NHL Three Stars: Couture scores three; Kincaid plays spoiler No. 1 Star: Logan Couture, San Jose Sharks   Couture notched a hat trick to lead the Sharks to a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The win gave the Sharks 92 points, just three behind the Los Angeles Kings for first-place in the Pacific Division. Couture has 13 goals and 32 point in 47 games played this year. No. 2 Star: Keith … [Read more...]

Blackhawks reinstate Ross after 'revenge porn' charges dropped The Chicago Blackhawks have reinstated forward Garret Ross after felony charges of "non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images” were dropped in DeKalb County, Illinois on Tuesday. The crime is more commonly referred to as “revenge porn.” Chicago suspended Ross indefinitely on March 23 after the team said it became … [Read more...]

Blackhawks' Kieth ejected for high stick vs. Wild The Chicago Blackhawks haven't been playing particularly well lately and they found themselves in a rather difficult position early in the first period of Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Wild. They were already playing without one of their top defenseman after Brent Seabrook was scratched due to illness. Then they lost their best … [Read more...]

Duncan Keith tossed for high-sticking Charlie Coyle's face (Video) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith received a match penalty in the first period of his team’s game against the Minnesota Wild for swinging his stick at Charlie Coyle’s face.  The play happened at the 9:27 mark after Coyle hit Keith to the ice with a bodycheck. Keith then used his stick to hit Coyle on the nose. Coyle … [Read more...]

Jimmy Vesey, vessel of vengeance against NHL management Jimmy Vesey has the right to play wherever he wants after Aug. 15. It’s a right afforded to him by the collectively bargained labor rules for the National Hockey League. He had every right not to sign with the Nashville Predators this season, just like he had every right to not sign with them last season, opting to finish his degree at … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Flyers win in OT; Sharks top Kings No. 1 Star: Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers Some felt Giroux shouldn’t play against the Winnipeg Jets after appearing to suffer a concussion against the Arizona Coyotes. But he played, and he scored the overtime winner with 14 seconds left before the shootout in Philly’s 3-2 victory. Giroux also assisted on Wayne Simmonds’ second-period … [Read more...]

USA defeats Canada 3-1 in Women's World Championship opener The tension in Kamloops, British Columbia was palpable in the primetime game of day one at the Women's World Championship. There is nothing like a good old throw down between the United States and Canada to get the heart racing. Throughout the first period and a majority of the second the teams traded scoring chances without being … [Read more...]

Jonathan Quick sticks it to Sharks with save of year candidate (Video) The best saves are the ones that leave opponents feeling a mixture of befuddlement and frustration. Such was the face of Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks in the second period on Monday night, after he took a 2-on-1 pass, fired the puck at a gaping net and then discovered it never actually went in.  Because Jonathan … [Read more...]

Capitals top Jackets, clinch Presidents' Trophy Even though they still have seven games remaining, the Washington Capitals officially have nothing else to play for in the regular season. After already wrapping up the Metropolitan Division title and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference earlier this month, the Capitals secured the best record in the NHL for the 2015-16 season on Monday when … [Read more...]

NHL Playoff Death Watch: Blackhawks clinch, Penguins solidify Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation.  The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to earn separation from the wild card bubble. Their overtime win over the New York Rangers pushed their total to 92 points, three ahead of the New York … [Read more...]