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NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus hidden All-Stars for every team
The NHL All-Star Game is scheduled for Jan. 25 in St. Louis, where some of the league’s best and brightest (and available, if their schedules permit) players will be showcased. Being named an All-Star takes great numbers and some level of renown. It’s easy for worthy players to be overlooked. So for the Power Rankings […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus one stunning stat for every team
How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated to the list featured here. Teams are rated through Tuesday night’s games, taking into account overall record, recent success and other factors such as injuries. The previous ranking for each team is its spot in our final […]
Continue readingBlue Jackets’ John Tortorella fined $20K for ripping officiating
The league announced the fine Wednesday. Additionally, Tortorella was assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that the league will collect if he behaves similarly through Dec. 29 of this year. The fine money goes to the NHL Foundation. At issue was an apparent goal by Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski at the horn ending the […]
Continue readingNHL defends official over John Tortorella’s postgame rant
Colin Campbell, the NHL’s director of hockey operations, also defended a referee’s decision not to restore more than 1 second to the clock that ticked off after a whistle was blown to stop play with 18.1 seconds remaining in the overtime period against the Chicago Blackhawks. Tortorella argued the whistle was blown at 19.2 and […]
Continue readingBlue Jackets’ Joonas Korpisalo out 4-6 weeks after meniscus surgery
The Blue Jackets said Korpisalo is expected to miss four to six weeks to recover. Korpisalo, who has a 17-10-4 record this season with a 2.49 goals-against average and .913 save percentage, was injured during the first round of Sunday’s shootout while trying to stop a shot from Jonathan Toews. He had been selected to […]
Continue readingColumbus’ John Tortorella assails referees, NHL in postgame rant
Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella ripped the game officials and the NHL in a fist-pounding tirade after a 3-2 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. In overtime, the Blackhawks were called for too many men on the ice with about 19 seconds left. The clock ran down 1.1 seconds after the play […]
Continue readingBlue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo out multiple weeks with knee injury
Korpisalo left the 3-2, shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks after being injured trying to stop the first-round overtime shot from Jonathan Toews. The 25-year-old has a 17-10-4 record this season with a 2.49 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Korpisalo’s injury was part of the reason for a rant from Tortorella after the loss. […]
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