Dallas Stars Fire Jim Montgomery, Citing “Unprofessional Conduct” The Canadian Press | December 10, 2019 DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have fired head coach Jim Montgomery, citing “unprofessional conduct.” Rick Bowness, who has served as an assistant coach since June 2018, was named interim head…
Monahan’s Goal in OT Gives Flames 5-4 Win over Avalanche The Canadian Press | December 10, 2019 DENVER — Sean Monahan scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Calgary Flames over the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Monday night. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Derek Ryan also scored and David Rittich made 28 saves for Calgary, which has won five…
NHL Commissioner: We Will Not Tolerate Abusive Behaviour The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 MONTEREY, Calif. — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday that the league will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. Speaking at the end of the first day of …
Duclair Scores Twice, Nilsson Makes 38 Saves as Senators Beat Bruins 5-2 The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 OTTAWA — Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 Monday night. It was the Senators’ (13-17-1) first win over the…
Blue Jackets Snap Skid, End Capitals’ Winning Streak at 6 The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 WASHINGTON — Fresh off sweeping a four-game road trip, the NHL-leading Washington Capitals fell flat in a 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night that snapped their…
Varlamov, Nelson Lead Islanders past Lightning 5-1 The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Semyon Varlamov stopped 31 shots, Brock Nelson scored twice in the third period, and the New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Monday night.…
John Carlson, Tristan Jarry, Jack Eichel Named NHL 3 Stars of the Week The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 NEW YORK — Washington Capitals defenceman John Carlson, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and Buffalo Sabres centre Jack Eichel have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Carlson had…
Coyotes Rally for 4-3 Shootout Win over Blackhawks The Canadian Press | December 8, 2019 CHICAGO — Conor Garland and Nick Schmaltz scored in the shootout against Robin Lehner, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from two goals down to to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3…
Miller Lifts Sabres to 3-2 Overtime Win in Edmonton; Buffalo Snaps Two-Game Skid The Canadian Press | December 8, 2019 EDMONTON — Colin Miller scored in overtime as the Buffalo Sabres emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Miller took a feed through the crease from Marcus Johansson to score 1:13 into OT. Jack Eichel picked up an assist on the pl…
Georgiev Stifles Golden Knights in Rangers’ 5-0 Win The Canadian Press | December 8, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Alexandar Georgiev stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-0 on Sunday night. Georgiev,…
Bobrovsky Stops 30 Shots, Panthers Beat Sharks 5-1 The Canadian Press | December 8, 2019 SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots to win for the second straight night as the Florida Panthers beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 Sunday. Aleksander Barkov, Keith Yandle…
Mark Scheifele Scores Twice to Lead Jets past Ducks 3-2 The Canadian Press | December 8, 2019 WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets won their third straight home game with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Scheifele got the game-winner…