1:47 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov will not play Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks because of an upper-body injury, according to coach Jon Cooper. Cooper said the Lightning were hopeful that Kucherov would be able to play, but now they are unsure whether the reigning league MVP will return for Saturday’s game
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TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe was named coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, and according to the players he led with Toronto’s American Hockey League team, he’s the perfect choice. “You’d go through a wall for a guy like that,” forward Jeremy Bracco said. “He’s got his players’ backs and he’s a lot of
SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov and Brett Connolly each had a goal and an assist to lift the Florida Panthers over the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night. Jonathan Huberdeau, Colton Sceviour and Mike Hoffman also scored and Evgenii Dadonov had two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 shots. The Panthers are 6-2-1 in their past
NEW YORK — Artemi Panarin scored twice, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 30 shots, and the New York Rangers beat the short-handed Washington Capitals 4-1 Wednesday night. Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist, Brett Howden also scored, and Kaapo Kakko added two assists for the Rangers,
9:29 PM ET The St. Louis Blues say forward Sammy Blais will be out at least 10 weeks due to a right wrist injury that requires surgery. Blais, 23, suffered the injury during the team’s 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. Blais has eight points (five goals, three assists) and 10 penalty
Primeau has a 6-2-1 record, 1.87 GAA, .934 SP and stopped 20 Bridgeport shots on Saturday in a 3-0 victory for his first AHL shutout. The goalie who one day is expected to supplant Carey Price in the Canadiens’ net doesn’t shave yet. Or, if he does, isn’t required to do so with any great
DETROIT — Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 Tuesday night. John Gabriel Pageau and Brady Tkachuk also scored for Ottawa. Anders Nilsson made 35 saves, including 15 in the third period when the Senators were outshot 16-3. Valtteri Filppula had
Welcome back Inside the Erie Otters Locker Room. The Otters come off a weekend where they played three overtime games and got four out of a possible six points. By points, they ended the weekend in first place in the Midwest Division. Guelph has since overtaken first place thanks to a win against Kitchener. Normally,
NEW YORK—Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent. The NHL announced Hathaway’s suspension Wednesday after a hearing with him. He will forfeit $24,194 in salary. Toward the end of a heated brawl between the Capitals and Ducks on Monday night, Hathaway responded to a rabbit punch from
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan will be away from the team while taking part in the NHL/National Hockey League Players’ Association assistance program. The NHL and NHLPA made the announcement Wednesday and said they would have no further comment. Ryan, 32, did not play for Ottawa in a win in Detroit on Tuesday. Postmedia reported he
Maple Leafs don’t want to make a coaching change in-season but… TSN: Bob McKenzie said on Insider Trading before last night’s Toronto Maple Leafs game that he doesn’t believe that management really wants to make a coaching change in-season. “I don’t believe for a moment that the Toronto Maple Leafs organization from Brendan Shanahan all
1:54 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent. The NHL announced Hathaway’s suspension Wednesday after a hearing with him. He will forfeit $24,194 in salary. Toward the end of a heated brawl between the Capitals and Ducks on Monday night,
In a continuing look at the crop of new prospects coming into focus in the American Hockey League, the attention turns to defensemen, who face a challenging learning curve. Mastering the up and downs that come with the transition to the top developmental league in the world is a must for those who hope to
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Zach Parise scored twice, Alex Stalock made 30 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Tuesday night. Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist, and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who improved to 4-2-1 in their last seven. Brandon Montour scored for the Sabres and Linus
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Edmonton Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl and Connor
Scoring is up. Comeback wins are up. Overtime is up. The average length of a game is down. And the number of coaches’ challenges are down. The NHL’s general managers patted themselves on the back Tuesday for rule changes implemented that they believe are making for a quicker, more exciting fan experience. “The feedback from
Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Edmonton Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. McDavid assisted on goals by Zack Kassian and James Neal
Entering the 2019-20 NHL season, Jean-Gabriel Pageau wasn’t expected to garner much attention among the 2020 unrestricted free agent class. Not that the 27-year-old Ottawa Senators center lacks value. Since his nine-game NHL debut in 2012-13, he’s garnered a reputation as a hardworking, two-way forward. He excels on the penalty kill, can play center or