The New York Islanders lost back-to-back games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and have concluded the season series. They only beat the Penguins twice in the regular season, and considering how both teams are shaping up to finish at the top of the East Division, many fans are concerned about the record against their divisional foe.
Month: March 2021
PITTSBURGH – Mike Sullivan spent a decade in the NHL carving out a niche as a defence-minded forward more intent on blocking shots than taking them. He wasn’t the fastest, wasn’t the strongest, and he knew it. He survived 11 seasons by playing with a sense of responsibility bordering on obsession. Nearly 20 years after
Chicago president of hockey operations Stan Bowman has been appointed general manager of the U.S. men’s Olympic ice hockey team for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, USA Hockey said on Wednesday. Bowman, who also serves as Chicago’s general manager, has helped to build three Stanley Cup championship teams in Chicago and has been a member of
7:00 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres are 0-15-3 since Feb. 25. They own the record for the longest winless streak of the shootout era (since 2005-06) and have tied the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins for the most consecutive losses — including overtime and shootout losses — in the 21st century. How did they get here and
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Utica Comets, their games scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 vs. the Syracuse Crunch (AHL Game #210), Saturday, April 3 vs. the Providence Bruins (AHL Game #226) and Monday, April 5 vs. Syracuse (AHL Game #133) have been postponed.
The Colorado Avalanche have only two games left against the Anaheim Ducks after Monday’s contest. The Ducks might not care about the team they face on game day, but they have to be glad that Mikko Rantanen is running out of chances against them. Rantanen continued his dominance against the Ducks, and Colorado continued to
The New York Rangers are the youngest team in the NHL. With an average age of just over 25 years old, inexperience is certainly an excuse to continue the rebuild for another year or two. With Vitali Kravtsov set to make his long-awaited debut, he is just one of many young wingers in the Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins (23-11-2, third in the East Division) vs. Boston Bruins (18-9-5, fourth in the East Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Sidney Crosby and Pittsburgh take on Boston. He ranks 10th in the in the NHL with 39 points, scoring 14 goals and totalling 25 assists. The Bruins are 18-9-5 in division
It was a triumphant return for Brendan Gallagher, Artturi Lehkonen and the rest of the Montreal Canadiens. Gallagher and Lehkonen had a goal and an assist apiece as Montreal earned a dominant 4-0 home win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. The Canadiens were playing for the first time since a 5-4 home shootout
11:27 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — The wait was worth it for the Montreal Canadiens. Brendan Gallagher and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist as Montreal returned from a lengthy break due to COVID-19 protocols and blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Tuesday night. Montreal was playing for the first
Jake Oettinger said this season with the Dallas Stars has been “a dream come true.” The rookie goalie is 5-3-6 with a 2.34 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 17 games, including 14 starts. Despite allowing three goals in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday, he has helped the Stars stay
Admittedly, I considered giving Kirby Dach all of this past week’s praise following his surprise return to the Chicago Blackhawks’ lineup over the weekend. Elated as all were to see Dach rejoin his team, in anticipation of how much further he can elevate their efforts, he did only get into two of their four games
It was a promising start for Paul Fenton once he replaced long-time Minnesota Wild general manager (GM) Chuck Fletcher. After years as the reliable assistant GM for David Poile and the Nashville Predators, Fenton was viewed as an experienced voice in the hockey world waiting on the opportunity to guide his own team. However, his
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Flyers placed defenceman Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers on Tuesday, a surprising move that comes as Philadelphia is attempting to stay in the playoff hunt. Gostisbehere has five goals and six assists for 11 points in 25 games, and he was benched for a three-game stretch two weeks ago. He produced three
When it comes to references, Darnell Nurse can count on superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to positively gush about his contributions to the surging Edmonton Oilers. “I don’t know if anybody works harder at his game, off the ice, on the ice, video, you name it, he does it,” said McDavid, who assisted on Nurse’s
7:00 AM ET Evaluating the top 10 defensemen in ESPN’s 2021 NHL position-by-position rankings is a study in competing philosophies on how to properly evaluate the position. What metrics best define value for scoring defensemen or “defensive” defensemen? Do the elite have to do both well, or can one aspect compensate for the other? I
by Brandon Weiss | AHL On The Beat Forward movement, always. According to Stockton Heat head coach Cail MacLean, that’s the name of the game. “The guys that make it in the next level, they’re always working at improving their game. For those guys, complacency is slow to creep in. That’s what lets them continue
The Washington Capitals came out of the gate strong, then hit a speed bump, and then got back on the wave they were riding at the start of the season and are now sitting in second place in the Mass Mutual East Division as of this writing. The team in first place? The New York
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