As the Tampa Bay Lightning approached the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, they found themselves in an enviable position. After ripping through the first half of the season, they were far and away at the top of the NHL standings, with the only real uncertainty being whether or not they could break the 62-win mark for
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The Edmonton Oilers continue to find ways to pick up important points. Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals as the Oilers rallied to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday. The two goals moved Draisaitl into sole possession of top spot in the NHL scoring race with 79 points, two ahead
CENTRE D’EXCELLENCE SPORTS ROUSSEAU, BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND — Alex Beaucage had two goals and an assist leading the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to a 5-3 victory over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. The Huskies led 4-1 at the end of the first period led by a goal from Louis-Filip Côté, a pair from Beaucage and Oleksii Myklukha. Antoine Demers scored for
The Stars could use some scoring help Mike Heika of NHL.com: (mailbag) The Dallas Stars could look at adding some offense at the NHL trade deadline. Though the prices would be the highest, three options could be Tyler Toffoli (UFA), Chris Kreider (UFA), and Brandon Saad (one-year left). The Stars don’t have a lot of
11:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Alex Ovechkin not only led the Washington Capitals to a win Friday night, he made a significant jump up the NHL career goals list. Ovechkin scored two goals in the Capitals’ 5-3 win in Ottawa to pass Mark Messier for No. 8 on the list with 695 career goals.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced today that the Laval Rocket have been selected to host the 2021 AHL All-Star Classic. The first AHL All-Star Classic in the province of Quebec will be held at Place Bell on January 31 and February 1, 2021. “The Laval Rocket have quickly
The 2020 All-Star Game was exactly as expected: quintessentially, St. Louis. The St. Louis Blues had four players representing the Central Division and head coach Craig Berube was behind the bench. Even with those powerhouses in place, the Central lost and the Pacific won. No matter. The weekend fanfare, with alumni, St. Louis natives and
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild were playing at the beginning of the season like they were destined for the draft lottery, with the possibility of a high first-round pick hovering as a tantalizing prize for a franchise long mired in the middle of the pack in need of a jump. The Wild, though,
EASTLINK CENTRE, CHARLOTTETOWN — Brett Budgell had three assists leading the Charlottetown Islanders to a 6-5 victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Liam Peyton scored two goals for the Islanders. Xavier Bourgault had a goal and an assist for Shawinigan. The Cataractes took an early 3-2 lead in the
William Nylander was in uncharted territory around this time last season. And not in a good way. His contract impasse with the Toronto Maples finally came to a conclusion when he put pen to paper on a big-money deal minutes before an early December deadline. But despite doing his best to stay in shape on
Teams may not be willing to move first-round picks for rentals Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: More teams are looking at a make the playoffs for longer-run as opposed to trying to go “all-in” for two or three years – wanting to hold on to picks and high prospects instead of trying to win now.
ONTARIO, Calif. — The two-day American Hockey League All-Star Classic wrapped up Monday. After a skills competition and 3-on-3 round-robin tournament hosted by Ontario (Los Angeles Kings), the NHL’s top prospects will return to their respective AHL teams to take on the grind of the second-half schedule. Here is a look at some of the
11:53 AM ET The 2019-20 NHL season has already featured some significant trades, led by the Taylor Hall swap between the Arizona Coyotes and New Jersey Devils. With the trade deadline looming on Feb. 24, stay up to date with all the moves around the league, from the blockbusters down to the moves involving minor-league
With less than a month until the NHL trade deadline, most teams already know whether they’re buyers or sellers. Are they going to acquire players for a strong cup run? Or are they going to offload their current assets for picks and prospects in preparation for the future? Well, the decision of whether a team
Parity throughout the National Hockey League is great for the fans, but it can make things a little more difficult for general managers looking to make changes to their roster prior to the trade deadline on Feb. 24. The Pacific Division is in gridlock, with just five points separating the top five teams. Many teams
CENTRE MARCEL DIONNE, DRUMMONDVILLE — Édouard Charron scored two goals leading the Drummondville Voltigeurs to a 4-0 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Jacob Dion added a goal for the Voltigeurs. The Voltigeurs led 1-0 at the end of the first period after Charron scored. The Voltigeurs jumped ahead
Ilya Kovalchuk and Brendan Gallagher scored in a span of 2:16 early in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Thursday night. Carey Price stopped 20 shots to improve to 5-1 in his last six starts, a stretch in which he’s allowed just 10 goals. For Gallagher, the goal
31 Thoughts this week Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: A few notes have popped up this week including Kyle Dubas “investigating every good defenseman on the market”. One player noted was Mathew Dumba from Minnesota, who has three years left on his current deal. Dumba underperformed so far this year but a change of scenery may