And no surprise — the Lightning did. A lot. Tampa Bay went 9-1-1 last month, saving their best run of the season (so far) for the stretch drive toward playoffs. It’s not the first time the Lightning have hung back, only to flip the proverbial switch right when points and positioning are paramount. It’s a […]
Continue readingComplete 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 readingZach Hyman also scored for Edmonton, and Stuart Skinner stopped 25 shots. The Oilers have gone 20-3-0 in their last 23 games to improve to 25-15-1. They tied the record for the longest winning streak by a Canadian team, set by the 1967-68 Montreal Canadiens. Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann scored for Seattle. The Kraken […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Frank Vatrano notches his second goal of the first period (0:46) How’s your week starting? Probably going a little smoother than it is for the Edmonton Oilers. The loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday surely sealed the deal on what will be a controversial coach firing, regardless of what […]
Continue readingNorth Carolina coach Mack Brown ripped the NCAA on Thursday after receiving word that receiver Tez Walker will be ineligible to play this season. Saying the NCAA has failed Walker and his family, Brown said, “It makes no sense and it never will.” Walker and North Carolina have spent months appealing the NCAA’s initial decision […]
Continue readingFor years, Yanni Gourde and players like him have constantly faced questions about whether they were too small to reach the NHL. After more than 450 games, nearly 300 points, two Stanley Cups and $34.7 million in career earnings, the 5-foot-9 Seattle Kraken forward has a question of his own: Why are we still talking […]
Continue readingOther highlights from a hectic Tuesday include the Stars’ and Devils’ respective backups doing battle after both teams lost elsewhere on Monday, and a potentially titanic tilt between two Vezina candidates in Linus Ullmark and Ilya Sorokin when the Bruins host the Islanders. Unless Boston’s Jeremy Swayman is offered his turn in the B’s crease. […]
Continue readingSEATTLE — There’s scoring your first NHL goal. Then there’s scoring your first NHL goal against the team that could have taken you with the No. 1 pick. That’s what Shane Wright did Tuesday, scoring his first goal in the Seattle Kraken’s 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Climate Pledge Arena. “I think what […]
Continue readingPITTSBURGH — Brandon Tanev scored the game-winning goal with 3:39 remaining and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night, sending the home team to its seventh straight loss. The Penguins are 4-6-2 and haven’t tasted a victory since Oct. 22, a 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. “It’s tough. It’s […]
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 […]
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