Yaroslav Askarov has had a week he won’t soon forget. Hours after receiving a 2023 AHL All-Star Game nod for his efforts in his first professional season, Askarov was on a plane bound for Toronto to join the team that selected him 11th overall in the 2020 draft. Hours later, the 20-year-old netminder was between
Jan 13, 2023 As we cross the midway point of the season, we’ve graded all 32 teams, doled out midseason awards and made bold predictions for the second half. For this edition of the Power Rankings, let’s identify the best addition that every team made for 2022-23 — be it player or coach — based
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – Canada saved its most dominant effort for last. Caitlin Kraemer led the way with four goals as Canada routed Sweden 10-0 to claim its second consecutive gold medal at the women’s world under-18 hockey championship on Sunday. Alexia Aubin, with two goals, Abby Lunney, Piper Grober, Mackenzie Alexander and Charlotte Pieckenhagen also
The NHL-best Boston Bruins haven’t lost back-to-back games all season, and they wanted to keep it that way. “The game meant more to us than I imagined before the game,” coach Jim Montgomery said after Boston bounced back from its first shutout of the season and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night.
The Buffalo Sabres are suffering from a cold spell and constant roster movements will only make things worse. In the wake of another loss to a top-end team, they have continued to look flat beyond only a handful of players contributing. Alex Tuch, Owen Power, and Tyson Jost all have been the best players the
The Chicago Blackhawks are officially halfway through their 2022-23 season. The Seattle Kraken game on Jan. 14 marked the 41st contest of this 82-game campaign. Their record is currently 11-26-4, good for 26 points and last in the league. This is right on track with the team’s plan to obtain a top pick in the
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📝 With files from Patrick Williams Here is a look at Saturday’s action around the AHL: TEXAS 5, MILWAUKEE 4The Stars scored three times in the final 5:33 of regulation, capped by Marian Studenic’s tiebreaking goal with 36.3 seconds to play, to pull out a win over the Admirals in a battle of the top
10:58 PM ET An 8-5 victory Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center gave the Seattle Kraken the distinction of being the first team in NHL history to sweep a road trip of at least seven games. Defeating the Blackhawks also allowed the Kraken extend their current win streak to eight games, starting
Ottawa Senators (19-20-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (21-19-3, fifth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues play the Ottawa Senators in a non-conference matchup. St. Louis is 21-19-3 overall and 8-10-2 in home games. The Blues have a -20 scoring differential,
Aaron Ekblad scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Florida Panthers beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday night. The Panthers scored three times in the second and sent Vancouver to its fourth straight loss in a five-game trip that wraps up Sunday in Carolina. Ryan Lomberg, Eric Staal and Aleksander
The Boston Bruins ended the first half of the 2022-23 season with a 3-0 loss to the Seattle Kraken, but they still own a league-best 32-5-4 record. It has been a historic start for first-year coach Jim Montgomery and his team on many different levels. The second half of the 2022-23 season begins on Jan.
The Edmonton Oilers were banking on Philip Broberg to take a big step this season with his development and play regular minutes on their third pairing. Things didn’t go as planned at the beginning of the season and he was sent back down to the American Hockey League (AHL) to tune his game up. For
📝 by Joel Vanderlaan | AHL On The Beat In the American Hockey League, Belleville Senators rookie Ridly Greig routinely faces tough competition, something he is used to. His father Mark, an amateur scout with the Philadelphia Flyers organization, is a former AHL All-Star and Calder Cup champion who also played 125 games in the
4:25 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews took part in morning skate and will return to action Saturday night in a road game against the Boston Bruins. Matthews has missed the past two games with what he described as a “nagging” injury. Toronto went 1-1 in that stretch, but the offense clearly lagged,
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – Alex Law scored twice, including the overtime winner, as Canada edged Finland 3-2 in a women’s world under-18 hockey championship semifinal Saturday. Canada will face Sweden for the gold medal Sunday. Law’s OT winner at 7:32 was first credited to defender Ava Murphy, although it was Law’s wrist shot that sneaked under
Nazem Kadri’s team-best 17th goal and Chris Tanev’s first of the season were part of Calgary’s four-goal second period as the Flames hung on to beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 on Saturday. Andrew Mangiapane scored just 25 seconds into the game and Trevor Lewis, Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson also had goals for the Flames.
Here we are amidst the early days of 2023 with the Vegas Golden Knights having just begun the back half of their 2022-23 season and currently enjoying a rare four days off in between games. In other words, it seems like the perfect time to sit back and take stock of where the team sits