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s zone, but didn't generate many shots. When the Wild finally got set up on the other end, Prosser's slap shot hit Ben Scrivens...
CALGARY, Alberta -- The Winnipeg Jets wanted a quick fix. So far, it's working....
s 5-2 rout of the host Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Jets have won two consecutive games -- both in convincing fashion -- since head coach Claude Noel was fired and replaced by Paul Maurice. They're no different than anybody else," Maurice said. Centers Olli Jokinen, Bryan Little and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and assist Thursday for the Jets (21-23-5), who had lost five straight...
'It's pretty tough to generate energy when you give up the first two goals,'...
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t getting a whole lot of help in front of him. The Habs were up 3-0 in the first and then Ottawa stormed back with four unanswered goals of their own. To add to his shorthanded goal scored in the first, Tomas Plekanec tied the game at 4-4. PK Subban needed only 23 seconds to score this 5-4 (OT) game winner. Kinda love how they celebrate in front of the Ottawa bench ... No. 2 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los...
s probably always going to be that argument about whether “intangibles” exist in sports, and how much they mean. So the question becomes does winning and losing affect intangibles like chemistry, or does it work the other way around? This is, of course, an impossible question to answer. Do those “heart and soul” guys engender winning more so than, say, the elitest of elite athletes in their sport in...
Jack Combs also goes to Edmonton, in exchange for Ryan Martindale and Derek Nesbitt....
A few days on the job, and Paul Maurice appears to have revitalized the Winnipeg Jets. Hoping to remain undefeated under their new coach, the Jets try to extend the Edmonton Oilers' season-high road skid to seven games Saturday. Winnipeg (21-23-5) was outscored 24-14 and searching for answers during a season-high five-game slide that led to the firing of coach Claude Noel on Sunday. A night later with...
Michael Finewax looks at the Stadium series which begins on January 25 in The Week Ahead....
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Despite being without two of their top skaters and their No. 1 goaltender, the Minnesota Wild have been playing some of their best hockey of late. With return dates for those players still uncertain, they'll try to keep rolling along Saturday night when they host the struggling Dallas Stars. Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise - two of the top four point scorers for the Wild (26-19-5) - remain out. Minnesota...
*The TSN insider traders discuss plenty of trade rumors out there, and the comeback of Steve Stamkos for Team Canada in the Winter Olympics. *An idiotic piece spawned in the Deadspin-style that goes after the wife of Ben Scrivens, and got lambasted by the new Edmonton Oilers goaltender last night via twitter. *Bruins draft pick and Boston University defenseman Matt Grzelcyk is lost for the season with...
SAINT PAUL, MN - A pair of goals late in the second period and another one eight seconds into the third powered the Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night. Minnesota struck for the game'......
The past off-season, when the Edmonton Oilers signed Boyd Gordon, by all accounts they hit a home run. The team hopes that by now acquiring a similar type player in Matt Hendricks that he becomes as equally good of a fit. “Matt Hendricks has a......
Ben Scrivens is coming home. After spending the past seven years with various teams across North America, the goaltender from Spruce Grove is headed back to Oil Country thanks to his hometown Oilers acquiring him from the Los Angeles Kings on ......
CALGARY, AB - The result of the BMO CHL Top Prospects Game was an unpredictable one. With a lot of back-and-forth play and many goals and players showing off their skills, this game did not disappoint. Team Orr would beat Team Cherry when the fina......
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Every Thursday during the season, Justin Goldman, a regional goalie scout for USA Hockey and founder of The Goalie Guild, will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy goaltenders in NHL.com's weekly segment: "In the Cage." From updated goalie rankings to guys you should keep a close eye on and much more, Goldman will be your fantasy goalie expert all season long....