Philadelphia Flyers (22-19-7, sixth in the East Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (14-27-7, seventh in the East Division) Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils +110, Flyers -134 BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey aims to end its 10-game skid with a win over Philadelphia. The Devils are 14-27-7 against opponents from the
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The NHL has fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton US$3,017 for interference. Thornton upended Jets forward Mathieu Perreault, who was well away from the puck, in the third period of Toronto’s 5-3 win over the Jets Thursday night. The 41-year-old veteran was assessed a minor penalty for interference on the play. The Maple Leafs
Connor Brown’s hockey career has looped around. Or lapped itself. Whichever image you prefer. The point is, he’s back to where he started. The players around him, his teammates, are the same in many ways. Back then it was Auston Matthews and now it’s Tim Stutzle, both arriving for their first NHL games fresh from
The Calgary Flames narrowed the gap on the Montreal Canadiens in the North Division’s playoff race with a 5-2 win Saturday over the visiting Habs. Johnny Gaudreau scored twice for the Flames (21-23-3), which beat Montreal for the second time in as many days. Calgary trails Montreal holding down the fourth and final playoff spot
Florida Panthers (31-13-5, second in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (26-21-2, fourth in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Predators +108, Panthers -131 BOTTOM LINE: Florida visits the Nashville Predators after the Panthers took down Carolina 4-3 in overtime. The Predators are 26-21-2 against division opponents. Nashville averages
Mitch Marner scored the 100th goal of his NHL career as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Saturday night. John Tavares, Joe Thornton and Alexander Kerfoot, into an empty net, also scored for Toronto (30-13-5). Jack Campbell stopped 25 shots as the Leafs stretched their lead atop the North Division to
I had a long chat with Grant this week, and he voiced some concerns. We’ve been best friends since Grade 9, and he’s been beside me every step of my hockey life. He came as close as you can to living life in the NHL without actually playing. He’s lived the game with me, he
Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust each scored their 20th goals of the season as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday. Crosby got an empty netter with 0.1 seconds to play. His goal came following a tense net-mouth scramble in which the Devils nearly tied the game. Crosby surpassed Evgeni Malkin
Montreal Canadiens (20-16-9, fourth in the North Division) vs. Calgary Flames (20-23-3, fifth in the North Division) Calgary, Alberta; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -110, Canadiens -110; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Montreal heads to Calgary in a matchup of North Division teams. The Flames are 20-23-3 against the rest of their
At the end of a “strange day” for the Calgary Flames, Sean Monahan led them to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens with a goal and two assists Friday. The Flames’ victory was necessary to their playoff hopes. Calgary (20-23-3) is six points back of the Canadiens (20-16-9), who have a game in hand
Normally, a top team would have most of this worked out in training camp. You’d have your depth chart and your roles, much of that decided by contractual situations. The guy with the two-way contract always has to overperform to steal a job. This, however, hasn’t been like most NHL seasons. It’s been unlike any
The Montreal Canadiens were prepared to play the Calgary Flames on Friday night despite a Calgary player testing positive for COVID-19. The Flames called off their morning skate due to the test. The club said in a statement the player was in isolation and other players and staff members had tested negative for the coronavirus.
Dallas Stars (19-15-12, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (17-25-7, seventh in the Central Division) Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wings +176, Stars -221 BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit Detroit after Jakub Vrana scored four goals in the Red Wings’ 7-3 victory over the Stars. The Red
Matt Murray collected his second shutout of the week Thursday as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. Murray had 31 saves in the victory and extended the Sens’ win streak to three games. He also backstopped Ottawa to a 4-0 decision over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Drake Batherson had a goal and
Shock and disbelief gave way to a swirl of emotions as players on the Canadian women’s hockey team packed their bags in Halifax and headed home Thursday. In a span of two days, they’d gone from nervously anticipating the announcement of the world championship roster to standing around baggage carousels feeling demoralized. All systems appeared
Shock and disbelief gave way to a swirl of emotions as players on the Canadian women’s hockey team packed their bags in Halifax and headed home Thursday. In a span of two days, they’d gone from nervously anticipating the announcement of the world championship roster to standing around baggage carousels feeling demoralized. All systems appeared
Nashville Predators (25-21-2, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (22-20-5, sixth in the Central Division) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blackhawks +107, Predators -130; over/under is 0 BOTTOM LINE: Patrick Kane leads Chicago into a matchup with Nashville. He currently ranks third in the NHL with 58 points, scoring 15
Josh Anderson scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens survived a late Edmonton flurry to defeat the Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday night. Tyler Toffoli and Artturi Lehkonen had the other goals for Montreal (20-15-9). Jake Allen made 22 saves as the Canadiens picked up just their third win in the last nine games to move eight