
NHL roundup: Avalanche annihilate Blues 8-0
The Colorado Avalanche scored six power-play goals in an 8-0 onslaught of the visiting St. Louis Blues on Friday night in Denver.
The Colorado Avalanche scored six power-play goals in an 8-0 onslaught of the visiting St. Louis Blues on Friday night in Denver.
Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in a dominating performance to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Petr Mrazek needed to make just 14 saves to record the shutout as the Carolina Hurricanes silenced the host Detroit Red Wings 3-0 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday.
Anders Lee had a goal and an assist as the visiting New York Islanders recorded a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.
Kirill Kaprizov scored with 1:13 left in overtime to lift the visiting Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Kings in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night.
Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty and Alex Tuch scored third-period goals to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday at Las Vegas in the season opener for both teams.
Logan Couture’s backhand shot beat Darcy Kuemper in a shootout, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday at Glendale, Ariz., in the season opener for both clubs.
Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in a dominating performance to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night in Edmonton.
Patrik Laine became the overtime hero with his second goal of the night to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames Thursday night in Winnipeg to kick off the season.
Filip Forsberg scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Nashville Predators earned a 3-1 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.
Brad Marchand opened the scoring, assisted on Boston’s other regulation goal and scored the only goal of the shootout Thursday night as the Bruins edged the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in the season opener for both teams in Newark, N.J.
T.J. Oshie recorded a goal and two assists as the visiting Washington Capitals opened the season with a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
When William Karlsson met with the media in September after the Golden Knights were eliminated from the playoffs, the center was asked what was different from the first season when they reached the Stanley Cup Final.
Morgan Rielly scored at 3:24 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both clubs.
Oskar Sundqvist had two goals, Jordan Binnington stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Wednesday night in Denver.
Brock Boeser scored a pair of third-period goals to lead the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3, season-opening victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.
Ondrej Palat scored on Tampa Bay’s first power play of the season in a three-goal first period, and the Lightning began their Stanley Cup title defense with a season-opening 5-1 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.
Morgan Rielly scored at 3:24 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night in the season opener.
Joel Farabee had a goal and three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers broke things open in the third period Wednesday in a 6-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
Shea Theodore delivered when the Golden Knights’ season was hanging in the balance.
Forward Dylan Larkin was named the 37th captain of the Detroit Red Wings, the team announced on Wednesday.
The Edmonton Oilers have waited a long five months to make amends for their qualifying round disappointment to end the 2019-20 season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks open the 2021 season in Florida on Wednesday night riding a shifting wave of ups and downs
The Montreal Canadiens and the host Toronto Maple Leafs play their opening game Wednesday night with both teams exuding optimism about the coming season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, bitter rivals for decades, will come together Wednesday for a common cause: the start of the 2020-21 season.
The Chicago Blackhawks extended the contract of coach Jeremy Colliton through the 2022-23 season.
Willie O’Ree, who in 1958 became the first Black player to feature in the National Hockey League, will have his No. 22 jersey retired by the Boston Bruins, the team said on Tuesday.
The National Hockey League (NHL) and its teams stand to lose more than $1 billion by staging a shortened season during the COVID-19 pandemic but Commissioner Gary Bettman says it is important for players and fans that the campaign goes ahead.
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya led calls on Monday for Belarus to be stripped of hosting this year’s ice hockey world championship as President Alexander Lukashenko gave a warm welcome to the sport’s governing body.
The New Jersey Devils re-signed forward Jesper Bratt to a two-year, $5.5 million deal, the team announced Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins canceled their training camp practice and scrimmage on Saturday due to COVID-19 concerns.
Washington Capitals goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist said on Friday he is recovering well after open-heart surgery this week to repair a condition that will prevent the Swede from playing for the National Hockey League side this season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators have been cleared to play home games in their respective arenas when the NHL season begins next week in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave, the Canadian province of Ontario said on Thursday.
The National Hockey League (NHL), which took a revenue hit last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, said on Tuesday it has sold the naming rights to its divisions for the first time.
Forward Colin Wilson announced his retirement from the NHL after 11 seasons on Tuesday.
Former NHL coach John Muckler, who won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, died at age 86.
Dallas Stars goalkeeper Anton Khudobin missed the start of training camp due to immigration issues, the team announced Monday.
Dylan Strome signed a two-year, $6 million contract to stay with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The National Hockey League (NHL) is planning to have two regular season outdoor games without fans at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, according to multiple reports on Friday.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.875 million contract, the team announced Thursday.
Long-time Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has agreed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals, the NHL team said on Wednesday.
Ryan Callahan announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday morning.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said on Tuesday he will not report to training camp next month ahead of the NHL season and will be out indefinitely due to a medical issue.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is sidelined indefinitely by an unidentified illness, he said Tuesday.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is sidelined due to an undisclosed illness and won’t be ready for the start of the regular season.
The head of ice hockey’s international governing body said on Tuesday it would do everything possible to ensure the 2021 world championship is held in Belarus as planned despite calls from the opposition to move the tournament.
The Golden Knights are the consensus favorites at Las Vegas sportsbooks to win the 2021 Stanley Cup.
Washington Capitals goalie Henrik Lundqvist is to undergo open heart surgery, he said on Monday
Veteran NHL goaltender Henrik Lundqvist announced Monday that he will have open-heart surgery.
The NHL anticipates the league’s Canadian teams will be able to play games in their home venues when the season starts on Jan. 13.
Veteran goaltender Ryan Miller signed a one-year contract to return to the Anaheim Ducks.