Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over Washington and a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series in Toronto. Anders Lee scored in the first period and Semyon Varlamov made 22 saves for t... More »
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series in Toronto. Defenseman Ryan Murray and Ale... More »
Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek returned to practice on Sunday, one day after skipping a scrimmage because of a delayed and inconclusive coronavirus test. The subsequent test was negative, allowing the 30-year-old veteran to rejoin his teammates on t... More »
(Reuters) – The National Hockey League and union representing its players have reached a tentative agreement on protocols to resume a season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said on Sunday. Daly told Reuters the two sides... More »
(Reuters) – California governor Gavin Newsom cleared a path for the potential return of professional sport in the state, saying on Monday that an early June restart was possible under strict guidelines, including no fans. Shuttered for nearly two months by the... More »
(Reuters) – Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque, who is in a Quebec hospital after contracting COVID-19, said his condition was steadily improving but that people needed to take the respiratory disease seriously. In a series of videos posted over the weekend, ... More »
The Arizona Coyotes and forward Taylor Hall are in talks about a new contract while the NHL’s regular season remains in a pause due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus, general manager John Chayka told The Athletic. Hall, who was acquired from the New Jers... More »
(Reuters) – Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the... More »
Travis Konecny and Derek Grant each recorded a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 5-3 victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon. The Flyers tied a season high with thre... More »
(Reuters) – David Ayres had never played in a National Hockey League game until Saturday, but the Carolina Hurricanes are now selling shirts to honor the Zamboni driver after he performed heroics in a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Hurricanes team s... More »
Josh Archibald capped a two-goal performance by scoring 3:57 into overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. Archibald’s second goal of the game and ninth of the season was assisted by Leon Dra... More »
The New Jersey Devils traded 21-goal scorer Blake Coleman to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday in exchange for a prospect and a first-round pick, hours after shipping off captain Andy Greene. The Devils acquired prospect Nolan Foote from Tampa as well as a fir... More »
Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog had goals, Pavel Francouz stopped 34 shots, and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Sunday night. Pierre-Edouard Bellmare also scored for Colorado, which won the final four games of its five-gam... More »
Travis Konecny, Robert Hagg and Kevin Hayes each scored one goal to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Wednesday. After a rough 1-4-1 road trip, the Flyers returned home, where they’re now 14-2-4. Flyers goaltender Carter Har... More »
Clayton Keller scored two goals and an assisted on another, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had three assists as the Arizona Coyotes rolled past the host Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday. Carl Soderberg, Christian Dvorak, and Taylor Hall also scored for Arizona, which... More »
Patrick Kane scored three goals for his eighth career hat trick as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Sunday night. Brandon Saad and David Kampf also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the first time in five games (1-3-1). G... More »
David Backes scored the game-winner during a three-goal surge in the third period, as the Boston Bruins rallied past the visiting Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Sunday night. David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk also tallied in the third, as the Bruins extended their winni... More »
Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists, and Zemgus Girgensons scored twice, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday in Sunrise, Fla. Eichel is on pace for a career season, leading Buffalo in goals (14), and he is tied for th... More »
NHL roundup: Canucks score three in 1st, beat Rangers Jacob Markstrom made 16 of his season-high 38 saves in the third period, and Bo Horvat scored the first road power-play goal for Vancouver, who held on for a victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday... More »
David Pastrnak scored all four goals — giving him six goals in his past four games — as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Monday afternoon in a matchup of teams that entered the day 4-1-0. Pastrnak struck in each period, including twice ... More »
Anthony Mantha scored all four of the Detroit Red Wings goals, including the game-winner in the final minute, as his team won its home opener 4-3 over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Mantha, who had one career hat trick prior to the game, became the first Red Wing... More »
The New York Rangers acquired defenseman Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets on Monday in exchange for defenseman Neal Pionk and the 20th overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft. Trouba, 25, set career highs in assists (42) and points (50) last season, playing in a... More »
(Reuters) – The Boston Bruins staved off elimination from the Stanley Cup Final with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday to force a decisive seventh game in the National Hockey League’s championship series. Goals from Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo,... More »
ST. LOUIS — Throughout the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues have spoken repeatedly of playing a disciplined game and staying out of the penalty box. Yet when the Boston Bruins appear on the ice, St. Louis struggles to play physically without taking penal... More »
Tom Wilson, Travis Boyd and Jakub Vrana each scored a goal as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in a Sunday matinee. The Capitals maintain a narrow lead in the Metropolitan Division, leading the New York Islanders by one poi... More »
