Eric Staal broke out of an early slump with two goals and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 Tuesday night. Brad Hunt also scored for the Wild, who may be without goaltender Devan Dubnyk for a while. Dubnyk was upended early in the second period after Minnesota’s Ryan Donato fell
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It’s still early in the 2019-20 season but not too early for some pundits to muse over Taylor Hall’s future. The 27-year-old New Jersey Devils left wing is slated to become an unrestricted free agent in July. On Oct. 12, Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Devils’ slow start had some observers wondering how patient they’ll
10:08 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk left Tuesday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers after being injured early in the second period. Dubnyk was upended after Minnesota’s Ryan Donato fell to the ice while battling the Oilers’ Brandon Manning. Dubnyk tried to leap over both sliding players,
The Charlotte Checkers have signed veteran forward Jamie McGinn to a professional tryout contract. McGinn, 31, has skated in 617 National Hockey League games over an 11-year pro career with San Jose, Colorado, Buffalo, Anaheim, Arizona and Florida, recording 117 goals and 103 assists for 220 points. McGinn has also skated in 120 games in
Another week of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey is in the books, and it was the tale of two teams. On Tuesday, the Bolts nabbed a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens after scoring twice in 57 seconds, then earned a gritty 4-3 shootout win against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. However, in their first home
Prior to their championship game, the Charlestown Chiefs’ gritty player-coach and captain Reggie Dunlop’s pep talk to his team emphasized that violence is killing this sport, dragging it through the mud. He wanted to play it straight, old-time hockey. This classic scene from the hockey movie Slap Shot epitomizes Philadelphia Flyers’ hockey. From their inaugural
MOSCOW—A Russian hockey team has been fined after its coach threatened to set fire to a referee’s car. The Kontinental Hockey League fined Amur Khabarovsk 300,000 rubles ($6,200) after coach Alexander Gulyavtsev shouted “I’m going to set fire to your car in Perm,” a reference to the Russian city where both he and referee Viktor
Dallas Stars fans expected to see plenty of goals this season from Joe Pavelski, signed as a free agent after a 38-goal season for San Jose. On Monday night, they saw his first in his new home rink. Pavelski scored a power-play goal midway through the second period, and the Stars beat the Ottawa Senators
Methot could help the Maple Leafs and others Shawn Simpson: If defenseman Marc Methot is able to get healthy this season, he would be a nice add for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as many other teams. Potential landing spots for Hall Luke Fox of Sportsnet: It’s possible the New Jersey Devils forward Taylor
7:30 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — A Russian hockey team has been fined after its coach threatened to set fire to a referee’s car. The Kontinental Hockey League fined Amur Khabarovsk 300,000 rubles ($4,700) after coach Alexander Gulyavtsev shouted “I’m going to set fire to your car in Perm,” a reference to the Russian
“I don’t think Charles is far, but he has work to do,” Laval head coach Joël Bouchard says. “That’s why he’s here with us.” After the season of his discontent, Charles Hudon understandably doesn’t want to dwell on the past and is seeking a fresh start. Whether that chapter will unfold with the Canadiens organization
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Conor Garland had a goal and an assist, Antti Raanta stopped 34 shots and the surging Arizona Coyotes outlasted the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night. The Coyotes have allowed the fewest goals in the NHL this season and have revved up their offence since a slow start. Kyle Capobianco had his
DALLAS — Joe Pavelski scored a power-play goal midway through the second period, and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 Monday night for their second straight win. Joe Pavelski, Dallas Stars (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Radek Faksa also scored for Dallas, and Anton Khudobin made 19 saves for his first win
WINNIPEG—James Neal didn’t feel like himself last season and knew he had to do something about it. The new Edmonton Oilers forward dialed up his off-season training in the gym and on the ice so he’d be ready for a fresh start after a disappointing season with the Calgary Flames sparked a trade between the
Gustav Nyquist scored on a penalty shot in overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday. Riley Nash, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alexander Wennberg scored in regulation for Columbus (4-3-2). Nick Foligno chipped in with two assists for the Blue Jackets, who got 28 stops from Joonas Korpisalo. Auston Matthews,
Five teams that could look to make a move Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: Looking at five teams that could be looking to make a move early in the season. Minnesota Wild – The Wild are “aging, slow, and not talented enough.” They need to rebuild. They could look at moving Eric Staal, Kevin
9:59 PM ET Mikko Rantanen will not return to the Avalanche’s game Monday night against the Blues in St. Louis due to a lower-body injury suffered early in the second period. The All-Star right winger was skating up ice near the boards when his skate appeared to get caught in the ice, causing his left
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Utica Comets forward Nikolay Goldobin has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 20, 2019. Goldobin totaled seven assists, eight points and a plus-7 rating in three games last week as the Comets remained unbeaten for the season.