Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and two assists as the St. Louis Blues maintained their hold on first place in the Western Conference with a 5-2 victory over the second-place Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Jaden Schwartz, Robert Thomas, Tyler Bozak and Ivan Barbashev also scored for the Blues (11-33-3), who are on a six-game winning
Hall’s agent and Devils GM to meet tomorrow Mike Morreale of NHL.com: Taylor Hall said that his agent Darren Ferris will meet with New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero this week while they are out West. Ferris and Shero haven’t had a face-to-face meeting since training camp. “I know they’re supposed to meet, but I’m
12:05 AM ET Forward Alexander Steen left the St. Louis Blues‘ 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday because of an apparent lower-body injury. Steen had to be helped off the ice after an awkward collision with Alex Chiasson late in the second period. The Blues said Steen will be reevaluated Thursday but had
Morgan Rielly says the trade offers usually start flying as soon as the Maple Leafs board their bus or plane. The proposals, however, have nothing to do with hockey. Instead, the Toronto defenceman and his teammates will throw out potential swaps in their fantasy football league to see if there are any takers. “It’s almost automatic to talk trade
In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres are shopping defensemen, there is more from Elliotte Friedman on the Dustin Byfuglien drama, and what’s going on with the Los Angeles Kings? Finally, there is word from the closest source to Jesse Puljujarvi about how he’d feel about coming back
CALGARY—It wasn’t an acrobatic between-the-legs overtime winner, but Matthew Tkachuk’s second OT goal in as many weeks lifted the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. Tkachuk squeezed a sharp-angled wrist shot between the pads of Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta with 33 seconds remaining in extra time. Tkachuk’s OT winner
A Las Vegas casino is looking for payback, literally, from Evander Kane nearly seven months after the forward and his San Jose Sharks teammates eliminated Vegas in a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. The Cosmopolitan casino on Monday filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court for $500,000 US, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Canadiens-Bruins game: Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Wait and see still for Ho-Sang Brian Compton: New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello when asked if forward Josh Ho-Sang would eventually play
7:40 AM ET Associated Press Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will miss at least two weeks after being injured while being hit by a puck during Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, according to coach Jim Montgomery. Klingberg, 27, did not play in the third period of the Stars’ 4-1 win. Montgomery said the sixth-year
An apprenticeship in the American Hockey League is a near-must for top NHL goalie prospects. Here is a look at five top young goalies in the Eastern Conference and their progress through the first month of the regular season. A breakdown of Western Conference teams will follow next week: Filip Larsson, Grand Rapids (Detroit Red
MONTREAL — Defenceman Victor Mete scored twice in a 5-4 win as the Montreal Canadiens handed the division-leading Boston Bruins a rare defeat on Tuesday night. Tomas Tatar, Paul Byron and Ben Chiarot, with the third-period winner, also scored for the Canadiens (8-5-2), who have won four of their last five games. Jeff Petry had
VANCOUVER — Jaden Schwartz scored at 3:28 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. St. Louis Blues’ Jaden Schwartz (AP Photo/Dilip Vishwanat) The winner came on a 3-on-0 after Vancouver’s Tyler Myers fired a shot that missed wide of the opposition’s net and went the length of
Jaden Schwartz scored at 3:28 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. The winner came on a 3-on-0 after Vancouver’s Tyler Myers fired a shot that missed wide of the opposition’s net and went the length of the ice with three Blues chasing. Schwartz finished
31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Don’t believe the Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien would get so far as a settlement/contract termination. The Jets wouldn’t want to lose him for nothing in free agency. The San Jose Sharks don’t have the depth that once had. They brought back Patrick Marleau but they may
8:41 PM ET A Las Vegas casino is suing Evander Kane, claiming the San Jose Sharks forward failed to pay back $500,000 in gambling markers given to him in April. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas filed the lawsuit against Kane on Monday, saying he took out eight separate credits
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that John Carlson of the Washington Capitals has been selected as the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for October. Carlson was named the First Star of the Month by the National Hockey League after pacing all NHL defensemen with seven goals, 16 assists and 23 points
SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky earned his first shutout with Florida, and Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist as the Panthers cruised to a 4-0 win over the struggling Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Bobrovsky, who signed with the Panthers as a free agent in the off-season, stopped 22 shots for his
In Europe, the next week is national team break with some of the teams playing in the Champions Hockey League. Even with one game, SC Bern coach Kari Jalonen will be happy that there is a break in the schedule. In Switzerland’s National League, SC Bern is currently not in the top eight teams who