The Tampa Bay Lightning are the unanimous No. 1 in the NHL.com Super 16 power rankings.The Lightning are 8-0-1 since Feb. 22.The New York Islanders made the biggest move up, jumping five spots to No. 5. They’ve won six games in a row with eight goals against.The Boston Bruins tumbled four spots to No. 8.The…Continue Reading
Charles Krupa/Associated PressBoston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy criticized Washington Capitols winger Tom Wilson after a high hit on Boston’s Brandon Carlo resulted in the defenseman being transported to the hospital via ambulance. “Predatory hit from a player who’s done that before,” Cassidy said after the 5-1 victory. “Completely unnecessary, dirty.”Wilson was not penalized on the play.…Continue Reading
It’s been a difficult last year-plus for Brent Seabrook.He underwent a trio of operations as the 2019 calendar turned to 2020, finally taking care of physical ailments he had been playing through for years. He rehabbed during the COVID-19 season pause and returned to the ice for summer training camp, deciding, though, that he wasn’t…Continue Reading
TORONTO — Jacob Markstrom’s routine is pretty simple in the NHL’s COVID-19 era. The Calgary Flames goalie goes to the rink and gets tested before hitting the ice for practice. When that’s done, he heads home to make food, watch TV and go to bed. TORONTO — Jacob Markstrom’s routine is pretty simple in the…Continue Reading
Ondrej Palat, Mikhail Sergachev and Alex Killorn scored power-play goals Wednesday night to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-1 rout of the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their second-round NHL playoff series.Killorn added a second goal and Yanni Gourde, Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning, which won for…Continue Reading
Dale Hawerchuk and Wayne Gretzky were rivals in the NHL, but on Monday, the day before Hawerchuk died of cancer at 57, the two Hall of Fame forwards reminisced about when they were teammates.Gretzky, hearing Hawerchuk was not doing well, called him, and of course the conversation turned to hockey, namely the 1987 Canada Cup…Continue Reading
Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game between Edmonton and Chicago in Edmonton, Alberta.” data-reactid=”12″ type=”text”>Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game…Continue Reading
Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesAs the NHL continues to ramp up to its restart, fans will be kept in the dark about players’ ailments.The league announced Saturday that teams will be barred from disclosing injuries or cases of the coronavirus beginning with the move to Phase 3 on Monday after an agreement with the NHL Players’ Association.NHL…Continue Reading
As you have undoubtedly noticed by now, this week is Rivalry Week across SB Nation. In order to dig into the rivalries across the NHL, we talked to our NHL team sites about historic rivalries and then asked NHL fans what they thought were hockey’s biggest rivalries. Leave a comment below for yours! Islanders-Rangers There…Continue Reading
Phil Kessel said he is eager to rebound from his least productive season since 2015-16 when the Arizona Coyotes face the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.”Obviously, I had a tough year,” the forward said after skating with teammates at Gila River Arena on Tuesday. “I had, I think it’s probably my most injuries…Continue Reading
