All poker references aside, the Vegas Golden Knights have gotten themselves off to a stellar 16-4-1 start to the season. Even more impressive than having the best record in the Honda West Division is the fact that they sit atop the divisional standings while missing games due to a COVID outbreak within the team. Saint
The moment passed without a great deal of fanfare, but Alex Galchenyuk scored his first goal for Toronto the other day. The Toronto Marlies, that is. “It felt good,” Galchenyuk said in a video conference after the goal Saturday in a loss to Stockton. “It’s always nice to score, definitely get a little bit different
General manager Brad Treliving and the Calgary Flames turned heads this offseason when they signed goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a six-year, $36 million deal. By all accounts, it was a great signing, given the 31-year-old’s reputation as one of the league’s better netminders, and while six years was maybe a bit lengthy, most viewed it
1:24 AM ET We’re now eight weeks into the 2021 NHL season,Teams are nearing (or have passed) the halfway points in their schedule, although we don’t have an All Star break as a symbolic marker. For this week’s ESPN Power Rankings, we identified an underrated story line on every team How we rank: The ESPN
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders needed some extra time to get their latest win and keep piling up the points. Anthony Beauvillier scored the deciding goal in a shootout and the Islanders beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. The Islanders are 8-0-1 in their last nine
Connor Hellebuyck made 36 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the North Division-leading Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday. Andrew Copp, with a goal and an assist, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton scored for Winnipeg (16-8-1). Neal Pionk added three assists and Nikolaj Ehlers had two of
The Vancouver Canucks have made several changes to the top six in recent weeks, and the team is trying to find new ways to win games. Monday night’s home game against the Montréal Canadiens showed that the Canucks have found ways to grind out a victory, with head coach Travis Green’s side digging out a
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Daniel Walcott to a two-year, two-way contract. Walcott has skated in three games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch this season, notching one assist. Last year, Walcott set career highs with seven goals, 12 assists and 19 points, and was also named Syracuse’s IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the
It appears the NHL has reached a deal in place with ESPN for a seven-year broadcasting deal, according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. There hasn’t been any official word from the NHL. Sources: ESPN is signing a seven-year deal with the NHL as part of the league’s new U.S. media rights package.https://t.co/R7VeixXYq7 — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris)
11:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel will miss at least one week with an upper-body injury, head coach Ralph Krueger said. Eichel missed Tuesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia. He returned to Buffalo to be evaluated, Krueger said. Eichel favored his neck after being checked into the
CALGARY – They have just three wins in their last 10 games, but Darryl Sutter isn’t expecting to make wholesale changes with the Calgary Flames. Sutter conducted his first practice with the team Tuesday since being hired to replace Geoff Ward, who was fired last Thursday night. Calgary (11-12-3) is sixth in the North Division,
Giving up a goal less than a minute into the game didn’t rattle the Edmonton Oilers. Kailer Yamamoto scored the first of three straight goals by Edmonton, and the Oilers held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Monday. Evgenii Dadonov got the Senators on the scoreboard though, just 56 seconds after the puck
Well, to put it bluntly, the San Jose Sharks are out of the playoffs. Sitting seventh in the underwhelming Honda Western Division, the team is well out of a playoff spot, and management will be looking toward the future of their roster. Recently, our Sharks team has covered the possibility of a San Jose rebuild
by Jason Shaya | AHL On The Beat Utica Comets rookie Will Lockwood talked about following his dad to the University of Michigan and into pro hockey, where the 22-year-old is forging his path in the Vancouver Canucks organization: Always great to go in depth with one of our guys. Meet @umichhockey alum @lockwood_will in
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray comments on rumors that Ryan Getzlaf may be on the move. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres have learned Jack Eichel is injured, but how long will he be out of action? The Boston Bruins are sitting Jake DeBrusk and the Columbus Blue Jackets have acknowledged they
7:15 AM ET Player X is having a hard time. “I never thought I would be doing an interview like this,” he says. “But yeah, this season hasn’t been easy.” Player X is still on his entry-level NHL contract. He plays for a United States-based team but is from another country and is unsure when
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Adam Henrique scored three minutes into overtime, Rickard Rakell became the fourth Anaheim player in 10 years to have three or more points in consecutive games and the Ducks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-5 on Monday night in this season’s second installment of the Freeway Face-Off. Henrique took a pass from
Bo Horvat scored in the shootout Monday, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Canucks captain was the lone player to beat Carey Price in the shootout, sending a wrist shot past the Canadiens goalie and into the top-left corner of the net. The Habs (11-6-7) nearly took two points