Penguins need to get faster Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have the team speed they once did and others are faster now. They need to change that this offseason, and according to GM Jim Rutherford, play a more “up-tempo, puck-pressure game.” Rutherford may look to add a ‘swift skater’ or
11:30 AM ET Jack Hughes, the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2019 NHL draft, continued his record breaking at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship Sunday. With an assist in the second period of the bronze medal game against Canada, Hughes passed Alex Ovechkin for the most career points at the tournament with 32. Hughes
Chicago scored three times in the second period and defeated Grand Rapids, 4-2, in the deciding Game 5 of their Central Division semifinal series in Rosemont, Ill., on Sunday afternoon. Cody Glass, Tomas Hyka and Keegan Kolesar scored to send Chicago into the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs, where they will face the
BOSTON—Matt Duchene scored on a power play at 3:42 of the second overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins early Sunday morning, tying their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series at a game apiece. Artemi Panarin scored twice and assisted on the winner, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped Patrice Bergeron at point-blank range in overtime. He also made an acrobatic save to stop a 90-foot dump-in that took a bad hop straight toward the net. Whatever the shot, the Blue Jackets goalie was ready. “There’s not many goalies that stop that puck,” said Matt Duchene, who scored at 3:42 of
report this ad It has been a rough week for hockey in Tampa. On Friday, April 19th, the mood around the city was optimistic, despite the fact that the Tampa Bay Lightning blew a three-goal lead in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the team that won 62 games after all, so
report this ad You’ve probably already heard of Dallas Stars forward Mats Zuccarello. Even if you’re not reading this piece, you still will have heard of linemate Roope Hintz by the time these playoffs are done. Combined with Jason Dickinson, that second line scored seven points in Game 2 against the St. Louis Blues on
The countdown to July 1st is on for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos on Sportsnet on Toronto Maple Leafs pending restricted free agent forward Mitch Marner and GM Kyle Dubas. “If he really is sincere in trying to get Mitch Marner signed before July 1 he’s going
8:01 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Columbus Blue Jackets‘ double-overtime win over the Boston Bruins caps off seven straight nights of overtime playoff hockey, and you won’t find us complaining. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to watch for tonight, in today’s edition
Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics vs. (CHA wins series, 3-1)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @AHLBruins Tweet #CHAvsPRO Atlantic Division Semifinals – Series “A” (best-of-5)A1-Charlotte Checkers vs. A4-Providence BruinsGame 1 – Sat., Apr.
ST. LOUIS—Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded — at his hometown team’s expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western Conference semifinal series. Bishop grew up in St. Louis and often attended Blues games. He recalled chanting Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded — at his hometown team’s expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western Conference semifinal series. Bishop grew up in St. Louis and often attended Blues games. He recalled chanting Chicago Blackhawks goalie
report this ad Being an Ottawa Senators fan is tough. From the early days when the team broke the Washington Capitals’ record for most losses in a season, to more recent accusations that they’re the worst-run franchise in a league where the Edmonton Oilers exist, life has not been easy in Canada’s capital city. Yet
On this edition of the Hockey Writers Podcast, Brandon fills in for Jim who was unable to host this week. The special guest is Zeke from The Hockey Writers to chat the San Jose Sharks first-round victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. An exciting first round of the playoffs was highlighted (or low-lighted depending on
Nashville Predators injury notes John Glennon: Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis wouldn’t comment on whether he will need another knee procedure or not. Rob Stanley: Predators forward Rocco Grimaldi said that he had a strained oblique and a broken rib at the end of the regular season. Paul Skrbina: Grimaldi also said that he sprained
9:12 PM ET Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Landeskog entered the $150,000 Bachelor Stakes coming off an impressive victory to begin his career. He came out of it with his first loss Saturday, finishing second by 1¾ lengths to 5-1 shot Nitrous at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. One of his co-owners knows the feeling.
Brian Pinho scored 10:27 into overtime to send the Hershey Bears into the Atlantic Division Finals with a 3-2 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at Webster Bank Arena on Friday night. The Bears will face Charlotte in the second round beginning Friday night. Pinho took a pass from Garrett Pilon, split the Sound Tigers’
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Now that the rust has been knocked off, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to even their second-round series with the Boston Bruins. Columbus had eight days off between sweeping Tampa Bay in the first round and opening the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins on Thursday. And the Blue Jackets acknowledge that showed