Chances are the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning won’t face each other again until the 2019-20 NHL Season. But thanks to the schedule makers, the two teams will be headed to the postseason with plenty to chew on after playing each other three times over 15 days in the closing weeks of the regular
It’s often said that the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Of the league’s 31 teams (and with Seattle joining in 2021-22), only 19 have won the Stanley Cup and just 13 have won multiple championships. In the modern era, it’s become tougher to win championships and build dynasties which
11:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL awards voters will fill out their ballots over the next two weeks, scouring every stats site for vital input into their decision-making process before inevitably just voting for someone on their beat or whoever already won the award. Some awards leaders seem as though they’re cemented. Others can
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Cleveland Monsters forward Zac Dalpe, Bakersfield Condors forward Tyler Benson and Charlotte Checkers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic have been selected as the league’s award winners for March. Dalpe, the CCM/AHL Player of the Month, scored 12 goals and finished with 16 points and a plus-12 rating
It wasn’t discussed before the Calgary Flames took the ice Sunday night. It didn’t have to be. With a first divisional championship in 13 years within their grasp, they left nothing to chance. The Flames scored three times in less than two minutes late in the first period on their way to clinching the top
While they struggled through the first three and a half months of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins remained close enough in the postseason race that it wasn’t too late once they started to pile up wins. With just four games to go in the 2018-19 season, they’re poised to make the playoffs for a 13th
PHILADELPHIA — Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves and Ryan Strome scored for the third consecutive game and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Sunday. Pavel Buchnevich, and Brady Skjei also scored for the Rangers and Brett Howden had two assists. Strome scored late in the first period to give the Rangers
Keys of the Vancouver Canucks offseason Greg Wyshynski and Chris Peters: Looking at the keys to the Vancouver Canucks offseason. Invest in skill – Last offseason Canucks GM Jim Benning signed depth players. This year they need to add more speed and skill, especially for their second line. Figure out their right side of their
6:43 AM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed Nick Schmaltz to a seven-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal announced Saturday were not disclosed. The 23-year-old Schmaltz arrived in the desert in a November trade that sent forward Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to Chicago. Schmaltz got off to