Dylan Larkin did a double-take the first time he saw the list. The 23-year-old centre has led the Detroit Red Wings in scoring the last two seasons, is one of the fastest players in hockey and could captain his team one day. But sneaking into the top-50 ranking of EA Sports’ “NHL 20” video game?
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Drew Doughty and Matthew Tkachuk lived up to the hype around their rivalry. Doughty scored the overtime winner for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Tkachuk scored twice, including the tying goal with 64 seconds left in regulation, and had an assist for Calgary. The tension between
OTTAWA— The slogan for the Ottawa Senators’ season is “The kids are all right.” However, it appears some of the kids aren’t ready for the NHL just yet. On Monday, the Senators announced the acquisition of forward Vladislav Namestnikov from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Nick Ebert and Ottawa’s fourth-round pick in
Patrick Marleau is returning to San Jose. General manager Doug Wilson announced Tuesday that the Sharks’ all-time leader in games, goals and points is returning to his original team with a one-year, $700,000 (U.S.) contract after spending the past two seasons in Toronto. The Sharks failed to record a point in the first three games
Patrick Marleau is returning to San Jose. General manager Doug Wilson announced Tuesday that the Sharks’ all-time leader in games, goals and points is returning to his original team with a one-year, $700,000 US contract after spending the past two seasons in Toronto. The Sharks failed to record a point in the first three games
When the season is over, and the Stanley Cup awarded, the players, coaches and managers of the 30 other NHL teams all wonder just how close they really are to the championship and start making the moves designed to get them there. Ironically, Ryan O’Reilly — the Conn Smythe-winning heart and soul of the St.
The Toronto Maple Leafs gave the defending Stanley Cup champions all they could handle for long stretches Monday. And the St. Louis Blues responded with what won them their rings last June — in the end, they found a way. Alex Pietrangelo scored the winner in the third period and Jordan Binnington was stellar in
The last thing the St. Louis Blues want is a repeat. They’d like to win another Stanley Cup, of course. It’s not like they didn’t enjoy every minute of a celebration that, as it does for every other winning team, lasted all summer long. But a repeat of the entire 2018-19 season, with all the
Two games into a new NHL season and the Pittsburgh Penguins have lost centre Evgeni Malkin for an indefinite period with a lower-body injury. Malkin tripped over the skate of teammate and defenceman Kris Letang near centre ice at 8:04 of the second period in Saturday’s 7-2 win over Columbus and then collided with Blue
EDMONTON—The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Adam Larsson on long-term injured reserve with a foot injury. Larsson was hurt in the first period of Wednesday night’s season-opening win against the Vancouver Canucks. The Oilers say no surgery is required and there is no timetable for Larsson’s return. “He’s got a broken bone that’s going to
The New York Islanders relied heavily on Thomas Greiss last season, and their invariably calm netminder picked up right he where he left off. Greiss made 35 saves and Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee scored second-period goals to the lead the Islanders past the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 Sunday night. It was the first
NEWARK, N.J.—P.K. Subban played against the Devils 22 times over his first nine NHL seasons, but he knew virtually nothing about New Jersey before he arrived in July, one month after being traded there by the Nashville Predators. “The one thing I didn’t know was how green New Jersey is,” said Subban, 30, who moved
The summer trade for James Neal has already paid dividends for the Edmonton Oilers. Neal had a pair of goals and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their second in a row to start the season, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 6-5 in an offensive slugfest on Saturday.
David Rittich posted 34-save shutout for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary (1-1-0), while Johnny Gaudreau had an empty-net goal and two assists for his second multi-point game to open the season. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 29 shots
The NHL season is underway, the first one without Bob Cole in 50 years. His first play-by-play assignment was for CBC Radio on April 24, 1969. Jean Béliveau clinched the Montreal Canadiens’ semifinal against the Boston Bruins with a double-overtime goal at the Garden. Cole also called Paul Henderson’s 1972 Summit Series winner on radio.
The Winnipeg Jets extended their winning streak over the New Jersey Devils to seven games in a way coach Paul Maurice can’t recall in 25 years of coaching. The Jets overcame a late 4-0 second-period deficit, got shootout goals from Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler and spoiled the debut of No. 1 overall pick Jack
Bob Cole, Bob McCown, Nick Kypreos, John Shannon and more. There’s an impressive list of sports broadcasters who are not broadcasting sports at the moment after massive changes at Sportsnet, which has reached the halfway point of a 12-year, $5.2-billion deal for national rights to the NHL. Asked recently about the moves — with the
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