HALIFAX—The Halifax Mooseheads will play for the President Cup. Xavier Parent scored at 2:22 of overtime as Halifax edged the Drummondville Voltigeurs 2-1 on Sunday to reach the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final. Arnaud Durandeau also scored for the Mooseheads, who took the third-round set in six games. Gregor MacLeod found the back of
The Ottawa Senators were unable to avoid being the punchline of a joke on Sunday’s Canadian-themed episode of The Simpsons. The episode, titled D’Oh Canada, featured a scene with Lisa Simpson recovering in a Canadian hospital with an RCMP officer in uniform at her bedside. He tells Lisa that while in Canada she would be “assigned
report this ad NEW YORK — Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiter scored 48 seconds apart early in the third period to rally the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday and a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Petr Mrazek stopped nine of 10 shots he faced
report this ad The search for the Edmonton Oilers new general manager feels like it’s been a long process, even though it really hasn’t been. While fans have known a new face will run the show in 2019-20 and there’s been a concern Bob Nicholson finds the right person since the day Peter Chiarelli was
The disappointing first-round playoff exits of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Washington Capitals have some of their fans calling for changes. A case can be made for each club to address specific roster weaknesses through the trade market. The Penguins could use an injection of young talent, the Lightning must
10:26 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN COLUMBUS — The cannon is a lie. There’s a hand-crafted replica of a 1857 Napoleon cannon, once called “the best gun for all round field service” in the Civil War, that rests on two large wheels in Section 111 of Nationwide Arena. It fires at the start of Columbus Blue
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.
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Tyson Barrie scored the tiebreaking goal and assisted on two others, sending the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday that tied the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series at a game apiece. The Avalanche were in danger of falling into a 2-0 series hole when coach Jared
Trailing in the second period and in danger of going down 2-0 in the series, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar put his three top scorers back on a line together and got the results he sought. Gabriel Landeskog scored the first goal and Mikko Rantanen’s hustle helped create the tiebreaking tally from Tyson Barrie, sending
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown there are more detail on the negotiations between Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Washington Capitals might look very different next season and the Ottawa Senators have asked for permission to speak with an assistant out of Toronto. Mitch Marner Could Be Traded The Sportsnet
report this ad In 2018, the Montreal Canadiens were given the third overall pick in the NHL Draft, their highest pick since 2012 when the team selected offensive forward Alex Galchenyuk with the same pick. Last year’s draft featured a strong pool of prospects including Rasmus Dahlin, Andrei Svechnikov, Brady Tkachuk, Filip Zadina, Quinn Hughes
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