s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption: "Washington defenseman Karl Alzner gets the assist for right wing Alex Ovechkin's 2nd period goal as the Washington Captals host the San Jose Sharks at the Verizon Center" • • • • • Preview: Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m. EST Preview: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia...
s an awfully tough time to face the NHL's best team, as the beleaguered Canucks will attest once they recover from the thrashing. The Ducks reign atop the league at 36-8-5 after winning 18 of their last 19 games, including eight straight, during one of the most dominant runs in league history. It's even tougher to visit Honda Center, where Anaheim has gone 20-0-2 with 10 straight wins to match the...
s an awfully tough time to face the NHL's best team, as the beleaguered Canucks will attest once they recover from the thrashing. The Ducks reign atop the league at 36-8-5 after winning 18 of their last 19 games, including eight straight, during one of the most dominant runs in league history. It's even tougher to visit Honda Center, where Anaheim has gone 20-0-2 with 10 straight wins to match the...
CALGARY, Alberta -- The Winnipeg Jets wanted a quick fix. So far, it's working....
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There is Phoenix Coyotes cold and then there is Vancouver Canucks cold. The Coyotes entered Thursday night's game against the Canucks with the longest current losing streak in the NHL at four. But the Canucks had dropped seven of their previous eight, including their worst loss in 10 years on Wednesday night at Anaheim. In a game that was little more than a special teams battle,...
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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...
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There is Phoenix Coyotes cold and then there is Vancouver Canucks cold. The Coyotes entered Thursday night's game against the Canucks with the longest current losing streak in the NHL at four. But the Canucks had dropped seven of their previous eight, including their worst loss in 10 years Wednesday night at Anaheim. In a game that was little more than a special teams battle, Coyotes...
s penalty-killing unit gave the Coyotes a much-needed lift. Smith stopped 29 shots for his first shutout of the season, Antoine Vermette had a power-play goal in the first period and the Coyotes beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Thursday night to stop a four-game losing streak. ''It's hard to win in this league and especially lately,'' Smith said. ''We did a lot of good things that we can build on,...
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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...
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Michael Finewax looks at the Stadium series which begins on January 25 in The Week Ahead....
The Phoenix Coyotes are still struggling to score, but they finally have a positive result to build on. With their longest skid of the season in the past, the Coyotes try to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a month as they host the similarly offensively challenged New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Mike Smith made 29 saves and Antoine Vermette scored a power-play goal in the...
He's been a healthy scratch for three straight games....
The Washington Capitals had their 14th shootout last night....
s note: Power rankings in general are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. Who's hot, who's not, who cares? For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.] 6. Ahem, “mild” concussions Dougie Hamilton has one, according to Claude Julien, and given the things we know now about the ways in which brain injuries work, maybe it's time to...
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s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption : "Fans of the Nashville Predators dance during a stoppage in play against the Minnesota Wild at Bridgestone Arena." • • • • • Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m. EST Preview: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, 8 p.m. EST Preview: Vancouver Canucks at...