NHL Three Stars: Jones slows Flames; Kopitar hits 20 goals No. 1 Star: Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks The netminder stopped 47 of 48 shots on goal to lead his team to a 2-1 overtime win at the Calgary Flames. The 47 saves were a career-high for Jones. The win for the Sharks moved them to 78 points, four behind the Kings for second place in the Pacific Division. The Sharks are five points … [Read more...]

Jaromir Jagr passes Gordie Howe for third in NHL points (Video) Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr broke a tie with Detroit Red Wings great Gordie Howe for third place on the NHL’s all-time points list with an assist Monday against the Boston Bruins.  The 44-year-old Jagr nudged the puck at the end on a scrum in front of Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask. Florida forward Aleksander Barkov … [Read more...]

What We Learned: The ageless wonder of Joe Thornton (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) Take a look at the points leaders on Sunday morning and you will see some fairly incredible things. Yes, … [Read more...]

Ilya Kovalchuk makes return to KHL side for second-round series While Ilya Kovalchuk’s KHL future has many questions left to be answered, the forward was back in the SKA lineup on Monday as they defeated Dynamo Moscow 3-2 to take Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.  Kovalchuk played 15:35 on SKA’s second line and registered one shot and zero points. Two weeks ago, SKA head … [Read more...]

Monday Picks: Lightning, Ducks extend streaks Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. ET The 2015-16 NHL season has already had three different 10-game winning streaks in it. The Tampa Bay Lightning are trying to become the fourth. They have a chance to run … [Read more...]

NWHL Playoff Recap: Beauts upset Whale, advance to Isobel Cup (Video) Beauts are going to the ship!!! #NWHL #buffalo #IsobelCup #hockey pic.twitter.com/4IRsVCZDgR— Amanda Makela (@amakela34) March 7, 2016   1 2 3 TOTAL Buffalo Beauts 1 1 2 4 Connecticut Whale 1 0 2 3             SHOTS   1 2 3 TOTAL Buffalo Beauts 12 11 3 26 Connecticut Whale 8 10 9 27 By all accounts, the … [Read more...]

Devils' Cory Schneider out at least 2 weeks with MCL sprain The New Jersey Devils’ playoff hopes are fading, and their 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday didn’t help. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest today] After that drubbing, head coach John Hynes revealed that goaltender Cory Schneider will miss at least the next two weeks with a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee, … [Read more...]

Minnesota All-Hockey Hair Team 2016 gives us top-notch salad (Video) The signs that spring is here include the beginning of baseball Spring Training, the NCAA basketball tournament kicking off, NHL playoff races heating up and the opening of the Minnesota State High School Hockey tournment. The legendary Minnesota tournament has given us a special souvenir every year thanks its anonymous … [Read more...]

NWHL playoff recap: Beauts force Game 3, Pride sweep Riveters (Video)   1 2 3 TOTAL Buffalo Beauts 2 1 1 4 Connecticut Whale 0 1 0 1             SHOTS   1 2 3 TOTAL Buffalo Beauts 10 8 6 24 Connecticut Whale 8 16 14 38 It was win or go home for the Buffalo Beauts as they hit the ice down a game in the best of three against the Connecticut Whale. Lucky for the Beauts, they … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Scheifele’s first trick; Ducks win 11th straight No. 1 Star: Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets Scheifele recorded his first career hat trick as the Jets defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2. With the scored tied 2-2, Scheifele put home his 19th of the season with 6:59 left in the third period. He’d later add an empty-netter to cap off the night. The win also snapped Winnipeg’s … [Read more...]