The first thing you’ll hear before the puck drops at a Buffalo Sabres home game is the Canadian national anthem. The Sabres are the only American professional sports team to play “O Canada” before every home game, regardless of whether their opponent is Canadian or not. What’s more, the Sabres name is spelled using Canadian
Month: January 2021
LA Kings Monthly is a series that analyzes the Los Angeles Kings and how they performed throughout the previous month. Each article discusses what went right for the team, what didn’t, as well as the best highlights, player, and game from the month. Each edition also takes a peek at what the next month looks
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
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,”
At the trade deadline last February, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney was looking to add a physical presence and secondary scoring for a playoff run. Sweeney was able to work two deals with the Anaheim Ducks that he hoped could solve both needs. In the first deal, Sweeney made with the Ducks, he landed
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
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
NEW YORK – Sidney Crosby scored at 2:27 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night to stop a two-game skid. Jason Zucker, Brandon Tanev, Kasperi Kapanen and Jake Guentzel also had goals for Pittsburgh, and Casey DeSmith made 30 saves. Guentzel tied it 4-all midway through the
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
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
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
In keeping with the theme of their 2020-21 season so far, the Arizona Coyotes had an up-and-down week as they hosted four games at Gila River Arena. They got four great performances from goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who allowed just six goals, but they only got two good performances from their offense, who failed to show
7:00 AM ET MSG analyst Dave Maloney received a text from his daughter this week: “What is wrong with the Rangers?” It’s the same question most Blueshirts fans are asking after the team kicked off the season with a 2-4-1 record. Such is the nature of the NHL’s unforgiving 56-game schedule, where a slow start
The Ontario Reign have signed defenseman Cameron Gaunce to an American Hockey League contract. Gaunce, an 11th-year pro, skated in 52 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch last season, tallying four goals and 28 assists for 32 points with a plus-12 rating. He participated in the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, his second career
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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