Bill, Dave Christian auctioning off Olympic hockey gold medals There are a pair of Olympic hockey gold medals currently up for auction that could use a good home. Bill and Dave Christian, the father-son duo who won gold representing the United States at the 1960 and 1980 Olympics, respectively, have decided to sell their medals to the highest bidder through Heritage Auctions.  "Whether or … [Read more...]

Dallas Stars seeking to join NHL’s elite, ready for Capitals It was a statement win for the Dallas Stars. They skated into Chicago, less than a week after the Blackhawks throttled them in a 5-1 win back in the Lone Star State, and skated out with a 4-2 victory that saw them sprint out to a four-goal lead. Impressive? Without question, and especially without the injured Jason Spezza. But for … [Read more...]

Saturday picks: Ducks to continue West surge Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their picks for all of the day's games. Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. ET The Anaheim Ducks have been rewarded for sticking with coach Bruce Boudreau when the entire hockey world thought he was on the verge of being fired earlier in the season. After … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Kopitar's trick; Doan sets two Coyotes records No. 1 Star: Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings Tanner Pearson beat Henrik Lundqvist 3:10 into overtime to give the Kings a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers. Kopitar recorded his third career hat trick to help LA to their third win in their last five games. Peter Budaj, called up earlier in the day, made 24 saves to earn his first … [Read more...]

Pearson's overtime goal powers Kings to 5-4 win over Rangers [unable to retrieve full-text content]NEW YORK (AP) Tanner Pearson's goal with 1:50 left in overtime powered the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Friday night. … [Read more...]

Bruins, Canadiens jersey auction raises $63K for Denna Laing The NHL auction of the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins autographed Winter Classic-themed jerseys worn on Jan. 19 has raised $63,484.52 to support Denna Laing, the NWHL player who suffered a serious spinal injury during the Women’s Outdoor Classic at Gillette Stadium on New Year’s Day. The auctions were done through the … [Read more...]

Friday picks: Rangers' streak in trouble vs. LA Welcome to the NHL picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their picks for all of the days games. Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET The New York Rangers enter Friday's game against the Los Angeles Kings with wins in seven of their past nine games, including a four-game winning streak. The most impressive thing … [Read more...]

Karri Ramo hurt in wild Flames win over Sharks Joonas Donskoi came barreling in on Karri Ramo late in the third period of a 5-5 game between the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames. Donskoi was tripped by Calgary defenseman Mark Giordano and slammed into Ramo. The same shift San Jose defenseman Paul Martin had been elbowed by Flames forward Sam Bennett. The Sharks were about to embark on a … [Read more...]

Steven Stamkos mum on no-move clause plan as trade deadline approaches Steven Stamkos holds a lot of the power in his current contract situation with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Part of this comes from the fact that the 26-year-old Stamkos has a no-movement clause. On Thursday Stamkos was asked him how he would handle the no-move clause if Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman asked him to waive … [Read more...]

Ovechkin takes NHL goals lead with hat trick Entering play Thursday night, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin had not recorded a hat trick since December 2013 (via Washington Post Capitals beat writer Isabelle Khurshudyan), which is kind of unbelievable when you consider how many goals he has scored since then and how many times he scored multiple goals in a game. He recorded 22 two-goal … [Read more...]