Tag: NHL

NHL Shuts Down 2 More Teams for a Week Due to COVID-19

The NHL shut down two more teams through the Christmas holiday break on Friday, eager to avoid putting all 32 on pause amid worsening COVID-19 test results across the league. A total of 20 NHL games have now been postponed, the majority of which have come in recent days, and roughly 10 percent of the 700-plus…


NHL Roundup: Kaapo Kakko’s Late Goal Caps Rangers’ Comeback

Kaapo Kakko scored his second goal of the game during a power play with 2:18 remaining in the third period and the visiting New York Rangers rallied for a 3–2 victory over the league-worst Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night in Glendale, Ariz. Kakko was on New York’s first power-play unit because Artemi Panarin left the…


NHL Roundup: Andre Burakovsky Nets Hat Trick in Avs’ Win

Andre Burakovsky had three goals to record the first hat trick of his career, Darcy Kuemper had 29 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 in Denver on Sunday night in a game that included a brutal hit on Avs defenseman Jacob MacDonald. MacDonald was taken off the ice on a stretcher…


NHL Roundup: Flyers End 10-Game Skid by Beating Knights

Kevin Hayes, Max Willman, Sean Couturier, and James van Riemsdyk each scored a goal to lift the Philadelphia Flyers (-1) past the Vegas Golden Knights (-1.5) 4–3 on Friday in Las Vegas, snapping a 10-game losing streak. Keith Yandle added two assists for the Flyers in Philadelphia’s first win since Nov. 16. Goaltender Carter Hart…


Islanders Snap 11-Game Losing Streak with Win Over Senators

Anders Lee scored twice Tuesday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who snapped an 11-game losing streak and earned their first win in more than a month by beating the Ottawa Senators 5–3. The Islanders went 0–8–3 dating back to Nov. 7, a span in which they were ravaged by injuries and a COVID-19…


NHL Roundup: Patrick Kane’s so Goal Propels Blackhawks to Win

Patrick Kane scored the only goal in the shootout Sunday night as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks (+1.5) edged the New York Islanders (-1.5), 3-2, in Elmont, N.Y. Noah Dobson forced overtime by scoring with 3.6 seconds left for the Islanders, but neither team generated a serious threat in overtime before Kane, shooting second for the…


Golden Knights’ Balanced Offense Buries Coyotes

The Vegas Golden Knights matched their highest goal total of the season in a 7–1 rout of the Arizona Coyotes on Friday in Glendale, Arizona. Fourteen of the Golden Knights’ 18 skaters recorded at least one point, with six players producing multi-point games. Vegas’ Max Pacioretty had two goals while Evgenii Dadonov, Michael Amadio, and…


LeBron James Now Owns Part of the Pittsburgh Penguins

NBA star LeBron James has played for three NBA teams and has had $1 billion in career earnings including salary and endorsements. He can now add another title to his resume: National Hockey League (NHL) team owner. What Happened A rumored deal between the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL and Fenway Sports Group was announced…


Wild Take Down Coyotes for 4th Straight Win

Jordan Greenway had a goal and two assists and Kirill Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin each had a goal and an assist to help lead the Minnesota Wild to their fourth straight win, 5–2, over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was a career-best three-point game for Greenway, who entered the…


NHL Roundup: Maple Leafs Win 7th Straight Road Game

Michael Bunting, Alex Kerfoot, and William Nylander all collected one goal and one assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs matched a franchise record with their seventh consecutive road win by beating the Anaheim Ducks 5–1 on Sunday. Auston Matthews and Wayne Simmonds also scored, while goaltender Jack Campbell made 39 saves for the Maple Leafs,…