David Pastrnak recorded his 11th career hat trick to punctuate the highly anticipated return of goaltender Tuukka Rask as the Boston Bruins held off the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 on Thursday night. Rask made 25 saves in his first game since Game 6 of the Bruins’ second-round playoff series against the New York Islanders on…
NHL Roundup: Pens Win as Evgeni Malkin Scores Twice in Season Debut
Evgeni Malkin produced two goals and an assist in his season debut and Jeff Carter added two scores as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 4–1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Kasperi Kapanen had two assists and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who earned the victory one game after their…
NHL Roundup: Matt Grzelcyk Logs 5 Points as Bruins Top Caps
Matt Grzelcyk had a goal and four assists as the Boston Bruins recorded a 7–3 road win over the Washington Capitals on Monday. It was a milestone night for Grzelcyk, who had never before recorded even three points in a game during his six NHL seasons. David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand each scored two goals…
Canucks Score 3 in 3rd Period to Topple Kraken 5–2
SEATTLE—After a day full of obstacles—including traveling the morning of the game and a series of false positive COVID-19 tests—the Vancouver Canucks savored getting the best of their new Pacific Northwest rivals again. Vasily Podkolzin and Nils Hoglander scored first-period goals, Tyler Motte and Conor Garland scored in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks…
The Quebec Government Wants to Bring an NHL Team to the Capital, but Fans Skeptical
MONTREAL—Quebec politicians are meeting with National Hockey League brass in January, but it’s unclear what influence the government can have on the league or whether team owners have any interest in bringing the Nordiques back to the provincial capital. Local fans, meanwhile, aren’t holding their breath, following a series of disappointments, and they say they…
NHL Postpones 14 Games: Won’t Resume Play Until Tuesday
The NHL pushed back its return from an already extended holiday break an extra day by postponing its entire 14-game Monday schedule for COVID-19 testing reasons. The league said Friday it now plans to resume play Tuesday in a decision that increases the total of postponed games to 64 this season. Teams are still scheduled…
NHL 2022 Winter Olympic Participation ‘No Longer Feasible,’ Players Not Going to Beijing: NHL Commissioner
December 23, 2021
admin
2022 winter olympicsAMERICABeijing 2022 OlympicsCCP VirusCOVID-19National Hockey LeagueNHLSportsUSUS News
0 Comment
The National Hockey League (NHL) announced Wednesday that its players will not participate in the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic hockey games in Beijing amid concerns over a rise in COVID-19 cases. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association’s agreement comes after the league has been forced to postpone 50 games to date due to multiple virus outbreaks. On…
Capitals-Flyers Becomes 50th NHL Game Postponed This Season
The Washington Capitals-Philadelphia Flyers game scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed, the 50th NHL game delayed this season for coronavirus-related reasons. The league said COVID-19 issues with the Capitals prompted the postponement. Defenseman Justin Schultz and forward Daniel Sprong began the team’s morning skate in Philadelphia but were pulled off after their test results…
NHL Will Shut Down Early Due to COVID-19 Rise
Christmas will come early for NHL teams, but not in a positive way. The league was due to have no games from Friday through Sunday for a holiday break, but all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday are postponed and team facilities will be closed those days, too, due to COVID-19 outbreaks at multiple teams,…
NBA-Nets’ Durant, Irving Enter COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
Brooklyn Nets stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have entered into the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday. Durant has been putting together an MVP-caliber season, averaging 29.7 points per game and shooting 52.3 percent from the field for the Eastern Conference-leading Nets. Durant scored 34 points and grabbed…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta