The Anaheim Ducks will have a lot of time off in the near future. Along with All-Star weekend providing a break, the next few weeks will be spent making up games from the last month or so that were postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks within organizations. What was initially planned to be a break while
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7:20 AM ET It’s that time of year again. NHL All-Star Weekend. The festivities kick off Friday with the skills competition and carry into Saturday’s 3-on-3 tournament. It will be another star-studded event, filled with the league’s biggest and brightest talents showing off what they do best. Before the puck drops in Las Vegas, we’re
📝 by Patrick Williams The Bakersfield Condors had one parting message for teammate Adam Cracknell before he departed for Switzerland last week. It was a succinct send-off: “Bring home gold.” At 36 years old, Cracknell does not have much left undone on his hockey checklist, but this month presents him with rare uncharted territory in
NHL players aren’t the only all-stars in Las Vegas this weekend. Chris Johnston of NorthStar Bets, widely considered one of hockey’s top insiders, is in Sin City to cover the NHL all-star festivities and will be joining the Star on Twitter Spaces at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday. Do you have a question for CJ? With
The Devils let one setback against the Maple Leafs beat them twice. After blowing an early three-goal lead and collapsing in the third period at Toronto on Monday, New Jersey carried that 6-4 loss into the game less than 24 hours later. Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell had 31
Read what NHL players, coaches, managers, and more are saying about the League’s top stories with the “NHL Talk” column. Also, listen to The Hockey Writers Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts for daily hockey talk from THW contributors, every weekday (Monday to Friday). In this edition of NHL Talk, a pair of Florida
It’s no secret the New York Islanders are having an up and down season, albeit some of those reasons have been out of their control. It’s easy to point to their 13-game road trip to start the season as UBS Arena neared completion or their poorly contained COVID-19 outbreak taking down all but a handful
4:24 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid will attempt to break an NHL All-Star record when he competes in the fastest skater skills competition Friday in Las Vegas. McDavid is a three-time winner of the event, winning three years in a row from 2017 to ’19. With a win Friday night at T-Mobile Arena,
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired center Anthony Richard from the Nashville Predators in exchange for center Jimmy Huntington. Richard, 25, made his pro debut with the Milwaukee Admirals during the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs and has spent his entire career in the Predators organization, totaling 79 goals and 73 assists for 152 points in
Minnesota Wild (27-10-3, third in the Central) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (16-22-7, seventh in the Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kirill Kaprizov and Minnesota square off against Chicago. He currently ranks seventh in the in the league with 52 points, scoring 18 goals and recording 34 assists. The Blackhawks are 3-8-4 against opponents
The last thing the Ottawa Senators want to see is Tim Stutzle fighting, but on this night the young centre will be forgiven after scoring a highlight reel goal in overtime to lead his team to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. With 37.6 seconds remaining in overtime Stutzle put the puck to the
A road trip which began with a nice win for the San Jose Sharks took a bad turn when it swung through the Southeast. And it’s not getting any easier as the team heads for Tampa Bay. The Sharks blew a lead and suffered a 5-4 overtime loss against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 29,
The Toronto Maple Leafs are on a recording-setting pace after an impressive first half of the season. The team has 59 points after 41 games. That’s on pace for 118 points, eclipsing the previous season-best points total of 105 set in the 2017-18 season. February is going to be a grind, 12 games in 28
8:00 AM ET Every NHL season, there’s a team whose success in the standings doesn’t sync up with some of its underlying numbers, leading fans to ask if they’re “actually this good.” So, are the New York Rangers actually this good? They’re second in the Metro Division with a 29-13-4 record (.674 points percentage). They
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Americaan Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Seth Griffith, Utica Comets forward Alexander Holtz and Bridgeport Islanders goaltender Jakub Skarek have been selected as the league’s award winners for January. Griffith, the AHL Player of the Month, found the scoresheet in all nine of his games played for Bakersfield
Florida Panthers (32-9-5, first in the Atlantic) vs. New York Rangers (29-13-4, second in the Metropolitan) New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers +124, Panthers -146; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jonathan Huberdeau leads Florida into a matchup against New York. He’s first in the league with 63 points, scoring 17 goals
The National Hockey League and its players’ association announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol, including a removal of daily tests for the fully vaccinated. The league says the new rules will come into effect for each team immediately following that club’s last game before the All-Star break. It adds that the new regulations are
In this edition of Los Angeles Kings News & Rumors, I’ll be discussing the Kings losing two more defensemen, who will replace them, Trevor Moore’s incredible month of January, and Brett Sutter’s 1000 professional game. Roy & Anderson Out of the Lineup Before Sunday’s game against the Pittsburg Penguins, it was announced that defensemen Matt