Hughes finished with a goal and an assist in 22:40 of ice time, with eight shots on goal. The Rangers rallied with three third-period goals for the comeback victory. Hughes had missed the previous five games with what the Devils called an upper-body injury, saying he was “week to week” to return. New Jersey went […]
Continue readingMilan Lucic is once again a member of the Boston Bruins, with the hulking veteran forward signing a one-year deal, the team announced Saturday. The Bruins have yet to confirm the details of the contract, with Lucic’s deal reportedly worth $1 million, according to TSN. “It’s really exciting for me and it’s really exciting for […]
Continue readingThe Bruins bettered the team’s 8-0 start at the old Boston Garden in 1983-84. “I think everyone’s contributing and playing for the team. I think that’s the biggest thing right now,” Bergeron said. Brad Marchand got his fifth goal in just eight games this season, Connor Clifton and Pavel Zacha also scored and Tomas Nosek […]
Continue readingThey were supposed to be too old. And too injured. And too past their prime. No way could this Bruins’ team run with the younger, faster Atlantic Division teams — let along the high-flying league at large. That part turned out to be true; the Bruins haven’t been keeping up. They’ve been setting the pace. […]
Continue readingThe 2021-22 NHL season is being called a return to normalcy. Last season was an unprecedented one for the NHL due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Four geographically realigned divisions, including one solely comprising Canadian teams; teams playing only opponents within those divisions; and a new playoff format that eschewed wild-card teams. But it ended just […]
Continue readingBOSTON — David Pastrnak scored a tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period to give the surging Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the travel-weary Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Boston’s leading scorer, Brad Marchand, surprisingly returned to the lineup Saturday after leaving Thursday with an apparent right shoulder injury, and assisted on the game-winning […]
Continue readingAfter another week of the 2021-22 NHL season, we’ve had more changes in the top 5 of the power rankings. Here are our updated rankings of all 32 teams, plus the newcomer — either a free-agent signing, trade addition or rookie — that has made the biggest impact thus far for each club. How we […]
Continue readingThe 33-year-old veteran, who had four goals and six points across three series for Vegas, disclosed the injury at a pivotal time, as he’s about to hit unrestricted free agency next month and is certain to attract interest on the open market after concluding a six-year, $24 million contract. While there are other big-name, big-money […]
Continue readingThe surprising Montreal Canadiens, who finished the regular season 18th in the NHL with 59 points, won the best-of-seven series 4-2 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for an NHL-best 35th time in franchise history. The Golden Knights were playing in their third semifinal in four seasons of existence but lost in the same […]
Continue readingThe word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
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