ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Winnipeg Jets lost leading scoring Kyle Connor to a knee injury in the second period when he took a knee from Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Strome in a 4-2 victory for the visiting team. Strome received a game misconduct
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The Nashville Predators (14-12-0) are traveling North of the border to face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs (13-6-4) for the second time this season. The Predators are running hot, riding a three-game winning streak entering tonight’s matchup, while the Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. The last time
After last season, I truly never thought that Ilya Samsonov would be anything but the Toronto Maple Leafs’ starting goalie this season. However, things change fast. Samsonov just hasn’t been the same goalie that he was last season, and his counterpart, Joseph Woll, has simply been better. The two have been a tandem so far this season,
Dec 10, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer was placed on injured reserve Sunday, the team announced. Grubauer (lower body) and defenseman Justin Schultz (upper body) both left Saturday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The goalie stopped 21 of 23 shots before exiting and did
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was a rough go for the San Diego Gulls. Really rough. A 13-game losing streak between Oct. 20 and Nov. 24 dropped them to the bottom of the league standings. When they could generate offense, they couldn’t keep the puck out of their own net. And vice versa. A
The Minnesota Wild continued through western Canada for the second game of their road trip when they took on the Vancouver Canucks late Thursday evening, Dec. 7. They were looking to extend their win streak to five games and came out strong, and despite many chances, couldn’t find any scoring in the first. Instead, the
Hindsight is great because it allows us to look back at events and determine if the correct decisions were made. 10 years later and it is clear there were some misses in the 2012 NHL Draft including the top four selections. Now that we know how these players turned out, here is a re-draft of
ESPN News Services Dec 9, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored 13 seconds into overtime and Ilya Sorokin stopped 34 shots as the New York Islanders ended the Los Angeles Kings‘ record 11-game season-opening road winning streak with a 3-2 victory Saturday night. Anders Lee scored twice in
This date in National Hockey League history was very eventful in both Detroit and Philadelphia. In addition, a pair of Hall of Famers hung up their skates, an all-time great goaltender had multiple memories, and there was the very rare brother versus brother goal scored. So, let’s begin our daily journey back in time to
With December well underway, it’s time to look ahead to the next big event on the hockey calendar, the 2024 World Junior Championship. Last year we got the first sense of normalcy for this tournament in quite some time, with plenty of fans in attendance and a raucous atmosphere in both Halifax and Moncton. 2024
Dec 9, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Columbus Blue Jackets placed center Boone Jenner on injured reserve Saturday. Jenner, the club’s captain, suffered a fractured jaw in Friday night’s 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. He is expected to be sidelined six weeks, the team said in a social media post.
BRYAN WILSON – 12.07.2023 Ilya Nikolaev is continuing to grow his game with the Wranglers this season. The 22-year-old from Yaroslavl, Russia got off to a hot start with a four-game point streak (2g,2a) to start the year and with nine games played so far, he is starting to settle into the grind of his
Before the season began, I wrote about potential Stanley Cup contenders in each conference. While the standings haven’t flipped upside down regarding Cup contenders, there have been some changes from the preseason. In this article, we’ll look at the Western Conference, which has seen one team emerge as a new Cup contender and one that
Regardless of the sport, being traded for an all-time great is never an easy thing for the player going in the other direction. With that said, being the guy who the Edmonton Oilers got in return for Wayne Gretzky is an altogether different beast. This was the hand Jimmy Carson was dealt during the summer of
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Patrick Kane was all alone in front of the net with a point-blank shot to score in his debut with the Detroit Red Wings. Ping. Kane hit the left post early in the third period and the San Jose Sharks went on
Dec. 8 has been a very unique date in National Hockey League history. It gave us the first goal that was actually shot into the net by a goaltender. It was also a big date for hockey-playing brothers, both as teammates and bitter enemies. In addition, there were some memories made in St. Louis. So,
There isn’t any doubt that the race for the Calder Trophy this season is going to be an exciting one. With Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard leading the way, there are plenty of other names that are standing out. New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes, Arizona Coyotes centre Logan Cooley and Minnesota Wild centre Marco
Associated Press Dec 8, 2023, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Islanders acquired Robert Bortuzzo in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Friday that gives the Eastern Conference playoff contenders some much-needed size and depth on the blue line amid injuries. The Islanders sent a seventh-round pick