Darren Dreger recently revealed on TSN’s Insider Trading what Los Angeles Kings’ general manager Rob Blake is looking for as the trade deadline approaches. Dreger stated that the team is looking for a “dynamic” defenseman, who is 25 years old or younger, and shoots left. Blake and the rest of the team’s management will have
William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the game. Today, he profiles Los Angeles Kings Spanish language broadcaster Francisco X. Rivera, who will call his first pro game in English on Saturday for the
The Montreal Canadiens had a ton of quality picks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. With that said, their first three picks have looked great so far, as all three players picked in the top 40 have already looked very solid at the pro level. This includes two of the three already being regulars in
8:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Kirby Dach joined the Chicago Blackhawks for an optional practice on Monday, taking a big step in his comeback from wrist surgery. Coach Jeremy Colliton said the 20-year-old forward will accompany the team on its six-game road trip. 2 Related “Whenever we can we’ll get him with the
Believe it or not, the 2020-21 National Hockey League season is already at its midpoint. The Edmonton Oilers will complete the first and begin the second half of their 56-game schedule this week, as they welcome the Ottawa Senators to Rogers Place for three games, Monday (7 pm MT), Wednesday (6 pm MT), and Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors forward Cooper Marody has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 7, 2021. Marody notched five goals and three assists in three games last week, moving to the top of the AHL scoring leaderboard. Marody picked up an
In this week’s edition of Bruins Weekly, another key member of the defense goes down with an injury, the power play struggles continue, the Bruins have their first COVID-19 issue, and more. Defensive Depth to Get Tested Again The Bruins can’t catch a break with injuries to their defense and this week, they lost another
7:15 AM ET This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the NHL suspending its 2019-20 season amid COVID-19. The pandemic upended everyone’s daily lives and routines, and it put the NHL season on pause for four months before returning for a postseason — though some teams went 10 months without any game action. ESPN asked
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what does the hiring of Darryl Sutter mean for a player like Sam Bennett? Is he still likely to be traded, or this is a fresh start for the forward? Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres a “wide open” to making a trade, but which players are generating the most interest? Which
New York Rangers (10-10-3, sixth in the East Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (14-9-1, fourth in the East Division) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York faces Pittsburgh in a matchup of East Division teams. The Penguins have gone 14-9-1 against division opponents. Pittsburgh has given up 19 power-play goals, killing 74% of opponent
Drake Batherson scored the game-winning goal in a four-round shootout to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Connor Brown, Ryan Dzingel and Colin White each scored a goal for the Senators (9-17-1) in regulation. Tim Stutzle also scored a shootout goal. Mark Giordano, Johnny
Scott Linesburgh | The Record STOCKTON – Kim Rede could not come up with a better way to celebrate her 50th birthday than putting on her team sweatshirt and watching a Stockton heat hockey game. But in the era of COVID-19, “going to the game” no longer means heading to Stockton Arena and settling into
After going pointless in his previous three games, Connor McDavid added three points against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night, en route to a 3-2 win for the Edmonton Oilers. The victory for the Oilers snapped a three-game winless drought, and they lead the season series 3-1 against their provincial rivals. Saturday’s 3-point effort from
11:18 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo “is feeling better” but remains week-to-week from the head hit that earned Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson a seven-game suspension, coach Bruce Cassidy said Sunday. “He’s obviously going to be out for a while,” Cassidy said. The NHL suspended Wilson for the fifth time
This week, the Arizona Coyotes commemorated a big milestone. The club looked back to 2002 when Teppo Numminen became the first player in franchise history to play in 1,000 games. During this, the organization’s 25th anniversary, the Coyotes have been recalling a host of memories from years past. The Numminen feat is one of the most impressive and rare for a desert dog. When Numminen skated
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Anders Lee and Brock Nelson scored 62 seconds apart early in the second period and rookie Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves as the New York Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight win. The victory was the Islanders’ sixth straight over the Sabres this season. After a
Team Adidas (Minnesota) claimed a 6-2 win over Team Women’s Sports Foundation (New Hampshire) on Sunday at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago as the second showcase event of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association’s 2021 Dream Gap Tour concluded. A pair of power play goals in the second period put Minnesota up 3-1, and the team poured on
If you take a look at the breadth of an NHL hockey season, I suppose the Toronto Maple Leafs had to lose two in a row sometime. And that’s just what happened on Saturday night by a score of 4-2 in Vancouver against the Canucks. The Maple Leafs came into town fresh off a dismantling