Washington Capitals centre Lars Eller has skated the same way for the past 25 years. It’s the same mechanics he has employed during hours and hours of practice since he was little. But during the offseason, Eller decided to change his technique. Eller has worked with three skating coaches over the past four to five
Sports·Video Matt Duchene scored two of his team’s five goals in the second period, leading Nashville to a 6-1 win over the Red Wings. Social Sharing Posted: Nov 04, 2019 11:08 PM ET | Last Updated: November 5 Matt Duchene scored two of his team’s five goals in the second period, leading Nashville to a
Dustin Byfuglien’s season-opening leave of absence was already an issue for the Winnipeg Jets. For a defense corps already depleted by the off-season departures of Jacob Trouba, Tyler Myers, and Ben Chiarot, the 34-year-old blueliner’s sabbatical left a big hole on the blueline. Byfuglien was said to be taking time pondering his future. Last week,
1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 1 2. David Pastrnak, LW, Bos LW1 2 3. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm C2 4 4. Brad Marchand, LW, Bos LW2 6 5. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C3 3 6. Alex Ovechkin, RW, Was RW1 7 7. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW2 5 8. John Carlson, D, Was D1
by Travis Hall | AHL On The Beat The past week has been one that MacKenzie Entwistle will never forget. The rookie netted his first professional goal and was named first star of the game on Oct. 30 after his multi-point effort helped the Rockford IceHogs down their divisional foe, the San Antonio Rampage. In
DETROIT — Nick Bonino scored the first of Nashville’s five second-period goals, and the Predators easily dispatched the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Monday night. Matt Duchene scored the last two goals of the middle period for Nashville, and Kyle Turris and Colton Sissons contributed a goal apiece. The first four goals by the Predators
EDMONTON — Derek Stepan scored in overtime as the Arizona Coyotes came away with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Stepan took a feed from Nick Schmaltz and picked the corner 2:01 into the extra period. Michael Grabner and Carl Soderberg also scored for the Coyotes (9-4-1), who are 8-2-0 in their
It’s hockey season, and something is missing: Women’s hockey. Or at least women’s hockey at its highest level. The stars on the Canadian and U.S. teams and others at the world level — about 175 players in all — don’t have a league of their own. The Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded last spring after
The Arizona Coyotes continue to impress in the early stages of the season. Derek Stepan scored in overtime as the Coyotes came away with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, improving to 8-2-0 in their past 10 games. Stepan took a feed from Nick Schmaltz and picked the corner 2:01 into the
The Sharks have several areas that need fixing Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: The San Jose Sharks have lost five in a row and are 4-10-1 on the season. They’ve been outscored 22-8 in their past five games. Defenseman Radim Simek could return on Tuesday which will help with their depth but he won’t
2:55 PM ET Associated Press CORNER BROOK, Newfoundland and Labrador — The Toronto Maple Leafs weren’t about to let this birthday go unnoticed. Nor was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The father of an 11-year-old Maple Leafs fan tweeted that his son had a disappointing birthday, with none of his friends showing up for a Saturday
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Manitoba Moose forward Jansen Harkins has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 3, 2019. Harkins tallied seven assists, eight points and a plus-5 rating in two games over the weekend for Manitoba. On Saturday, Harkins set a
By The Canadian Press November 3rd, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Defenceman Lawrence Pilut will get to enjoy a trans-Atlantic homecoming after being called up by the Buffalo Sabres in time for their two-game trip to Sweden. Pilut was called up from the minors Sunday when the Sabres placed veteran defenceman Marco Scandella on injured reserve.
While things may be turning around after winning their last two games, the New York Rangers’ season is not off to the strongest of starts. The team has shown flashes of good play, but some units have looked inefficient and some players are nonexistent. One player’s performance is parallel to the Rangers’ start, winger Chris
Looking back, Ethan Bear figures his hockey future rested on two questions and one life-changing decision. “It was basically, did I want to be an NHL player?” the Edmonton Oilers defenceman says. “Or did I want to be an AHL player?” The decision came in the middle of an injury-plagued season with the Bakersfield Comets
Jets miss Byfuglien and use of his cap space Ken Wiebe of The Athletic: The Winnipeg Jets definitely miss not having Dustin Byfuglien on their blue line, as well as not have the ability to use his $7.6 million in salary cap space. The Jets need to keep the salary space available if he’s going
7:00 PM ET This offseason, two New York-area teams dominated the headlines. After the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers landed the Nos. 1 and 2 picks in the draft, respectively, both teams upgraded with flashy veterans (2013 Norris winner P.K. Subban, 2016 Calder winner Artemi Panarin) and appeared poised to make earlier-than-expected runs
One would have expected Kole Sherwood to have a big cheering section when he played at Nationwide Arena last night against Calgary. After all, Sherwood grew up in the Columbus suburb of New Albany and was playing just his second NHL game in his hometown for the Blue Jackets and only the third overall at