Teams don’t score five goals in one period very often. Leon Draisaitl found a way to make the night even more memorable. The NHL’s scoring leader had the first four-goal game of his career and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 8-3 on Monday to sweep the season series. “I
9:47 AM ET Heading into the 2019-20 season, most expected the Philadelphia Flyers to be poking around the playoff mix, and the team’s hire of Alain Vigneault as coach indicated faith from management that the team was ready to make a run. With 17 games remaining, the team is not only in the playoff mix
The Charlotte Checkers have acquired forward Ryan Bourque from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in exchange for forwards Terry Broadhurst and Cedric Lacroix. Bourque, a ninth-year pro, has recorded four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 49 games with Bridgeport this season. He has skated in 581 career regular-season contests in the AHL with
What you see is what you have. The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, with general manager David Poile and the Nashville Predators mainly staying quiet. However, there is one name leaving the Music City – Matt Irwin, but his playing time has been largely nonexistent for the past few months – and the
The Detroit Red Wings had a relatively quiet trade deadline, aside from their two transactions with Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers. However, they did make an under-the-radar acquisition, picking up forward Dmytro Timashov off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Who is Timashov,and what has his career looked like so far? Is he capable
BOCA RATON, FLA.—NHL general managers will not make any changes to the league’s emergency goaltending procedure. On the first day of NHL GM meetings Monday, the topic was at the top of the agenda in the aftermath of an incident last month in Toronto. David Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver and the operations manager of
NHL general managers seem unlikely to suggest changes to the emergency backup goaltender policy, even after 42-year-old David Ayres became one of the biggest stories of the season by winning a game for Carolina last month. The issue was among the discussion points Monday, the first of three days of GM meetings, but the apparent
7:00 AM ET As a season of high turnover for NHL coaches heads down the final stretch — seven head coaches have been fired thus far, and one resigned — one person who has a front seat to the hiring process is calling for reform in how NHL teams go about their searches. Neil Glasberg,
Updated Feb. 14, 2020 DOWNLOAD TODAY’S PRIMER (PDF)(requires Acrobat Reader) PlayoffPrimer_20Feb14 Thursday’s Games:Milwaukee 2 at Chicago 5Rockford 5 at Manitoba 2 Friday’s Games:Toronto at Belleville – 7:00 PM ESTCleveland at Grand Rapids – 7:00 PM ESTUtica at Syracuse – 7:00 PM ESTHershey at Binghamton – 7:05 PM ESTBridgeport at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 PM ESTW-B/Scranton
As we head into the final and extra day of February, the playoff races across the National Hockey League are tightening up. There was a big debut in Vegas to extend a winning streak. We saw another shutout in the Wild organization, which is nothing new. Plus, we wish happy birthday to the only NHL
The Chicago Blackhawks pretty much blew their playoff chances when they lost four-of-five games on their recent five-game road trip, and followed that up with three more losses in their next four outings. Based upon his team’s play, general manager Stan Bowman had little choice but to sell at the Feb. 24 trade deadline. The
CENTRE GERVAIS AUTO, SHAWINIGAN, QC — Jordan Lepage had a goal and an assist leading the Shawinigan Cataractes to an 8-3 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads. Charles Beaudoin scored two goals for the Cataractes. The Cataractes led 3-0 at the end of the first period led by goals from Beaudoin, Jérémy Martin and Olivier Nadeau.
Cam Talbot made 38 saves, Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 Sunday. TJ Brodie and Milan Lucic also scored for the Flames, and Mark Giordano had three assists. “I felt pretty good from the get-go, got a good warm-up in this morning,” Talbot said.
10:32 AM ET Chicago Blackhawks forwards Andrew Shaw and Zack Smith have been ruled out for the remainder of the season, the team announced Saturday. Shaw was placed in concussion protocol in early December after he was injured against the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 30. The 28-year-old had 3 goals and 7 assists in 26
Feb 27, 2020 by Nick Nollenberger / sjbarracuda.com When the Sharks relieved Pete DeBoer of his head coaching duties in December along with his assistants, an immediate ripple effect was felt throughout the organization. Following DeBoer’s departure, Bob Boughner was promoted to interim head coach and Roy Sommer was tagged as the team’s associate head
The top of the Western Conference is a close head-to-head-to-head race between the St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. Injuries, inconsistency and scheduling could factor into the competition down the stretch. The Avalanche are at a disadvantage with injuries, but they have won games in similar situations in the past and may do
There’s been a major shake-up in this post-trade-deadline edition of THW’s Power Rankings. The Boston Bruins climb into Spot No. 1, with two brand-new entries in the top three. The New York Rangers also make some noise as the league’s biggest riser, but is it enough to salvage their playoff hopes? Taking into account recent
When a 42-year-old Zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an NHL game, it became one of the best stories in sports. But David Ayres going from practising with the Toronto Maple Leafs to playing against them in the thick of a playoff race also generated debate about what should happen in those