columbus – Evgeny Kuznetsov Scored 26 seconds into overtime, the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. Kuznetsov won it for Washington with a wrist shot from the right facing circle after a drop pass Marcus Johansson. “Unexpected, isn’t it?” He said. “No, it was a great win. Every … Read more
Tampa – The Tampa Bay Lightning set a franchise record with a 12th consecutive home win over the Los Angeles Kings at Amalie Arena on Saturday, 5-2. Nick Burbix Three assists, and Andrey Vasilevsky He made 26 tackles for the Lightning (32-15-1), who won three in a row, all at home, and played their final … Read more
Raleigh, North Carolina – Martin Nicas He scored 55 seconds into overtime after tying the game with 12 seconds left in the third period to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 5-4 win over the San Jose Sharks at PNC Arena on Friday. Nekas tied it 4-4 on a rebound from the left face-down circle during … Read more
Tampa – Victor Hedman Breaking the tie in the third period, the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the Boston Bruins’ six-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory over Amalie Arena on Thursday. Bryden Point He had a goal and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov He had three assists for the Lightning (31-15-1), who tied their record … Read more
like Ryan O’Reilly He takes a seat at the Centene Community Ice Center on Wednesday afternoon, dressed up St. Louis Blues A protective shirt and boot on his broken right foot. You wonder how long he’ll wear both, which might go hand in hand. O’Reilly, 31, will be an unrestricted free agent next summer, and … Read more
LANGLEY, British Columbia — Mazen Leslie, a 17-year-old defenseman from the WHL’s Vancouver Giants, was watching TV one night when he stumbled upon a rerun of an old movie.Chicago fireThe episode saw a familiar – if clean-shaven – face. Leslie paused the TV, took a quick photo on his phone, and immediately sent it to … Read more
Who is the greatest NHL player of all time? Easy read? Wayne Gretzky. Who else but the player who, over the course of a 20-year NHL career, has scored the most goals, assists and points in league history? At the time Gretzky retired, he held 61 NHL records and most of them still stand today. … Read more
The Los Angeles Kings are not goodpicture: AP The idea that the NHL regular season is just 82 preseason games is perhaps the last vestige of a time when 16 of the 21 teams made the playoffs. These days, when exactly half the teams are eliminated, some really respectable teams don’t make it. Teams like … Read more
Jake Lechien was born when his father, Curtis, was in the eleventh season of his 16-year career in the National Hockey League. Since he was very young, Leschyshyn hasn’t had many vivid memories of what life was like with an NHL player for dad. He does remember his days off around the rink, however, when … Read more
You know what I’m thinking when I look back at that play in the corner early in the third period of the November 14, 2021 game at the Park that BK Suban removed Sami Bliss’s right knee? I remember the comment an NHL management person made during the 2012-13 lockout that the owners are the … Read more