Hall of Fame defenseman Harry Howell, known for his durability and toughness, has died. He was 86. Howell had been battling dementia and was living at a long-term assisted care facility close to his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. The Hamilton Spectator said Ho... More »
(Reuters) – Leading mobile games company Playtika has become a partner of the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens, the company announced. Playtika also is the main sponsor of the Spanish soccer club Sevilla FC. “Montreal is home to one of Playtika’s mo... More »
Blake Wheeler scored a career-high four goals, three in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets opened their four-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Wheeler, who has five goals and seven assists during a six-game point streak, tipped... More »
Tyler Toffoli scored in the sixth round of a shootout to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday. The first career shootout goal for Toffoli gave the Kings their third win in a row. Austin Wagner and Adrian Kempe each s... More »
Brayden Point had two goals and an assist Tuesday, and newly named All-Star Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning started a new points streak with a 4-0 victory against the visiting Columbus Blue Jacke... More »
Anton Khudobin stopped all 49 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season in a record-setting performance, and Tyler Pitlick and Mattias Janmark scored as the visiting Dallas Stars defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Thursday. No goaltender in Stars... More »
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Jake Guentzel to a five-year, $30 million contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal runs from the 2019-20 season through the 2023-24 campaign and carries an average annual value of $6 million. Guentzel,... More »
Reigning NHL MVP Taylor Hall scored two goals and added two assists as the New Jersey Devils routed the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Friday night in Newark, N.J. The Devils’ Kyle Palmieri also scored once, giving him a team-best 18 goals, and had two assists. Pavel ... More »
Connor McDavid scored the game’s lone goal midway through the first period and Mikko Koskinen collected a 24-save shutout as the host Edmonton Oilers held on for a 1-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday. The Oilers have won three straight games, and pos... More »
Pontus Aberg scored the tiebreaker with 5:05 remaining and finished with two goals and one assist as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a four-goal, second-period deficit and stunned the host Washington Capitals 6-5 on Sunday. Aberg scored his second goal of the g... More »
Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford still isn’t saying exactly where it hurts, but he did say there’s a “really good chance” that he’ll be ready for training camp in September. Crawford’s season ended Dec. 23, when he suffered an upper-body injury. In tha... More »
New York Islanders free agent John Tavares is shopping his services in free agency. According to multiple reports, Tavares, the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft and top free agent in the NHL this offseason will meet with five teams, including the Dallas Stars and ... More »
Tomas Nosek scored two goals, including what proved to be the game-winner with 10:16 remaining in the third period, to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a wild 6-4 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night at T-Mobi... More »
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Just 17 months ago, Gerard Gallant was abruptly fired by the Florida Panthers and left at the curb following a road game to hail his own taxi as the team bus drove away. On Sunday, the 54-year-old Canadian was packing his bags fo... More »
Winger Tomas Tatar, who has been scratched from the past three playoff games, could return to the lineup for the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday. Tatar, 27, took part in line rushes and worked on the second power-play... More »
WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuters) – Marc-Andre Fleury quickly gained revenge on the Winnipeg fans who had mercilessly taunted the Vegas Golden Knights netminder on Saturday when the Jets pumped three goals past him in the opening minutes of the NHL Western Conference... More »
Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny has been fined $2,419.35 for cross-checking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday. The amount of... More »
NFL teams staged a show of solidarity with protesting players before Sunday's games by kneeling, linking arms or staying off the field during the U.S. national anthem, defying President Donald Trump's call for owners to fire those who refuse to stand. More »
FILE PHOTO: Mar 13, 2017- Calgary, Alberta, CAN- Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a save against the Calgary Flames during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports (The Sports Xchange) ... More »
Jun 11, 2017- Nashville, TN, USA- Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators in game six of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-US... More »
Jun 11, 2017- Nashville, TN, USA- Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) is presented with the Conn Smythe Trophy after defeating the Nashville Predators in game six of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanew... More »
Jun 11, 2017- Nashville, TN, USA- Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Carter Rowney (37) battles for the puck with Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) in game six of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-... More »
Jun 11, 2017- Nashville, TN, USA- Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators in game six of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY S... More »
List of Conn Smythe Trophy winners, given to the most valuable player for his team in the National Hockey League playoffs. More »
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Jun 5, 2017- Nashville, TN, USA- The Nashville Predators celebrate defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in game four of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports The Nashville Predators breathed ne... More »
May 28, 2017- Pittsburgh, PA, USA- Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette gestures at Predators practice during media day before the start of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at PPG PAINTS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports (The Spor... More »
