The Toronto Six will return to the ice earlier than expected. The Six will replace the Metropolitan Riveters in facing the Buffalo Beauts on Wednesday night in National Women’s Hockey League action. The NWHL says the change was made in line with the league’s medical protocols prioritizing health and safety. The expansion Six (1-1-1) won
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San Jose Sharks (3-4-0, seventh in the West Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (4-3-0, third in the West Division) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado hosts the San Jose Sharks after Brandon Saad scored two goals in the Avalanche’s 7-3 victory over the Sharks. Colorado finished 42-20-8 overall and 10-8-2 in division play during
Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored the go-ahead goal at 4:56 of the third period, and the Toronto Six held on to edge the Boston Pride 2-1 on Tuesday in National Women’s Hockey League action. It’s the first victory in franchise history for the expansion team. Toronto (1-1-1) trailed 1-0 heading into the third before Brooke Boquist tied
VANCOUVER – A hat trick from Brandon Sutter lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday. It was a much-needed victory for Vancouver (3-5-0), which had not won in regulation since its season opener on Jan. 13. Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist for the home team,
Another milestone for The Great One. Wayne Gretzky turned 60 Tuesday. It’s a number the Hockey Hall of Famer knows well. The NHL notes that the former Edmonton Oiler, Los Angeles King, St. Louis Blue and New York Ranger scored 60 hat tricks (50 during the regular season and 10 in the playoffs) during an
Ottawa Senators (1-4-1, seventh in the North Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (3-5-0, fifth in the North Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ottawa heads into the matchup with Vancouver after losing five in a row. Vancouver finished 36-27-6 overall and 11-8-1 in division games a season ago. The Canucks averaged 3.2
A hat trick from Brandon Sutter lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 7-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday. It was a much-needed victory for Vancouver (3-5-0), which had not won in regulation since its season opener on Jan. 13. Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist for the home team, while Tyler
Nashville Predators goaltender Connor Ingram is voluntarily taking part in the NHL/NHL Players’ Association’s player assistance program, keeping him away from the Predators during that time. The NHL and NHLPA announced Ingram’s decision Monday and said there will be no further comment. Ingram, 23, currently is Nashville’s third goalie this season behind Juuse Saros and
Back in September, after the Tampa Bay Lightning were awarded the Stanley Cup, the NHL announced over 33,000 tests were administered during 65-playoff days in the Edmonton and Toronto bubbles with zero positive results for COVID-19. That was then. Things are different now. Since the NHL resumed play earlier this month with teams playing in
Edmonton Oilers (3-4-0, fourth in the North Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (4-2-0, third in the North Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Edmonton travels to Winnipeg in a matchup of North Division teams. Winnipeg went 37-28-6 overall and 11-6-4 in division play a season ago. The Jets averaged 3.0 goals and 5.4
Morgan Reilly’s three assists helped the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the host Calgary Flames on Sunday. Wayne Simmonds scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf, Jake Muzzin earned his first of the season and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto (5-2-0) in the afternoon matinee. Mitch Marner assisted on a
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Jonna Curtis and Hayley Mack scored in the shootout to earn the Minnesota Whitecaps a come-front-behind 6-5 win over the Toronto Six in National Women’s Hockey League action Sunday. Minnesota (2-0) trailed 5-1 during the second period. Mikyla Grant-Mentis had the lone shootout goal for Toronto (0-1-1). Mack, Sydney Baldwin, Haylea
George Armstrong, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the 1960s and wore the blue and white his entire career, has died. He was 90. The Maple Leafs confirmed the death Sunday on Twitter. Armstrong played a record 1,187 games with 296 goals and 417 assists over 21 seasons for the
Paul Stastny, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler each had three-point nights in a 6-3 Winnipeg Jets win over the Ottawa Senators at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg late Saturday night. Both players scored a goal and added two assists in the Jets’ win (4-1-0), their third consecutive victory over the Senators (1-3-1). Andrew Copp also
Winnipeg Jets fans, stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic without the ability to vent to their pals at the local pub, exploded with rage and sorrow Saturday over news on the NHL transaction wire. Patrik Laine is a Columbus Blue Jacket, leaving the Jets faithful with many cold months to conduct a virtual post-mortem
FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn didn’t practice Saturday, a day after his right leg buckled awkwardly during a collision in the season opener. Coach Rick Bowness provided no update after practice on Benn’s condition or his status for Sunday’s game, when the Stars play Nashville again. The coach only repeated what he
Columbus and Winnipeg reportedly hooked up for a blockbuster NHL trade Saturday, with the Blue Jackets dealing Pierre-Luc Dubois and a 2022 third-round draft pick to the Jets for fellow forwards Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic, who is unsigned. More to come Believe <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/nhljets?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#nhljets</a> are retaining 26% of Patrik Laine’s salary for this season, which evens
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Gabriel Landeskog scored 1:38 into overtime, Mikko Rantanen extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, and the Colorado Avalanche topped the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night. Landeskog was initially stopped by Anaheim goalie John Gibson on a breakaway, but he got his own rebound and converted a wraparound for his third