Women's Hockey Notebook: Leagues feed national teams, Ruggiero on NWHL, ESPNW Summit My baby has arrived and the delivery was a success. She was delivered at approximately 8:50pm at… https://t.co/xM826YPkkO— Chelsea Laden (@ChelseaLaden) November 13, 2015 LINE RUSHES 1. Both women’s leagues took last week off for the Four Nations Cup in Sweden. If you haven’t seen by now, the USA beat … [Read more...]

Why Justin Abdelkader's extension is one of the worst contracts in the NHL (Trending Topics) The good news about the Justin Abdelkader extension — seven years with a $4.25 million AAV — is that everyone except Ken Holland immediately thought it was ludicrous. The bad news is that the Red Wings are now stuck with it for the next seven years. But one supposes that “bad” is a relative term … [Read more...]

NHL offside calls are up, but should coach’s challenge get the blame? Alex Ovechkin has scored two goals in his last two games. Well, he would have scored two goals were it not for the new coach’s challenge, which was used to wipe away both of those goals, leaving him tied with Sergei Fedorov for the most by a Russian player in the NHL.  Justin Williams, Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals … [Read more...]

Evgeny Kuznetsov is really good at no-look passes as T.J. Oshie finds out (Video) The market for “no-look passes while skating behind the net leading to goals” has been cornered by Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals. It’s a skill that’s been tough to match by other NHLers as the young Russian forward has an incredible sense of awareness of where his teammates are at all times. Take … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Zucker plays OT hero for Wild; Zuccarello leads Rangers No. 1 Star: Jason Zucker, Minnesota Wild  Zucker scored twice, with his second of the night coming in overtime as the Wild edged the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 for their third straight win. Devan Dubnyk made 37 saves and Ryan Suter contributed a pair of assists.   No. 2 Star: Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers Zuccarello … [Read more...]

Gabriel Landeskog ejected for hit on Brad Marchand; discipline coming? (Video) Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was kicked out of Thursday night’s game against the Boston Bruins in the second period after this hit on Brad Marchand.  Via SomeHockeyVids: Landeskog was handed a match penalty for illegal hit to the head. Marchand was given a minor for roughing after punching the … [Read more...]

Ducks' 'Military Appreciation Night' features puck-dropping robot (Video) Before Wednesday’s Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers game, fans at Honda Center were treated to a unique ceremonial puck drop. As part of Military Appreciation Night, the TALON Hazmat robot of the California National Guard helped with the pre-game festitivities. The robot delivered a clean puck drop, and neither Ryan … [Read more...]

Jeff Carter on dogs, Mike Richards and being under-the-radar elite for Kings Jeff and Megan Carter started receiving local support almost immediately after her tweet hit cyberspace.  A Maltese foster dog the couple was housing named CeCe was lost. This was an almost tragic event in the Carter household. Megan works for the local charity Wags and Walks and her love of dogs has pulled Jeff … [Read more...]

Watch 'Tonight Show's' Jimmy Fallon shoot pumpkin pies on Henrik Lundqvist (Video) Henrik Lundqvist’s good deed of giving tossing his goalie stick into the Madison Square Garden crowd Tuesday night resulted in a brawl. New York Rangers fans battled for his stick, but to no avail.  Once security showed up, they took the stick and brought it back to the goaltender.  On Wednesday, Lundqvist … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Crosby helps Pens top Habs; Purcell's OT goal beats Ducks No. 1 Star: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins The Penguins captain set up the game’s opening goal and Patric Hornqvist’s tying goal with 6:25 left in the third period. After overtime, Crosby ended the game in the shootout, giving Pittsburgh a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens: No. 2 Star: Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton … [Read more...]