Connor McDavid had a hat trick and became the eighth NHL player to record 400 points before his 23rd birthday as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Sunday night. It is the fifth hat trick of McDavid’s career and his first since Feb. 18, 2018, against Colorado. Edmonton’s superstar centre is the
The Boston Bruins are rolling and are considered buyers again. Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey NOW: Boston’s general manager, Don Sweeney, looks to upgrade whenever he can. Even though Boston has opened the season red hot, there will always be areas to improve. One of the bigger-named players on the Boston radar is Tyler Toffoli. Toffoli
9:25 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner will be out a minimum of four weeks after sustaining an ankle injury Saturday night against the Flyers. Marner, 22, is the Leafs’ second-leading scorer with 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 18 games this season. Marner signed a six-year contract worth almost $11 million
TORONTO — Sean Couturier scored the winner in the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night. Flyers captain Claude Giroux also scored in the shootout for the visitors, while William Nylander was the only successful Leaf. Phillipe Myers and Oscar Linbold had the goals in regulation for Philadelphia (9-5-2). Brian Elliott stopped 38 shots through
WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele scored 21 seconds into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets ended the Dallas Stars’ winning streak at four games with a 3-2 victory on Sunday. Scheifele got his seventh goal of the season when he went in on a two-on-one with Kyle Connor, but kept the puck himself and beat Anton Khudobin
Ron MacLean says he is figuring out how to “make amends” for comments about immigrants made by his Coach’s Corner co-host Don Cherry on Saturday night. “We’re in the process of sorting out how to make amends,” MacLean told the Star when reached by phone Sunday. “I’ll leave it at that. I’m trying to sort
Sportsnet has apologized after hockey commentator Don Cherry complained on national television that he rarely sees people he believes are immigrants wearing poppies ahead of Remembrance Day. Sportsnet president Bart Yabsley says Cherry’s comments are offensive and discriminatory. Statement from Sportsnet: <a href=”https://t.co/QZ76r9Y7sb”>pic.twitter.com/QZ76r9Y7sb</a> —@SportsnetPR Yabsley says the network has spoken to Cherry about the severity
Sportsnet: It’s not looking likely that the New Jersey Devils will be getting Taylor Hall signed to an extension in-season. “I think the Devils now know it’s unlikely they are going to be able to get a contract done during the year,” said Elliotte Friedman during the Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday. “I
7:20 AM ET NHL Insiders We’re a little more than one month into a 2019-20 NHL season that has included some major surprises, including the Buffalo Sabres in a playoff spot, the Edmonton Oilers leading their division, Darcy Kuemper leading all netminders in save percentage and goals-against average, and the San Jose Sharks … well,
Defining an athlete by their moment of triumph is easy. Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz is best understood when it seems the sky is falling. Sixty minutes between the pipes each night in the NHL for the unprepared is a chaotic nightmare with league netminders facing an average of 31 shots per game entering the weekend.
A change in scenery is often the driving factor in an individual’s resurgent play. The New York Rangers know this better than anyone, with former Edmonton Oiler and New York Islander, Ryan Strome, currently producing at a point-per-game rate. The shift in teams can work wonders for a player’s development and overall performance, hence why
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Timo Meier scored in the seventh round of the shootout and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Saturday night. Timo Meier, San Jose Sharks, Oct. 9, 2018 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Tomas Hertl scored in regulation to help the Sharks win their third straight after
Hockey commentator Don Cherry was the target of an online backlash after complaining that he rarely sees people he believes to be new immigrants wearing poppies ahead of Remembrance Day. The 85-year-old Cherry said on Saturday on his weekly Coach’s Corner segment on “Hockey Night in Canada” that he’s seeing fewer people wearing poppies to
Hockey commentator Don Cherry is in the limelight yet again, this time for complaining that he rarely sees people he believes to be new immigrants wearing poppies ahead of Remembrance Day. The 85-year-old Cherry said on Saturday on his weekly Coach’s Corner segment as part of Hockey Night in Canada that he’s less frequently seeing
Pageau could fetch a nice return Frank Seravalli: One GM thinks that the Ottawa Senators could be able to get a first-round pick and a prospect for Jean-Gabriel Pageau at the trade deadline. It is still early and there haven’t been talks, but will the Senators look to re-sign him or do they move him,
12:00 PM ET A slight dip down to 46 games this week in the NHL, which is manifested in the lack of four-game schedules to take advantage of in your league. The Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals get an extra game, but that’s it. On the plus side, only four teams are reduced
He’s only played one regular-season NHL game, but the experience of spending time with the Vegas Golden Knights has stuck with Wolves rookie defenseman Jimmy Schuldt. “Being around those guys is important,” Wolves coach Rocky Thompson said. “You see how hard they work, how professional they are, but also how they have fun. The game’s
NEW YORK — Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night in Brooklyn to end New York’s 10-game winning streak. Pittsburgh erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and snapped its three-game skid. Jared McCann had a goal and