Halloween was a light night of NHL action and, quite frankly, the goalies got shelled. So instead, we’ll take a look at one of the most significant developments in the history of goaltending: the debut of the mask. Plante Wears First Mask When we think about NHL goaltenders, we think about masks. In 2019, masks
Month: November 2019
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off a furious San Jose attack and Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:24 left to send the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the slumping Sharks on Friday night. Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck blocks a shot. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Blake
Everything about Dustin Byfuglien has always been unusual. He was a forward on the Stanley Cup champions who switched and became a standout defenceman. Impossibly big, impossibly fast, impossibly versatile. A player capable of spectacular manoeuvres, bodychecks and mistakes. Try to come up with a precise comparison in terms of another star in NHL history.
Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off a furious San Jose attack and Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tie-breaking goal with 1:24 left to send the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the slumping Sharks on Friday night. Blake Wheeler and Gabriel Bourque also scored for the Jets, but Hellebuyck was the biggest star
31 Thoughts Rumor Roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Roman Josi‘s $9+ million contract extension will definitely affect the future contracts of defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Torey Krug. One executive said the St. Louis Blues and Pietrangelo appear to be waiting for the other side to make the first move. Getting a deal done may be
8:45 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The sputtering Chicago Blackhawks could take a look at another one of their top prospects when they face the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Adam Boqvist practiced alongside Duncan Keith on Friday and worked with the team’s second power-play unit. The 19-year-old defenseman was selected by
The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Louis Domingue from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Domingue has been assigned to the AHL’s Binghamton Devils. The 27-year-old Domingue has appeared in four games with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch this season, posting a record of 2-1-1
By The Canadian Press November 1st, 2019 NEW YORK — Washington Capitals defenceman John Carlson, Boston Bruins right-wing David Pastrnak and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl are the NHL’s three stars for October. Carlson led all defencemen with seven goals and 16 assists over 14 games, as the Capitals went 9-2-3 in October and reached
When you think of Pittsburgh Penguins’ rivalries, which teams come to mind? The Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, and… St. Louis Blues? Today, with the teams in separate conferences, meeting just twice each regular season, and having not squared off in the playoffs since 1981, it’s hard to imagine a time when these clubs were bitter
Hockey on a Saturday night is woven into Canada’s cultural fabric. Families gather in front of televisions, friends meet at bars, and fans make arena pilgrimages to cheer on their favourite teams. But an NHL scheduling quirk this weekend will provide something rare — all seven Canadian franchises are in action Saturday, and not one
Matthew Tkachuk tied the game in the final minute of regulation and scored the winning goal with just over a second left in overtime on a nifty shot between his legs, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-5 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Calgary rallied from a three-goal deficit and ended Nashville’s
NHL Trade bait board Frank Seravalli of TSN: Contract talks between the New Jersey Devils and Taylor Hall are believed to be mostly positive, but he did make the comments about the fans booing them. Chris Kreider could help the St. Louis Blues fill the loss of Vladimir Tarasenko. The Calgary Flames have defensemen Travis
3:30 PM ET What better way to honor Halloween than acknowledge the NHL’s walking, perhaps hobbling, wounded and gruesomely wonder how each individual injury might affect our own fantasy roster? Okay, if not fully holiday-apropos, at least this info is useful. Here’s a comprehensive look at the fantasy fallout from those hurt horridly and not-so-horridly
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is proud to be joining the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association for their Hockey Fights Cancer™ initiative, which begins today. The campaign, which has been uniting the hockey community in support of people with cancer and their families since 1998, will feature special
NASHVILLE — Matthew Tkachuk tied the game in the final minute of regulation and scored the winning goal with just over a second left in overtime on a nifty shot between his legs, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-5 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Calgary rallied from a three-goal deficit and
Eddie Olczyk was ready to give up. The NHL player turned 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 who loved
When Olivia Howe got into hockey two decades ago, she didn’t imagine she’d still be around the game in 2019. Growing up playing for a girls’ team in an all-boys’ league in Saskatchewan, all she wanted was to earn a scholarship for school to prepare herself for when the playing days were over. But opportunities
Max Domi scored 27 seconds into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday night. Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher scored his seventh of the season during a 6-on-5 sequence with 1:58 left in regulation, taking a perfect feed from the corner and beating Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury between the pads to