Columbus Blue Jackets (32-29-4, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. Minnesota Wild (38-20-4, second in the Central) St. Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wild -239, Blue Jackets +194; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts Columbus trying to extend its four-game home winning streak. The Wild are 21-7-1 on their home ice.
Canada
Johnny Gaudreau scored his 30th goal and added two assists on Friday to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Matthew Tkachuk, with his 30th, Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson also scored for Calgary (39-17-8), which improves to 16-2-2 in their last 20 games at the Saddledome. The six-game homestand
Ivan Zhigalov had to make a decision. The Belarusian goaltender could stay home to continue his development. The other option was a big leap — one that took him across an ocean to follow his hockey dream. Zhigalov chose the latter. “It’s my first year in North America, but I really enjoy it,” said the
The Edmonton Oilers and its associated companies are suing four insurance firms for what’s described in a statement of claim filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench as “massive business losses” over a two-year period during the pandemic. On March 12, 2020, the NHL halted its season. Shortly after, mandatory government orders kept fans, clients
Tampa Bay Lightning (39-18-6, fourth in the Atlantic) vs. Detroit Red Wings (26-31-7, fifth in the Atlantic) Detroit; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Tampa Bay comes into the matchup against Detroit after losing three games in a row. The Red Wings are 17-14-2 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit averages 9.2 penalty minutes per game,
Thursday provided a solid first look at how the Edmonton Oilers hope to fare down the stretch with a — finally — healthy lineup and a couple of trade deadline day tweaks. Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals as the Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose
The Premier Hockey Federation is taking its playoffs to Florida this weekend, but not before making a latest attempt to mend fences with members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association. The rival women’s hockey groups met in New York on Wednesday at the request of the NHL in hopes discussions could thaw relations in
Caught at the finish line for the regular-season title, the Toronto Six can still claim the Premier Hockey League’s ultimate crown and hoist the Isobel Cup on Monday. The Six are the No. 2 seed heading into the women’s league’s six-team playoffs starting Friday in Tampa Bay, Fla., and thus have a bye to Sunday’s
Chicago Blackhawks (23-32-9, seventh in the Central) vs. Los Angeles Kings (35-22-8, second in the Pacific) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -195, Blackhawks +163; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the Chicago Blackhawks after Adrian Kempe scored two goals in the Kings’ 6-1 win against the Predators. The
Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesday night. Boeser got things rolling by taking advantage of a turnover with a goal 1:23 into the final period. Miller knocked in another off a
The Vegas Golden Knights’ trade of forward Evgenii Dadonov to the Ducks was voided by the NHL on Wednesday because Anaheim was on his no-trade list. The league announced the trade could not be completed because Dadonov’s limited no-trade clause “had not been complied with.” Under the terms of his contract originally signed in 2020
Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes and Anaheim Ducks counterpart Pat Verbeek accumulated plenty of assets ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Vancouver’s Patrik Allvin, meanwhile, started to put his stamp on the Canucks. And Kyle Davidson of Chicago dealt the reigning Vezina Trophy winner as that franchise pivots to its rebuild. He also appeared
Philadelphia Flyers (20-32-11, eighth in the Metropolitan) vs. St. Louis Blues (35-18-9, second in the Central) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hits the road against St. Louis looking to end its 13-game road slide. The Blues are 20-7-4 at home. St. Louis has scored 220 goals and ranks third in the
Connor Hellebuyck knew he picked a good time to put up a 42-save performance in a 4-0 victory over the rival Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. His fourth shutout of the season — and the 28th of his career — kept the Jets (30-24-10) in the race for a wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have eliminated their mask mandate for fans beginning Saturday. The move comes amid Ontario’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and on the heels of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., announcing the elimination of masks mandates as of Monday for Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors games. “As has been the case
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association and Premier Hockey Federation are set to meet at the request of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek first reported the news, saying the NHL’s intention is to attempt to bring the two sides together. TSN also reported during NHL trade deadline day that all three parties will gather in
Vancouver Canucks (30-26-8, fifth in the Pacific) vs. Colorado Avalanche (45-13-5, first in the Central) Denver; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit Colorado after Mikko Rantanen scored two goals in the Avalanche’s 3-2 overtime victory against the Oilers. The Avalanche are 28-6-3 in Western Conference games. Colorado is third in the
Nathan MacKinnon scored 52 seconds into overtime to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night in Denver, Colo. MacKinnon, who also had an assist, came into the zone on a 2-on-1 with Cale Makar. Makar fed MacKinnon, who’s shot beat Mike Smith for his 22nd of the