The Boston Bruins aren’t a team known for drafting and developing Russian-born players, especially in recent years. The last Russian-born player to play for the Bruins was back in the 2015-16 season when Alexander Khokhlachev played a measly five games (Anton Khudobin was born in Khazakstan, thus, not counting on this list). The Bruins seem
7:31 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. One of many unique aspects of the 2021 NHL season is that teams are playing all of their regular season games against division opponents — and those divisions were realigned for this season
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced that due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Toronto Marlies, their games scheduled for Thursday, April 15 at the Laval Rocket (AHL Game #453); Sunday, April 18 at Laval (AHL Game #455); and Wednesday, April 21 at the Belleville Senators (AHL Game #456) have been postponed.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Tony Granato can laugh now in recalling how angry he was at his brother Don for giving up goaltending at 15 and switching to forward. Tony regarded his younger sibling as one of the better goalies he faced, even at three years younger, and worried Don was throwing away his future for
In this week’s edition of Bruins Weekly, general manager Don Sweeney makes two trades to fill areas of need, David Pastrnak’s goal-scoring slump continues, and more. Two Trades Fill Two Needs Going into the trade deadline Monday afternoon, there were two needs that the Bruins had. They needed a top-six forward and a left-shot defenseman
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, Ken Holland spoke with the media after Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline came and went and both his comments, tone and body language seemed to suggest this was not the year Edmonton had planned to do anything big. He discussed the addition of Dmitry Kulikov, when he’ll play
7:00 AM ET With the 2021 NHL trade deadline in the rearview mirror, we now have a much clearer picture of what the final month of the season will look like. For this week’s power rankings, we identified the “hinge” player for every team down the stretch — as in, who could have the most
by Ryan Loberger | AHL On The Beat When Martin Kaut walked across the stage at American Airlines Center as the 16th pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, there was little doubt the right-winger had the potential to play in the National Hockey League. As a teenager leaving the Czech Republic for the first
DALLAS – Frank Vatrano scored a power-play goal with 1:51 left in overtime, and the Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night. Aleksander Barkov and Radko Gudas scored in regulation, and Chris Driedger made 24 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and matched Tampa Bay and Carolina with
Milan Lucic made it clear his 1,000th game in the NHL wouldn’t mean as much without Calgary securing a much-needed victory. Johnny Gaudreau wound up delivering the goods against their former teammate in emphatic style. The winger scored 36 seconds into overtime as the Flames defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday in the ninth
The trade deadline has officially passed us, and wow, was it a doozy. We saw head-scratching trades, trades we saw coming and even trades we didn’t really care about. There was one trade I did really care about though, and that would have to be the Vegas Golden Knights trading for Swedish center Mattias Janmark.
The Vancouver Canucks have traded forward Adam Gaudette to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Matthew Highmore. Gaudette, who came out of COVID-19 protocol Sunday, scored 52 points (21 goals, 31 assists) in 153 games for the Canucks and was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season. Chicago-based
The defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning went into the NHL trade deadline without much money to make a move. As the league’s best teams often do, the cash-strapped Lightning found a way to improve their chances of winning with a shrewd deal. The Buffalo Sabres, meanwhile, had one of the most coveted players
Mattias Janmark, Carl Soderberg, Matthew Highmore and Lucas Wallmark are out. Brett Connolly, Adam Gaudette, Riley Stillman and Vinnie Hinostroza are in, along with an assortment of prospects and draft picks. Balancing a surprising season with a focus on the future, the Chicago Blackhawks were one of the NHL’s most active teams ahead of the
Winnipeg Jets (25-14-3, second in the North Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (14-25-4, seventh in the North Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ottawa hosts the Winnipeg Jets after Brady Tkachuk scored two goals in the Senators’ 4-2 victory over the Jets. The Senators are 14-25-4 against opponents in the North Division. Ottawa
Vegas Golden Knights (28-11-2, second in the West Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (16-19-6, seventh in the West Division) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Vegas will attempt to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory over Los Angeles. The Kings are 16-19-6 against opponents in the West Division. Los Angeles
Anaheim Ducks (13-23-7, eighth in the West Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (18-19-4, sixth in the West Division) San Jose, California; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim travels to San Jose for a West Division matchup. The Sharks are 18-19-4 against the rest of their division. San Jose averages 9.7 penalty minutes per game,
Colorado Avalanche (29-9-4, first in the West Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (19-16-6, fourth in the West Division) St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis hosts Colorado looking to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Blues are 19-16-6 against West Division teams. St. Louis has given up 31 power-play goals, killing
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