Leafs' Kadri banned 4 games for cross-check It was not a great season for Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri when it comes to NHL discipline. After he was fined twice for different diving infractions this past week (fines he was not happy about), the NHL announced on Monday morning that Kadri has been suspended four games for cross-checking Detroit Red Wings forward Luke Glendening in … [Read more...]

Jake Allen leaves St. Louis Blues win with injury (Video) Your browser does not support iframes. The injury bug returned for St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen on Sunday.  Allen missed 17 games between Jan. 8 and Feb. 20 with a knee injury and appeared to have suffered another problem in the Blues’ 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The young netminder left the game after the first … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Kane, Panarin power Chicago; Gibson slows Stars No. 1 Star: Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks   The star winger continued to pad his NHL scoring lead with three goals and one assist in a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins. With the outburst, Kane reached 100 points with 43 goals and 57 assists. Last season no NHL player reached 100 points.  No. 2 Star: Artemi Panarin, Chicago … [Read more...]

Andrew MacDonald leaves game after big Tom Kuhnackl hit (GIF) Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald left midway through the third period of his team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins after a big collision with forward Tom Kuhnackl. It appeared MacDonald was falling on the play as he tried to move the puck before Kuhnackl hit into him. On the hit his head also seemed to hit the … [Read more...]

Defending the Duncan Keith suspension The NHL suspended Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith on Friday for his intentional stick-whack to the face of Charlie Coyle of the Minnesota Wild. We figured “rest of the regular season” would have sufficed; that the NHL Department of Player Safety gave him an additional playoff game was commendable. Or condemnable, as it were. The reactions … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Panthers 4 goal comeback; Flyers move up; Penguins clinch No. 1 Star: Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers Midway through the second period, the Panthers were down 3-0 to the hapless Montreal Canadiens. Then the one they call Sasha led the Cats to a four goal comeback. Barkov registered 2 goals and 2 assists on the night. His second goal came with 28.1 seconds left to seal … [Read more...]

Steven Stamkos out 1 to 3 months with blood clot in arm Steven Stamkos did not take warmups on Saturday night, and was a late scratch against the New Jersey Devils. The team announced he had an upper body injury. After the game, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman announced Steven Stamkos would miss one to three months with a blood clot in his right arm, near his collarbone. … [Read more...]

Kadri cross-checks Glendening's head; suspension to follow? (Video) Kadri cross-checked Glendening high after their battle. Glendening shaken up. #RedWings #DETvsTOR #Leafs pic.twitter.com/hyB5xZ7Xw7— Stefan Kubus (@StefanKubus) April 3, 2016 If Nazem Kadri is making an attempt to stay under the NHL's radar, he's not doing a very good job at it. As the video shows, Kadri and Luke Glendening … [Read more...]

Bolts' Stamkos has blood clot, out 1-3 months Steven Stamkos did not play in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night due to what the team called an upper body injury before the game. After the game general manager Steve Yzerman addressed the situation and it turned out to be significantly worse than just an upper body injury. Yzerman announced that … [Read more...]

Report: Datsyuk could leave Wings for Russia There's some potentially troubling news for Detroit Red Wings fans Saturday night as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman mentioned on the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast that there is a "legitimate change" that Pavel Datsyuk could leave the team after this season to return to Russia. The reason for Datsyuk's return to Russia, should it actually happen, would … [Read more...]