Penguins fire Mike Johnston, name Mike Sullivan new head coach Mike Johnston’s time is up with the Pittsburgh Penguins as the team announced on Saturday that they’ve fired the head coach and assistant Gary Agnew. Mike Sullivan, who had been coaching the team’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, takes over full-time duties. “I felt it was time for a coaching change because our team has … [Read more...]

Jonathan Bernier records third straight shutout since AHL demotion Jonathan Bernier’s conditioning stint with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies has gone better than one would expect. The Marlies beat the Utica Comets 2-0 on Friday night, with Bernier stopping 27 shots for his third straight shutout. Since being sent down from the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this month, the netminder has saved all 70 … [Read more...]

Good call or bad call: Thompson ejected for elbowing Faulk (Video) Uh oh. Anaheim Ducks center Nate Thompson could find himself on Santa's naughty list after receiving a five minute major and a game misconduct for elbowing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk. ... or will he? Take a look at the play: Thompson clearly makes contact with Justin Faulk's head, no question there. Give him … [Read more...]

Hawks' Kane pushes point streak to 25 games The streak continues. Patrick Kane's power-play goal midway through the second period against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night extended his current point streak to 25 games, tied for the longest streak among all active NHL players. The only player still in the league that has had a 25-game point streak is Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, … [Read more...]

Bizarre penalty: Devils' Tootoo flips over boards Late in the first period of their game against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night, the New Jersey Devils were whistled for a too many men on the ice penalty. Nothing out of the ordinary about that, right? Happens at least once a night somewhere in the NHL because of a bad line change, a miscommunication between teammates, or some other … [Read more...]

What would you put inside the Martin Brodeur statue in Jersey? As you know, the New Jersey Devils have made amends with Martin Brodeur and will honor the best player in franchise history (non-defenseman division) with a statue outside of Prudential Center that in no way will become a urinal for Newark locals.  The statue is going to be designed around Brodeur’s stick salute “at his last … [Read more...]

Oilers to honor Sather; NWHL All-Star Draft results; Lack sells tacos (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].  • The Edmonton Oilers will honor Glen Sather and his nearly … [Read more...]

Tom Wilson gets misconduct for boarding Brian Campbell (Video) Washington Capitals bruiser Tom Wilson received a game misconduct for boarding Florida Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell in the third period of their Thursday game. Fortunately for the Panthers, Campbell returned. A video of Wilson’s hit is above. Wilson has never been suspended though his style has merited complaints according … [Read more...]

Patrick Kane extends point streak to 24 games (Video)   Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane extended his franchise record point streak to 24 games with a goal at the Nashville Predators on Thursday. A video of the play is above.  Nashville coach Peter Laviolette challenged the play, saying Kane interfered with Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne. But the goal stood. Here is the NHL’s … [Read more...]

Jagr scores 731st NHL goal to tie Dionne for fourth all-time (Video) Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr continued his march up the NHL record books on Thursday with his 731st goal of his career. The score tied Jagr with Marcel Dionne for fourth all-time in NHL history. Jagr had been sitting on 730 goals for his previous eight games. Above is the video of the score – a deflection by Jagr … [Read more...]