UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Brock Nelson scored in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Saturday night to snap a two-game skid. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey scored in regulation for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov, signed to a four-year, $20 million deal in the off-season, stopped 35 shots through overtime and
In this particular life-changing moment, one side of Stu Grimson’s face was rendered cratered and bloodied. The force of his opponent’s punches, three left-handed jackhammers, fractured his skull in two places, both above his right eye and below the cheek bone. The reconstruction of the disaster zone required 21/2 hours of emergency surgery and the
It was an afternoon of firsts for the Ottawa Senators. Vladislav Namestnikov scored his first two goals with his new team, helping the Senators to their first win of the season, and giving D.J. Smith his first win as an NHL head coach. Namestnikov put away the winner 16:57 into the third and added an
It wouldn’t be easy for the LA Kings to move Jonathan Quick Lisa Dillman and Josh Cooper of The Athletic: Through two games Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has a 7.17 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage. Given Quick’s injury history, moving his $5.8 million salary cap hit for another three years would
9:13 AM ET I watched a Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames game this week. Not by mistake. Not because I fell asleep with Center Ice streaming. I watched it because of pure, uncut, mutual animosity. The rivalry between Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk managed to surpass the trash-talk-laden hype leading
The Chicago Blackhawks have activated forward Kirby Dach from his injured/non-roster designation and assigned him to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes. Dach, 18, was selected third overall by the Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Draft, following Jack Hughes (New Jersey) and Kaapo Kakko (N.Y. Rangers). He skated in the
DENVER — Andre Burakovsky scored the go-ahead goal with 7:06 remaining, Boston had two goals disallowed after video reviews, and the unbeaten Colorado Avalanche handed the Bruins their first loss of the season with a 4-2 victory on Thursday night. Gabriel Landeskog added an empty-net goal with 1:01 remaining for the Avalanche, who are off
What an amazing statement that title is, right? The Flint Firebirds are all in on this OHL season. Considering where this franchise has been, it’s a remarkable turnaround for a team that has lived in turmoil for several seasons. Whether it was the players threatening to walk away from the team or if it was
Patrik Laine is in some great company at the top of the NHL’s scoring race after his four-point outing on Thursday. Laine scored twice and added a pair of assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2. The Finnish sharpshooter has 10 points through five games, tying him with Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, who
No offseason work for Byfuglien Neal McHale: Bob McKenzie on Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien: “He reportedly did not skate or train all summer.” Bruins right side on the second line and left side on the blue line Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports: (mailbag) The Boston Bruins will try Karson Kuhlman and Brett Ritchie on
1:00 PM ET It’s too early to pass any definitive judgment against goaltenders for the coming NHL season, but we can start to make guesses about where things are trending. This is important work because the easiest time to get a player onto your fantasy team is the speculative phase. There is a threshold that
FRISCO — The last player to make the NHL roster is the first player off it for the Stars. Denis Gurianov, a week removed from making the Stars roster out of training camp, was sent down to AHL affiliate Texas on Friday morning. Gurianov was a healthy scratch in Dallas’ last two games and received
CHICAGO — Patrick Marleau scored two goals in his first game back with San Jose, and the Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Thursday night for their first victory of the season. Barclay Goodrow snapped a third-period tie and Brent Burns scored his 200th career goal for San Jose, which opened with four consecutive
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dougie Hamilton and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 Friday night and improved to 5-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Teuvo Teravainen, Brett Pesce and Eric Haula also scored, and Nino Neiderreiter added a pair of assists
Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock gathered his players at Toronto’s practice facility Friday morning. That part shouldn’t come as a surprise — teams usually meet before hitting the ice to break down video, go over special teams or talk about an upcoming opponent. This particular conversation, however, had a different feel following an embarrassing
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The New York Rangers had been trying to trade Vladislav Namestnikov since last year’s trade deadline and had been offering to retain $1 to $2 million. After moving Namestnikov to the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers salary cap space went from around $1.4 to over $4.6 million. This is important
7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina — The first thing you notice is the grunting. Walk by the Carolina Hurricanes‘ weight room, and there’s a good chance you’ll see the biggest gym rat on the team. “You peek your head in and see him,” says forward Jordan Martinook. “He’s got his head down, his hat
SYDNEY, N.S. — Nobody said the journey to professional hockey would be an easy one, which is something Logan Shaw knows all too well. The Glace Bay native has had many ups and downs through the first seven seasons of his professional career. From starting seasons in the American Hockey League, to playing in the