Oct. 18 has seen some memorable victories in NHL history, including the first for two expansion teams. Many personal milestones were reached, including first goals and shutouts and even a significant first professional contract. So, let’s begin our daily journey back in time to enjoy all the best moments this date has given us over
The Tampa Bay Lightning embarked on their first road trip of the 2023-24 season and finished with a disappointing 0-2-1 record, leaving the team with only three points through four games to start the season. The road trip finale was on Tuesday, Oct. 17, when the team lost in overtime to the Buffalo Sabres by
NHL Insiders Oct 18, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This week, we canvassed a panel of more than 50 ESPN broadcasters, analysts, reporters and editors to determine the 2023-24 edition of NHL Rank. Upon publication, everyone on the internet agreed completely with the results! (Or something like that…) In order to further dissect
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed defenseman Libor Hajek to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Hajek, who attended training camp with the Pittsburgh Penguins, skated in 24 games with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack last season, posting two goals and four assists. He added one assist in five Calder Cup Playoff contests.
Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. So much for the “pissed off” feeling reported to be a motivating factor going into the season. The motivation stated by Mikhail Sergachev in a preseason interview did seem
So far, the 2023-24 season has not gone how the Buffalo Sabres have wanted as they sit with a 0-2-0 record and have shown some glaring issues that need to be addressed sooner than later. The offense has struggled to put points up on the board, but the team also has had some huge defensive
Oct 17, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday in a trade for defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover. “I would like to thank Jack for all the time he spent with our organization and always pushing
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover. Rathbone had one goal in two weekend games for the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks to begin 2023-24. After missing most of his first pro season due to injury, Rathbone was
Mark Scheifele showed how fired up he was to play in the Winnipeg Jets’ home opener Saturday afternoon. Scheifele had a goal, assist and a fight for the “Gordie Howe hat trick” in Winnipeg’s 6-4 victory over the Florida Panthers. “Home opener. You’re back in front of your home fans. You gotta be a little fired
The Ottawa Senators have started the year with a 2-1-0 record through the first week after kicking things off to a loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. Still, they bounced back and took the first two games of their five-game homestand and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning, each game with a score of
The 2023-24 San Jose Sharks are a uniquely assembled team. They are largely a collection of players who have not spent much time in San Jose, and the organization faces a significant amount of roster turnover. While the team will likely have a difficult season, most of the specific challenges and weaknesses that might emerge
Open Extended Reactions There has never been a better time to be a hockey fan, with legendary players such as Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin still playing at a high level, in-their-prime superstars like Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews generating highlight-reel fodder on a nightly basis, and a rising crop of tantalizing youngsters such as
Phillips prefers to view it as proving the people who believed in him right, but the 25-year-old is used to being doubted because of his size. Generously listed at 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, Phillips played in just three NHL games in seven seasons with the Flames organization, including two last season, when he led the Calgary
Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach has sustained a “significant injury” and will be out for an extended period, the team announced Monday. Dach was checked into the Chicago bench by defenceman Jarred Tinordi in the first period of Saturday’s 3-2, home-opening win over Chicago. He headed to the dressing shortly afterward and did not return
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens got bad news as Kirby Dach has been lost long-term due to injury. Meanwhile, what is the plan in Florida for Spencer Knight? Is he still their goalie of the future? Are the Vancouver Canucks willing to take a contract back in a Conor Garland trade? Finally,
Training camps and preseason games are over; the Montreal Canadiens’ 2023-24 season is now underway. The lineup is one of the youngest in the NHL and is expected to be better than last season’s roster. General manager (GM) Kent Hughes’ rebuild plan is starting to bear fruit as the young players begin to graduate
Open Extended Reactions A new era in Chicago Blackhawks hockey began the moment they won the 2023 NHL draft lottery and, with it, the chance to draft Connor Bedard. Draft him the club did, and his professional career has gotten off to a fast start, with an assist in Game 1 followed by a goal
The Chicago Wolves have signed forward Max Comtois to an American Hockey League contract. Comtois, 24, was a second-round pick by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Draft and has collected 38 goals and 48 assists for 86 points in 210 NHL games with the Ducks. Comtois has also skated in 35 games in