The Pittsburgh Penguins will raise their fifth Stanley Cup championship banner in franchise history when they host the St. Louis Blues on October 4 as the National Hockey League unveiled its regular season schedule on Thursday. The Penguins home opener is one of four games on opening night. The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the … Read more
Nick Ritchie scored the eventual winning goal as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Sunday to even their Western Conference finals series at 1-1. Ritchie took a long pass off the boards and his shot glanced off the side of goalie Pekka Rinne’s head into the net in front of a crowd … Read more
Nick Ritchie scored the game winner and the Anaheim Ducks ended a game seven jinx by beating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Wednesday to book their spot in the NHL Conference finals. The Ducks won their first game seven after losing home deciders the last four seasons in a row. They also came back from being … Read more
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky were named Monday as finalists for the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player award. The Hart Trophy, awarded to the NHL player judged most valuable to his team, was voted upon by a media panel after the regular season. The … Read more
Mats Zuccarello scored two goals on Saturday to spark the New York Rangers over Montreal 3-1 and advance into the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs. The Rangers took the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series 4-2 over the Canadiens and will next face either the Boston Bruins or Ottawa Senators. In the Western Conference, … Read more
Goaltender John Gibson bounced back from a subpar performance as the Anaheim Ducks became the first team to reach the second round of the NHL playoffs with a four-game sweep of the Calgary Flames. Gibson made 36 saves as the Ducks scored two goals early then held on for a 3-1 win at the Saddledome … Read more
Connor McDavid reached the 100-point mark and Jordan Eberle delivered a hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers dumped the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in the 2016-17 NHL season’s final regular-season game. McDavid recorded his 69th and 70th assists to go with 30 goals in 82 games as the 20-year-old Canadian forward becomes the sixth youngest player … Read more