SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Grand Rapids Griffins forward Taro Hirose has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of a slashing incident in a game at Rockford on Apr. 6. Hirose will miss Grand Rapids’ games Friday (Apr. 12) vs. Rockford and Saturday (Apr.
In the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden, the New York Rangers celebrate their most legendary players by retiring their numbers, a tribute that immortalizes their contributions to the franchise forever. The list of those who have achieved this honor reads like a who’s who of hockey greatness: Ed Giacomin (1), Brian Leetch (2), Harry
The atmosphere, the do-or-die mentality and, in the end, the reception of the most iconic trophy in sports: there’s nothing quite like playoff hockey. All the way from Game 1 of the first round to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, the drama never seems to cease, and nothing heightens that drama like overtime.
Daily Faceoff Youtube: Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk on Daily Faceoff Live on the Ottawa Senators, their season and what might be in store for them. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Yaremchuk: “We’ve known for a while that it was not going to be the year that the Senators are taking a step forward and stepping out
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen remains in concussion protocol and will miss their game Sunday night against the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars. It ends his streak of consecutive games at 161, which was the longest on the team. Rantanen’s absence is a
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Some nights it all looks just right, nights like March 26 when the Providence Bruins visited league-leading Hershey and assembled a 4-1 masterpiece of a win. The Bruins went ahead 1-0 in the first period, held on through a Hershey pushback, and then pulled away with three second-period goals. When
The Bridgeport Islanders have the worst offense in the American Hockey League. They average only 2.21 goals per game and have been held to one goal or fewer in five of their last 11 games. It’s not the primary reason the Islanders sit in last place in the Atlantic Division and with a 24-36-6-2 record
On a night that Brock Boeser hit 40 goals, and Conor Garland scored his 100th in the NHL, JT Miller joined the century club with his 100th point of the season. On Conor Garland’s 101st – and second of the game – against the Vegas Golden Knights, he had the primary helper to also grab
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Lightning had their own March madness this year. With a March mantra to boot: Just win, baby. And no surprise — the Lightning did. A lot. Tampa Bay went
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Seth Griffith has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 7, 2024. Griffith tallied two goals and five assists for seven points in three games last week as Bakersfield secured a berth in the
The Nashville Predators take on the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. PREDATORS (44-29-4) at DEVILS (37-36-4) 7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, BSSO, SN Predators projected lineup Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Gustav Nyquist Jason Zucker — Colton Sissons — Anthony Beauvillier Mark
Long eliminated from the playoffs, the San Jose Sharks are pivoting to what comes next. With a rebuilding roster and several young players and prospects on the rise, the opening night roster for the 2024-25 season will look very different from the current one. Several of the Sharks’ skaters are on career trajectories that simply
ESPN News Services Apr 7, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — Goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen left the New Jersey Devils‘ 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday in the first period with an undisclosed injury. Kahkonen left the ice with the trainer’s help after the Predators’ Roman Josi scored on a
The Texas Stars clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon thanks to the Chicago Wolves’ 3-2 overtime loss at Manitoba. The Stars will be making the 10th trip to the postseason in franchise history. They have reached the Calder Cup Finals three times, winning the championship in 2014. Texas will
The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. BLUE JACKETS (26-39-12) at HURRICANES (48-22-7) 5 p.m. ET; BSSO, BSOH Blue Jackets projected lineup Johnny Gaudreau — Dmitri Voronkov — Alex Nylander Alexandre Texier — Cole Sillinger — Kirill Marchenko
After 37 career games in the NHL, 23-year-old defenseman Matthew Kessel got on the board for the first time in his career for the St. Louis Blues with his first NHL goal. As if he had done it a thousand times already, he gave a nonchalant celebration despite putting his team in front over the
Open Extended Reactions After an 11-game Super Saturday, it’s a somewhat milder nine-game Sunday of action in the NHL. But the playoff implications of the contests is no less grand. Perhaps the most intriguing matchup is the late one, as the Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. ET, ESPN). Editor’s Picks 2 Related
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The math hardly looked too favorable a month ago. But fighting for a North Division title is right where the Rochester Americans expected to be. Rochester is a team, after all, that went to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and had returned enough of that talent to be considered