11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history Thursday night, scoring an empty netter to cap the Nashville Predators‘ 5-2 win over the host Blackhawks in Chicago. Rinne’s goal came with 22 seconds remaining, and the 37-year-old was subsequently mobbed by his teammates
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Zach Werenski scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) The win pushed Columbus’ road point streak to nine games (6-0-3). Eric Robinson and Nathan Gerbe also scored, Pierre-Luc
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton is being asked to take on a bigger role these days. And at 40, Jumbo Joe has responded. Thornton scored and moved into a tie for 11th place on the NHL’s career list for games played as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Thursday
Pekka Rinne grinned and grinned and grinned. John Hynes got his first win with Nashville and Colin Blackwell scored his first NHL goal, but the game belonged to Rinne after one historic shot. Rinne became the 12th goaltender in NHL history to score when he converted an empty-netter with 22 seconds left, punctuating the Predators’
CHICAGO—Pekka Rinne made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal, and the Nashville Predators beat the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for John Hynes’ first win with the team. Hynes became the third coach in franchise history after Peter Laviolette was fired on Monday. Hynes dropped his debut when Nashville lost 6-2 to
Two winger options for the Penguins Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Though Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford downplays the trade speculation after Jake Guentzel‘s injury, the trade rumors are increasing. Two wingers are back in the Penguins trade speculation – Minnesota Wild’s Jason Zucker and the Los Angeles Kings Tyler Toffoli. Zucker had been previously linked to
3:36 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Jan. 14 and be sidelined approximately three weeks. The 26-year-old was injured in Tuesday’s overtime loss to the Hurricanes. He underwent an MRI Wednesday. The Flyers were already without defenseman Justin Braun until after the All-Star break due to a groin injury.
by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat With a franchise record tying 13-game winning streak during November and December, the Milwaukee Admirals have been one of the best stories in American Hockey League this season. One of the big reasons for the Admirals’ success is offense, as Milwaukee is scoring in bunches this season,
RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Williams is back with the Carolina Hurricanes. The question now is how long it will take him to be ready for game action. The 38-year-old former captain said Wednesday he isn’t sure exactly when he’ll be ready to play, though he has been skating and working out in hopes of easing
When you are mentioned with names like Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy and Ed Belfour you know you are doing something special. That is the case for Marc-Andre Fleury after a solid four-game winning streak with the Vegas Golden Knights. This latest winning streak started with a huge divisional win over the Arizona Coyotes, a win
Many rookies talk about adapting to the speed of the NHL game. For Kaapo Kakko, picked second overall by the New York Rangers in last spring’s draft, the biggest challenge has been adjusting to the NHL’s smaller ice surface compared to rinks in his native Finland. “Holding on to the puck has been my strength
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—The Sharks will reportedly be without injured captain Logan Couture for several weeks, delivering a potentially crippling blow to the team’s already fading playoff hopes for this season. Pierre LeBrun of TSN and the Athletic tweeted Wednesday afternoon that Couture may have a fractured left ankle and that he could be out “at
Hurricanes have the salary cap space to add Cory Lavalette: Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said that they have the salary cap space to acquire a player with a salary cap hit in the $5 to $6 million range. That is if they don’t have any injuries and need to call up player(s). They may
7:00 AM ET DALLAS — There are 31 head-coaching jobs in the National Hockey League. Rick Bowness has one of them — but he truly wishes he didn’t. “I’ve been coaching in this league since the early 1980s. I didn’t want to be put in this position,” Bowness, 64, said. “No one saw it coming.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Tristan Jarry of the Pittsburgh Penguins has been selected as the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for December. Jarry was 8-1-0 in nine appearances for Pittsburgh in December, posting a 1.54 goals-against average, a .947 save percentage and three shutouts. A second-round pick by the
Pierre Engvall is making his presence felt on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. In the 6-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 6, he skated a season-high 16:11 and scored a goal and an assist. He now has 12 points in 22 NHL games. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Marner, Matthews &
TORONTO — Blake Wheeler scored the winner in the shootout as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Wednesday, overshadowing a milestone performance by Auston Matthews. Nikolaj Ehlers, Mason Appleton and Mark Scheifele scored in regulation time as the Jets (24-16-4) won their second straight game. Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the
Blake Wheeler scored the winner in the shootout as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Wednesday, overshadowing a milestone performance by Auston Matthews. Nikolaj Ehlers, Mason Appleton and Mark Scheifele scored in regulation time as the Jets (24-16-4) won their second straight game. Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the win