Blue Jackets end losing skid with third period comeback at Colorado The Columbus Blue Jackets historically bad start to the 2015-16 season got a little better Saturday. The Blue Jackets, a group that began the year 0-8-0 – the first team since the 1943-44 Rangers to do so – finally got a victory. The Blue Jackets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Said forward … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Ward and Boedker score three; Price keeps Habs on record pace No. 1 Star: Joel Ward, San Jose Sharks Ward was mic’d up for San Jose’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Can’t wait to hear that audio. The brawny forward scored a hat trick in San Jose’s 5-2 win over the Hurricanes. The victory broke a three-game losing skid for the Sharks. Ward, who was signed in the … [Read more...]

Montreal Canadiens set record with ninth straight regulation win to start season The Montreal Canadiens are still unbeatable to start the 2015-16 season.  Montreal continued its scorching hot pace in a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The win by the Habs moved Montreal to 9-0-0 and broke the NHL record for regulation wins to start a season – originally set by the 1975-76 Buffalo … [Read more...]

Michael Raffl collapses on Flyers bench in game against Rangers (Video) Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl collapsed on the team bench during their game against the New York Rangers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.  The situation happened after Raffl seemed to take an inadvertent elbow to the face from Rangers forward Jarret Stoll. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit … [Read more...]

Greenville Swamp Rabbits see victory, flying carrots in home opener (Photos) When the Greenville Road Warriors announced they would be rebranded as the Swamp Rabbits in August their new logo vaulted to the top of the list of best in hockey sports. An angry rabbit in hockey gear holding a carrot stick? Good luck topping that. On Friday, the Swamp Rabbits won their home opener versus the South … [Read more...]

Blues' Schwartz out 12 weeks with broken ankle The injuries keep coming for the St. Louis Blues. The team announced on Saturday morning that forward Jaden Schwartz will be sidelined for at least the next 12 weeks due to a fractured ankle that he suffered in practice on Friday during a warmup drill. A first-round pick (No. 14 overall) by the Blues in 2010, Schwartz has developed into one of … [Read more...]

Jaden Schwartz out 12 weeks with fractured ankle for Blues Every year, there’s one NHL that gets slammed with significant injuries to significant players. Based on the available evidence in the first two weeks of the season, that team is the St. Louis Blues in 2015-16. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit bonus with your first deposit] Jaden Schwartz is the latest victim, going … [Read more...]

Saturday picks: Canadiens go for nine in a row Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks, where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz share their predictions for select games every day. Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. ET The Montreal Canadiens just keep on winning. Thanks to their 7-2 blowout win in Buffalo on Friday night -- with their backup goalie in net -- the … [Read more...]

Habs win 8th straight, closing in on NHL history You can't win the Stanley Cup in October, but the Montreal Canadiens are playing like a team that has those kind of aspirations. With their eighth consecutive win, thanks to a 7-2 trouncing of Buffalo Sabres Friday, Montreal became just the sixth team in NHL history to start the season 8-0-0. They're also inching ever closer to the all-time NHL … [Read more...]

Cal Clutterbuck boards Zdeno Chara, confirms Chara still scary when mad (Video) Like tickling The Hulk when he doesn't expect it, making Zdeno Chara mad remains a very bad idea. But then again, Cal Clutterbuck has never been one to heed such warnings. In a testy game on Friday night, Matt Martin was the first New York Islander to put a check on Chara. The Boston Bruins defenseman fell with … [Read more...]