Sam Carchidi of Philadelphia Hockey Now: The return to health of Sean Couturier and Ryan Ellis should put the Philadelphia Flyers in a playoff hunt but not in Cup contention. The Flyers are hoping for a retool and will look at the free agent market to improve. Being able to lure someone like Johnny Gaudreau
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9:15 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Stanley Cup Final hits differently when hockey’s Holy Grail is in the building. After four games, the Colorado Avalanche lead the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1. The Stanley Cup will be in the house in Denver on Friday night with its white-gloved handlers. “They’re a team that’s looking to
Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft speaks at a media availability in Edmonton, Monday, May 23, 2022. Woodcroft went from a prominent role behind an NHL bench to riding the buses in the American Hockey League. Now back in the big leagues as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, Woodcroft says he wouldn’t be where
Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (56-19-7, first in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT STANLEY CUP FINAL: Avalanche lead series 3-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-1 lead in the series. The teams meet
Nazem Kadri scored at 12:02 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final to move within a victory of dethroning the two-time defending champion Lightning. Playing for the first time since June 4 due to a thumb injury, Kadri skated in on
The Los Angeles Kings have amassed one of the best prospects in hockey over the last few seasons, and with that comes a new wave of young players joining the team each season. Last season, Quinton Byfield, Arthur Kaliyev, Rasmus Kupari, and Sean Durzi all completed their rookie season. Meanwhile, players like Jordan Spence, Jacob
Welcome to our first Detroit Red Wings prospect rankings of the 2022 offseason, where I will be ranking the very best young players in the Red Wings’ system. This ranking article is intentionally being released just a few weeks before the NHL Draft on July 7 and 8, where the Red Wings will look to add
12:09 AM ET Following two straight blowouts in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 was an absolute thriller between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning. The game was deadlocked at 2-2 after regulation. Then at 12:02 of overtime, Nazem Kadri scored the game-winning goal — yes, the same Nazem Kadri who was playing
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (theahl.com) … The Chicago Wolves grabbed the lead in the 2022 Calder Cup Finals, shutting down the Springfield Thunderbirds, 4-0, in Game 3 on Wednesday night. With the Wolves up 2-1 in the best-of-seven, the series resumes Friday in Springfield. Pyotr Kochetkov made 36 saves to silence the Thunderbirds, who were playing the
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Chicago have promoted Meghan Hunter to assistant general manger among several front office moves, making her the third woman to currently hold that position and fourth in NHL history. GM Brandon Davidson announced Hunter’s promotion and other front office moves Tuesday. Karilyn Pilch was also promoted to director of player personnel, while Mark Eaton will
The Edmonton Oilers have three restricted free agents (RFA) on the NHL roster that could be a target of offer sheets this summer in Kailer Yamamoto, Jesse Puljujarvi, and Ryan McLeod. Other RFAs include Tyler Benson, Brendan Perlini, Filip Berglund, and Ostap Safin; if any team decides they want to take a chance on them,
The chatter around the Detroit Red Wings almost exclusively pertains to one of two topics: the team’s vacant head coach position, and newly-crowned Calder Trophy winner Moritz Seider. So let’s catch up with all that chatter and see what else is happening regarding the team from Motown. Trotz, Quinn Confirmed to Interview with Red Wings
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on Colorado Avalanche’s pending UFA forward Valeri Nichushkin. Marek: “When I say Valeri Nichushkin, what goes through you mind when you hear that name right now?” Friedman: “Cha-ching.” Marek: “It’s true. I was having a conversation with a friend tonight trying to figure out — Okay! Out of all
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — It took Nathan MacKinnon years to reach this place. And we’re not just talking about the Stanley Cup Final. The Colorado Avalanche superstar is mired in a mini scoring drought, with zero goals and two assists through three Cup Final games against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was held
📝 by Patrick Williams Pressure is becoming rather routine for defenseman Matt Kessel and the Springfield Thunderbirds. Springfield endured three overtime games with Laval in the Eastern Conference Finals, winning two of them. They prevailed in a Game 7 against the Rocket, a 4-0 masterpiece to secure their place in the Calder Cup Finals against
Valeri Nichushkin stood in front of a poster of Alex Ovechkin hoisting the Stanley Cup on the eve of his first trip to the final and remembered what it was like to witness that moment. “That was fun to watch when Ovi win it, especially when he celebrated,” he said. “I think that was one
Toronto’s Auston Matthews won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player on Tuesday night, becoming only the third Maple Leaf to win the award and the first since Ted Kennedy in 1954-55. The 24-year-old forward received 119 first-place votes in voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association and finished well ahead of Edmonton’s