We only had two games on the National Hockey League schedule on Friday night, but we got another road win from a top rookie. Also, the Pacific Division gets a new netminder for the All-Star Game and one of the top goalies in the league gets a big honor. Fleury Declines All-Star Game Invite Vegas
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are fighting for a playoff spot in the East, and to my eyes, they’re doing very well. The team has been on fire since Sheldon Keefe took over as the new head coach. In fact, they’ve been almost unstoppable. Related: Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Bracco, All-Stars, Power Rankings As a fan, you
Ivan Morozov’s goal at 3:24 of overtime lifted Russia to a 5-4 semifinal win over Sweden at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday and a berth in the gold-medal game for the first time in four years. Yegor Sokolov scored at 8:35 of the third period to force overtime after the Russians blew leads of
NEW YORK—Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry was suspended for five games without pay by the NHL on Friday for elbowing Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis in the Winter Classic. Perry received a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing early in the outdoor game Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl. The suspension will cost Perry $40,323
Potential landing spots for Chris Kreider if the Rangers look to trade him The Fourth Period: The Colorado Avalanche are looking to add a top-six forward before the NHL trade deadline and they could have some interest in New York Rangers pending UFA winger Chris Kreider. The Rangers are expected to talk with Kreider about
5:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kings defenseman Kurtis MacDermid was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head during the second period of Los Angeles’ win over Philadelphia. The league’s player safety department ruled that MacDermid delivered a forceful check to the
PITTSBURGH — Brent Burns’ power-play goal just more than two minutes into overtime gave the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Burns picked up his seventh goal of the season when his slap shot from high in the slot beat Tristan Jarry 2:02 into the extra period to
DALLAS — Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight come-from-behind win. Joe Pavelski, Dallas Stars (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Pavelski was honoured before the game for playing in his 1,000th NHL game last month, and
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Joe Veleno knows he’ll never truly get over that loss. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quarterfinals of last year’s world junior hockey championship in Vancouver before a crowd ready to explode. Moments later, disaster struck. The Finns tied it
Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry was suspended for five games without pay by the NHL on Friday for elbowing Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis in the Winter Classic. Perry received a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing early in the outdoor game Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl. The suspension will cost Perry $40,323 US.
What the Senators should consider Shawn Simpson: It would be a perfect time for Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion to re-sign forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau and defenseman Dylan DeMelo. This would help create some stability before you start moving out other pending unrestricted free agents and giving some AHL prospects an NHL look. Steve Lloyd: “What
5:59 PM ET The NHL has suspended the Stars‘ Corey Perry for five games due to an elbow he delivered to the Predators‘ Ryan Ellis during the teams’ Winter Classic game Wednesday in Dallas. Perry met with the NHL Player Safety board Friday. In the first period of Wednesday’s game, Ellis kept the puck in
Tweet #AHLAllStar SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the playing rosters for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Ontario International Airport, to be held January 26-27 in Ontario, Calif. Each of the AHL’s four divisions will be represented by 12 players. Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all
The Los Angeles Kings have a wonderful prospect pool. If you weren’t sure of that, the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship will prove it. The Kings have the most prospects of any NHL team in the popular event with nine. The closest to them are the Arizona Coyotes with seven. Behind them, there are four
By The Canadian Press January 3rd, 2020 NEW YORK — Boston’s Bruce Cassidy, Craig Berube of the St. Louis Blues, Washington’s Todd Reirden and Gerard Gallant of the Vegas Golden Knights will be the head coaches at NHL All-Star Weekend later this month. Cassidy’s Bruins (.702, 24-7-11), Berube’s Blues (.690, 26-10-6), Reirden’s Capitals (.720, 27-9-5)
The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk on Friday. The two-way deal is worth $700,000 US at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL. Kovalchuk, 36, had nine points (3-6) and 12 penalty minutes over 17 games this season with the Los Angeles Kings, who placed
DALLAS—There was the 1-7-1 start for the Dallas Stars, who had such high expectations after an impressive playoff run last season. When they started consistently winning again, there was the shocking coaching change unrelated to anything on the ice. Dallas then opened 2020 with another comeback victory on New Year’s Day, outdoors at Cotton Bowl
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There could be some news on Justin Williams by the end of the weekend. Chip Alexander: Carolina Hurricanes coach Rob Brind’Amour said he didn’t know if Williams was coming back but added: “I would welcome him back. It would be nice to see.” Teams are now eligible to sign contract extensions