s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-Caption: A Detroit Red Wings fans watches the action. (Photo by Leon Halip/NHLI via Getty Images) • • • • • Preview : Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET Preview : Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. ET Preview : Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Center Mike Fisher's power-play goal early in the third period lifted the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Fisher had a goal waved off because of goalie interference just 20 seconds into the period, but then swatted in one that counted just 22 seconds after that with Jets right winger Devin Setoguchi serving a slashing penalty called...
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'We weren't sure about the call but we knew we had enough time to get another one,'' Fisher said. ''It was a similar play, just puck to the net, rebound, and we were in the right spots.'...
t count, so he jumped right back into the fray and banged another one in. Fisher...
5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres, but he didn't stop there. The Capitals' captain also contributed two assists, one of which came on Mike Green...
- - - Maple Leafs 3, Lightning 2 James van Riemsdyk scored with a little more than four minutes left in the game as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nazem Kadri also scored twice for the Maple Leafs. With their first win in three games, the Maple Leafs (28-21-6) snapped a three-game winning streak by the Lightning (31-17-5)....
s a safe bet the numbers will be high in the black. As we approach outdoor game No. 4 on Wednesday night with New York's Islanders and Rangers squaring off at Yankee Stadium, eyes are already beginning to look toward next season and where Dan Craig and his staff of wizard ice makers will show off their work. The Winter Classic is already set with the Washington Capitals playing host to an unnamed opponent...
Fast tracked to the bigs in his first pro seasons....
CALGARY, Alberta Bryan Bickell didnt take his Sunday benching as an insult or a slap in the face. It was frustrating but, the way my games been going, I feel like I deserved to sit out, said Bickell, who was back in the lineup for Tuesdays game against the Calgary Flames. (Coach Joel Quenneville) wants to get me angry and mad on the ice and bring the physical game. Bickell was back there on Sunday,...
s warmup. #BellLetsTaIk #HockeyTalks pic.twitter.com/wEFRPDTorE — Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) January 28, 2014 • The Jets will auction these jerseys off with proceeds supporting Mental Health Awareness initiatives. • Why the Washington Capitals would not be the perfect destination for Ryan Miller. "[T]he Caps would have to pay a steep price, dealing away either Grubauer or Holtby, and mortgaging their...
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Every Tuesday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy forwards in his weekly segment: "The Front Line." From updated rankings to players you should keep a close eye on and much more, Cubeta will be your fantasy forwards insider all season long....
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The Hockey Dose's look back at the season so far continues with defensemen Erik Karlsson, Duncan Keith and Dustin Byfuglien....
s Antoine Vermette's natural hat-trick kept the 'Yotes in the game. Shane Doan's late third period goal sent the game into overtime. With only 2:15 left in OT, Bieksa tallied the game winner off of his own rebound while flying through the air. No. 2 Star: Al Montoya, Winnipeg Jets Based on his name and the many Law & Order episodes I've watched, I would have guessed Jets' goalie Al Montoya was from...
Michael Finewax reports that Alex Chiasson leads all rookies in power play time on ice. Read more in The Power Play Report....
t too many other professions for which this kind of thing is said. “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that crane operator has shown up to work drunk and on sleeping pills every day for the last two weeks.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that lawyer keeps taking naps when he's supposed to be cross-examining a witness.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that janitor has...
The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...
Its that time of the season again, when the Blackhawks pack their big suitcases and bid Chicago adieu for a few weeks. Considering how things have trended and how the Blackhawks have done on long road trips, the timing couldnt be better. The Blackhawks 11-day, six-game road trip begins Tuesday when they play the Calgary Flames. For the Blackhawks its a chance to refocus, regroup and, they hope, return...