Islanders Beat Canucks – Kuhnhackl Contributes Two The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018 NEW YORK — Tom Kuhnhackl scored two unusual goals to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist and Josh Bailey also scored to help the Islanders end a three-game ski…
Panthers Beat Flyers – Ekblad, Dadonov Lead the Way The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018 PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Ekblad and Evgenii Dadonov scored goals, Roberto Luongo made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Jakub Voracek had the lone goal for the Flyers, who had won…
Taylor Hall Big Night as Devils Beat Penguins The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018 NEWARK, N.J. — Taylor Hall scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway at 8:07 of the third period and added an empty-net tally to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Hall also had two a…
NHL GMs Discuss Goalie Gear, Divers, Seattle & CHL Draftees The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018 TORONTO — Certain members of the NHL’s goalie fraternity have voiced their displeasure with the league’s move to shrink chest protectors this season. Safety — more than a few netminders have complained about increased bruising — and…
Boston Bruins’ Rask at Practice After 3-day Leave The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018 Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask returned to practice on Tuesday after taking a three-day leave of absence to attend to a personal matter. “This is a family and we are a family and we take care of each other when times are tough,” Rask said about t…
Gretzky Hopes NHL Can Move Forward After Concussion Settlement The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018 TORONTO — Daniel Carcillo wants Wayne Gretzky to step up and help the players who protected the hockey legend during his career. But Carcillo, one of the plaintiffs in a concussion lawsuit against the NHL, will have to settle for a show of support …
Lundqvist Ties Jacques Plante on NHL Wins List, Rangers Beat Canucks The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 shots to lead the surging New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Filip Chytil and Brett Howden scored to help Lundqvist get his 437th career win, tying Jacque Plante for seve…
Aho Scores in OT, Hurricanes Beat Blackhawks 3-2 The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho scored 1:16 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Monday night, spoiling Cam Ward’s emotional return to Raleigh. Teuvo Teravainen and Micheal Ferland scored power-play goals 66 second…
Hockey Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2018 The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame has welcomed its class of 2018. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, all-time goalie wins and shutout leader Martin Brodeur, diminutive underdog Martin St. Louis, Canadian women’s star Jayna Hefford, league tr…
Rangers’ Buchnevich out With Broken Thumb The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have announced forward Pavel Buchnevich will miss four to six weeks with a broken thumb. The 23-year-old sustained the injury during the Rangers’ 5-4 shootout victory at Columbus on Saturday night. He had a goal and an a…
Seattle Group Confident NHL Arena Will Be Ready for 2020 The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 SEATTLE — The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season. NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is dependen…
NHL Stars of the Week – Pastrnak, Wheeler & Giroux The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 NEW YORK — Boston Bruins right-wing David Pastrnak, Winnipeg Jets right-wing Blake Wheeler and Philadelphia Flyers centre Claude Giroux have been named the NHL three stars of the week. Pastrnak led the NHL with five goals and added two assists over fou…
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