Rasmus Dahlin scored 48 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres handed the slumping Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 loss on Sunday. Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist and Jeff Skinner scored in regulation for the Sabres (22-33-8), who have won four of their last five outings. The Canucks (30-26-8) got a goal and
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This date in National Hockey League history has provided us with a little bit of everything. There were broken records, personal milestones, plenty of hat tricks and one very eventful night in 1993. Let’s take our daily trip back in time to enjoy all the best moments March 20 has given us over the years.
As the clock continues to tick on the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline, the Nashville Predators made a move to help shore up the blue line, acquiring defenseman Jeremy Lauzon from the Seattle Kraken on Sunday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Nashville’s 76 points currently have it in the
5:43 PM ET It was rumored for weeks, and finally happened: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano in a trade Sunday, one day before the NHL’s deadline. Forward Colin Blackwell was also part of the package heading to Toronto, and Seattle is retaining half of Giordano’s $6.75 million salary. In return,
The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired forward Owen Tippett, a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, and a conditional first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forwards Claude Giroux, German Rubtsov, and Connor Bunnaman, as well as a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Tippett, 23, has
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Travis Hamonic from the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft. The 31-year-old had three goals and four assists in 24 games with Vancouver this season. Hamonic has registered 43 goals and 205 points in 699 regular-season contests with the Canucks, New York
The Maple Leafs have boosted their defence with veteran NHLer and Toronto native Mark Giordano, the first captain of the expansion Seattle Kraken, according to multiple reports. It’s unclear what other players and/or draft picks Toronto may have acquired and what the return is for the Kraken. The move would reunite the 38-year-old Giordano with
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith turns 40 on Tuesday, March 22, just one day after the NHL trade deadline passes. Barring the highly unlikely event of the veteran netminder being dealt before the deadline passes, Smith is poised to become only the third 40-year-old to play in a game for the Oilers. That could, in
It took some time and there was a long delay after the first reports surfaced, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have made their move. While teams like the Florida Panthers got better with the additions of Ben Chiarot and Claude Giroux, and the Tampa Bay Lightning added Brandon Hagel, Maple Leafs’ GM Kyle Dubas had
The Rangers aren’t looking to trade Lafreniere Larry Brooks: From a team source, the report that the New York Rangers are shopping or looking to trade Alexis Lafreniere is utter fiction. Flyers will likely pass on Myers Bill Meltzer: The Nashville Predators put former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Philippe Myers on waivers yesterday. It’s not sounding
8:07 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks pulled off a whopper on Saturday, trading defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran to Boston for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, defenseman John Moore, a 2022 first-round draft pick, a 2023 second-round draft pick and a 2024 second-round draft pick. The Ducks also retained 50% of Lindholm’s salary. That’s a whole
📝 by Patrick Williams This is the time of the year that every word from National Hockey League general managers is parsed, and their every appearance is tracked. The NHL trade deadline often has a strong American Hockey League flavor as well. That is where the work that AHL general managers like Ryan Martin of
New York Rangers (39-18-5, third in the Metropolitan) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (41-14-6, first in the Metropolitan) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -202, Rangers +167; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Carolina will try to end its three-game slide when the Hurricanes take on New York. The Hurricanes have gone 11-6-1
The Calgary Flames were playing with revenge on their minds Saturday night. On their last trip to Vancouver, the Canucks torched the Flames 7-1. It’s a result the visitors didn’t forget, said Matthew Tkachuk. “I thought we pretty much got embarrassed that night and this is our last game of the regular season here in
On Wednesday night, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund played in his 804th game with the team, surpassing Al MacInnis for most games played all-time by a Flames’ draft pick. It also moved him into fourth overall and if he plays out his contract, he could end up finishing second in franchise history. Being a general
The Florida Panthers acquired forwards Claude Giroux, Connor Bunnaman, and German Rubtsov and a fifth-round draft pick in 2024 from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Owen Tippett, a first-round draft pick in 2024, and a third-round draft pick in 2023. The Flyers will retain half of Giroux’s remaining salary in 2021-22, the final year
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts on the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. “Another name to watch in Chicago is Marc-Andre Fleury. One of the teams that has interest in Minnesota. Bill Guerin and Marc-Andre Fleury won a Stanley Cup together in 2009 and I think this ones is going to be
7:39 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers traded Claude Giroux, a fifth-round pick in 2024, along with prospects Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, in exchange for Owen Tippett, a first-round pick in 2024, and a third-round choice in 2023. The Flyers are also retaining 50% of Giroux’s $8.275 million cap