The Winnipeg Jets brought a three-game winning streak into Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday night but ran into the offensive juggernaut known as the Colorado Avalanche. On the strength three-goal second and third periods, Colorado defeated Winnipeg 7-1, securing their 10th consecutive win on home ice. It was the Jets’ first trip to Denver
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9:00 AM ET Here’s the scenario: You’re at your job, toiling away for the bosses, trying to do your best work. Over in the corner is the person who previously held your job for 12 years. Someone who, based on the statistics, performed your job more successfully than anyone in your company’s history. He doesn’t
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, their games scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7 (AHL Game #467) and Sunday, Jan. 9 (AHL Game #493) at Providence have been postponed. The games have been rescheduled for Monday, April 11 and Tuesday, April 19
BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored in his fourth straight game, Matt Boldy got a goal in his NHL debut and the Minnesota Wild snapped a five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Boldy, who played at Boston College last season and grew up about 20 miles southwest of
Nikita Kucherov had a pair of nifty assists in his return from a lengthy injury during Tampa Bay’s three-goal third period in the Lightning’s 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Alex Killorn scored to help Tampa Bay (23-8-5, 51 points) become the first NHL team
It was the second game in a row that the Toronto Maple Leafs played without fans in the stands. It turned out to be a 4-2 win over an Edmonton Oilers’ team without Connor McDavid. And, winning is always a good thing. However, as Maple Leafs’ head coach Sheldon Keefe noted, the game had a
In this edition of Vegas Golden Knights News & Rumors, Max Pacioretty will be out of the lineup indefinitely after undergoing wrist surgery last week. Many are beginning to discuss what moves the team may need to make in order to fit in Jack Eichel, who is slated to make his season and Golden Knights
7:00 AM ET The moment Jack Hughes stepped off the ice in the New Jersey Devils‘ season opener — after he dangled through three Chicago Blackhawks, and scored on his backhand for an absurd overtime winner, then tossed his stick into the crowd in a moment of euphoric celebration — he turned to a team
📝 by Ashley Potts | AHL On The Beat After playing 49 regular-season and four playoff games for the Colorado Eagles, it seemed like Pavel Francouz had made it. He had caught the attention of the entire Colorado Avalanche organization and proved that the attention was well deserved, and a spot on the NHL roster
SAGINAW, Mich. – Brennan Othmann had a goal and an assist to lead the Flint Firebirds to a 4-1 win over the Saginaw Spirit in Ontario Hockey League action Wednesday night. Tag Bertuzzi, Amadeus Lombardi and Ethan Keppen had the other goals for Flint (15-10-0-2) while Luke Cavallin stopped 30 shots. Nick Wong had the
NHL life in 2021 — like regular life — was dominated by COVID-19. The league manoeuvred, contorted and pivoted to play a 56-game campaign that culminated in July with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their second consecutive pandemic Stanley Cup. Things were going well to start this season until the Omicron variant swept across North
The 2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning had a stacked roster. The amount of talent, especially at forward, was impressive. Some of the names many hockey fans think of immediately are Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, then-captain Dave Andreychuk, and Ruslan Fedotenko, among others. There were contributors all throughout that lineup that helped them clinch
It has been a little over six months since I last released the Los Angeles Kings’ top 10 prospects list, so now seemed like a good time to update the list. Since that article was released, a few players have graduated to full-time NHL players, and four new players were drafted, leaving plenty of room
1:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired forward Sam Lafferty in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday in exchange for forward Alex Nylander. Lafferty is slated to join the slumping Blackhawks in Arizona. The 26-year-old Lafferty, who is signed through this season with a $750,000 salary-cap hit, has no
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Alex Nylander from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Sam Lafferty. Nylander, 23, has tallied eight goals and four assists for 12 points in 23 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season, tied for first on the club in goals and tied for second in points. The
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks say Elias Pettersson has been placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The Canucks (16-15-3) announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday, a scheduled day off for the team. Pettersson, a 23-year-old Swedish centre, has six goals and 11 assists in 34 games this season. He is the fifth Vancouver player
Ilya Mikheyev scored on a third-period power play as the Toronto Maple Leafs heaped more misery on the undermanned Edmonton Oilers with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday night. John Tavares and T.J. Brodie also scored for Toronto (22-8-2). Jack Campbell made 28 saves as the Leafs improved to 20-4-1 over their past 25 games. William
Long before he became one of the biggest and most disappointing contracts in New York Islanders franchise history, Alexei Yashin was traded to the Islanders from the Ottawa Senators back on June 23, 2001. At the time, Yashin was a talented forward with a high-skill level and offensive upside that was clearly appealing to the