A man looks at flowers for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in central Manchester, Britain May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth North America’s major sports leagues have strict safety procedures at their arenas but have urged fans attending games to ... More »
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to media before the 2017 NHL All Star Game skills compeition at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo The National Hockey League (N... More »
Mar 15, 2017- Calgary, Alberta, CAN- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman during an interview prior to the game between the Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman s... More »
Feb 16, 2017- Pittsburgh, PA, USA- Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) reacts after an assist on a goal by left wing Chris Kunitz (14) against the Winnipeg Jets during the first period at the PPG PAINTS Arena. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports (The S... More »
December 11, 2016- Anaheim, CA, USA- Anaheim Ducks center Antoine Vermette (50) controls the puck against the Ottawa Senators during the third period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Anaheim Ducks forward Antoine Vermette can... More »
January 28, 2017- Los Angeles, CA, USA- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to media before the 2017 NHL All Star Game skills compeition at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports While the National Hockey League has not yet committ... More »
Dec 31, 2016- Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN- New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano reacts on the bench during the second period against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Fedyck-USA TODAY Sports (The Sports Xchange) – The New York Islander... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Hockey League games on Sunday:Blue Jackets 7, Senators 6Cam Atkinson’s second goal of t More »
Dec 23, 2016- Columbus, OH, USA- Columbus Blue Jackets center Sam Gagner (89) scores against Montreal Canadiens goalie Al Montoya (35) during the first period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports (The Sports Xchange) – The C... More »
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad will miss up to two months after suffering a broken leg during a game against the Florida Panthers on Sunday. More »
The NHL led the way with a moment of silence prior to Game Three of the Stanley Cup Finals as professional sports around the United States paid tribute to Muhammad Ali on Saturday. Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism a... More »
The San Jose Sharks flipped the script on the Pittsburgh Penguins with a game-winning overtime goal that gave them a 3-2 win on Saturday and pulled them back into the Stanley Cup Final series. Finnish forward Joonas Donskoi scored at 12:18 in OT to snap a 2-2 ... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Lindy Ruff knew his Dallas Stars needed to do two things on Monday if they wanted to force a Game 7 in their second-round series against the St. Louis Blues instead of going home for the summer. The coach knew his team needed a quick sta... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson scored 2:03 into overtime to give the Predators a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena on Monday and force a decisive Game 7 in their Western Conference semi-final series. Sent down the left ... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – It took the New York Islanders just shy of 23 years — 8,381 days, to be exact — to finally win a postseason series. They would like to wait only a couple weeks to win another one. Islanders captain John Tavares cemented his status in fra... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – For the Dallas Stars, the drama and the highs and lows, if they result in a playoff series win, are all part of the process. Dallas built a big lead Sunday afternoon and needed all of it to clinch its first-round playoff series with the ... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Shea Weber and Craig Smith scored in the second period to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in the second game of their Stanley Cup Western Conference quarterfinal series Sunday night in front of a sellout... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Thomas Hickey’s final goal of the regular season ensured the New York Islanders would return to the playoffs for the second straight season. His first career playoff goal put the Islanders another step closer to some place the franchise ... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – The Detroit Red Wings turned up their intensity and got back into their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Petr Mrazek made 16 saves for his third career playoff shutout in Detroit’s 2-0 win ov... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Saturday’s National Hockey League games: Red Wings 3, Rangers 2 (overtime) Detroit collected a second consecutive come-from-behind win when a Darren Helm goal with 1:57 left in overtime gave the Red Wings a 3-2 home victory... More »
The playoff-bound New York Rangers strengthened their roster with the acquisition of former Canadian Olympian Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. In exchange for the 31-year-old center, the Hurricanes received second-round selections in the 2016... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Bridgestone Arena belonged to the guy the NHL did not want there. Left winger John Scott captained the winning Pacific Division team on Sunday at the All Star Game, scoring two goals in a 9-6 victory over the Central and helping his squa... More »
John Scott went from being an Internet prank to Most Valuable Player at the National Hockey League All Star game in Nashville on Sunday. Scott, known more for his fighting ability than scoring goals, helped Team Pacific with two goals to claim the first three-... More »
Jaromir Jagr moved into fourth place on the National Hockey League’s all-time goals scored list on Sunday, leaping past Marcel Dionne with his 732nd career tally. The 43-year-old Czech scored on the power play with 11 second left in the opening period of a 5-4... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Center Tomas Plekanec led the Canadiens with two goals, while Torrey Mitchell had the other as Montreal spoiled the Ottawa Senators home opener with a 3-1 victory on Sunday Both teams rested their first choice goalies, with rookie Mike C... More »
