Monday picks: Pens' new coach not enough Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET The Mike Sullivan era begins in Pittsburgh on Monday night when the Penguins host the Washington Capitals in a big Metropolitan Division game. For the Penguins, it's … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Kane extends streak to 26 games; goalies on parade No. 1 Star: Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche Varlamov almost had the shutout if it wasn't for that pesky Vladimir Tarasenko. The Avs goaltender made 42 saves in Colorado's 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues.  No. 2 Star: Thomas Greiss, New York Islanders Greiss improved his record to 9-3-2 on the season with a 27 save … [Read more...]

Assist gives Kane longest streak since 1992 The streak goes on. Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane picked up the secondary assist on Duncan Keith's power-play goal in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks to extend his streak to 26 consecutive games with a point. It is officially the longest streak since Mats Sundin posted 30 points in 1992-93 while with the Quebec Nordiques. Hat tip to the … [Read more...]

Leafs to get new logo, uniform next season Hockey traditionalists, man your battle stations. The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to have a new look for the 2016-17 hockey season according to logo and uniform expert Chris Creamer of SportsLogos.net. One of the NHL's oldest franchises will be celebrating its centennial over the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, and will be altering its primary logo and … [Read more...]

Blaming Mario Lemieux, his buddy Rick Tocchet for Penguins’ mess Who gets the blame for the current state of the Pittsburgh Penguins?  GM Jim Rutherford apparently blamed coach Mike Johnston, firing him on Saturday. Although Rutherford was the guy that hired him, and some have blamed Rutherford for his decisions since taking over the gig. But he took over from GM Ray Shero, whom fans blame … [Read more...]

Ryan O’Reilly trips on stick, scores OT game-winner vs. Kings (Video) We’ve all come to expect the unexpected in the NHL’s 3-on-3 overtime. So perhaps Ryan O’Reilly of the Buffalo Sabres entered the extra session on Saturday night actually thinking, ‘Yeah, I’ll score the game-winning goal after tripping on an opponent’s stick and falling on my back in the slot…’  O’Reilly scored at 3:19 of … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Jake Allen stifles Stars; Okposo powers Isles No. 1 Star: Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues  Jake Allen made 26 saves – including 7-of-7 on four penalty kills – as the Blues shut down the best offense in the NHL, topping the Dallas Stars by a score of 3-0. David Backes, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Reaves (his first of the season) had the goals. Allen has now won two straight, … [Read more...]

Women's Hockey Notebook: Toxicity in wake of Winter Classic announcement LINE RUSHES 1. A lot has happened since the pseudo-announcement of the Winter Classic game between the Boston Pride (NWHL) and Les Canadiennes de Montreal one week ago and not all of it has been positive. Ken Campbell of The Hockey News wrote a column that stirred the pot of divisiveness even more. What went from a … [Read more...]

Jordin Tootoo gets peculiar penalty after flipping over boards (Video) In the New Jersey Devils’ overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night, Jordin Tootoo had Detroit defenseman Mike Green in his sights for a hit along the benches. Green calmly sidestepped it, and the Devils forward went skates-over-Tootoo into the area between the benches, where MSG Network’s John MacLean was … [Read more...]

Kane scoring streak hits 25 games, tying Crosby (Video) #SHOWTIME pic.twitter.com/SYL0KUNI0I— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 12, 2015 The point scoring streak continues for Patrick Kane.  Kane and breakout rookie Artemi Panarin played a little catch in the Winnipeg Jets zone on the power play before the Chicago Blackhawks foward extends his point scoring streak to 25 games with … [Read more...]