RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolina forwards Eric Staal and Manny Malhotra scored 32 seconds apart during a four-goal second period as the Hurricanes continued their home domination of Ottawa with a 6-3 victory over the Senators on Saturday afternoon. The game was switched from Friday night to a noon start after Carolina's game against Philadelphia earlier in the week was postponed by one day because of a snow...
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Manny Malhotra's leadership and spirit were known commodities when the Carolina Hurricanes gave the veteran center an opportunity at what many believed to be his last comeback attempt at the NHL level following a serious eye injury. His recent scoring has been a bonus, as the Hurricanes got two goals from Malhotra on Saturday to lead a group of secondary line goal scorers en route...
The Carolina Hurricanes maintained their home dominance against the Ottawa Senators, this time in a win that featured a combined seven-goal second period. Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist and Nathan Gerbe added a goal and two assists, leading the Hurricanes to a 6-3 victory and third straight win. Carolina is 11-0-1 in its last 12 home games against Ottawa. Eric Staal, Riley Nash and Tuomo...
s second goal to extend his points streak to 10 games. Victor Hedman assisted on all three Johnson goals. No. 2 Star: Jarome Iginla, Boston Bruins Iginla is enjoying his first season in Beantown and Saturday he recorded a four-point afternoon during a 6-1 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers. Zdeno Chara also scored twice and became the eighth Bruin this season to reach double-digit goals. Tuukka Rask made...
Few expected the Tampa Bay Lightning to be co-leading the Atlantic Division deep into January after Steven Stamkos went down with an injury early in the season. The Colorado Avalanche have been a surprise in their own right under first-year coach Patrick Roy. Tampa Bay will look to end Colorado's four-game road winning streak while winning a third straight contest Saturday night. The Lightning (30-16-5)...
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning could not make three leads in regulation stand up but used a goal from right winger Nikita Kucherov to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Defenseman Victor Hedman had three assists as Tampa Bay (30-16-5) ended a five-game winless streak at home and won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 3. Ottawa...
But on a night when they could not make three regulation leads last and needed a standout effort from their goaltender in the final minutes just to reach overtime, the Tampa Bay Lightning will take it. Right winger Nikita Kucherov scored the only goal in a shootout and the Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Defenseman Victor Hedman had three assists...
The Tampa Bay Lightning finally came out on the winning side of a one-goal game at home. Nikita Kucherov scored the lone shootout goal and the Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night. Kucherov beat Craig Anderson on the first shot during the shootout, while Lightning goalie Ben Bishop stopped all three shots he faced. Tyler Johnson, B.J. Crombeen and Ondrej Palat scored in regulation...
WILMINGTON, Mass. Zdeno Chara and the Bruins still arent entirely sure of his itinerary while traveling to Sochi for the Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremonies or exactly how many games hes going to miss prior to the Olympic break. Its a certainty that Chara will miss the Feb. 8 home date against the Ottawa Senators, but the Feb. 6 game at St. Louis is the game thats still very much in question. Thats...
Anze Kopitar and Ben Lovejoy pretend to be puppies for some reason. No. 1 Star: Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars Benn was nigh unstoppable for the Stars versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. He opened the scoring early in the first with this quick wrester: And then he helped set up three others -- two by Valeri Nichushkin -- for a four-point night as the Stars walloped the Leafs 7-1 , ending Toronto's winning streak...
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Welcome to our weekly edition of Penn Quarter Sports Taverns 6-Pack of Questions, where we aim to keep it real while answering your most pressing questions regarding the Washington Capitals. George McPhee has not made a trade since sending Mathieu Perreault to the Anaheim Ducks for minor-leaguer John Mitchell and a fourth-round pick back in September. Before that, his last trade involving an NHL player...
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Michael Finewax reports that Nathan Horton is a star in Columbus as they are on an eight game winning streak....
COMMENTARY At the beginning of the New Year, it looked like Mike Yeo was going to be relieved of his duties as head coach of the Minnesota Wild. The team had lost six-straight games, including losses to the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets, and New York Islanders, and it had gotten to the point where Yeo was no longer speaking to his team any more. It is one thing for a coach give...
s matinée showdown at PNC Arena, where the Senators have struggled mightily over the years. One day after pulling out a 3-2 win at Philadelphia, Carolina (22-19-9) swept a two-game road trip with Thursday...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury....
s first meeting this season with the Montreal Canadiens, now an Atlantic Division foe. Detroit (22-18-10) has been plagued by a short-handed lineup for much of this season, and Jimmy Howard...
s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-Caption: " (L-R) Michael Rosenbaum, Alan Thicke and Neal McDonough pose together after the Media Game as part of the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Dodger Stadium." • • • • • Preview : Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET Preview : St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers,...
s weird. [ The Province ] • Female hockey players in Chesterville, Ontario, are upset that the toilets have been removed from dressing rooms at the local arena to make room for another shower stall, while the urinals remain. [ Ottawa Citizen ] • Rick Nash is beginning to round into form, reading Hockey Canada's faith in him. [ NHL ] • Is Dallas Eakins on the hot seat already? He may be, but it would...