COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Wednesday night. James Neal and Jujhar Khaira also scored for the Oilers, who had dropped two in a row. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added two assists. Draisaitl’s second goal, his
Not long after the St. Louis Blues raised their Stanley Cup banner and the Colorado Avalanche got rolling on a season of high expectations each team has a significant obstacle to overcome. The Blues will be without sniper Vladimir Tarasenko for five months, basically the rest of the regular season. The Avalanche — already missing
Carey Price stopped 33 shots, Brendan Gallagher and Shea Weber scored in the opening minute of the first two periods, and the Montreal Canadiens rolled to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night. Montreal arrived in the desert early for an extra day of practice and acclimation after beating Toronto 5-2 on
4:28 PM ET USA Hockey announced Wednesday that it is increasing penalties for racial and derogatory slurs of any kind by way of a directive from the governing body’s president. Any player or team official penalized under the rule which covers racial and derogatory slurs will now receive a match penalty, which comes with an
NASHVILLE — You couldn’t blame the guy if he figured he had it made. Alan Quine had just lived his childhood dream, logging his first appearance at the NHL level. In a blink, the rookie forward found himself skating on the New York Islanders’ top line … alongside a bonafide superstar and in the glare
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cam Fowler set a franchise record for career goals by an Anaheim Ducks defenceman in their 7-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler deflects a shot past goaltender John Gibson (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) John Gibson made 36 saves and Josh Mahura tied an Anaheim rookie
David Pastrnak is off to one of the hottest starts of any NHL player in recent memory. His five-game goal-scoring streak was snapped in Sunday’s 7-4 win against the New York Rangers, but the Czech native made up for it with a ridiculous five-assist – five-assist – night. How about them apples? That five-point performance,
VANCOUVER—Canucks forward J.T. Miller only knew he was on the cusp of a major career milestone because his parents wouldn’t let him forget. “They’ve been putting pressure on me for about a week now so I told them to stop texting me,” Miller said Monday night after he scored twice, leading the Canucks to a
NEWSFLASH: Connor McDavid is really good at hockey. Okay, we knew that back when he was playing midget and scouts officially gave him the middle name “Future-First-Overall-Pick.” Tuesday night, McDavid played the 300th game of his career. He picked up an assist, giving him 394 in his career so far. You would be hard-pressed to
Scouting the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers Dan Kingerski: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Penguins – Flyers game included the San Jose Sharks (2), New York Rangers (local scout), Vegas Golden Knights, New Jersey Devils and the Chicago Blackhawks. Seabrook thinks he’d be a good player for somebody Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times:
11:30 AM ET Rick DiPietroESPN.com Close Rick DiPietro played goaltender for 11 seasons in the NHL for the New York Islanders, and is currently an analyst for ESPN Radio 98.7 in New York. After seven games, Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick — a two-time Stanley Cup champion and former All-Star — has a 2-5
The Rangers aren’t viewing this like a temporary stopgap. They hope that Filip Chytil makes it impossible for them to send him down again. Because when the club called up the 20-year-old center from AHL Hartford on Monday night, it was just as much an earned promotion as it was to help fill the huge
The St. Louis Blues made the devastating announcement Monday morning that one of their star players, Vladimir Tarasenko, will require surgery on his left shoulder and will not return for at least five months. That generated speculation about how the Blues will replace the Russian sniper who has led the team in goals each of
Not long after the St. Louis Blues raised their Stanley Cup banner and the Colorado Avalanche got rolling on a season of high expectations each team has a significant obstacle to overcome. The Blues will be without sniper Vladimir Tarasenko for five months, basically the rest of the regular season. The Avalanche — already missing
When fans stop Washington Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom in restaurants, the rink or on the street to ask for autographs or photos, he’ll occasionally turn to his six-year-old daughter, Haley, to run through a list of questions. “Why are they doing that?” he’ll ask his wide-eyed daughter. “Do you know?” “Yeah, because they love you,”
Dylan Larkin and Patrik Nemeth scored in the first period, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Tuesday night to end an eight-game losing streak. Jimmy Howard made 31 saves for the Red Wings, who won for the first time since Oct. 10 against Montreal. Larkin converted on a power play 7:41
Little to no market for Ryan Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators made forward Bobby Ryan a healthy scratch on the weekend. There likely isn’t much of a trade market for Ryan, if at all. He has two years left on his deal at $7.25 million per. The Senators have also been
4:14 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Brian Dumoulin. Galchenyuk was acquired from the Coyotes in the Phil Kessel trade this offseason but was limited in the preseason with an undisclosed injury. He was put on IR Oct. 9. Dumoulin has been dealing with a lower-body injury. He has