Penguins’ Jake Guentzel leaves game after crash into boards
He appeared to avoid hitting his head full force, but rolled on the ice before getting up and skating off while favoring his right arm/shoulder. Guentzel immediately went to the dressing room after getting his 200th career point. “I hope he’s not out long,” said Evgeni Malkin, who scored for the Penguins in the first […]
Continue readingLeafs’ Ilya Mikheyev out at least 3 months after suffering severed artery, tendons in wrist
The Maple Leafs said the 25-year-old rookie is expected to make a full recovery and that a “more accurate timeline for his return” will be given in three months. Mikheyev was cut by the skate of the Devils’ Jesper Bratt. Bratt had his shot deflected, then got tripped up on the ice, causing his skate […]
Continue readingSabres’ Jeff Skinner out 3-4 weeks with upper-body injury
The 10-year veteran is fifth on the team in scoring with 11 goals and eight assists. He had a career-high 40 goals last season, which led to an eight-year, $72 million deal with the Sabres. “Yeah, it’s tough,” teammate Jack Eichel told reporters after the Sabres’ 3-0 loss. “You never want to see anyone go […]
Continue readingWysh List: The people who will matter most in hockey in 2020
But then Don Cherry and Bill Peters personified the sports’ diversity and inclusion problems. Then Mike Babcock, Marc Crawford and Peters (again) symbolized the physical and mental abuse by coaches against players at every level of hockey. And the definitive moment was redefined. We’re running down the best players, teams, trades, lineups, trends and more. […]
Continue readingAlex Ovechkin to skip All-Star Game: ‘Have to listen to my body’
Ovechkin, 34, was once again voted by fans as the Metropolitan Division captain but told reporters on Friday he would rather skip the All-Star festivities and rest his body for the second half of the season. “Thanks, first of all, fans, for voting me,” he said after the Capitals’ 2-1 overtime win over the Columbus […]
Continue readingAn oral history of John Carlson’s 2010 World Juniors-winning goal for Team USA, 10 years later
A 2008 first-round draft choice of the Washington Capitals, Carlson was assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate Hershey Bears to start the 2009-10 season. He had earned a call-up and appeared in three NHL games, but the Capitals decided he could get some valuable experience as a member of Team USA at the 2010 World […]
Continue readingBlackhawks lose Calvin de Haan, Brent Seabrook for season
De Haan suffered a right shoulder injury Dec. 10 against the Vegas Golden Knights and has not played since. He underwent offseason surgery on the same shoulder. De Haan was acquired from Carolina in June, along with forward Aleksi Saarela, for defenseman Gustav Forsling and goalie Anton Forsberg. De Haan was supposed to shore up […]
Continue readingLindsey Vonn goes social with marriage proposal to P.K. Subban
Vonn linked a picture of herself and Subban with the ring, with the couple wearing matching striped pajamas in front of a Christmas tree with three dogs in the foreground. She also posted a close-up of Subban flashing the ring, with the words “drip drip” and a blue teardrop. Vonn also said on social media […]
Continue readingAlex Ovechkin, David Pastrnak, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid voted All-Star captains
Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Metropolitan Division, Pastrnak the Atlantic, MacKinnon the Central and McDavid the Pacific. McDavid was voted into All-Star Weekend for a fourth season in a row and Ovechkin a third in a row. This is set to be Ovechkin’s eighth All-Star appearance in his 15th season. His 22 […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s best and worst this week: How Sidney Crosby inspired Nathan MacKinnon to ‘take less’
The comments went viral. “That blew up more than I thought it would,” MacKinnon told me last week in Chicago. “I forgot I was in Toronto speaking. I’m used to being in Denver. If I said that in Denver it would have just been brushed aside.” Nonetheless, I wanted to know if MacKinnon stood by […]
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