OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators say forward Scott Sabourin has a fractured nose and is expected to be released from hospital Sunday, a day after being taken off the ice on a stretcher during a game in Boston. Sabourin was taken from the ice with his head immobilized following a collision with David Backes in which
Month: November 2019
Kyle Connor scored in overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. It was Connor’s seventh career goal in seven games against Vegas. The Jets won their second straight game on back-to-back nights, after surviving San Jose’s 53 shots Friday during a 3-2 victory. Combining
Oilers still undecided on what to do with Puljujarvi Sportsnet: Chris Johnston of Sportsnet said that the Edmonton Oilers haven’t made any decision on what to do with RFA forward Jesse Puljujarvi. Trade interest in Puljujarvi continues. “Right now, Ken Holland has a lot of different options,” Johnston said during the Headlines portion of Hockey Night in
Nov 1, 2019 ESPN News Services The sputtering Chicago Blackhawks got a look at another one of their top prospects in Saturday night’s 4-3 overtime loss at the Los Angeles Kings. Defenseman Adam Boqvist, the No. 8 pick in the 2018 draft, made his NHL debut two days after being recalled from the minors. During
SAN JOSE — There has been an overwhelming reaction to the Sharks’ current group of promising prospects since training camp started back in September. The offseason featured the organization boasting about how happy they were with the young talent coming up the pipeline. Yet at the end of training camp, the majority of those players
On Halloween’s Eve, the Los Angeles Kings hosted its Pacific Division rival in the Vancouver Canucks. The game featured many successful and failed power plays, milestones reached and hundreds of fans in costumes. Most importantly, the same issues the team has been dealing with all season are still lingering. Here are a few takeaways from
BOSTON — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists as the Boston Bruins beat Ottawa 5-2 Saturday night, in a game in which the Senators’ Scott Sabourin was taken to a hospital for evaluation after being taken off on a stretcher. Sabourin was taken from the ice with his head immobilized following a collision
Eddie Olczyk was ready to give up. The one-time Maple Leaf, now a broadcaster, was on his second round of chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer, and the effects were so severe that he told his wife, Diana, he couldn’t do it anymore. Diana told her husband to fight for her, their kids and everyone
Denis Gurianov scored two goals, one on a penalty shot, and Ben Bishop made 35 saves to lead the Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night. As Gurianov skated in on Canadiens goalie Carey Price on a breakaway, Nick Suzuki was called for slashing at 18:49 of the second period. After the
Toffoli healthy scratched and could get moved eventually Lisa Dillman of The Athletic: Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan may forward Tyler Toffoli a healthy scratch on Wednesday. Toffoli is a pending UFA with a $4.6 million salary cap hit and has only scored three goals, with two assists in 12 games. Dennis Bernstein of
8:13 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Ottawa forward Scott Sabourin was taken from the ice on a stretcher with his head immobilized after a collision with Boston forward David Backes early in the first period of Saturday night’s game between the Senators and Bruins. An ambulance took Sabourin to a local hospital for
It is with great sorrow that we report that Griffins video coach Bill LeRoy passed away earlier today in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the team is preparing to play this weekend. Bill has been a valued member of the Griffins’ coaching staff since 2001 and a key contributor to the team’s success on the ice for
I don’t think that anyone can question the offensive prowess Evander Kane brings to a team. However, his role as a San Jose Shark remains a heavy debate. With seven goals notched on his belt in the 2019-20 season, Kane currently leads the Sharks in scoring and ranks third in total points. This impressive performance
We have quite a bit of goaltending news to talk about on this Saturday afternoon. On Friday, we had a netminder on the move and a record in Winnipeg. Today, there is an under-the-weather goaltender in the desert and a great new mask debuting in Rockford. Devils Trade for Domingue Just moments before the New
Ryan Getzlaf scored a breakaway goal 2:30 into overtime, and John Gibson made 39 saves in the Anaheim Ducks’ 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. Jakob Silfverberg scored a short-handed goal in the first period for the Ducks, who improved to 6-1-0 at Honda Center with their second straight victory to open
Rick Dhaliwal: An agent sent a text saying the Elias Pettersson is going to cost the Vancouver Canucks $9 to $11 million, maybe more. Flames could look to move Brodie The Fourth Period: Darren Dreger reported earlier this week that the Calgary Flames and T.J. Brodie have held some contract talks but they don’t appear
12:30 PM ET We are up to an even 50 games this week, and it shows on the schedule: For the first time in a couple of weeks, no team plays only one game. There is still imbalance, however, as 12 teams play four games and five teams play only twice. Among those teams playing
by Matt Tidcombe | AHL On The Beat When you get the call for the first time, it doesn’t matter what hour it is, someone is getting a call immediately after. For Belleville Senators forward J.C. Beaudin, that call went to his dad after he received news that he had been called up to the