BOSTON The Boston Bruins will have a full day off on Tuesday that was well-deserved after a hectic, challenging 30 hours of hockey, travel and earned success. Any back-to-back game situations in the NHL regular season are perilous even before travel is added, and then elite Western Conference competition in the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings must be factored in as well. The Bruins concluded...
(Adds late game) Jan 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games. - - - Blues 4, Red Wings 1 The St. Louis Blues got goals from four different players, including three by defenseman, on the way to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Paarjarvi and defensemen Barret Jackman, Kevin Shattenkirk and Jay Bouwmeester scored for St. Louis (33-10-5), who had lost their...
Every Tuesday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy forwards in his weekly segment: "The Front Line." From updated rankings to players you should keep a close eye on and much more, Cubeta will be your fantasy forwards insider all season long....
Devils coach Pete DeBoer hasn't made it official though....
COMMENTARY Erik Johnson was picked number one overall in the 2006 draft, and that has been his downfall. NHL Central Scouting ranked Erik Johnson as a top-10 draft prospect with very strong skills, touting his "great size, strength, physical presence" and calling him "a very competitive player who works hard every shift." That is some high praise from an organization that has seen a lot of talent over...
s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption: "Gary Bettman watches the action at Bryant Park in New York City." • • • • • Preview: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET Preview: St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET Preview: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET Preview: Ottawa Senators at Washington...
'for this organization.'' The Red Wings, who have endured a slew of injuries all season, plan to start Jonas Gustavsson in Howard's place on Wednesday night at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. Tampa Bay's 6-foot-7, 214-pound goalie Ben Bishop would likely replace Howard if he isn...
s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption: "Referee Kyle Rehman #37 talks to head coach John Tortorella of the Vancouver Canucks who is shouting at the Calgary Flames' bench." • • • • • Preview: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. EST Preview: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. EST Preview: Toronto...
Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is scheduled to miss Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers because of bruised ribs, and that will end his streak of 679 consecutive games played. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan confirmed on Monday that Sedin will not play on Tuesday, and he is listed as day-to-day. His iron-man streak is the sixth longest in NHL history, and is the second-longest active streak,...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Henrik Sedin's NHL ironman streak is ending at 679 games. He last missed a game 10 seasons ago....
s the NHL's sixth-longest Iron Man streak of all-time, and the second-longest active one, just behind Jay Bouwmeester of the St. Louis Blues, who's at 683. Unfortunately, Henrik won't be getting to 680. For the first time since February 23, 2003, the Canucks will play Tuesday night in Edmonton without the eldest Sedin. Thank God. Henrik has looked near death for weeks. Midway through the first period...
ll try for an 11th straight win there Tuesday night when they face the Winnipeg Jets, who have yet to lose under their new coach. After a 4-2 loss at Chicago on Friday ended its eight-game winning streak, Anaheim (37-9-5) bounced back with a 3-2 victory at St. Louis the next night. Let's take this next one off.' "This is a prideful group." The NHL-leading Ducks will try to continue their mastery at...
t say that I'm motivated more now. That's far from the truth." [ Tampa Bay Times ] • St. Louis, Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford are your NHL Three Stars of the Week. [NHL] • A good read on the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund and how does all that forfeited money help other players. The biggest contributor this season? David Clarkson and his $397,279.58. [ Boston Globe ] • Flames president and...
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Will the Red Wings say yes? Wait...not that kind of engaged....
The end of the week is highlighted with the start of the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series with a game at Dodger Stadium between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings , and at Yankee Stadium between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils . The Kings and Ducks will be playing Thursday this week before going outdoors. Players to watch are the Kings' Anze Kopitar , who has 43 career points in...
The Anaheim Ducks have also been superb with the man advantage....
s announcement of a three-year deal that would carry a cap hit of $4.1 million per. These rumors were all but confirmed long ago by Flyers owner Ed Snider, who couldn't stop using superlatives when talking about Mason's play . In addition, he was asked if he thought the organization had any hesitance about a big-money deal for a goaltender following the Ilya Bryzgalov disaster. "No," he said facetiously....
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby was named captain of Team Canada for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Crosby was considered the favorite to receive the honor but Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews was also considered. Toews and Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber will serve as alternate captains....
The Detroit Red Wings have won two straight at Joe Louis Arena only once this season. The injury-riddled Red Wings look to build on a fortunate victory when they face the St. Louis Blues on Monday night in the first of two meetings between old rivals. Detroit (21-17-10), among the NHL's worst with a 7-10-7 home record, won for just the second time in nine games there Saturday with a 3-2 shootout victory...