During training camp, it seemed uncertain whether Sonny Milano, 23, would make the Columbus Blue Jackets roster. He has spent time in the American Hockey League in each of his four professional seasons. He’s out of options. He would have to clear waivers to be sent down. But he won’t have trouble staying in the
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Victor Mete and Nick Suzuki each scored their first NHL goals to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a convincing 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Making his fourth straight start in goal, Carey Price stopped all 18 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season for Montreal (3-2-2). Joel Armia
GM Shero on the Devils Mike Morreale: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero on his teams slow start: “I really want the team to give me a vote of confidence that I picked the right team so that’s what I want to see, and I know they’re capable of it.” Hall on the Devils start
3:43 PM ET Panic or exercise a little patience? Now that we’re a few games out of the 2019-20 gate, here’s a round-up of several popular fantasy figures falling short of preseason expectations. And whether invested managers should wait it out or make adjustments in the here and now. Cause for concern Thomas Chabot, D,
The 6-foot-6, 231-pound forward is eager to show Canadiens brass he deserves a promotion after surgery on his left shoulder in February. It’s been six years — going on a lifetime — since the Canadiens made Michael McCarron a first-round draft choice. And the 6-foot-6, 231-pound forward has been supplanted by other forwards in the
LOS ANGELES — Petr Mrazek made 31 saves in his 19th career shutout, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their torrid start to the season with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) Martin Necas scored in the second period and Teuvo Teräväinen
In the summer of 2017, I sat in the stands of Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa, watching my son participate in the Waterloo Blackhawks USHL Futures Invite Camp. The on-ice instructor was former Waterloo Blackhawks standout and current Vancouver Canucks star, Brock Boeser. I leaned in to listen as Boeser talked to and coached these
CALGARY—Michael Frolik lost his helmet on his first shift of the game and scored on his second. Frolik’s goal in his 800th NHL game helped the Calgary Flames down the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Czech’s first goal of the season was the 154th of a career, now in his 13th season
J.T. Miller has a simple philosophy about playing with Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser on the Vancouver Canucks’ top line. “They are so gifted with and without the puck, I just try to stay out of their way for the most part,” he said. Miller combines size and speed with good puck-handling skills. Entering his
The Dallas Stars are off to a slow start, but they have to figure it out Mike Heika of NHL.com: The Dallas Stars are off to a slow start, their offense and power play are struggling. They’ve had a heavy schedule with tough teams and travel between most games. Stars GM Jim Nill on if
5:50 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise has released initial pricing for club seats, with details on general ticket prices coming in 2020. The team said club seats will each cost between $285 and $355 based on a 44-game season ticket package. The club seats will be on three-, five- or
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and NHL Network today announced a schedule of 20 live AHL broadcasts on NHL Network during the 2019-20 season, marking the most live AHL regular-season game telecasts ever in a single season on NHL Network. NHL Network’s coverage of the American Hockey League begins on Sunday, Oct. 20,
Let’s not allow that first loss to take the shine off a stellar road trip that started with three straight wins — all in come-from-behind fashion for a record-setting 5-0 start. Sure, coming home 6-and-0 would have been that much better than 5-and-1, but most Edmonton fans would have been content with the Oilers getting
PITTSBURGH — Brandon Tanev scored a short-handed goal in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday night, the first loss of the season for the Avalanche. Tanev, Pittsburgh’s biggest free-agent pickup in the off-season, scored his first goal with the Penguins at 3:57 of overtime. He swooped into the zone short-handed and
Matt Duchene remembers feeling like he was in way over his head. Having just completed his third NHL season and not yet 22 years old, Duchene could see the ominous labour clouds as the league and its players association rolled toward a lockout that would eventually wipe out a large chunk of the 2012-13 campaign.
Matt Duchene remembers feeling like he was in way over his head. Having just completed his third NHL season and not yet 22 years old, Duchene could see the ominous labour clouds as the league and its players’ association rolled towards a lockout that would eventually wipe out a large chunk of the 2012-13 campaign.
Some good news coming for the Jets? TSN: Darren Dreger said that there is a “growing sense of optimism” that Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will return to the team at some point. “Now, clearly there’s nothing official. There’s no guarantee. There’s no timeline on when Byfuglien may return and you’re not going to get
8:40 PM ET Jim Hughson, lead NHL announcer for Sportsnet in Canada, apologized on Wednesday for his comments two weeks ago that made light of Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews‘ disorderly conduct charge. Matthews, 22, was charged in May in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, for what police say was an incident involving a