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In overtime on Saturday night, Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars was carrying the puck through the neutral zone when Matt Cooke of the Minnesota Wild lined him up. Benn lost the puck and delivered an elbow to the upper body of Cooke as he went through him. There was no penalty on the play, despite Cooke’s protest. So will the NHL step in to do what the referees didn’t do on this play? No, according to...
s version of the Polar Vortex not having scored in his last nine games. But Kane's hockey stick and his goal-scoring swing finally thawed Sunday, sinking the winning goal in a shootout as the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 at the United Center. Kane ended a drought that dated back to Dec. 28. "We weren't going as well as we wanted to but this game and Friday night...
s National Hockey League games. - - - Sharks 5, Lightning 4 Tampa Bay winger Martin St Louis tied a franchise record with four goals, but San Jose...
No. 1 Star: Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg rookie scored a shorthanded goal and the overtime game-winner in the Jets’ 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Blake Wheeler did the heavy lifting, but Trouba’s power move to the net resulted in the winning tally. No. 2 Star: Marty St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning It was in a losing effort, but it wasn’t a loss on St. Louis. The Bolts star scored all...
'When you're playing the right way, it is going to be a different guy every night,'' Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said. The 27-year-old defenseman sent Nino Niederreiter's rebound past Kari Lehtonen's glove for Minnesota...
s lineup and went nearly two years without scoring a goal of any kind. On Saturday night, his overtime goal was his second game-winner in as many outings as the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2. Prosser snapped the rebound of right winger Nino Niederreiter...
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Defenseman Nate Prosser scored in overtime as the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Prosser delivered just his second goal of the season and his second in as many games when he snapped the rebound of a Nino Niederreiter shot past Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen from close range. Defenseman Ryan Suter, who did not have a goal as of Dec. 29, now has six goals...
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DALLAS The Bruins thought theyd turned the corner away from their recent funk after posting a shutout win over the San Jose Sharks on the road last weekend. Now they once again hope the tough times are behind them after Thursday nights 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. The victory was only their fourth win in the last nine games, but featured a power play goal, a PK performance...
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray underwent surgery on his right wrist Friday and will not play this season, the team announced. The injury, which was suffered last summer, has kept Souray off the ice this season. Dr. Steve Shin of the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic relieved arthritic symptoms related to his ligament tear. "This is a difficult situation for Sheldon and a tough loss for the team," Ducks vice...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray will miss the entire season after another operation on his right wrist....
s exactly what's happening in Chicago. While Patrick Kane has managed just three points in his last eight games, the trio of Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp is on fire. If you want to know why this team is a Cup contender every year, you can start there. Meanwhile, as the Toronto Twitterverse whines about a lack of a No. 1 center, Tyler Bozak is going nuts on the scoresheet. And over...
Which is important if you're going to play center....
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...
Bruins take on the Stars tonight at American Airlines....
DALLAS Everybody around the Dallas Stars seemed to be making a much bigger deal about the return of Loui Eriksson on Thursday morning. Still, its also a homecoming of sorts for 22-year-old Reilly Smith, who was every bit a part of the Tyler Seguin/Eriksson deal that significantly altered both franchises. Nobody could have guessed Smith would lead the team with 15 goals at the midpoint of the season,...
DALLAS One thing is for sure: Rich Peverley still cares about his former brothers in arms in Boston. After the formal chat with the Bruins reporters, he asked how Dennis Seidenberg was doing after blowing out his knee and if Nathan Horton has had a chance to play his first game against the Bruins. The curiosities will end when the puck is dropped on Thursday night at the American Airlines Center, just...