9:30 AM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have continued their offseason shake-up by firing general manager Neal Huntington on Monday, according to multiple reports. An official announcement is expected later Monday, according to reports. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported Huntington’s dismissal. The Pirates had already fired president Frank Coonelly last week and manager Clint Hurdle on
DENVER — Ryan Getzlaf scored a power-play goal in the second period, Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night. Adam Henrique and Carter Rowney scored in the first period, and Max Comtois and Jakob Silfverberg had goals in the third to help the Ducks end
NEW YORK — Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, and the Boston Bruins scored four times in the second period and beat the New York Rangers 7-4 on Sunday night. Patrice Bergeron scored three goals for his fifth regular-season hat trick, Charlie Coyle and Zdeno Chara each had a goal and an assist,
EDMONTON—Allowing three goals on three shots in just over two minutes of the second period was a recipe for disaster for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Brian Boyle and Jayce Hawryluk each had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers dominated in a 6-2 matinee victory over the Oilers. The Panthers have earned
Nick Paul had his coming out party Sunday night with two goals and an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2. Brady Tkachuk had a three-point night as well with a goal and two helpers while Connor Brown and Anthony Duclair also scored for the Senators (3-7-1). Craig Anderson stopped 34
The Senators would like a forward Bruce Garrioch: (the Senators last night traded Jack Rodewald for the rights to Chris Wilkie) “The #Sens can always move a contract as part of any deal to get a forward so, yes, the deal last night offers flexibility with the club at 48 contracts but GM Pierre Dorion
1:00 PM ET We go a touch slower yet again next week, down to 43 NHL games on the week. Once again we have another team with only a single game on the schedule, however, this time it probably doesn’t greatly impact your fantasy grand plans. The Ottawa Senators are off until a Saturday matchup
Leo Roth Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 9:09 AM EDT Oct 25, 2019 When Debbie Bardreau-Wood got the call while working out at the gym last Saturday, she really began to sweat. It was her son, Cole, a professional hockey player with a long history of injuries, setbacks and disappointments. “His picture comes up on my
The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the NHL’s “Original Six” teams. As such, Chicago has gone through many goalies in the history of the franchise — some memorable, and some not so memorable. For this list, the focus will be not just on the most memorable, but the absolute best. The cream of the crop.
The season opener against the Buffalo Sabres caused some Pittsburgh Penguins fans to be nervous about the teams’ future. The Penguins lost to the Sabres, 3-1, with a noticeably less-than-spectacular performance plagued with similar mistakes that haunted the team in the 2018-19 season. However, the season opener is in the past, and right now, the
DETROIT—The Detroit Red Wings came into the season intending to shock. And while they have managed to do just that, it hasn’t been as they desired. Ten games into the season the Wings are struggling even more than anticipated for a team that made minor changes in the off-season. A 3-1 start segued into a
Bryan Little picked a big stage to score his first goal of the season. His overtime winner lifted the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames in a snowy Heritage Classic outdoor game Saturday in Regina. The 31-year-old forward from Cambridge, Ont., scored at 3:04 of extra time on a two-on-one with
Babcock safe Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman said that Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock’s position is safe. “It was one of those weeks in Toronto,” Friedman said Saturday during the Headlines segment of Hockey Night in Canada, as the Maple Leafs lost for a third time in their past four games. “I didn’t get a
1:50 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders On Sunday, for only the 19th time in recorded sports history, we have a “Sports Equinox,” where there are games in NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB all in the same day. Since this is a rare feat, we decided to join in the fun and pick a “Sports Equinox
by Jacob Born | AHL On The Beat Every hockey team is a family. For more than half of a calendar year, a hockey team spends nearly every day together. From workouts to games to travel, teammates see more of each other than they do their own families. When a player makes it to juniors,
VANCOUVER — Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner and the Washington Capitals completed a massive comeback to beat the Canucks 6-5 in Vancouver on Friday night. Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) The Canucks (6-3-1) had a four-goal lead late in the second period but couldn’t withstand a late surge from the Capitals (8-2-3). Evgeny Kuznetsov and
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, Alex Stalock stopped 30 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 Saturday night. Gerald Mayhew, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon also scored, and Matt Dumba added two assists for Minnesota, which has won
DETROIT—In Chevrolet Plaza outside Little Caesars Arena, a place where thousands of Detroit Red Wings fans could theoretically gather to watch their favourite team outdoors on a giant screen, it’s all but silent on game night. Two small children do cartwheels. Otherwise, it’s empty, waiting for excitement to return. The rink itself is gorgeous, the