PHILADELPHIA—Scott Laughton scored two goals Saturday to lead the streaking Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Sean Couturier and Tyler Pitlick also scored and Justin Braun had three assists for the Flyers, who won their third straight and fourth of five to improve to 21-5-4 at home. Philadelphia remained in third
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3:11 PM ET The chase officially began the moment Alex Ovechkin‘s 700th NHL goal crossed the goal line behind the Devils’ Mackenzie Blackwood in Newark. Shattering Wayne Gretzky’s sacred record of 894 career goals is an ambition that has shifted from possibility to probability. Ovechkin is 34. He hasn’t missed a game to injury since
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Miikka Salomaki from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Ben Harpur. Salomaki, 26, has skated in 41 AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals this season, collecting five goals and 10 assists for 15 points. He has also played five NHL games with Nashville in 2019-20. A seventh-year
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings are a weekend away from the much-anticipated 2020 NHL Trade Deadline. And while we likely won’t see a firesale, Yzerman has the opportunity to advance the rebuild a few steps. As usual, patience is the theme. The goal isn’t to bring in players to help today’s team. Instead,
You may have noticed the Columbus Blue Jackets look a little different these days. That’s because they are a shell of themselves thanks to a crazy run of injuries. Let’s start with the current injured list. As of Saturday morning, the Blue Jackets have over $30 million on injured reserve or out of their lineup.
CENTRE GERVAIS AUTO, SHAWINIGAN — Gabriel Denis had a goal and an assist leading the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 5-3 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs in QMJHL action. Xavier Cormier also had a goal and an assist for the Cataractes. Jacob Dion had two points for Drummondville. The Cataractes led 1-0 at the end of
Bernie Saunders, one of the NHL’s first black players, never thought he would find himself coaching youth hockey. He vowed his sons would never play, but his eldest, Jonathan, had other plans. From the time he was in the crib, Jonathan was obsessed with the sport, and so he followed in his father’s footsteps. They
1:49 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — It was one of the best days of Pavel Francouz‘s life. Francouz finalized a $4 million, two-year contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche, and then made 26 saves to record his first NHL shutout in the team’s 1-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
As Providence enters the final leg of the regular season, P-Bruins coach Jay Leach knows that every point along the way is important. “It’ll be a dog fight for the rest of the year,” said Leach. “We have six teams within 12 points of each other, which means every night will be a battle. The
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on what’s going on between the Buffalo Sabres and Zach Bogosian, could the Ottawa Senators keep Jean-Gabriel Pageau and move Vladimir Namestnikov? What about the Toronto Maple Leafs and whispers they might be willing to move Tyson Barrie? Finally, do the Boston Bruins have a backup plan
Soon after the Carolina Hurricanes struck a deal with the New York Rangers to exchange prospects, talk around the league is indicating they may not be finished just yet. The Hurricanes are currently sitting in the second wild card spot with 72 points, but as the season inches closer to the end, the playoff race
A veteran of nearly 130 career fights, Kyle Clifford can see a day when dropping the gloves in the NHL has serious repercussions beyond a five-minute penalty. Just not any time soon. “It’d be a while before you see that,” said the bruising Leafs winger. “Eventually, I’m sure they’ll go that way.” It could happen
The Winnipeg Jets are bringing centre Cody Eakin home. The Jets acquired the Winnipeg-born centre from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021. If the Jets qualify for the playoffs this year or re-sign Eakin to a new contract by July 5, the Jets will instead transfer their 2021
1:39 PM ET The Boston Bruins acquired Ondrej Kase from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for veteran David Backes, a 2020 first-round pick and prospect Axel Anderson. Kase fills a role as two-way winger for Boston, while Backes will hope to re-establish himself as an NHL presence with a new team. How did each GM
Stefan Matteau honestly didn’t appear to know the answer. When asked by Blue Jackets media Thursday night after he scored in his CBJ debut against Philadelphia, the newly signed winger couldn’t remember the last time he had tallied in an NHL game. He could only utter a singular word of exasperation at the question before
The Boston Bruins have traded forward David Backes, defender Axel Anderson and a first-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Ondrej Kase, Frank Seravalli has reported. The Bruins are also retaining 25% of Backes’ salary and cap hit, according to Chris Johnston. For the Bruins, this deal serves a few purposes as
For more than a hundred years, hockey has been a Pennsylvania passion. Its people and teams have made an indelible mark on both the NHL and the sport itself, and fans on both sides of the state have had plenty to cheer, yell, hope, mope, and even cry about. From Hall of Fame classes to