A new era has begun in Calgary, after Geoff Ward was officially named as the interim head coach of the Calgary Flames. It was announced on Friday (Nov. 29) that former head coach Bill Peters had tendered his resignation following a week-long investigation into allegations of misconduct that were made via Twitter by a former
Month: December 2019
In the Toronto Maple Leafs back-to-back games against the Buffalo Sabres, it came down to the play of two goalies. On Friday night in Buffalo, Michael Hutchinson simply gave up too many goals and the team lost 6-4. On Saturday night in Toronto, Frederik Andersen was given just as difficult a test and passed. As
Matthew Tkachuk watched Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov from 20 feet away and knew something special was about to happen. Svechnikov picked up the puck behind the net, cradled it on the end of his stick and rammed it past the goaltender from behind the net. Someone in the NHL actually pulled off the lacrosse-style move made
Leon Draisaitl scored two power-play goals as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Sunday night to snap a two-game losing skid. Josh Archibald also scored for the Oilers (17-9-3). Connor McDavid and Alex Chiasson both had two assists. Mikko Koskinen stopped 30 shots. Josh Leivo and Brock Boeser scored the Canucks (13-11-4), who
Taylor Hall trade speculation is increasing Pierre LeBrun: Have heard that the New Jersey Devils have started to listen to teams calling on pending unrestricted free agent forward Taylor Hall. The Devils listening doesn’t mean that they will for sure trade Hall but given how their season has gone and what the potential return could
11:17 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — David Backes couldn’t help but smile after scoring his first goal of the season in his first game in nearly a month. The Bruins right wing picked a big moment against a big-time rival to accomplish the feat. Backes scored the deciding goal with 9:31 left in the
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that Greg Moore has been hired as head coach of the Toronto Marlies. Moore, 35, has spent the last two seasons as head coach of the USHL’s Chicago Steel. “Over the last 10 days, we have evaluated all options after Sheldon Keefe’s promotion to the Maple Leafs. After a
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Logan Couture scored twice and the San Jose Sharks got four unanswered goals to rally past the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 Saturday for their 11th win in 13 games. San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture (AP Photo/Josie Lepe) Couture bookended San Jose’s comeback, starting it midway through the first period and completing it with
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikko Koivu capped a milestone game with the shootout winner. Playing in his 1,000th career game, the Minnesota captain reached 700th career points with a second-period assist, then scored in the fourth round of the tiebreaker to help the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Sunday. Koivu, playing his 15th
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has undergone additional surgery, just two months after quadruple bypass heart surgery. At the request of the Lafleur family, the team released a statement Sunday about the procedure, performed Thursday. “Guy Lafleur underwent surgery at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CHUM) on November 28,” the team said. “This
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without defenceman Brian Dumoulin for at least eight weeks after he underwent left ankle surgery on Sunday. Dumoulin left Saturday night’s 5-2 loss to St. Louis in the first period with what the team termed a lower-body injury. General manager Jim Rutherford said on Sunday that surgeons repaired lacerated tendons
Sportsnet: The signing deadline for Jesse Puljujarvi to be eligible to play in the NHL this season is today at 5:00 pm EST. Puljujarvi has said he wants to finish the season in Finland, and that may even be the case if his rights are traded today. “Right now, everything fairly quiet around Edmonton Oilers
12:02 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin will miss at least eight weeks following surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his left ankle, the team announced Sunday. The Penguins said Dumoulin had a successful surgery at UPMC Presbyterian on Sunday. He was injured in the first period of Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the St.
TORONTO — Sixty-four seconds into the game, Logan Couture finds Timo Meier between the hash marks, who one-times the first shot of game and first faced by Michael DiPietro in the NHL into the back of the net. 1-0. Two minutes and 18 seconds later, Evander Kane lofts a shoulder-high backhand toward the cage that
We’re back with a fresh prospect update to recap an eventful couple of weeks for Anaheim Ducks prospects. Here’s the fourth edition of our series updating you on some of the Ducks’ top prospects and recent draft picks from the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Zegras Runs Cold in Boston After posting 12 points in his first
American Thanksgiving has become a big date on the NHL calendar — particularly for playoff implications — and a terrific time to evaluate the lay of the land through approximately 25 games. The NHL season is a marathon — and there are still two-thirds to go in the 82-game schedule — but this holiday weekend
Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters has resigned amid allegations of racial slurs and physical abuse of players in previous jobs. General manager Brad Treliving said Friday at a press conference in Calgary that Peters voluntarily sent him a resignation letter earlier that morning. “The subject matter we’ve been dealing with over the last few
Tanner Pearson recorded his first-career four-point game in the Vancouver Canucks’ 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night at Rogers Place. Pearson scored twice, and added two assists, while Tyler Graovac, Loui Eriksson and Josh Leivo tallied the other markers for the Canucks. Captain Bo Horvat also chipped in with three assists to