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Holy Hell Connor McDavid Is Fast
Q: How do you defend Connor McDavid one-on-one?...
One Player Helped Get Both Goalies Knocked Out Of The Red Wings-Lightning Game
It’s not a good night for goalies in Tampa. First came an injury to Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop, on a seemingly routine save of a shot from rookie Nick Jensen in the first period. Though the play seemed innocuous enough, Bishop soon left the game, and the team later announced that he was out wit...
Patrick Maroon Watches His Son Cheer For Him, Cries Dad Tears
Oilers winger Patrick Maroon bagged himself a goal in a 3-2 overtime win against the Blues last night, but he waited until after the game to submit his highlight of the night....
Red Wings-Hurricanes Game Canceled Due To Poor Ice Condition
Tonight’s Red Wings-Hurricanes game in Raleigh has officially been postponed, nearly two hours after the scheduled puck drop, because the ice at PNC Arena is unplayable. It’s actually pretty cold in Raleigh tonight! But the word on the street is a broken compressor is the culprit....
Trump Nominates Florida Panthers Owner As Secretary Of The Army
President-elect Donald Trump announced today that he intends to nominate billionaire Florida Panthers owner and army veteran Vincent Viola as the Secretary of the Army, a non-cabinet level position. The Panthers said Viola’s appointment will not change anything about the team’s day-to-day operations...
Crowd At Hockey Game Cheers For Kid On Jumbotron, Boos Everyone Else
The crowd at Saturday’s Ducks-Red Wings game was captivated by a small child who appeared on the Jumbotron. The cameras cut to the kid more than once, each time to cheers. Everyone else, even other Red Wings fans, received a less positive reaction....
Henrik Lundqvist Got His Mask Knocked Off By This Bone-Rattling Hit
Henrik Lundqvist got the Lund Qvisted right out of him by Cody Eakin in the first period of the Rangers’ game against the Stars tonight, losing his mask in the process. Eakin received a ten-minute penalty for his trouble, and Lundqvist was examined by a team doctor....
When Do The Rangers Start Worrying About Henrik Lundqvist?
Henrik Lundqvist has been one of the best and most consistent goaltenders in the NHL, and on the rare occasions where he’s gone into little slumps while the likes of Steve Valiquette or Marty Biron have gone on tears, it’s been an occasion for fans to performatively throw themselves behind the new g...
Patrik Laine Slaps Game-Winner, Right Into His Own Net<em></em>
Winnipeg Jets rookie Patrik Laine’s 17 goals in 32 games puts him third overall in scoring this season. After last night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, he could have moved up a spot, but NHL players don’t get credit for accidental goals on their own net....
Here's A Weird Hockey Move: A Headbutt To The Crotch
Because why skate normally when you can lower your head to barrel directly into your opponent’s crotch instead? ...
Don't Burn Your Mouth On This Piping Hot Hockey Beef
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid missed a couple of months last season when he slid into the boards with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Brandon Manning in a Nov. 3, 2015 game, and broke his clavicle. At the time, McDavid didn’t blame Manning for the injury, but in last night’s game, the Oilers ...
Carey Price Unleashed The Goalie Fury Upon Kyle Palmieri
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price snapped in the first period of Thursday’s game and beat the hell out of New Jersey Devils winger Kyle Palmieri....
Devils And Canucks Brawl Right On Top Of Lifeless Philip Larsen
In the second period of tonight’s Canucks-Devils game, Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen was brutally laid out by a Taylor Hall hit he never saw coming. The Canucks and Devils briefly scuffled before everyone realized that Larsen was immobile at the feet of the scrum. His helmet came off before the f...
Marek Svatos Died From Combined Drug Intoxication
Former NHL player Marek Svatos died of “combined drug intoxication,” according to a report released today by the Douglas County (Colo.) Coroner’s Office....
Connor McDavid's Anger Shows The NHL's Concussion Protocol Working Like It Should
When a league’s concussion protocol works like it’s intended, players will get mad. There’s no way around it. Connor McDavid, the Oilers’ young star, was yanked off the ice after hitting his head in last night’s home loss to Minnesota, and he was pissed....
Sidney Crosby Turned Antti Niemi Into A Backboard
You can’t really dunk on your opponents in hockey, but Sidney Crosby got about as close as you can when he pinged a shot off of Antti Niemi’s shoulder from a tight angle, waited for it to rebound back to him, picked it out of the air, and bonked the puck in off of Niemi’s back....
This Is Cute
Getting Sharks wingers Tomas Hertl and Tommy Wingels to throw on noise-blocking headphones and try to read each other’s lips is a good bit to begin with, but the real star here is Hertl’s giggle....
Andrew Shaw Gets Penalty, Breaks Stuff, Swears A Lot
Andrew Shaw had scored the Canadiens’ first goal with two minutes left in Tuesday’s game against the Ducks, but he hampered Montreal’s chances at tying when he received a hooking penalty with 27 seconds left. Shaw took his rage out on his stick—and eventually, a bunch of other sticks....
Florida Panthers Fire Coach Gerard Gallant, Make Him Catch A Taxi
Twenty-two games into a disappointing season, the Florida Panthers fired head coach Gerard Gallant last night, and while the decision is questionable enough, the way it went down is awkward as hell. For one, the team didn’t officially announce the move until about an hour ago, leaving it to media to...
Do You See Gray Or Blue In The Vegas Golden Knights Logo?
This is the logo for the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, as you may or may not already know. According to the franchise, the team’s new color scheme features four colors: steel gray, gold, black, and red. But some of us see a different color....