You may have noticed the Columbus Blue Jackets look a little different these days. That’s because they are a shell of themselves thanks to a crazy run of injuries. Let’s start with the current injured list. As of Saturday morning, the Blue Jackets have over $30 million on injured reserve or out of their lineup.
CENTRE GERVAIS AUTO, SHAWINIGAN — Gabriel Denis had a goal and an assist leading the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 5-3 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs in QMJHL action. Xavier Cormier also had a goal and an assist for the Cataractes. Jacob Dion had two points for Drummondville. The Cataractes led 1-0 at the end of
Bernie Saunders, one of the NHL’s first black players, never thought he would find himself coaching youth hockey. He vowed his sons would never play, but his eldest, Jonathan, had other plans. From the time he was in the crib, Jonathan was obsessed with the sport, and so he followed in his father’s footsteps. They
1:49 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — It was one of the best days of Pavel Francouz‘s life. Francouz finalized a $4 million, two-year contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche, and then made 26 saves to record his first NHL shutout in the team’s 1-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
As Providence enters the final leg of the regular season, P-Bruins coach Jay Leach knows that every point along the way is important. “It’ll be a dog fight for the rest of the year,” said Leach. “We have six teams within 12 points of each other, which means every night will be a battle. The
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on what’s going on between the Buffalo Sabres and Zach Bogosian, could the Ottawa Senators keep Jean-Gabriel Pageau and move Vladimir Namestnikov? What about the Toronto Maple Leafs and whispers they might be willing to move Tyson Barrie? Finally, do the Boston Bruins have a backup plan
Soon after the Carolina Hurricanes struck a deal with the New York Rangers to exchange prospects, talk around the league is indicating they may not be finished just yet. The Hurricanes are currently sitting in the second wild card spot with 72 points, but as the season inches closer to the end, the playoff race
A veteran of nearly 130 career fights, Kyle Clifford can see a day when dropping the gloves in the NHL has serious repercussions beyond a five-minute penalty. Just not any time soon. “It’d be a while before you see that,” said the bruising Leafs winger. “Eventually, I’m sure they’ll go that way.” It could happen
The Winnipeg Jets are bringing centre Cody Eakin home. The Jets acquired the Winnipeg-born centre from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021. If the Jets qualify for the playoffs this year or re-sign Eakin to a new contract by July 5, the Jets will instead transfer their 2021
1:39 PM ET The Boston Bruins acquired Ondrej Kase from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for veteran David Backes, a 2020 first-round pick and prospect Axel Anderson. Kase fills a role as two-way winger for Boston, while Backes will hope to re-establish himself as an NHL presence with a new team. How did each GM
Stefan Matteau honestly didn’t appear to know the answer. When asked by Blue Jackets media Thursday night after he scored in his CBJ debut against Philadelphia, the newly signed winger couldn’t remember the last time he had tallied in an NHL game. He could only utter a singular word of exasperation at the question before
The Boston Bruins have traded forward David Backes, defender Axel Anderson and a first-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Ondrej Kase, Frank Seravalli has reported. The Bruins are also retaining 25% of Backes’ salary and cap hit, according to Chris Johnston. For the Bruins, this deal serves a few purposes as
For more than a hundred years, hockey has been a Pennsylvania passion. Its people and teams have made an indelible mark on both the NHL and the sport itself, and fans on both sides of the state have had plenty to cheer, yell, hope, mope, and even cry about. From Hall of Fame classes to
CENTRE HENRY-LEONARD, BAIE-COMEAU — Théo Rochette netted a hat trick leading the Québec Remparts to a 4-2 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Pierrick Dubé added four assists for the Remparts. Lucas Fitzpatrick made 30 saves for the Drakkar. After a scoreless first period, the Drakkar took a 2-1 lead in the second after goals from
All eyes were on Alex Ovechkin needing two goals to reach 700 in his career. The other No. 8 on the ice scored twice instead. Ovechkin scored his 699th goal to close in on another milestone, but the Washington Capitals dropped their third in a row, losing 4-3 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens on
7:00 AM ET As we approach the NHL trade deadline on Monday, there’s some mild trepidation around the league that player movement on deadline day could be slower and less consequential than in years past. There are any number of reasons for that. The standings currently look like the type of abstract art where paint
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forwards Riley Barber and Phil Varone from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forwards Joseph Blandisi and Jake Lucchini. A Pittsburgh native, Barber signed with Montreal on July 1, 2019, after four seasons with the Washington Capitals organization. Barber has appeared in 39 games with the AHL’s Laval Rocket this
With three wins in a row, in three different ways, the Vegas Golden Knights are rounding into the team head coach Pete DeBoer needs them to be for the stretch run. The Golden Knights have defeated the past two Stanley Cup champions and one of the stingiest defensive teams in the league to start this