The NHL trade deadline is just days away as it is set for 3 P.M. ET on Monday. Teams will make their final calls and decisions in the next couple of days as to what direction they’re trending and how to best address their needs for the short or long term. The Minnesota Wild’s successful
By Matthew Geagan, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — Jeremy Swayman made his NHL debut for the Boston Bruins Tuesday night in Philadelphia, and did not look like a 22-year-old making his NHL debut. The 22-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska looked like a veteran as he turned away shot after shot by the Flyers, and in the
7:00 AM ET The 2021 NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Monday. The New York Islanders kicked off trade season on Wednesday night, acquiring veteran forwards Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac from the New Jersey Devils. But there are many more mutually beneficial deals out there to be made as contenders look to
REGINA – Tristen Robins scored once and set up three more as the Saskatoon Blades downed the Prince Albert Raiders 5-3 on Thursday in Western Hockey League play. Colton Dach, Kyle Crnkovic, Brandon Lisowsky and Caiden Daley rounded out the scoring to help the Blades (10-2-2) end a three-game slide. Nolan Allen, Dallyn Peekeekoot and
Devin Shore scored the winner and Mike Smith made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers completed a nine-game season sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 victory Thursday. Kailer Yamamoto and Jesse Puljujarvi, into an empty net, had the other goals for Edmonton (25-14-2). The Oilers have points in nine of their last 10
The April 12 trade deadline is getting closer by the hour, and the Buffalo Sabres figure to be among the busier teams in the NHL in the coming days. While a five-game point streak has provided a small dose of optimism, the Sabres still sit at 31st in the NHL by a comfortable margin with
When St. Louis Blues defenseman Jake Walman rifled a third-period shot under the crossbar just beyond the reach of Marc-Andre Fleury, the city’s fan base finally exhaled. It had been a long time coming. That goal, Walman’s first in the NHL, took a tight-checking 2-0 game and made it 3-0 en route to an impressive
AHL On The Beat The construction of the Henderson Silver Knights’ future home is well underway, and this past week it was christened the Dollar Loan Center. Gary Lawless takes a look at the budding new hockey landmark in the Vegas Valley. [embedded content] The Dollar Loan Center is the future home of the Henderson
9:30 AM ET Our old friend Trey Wingo recently called it “a tradition like no other” in sports: “grading a trade that includes draft picks before seeing what the picks actually turn into.” The instant gratification of the “trade grade” is very much the lifeblood of trade deadline coverage, especially in the NHL. There are
Edmonton Oilers (24-14-2, second in the North Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (13-23-4, seventh in the North Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Connor McDavid leads Edmonton into a matchup with Ottawa. He’s first in the NHL with 68 points, scoring 23 goals and recording 45 assists. The Senators are 13-23-4 against division
Mitch Marner needed every one of his fingers to salute Jack Campbell’s impressive accomplishment. The Maple Leafs goalie made 32 saves for a franchise-record 10th straight victory Wednesday as Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. After being mobbed at the final buzzer in celebration, Campbell and Marner shared a special moment where the star winger
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers have made a trade which opens up the door for the Panthers to go shopping before the trade deadline. Meanwhile, there are questions as to what the Boston Bruins will do before the April 12th deadline, as one of the rumored targets in Kyle
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ Power Rankings, the top-13 teams in the NHL this week as ranked by members of The Hockey Writers. This week’s panel is Greg Boysen (Chicago Blackhawks), Jeff Morris (Ottawa Senators), Kevin Armstrong (Toronto Maple Leafs), Louis Pannone (Arizona Coyotes), Shaun Filippelli (Chicago Blackhawks), Pete Bauer (Columbus Blue Jackets), Dean Plunkett,
The New Jersey Devils have acquired forwards A.J. Greer and Mason Jobst, a first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round choice in the 2022 NHL Draft from the New York Islanders in exchange for center Travis Zajac and right wing Kyle Palmieri. Greer, 24, has tallied one goal and one assist
7:00 AM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on a quest to win at least one more Stanley Cup with Sidney Crosby. It has been a revolving door on his line as they try to figure it out. Since the start of the 2016-17 NHL season, Crosby has played with 83 different teammates. In the
LOS ANGELES – Carl Grundstrom tipped home the tiebreaking goal with 6:05 to play and the Los Angeles Kings overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 on Wednesday night. Adrian Kempe and Jeff Carter scored early in the third period to even it for the Kings, who snapped
The NHL says it remains hopeful the Vancouver Canucks can complete a 56-game schedule even though 25 members of the team have tested positive for a variant form of COVID-19, but some experts question if that is possible. The Canucks released a statement Wednesday saying 21 players, including three on the taxi squad, plus four
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Lukas Cormier sits atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League scoring chart among defensemen. Los Angeles Kings prospect Quinton Byfield has adjusted to life in the American Hockey League and leads the Ontario Reign in scoring. The Buffalo Sabres have signed a former seventh-round pick to an entry-level contract after an