LAS VEGAS — Chandler Stephenson scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early three-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday. Stephenson streaked in on a breakaway and beat goalie Jake Allen with a backhand 3:01 into overtime. Ryan Reaves, Paul Stastny, Nicolas Roy and Reilly Smith scored for
When we previewed Saturday’s World Junior Championship action, we predicted a Sweden vs. Canada final. But Russia had other ideas. Sunday will now feature a gold medal rematch of a game that saw Russia annihilate Canada 6-0 earlier in the tournament, but for many reasons, this rematch will be a different story. Two other matchups
BOSTON—Edmonton goalie Mike Smith took a deep sigh when asked how it felt to finally get a victory. The Oilers had a little bit of help from the Boston Bruins, too. Darnell Nurse and Gaetan Haas each had a second-period goal off poor Boston plays, Connor McDavid added an insurance score in the third after
Despite having lost four in a row, the Ottawa Senators still feel pretty good about their game. The Senators (16-21-5) have been outscored 20-11 over this four-game skid and Saturday night saw them take a 5-3 loss to the high-scoring Tampa Bay Lightning (23-13-4). “I thought we played really well,” said Ottawa coach D.J. Smith.
Devils eyeing a Sabres defenseman? The Fourth Period: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero has his eye towards next year and he’s looking to retool their blue line. It is believed that Shero has some interested in Buffalo Sabres defenseman Colin Miller. The 27-year old Miller has two years left on his contract at a
10:10 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Pittsburgh Penguins minor league goalie Casey DeSmith missed a chance to join the NHL team in Montreal on Saturday because he lost his passport. The Penguins wanted to promote DeSmith from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for Saturday’s game against the Canadiens while they let Tristan Jarry rest at home
Nothing has gone according to script for Sami Niku this season. The Finnish-born defenceman figured he’d crack the Winnipeg roster out of training camp and be a key element as the Jets blue line underwent an extreme makeover. And after suiting up for 30 NHL games a year ago and a bunch more watching from the
We only had two games on the National Hockey League schedule on Friday night, but we got another road win from a top rookie. Also, the Pacific Division gets a new netminder for the All-Star Game and one of the top goalies in the league gets a big honor. Fleury Declines All-Star Game Invite Vegas
The Toronto Maple Leafs are fighting for a playoff spot in the East, and to my eyes, they’re doing very well. The team has been on fire since Sheldon Keefe took over as the new head coach. In fact, they’ve been almost unstoppable. Related: Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Bracco, All-Stars, Power Rankings As a fan, you
NEW YORK—Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry was suspended for five games without pay by the NHL on Friday for elbowing Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis in the Winter Classic. Perry received a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing early in the outdoor game Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl. The suspension will cost Perry $40,323
Ivan Morozov’s goal at 3:24 of overtime lifted Russia to a 5-4 semifinal win over Sweden at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday and a berth in the gold-medal game for the first time in four years. Yegor Sokolov scored at 8:35 of the third period to force overtime after the Russians blew leads of
Potential landing spots for Chris Kreider if the Rangers look to trade him The Fourth Period: The Colorado Avalanche are looking to add a top-six forward before the NHL trade deadline and they could have some interest in New York Rangers pending UFA winger Chris Kreider. The Rangers are expected to talk with Kreider about
5:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kings defenseman Kurtis MacDermid was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head during the second period of Los Angeles’ win over Philadelphia. The league’s player safety department ruled that MacDermid delivered a forceful check to the
PITTSBURGH — Brent Burns’ power-play goal just more than two minutes into overtime gave the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Burns picked up his seventh goal of the season when his slap shot from high in the slot beat Tristan Jarry 2:02 into the extra period to
DALLAS — Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight come-from-behind win. Joe Pavelski, Dallas Stars (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Pavelski was honoured before the game for playing in his 1,000th NHL game last month, and
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Joe Veleno knows he’ll never truly get over that loss. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quarterfinals of last year’s world junior hockey championship in Vancouver before a crowd ready to explode. Moments later, disaster struck. The Finns tied it
Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry was suspended for five games without pay by the NHL on Friday for elbowing Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis in the Winter Classic. Perry received a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing early in the outdoor game Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl. The suspension will cost Perry $40,323 US.
What the Senators should consider Shawn Simpson: It would be a perfect time for Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion to re-sign forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau and defenseman Dylan DeMelo. This would help create some stability before you start moving out other pending unrestricted free agents and giving some AHL prospects an NHL look. Steve Lloyd: “What