With two goals in Saturday’s game, David Pastrnak now has multiple goals in three of his past five games. He continues to shoot the puck with regularity, as he has at least four shots in nine of his past 10 games. Even though Pasta is on pace to finish with less than 40 goals, this [...]
The Canucks were hoping for better than a 2-0 loss in Carolina on Friday, as both Elias Pettersson and Thatcher Demko returned from injury. Pettersson was held without a shot in 20 minutes of icetime while skating on a line with Jake DeBrusk and Conor Garland, while Demko allowed two goals on 20 shots. Interrupted [...]
The Capitals had seven different goal scorers in their 7-4 win over the Rangers in their matinee game. One of those goal scorers was Alex Ovechkin. He now has four goals in five games since returning from injury and 17 goals in his past 16 games. He’s also 23 goals away from the goal record. [...]
Rickard Rakell’s power-play goal with just 40 seconds left in regulation earned the Penguins a point in Florida on Friday, although the Panthers were able to eventually win the game in a shootout. Over his last 10 games, Rakell has seven goals and 14 points. He has been productive on Sidney Crosby’s line and on [...]
That’s a tough pill for Canada to swallow at the World Juniors. Questionable roster selection, poor coaching decisions, and undisciplined play all played a part in Canada being eliminated in the quarterfinal in consecutive years – not what Canadian hockey fans are used to. With the talent pool continuing to improve in other countries, hopefully [...]
Hey there, it’s Ian. I’m filling in for Cliffy today, who is receiving some much-needed vacation time. Shayne Gostisbehere is expected to be out for a while and not just day-to-day, according to coach Rod Brind’Amour. Gostisbehere missed Saturday’s showdown with New Jersey with an upper-body injury. He is a significant loss to the Canes [...]
Alex Ovechkin demonstrated amazing healing power by returning to the Capitals’ lineup just 40 days after breaking his leg. Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal while taking three shots and three hits in the Caps’ 5-2 win over Toronto. He only needs 26 more goals to pass Wayne Gretzky, which seems inevitable at this point. Ovie [...]
If you were like me, you might have paid closer attention to Canada’s stunning shootout nailbiter with Latvia at the World Juniors than to any of Friday’s NHL games. Even as a Canadian, I think it’s positive for international tournaments when the smaller hockey nations have their moments. Props to Latvia for a hard-fought win, [...]
Auston Matthews missed Saturday’s game after being reinjured during Friday’s game. According to Craig Berube, Matthews took a cross-check late in the third period on the power play and re-aggravated the upper-body injury that forced him to miss time earlier this season. Matthews should be considered very questionable for Monday’s game against Winnipeg, but it [...]
After being called up from the AHL recently, Matt Murray made his season debut on Friday, stopping 24 of 27 shots in the Leafs’ 6-3 win in Buffalo. Murray last played in an NHL game in April 2023, missing time due to bilateral hip surgery and then starting this season in the AHL. Regardless of [...]
