Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman won’t travel with the team to the NHL’s Eastern Conference “secure zone” in Toronto because of a personal matter. General manager Julien BriseBois said Hedman will go from his home to the rink and back and avoid the general public in Florida this week before joining his teammates. Hedman
Month: July 2020
The recently woebegone Vancouver Canucks are retooled and ready to make some noise in the NHL’s return to play tournament, but first must avoid being smothered by the Minnesota Wild. The Canucks, out of the playoffs since 2015, have assembled one of the best group of top-six forwards in the NHL, with four 20-plus goal scorers:
Anticipation is building as the NHL approaches its return to play on Aug. 1, and it’ll be the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers who kick things off with a Saturday afternoon 12 p.m. drop of the puck. The playoff-qualifying series will be best of five, with the winner advancing to the official 16-team playoff
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Boston Bruins are hoping an injury to Brad Marchand isn’t too serious. He left an exhibition game and is questionable for Sunday. In Calgary, one scribe tries to explain the chatter surrounding Johnny Gaudreau, and in Vancouver, why is everyone passing Jake Virtanen on the depth chart? Finally, what
7:01 AM ET The NHL returns on Saturday, with a five-game slate beginning at noon ET with the New York Rangers against the Carolina Hurricanes, and lasting through the Winnipeg Jets–Calgary Flames tilt that begins at 10:30 p.m. ET. As a service to fans who have a general interest in NHL hockey but have no
The NHL resumes its season Saturday with a 24-team, two-hub-city setup during the coronavirus pandemic. Day hockey will be a thing, with the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers starting things at noon ET. Here are the biggest questions entering the restart: Will this work? Players who advance to the Stanley Cup final will be
Viktor Arvidsson supplied all the offence, and Juuse Saros and Pekka Rinne combined for the shutout as the Nashville Predators blanked the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Thursday in exhibition action. Arvidsson opened the scoring 3:53 into the game for the Predators and doubled the lead at 8:52 of the second. Filip Forsberg picked up an
If you’re not a Toronto Maple Leafs fan but you’ve heard the name Nick Robertson emerge in a postseason hockey conversations, here’s the backstory. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Good News & Bad, Final Roster & Korshkov The Maple Leafs drafted Robertson in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night in Toronto. Let’s discuss our five things we learned from this game. 1. Liam Foudy Didn’t Look Out of Place All eyes were on Liam Foudy. Coach John Tortorella said he was going to play, but wasn’t sure which line he’d start on.
6:59 AM ET ESPN.com staff It’s almost time to hit the ice again. With NHL qualification-round series beginning Saturday, it’s time to take a look at odds for those matchups as well as futures bets. Who will advance from the East? From the West? Who will skate the Stanley Cup? Here are the updated odds
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced a revised start date for the 2020-21 AHL season, as approved by the league’s Board of Governors during its 2020 Annual Meeting held today via conference call. At the recommendation of the AHL’s Return to Play Task Force, the Board of Governors
GLENDALE, ARIZ.—Arizona general manager John Chayka earned a contract extension early this season for building the Coyotes into playoff contenders in four short years. He was being called a quitter by the team in a strongly worded statement on Sunday after stepping down a week before the Coyotes’ Stanley Cup qualifier series against Nashville. Former
Sheldon Keefe didn’t play for long under John Tortorella in Tampa Bay — just 93 of his 125 NHL games. A high-scoring junior winger, Keefe was out the door by the time his old boss guided the Lightning to their only Stanley Cup victory in 2004. But both men, set to meet in the league’s
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have to do without their star defenseman for a few days, while the Edmonton Oilers will get one of their key defensemen back. The Arizona Coyotes have a new GM, but he may have to deal with the rumored fallout of a low ball offer
In this edition of Bruins’ News & Rumors, Anders Bjork has signed a three-year contract extension, Charlie Coyle has been named the winner of NESN’s 7th Player Award for the 2019-20 season and the Bruins expect Ondrej Kase to join them soon. Bjork Signs Contract Extension The Bruins took care of some housekeeping Wednesday when
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders NHL hockey is coming back! After a nearly five-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, the postseason will get under way Saturday. First up is the qualification round and round-robin seeding component, and the schedule includes five to six games per day. With games staggered throughout the day, this event
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that $4.8 million was raised over the course of the 2019-20 season by the AHL and its 31 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. Among the many recipients of the AHL’s charity endeavors this season were: • Ace
After being paused for nearly five months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL will play games that matter when it resumes Saturday. The new-look season will include 24 teams with 12 playing in each hub city — Toronto (Eastern Conference) or Edmonton (Western Conference). The top four teams from each conference will be playing
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