach Paul Maurice can’t recall in 25 years of coaching. The Jets overcame a late 4-0 second-period deficit, got shootout goals from Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler and spoiled the debut of No. 1 overall pick Jack
Penguins carrying nine defensemen Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins gain some salary cap relief by placing Bryan Rust on the LTIR, but it does drop them to 12 forwards. The Penguins’ corresponding move was to call up defenseman John Marino, giving them nine defensemen on their roster. Do the Penguins have
10:16 AM ET The St. Louis Blues have signed center Brayden Schenn to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension, the team announced Friday. Schenn’s new deal comes off his fourth straight season in which he scored at least 50 points. He tallied 17 goals and 37 assists in 2018-19. The contract ties Schenn to the
Syracuse, N.Y. — Danick Martel lived in a hotel in downtown Tampa for most of last season, and would make the two-minute walk from his residence to Amalie Arena. That’s where his Tampa Bay Lightning practice and play. From the moment he awoke on game days until he arrived at that destination, Martel was filled
By The Canadian Press October 5th, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-0, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (0-1-0, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT Bottom Line Atlantic Division foes Florida and Tampa Bay will play. Florida went 23-19-10 in Eastern Conference play and 20-13-8 at home in the
By The Canadian Press October 5th, 2019 Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators (1-0-0, first in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT Bottom Line Nashville and Detroit face off in a non-conference matchup. Nashville finished 47-29-6 overall and 25-14-2 at home in the 2018-19 season. The Predators scored 236 total goals last
COLUMBUS—The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to Sweden to help fill the scoring void left by departed star forward Artemi Panarin. More specifically, the Blue Jackets are relying on a quartet of Swedes — two of them rookies who haven’t played in North America before — for some scoring punch as they open the season
Sports·Video Blake Coleman split the defence and with a man draped all over him somehow one-handed the puck into the back of the net while falling down for a spectacular goal. Social Sharing Posted: Oct 04, 2019 10:26 PM ET | Last Updated: October 5 Blake Coleman split the defence and with a man draped
Extension talks to start for some pending restricted free agents Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: From understanding, the New York Islanders and the agent for Mathew Barzal, J.P. Barry, have already established that they’d like to have contract extension talks this fall. Barzal’s numbers so far have him between Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. That
10:18 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Jim Breus is standing in front of T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights, dangling a large, plush-toy shark from a stick, with a noose tied around its tail. Nearby, another stuffed shark is impaled on a medieval sword, and a mini plush mako has been repurposed as
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Stefan Noesen to an American Hockey League contract for the 2019-20 season. Noesen, 26, skated in 41 NHL games for the New Jersey Devils last season, notching three goals and five assists. In 2017-18, he collected 13 goals and 14 assists in 72 games with the Devils. A first-round
In terms of the greatest players in Detroit Red Wings history, Mickey Redmond may not be the first name that comes to mind. The mustachioed marvel may resonate with fans due to his longstanding role as a team broadcaster, but many forget Redmond’s effectiveness during his playing days. Related: Detroit Red Wings’ 50-Goal Scorers A
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Philip Tomasino scored three goals and set up three more as the Niagara IceDogs doubled up the Kingston Frontenacs 8-4 on Friday in the Ontario Hockey League. Kyen Sopa also had a hat trick and two assists for Niagara (3-2-2) and Oliver Castleman and Lucas Theriault also scored. Akil Thomas chipped
ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis Blues have signed Brayden Schenn to an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million, locking up one of their top centres after their run to the Stanley Cup championship last season. The 28-year-old Schenn was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia in 2017 and put up a career-high 28 goals the following
Click on the video player above to watch The Dream Gap Tour women’s hockey showcase. Action begins on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET, followed by another game at 5 p.m. ET. Coverage resumes on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with the consolation match, followed by the championship at 1:30 p.m. ET. The tour is a series of
Penguins coach Sullivan on trade rumors Wes Crosby: Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan on Jack Johnson trade rumors, and trade rumors in general. “We don’t overly concern ourselves with what you guys (the media) think or do, or say.” Oilers still getting trade interest in Puljujarvi TSN: Darren Dreger said that in the past week