Phil Kessel keeps scoring and the Toronto Maple Leafs keep on winning. Kessel scored twice, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist and the Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win. Nazem Kadri also scored and James Reimer stopped 35 shots for Toronto. The Maple Leafs were struggling when Kessel started scoring....
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DENVER -- Center Phil Kessel scored two goals, left wing James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, and the surging Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win....
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PRSOPSECT SPOTLIGHT ON: MICHAEL CLARKE Michael Clarke helped lead the Peterborough Petes to a 3-0 record last week after he registered five points (a goal and four assists) and at least one in each contest. Clarke had a season-high three poi......
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Shea Weber and Roman Josi played Monday like the top defense pair the Nashville Predators expect them to be on a nightly basis. Weber scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, and Josi tacked on a goal and an assist as Nashville shrugged off an early deficit to take a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars at Bridgestone Arena. Predators goaltender Carter Hutton (10-7-2) turned in one...
s on the verge of becoming the team's longest in more than eight years. Toronto had trouble getting the puck past Semyon Varlamov the first time it faced the Colorado Avalanche, a defeat it will look to avenge Tuesday night in Denver. The Maple Leafs (26-20-5) scored seven times during a four-game losing streak from Jan. 4-10, but they've followed that skid by netting 18 non-shootout goals during their...
s wrist shot at 19:28 of the second period gave Nashville a two-goal lead after it had controlled the flow of play without scoring and the Predators went on to post a 4-1 win on Monday night over the Dallas Stars at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville goaltender Carter Hutton (10-7-2) turned in one of his best performances of the season with 35 saves, including 19 in the third period, as the Predators (22-22-7)...
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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...
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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....
The Colorado Avalanche and goalie Semyon Varlamov are playing so well this season that they're even winning in Music City. Nick Holden scored two goals and had an assist and the Avalanche held off the Nashville Predators 5-4 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Jan Hejda, Gabriel Landeskog and Matt Duchene each scored a goal for Colorado, which is 8-1-1 over its past 10 games. The Avalanche...
It's no secret that the Avalanche has been dealing with injuries the past few weeks, but even with several key players out of the lineup Colorado has still found ways to win. The Avs held off a comeback by the Nashville Predators and pulled out......
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The home debut of Nashville Predators goaltender Devin Dubnyk was one he'd probably like to forget. Colorado scored three times in the first 12:05 on Dubnyk and added two in the third period as the Avalanche withstood a furious third-period rally to post a 5-4 victory over the Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night. Defenseman Nick Holden had two goals and an assist, and...
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s edition of the FAN590's Hockey Central at Noon to promote a street hockey tournament this weekend benefiting his foundation, Moore gave an update on his health all these years later. "It's been a long road and I still have some post-concussion issues, but all in all I'm really appreciative of the recovery that I've made," Moore said. Concussions affect everyone differently. In Moore's case, he said...