PITTSBURGH – Jeff Carter scored, Maxime Lagace stopped 29 shots for his first career shutout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Saturday. Lagace, making his first start in more than two years, got his seventh career win and helped Pittsburgh clinch home-ice advantage in the opening round of the Stanley Cup
The NHL is relaxing virus protocols during the playoffs for teams that reach a threshold for vaccination. The league sent a memo to teams and players Friday night outlining changes that take hold once 85% or more of the travelling party has been fully vaccinated. For a team with 56 members in its travelling party,
There are a lot of great stories coming out of the Edmonton Oilers organization this season. They’re a playoff team, Connor McDavid is on a quest for 100 points, Mike Smith is having a Vezina-caliber season and Darnell Nurse should be in the conversation for the Norris Trophy. With countless positives, perhaps the feel-good story
Welcome to a THW GameDay Live, posted so fans could comment and interact during and after the game. We give you a little background on the game, and have the comments open below. Enjoy! As both the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning reach their penultimate game of the 2020-21 NHL season, they will be
7:51 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Another night, another playoff spot clinched as we officially welcome the St. Louis Blues to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blues earned one point for their overtime loss to the Vegas Golden
by Mark Newman | AHL On The Beat For every hockey-loving kid who grows up in the Detroit area, the idea of playing in the Red Wings organization is a dream come true. Tyler Spezia can hardly believe that something that once seemed so impossible is now a reality. That he is now playing for the organization
Tampa Bay Lightning (36-15-3, second in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (35-14-5, third in the Central Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -110, Lightning -110; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: Florida hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Panthers took down Dallas 5-4 in overtime. The Panthers are 35-14-5
Tom Wilson reached out to Artemi Panarin in the aftermath of the most talked about incident in hockey this week, and now he’s ready to move on from his latest controversy. In his first interview since a scrum against New York that left Panarin injured, led to a $5,000 US fine and sparked a fight-filled
The NHL entry draft has always been a complete and utter crapshoot. We’ve seen multiple number one overall picks become big-time busts, while seventh-rounders can sometimes become all-stars. The Calgary Flames have a history of big hits and frustrating misses when it comes to building their team through the draft, and they’ve learned the hard
One of Ottawa Senators’ general manager Pierre Dorion’s best acquisitions during the 2020-21 season was picking up defenseman Victor Mete off waivers. Mete was waived by the Montréal Canadiens after appearing in 185 games across four seasons but spent most of this season in the press box. The Senators brought in Mete after they had
5:48 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks forward Zack MacEwen was suspended for one game without pay by the NHL on Friday for kneeing Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse. The incident came midway through the second period Thursday night in the Canucks’ 6-3 victory in
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced that the AHL Board of Governors, convening today for its Spring Meeting, has approved the following franchise transactions: • The AHL franchise owned by the Vancouver Canucks will relocate from Utica, N.Y., to Abbotsford, B.C., to play at the Abbotsford Centre
Vancouver Canucks forward Zack MacEwen has been suspended for one game for kneeing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the discipline Friday, saying in a video that MacEwen “directed a deliberate knee” at Nurse’s head in Vancouver’s 6-3 win over Edmonton on Thursday. Nurse hit MacEwen in the neutral
Vancouver Canucks forward Zack MacEwen has been suspended for one game for kneeing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the discipline Friday, saying in a video that MacEwen “directed a deliberate knee” at Nurse’s head in Vancouver’s 6-3 win over Edmonton on Thursday. Nurse hit MacEwen in the neutral
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the Columbus Blue Jackets are likely to make some changes at the center ice position and speculation is they’ll want to add a top-line pivot to help Patrik Laine. The New York Rangers will look to make a splash this offseason. Could it including going after Jack Eichel?
After the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday, a lot of attention went to Auston Matthews. He scored his 40th goal in 49 games, and he is well on his way to winning the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy for most goals in a season. But there was another significant achievement, Sheldon
7:05 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Unlike previous nights, Thursday’s action around the NHL did not result in any teams clinching a playoff berth or any others being eliminated. But that could change Friday, with all eight teams of
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson today announced the format and schedule for the Pacific Division playoff tournament. All seven teams will participate in the tournament to determine the 2020-21 division championship. The fourth- through seventh-place clubs in the regular-season standings will play a single-elimination play-in, held at
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