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Pregame The Penguins are without the services of Connor Dewar (undisclosed lower body injury, day-to-day) so Avery Hayes slots back into the lineup. The Penguins do get Stuart Skinner back from his eye injury and he starts. Their opponents, the Devils, are working with these players and lines for the night, sans Luke Hughes who […]
January was a lifetime ago, and is now just a distant memory for the national championship-bound Wisconsin Badgers. The season was on thin ice following a six-game skid to Michigan State, Penn State, and Minnesota, but the Badgers bounced back with a new sense of purpose to make their first Frozen Four and title game […]
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The San Jose Sharks take a quick road trip tonight to Southern California for one final season matchup with the Anaheim Ducks. The last time these two teams met, the Sharks tipped the Ducks into losing streak territory, scoring two goals in the final two minutes of the game to win in regulation. The Ducks have now lost five games in a row and have dropped from the top spot in the Pacific Division to third. San Jose will have to watch out because the Ducks are clearly a wounded animal looking t...
The Calgary Flames would more than likely prefer to forget what happened the last time they met the Colorado Avalanche. The 9-2 final score painted the picture of a blowout loss, but a closer look reveals that the Avalanche scored five goals in the first five minutes of the game, so just calling it a […]
Throughout their history, Minnesota Wild fans love a good villain. Todd Bertuzzi was one of the first to feel the wrath of Wild fans during their first taste of playoff hockey. The playoff vitriol was renewed when Patrick Roy went from a Hall of Fame goalie in the 2000s to the Colorado Avalanche’s h...
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The debuting Luke Haymes and Artur Akhtyamov will both dress for the Maple Leafs against an Islanders team in a do-or-die situation (6:45 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Craig Berube on what he’s hoping to see from his team as goaltender Artur Akhtyamov and forward Luke Haymes make their Leafs/NHL debuts: They’ve got to […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders – Game #79 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
While the Toronto Maple Leafs organization is dealing with inner turmoil, the team is getting an idea of what they've had stashed away in the AHL this season. Goalie Artur Akhtyamov, drafted 106th overall in 2020 by the Maple Leafs, will get his first NHL start against the New York Islanders tonight. The Maple Leafs are 2-5-3 in their last ten games , and need some fresh blood to help push the team in a positive direction before they head for the golf course in mid-April.&nb...
A week to go, all the main teams in action and the Islanders with perhaps their most beatable opponent of the remaining four games. Here’s the expected lineup and combos, with Max Shabanov staying in, Mat Barzal playing center, Tony DeAngelo returning from injury, and Kyle MacLean sitting out: Anders Lee – Bo Horvat – Simon Holmstrom Brayden […]
Last weekend's Sirens game proved NYC is a women's hockey town and everyone from Billie Jean King to Hilary Knight celebrated. The post PWHL takes over Madison Square Garden, sets another attendance record appeared first on Outsports .
The Vancouver Canucks bottomed out this season. Sitting with 52 points with five games to play, they're dead last in the entire NHL and are on pace for the worst season the franchise has seen in well over 50 years... since their second or third year of existence, in the early '70s. Sounds like a team in need of a full rebuild, doesn't it? But according to Thomas Drance in The Athletic , the Canucks are willing to trade some of their higher-end draft picks this June in order t...
One of the most beloved, then hated, Edmonton Oilers will talk about what went wrong during his brief, but busy, tenure with the team twenty years ago. Chris Pronger’s new book, Earned: The True Cost of Greatness from One of Hockey’s Fiercest Competitors, becomes available for readers next week. The two-time Olympic gold medallist says the…
Game 79: Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ Just before the Olympics we looked at the remaining schedules for the Atlantic Division teams and highlighted just how compressed the final third of the season was going to be for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tonight will be their 14th contest in the past 24 days, and they’ll fin...
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (40-35-3) versus the Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-16) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
The Dallas Stars are going to have some salary cap challenges this summer. With top scorer Jason Robertson a restricted free agent, extension talks haven't gained much traction to this point. He's projected to command a $12 million AAV, putting him in the company of the team's current highest-salaried employee, Mikko Rantanen. And it's hard to argue against Robertson being worth that much. He's recorded his third 40-goal season this year and has been well over a point-per-game play...
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Masters Tournament, the Oilers‘ big win in San Jose, Connor Ingram and Jason Dickinson getting banged up, best in-person sports, and much more. The guys…
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' GM search has been loaded with rumors of potential candidates. But after the news dropped today by insider Pierre LeBrun, it appears that one man may be emerging as a top candidate. The Leafs have obtained permission to speak with Florida Panthers' assistant general manager Sunny Mehta. But Toronto will have to act fast, as the New Jersey Devils, who just joined the GM hunt this week , have also received permission from the Cats to talk to him. The Leafs and the...
In the run-up to the draft, we’ve been breaking down all of the players added by the Jets during free agency and in the legal tampering window. We wrap up today with quarterback Geno Smith. The 35-year old Smith is listed at 6’2” and 221 pounds and was selected by the Jets out of West […]
Another game, another crucial two points for the Philadelphia Flyers to earn and be well on their way to securing a playoff spot. Every single game is as big as possible through the remaining week of the regular season — this is what it’s all about. And now, it’s the Flyers visiting the floundering Detroit Red Wings. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN+/HULU 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading Trevor Zegras was once known as a more individualistic player. Now, as he is...
Last week, I described the state of the Lakers as happiness. Now, all that remains is despair. That’s what happens when two star players go down in the same game and are out for the rest of the regular season and beyond. Earlier this year, during a bump in the road that is the NBA […]
Last year, the New York Rangers began selling off some big names. A retool was underway. Jacob Trouba was gone by the midway point of the 2024-25 season. Chris Kreider and K'Andre Miller were dealt last summer. Artemi Panarin was sent out this year. But one of the veteran players who has had his name embroiled in trade rumors is still around. And Mika Zibanejad is highly unlikely to be traded this summer, and for good reason. As Andrew Crane writes in the New York Post , Zibanejad ...
For golf fans, it’s The Masters tournament this weekend, which is a yearly event named in honour of the ‘masters of golf‘ who competed in it. For hockey fans, especially Oilers fans, the last two games have shown their captain, Connor McDavid, putting on masterful performances, climbing to the top of the NHL points leaderboard,…
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