Hockey Page 193 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Canucks face Flames, hoping reinforcements lead to more success
The Vancouver Canucks hope to build off their recent success when they open the season against the visiting Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.,The Canucks won the Pacific Division last season and, outside of the COVID-shortened 2019-20 campaign, reached the postseason for the first time since 2015 a...
After playoff disappointment, Rangers begin season vs. Pens
The New York Rangers hope to take their first step toward their fifth Stanley Cup in franchise history when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday.,The Rangers finished with the most points in the NHL last season (114) under first-year coach Peter Laviole...
Sam Bennett, champion Panthers top Bruins in opener
Sam Bennett scored two goals as the Florida Panthers opened the defense of their first Stanley Cup title with a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers also got goals from Eetu Luostarinen, Sam Reinhart (short-handed), Jonah Gadjovich and Evan Rodrigues. Reinhar...
Banged-up Avalanche set to open season vs. Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche are still in championship windows, but they aren't as wide open as they were in the past.,Colorado won it all in 2022 and Vegas grabbed the Stanley Cup the following year before both teams made it no further than the second round of the playoffs last s...
Oilers embark on another run to elusive Cup, open vs. Jets
After finishing just one win shy of hoisting the Stanley Cup for the sixth time in franchise history last spring, the Edmonton Oilers hope some minor re-tooling will get them back to the promised land.,Edmonton hosts the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night to open the teams' respective 2024-25 regular ...
Blues streak to 3 straight goals, edge host Kraken in season opener
Jordan Kyrou scored twice as the St. Louis Blues rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon in the NHL season opener for both teams.,Philip Broberg also tallied for the Blues, Justin Faulk added two assists and goaltender Jordan Binnington made 30 save...
New coach Craig Berube, Leafs face rival Canadiens in opener
Craig Berube makes his Toronto coaching debut when the visiting Maple Leafs open the 2024-25 regular season against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.,Sheldon Keefe led Toronto to a 46-26-10 mark last season, good for third in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins ...
Report: Rangers G Igor Shesterkin declines $88M offer
Entering the final year of a four-year, $22.67 million contract with the New York Rangers, Igor Shesterkin turned down the team's offer to become the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history, NHL Network reported Tuesday.,Per the report, Shesterkin was presented with an eight-year, $88 million extensi...
Puck-drop delay: Red Wings stall start due to Tigers' playoff game
Even in hockey-crazed Detroit, the season opener for the Red Wings can wait.,The team announced Tuesday that Thursday's scheduled season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, set for a 7 p.m., start will be pushed back an hour because the Tigers are home and playing in the American League Division...
Capitals sign F Jakub Vrana to one-year contract
The Washington Capitals signed veteran forward Jakub Vrana to a one-year, $775,000 contract on Tuesday.,Vrana, 28, was a first-round pick (13th overall) by the Capitals in 2014 and played his first four-plus NHL seasons with Washington. He won a Stanley Cup with the team in 2018. ,The Czech Republic...
Utah HC set to open new era vs. visiting Blackhawks
The puck drops for the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,After the NHL board of governors unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City this past spring, Utah will make its debut against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,"When this kind of happened, we were su...
Coming off first Cup win, Panthers start season vs. rival Bruins
Entering last season, 11 current NHL franchises had never won a Stanley Cup championship.,Thanks to the Florida Panthers' triumphant 2023-24 season, that list is down to 10.,On Tuesday night, the Panthers will raise their Stanley Cup banner to the rafters and begin their title defense against the Bo...
Blues, Kraken open new season with retooled rosters
The St. Louis Blues and Seattle Kraken made some big -- and somewhat controversial -- offseason moves in an effort to get back to the NHL playoffs.,The teams will open the 2024-25 season Tuesday afternoon in Seattle.,Blues general manager Doug Armstrong employed the rarely used offer sheet this summ...
Wild sign G Jesper Wallstedt to 2-year, $4.4M extension
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year, $4.4-million contract extension Monday, three days before the team begins its 2024-25 season at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Wallstedt, 21, will finish out his entry-level contract this season before the extension starts wit...
Ducks claim veteran G James Reimer off waivers
The Anaheim Ducks claimed veteran goaltender James Reimer off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,Reimer, 36, had signed a one-year deal for $1 million with the Sabres in free agency on July 2.,The Ducks needed a backup for Lukas Dostal with goalie John Gibson recovering from an emergency app...
Leafs make deals with Max Pacioretty, two others
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forwards Max Pacioretty and Steven Lorentz to one-year deals and inked defenseman Cade Webber to a two-year extension.,Pacioretty, 35, signed a deal worth $873,770 after a professional tryout in training camp. Lorentz signed a deal worth $775,000 coming over from the F...
Panthers cancel public championship ring ceremony as hurricane approaches
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers canceled their scheduled public ring ceremony, which was to be held Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., because of an approaching hurricane, the team announced Sunday.,The Champions Ring Ceremony will not be held out of caution due...
Red Wings waive veteran D Justin Holl
The Detroit Red Wings placed veteran defenseman Justin Holl on waivers Sunday, according to media reports.,Holl, 32, played in only 38 games last season after signing a three-year contract with an annual average value of $3.4 million in July 2023 after spending his first six seasons with the Toronto...
Forward Nils Hoglander signs 3-year contract with Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks signed left wing Nils Hoglander to a three-year, $9 million contract Sunday.,Hoglander, 23, scored a career-high 24 goals and added 12 assists in 80 games last season. ,The new deal will begin in the 2025-26 season because Hoglander has one season remaining on a two-year, $2.2 ...
Utah Hockey Club signs F Kailer Yamamoto
The Utah Hockey Club signed forward Kailer Yamamoto on Sunday to a one-year, two-way contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Yamamoto, 26, scored three goals in six preseason games while in training camp on a professional tryout. He had 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) in 59 games in his...