In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates on the Pittsburgh Penguins GM search and what the team expects the top candidates to make a priority. Could one of the potential GMs be coming from an unexpected place? The Washington Capitals will be getting back two of the four players removed from the team for
Month: January 2021
New York Islanders (3-4-1, seventh in the East Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6-2-1, second in the East Division) Philadelphia; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York hits the road against Philadelphia looking to break its five-game road skid. Philadelphia finished 16-4-4 in division action and 25-6-4 at home during the 2019-20 season. The Flyers
A change of mindset is helping Brock Boeser rediscover his game this year. The Canucks right-winger scored twice Saturday, lifting Vancouver to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. With eight goals on the season, Boeser also passed Edmonton’s Connor McDavid for most goals in the league. “I think my shot’s feeling really good, obviously,”
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek left Saturday night’s game against the Dallas Stars in the first period with an upper-body injury, the team announced. The Hurricanes said Mrazek would not return. Mrazek went down 2 minutes, 47 seconds into the game after being bumped by teammate
The New York Rangers made several low-profile signings back in free agency. Of those signings, was 27-year-old center, Colin Blackwell. Though it was mundane news back in early October 2020 when the signings were made, Blackwell has well exceeded the expectations held by the Rangers’ organization. The Harvard University alum was drafted by the San
To say that the Washington Capitals took a hit to their roster this week is an understatement. With the sudden and surprising temporary disbandment of the Russian core comprising of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov, and goaltender Ilya Samsonov, no one really knew what to expect over the stint of games that they would
After the New York Islanders dropped their second straight game, this time against a depleted Washington Capitals squad, the calls from fans to have the kids, Oliver Wahlstrom and Kieffer Bellows, inserted into the lineup at the same time were at near-deafening levels. Ross Johnston and Leo Komarov, and to a lesser extent Michael Dal
At times it felt like it would never come, but the Rangers’ first overall pick dramatically scored his first NHL goal, netting the overtime winner against the Buffalo Sabres. Alexis Lafreniere became the first Ranger to register their first goal in overtime since fan-favorite Mats Zuccarello did it back in 2011. It was a monumental
SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Mavrik Bourque scored a hat trick as the Shawinigan Cataractes beat the Rimouski Océanic 5-4 in Shawinigan on Saturday afternoon. Bourque scored the game winning short handed goal for the Cataractes (8-4-1-0) at 12:50 of the third period. William Veillette and Xavier Bourgault also scored for the Cataractes. Zachary Bolduc, Tyson Hinds,
Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the night 42 seconds into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday. McDavid, who also had an assist, redirected a pass from Leon Draisaitl off the rush for his seventh goal of the season. Dominik Kahun and Josh Archibald also scored for
7:12 PM ET Alex Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals lineup on Saturday against the Boston Bruins, after missing four games following a violation of the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols. “It sucks, obviously,” Ovechkin told reporters earlier on Saturday. “No one wants to be suspended. No one wants to put yourself in that position. It’s over.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed forward Garrett Wilson to an American Hockey League contract, and have signed forward Chris Mueller to a professional tryout contract. Wilson played last season with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, recording 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points in 51 games. He is entering his 10th pro season in
Jesper Bratt is back and that’s good news for the New Jersey Devils. First-year coach Lindy Ruff wasted no time inserting Bratt into his roster and giving him top-line minutes alongside Jack Hughes. His first game back, he didn’t score any points, but considering he hasn’t played since last season, he didn’t look particularly rusty.
It’s no secret that the National Hockey League and other major professional sports leagues have lost and are losing money as a result of the pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman has come out plainly stating that the league will lose more than $1 billion during the 2020-21 season; going as far as to say that the
It has been 10 days since the Washington Capitals lost four key players to the NHL’s COVID Unavailability List. These players are Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and rookie netminder, Ilya Samsonov, who tested positive for COVID-19. After missing four games and having not been on the ice for those 10 days, both Ovechkin
On this date in National Hockey League history, the best two players of their generation both hit major milestones on the same night. Also, a whole slew of Hockey Hall of Famers had big nights and his date has given fans in Boston plenty to cheer about. Let’s take our daily trip back through time
Columbus Blue Jackets (4-2-3, first in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2-4-3, sixth in the Central Division) Chicago; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago aims to break its three-game losing streak when the Blackhawks take on Columbus. Chicago finished 7-12-3 in division play and 16-14-4 at home during the 2019-20 season. Goalies for
The NHL has postponed Vegas’ two games next week against the San Jose Sharks over concerns about the novel coronavirus. Golden Knights defenceman Alex Pietrangelo and three coaches are in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and unavailable. Vegas also had a game against St. Louis that had been scheduled for Thursday postponed. The games against the
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