On the ice Tonight: Montreal vs. Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Best-of-5 series: Canadiens lead series, 1-0 TV: NBC Sports Network The Associated Press Trouble keeps following Winnipeg Jets, from one of their best players not reporting to training camp to a bevy of injuries throughout the regular ...
On the ice Saturday: Montreal vs. Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Best-of-five-game series: 0-0 TV: NBC The Associated Press TORONTO — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman took a short break from watching the final few exhibition games Thursday to ponder the significance of awarding the Stanley Cup some ...
On the ice Tonight: Idle Next up: Montreal vs. Pittsburgh in first round of NHL playoffs, Saturday, 8 p.m. TV: NBC Sports Network The Associated Press Seth Jones stood on his surgically repaired right ankle as his Blue Jackets teammates practiced and played without him. That took its ...
On the ice Who: Pittsburgh vs. Montreal What: Best-of-5-game series When: Game 1, Saturday at 8 p.m. The Associated Press Fans counted down the seconds to the final buzzer, “Brass Bonanza” played over the speakers at Hartford Civic Center and Whalers players Dave Tippett, Joel ...
Zach Aston-Reese pondered the question for a minute. “I’m not exactly sure who is on their first line,” the Penguins forward said when asked how Pittsburgh plans to slow down Montreal’s top line in their best-of-five play-in series that begins Saturday in Toronto. The answer made ...
TORONTO — The Pittsburgh Penguins got in their one exhibition game prior to this weekend’s NHL playoff opener with the Montreal Canadians, losing in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, Tuesday night. Scott Laughton ended it with a goal in overtime for Philadelphia. Conor Sheary ...
The Associated Press When the Boston Bruins boarded their flight bound for Toronto, they thought of it as just another long road trip. Sure, they were spaced out and masked up on the plane, but they were en route to compete for the Stanley Cup that they fell one win short of earning last ...
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin is already thinking about the future, the one where the hockey star in the family isn’t the four-time All-Star forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins but his 4-year-old son, Nikita. The younger Malkin certainly seems to be on his way. The ...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby did not practice on Sunday, a day after leaving a team scrimmage with an undisclosed health issue. The team captain and two-time NHL MVP scored during an organized scrimmage on Saturday. Head coach Mike Sullivan declined to offer specifics ...
The Associated Press St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington is so accustomed to wearing a mask, he didn’t mind doing so for the past four months during the coronavirus pandemic. “Sometimes, I forgot I’m wearing it while driving,” Binnington said Monday, when the Blues were among ...
Montreal vs. Pittsburgh (BEST OF FIVE SERIES) Saturday, Aug. 1: Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, TBD Monday, Aug. 3: Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, TBD Wednesday, Aug. 5: Montreal vs. Pittsburgh, TBD x-Friday, Aug. 7: Montreal vs. Pittsburgh, TBD x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, ...
The Associated Press The once-proud Detroit Red Wings hope to win the NHL draft lottery, giving them a shot to select Canadian Alexis Lafreniere. Detroit desperately needs a boost after easily being the worst team in the league during the pandemic-shortened season that was put on ice in ...
By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press Jarome Iginla headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame’s six-person class of 2020 after being elected Wednesday in his first year of eligibility. Iginla will be the fourth Black player inducted after Grant Fuhr, women’s hockey pioneer Angela James ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Matt Murray’s legacy with the Pittsburgh Penguins — such as it is at age 26 — is secure, as. That tends to happen when you have your name on the Stanley Cup. Twice. It’s the goaltender’s future, however, that is murky. Not ...
By John Wawrow The Associated Press The Edmonton Oilers’ resurgence placed Connor McDavid back in the NHL MVP conversation, along with teammate Leon Draisaitl. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Boston’s David Pastrnak made their case, too, during a pandemic-shortened season. And ...
The Associated Press Canada has approved the NHL’s return-to-play proposal that could lead to one or more cities north of the border serving as host sites for the league’s 24-team playoff format. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Friday that the nation’s top public ...
The Associated Press John Tavares took his sticks home from the rink in Toronto to tape them up so he wouldn’t waste his limited time there. Across the border, Andrew Copp is waiting things out in the U.S. before returning to Winnipeg for the start of mandatory training camps because of ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Jake Guentzel’s roller-coaster season is about to take another unlikely turn: postseason participant. The Penguins All-Star forward has joined a handful of teammates on the ice as part of Phase 2 of the NHL’s Return to Play program ...
The Associated Press The NHL unveiled the final details of its playoff format Thursday even as word came out that a ninth player tested positive for the coronavirus. Every playoff series will be a best-of-seven format after the initial qualifying round and teams will be reseeded throughout ...
By Stephen Whyno The Assoociated Press The NHL’s regular season is over and the chase for the Stanley Cup is on if hockey returns this summer. The league settled on a 24-team postseason format earlier this week that Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano supported back in March as the ...