NHL Three Stars: Evgeni Malkin powers Penguins; Pekka Rinne outdoes Ducks No. 1 Star: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins  After lamenting the state of the Penguins’ offense, Malkin was the Penguins’ offense in their 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild. Malkin had two goals and two assists in a dominating four-point night. That included the beautiful goal seen here. No. 2 Star: Pekka Rinne, … [Read more...]

Women's Hockey Top 6: NWHL partners with NESN; CWHL host You Can Play game on Sportsnet [The Women's Hockey Top 6 is a list of the key storylines coming out this past weekend's games.] if this isn't the point I'm not quite sure what is #NWHL #futuredraftpick #likeAgirl pic.twitter.com/FnKmS3f205— Taylor Holze (@taytwofour) November 17, 2015 1) The NWHL announced a ground breaking partnership … [Read more...]

Watch Kevin Bieksa’s tooth fly out after Mike Fisher's punch (Video) Mike Fisher isn’t exactly known as one of the NHL’s most feared pugilists. But as Kevin Bieksa’s dentist will likely discover, the Nashville Predators center can puck a punch.  In the first period between the Nashville Predators and the Anaheim Ducks, Bieksa and Fisher were jabbing at each other with their sticks. Their … [Read more...]

Fantasy Hockey Awards: Who was most valuable player of the week?   It was an amazing week for one member of the Colorado Avalanche, but not so much for two members of the Winnipeg Jets – one of whom is being dropped with vigor by fantasy players. All that plus a defenseman who should be on your radar and a New York Rangers star that gave you more than offense last week, inside our weekly … [Read more...]

Canadiens down Canucks in OT with 'character' comeback The Montreal Canadiens erased a 3-0 Vancouver Canucks deficit to win 4-3 in overtime. And the game was an exercise in opposites of a team where everything was going its way and a team that just can’t figure out how to win at this juncture in the season. The Habs improved to 14-3-2, tied for the best point total in the NHL with the New … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Luongo stops Lightning barrage; Habs erase big Canucks deficit No. 1 Star: Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers The netminder came up big in a 39 save effort to pick up a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was Luongo’s first shutout of the season. He hadn’t allowed fewer than two goals since Oct. 27 against the Colorado Avalanche. The victory tied Luongo with Glenn Hall … [Read more...]

Dylan Larkin fires tough angle goal off Craig Anderson's backside (Video) Detroit Red Wings rookie Dylan Larkin made another play that tried to separate him in the wide-open Calder Trophy race. In a Monday night game against the Ottawa Senators, Larkin raced around two-time Norris Trophy winning defenseman Erik Karlsson and fired a shot off the butt of goaltender Craig Anderson’s that went … [Read more...]

Hunter Shinkaruk pranked by Canucks teammates before NHL debut (Video) The Vancouver Canucks decided to humble rookie forward Hunter Shinkaruk before he made his NHL debut Monday night against the Montreal Canadiens. During warm-ups, they had one of the team’s 2013 first-round picks (24th overall, Bo Horvat was the other at ninth overall) take a lap by himself. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and … [Read more...]

Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Patrick Roy, bad NHL coach, edition with Dimitri Filipovic It's a Monday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast, in which we discussed: - Dimitri Filipovic of the PDOcast and a nomadic life as an analytics hockey writer joins us to talk about the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, 3-on-3 overtime and his favorite beer-filled piñata, the … [Read more...]

Gary Bettman earned more than $9.6 million in compensation for '13-14 NHL season NHL revenues are growing, which means everyone is getting raises, including the head of the league, Commissioner Gary Bettman. According to Ian Thomas of the Sports Business Journal (sub. required), Bettman took in more than $9.6 million in salary and benefits for the 2013-14 season as per a recent tax filing. … [Read more...]