4:51 PM ET Associated Press KITCHENER, Ontario — A showcase game in Canada featuring prime prospects eligible for the NHL draft has been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns. The Canadian Hockey League announced the move Friday. The CHL said a new date for the game will be released at a later time. The 2022 CHL/NHL
📝 by Patrick Williams The American Hockey League’s reputation for churning out National Hockey League players is a well-established one. Just check the daily AHL transactions for proof of that. Last season 87.7 percent of NHL players had also played in the AHL. Already this season alone, another 109 AHL players had made their NHL
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals each, Darcy Kuemper had 20 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-0 on Saturday night. Nazem Kadri also scored as Colorado had three goals in a 3:41 span of the second period to
Josh Norris scored a pair of goals as the Ottawa Senators erased a 3-1 third-period deficit in a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Adam Gaudette, Alex Formenton, Artem Zub and Zach Sanford also scored for the Senators (11-18-2), who have won two straight and won their first game this season when
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates when it comes to the Montreal Canadiens and their potentially naming a new general manager. Meanwhile, is there a chance Mark Giordano heads back to the Calgary Flames in a trade? Bowen Byram is out for the Colorado Avalanche but why and for how long? Finally, are
As the Seattle Kraken keep losing games, talk of reuniting captain Mark Giordano with his long-time team continues to heat up. The Calgary Flames are in the hunt for a Western Conference wild-card spot, and bringing back their second-longest tenured captain could bring them a boost both in terms of on-ice play, and emotionally. Mark
6:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Islanders forward Ross Johnston was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward A.J. Greer. Johnston was assessed a minor penalty for illegal check to the head early in the first period
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Bakersfield Condors, their game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14 vs. Stockton (AHL Game #505) has been postponed. A make-up date has yet to be determined. The Condors organization continues to follow enhanced protocols at the direction of team
Anaheim Ducks (19-14-7, second in the Pacific) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (14-18-5, seventh in the Central) Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blackhawks -133, Ducks +110; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: Chicago hosts the Anaheim Ducks after the Blackhawks beat Montreal 3-2 in overtime. The Blackhawks are 6-10-3 in Western Conference games. Chicago is
Nick Paul scored twice in the first period and Matt Murray made 27 saves for his first win of the season as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday. The Senators were playing their first game since New Year’s Day and just their second in 26 days, but they didn’t look rusty
The Arizona Coyotes welcomed Auston Matthews and the vaunted Toronto Maple Leafs to Glendale on Wednesday night in a nationally televised game, and by all accounts, the 23-8-3 Maple Leafs could take an easy two points and head to St. Louis to focus on their next game against the Blues. Coyotes goalie Karel Vejmelka never
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I want to take a look at some of the news emerging from the team as it prepares to play the St. Louis Blues on the last contest of the current four-game road trip. I’ll also congratulate goalie Jack Campbell on being named to the
7:00 PM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL All-Star Game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 5, broadcast on ABC and simulcast on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET, with the Skills Competition taking place the day before on Friday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both events will be held at the T-Mobile
Anthony Greco pulled on a red, white and blue jersey Thursday night at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and skated in his first game with the Rangers, the team he grew up rooting for after inheriting his fandom from his parents, Paul and Mary Jane. His mom watched the game with his aunt from
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett scored his second hat trick this season and added an assist to lead the Florida Panthers over the Dallas Stars 7-1 on Friday night. All-Star forward Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and three assists to give him 51 points. Gustav Forsling scored his first of the season, Anthony Duclair
Eric Staal has fond memories of battling it out with younger brothers Marc, Jordan and Jared on the backyard rink built with love by their dad Henry on the family sod farm near Thunder Bay, Ont. So for most of the past four months, with no job in the hockey world, the 37-year-old Staal spent
The Anaheim Ducks entered the offseason on the tail end of their rebuild, but with how unexpectedly explosive they’ve been to this point in the 2021-22 season, it’s safe to say that the rebuild might be on its last legs. It’s good news for Ducks fans, who haven’t had much to cheer for since the
Drafting in the NHL is anything but easy. Identifying raw tools and ability and theorizing how it may translate to the NHL level is one thing; actually seeing how these tools and abilities translate when the game is quicker and more grueling is a whole other thing, though. One of the most difficult parts of