7:10 AM ET When it comes to rooting interests in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we can all agree on one of them: the health and safety of everyone participating, after a regular season that saw a parade of players on the COVID-related absences list and plenty of interruptions to the schedule. But beyond that,
On July 21, the Seattle Kraken will take the stage for the first time in franchise history and kick off the much-anticipated expansion draft. Fans have debated over who will be protected and who will be left exposed ever since Seattle was granted the 32nd franchise back in December 2018, and while some teams will
Buffalo Sabres (15-33-7, eighth in the East Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (36-16-3, first in the East Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Penguins -313, Sabres +247 BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host Buffalo after Drake Caggiula scored two goals in the Sabres’ 8-4 loss to the Penguins. The Penguins are 36-16-3 against
It was the kind of offer a 17-year-old with big-league hockey ambitions didn’t feel he could turn down: A chance to be an instructor at the Regina Pats’ summer hockey school and a free place to stay with the junior team’s new assistant coach. So on a hot Sunday in August 1988, the teen, himself a Pats prospect,
If there’s one thing every team now knows after the incidences that took place over the past 72 hours in the NHL, specifically between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, it’s that functional toughness is important to an NHL team. The fact two NHL executives were likely fired because their team had a lack
TORONTO – The crisp, white Maple Leaf covering Frederik Andersen’s chest protector looked perfectly in place, but the multi-coloured crown stamped over top triggered a double-take. Same city, same goalie. New league, new uniform. Seven seasons and 1,071 kilometres removed from his days as a Norfolk Admiral, Andersen returned to the farm Thursday. A surreal
7:00 AM ET When the IIHF Women’s World Championships in Nova Scotia were abruptly canceled on April 21 — just one day before Team USA was supposed to travel to Canada — many players felt it was another case of women’s hockey being treated as an afterthought. “A lot of people have asked, do you
Finding a balance is always difficult. When it comes to balancing youth and experience on an NHL roster, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has shown that to be the case. As the season wore on, the team needs were apparent, help at center for the young core, depth on defense to insure against injuries.
PITTSBURGH – Jeff Carter scored a career-high four goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved back into first place in the crowded East Division with an 8-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The 36-year-old Carter, acquired from Los Angeles at the trade deadline, beat Michael Houser three times in the first 25 minutes
Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 40th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night. Mitch Marner and John Tavares, with a goal and an assist each, Alex Galchenyuk and Pierre Engvall also scored for Toronto (34-13-6). Jack Campbell made 20 saves for the North Division leaders.
The Montreal Canadiens lost convincingly to the Ottawa Senators Wednesday night by a score of 5-1. After a lopsided loss such as this, it can be difficult to find immediate (if any) positives from a hockey standpoint. However, this loss from a media perspective seems to be less detrimental for the team. The common mistake
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced that the AHL Board of Governors, convening today for its Spring Meeting, has approved the following franchise transactions: • The AHL franchise owned by the Vancouver Canucks will relocate from Utica, N.Y., to Abbotsford, B.C., to play at the Abbotsford Centre
8:30 AM ET Watching a New York Rangers rebuild is like watching someone learning how to drive. You know at some point there’s going to be an aggressive acceleration, and you’re just hoping it’s not before they figured out how to work the steering wheel. Hence, the departure of general manager Jeff Gorton this week,
The Florida Panthers got most of their work done in the regular season by acquiring key pieces at the trade deadline and punching their ticket for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Much like their previous months, they were very successful and they currently hold the second seed in the Central Division. The 2021 regular season
CALGARY – Canada’s top players in women’s hockey will finally get to play real games later this month in Calgary. The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association (PWHPA) is holding Canada’s first Dream Gap Tour event in over a year May 24-30 at a Calgary venue yet to be announced. Sixty players from the PWHPA’s three
The Jets can finally exhale. Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler had two goals each as Winnipeg defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday to snap an ugly seven-game losing streak and clinch a playoff spot. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves for his third shutout of the season and Andrew Copp added two assists for the
The NHL has some of the most historic and unique logos in the entire world of sports. With the Seattle Kraken now in the fold, we can rank 32 logos around the league. There are many great logos, but there are some that reign supreme over all others. Related: Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards Here’s
Picking up a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto on Tuesday night, the Laval Rocket clinched the Frank S. Mathers Trophy as champions of the Canadian Division for 2020-21. It is the first division title for Laval, which joined the AHL in 2017. Under head coach Joël Bouchard, the Rocket are 16-1-1-1 in