Minnesota Wild (27-10-3, third in the Central) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (16-22-7, seventh in the Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kirill Kaprizov and Minnesota square off against Chicago. He currently ranks seventh in the in the league with 52 points, scoring 18 goals and recording 34 assists. The Blackhawks are 3-8-4 against opponents
The last thing the Ottawa Senators want to see is Tim Stutzle fighting, but on this night the young centre will be forgiven after scoring a highlight reel goal in overtime to lead his team to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. With 37.6 seconds remaining in overtime Stutzle put the puck to the
A road trip which began with a nice win for the San Jose Sharks took a bad turn when it swung through the Southeast. And it’s not getting any easier as the team heads for Tampa Bay. The Sharks blew a lead and suffered a 5-4 overtime loss against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 29,
The Toronto Maple Leafs are on a recording-setting pace after an impressive first half of the season. The team has 59 points after 41 games. That’s on pace for 118 points, eclipsing the previous season-best points total of 105 set in the 2017-18 season. February is going to be a grind, 12 games in 28
8:00 AM ET Every NHL season, there’s a team whose success in the standings doesn’t sync up with some of its underlying numbers, leading fans to ask if they’re “actually this good.” So, are the New York Rangers actually this good? They’re second in the Metro Division with a 29-13-4 record (.674 points percentage). They
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Americaan Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Seth Griffith, Utica Comets forward Alexander Holtz and Bridgeport Islanders goaltender Jakub Skarek have been selected as the league’s award winners for January. Griffith, the AHL Player of the Month, found the scoresheet in all nine of his games played for Bakersfield
Florida Panthers (32-9-5, first in the Atlantic) vs. New York Rangers (29-13-4, second in the Metropolitan) New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers +124, Panthers -146; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jonathan Huberdeau leads Florida into a matchup against New York. He’s first in the league with 63 points, scoring 17 goals
The National Hockey League and its players’ association announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol, including a removal of daily tests for the fully vaccinated. The league says the new rules will come into effect for each team immediately following that club’s last game before the All-Star break. It adds that the new regulations are
In this edition of Los Angeles Kings News & Rumors, I’ll be discussing the Kings losing two more defensemen, who will replace them, Trevor Moore’s incredible month of January, and Brett Sutter’s 1000 professional game. Roy & Anderson Out of the Lineup Before Sunday’s game against the Pittsburg Penguins, it was announced that defensemen Matt
Erik Karlsson was traded to the San Jose Sharks as one of the best defensemen the NHL had seen in possibly a decade. With two James Norris Trophies, the Swedish blueliner was one of three defensemen in the 21st century to win the title multiple times. Before joining San Jose, Karlsson only had one season
6:28 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Former Chicago Blackhawks forwards Eddie Olczyk, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp have agreed to help the team in its search for a new general manager. Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz said Olczyk, Hossa and Sharp “are respected hockey minds who have great knowledge of the game.” Mike Forde, the
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Laval Rocket Hockey Inside Out Hockey With two degrees from McGill, including a master’s, he could have found more lucrative work, but wanted to see how far he could go in hockey. Laval Rocket goalie Louis-Philip Guindon during team practice in Laval on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Photo by Allen McInnis
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild and left wing Jordan Greenway agreed Monday to a three-year, $9 million contract extension that runs through the 2024-25 season. The 24-year-old Greenway has four goals, nine assists and a career-high plus-17 rating in 33 games for the Wild this season. He is third on the team
Mike Nykoluk, who captained the Toronto Marlboros to a Memorial Cup title and went on to coach the NHL’s Maple Leafs for three and a half seasons, has died. He was 87. The Maple Leafs confirmed Nykoluk’s death on Twitter. A cause of death was not given. Nykoluk led a Marlboros roster that included Bobby
With Evander Kane now officially a part of the Edmonton Oilers, questions will turn to what comes next. I recently wrote that I believe the Kane signing could open the door to a big trade that would see the Oilers go after a bonafide goaltender, but the general idea behind the piece was that the
The New Jersey Devils have a record of 15-23-5 and are in last place in the Metropolitan Division entering games on Jan. 31. While the results are not surprising, given the roster is the youngest in the league and the strong competition in the Metro, it is disappointing. The team has struggled for years as
3:46 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild and left wing Jordan Greenway agreed Monday to a three-year, $9 million contract extension that runs through the 2024-25 season. Greenway, 24, has four goals, nine assists and a career-high plus-17 rating in 33 games for the Wild this season. He is
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Connor Ingram has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 30, 2022. Ingram stopped 92 of the 93 shots he faced in three starts last week (3-0-0, 0.33, .989), including his league-leading third and fourth shutouts