Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The NHL is hopeful the Vancouver Canucks will be able to get back on the ice by the end of next week, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN. However, the situation is still fluid after 25 players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19 that involves a variant. […]
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Minnesota snaps Avalanche’s 15-game point streak with 8-3 rout
Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer, the NHL leader in goals-against average, wins and shutouts, didn’t look like himself Wednesday. And his teammates weren’t any better. Chalk it up to a shoddy performance from a previously red-hot team that hadn’t lost in regulation in its previous 15 games (13-0-2). Too many penalties and defensive-end turnovers and not […]
NHL trade deadline approaches: Which teams could be buyers, sellers?
NHL trade activity has been limited this season because of the stagnant salary cap and the requirement that traded players quarantine first before suiting up for their new team. But it could pick up with the April 12 trade deadline quickly approaching. Contenders will get their last shot this season to improve their teams for a playoff […]
The human side of the Sabres’ 18-game winless streak
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. For nearly all of March, the Buffalo Sabres were the punchline of the NHL. They slogged through an 18-game winless streak, the longest in the salary cap era. They fired yet another coach, Ralph Krueger, as captain Jack Eichel remained sidelined with an injury. In its weekly power […]
Chambers: Avalanche could win first Presidents’ Trophy since 2001 – The Denver Post
The Avalanche produced an NHL-high 27 points in March, the fifth most in a single month in league history. If the Avs have a similarly spectacular April, look for the club to win the Presidents’ Trophy for the third time — and first since the Stanley Cup-winning team in 2001. The Presidents’ Trophy goes to […]
Seven Easter eggs in ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ every old-school fan will appreciate
The Mighty Ducks are back. On March 26, Disney launched its reboot of the old hockey franchise with “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” on its streaming service Disney+. Based on the 90s movie that spring-boarded a generation of hockey fans, the newest version focuses on Evan, a hockey-crazed kid in Minnesota who gets cut from the Mighty Ducks […]
Avalanche extends points streak but loses in overtime to Vegas Golden Knights – The Denver Post
The Vegas Golden Knights scored 1:56 into overtime on Saturday to defeat the Avalanche 3-2 at Ball Arena. The Avs, who fell a point behind the Knights for the West Division lead, had their seven-game home winning streak snapped but extended their points streak to 10 games (8-0-2). Max Pacioretty got the win for Vegas, […]
Avalanche blasts Golden Knights, 5-1, to tie Vegas atop the West Division standings – The Denver Post
The Avalanche and Golden Knights meet twice this week with West Division supremacy hanging in the balance. On Thursday, Colorado claimed Round 1 with a convincing 5-1 victory at Ball Arena, tying the Avs with Vegas at 45 points in the standings chase. The Avalanche dominated shot differential, 32-18, and exploded for three goals in […]
Tim Peel, NHL ref caught on hot mic during Predators-Red Wings game, will no longer officiate
The NHL referee who was caught on a hot mic during a game Tuesday night, saying he wanted to call a penalty on the Nashville Predators, will no longer work games. Tim Peel won't be on the ice “now or in the future,” the NHL announced Wednesday morning. “Nothing is more important than ensuring the integrity of our […]
NHL ref caught saying exactly what we’ve always suspected
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