Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams is getting an up-close look at the mess he has on his hands. Adams stepped in as head coach Thursday night against Pittsburgh after interim coach Don Granato and assistant Matt Ellis were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the latest strange turn for the league’s worst team. “For
With the April 12 trade deadline inching up, there has been increased speculation on which teams will be buyers, which are likely to stand pat, and which are likely to be sellers. Given that the deadline is getting closer, it appeared less and less likely any of the Canadian teams would make many moves, given
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Antoine Morand and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Alex Volkov. Morand, 22, has collected one goal and five assists in 21 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls in 2020-21. He scored his first goal of
7:00 AM ET As Carolina Hurricanes top-line center Sebastian Aho explained to ESPN in 2019: “Our team’s identity comes from Rod [Brind’Amour].” The team’s coach, who captained the Canes to their only Stanley Cup in 2006, is demanding, but he empowers his players. At 50, Brind’Amour still lives up to his nickname “Rod the Bod,”
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Kyle Dubas was spotted up in the stands of the Ottawa Senators vs. Calgary Flames game on Wednesday. Was there a specific reason he was there? The Arizona Coyotes have a strong appetite for change and the Pittsburgh Penguins think this could wind up being a busy deadline regardless of
HALIFAX – Elliot Desnoyers scored three times to reach the 20-goal mark, and the Halifax Mooseheads downed the Cape Breton Eagles 6-1 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. Zachary L’Heureux scored once and set up two more while Jordan Dumais tacked on three assists for the Mooseheads (13-15-7), who also got goals
Justin Holl scored at 4:42 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night. Jason Spezza and Ilya Mikheyev had the other goals for Toronto (21-10-2), which got 29 saves from Jack Campbell. Alex Formenton and Connor Brown replied for Ottawa (12-20-4). Anton Forsberg, in his first appearance with
The Masterton Trophy, voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA), is presented annually to the NHL player voted to best exemplify the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. And though the PHWA nominated New York Islanders’ defenseman Thomas Hickey for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy last season, he’s making his case
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the addition of two games to the 2020-21 schedule, featuring the Cleveland Monsters and the Grand Rapids Griffins. The teams will meet on Friday, April 9, in Cleveland, and on Tuesday, April 20, in Grand Rapids. Game time for both contests will be 7 p.m. ET.
8:35 AM ET “You were the chosen one!” Every time I look at the stats for Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart this season, I think of Obi-Wan Kenobi screaming that line at Anakin Skywalker in “Revenge of the Sith,” and not just because Gen Xers like myself incessantly relate everything back to Star Wars. (It
Today’s date in National Hockey League history has been all about things happening for the first time, both in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs. The greatest player of them all had one of the biggest first in league history. Let’s take our daily trip back in time to relive all the top moments
Winnipeg Jets (20-11-2, second in the North Division) vs. Calgary Flames (15-16-3, sixth in the North Division) Calgary, Alberta; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Mark Scheifele and Winnipeg take on Calgary. He currently ranks fifth in the in the NHL with 39 points, scoring 13 goals and recording 26 assists. The Flames are 15-16-3
The Pittsburgh Penguins are tired. They’re hurting. And in a way, they’re scrambling. Nothing a visit from the reeling Buffalo Sabres can’t fix. Sidney Crosby picked up his 13th goal of the season, Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots and the Penguins extended Buffalo’s winless streak to 15 games with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night.
It’s hard to believe in this compressed season — that feels like it just started — that the NHL Tradeline is only three weeks away. The Ottawa Senators are out of big name assets to move, as the Erik Karlssons, Mark Stones, Mike Hoffmans and Jean-Gabriel Pageaus have all been moved for future building blocks.
As Filip Gustavsson bows his head in the goal crease the giant, silver No. 30 on the top of his goalie mask fills the camera lens. There’s only one problem. Gustavsson wears No. 32 for the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray is No. 30. Gustavsson’s numerical mismatch tells a story. He is supposed to be with
7:00 AM ET Francesco Pinelli had been looking forward to the 2020-21 hockey season his entire life. Pinelli, a 17-year-old from Hamilton, Ontario, is a top prospect for the 2021 NHL draft. In October, NHL Central Scouting named Pinelli to its preliminary players to watch list; the Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League) center was one
TORONTO – Joseph Woll made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Marllies blanked the Belleville Senators 3-0 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play. Woll, in his second season as a pro, now has three career shutouts. Jeremy McKenna, Joey Anderson and Scott Pooley scored for the Marlies (8-8-1).
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. A hot mic burned a ref — and the NHL Veteran referee Tim Peel “no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future,” the league announced today,