When New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello acquired Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac at the 2021 NHL Trade Deadline, the duo was expected to add scoring depth and veteran leadership in the absence of captain Anders Lee. It didn’t quite work out that way at first; Palmieri scored four points (two goals, two assists)
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In June 1990, the Edmonton Oilers were on top of the world. They had just won their fifth Stanley Cup in seven years, after beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 in the best-of-seven championship series. Goaltender Bill Ranford received the Conn Smythe Trophy, and captain Mark Messier was presented with the Hart Memorial Trophy. Life was
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Jamie Devane to an American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season. Devane, 30, previously played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2019-20, when he recorded four goals and five assists in 36 games. Last season, Devane skated in 26 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, tallying one goal. Originally a
6:29 AM ET The Boston Bruins were sent home on Wednesday night, and the New York Islanders are the third team to reach the Stanley Cup semifinals. Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche — the top team in the regular season — will try to avoid a similar fate as the Bruins. But the Avs’ task isn’t
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild hired longtime NHL general manager Ray Shero on Wednesday as a senior advisor to general manager Bill Guerin, who played for and worked under Shero with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Shero was fired last year by New Jersey, midway through his fifth season as general manager for the
The New York Islanders got another big second period and ran past the Boston Bruins for a return trip to the Stanley Cup semifinals. Brock Nelson scored twice in New York’s three-goal second, Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 shots and the Islanders beat the Bruins 6-2 in Game 6 on Wednesday night in a front of
June 10 is a memorable date for a handful of fan bases across the National Hockey League. There were champions crowned in the most dramatic of fashions as well as some franchise-altering draft picks. This was also the date when the hockey world lost one of its greatest players. Hockey World Says Goodbye to a
The Dallas Stars ranked 19th out of 31 NHL teams in Matthew Zator’s NHL Farm System rankings in late January of this year, and with the offseason approaching for not only the Stars but the prospects themselves, I feel it would be nice to take a gander at how the team’s prospects progressed in this
8:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks announced Wednesday they had agreed to an entry-level contract with Lukas Reichel after selecting the forward in the first round of the 2020 NHL draft. Reichel’s three-year deal runs through the 2023-24 season with a $925,000 salary-cap hit. General manager Stan Bowman said Reichel made
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Devin Shore to a two-year contract extension with an annual average value of US$850,000. The club made the announcement on Wednesday. The Ajax, Ont., native originally joined the club on a professional try-out (PTO) just prior to training camp in January before going on to sign a
Watch live on television and online on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET as the Boston Bruins visit the New York Islanders in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Hockey Night in Canada. Please note that this stream is optimized for desktop or mobile web. If you prefer viewing this on the CBC Sports app, please open or download
For the past couple of weeks, the eyes of international hockey have been focused on Latvia for the annual International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship. Unlike the Olympics with NHL participation, this is not truly a best-on-best tournament. Most of the 16 participating teams had some stars not available because the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what is defenseman Dougie Hamilton worth on the open free agent market? Meanwhile, are the Los Angeles Kings going to make a play for a couple of top-six forwards? Tuukka Rask is going back in net for the Boston Bruins in Game 6, but is something off? Finally, players from
EDMONTON, AB – Goaltenders can sink or swim in the blue paint and Bakersfield Condors guardian Stuart Skinner treaded the tide just fine in his third season with the organization. The Edmonton product began 2020-21 in Oil Country and obtained his first career National Hockey League victory at Rogers Place before continuing his development in
6:35 AM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning are Central Division champions, and are waiting for the winner of the New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins East Division final, a series that could end on the Island tonight. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens got one game closer to seeing which team they’ll be facing in the Stanley
Colorado Avalanche (39-13-4, first in the West Division during the regular season) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (40-14-2, second in the West Division during the regular season) Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -129, Avalanche +109; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Golden Knights lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The
Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series. Max Pacioretty corralled the puck after a blocked shot and fed it to Stone, who was off to
Home ice advantage, who needs it? After the first two games of the second round, the Carolina Hurricanes were in a less-than-ideal position. Battling the Tampa Bay Lightning is tough enough. However, after dropping consecutive heartbreakers, in which they were arguably the better team, both on home ice, and having to head to Florida and