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NHL playoff standings: Must-win game for the Red Wings?
Of the three Atlantic Division teams that were supposed to make the leap into serious playoff contention this season — the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators — only the Wings realistically remain in the race as the month of April begins. But with a 3-5-2 record in their past 10 games, their […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Be careful with your elite goalies
Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge The fantasy playoffs will begin in a lot of leagues as we kick of Week 23 of the fantasy season. The final regular season games are scheduled to be played just one month from now. […]
Continue readingAuston Matthews nets 2nd straight hat trick for Maple Leafs
Amid consistent “M-V-P!” chants raining down from the rafters, Matthews broke a tie for the Toronto record for hat tricks in a season with six, passing Reg Noble (1917-18), Babe Dye (1924-25) and Darryl Sittler (1980-81). Matthews also had his team-record 73rd multigoal game, two more than Sittler. The American has 13 career hat tricks. […]
Continue readingLightning’s Nikita Kucherov goes No. 1 in All-Star player draft
More Teams. More Games. Nikita Kucherov goes first overall to Team Hughes in the NHL All-Star player draft. (0:29) TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov went No. 1 overall when the NHL staged its first player draft in nearly a decade Thursday night to kick off All-Star Weekend. The league convened four teams […]
Continue readingBlue Jackets say they ‘got it wrong’ in hiring Mike Babcock
Babcock resigned from the Blue Jackets over the weekend — days before the start of training camp — after an NHLPA investigation into claims that he violated players’ privacy when he asked to see photos on their cellphones. He had been hired in July. “We went through a process earlier this summer prior to hiring […]
Continue readingEx-Leafs coach Mike Babcock named coach of the Blue Jackets
The 2008 Stanley Cup winner returns following the end of his lengthy contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who fired Babcock early in his fifth season with them in 2019. Columbus decided early last month to hire Babcock but had to wait until July to make it official because of the significant money still owed […]
Continue readingSources: Maple Leafs, Ryan Reaves agree to 3-year, $4M deal
Reaves projects to bring size, physicality and toughness, areas Toronto has been criticized for not addressing through player signings in the past. The 36-year-old Reaves has made a 13-year career, with 828 regular-season games, out of those characteristics as a long-term enforcer and punishing hitter. The Winnipeg native is also coming off one of his […]
Continue readingLeafs’ Marner pushes NHL’s longest active point streak to 19 games
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner set a franchise record in extending his point streak to 19 games Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The winger scored a short-handed goal early in the second period against the Lightning to reach his milestone and give Toronto a 1-0 lead. He later scored a power-play goal […]
Continue readingDevils beat Maple Leafs for 11th straight win
TORONTO — Yegor Sharangovich scored 57 seconds into overtime, Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their 11th straight victory. Sharangovich scored his fourth goal of the season on a rebound after Jack Hughes stole the puck, beating goalie Matt Murray. “We […]
Continue readingHow Igor Shesterkin took over the New York City sports world
Which is why, after just 108 career NHL games, “Igor-mania” is running wild in NYC. The 26-year-old was the NHL’s top goaltender last season, winning the Vezina Trophy and finishing third in the MVP race. He has become the most popular member of the New York Rangers, despite playing only four seasons. He has quickly […]
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