The Buffalo Sabres surprised the Colorado Avalanche with great goalie play and a solid offense on Sunday afternoon. The result was an impressive 4-0 home win over a Western Conference opponent who entered the game with a 6-1 record. The Sabres player of the game was Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. The young goalie, in just his third
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After two weeks of hard practice, some soul searching, and a big win over divisional rivals, the Windsor Spitfires seemed to be building some momentum. However, a tough three-game weekend that was capped off by a heartbreaking overtime loss may put them back at the drawing board. Sign up for our NHL Prospects & Draft
ESPN News Services Oct 30, 2023, 09:00 PM ET The death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson during a game in England reverberated around the hockey community Monday, with moments of silence held around the NHL and Johnson’s former team Pittsburgh Penguins adding “AJ 47” decals to their helmets. Johnson, 29, was playing for
Hayley Wickenheiser is calling for mandated neck protection at “every level in hockey” after former NHL player Adam Johnson died from a cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday. Wickenheiser is a four-time Olympic women’s hockey gold medallist who completed medical school after her playing career and currently works as
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs may need to consider a trade after another defenseman went down to an injury. Are the Boston Bruins interested in Patrick Kane? Is Mattias Janmark injured, and if so, can the Edmonton Oilers make a roster move? Finally, will the St. Louis Blues revisit the trade
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ game against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night (Oct. 28) did not go as planned. Both teams entered the game with identical 3-4-0 records, looking to gain momentum in the early Eastern Conference playoff picture. Though the Penguins looked to be in control for much of the night, particularly the first period
Oct 28, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Buffalo Sabres defenseman Connor Clifton was suspended two games by the NHL on Saturday following his illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier. Clifton leveled Hischier with his left shoulder with four minutes remaining in the first period of the Sabres’
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Raphael Lavoie has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 29, 2023. Lavoie recorded four goals and six points in three games last week, helping the Condors to three consecutive victories. On Tuesday evening, Lavoie scored
Evander Kane had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames 5-2 in the Heritage Classic outdoor game at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Sunday in a battle between two teams that have had less than stellar starts to their NHL seasons. Brett Kulak, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Connor McDavid watch continues as the superstar took the ice for practice on Saturday evening and then told the Hockey Night Canada crew and local media everything felt good and was trending in the right direction. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators are looking at a punishment for their involvement in
After the Winnipeg Jets fell 5-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 17, the attention shifted to the status of Gabriel Vilardi. Vilardi went down awkwardly after a collision with Kings’ forward Blake Lizotte, twisting his knee in a direction knees don’t normally go. The news came in the morning after, as it was
ESPN News Services Oct 29, 2023, 11:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Captain Connor McDavid returned from injury on Sunday night, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames, 5-2, in the NHL’s Heritage Classic outdoor game. McDavid, 26, a three-time Hart Trophy recipient initially thought to be out for one
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Calgary Wranglers netminder Dustin Wolf is back for more. Fresh off being named both the AHL’s top goaltender (for the second year in a row) and most valuable player last season, the 22-year-old Calgary Flames prospect is once again shutting down opposing AHL offenses. His 28-save effort gave the Wranglers
Canada Post unveiled a stamp honouring hockey trailblazer Willie O’Ree on Saturday. O’Ree is credited with breaking the colour barrier as the NHL’s first Black hockey player. The stamp will be officially issued Monday. It’s just the latest accolade for O’Ree, who has received a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal and is inducted into the Hockey Hall
At this point last season, the Vancouver Canucks were an abysmal 0-4-2, blowing multi-goal leads left and right and losing games either in the third period or overtime. This season, they are a respectable 4-2 and look more structured and controlled in their systems. Apart from the rather confusing outlier against the Philadelphia Flyers where
The Vancouver Canucks (5-2-1) dropped their eighth game of the season, losing 4-3 in overtime on the second night of a back-to-back to the New York Rangers (6-2-0) in front of their home fans. Despite a great showing from the Canucks, Igor Shesterkin stole the show Saturday night, stopping 30 of 33 shots en route
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on some fallout from the Shane Pinto ‘gambling’ suspension, and the Ottawa Senators will be getting punished for not providing all information in a 2022 trade. ** NHLRumors.com transcription David Amber: “As the Calgary Flames are on the ice practicing, a big news week and no story bigger than
Oct 29, 2023, 06:57 AM ET Former NHL player Adam Johnson died after a “freak accident” during his English team’s game Saturday. He was 29. The Nottingham Panthers, who play in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), announced Sunday that the organization is “heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.” Officials stopped the Panthers’ game