11:12 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — In his season debut, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was called on a crucial third-period penalty in a tie contest that led to the game-winning goal in a 4-2 decision for the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Crosby pulled down New Jersey winger Jesper Bratt in
CALGARY – Sean Monahan scored his first goal of the season and added an assist Saturday night as the Calgary Flames, backstopped by Jacob Markstrom’s 20-save shutout, made it six wins in a row with a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund, into an empty net, also scored
Sean Monahan scored his first goal of the season and added an assist Saturday night as the Calgary Flames, backstopped by Jacob Markstrom’s 20-save shutout, made it six wins in a row with a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary
Last Game Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Florida Panthers 2 Game Details Lightning Panthers Perry & Stamkos – 2 goals each Owen Tippett – 1 goal, 1 assist Kucherov, Point, Sergachev – 2 assists each Joe Thornton – 1 goal Maroon, Raddysh, Cirelli, Bogosian – 1 point each Duclair & Luostarinen – 1 assist each
Correction: We originally posted the source as Jonathan Willis of The Athletic. Please note the article now lists Daniel-Nugent Bowman of The Athletic as the scribe who mentioned Fleury and Gibson might be of interest in his recent mailbag post for the publication. The corrections have been made in the article as it was a
2:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the former first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010 and that his allegations were largely ignored by the Chicago Blackhawks.
📝 by Nicole Del Villano | AHL On The Beat Just a short drive from his hometown of Burlington, Ontario, Justin Scott took the ice on Oct. 24 in Toronto for a monumental moment of his career and Cleveland Monsters history. Scott skated into the record books by appearing in his 265th game for Cleveland,
Through my 50-plus years in hockey I’ve always taken pride in the team aspect. It’s the greatest of all team sports — no one can win alone. It demands that teammates contribute in order to achieve success. You have to rely on others; they rely on you. That’s simply the way it works. The greater
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the 2008 first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach two years later and his allegations were largely ignored by Chicago. Susan Loggans, an attorney representing Beach in a lawsuit
After months of questions, concerns, and anxiety, the Ottawa Senators finally announced that Brady Tkachuk had signed, putting pen to paper on a seven-year deal worth $57.5 million, or an annual average value (AAV) of $8.214 million. The deal came in at the last possible moment, too, just hours before the season opener. He’ll still
This edition of Between the Stripes examines the chaos that broke out during the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues game on October 28. The Avalanche won 4-3, handing the Blues their first loss of the season, while the referees handed out 66 minutes in penalties, including three 10-minute misconducts. However, the guys who wore
4:58 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes will be sidelined at least another five weeks with a dislocated left shoulder. The Devils said Friday that the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft was examined by Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow, the team’s orthopedic surgeon and chief medical
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: Toronto Marlies defenseman Alex Biega has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game at Laval on Oct. 27. Biega will miss Toronto’s games tonight (Oct. 29) at Belleville
LAVAL, Que. – Michael Mersch struck twice as the Rochester Americans fended off the Laval Rocket 4-3 on Friday in American Hockey League action. Casey Fitzgerald’s third-period goal stood as the winner for Rochester (3-2-0) and Brandon Davidson also scored. Aaron Dell made 32 saves for the win. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Xavier Ouellet both had
Josh Norris scored two goals in his U.S. NHL debut, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Brady Tkachuk and Connor Brown also scored for Ottawa. Filip Gustavsson made 35 saves in his 12th NHL game. The 22-year-old Norris, the 19th overall
This is where you’ll get your fix of stats and milestones from around the NHL over the past couple of days. There’s action every night and always something interesting to talk about. Whether someone’s setting new scoring records or a player scoring their first goal, it’ll be here. There will be a focus on teams
The Toronto Maple Leafs have not seen anything yet. So the team and the fan base need to take a deep breath and prepare for a monumental week of hockey. That might sound over the top, but when you look at the results to this point and the short-term schedule, Toronto’s season could be in
7:00 AM ET We released our NHL Rank top 100 for the 2021-22 season — a predictive list of the top 100 players for this coming season. A panel of ESPN NHL experts voted on who they thought would be the best players this season. But that doesn’t mean we got it all right, so