NHL experts buy/sell Lightning winning the Atlantic, Justin Williams’ scoring pace, more
This week, we’re looking at: The Lightning’s chances in the Atlantic Scoring expectations for the Hurricanes’ newest signing The Red Wings’ options in the (likely) event they have the No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft The chances that a team in the red in goal differential makes the playoffs Whether a goalie with 45 […]
Continue readingPredators’ Pekka Rinne becomes 12th NHL goalie to score a goal
“I obviously understand that it might be a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” a smiling Rinne said, “so I really enjoyed it. It was an awesome feeling seeing that puck go in.” Nashville had a 4-2 lead when Rinne fired the puck into the air from behind his own net. It landed inside Chicago’s blue line and slid […]
Continue readingEx-Sharks captain Joe Pavelski says return to San Jose will be ‘awkward’
“I always had a feeling that something would probably work out. Until it didn’t, I didn’t have any reason to think it wouldn’t,” said Pavelski, the former San Jose captain who signed a three-year, $21 million deal with Dallas after the Sharks let him walk into free agency. Pavelski, 35, was drafted by the Sharks […]
Continue readingPair of Cup winners, St. Louis’ David Perron and Washington’s T.J. Oshie, among All-Star adds
After helping the Blues win the Stanley Cup last spring in his third stint with them, Perron is having one of the best seasons of his career. The 31-year-old Perron has 19 goals and 26 assists and is a first-time All-Star. “It’s real exciting,” Perron said. “Thanks to all the people in St. Louis that […]
Continue readingD.C. Dilemma: First-place Capitals not themselves in loss to Devils
Washington allowed New Jersey to race out to a 3-0 lead in losing back-to-back games in regulation for the second time this season. The Capitals have dropped four of seven and — combined with Boston’s 3-2 overtime win over the New York Islanders — now find themselves tied with the Bruins atop the league standings […]
Continue readingBold second-half predictions for all 31 NHL teams
Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to “a team in last place with an interim coach and a rookie goalie is going to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history?” Nevertheless, we’re tasked with making 31 declarative statements about NHL teams in the second half […]
Continue readingPenguins’ Tristan Jarry, Kris Letang named injury replacements for All-Star Game
Jarry will fill in for the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Joonas Korpisalo, who is out four to six weeks due to a torn meniscus suffered in the team’s much-publicized shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last month. Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on […]
Continue readingSharks’ Logan Couture in walking boot after exiting with injury
Couture and St. Louis’ Vince Dunn collided and went into the boards with 12:27 remaining in the period. Couture, in his 11th season, was favoring his left knee, which he banged into the boards. He leads the Sharks with 36 points: 14 goals and 22 assists. Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout […]
Continue readingNHL’s Bill Daly says trend of players skipping All-Star Game ‘a concern’
The decision by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to skip back-to-back All-Star Weekends has the NHL concerned it could start a trend among players, according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “In terms of player participation, is that a concern? Yes, I think it is a concern,” Daly told the ESPN On Ice podcast this week. […]
Continue readingWhat’s next for the injury-riddled, prospect-starved Pittsburgh Penguins?
But all that winning will catch up to any franchise. The Penguins might be third in the Metropolitan — riding an 12-3-1 run — but can they hang on all season in an increasingly tough division in the East? Leading scorer Jake Guentzel is out four-to-six months due to a shoulder injury. Crosby has been […]
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