Tyler Ennis scores twirling, falling goal vs. Flyers (Video) It was Danny (Daniel?) Briere Night for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Naturally, a diminutive forward scored a fantastic goal.  At 6:36 of the first period, Sabres winger Tyler Ennis took the puck in back of the Flyers’ net. He lost the puck but it was recovered by Ryan O’Reilly, who sent it … [Read more...]

Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Adam Henrique among players to target on Tuesday By Sasha YodashkinRotoWire Hockey Writer Tuesday's 10-game slate allows for a nearly endless array of lineup possibilities, as the busy schedule means there's no shortage of viable strategies to use in both cash games and GPP formats. The Devils, Flyers, Wild, Stars and Panthers have home games against some of the … [Read more...]

Dougie Hamilton fled Bruins after they didn’t acquire brother: Report In the ongoing saga of Dougie Hamilton’s departure from the Boston Bruins, we have yet another rumor bouncing around. First, it was that he was a loner, Dougie, a rebel. Now, it’s because the Bruins didn’t give him a sibling to play with. Damien Cox reported over the weekend that one factor in Hamilton’s impasse with the … [Read more...]

Frederik Andersen dislodges net, costs Blackhawks goal (Video) The Chicago Blackhawks-Anaheim Ducks game saw no goals scored through three periods Monday night, but while the Blackhawks won it in overtime, they could have easily taken the two points in regulation. It appeared late in the third period that Artemi Panarin broke the deadlock with his third of the season, but Ducks netminder … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Toews plays OT hero again; Halak blanks Flames No. 1 Stars: Jonathan Toews / Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks Toews scored his second consecutive overtime winner as the Blackhawks shutout the reeling Anaheim Ducks 1-0. Corey Crawford made 39 saves for his second straight shutout and 14th of his career. No. 2 Star: Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders Halak recorded his … [Read more...]

Evander Kane asked out of Winnipeg every offseason Evander Kane wanted out of Winnipeg. Also, there are dinosaurs in “Jurassic World.”  Putting aside the obvious for a moment, it was never a question of “if” but rather one of “when” for a Kane trade from the Winnipeg Jets. The first rumors of a trade request from the talented winger to Jets brass arrived in 2011, with his agent denying it … [Read more...]

Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Storytime with Pete Weber; why Montreal Canadiens rule It's a Monday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast, in which we discussed: - The great Pete Weber joins us to talk Nashville Predators, "Slap Shot" and old time hockey tales. - Jeff and Greg talk about the Montreal Canadiens' huge start.  - More Bruce Boudreau firing talk.  - The Winnipeg Jets as a … [Read more...]

Nashville Predators lock up Mattias Ekholm for six years, $22.5M The Nashville Predators locked up another one of their young defenseman to a long-term contract. The team announced it signed 25-year-old blueliner Mattias Ekholm to a six-year $22.5 million contract extension. Ekholm was slated to be a restricted free agent this coming offseason. That's a salary cap hit of $3.75 million … [Read more...]

North Dakota’s new nickname: Fighting Hawks, Roughriders or Nodaks? Since the Fighting Sioux are no more, the University of North Dakota has been work-shopping a new nickname for quite some time. It presented five options to a number of eligible voters, and they’ve narrowed the field to a three-choice “runoff” vote for the school’s new mascot.  So, what will North Dakota hockey be known as … [Read more...]

Anaheim's early season spiral continues with loss at Wild The Bruce Boudreau coaching hot seat got warmer Saturday in a 3-0 Anaheim Ducks loss at the Minnesota Wild.  The defeat for the Ducks dropped Anaheim to 1-5-1 to start the season. The game itself was completely uninspiring for Boudreau’s group. They were out-shot 30-15 and found themselves in the familiar spot of looking for answers … [Read more...]