NEW YORK – The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette two games without pay for boarding Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras. The incident occurred in the first period of the Ducks’ 4-2 win over visiting Montreal on Sunday. Paquette was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding. Paquette will forfeit US$9,500
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman publicly apologized to Kyle Beach for what the former Chicago prospect has been through after the player said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010. Speaking to reporters on a video conference call Monday, Bettman said the league “could not be more sorry for the trauma that Kyle
Welcome back to Columbus Blue Jackets News and Rumors. We have a lot to get to this week so let’s dive right in. The Blue Jackets have a decision to make this week about one of their young players. We’ll also talk injuries and then about a player who’s playing in an unusual spot for
The Montreal Canadiens just finished a western road trip that ended in a 1-3 record for a 2-8 record in October. The Habs are off to their worst start since 1941, and with injuries to Mathieu Perreault and Brendan Gallagher, it doesn’t look like they will turn things around anytime soon. They need to hit the reset button, bring
7:00 AM ET The NHL logo spun around before locking into place, with a sound effect reminiscent of a cell door locking. The next image on the video was that of the new sheriff in town. “I’m Brendan Shanahan, the National Hockey League’s senior vice president of player safety …” Shanahan was 42 years old
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League is proud to be joining the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association for their Hockey Fights Cancer™ initiative, which begins today. The campaign, which has been uniting the hockey community in support of people with cancer and their families since 1998, will feature special
SEATTLE (AP) — Adam Fox scored the go-ahead goal, Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 shots and the New York Rangers beat the expansion Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Sunday night. The Rangers shook off a long, lethargic stretch to win their franchise-record fifth road game in October and improve to 6-2-1. It’s the most road wins New
Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s career points record, assisting on Troy Terry’s third-period goal in the Ducks’ 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Getzlaf set up Terry’s power-play goal midway through the third with a tip pass near centre ice to help the Ducks end a six-game winless
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It has been a very tough week for the Chicago Blackhawks, both on and off the ice. The ugly details of sexual assault and the cover-up that followed dominated the headlines. While the games took a backseat, the Blackhawks are still looking for their first win after three more losses. This week’s Blackhawks Banter will
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s career points record, assisting on Troy Terry‘s third-period goal in the Ducks‘ 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Getzlaf set up Terry’s power-play goal midway through the third with a tip pass near center
When the Wild decided to send Adam Beckman and Calen Addison to Iowa of the American Hockey League at the end of training camp, it wasn’t with the expectation that either would be down there the entire year. Both players had strong camps and pushed for roster spots in Minnesota, missing out – in the
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defenseman Brett Pesce scored a power-play goal with 2:27 left in regulation and and Carolina Hurricanes remained undefeated with a 2-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. The Hurricanes are 8-0-0, extending the best start to a season in franchise history. Martin Necas scored the other goal and set
Kyle Beach, who says he was the victim of sexual assault at the hands of a Chicago coach a decade ago, will meet with team officials on Tuesday, The Athletic reported. Beach sued the team earlier this year. Last week, lawyers for the Chicago club filed documents asking in support of their previous motion to dismiss
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’d like to focus on the impact of some of the recent line changes that the Maple Leafs’ coaching staff has made over the past few games. Specifically, during the game against the Detroit Red Wings, I’d like to look at how players have responded.
An eventful couple of days had some NHL teams continue to excel while others continued to fail. From streaks to milestones to franchise marks, everything stat-related from the past two days can be found here. Many milestones are fast-approaching, and records could be broken on any given night. Flames Historically Sweep Road Trip The Calgary
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