NHL Three Stars: Perry and Getzlaf unite for victory; Penguins win sixth straight No. 1 Star: Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks The Ducks captain returned after missing four games following an appendectomy. He notched three assists in 17:36 of action in a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.  With the victory, the Ducks have won three straight and moved to 4-7-2 on the season. No. 2 Star: … [Read more...]

Henrik Zetterberg scores No. 300, honored to have Lidstrom see it TORONTO – When Henrik Zetterberg made the leap to the NHL in 2002, there were two Swedes on the Detroit Red Wings that made him feel welcome. One was Tomas Holmstrom. The other was Nicklas Lidstrom. “When I came over, Nick reached out to me. He’s a big part of my career and a big part of the person I am,” he said. So it was … [Read more...]

Pascal Dupuis out of hospital after precautionary visit: Update Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis is out of the hospital according to reports from Edmonton, though he has been ruled out of the Penguins' next game at Calgary and will return to Pittsburgh.  Dupuis was taken to the hospital as a precaution prior to the team’s game at Edmonton “after experiencing symptoms that may or may … [Read more...]

Pascal Dupuis taken to hospital as blood clot precaution Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis was taken to the hospital as a precaution prior to the team’s game at Edmonton “after experiencing symptoms that may or may not be related to his blood clot history.”  The Penguins announced the news on their website. Dupuis was found to have a blood clot in his lung last November and missed … [Read more...]

Jonathan Toews gets into rare fight, scraps with Devils' Adam Henrique (Video) Jonathan Toews is not known as a fighter. So when he drops it merits some mention.    Toews decided to fight Adam Henrique with 2:06 left in the first period of the Chicago Blackhawks' game against the New Jersey Devils.  According to Hockey Fights, Toews, the Blackhawks captain, hasn’t fought since the 2012-13 … [Read more...]

Friday picks: Wings get better of Babcock again Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET After blanking the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first game of the season, 4-0, the Detroit Red Wings have been riding a bit of a roller coaster. They started the year 3-0-0 before losing six of their next seven and are now back to their winning ways with back-to-back victories. They'll have a good … [Read more...]

Which NHL players are ‘the ones that got away’ for your team? (Video) Did you see Tyler Seguin tally that hat trick against the Boston Bruins the other day? Bruins fans did. It led to another round of deep sighs and dreams of what could have been had Boston opted not to trade a super-talented No. 2 overall pick because he was an immature 21 year old.  [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a … [Read more...]

Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Brent Seabrook among smart plays on Friday By Jason ChenRotoWire Hockey Writer Friday night has six games with plenty of East vs. West flavor. Players from Chicago and Dallas have the most upside, both facing teams in the bottom half of the league. For the other teams, it really depends on which narrative you want to believe in. Henrik Lundqvist is one of the best … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Lightning's Vasilevskiy shuts down Sabres No. 1 Star: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning The Bolts goalie made 30 saves, including 20 in the second period, as Tampa topped the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1. Steven Stamkos scored No. 7; Jack Eichel had No. 5 in the loss. No. 2 Star: Mikael Backlund, Calgary Flames The Flames forward assisted on Josh Jooris’ goal and then scored a … [Read more...]

Patrick Marleau embarrasses Panthers for ‘NHL 94' goal (Video) Well, would you look at that: Patrick Marleau changed the settings to “EASY” and then scored a video game goal against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. I mean, that’s basically an unstoppable “NHL 94” move right there, right? Marleau collecting the puck in the neutral zone – after a nice play by Joel Ward to corral it – … [Read more...]