Mikko Koivu taken to hospital after hard fall into boards Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu was taken to the hospital after he crashed into the boards in a Tuesday game at the Columbus Blue Jackets. Koivu fell going for a loose puck with Columbus defenseman David Savard in the Blue Jackets’ zone in Nationwide Arena. According to the below gif, Koivu slid into the boards, back and neck … [Read more...]

How Islanders plan to draw more fans to Brooklyn The New York Islanders are averaging 12,977 in attendance per game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. That’s tickets distributed rather than a turnstile count, per NHL policy. That puts the Islanders at No. 29 in the League, ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes.  But the attendance pattern for the Islanders is much like that of the New Jersey Devils … [Read more...]

Tues. Picks: Caps rebound at Bruins' expense Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for every game, every day. Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET The Boston Bruins have had a few days to reset after a disappointing showing at the NHL Winter Classic in Foxborough on New Year's Day. It's been said by many that have … [Read more...]

Colorado's Jarome Iginla scores 600th goal Colorado Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla added to his Hall of Fame resume on Monday night when he became the 19th player in NHL history to record his 600th career goal. It was probably one of the more bizarre ways for a player to reach a milestone because he wasn't even trying to score on the play. It all happened late in the third period with the … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Tyson Barrie's 4-point night; Ryan wins for Sens No. 1 Star: Tyson Barrie, Colorado Avalanche  The Avs defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 4-1, and Barrie had a hand in all of those tallies. He opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the second period; under six minutes later, Barrie scored again, his sixth of the season. In the third period, he added two primary assists on … [Read more...]

Jarome Iginla scores goal No. 600, thankful chase is over (Video) Jarome Iginla entered the Colorado Avalanche’s game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night looking for the 600th goal of his career. He was stuck on 599 after going goal-less in the previous three games against the Sharks, Blackhawks and the Calgary Flames, the team with whom he began his career.   “It would have been … [Read more...]

Mon. picks: Kings extend streak, Pacific lead Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche, 9 p.m. ET For the most part, the NHL's Pacific Division stinks. There really isn't anyway to sugarcoat it. It just simply stinks. It stinks so much that the Anaheim Ducks entered … [Read more...]

Stars' Jason Demers ejected after boarding Cal Clutterbuck (Video) The Dallas Stars lost to the New York Islanders 6-5 on Sunday and also lost Jason Demers early in the second period after the defenseman was ejected for a hit on Cal Clutterbuck. With the score tied at two, a puck scramble ended up along the boards in the Islanders’ zone. After Clutterbuck shuffled the puck away, he was down … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Panthers win again; Crawford blanks Senators No. 1 Stars: Al Montoya / Jaromir Jagr, Florida Panthers The Panthers won their ninth straight game and seventh consecutive at home with a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. In his first start since Dec. 17, Montoya stopped 39 shots for his fourth straight win. Jagr scored 27 seconds into the game and again in the third period … [Read more...]

NWHL's Whale, Riveters brawl following goalie collision (Video) Shiann Darkangelo’s hat trick helped the Connecticut Whale improve to 9-1-0 after a 6-1 win over the New York Riveters in NWHL action Sunday night. With the game 5-0 in the third period, things got quite heated after Whale forward Danielle Ward collided with Riveters netminder Jenny Scrivens. New York captain Ashley Johnston … [Read more...]