7:00 AM ET Patrik Laine is living his best life — and it’s about time. The Blue Jackets winger had been stumbling ever since the Winnipeg Jets traded him to Columbus in January 2021. That transaction — which swapped Pierre-Luc Dubois for Laine and Jack Roslovic — was meant to be a fresh start for
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ZURICH The NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation punished Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on Monday. The IIHF convened a meeting of its council, where it decided to boot perennial contender Russia and invasion-supporter Belarus from tournaments in every age category, including May’s men’s world championship, the rescheduled world junior men’s championship in Alberta
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist to win a showdown with his older brother, and the New Jersey Devils routed the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 on Monday night. Nico Daws made 36 saves and the Devils scored three times in each of the first two periods, chasing goaltender Jaroslav Halak with six goals on
Listen to The Hockey Writers Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts, every weekday (Monday to Friday). In this edition of NHL Talk, these are the top storylines with quotes from players, coaches, managers, and more: Predators Victorious on Rinne’s Number Retirement Night Former Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne had his No. 35 retired and raised to the
The San Jose Sharks split a pair of games at SAP Center this past weekend and saw some of their rookies come through with breakout moments. But the biggest loss was the injury to star defenseman Mario Ferraro, who could be out for eight weeks. The Sharks lost on Feb. 26 to the Boston Bruins
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls goaltender Lukas Dostal has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 27, 2022. With the Pacific Division playoff race tightening, Dostal led the Gulls into a two-game visit to Las Vegas and backstopped them to
6:23 AM ET Defense had no home in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 10-7 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. The teams cleared the 6.5-goal total at 9:19 of the second period. By the final buzzer, they had cleared it by 10.5 goals. We’ve seen plenty of contests this season end with scores
As if the critical nature of Monday’s emergency meeting by the International Ice Hockey Federation council wasn’t already apparent, Wayne Gretzky did a fine job of defining what’s at stake. Gretzky, a gentleman and hockey’s most prominent torchbearer, has never been one to use his platform to wade into delicate matters. But after seeing three
Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets broke a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Adam Lowry, Evgeny Svechnikov and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the third period. Nick Ritchie, Jakob Chychrun and Barrett Hayton scored
This last week is one the Minnesota Wild will want to forget as they faced all Canadian teams. They took on the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Calgary Flames. They, unfortunately, lost all three games and couldn’t have ended their road trip soon enough. Once again the Wild were hit with injury problems
The Washington Capitals had won five straight on the road heading into their one-week break, but their success came to an abrupt end with a pair of ugly losses at Madison Square Garden and Wells Fargo Center this past week. What was the big difference in the setback to the Metropolitan Division rivals New York
Scouting the Blackhawks and Blues Ben Pope: Scouts listed to attend yesterday’s Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues game: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, and the Seattle Kraken. Scouting the Sharks and Kraken yesterday and Saturday’s Sharks-Bruins game Curtis Pashelka: Scouts listed to attended
8:00 AM ET IT’S A THOUGHT we’ve all had at some point. Where will we be when that life-changing, career-shifting moment happens? How will it feel to know a dream is about to come true? Karl Taylor was somewhere in Iowa, boarding a bus for a six-hour ride to Milwaukee. Cole Schwindt was pulled aside
📝 by Patrick Williams Even Reilly Walsh might have an off night here and there. The 22-year-old Utica Comets standout defenseman is 79 games into an American Hockey League career, chasing a Calder Cup, and making a bid for a future full-time job with the New Jersey Devils. Walsh’s 34 points (six goals, 28 points)
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NHL icon Wayne Gretzky made his opinion known Saturday night regarding consequences for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — he believes the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) should ban Russia from the rescheduled world junior men’s hockey championship. With a number of athletes, leagues, organizations and sports having either handed down sanctions or made a push for Russia to be barred
The Stars head into an important home matchup with the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Dallas has gone 5-2-1 since the All-Star Break, earning 11 of a possible 16 points over that span. Because of this success, they sit just two points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the second Wild Card in the Western Conference. Stars
The Edmonton Oilers officially go 1-2 and pick up two of a possible six points on their Eastern Conference road trip against three of the best teams in the NHL. Their final game against the Carolina Hurricanes might have been their best of three, even though they didn’t come out on the winning end of