Friday picks: Will Blackhawks finally end skid? Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all of the day's games. Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, 8 p.m. ET, NHL Network Four straight losses have staggered the Chicago Blackhawks in the race for first place in the Central Division with 11 games to go. They have a game in hand … [Read more...]

Five ways to increase NHL scoring besides shrinking goalie gear (Video) Hey, great news everyone: They’re totally shrinking the goalie gear for next season! But shrirking the gear is just one way to get more goals on the board in the NHL.  Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog offers five ways other than smaller goalies and bigger nets that’ll help put more goals on the board.  … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Anze Kopitar plays hero for Kings over Rangers No. 1 Star: Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings  Kopitar scored at 15:50 of the third period – double-checked by a coach’s challenge – and then won a faceoff and tipped home a goal at 1:34 of overtime as the Kings defeated the New York Rangers, 4-3. Kopitar now has 24 goals on the season. No. 2 Star: Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars Benn … [Read more...]

Penguins top Hurricanes PITTSBURGH (AP) Matt Murray's steadiness in the face of adversity is one of the reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins made the precocious 21-year-old the primary backup goaltender behind Marc-Andre Fleury. Surrendering two goals to Carolina in the opening five minutes Thursday night, Murray could have panicked. He didn't. Of course, having Sidney Crosby around helps. Murray shut … [Read more...]

Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Why Mark Scheifele is a stud, Petr Mrazek a dud Dobber launched his fantasy hockey website DobberHockey back in 2005 and has been Puck Daddy's resident fantasy hockey 'expert' since 2009. Rick Roos has been a senior writer at DobberHockey since 2012.  Much has been made of Donald Trump asking supporters to pledge their vote for him. Don’t worry, I’m not getting … [Read more...]

Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Thursday's bargains and values By Sasha Yodashkin Thursday's eight-game NHL slate promises to be an entertaining one, as a 2014 Stanley Cup Finals rematch between the Rangers and Kings highlights an intriguing group of games. The last-place Maple Leafs have served as fantasy fodder all season long, and that shouldn't change with the Panthers in town. Building a … [Read more...]

Vandevelde to have hearing; evolving goalies; Hobey Baker finalists (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].  • Rickard Rakell has a great fan club. [Jersey Fouls] • Chris … [Read more...]

Picks: Rangers won't be able to slow down L.A. Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their picks for all of the day's games. New York Rangers vs. Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. ET The Los Angeles Kings received some help from the Rangers on Wednesday night when New York was able to hold on for a win over the Anaheim Ducks, preventing them from … [Read more...]

Robin Lehner calls out Ben Scrivens after avoiding goalie fight (Video) Goalie fights are, by and large, awesome. And we almost had a little awesome in the Buffalo Sabres’ game against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.  At 19:30 of the second period, Lars Eller of the Canadiens came crashing into the crease of Sabres goalie Robin Lehner, and a scrum ensued. Lehner gave Tomas … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Kevin Klein powers Rangers over Ducks No. 1 Star: Kevin Klein, New York Rangers The first two-goal game of Klein’s 11-year NHL career was all the offense the Rangers needed in their 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Klein scored the game-tying goal in the second and the eventual game-winner with 6:41 left in the third period. Antti Raanta made 22 saves in the win.  No. 2 Star: … [Read more...]