The NHL season is underway, the first one without Bob Cole in 50 years. His first play-by-play assignment was for CBC Radio on April 24, 1969. Jean Béliveau clinched the Montreal Canadiens’ semifinal against the Boston Bruins with a double-overtime goal at the Garden. Cole also called Paul Henderson’s 1972 Summit Series winner on radio.
David Rittich posted 34-save shutout for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary (1-1-0), while Johnny Gaudreau had an empty-net goal and two assists for his second multi-point game to open the season. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 29 shots
Brown’s agent wonders why his client hasn’t been given a chance Eric Macramalla: The agent, Andy Scott, for Ottawa Senators prospect Logan Brown who was sent to the AHL: “We have never seen an early first round selection met with such resistance by the club which drafted them.” TSN: Agent Andy Scott continued on TSN
10:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin left Saturday’s 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second period and did not return after suffering an undisclosed injury. Malkin suffered the injury when he collided with Penguins defenseman Kris Letang near center ice and awkwardly fell into the boards. Malkin,
TORONTO — Paul Byron scored in the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Saturday for their first win of the season. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares all failed to beat Carey Price in the shootout. Brendan Gallagher had a goal and two assists for Montreal (1-0-1). Phillip Danault and
ST. LOUIS — Sammy Blais had a goal and an assist, and his score midway through the third period was the winner as the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Jordan Binnington stopped 28 shots as the defending Stanley Cup champions won their first game of the season. The Blues
Bob Cole, Bob McCown, Nick Kypreos, John Shannon and more. There’s an impressive list of sports broadcasters who are not broadcasting sports at the moment after massive changes at Sportsnet, which has reached the halfway point of a 12-year, $5.2-billion deal for national rights to the NHL. Asked recently about the moves — with the
The Winnipeg Jets extended their winning streak over the New Jersey Devils to seven games in a way coach Paul Maurice can’t recall in 25 years of coaching. The Jets overcame a late 4-0 second-period deficit, got shootout goals from Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler and spoiled the debut of No. 1 overall pick Jack
Penguins carrying nine defensemen Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins gain some salary cap relief by placing Bryan Rust on the LTIR, but it does drop them to 12 forwards. The Penguins’ corresponding move was to call up defenseman John Marino, giving them nine defensemen on their roster. Do the Penguins have
10:16 AM ET The St. Louis Blues have signed center Brayden Schenn to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension, the team announced Friday. Schenn’s new deal comes off his fourth straight season in which he scored at least 50 points. He tallied 17 goals and 37 assists in 2018-19. The contract ties Schenn to the
Syracuse, N.Y. — Danick Martel lived in a hotel in downtown Tampa for most of last season, and would make the two-minute walk from his residence to Amalie Arena. That’s where his Tampa Bay Lightning practice and play. From the moment he awoke on game days until he arrived at that destination, Martel was filled
By The Canadian Press October 5th, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-0, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (0-1-0, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT Bottom Line Atlantic Division foes Florida and Tampa Bay will play. Florida went 23-19-10 in Eastern Conference play and 20-13-8 at home in the
By The Canadian Press October 5th, 2019 Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators (1-0-0, first in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT Bottom Line Nashville and Detroit face off in a non-conference matchup. Nashville finished 47-29-6 overall and 25-14-2 at home in the 2018-19 season. The Predators scored 236 total goals last
COLUMBUS—The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to Sweden to help fill the scoring void left by departed star forward Artemi Panarin. More specifically, the Blue Jackets are relying on a quartet of Swedes — two of them rookies who haven’t played in North America before — for some scoring punch as they open the season
Sports·Video Blake Coleman split the defence and with a man draped all over him somehow one-handed the puck into the back of the net while falling down for a spectacular goal. Social Sharing Posted: Oct 04, 2019 10:26 PM ET | Last Updated: October 5 Blake Coleman split the defence and with a man draped
Extension talks to start for some pending restricted free agents Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: From understanding, the New York Islanders and the agent for Mathew Barzal, J.P. Barry, have already established that they’d like to have contract extension talks this fall. Barzal’s numbers so far have him between Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. That
10:18 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Jim Breus is standing in front of T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights, dangling a large, plush-toy shark from a stick, with a noose tied around its tail. Nearby, another stuffed shark is impaled on a medieval sword, and a mini plush mako has been repurposed as
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Stefan Noesen to an American Hockey League contract for the 2019-20 season. Noesen, 26, skated in 41 NHL games for the New Jersey Devils last season, notching three goals and five assists. In 2017-18, he collected 13 goals and 14 assists in 72 games with the Devils. A first-round