Notable game recaps, injury updates and more in today’s collection of NHL morning headlines. NHL Playoff Race THE DENVER POST: Gabe Landeskog scored a goal and set up another while Calvin Pickard made 27 saves to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The win kept the Avalanche one point up […]
Date for NHL Draft Lottery revealed, John Tortorella reaches a coaching milestone & more in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. The 2016 Playoff Race. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Goaltender Jonathan Quick’s 28-save performance backstopped the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, clinching a playoff berth for the Kings. They are […]
Tyler Seguin injured, Blackhawks raise ticket prices & more in today’s collection of NHL headlines. Notable Game Recaps. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Former Winnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd scored in his first game back in Winnipeg since his trade to the Chicago Blackhawks, helping his new team to a 4-0 victory. Jets fans gave Ladd a standing […]
Game recaps, Brenden Morrow retires, Leafs raising ticket prices & more in today’s collection of NHL headlines. Notable Game Recaps. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Anze Kopitar scored twice, the second in overtime, as the Los Angeles Kings overcame a 3-1 deficit to edge the New York Rangers 4-3. TRIBLIVE.COM: Sidney Crosby scored twice as the Pittsburgh Penguins […]
A look at some teams that could be affected by a possible NHL expansion draft and more in today’s NHL rumor mill. Highlights from Friedman’s latest “30 Thoughts.” SPORTSNET: Elliotte Friedman touched on the recent proposed rules regarding a possible NHL expansion draft. Of note, teams can only protect one goaltender. “The choice is […]
In today’s collection of notable NHL headlines, the latest on expansion, salary cap & more. Notable Game Recaps. PHILLY.COM: Radko Gudas scored the game winner as the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2. The victory enabled the Flyers to leap past the Detroit Red Wings into the final wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference, […]
Game recaps, changes coming for goalie equipment & more in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. Notable NHL Game Recaps. THE WASHINGTON POST: Alex Ovechkin’s overtime goal lifted the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, clinching a playoff berth and giving Capitals goalie Braden Holtby his franchise-record 42nd win of the […]
Jonathan Quick sets a record, results from the GMs meeting & more in today’s collection of NHL morning headlines. NHL Game Recaps. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick reached his 41st career NHL shutout backstopping his club to a 5-0 blanking of the slumping Chicago Blackhawks. Quick now holds the record for most NHL […]
Game recaps, injury updates and the latest on Matt Duchene, Charlie Coyle & more in today’s collection of NHL morning headlines. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE: Despite losing Valtteri Filppula (upper body) and Nikita Kucherov to injury, the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. Lightning goalie Ben Bishop made 37 saves while captain Steven […]
The NHL is hoping the revived World Cup of Hockey will replace the Olympics as a showcase tournament for its top talent. Will it be worth the hype? Or will be become a world class waste of time? In the 1970s and 1980s, staging international tournaments like the Canada Cup was the only way to […]