See adorable Playmobil NHL figures for 12 new teams (Photos) Last year, Playmobil made 16 NHL figures, and they were all very cute.  Now they’ve finally expanded the line to include a 12 more teams, including five in Canada, which sometimes gets the shaft when it comes to toy lines. (Luckily, Playmobil has a deal in the U.S. and Canada, the first time in the company’s history that it has … [Read more...]

Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Jagr, Hedman good plays for Monday by Sasha Yodashkin A battle of the birds between the soaring Ducks and streaking Penguins should offer plenty of high-flying options, though top-end teams like the Panthers, Rangers and Lightning are rarely short on viable DFS commodities themselves. Whether you emphasize momentum, opponent or some other factor, the players below … [Read more...]

Alain Vigneault rips NHL for not suspending Wayne Simmonds The New York Rangers will be without captain Ryan McDonagh at least through Monday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, the team announced. The defenseman suffered a concussion after he mixed it up with Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday and took a punch to the face. McDonagh left the game and didn’t return after … [Read more...]

NHL Awards Watch: Who's leading for MVP and other hardware? (Video) The NHL All-Star Game is in the rearview mirror, which means it's time to look ahead to the bigger and better things. Like, for example, who might win some individual hardware after the Stanley Cup's been handed out. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog takes a look at the NHL Awards as of late last week, … [Read more...]

Super Bowl on ice: The 15 times NHL and NFL collided The NHL and NFL share some commonalities. They’re winter sports. They’re perfect for tailgating. They have a multitude of equipment players wear. They both used to have hitting. But as the Super Bowl arrives on Sunday between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers – we repeat, the CAROLINA Panthers – we decided to look at 15 times … [Read more...]

Sunday picks: Caps add to Metro lead vs. Flyers Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all the day's games. Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, noon ET, NBC As the two best teams in football get ready to square off for the Super Bowl, the NHL's best team will be in action as part of the league's limited schedule this … [Read more...]

Columnist slams Blackhawks fans’ national anthem tradition Chicago Blackhawks fans have a tradition for the playing of our national anthem: They cheer. They holler. They applaud. Their volume at home games can drown out the words and music. It’s all rather inspiring.  Terry Frei, venerable columnist for the Denver Post, has a problem with it. Not in Chicago, but when Blackhawks fans are … [Read more...]

St. Louis Blues 'strongly considered' to host 2017 Winter Classic (Report) It's been just over a month since the last Winter Classic... SO WHY DON'T WE KNOW WHERE THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE YET?! Speculation is rampant. The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins are out of the running with the report earlier this week of their Stadium Series game. Others thought the game would be in … [Read more...]

Watch Patrick Roy nearly explode after losing coach's challenge (Video) Patrick Roy started to twitch after the Winnipeg Jets scored. Andrew Ladd was positioned in front of the net when his butt makes contact with the mask of Semyon Varlamov. The goaltender is unable to recover from contact and make a save on Drew Stafford's shot. Roy challenges the goal on the grounds of goaltender … [Read more...]

Crosby earns career points 900, 901, 902 in comeback over Florida (Video) Before Connor McDavid became Connor McJesus, there was Sidney Crosby. The O.G. "Next One." Sitting on 899 career points coming into the game against the Florida Panthers, Sid and Pittsburgh Penguins teammates waited until the 5:04 in the third period to start making things happen. The captain begins the comeback from … [Read more...]