by Jason Karnosky | AHL On The Beat The Milwaukee Admirals feature a game-breaker on offense this season. Vinnie Hinostroza is the type of player who can change a game with his speed or his shot, or by making an impossible pass. He also happens to be leading the American Hockey League in scoring a
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The Buffalo Sabres are coming off a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers, extending their losing streak to eight games (0-5-3). With limited offensive production during this stretch, the team aims to reignite their top players as they seek their first victory since a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 23.
Field Level Media Dec 14, 2024, 11:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension through the 2027-28 season. Kolesar, 27, is in his sixth season with Vegas after he was acquired in June 2017 from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a
The Tampa Bay Lightning (14-10-2) took down the Calgary Flames (14-10-5) by a score of 8-3 to get back in the win column on Thursday night. While the Flames attempted a comeback in the second period, the Lightning pulled away in the final period of play to seal it. A 2004 Stanley Cup Final rematch
Former NHL star Joe Thornton and Calgary Flames front office executive Brad Pascall are heading the management team for Canada’s Spengler Cup squad for a second straight year, while Hockey Canada has named Gerard Gallant head coach. Hockey Canada announced its 2024 Spengler Cup management group Tuesday, with Thornton and Pascall working as co-GMs and
The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Ottawa Senators on Friday, Dec. 13, at Lenovo Center for the second time in the 2024-25 season. The last time these two teams met was on Nov. 16, when the Hurricanes shut out the Senators 4-0 with a Spencer Martin masterclass. In the second of three meetings for the season,
Field Level Media Dec 13, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Wild claimed defenseman Travis Dermott off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Dermott, who turns 28 on Dec. 22, signed a one-year, two-way contract with Edmonton before the season. The Oilers placed him on waivers Thursday. Dermott did not produce
Paced by Max Pacioretty and his second three-point game of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs battened down the hatches in the third period to defeat the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. The high-scoring first period also saw William Nylander score a skillful goal and Frank Vatrano net a power play marker that kept the
Anthony Stolarz became the latest significant Toronto Maple Leafs player to suffer an injury with the NHL season just shy of the one-third mark. Stolarz departed with a lower-body injury after the first period of a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Max Pacioretty led the way for Toronto with two goals and
The Chicago Blackhawks recalled forward Frank Nazar from the Rockford IceHogs earlier today. The 13th-overall 2022 pick has 11 goals and 13 assists in 21 games so far in the American Hockey League (AHL) to lead all rookies in scoring. To say that anticipation and excitement surrounding Nazar has been building would be an understatement.
Arda Ocal, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The holiday season is well underway. Proper planning with gifts is always the play: Don’t wait until the last second because the last thing you want is to be caught empty-handed when it’s too late. That’s exactly how some NHL teams are
It won’t be long until the jolly fat man in the red suit arrives on his sleigh with gifts and good tidings for all. The Jets have been pretty nice so far this season to their fan base (certainly not to their opponents), posting a 21-9-1 record to sit first in the Central Division and
Jacob Trouba could have found himself on his way to the Hartford Wolf Pack rather than the Anaheim Ducks last week. The New York Rangers opted to scratch Trouba, their captain, for a home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 30-year-old defenseman carried an $8 million cap hit and had struggled as had the rest
After getting flattened by the Winnipeg Jets 8-1 on Tuesday (Dec. 10), the Boston Bruins had a chance to rebound versus a comparatively easier opponent on Thursday (Dec. 12) as they visited the Seattle Kraken. However, life for the Bruins in 2024-25 continues to throw them challenges, as the Kraken defended home ice with a
Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Flyers center Scott Laughton felt a huge sense of pride when his second goal of the game gave him 100 in his career. Laughton had another major milestone in sight: He added two empty-net goals to tie Philadelphia’s team record of four
The San Jose Sharks take on the St. Louis Blues tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. SHARKS (10-16-5) at BLUES (14-13-2) 8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, NBCSCA Sharks projected lineup Nikolai Kovalenko — Macklin Celebrini — Tyler ToffoliKlim Kostin — Mikael Granlund — Fabian ZetterlundBarclay Goodrow — Alexander Wennberg —
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Patience usually is a wise strategy in the AHL season’s opening months. Easier said than done, though. The Springfield Thunderbirds lost nine of their first 13 games under new head coach Steve Konowalchuk, the long-time NHL forward who has gone on to a lengthy coaching career as well. The St.
The Winnipeg Jets have placed forward Henri Nikkanen on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. Nikkanen, a Finnish left-shot centre/winger, was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft at 113th overall. In 140-career games with the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, he recorded 13 goals and