The Arizona Coyotes didn’t play great hockey over their last 120 minutes of action, but they still managed to escape with three points during their two-game series against the Colorado Avalanche. However, they lost their starting goaltender in the process – let’s take a look back at this week’s events on the ice: Coyotes Dominated,
5:00 PM ET Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan didn’t rule out goalie Henrik Lundqvist returning to the team this season after undergoing open-heart surgery in January. “It would be pretty incredible if he was able to come back. I guess we’ll see where he is at the end here,” said MacLellan on Friday. “Probably
In a game in which the Montreal Canadiens couldn’t get much of anything going, they ironically may have stumbled upon a key to their success. Defenseman Alexander Romanov may not have stood out one way or another against the Calgary Flames in the Habs’ 2-1 loss on Thursday, but his promotion up the lineup beside
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs came into the NHL’s pandemic-shortened campaign desperately looking to change the narrative. On the heels of another post-season disappointment — this time inside the NHL’s summer bubble — the team’s roster bursting with offensive talent was under intense pressure in hockey’s biggest market to demonstrate it had learned
Josh Leivo scored twice for the Calgary Flames in a 2-1 win Thursday over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Darryl Sutter coached the Flames to victory in his first game behind Calgary’s bench after Geoff Ward was fired a week earlier. Montreal’s record since Dominique Ducharme replaced Claude Julien on Feb. 24 is 3-2-3. Derek Ryan
by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat The usual progression for drafted players won’t see them come to the American Hockey League for years after their big draft day. Of course, this year has been anything but usual. Eighteen- and 19-year-olds who would normally be in the Canadian major junior leagues have come to the AHL, giving
The Boston Pride head into the 2021 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs still looking to finish the mission they started last season. It was a year ago today (March 12, 2020) that the league had to cancel and then eventually postpone the 2020 Isobel Cup Final between the Pride and Minnesota Whitecaps. It was definitely a
7:15 AM ET It was March 11, 2020, and the Winnipeg Jets were holding their morning skate before a game at the Edmonton Oilers. Coach Paul Maurice had just stepped onto the ice when his captain, Blake Wheeler, skated over with a concerned expression. “You think they’re going to shut us down tonight?” asked Wheeler.
As it stands right now, the Florida Panthers are 16-5-4 and are just under halfway through their 2020-21 campaign. Because of this, I, along with fellow team writers Jack Dawkins and Joey Ganzi, have decided to take a look at each award and say who we think deserves it from this team so far. Panthers’
Pittsburgh Penguins (16-9-1, third in the East Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (6-15-4, eighth in the East Division) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo aims to stop its nine-game skid with a victory over Pittsburgh. The Sabres are 6-15-4 against the rest of their division. Buffalo averages only 2.5 penalties per game,
Playing professional hockey in Switzerland is no holiday for Daniel Winnik. That’s why Winnik, who plays for Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League, has signed a petition asking that Canadian professional hockey players returning home from overseas be placed on the COVID-19 essential travelers list and be exempt from a mandatory three-day hotel quarantine.
BUFFALO – In the second period of Tuesday’s 5-4 shootout loss, Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson grabbed the puck along the left wall, skated behind his net and adroitly fed winger Victor Olofsson an outlet pass from the right circle. A few seconds later, Bryson swooped into the Philadelphia Flyers zone, grabbed center Eric Staal’s pass
Jeff Petry continued his stellar 2020-21 season on Wednesday night, scoring his tenth goal of the year in a 5-1 victory for the Montreal Canadiens over the Vancouver Canucks. He’s the Habs’ leading scorer through 25 games. His ten goals lead the NHL among defensemen and his 24 points rank second in the league among
7:44 PM ET Jordan Binnington bet on himself and won a lucrative new contract with the St. Louis Blues. The 27-year-old goalie agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $36 million on Thursday. His average annual contract value of $6 million is a jump up from his current AAV of $4.4 million. His cap hit
Welcome back to old time hockey. The NHL announced Wednesday that it has agreed to a deal with ESPN that runs for seven years, including four Stanley Cup Final broadcasts, beginning next season. NBC’s current deal expires after this year, and with plans to shutter its NBC Sports Network, television rights for the league had
Gary Bettman had just returned home when he got a call telling him to turn on his TV. The NBA had a player test positive for COVID-19 minutes before the start of a game — inside an arena packed with fans — that would ultimately force the league’s postponement. It was March 11, 2020, and
Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist Wednesday, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a decisive 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Corey Perry, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry and Phillip Danault also scored for the Habs (13-6-7), and Tyler Toffoli tallied two assists. Brock Boeser had the lone goal for Vancouver (12-16-2), sending a rocket
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Troy Grosenick made 33 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly 6 1/2 years, leading the Los Angeles Kings past the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Wednesday night. Captain Anze Kopitar, Andreas Anthanasiou and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Kings, who beat Anaheim for