It’s been an up and down start to the young career of Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi. It all started in Dallas at the 2017 Draft. Montreal had the third-overall pick after an abysmal season that saw them go 29-49-13, and they opted to take the 6-foot-2 center iceman in their quest to find a
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DETROIT — Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist to lead the Arizona Coyotes past the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday night. Carl Soderberg, Taylor Hall and Christian Dvorak also scored for Arizona. Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson had three assists and Nick Schmaltz added two. Antti Raanta made 28 saves in Arizona’s first
NEW YORK—Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, Boston’s David Pastrnak, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were voted NHL all-star captains. Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Metropolitan Division, Pastrnak the Atlantic, MacKinnon the Central and McDavid the Pacific. McDavid was voted in for a fourth season in a row and Ovechkin a third. “It’s
Taylor Hall scored his first goal as a member of the Arizona Coyotes and Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist to lead Arizona past the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday night. Carl Soderberg and Christian Dvorak also scored for Arizona. Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson had three assists and Nick Schmaltz added two. Antti
Andersson asks for a trade Darren Dreger: Forward Lias Andersson has asked the New York Rangers for a trade. Andersson is not with the Rangers. GM Jeff Gorton will survey the trade market for Andersson during the holiday roster freeze. Sportsnet: Chris Johnston confirms that Lias Andersson has asked for a trade but they won’t
4:41 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will miss Monday’s game against the Washington Capitals to have more surgery on the jaw he broke in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final before returning for Game 5. The team announced that he developed an infection and will have the plates and screws in the
News Lucas Elvenes has been one of the best players in the AHL this season, and he’s just a rookie. Here’s a look at five newcomers tearing it up in the AHL in 2019-20. Lucas Elvenes|Chicago Wolves Welcome to the Lucas Elvenes show. In our 2019-20 Yearbook, Elvenes didn’t crack the top 10 NHL prospects
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist in the third period, Chris Dreidger stopped 42 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Saturday night. Brian Boyle, Evgenii Dadanov, and Noel Acciari also scored for the Panthers, who won their third straight. Driedger won for the second time in
Objectively speaking, the New Jersey Devils just traded away their best player in Taylor Hall. That means two things: Making the playoffs will be even harder for the second-to-last-place Devils and the mantle of best player has to fall on the shoulders of someone else. That someone else could very well be Kyle Palmieri, for
RALEIGH, N.C.—Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist in the third period, Chris Dreidger stopped 42 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Saturday night. Brian Boyle, Evgenii Dadanov, and Noel Acciari — who recorded hat tricks in each of his last two games — also scored for the Panthers, who
There was no breaking point or seminal moment that prompted Akim Aliu to post two tweets less than a minute apart that would rock the NHL in a matter of hours. Aliu was scrolling through the timeline on his phone when he saw a report of how just-fired Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock had
Several teams considering signing Kovalchuk John Shannon: Free agent Ilya Kovalchuk is getting interest from teams with several of them considering signing him. Those teams are looking to talk with their coaches and staff over the holiday roster freeze to see what role he could play and if there is a fit. The Sabres could
by Jason Pearson | AHL On The Beat In case you missed it, 22-year-old Chase Pearson is spending his rookie season in Grand Rapids working not only to become a reliable and trusty two-way center, but also to complete his undergraduate degree from the University of Maine. A finance degree, to clarify. For Pearson, a
9:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, Boston’s David Pastrnak, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were voted NHL All-Star captains. Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Metropolitan Division, Pastrnak the Atlantic, MacKinnon the Central and McDavid the Pacific. McDavid was voted into All-Star Weekend for a fourth
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs finally earned a victory without the services of Frederik Andersen. Michael Hutchinson made 29 saves as Toronto beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday for its fourth win in a row, and first of the season with a back-up goaltender in net. Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews both had two goals and an
OTTAWA — Sean Couturier scored the shootout winner as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 Saturday night. The game was forced to a shootout after an entertaining overtime solved nothing, but provided plenty of highlights as both goalies were excellent. James van Riemsdyk led the Flyers (20-11-5) with two goals, while Kevin Hayes
BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC—Benoit-Olivier Groulx of the Halifax Mooseheads was the final cut as Canada finalized its roster ahead of the world junior hockey championship. The Canadians will carry three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards. Barrett Hayton, Alex Lafrenière, Jared McIsaac, Ty Smith and Joe Veleno are all returning from the team that finished sixth
Leon Draisaitl, Josh Archibald and Connor McDavid each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a big 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Riley Sheahan also scored for the Oilers (20-15-4) who have just two wins in their last eight games. Jeff Petry, Phillip