Down to the Wire for the Penguins

After a trade deadline where Pittsburgh seemed to accept their non-playoff fate and look to the future – shipping star winger Jake Guentzel to Carolina – the Pens have gone 9-6-4, with a recent 10-game point streak (7-0-3) putting them back in the postseason hunt.

The (Kings’) Kids Are All Right

The (Kings’) Kids Are All Right

The LA Kings are hurting, which is to say, they have some key players on IR. Primary amongst those were day-to-day Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson on Thursday night, with Ottawa having made their way up the freeway from a game in Anaheim the night before.

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Flames’ Quick Strikes in Second Take Down Lightning

Flames’ Quick Strikes in Second Take Down Lightning

Calgary Flames center Yegor Sharangovich scored two goals some 2:33 apart midway through the second period. Then, Jakob Pelletier added a third marker just 51 seconds after the second Sharangovich goal and the Flames dominated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-3, in Amalie Arena on Thursday evening.

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There Is A Reason to Bother

There Is A Reason to Bother

The Ducks’ and Kings’ arenas are maybe 30 miles apart, though nobody speaks of miles here. Rather, it’s time. On the weekends, it’s possible for me to get from downtown LA, where I reported on the LA-New Jersey game, to Anaheim, with a stop at home to walk the dog, all in time for the twin Canadian-American national anthems, sung just past 5pm at Honda Center.

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NHL playoff watch: Latest on the race for the East's second wild card

The Islanders, Red Wings, Penguins and Capitals all hit the ice Monday. Plus, the updated playoff bracket, draft lottery standings and more. [...]

Leaving Arizona: Everything you need to know about the Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City

Why Utah? What's the future of the NHL in Arizona? What will the new team be called, and where will it play? Answers to all of that and much more [...]

Panthers re-sign GM Zito, add on title of president

Less than a week before Florida begins the Stanley Cup Playoffs on home ice, the Panthers added to general manager Bill Zito's role on Monday, naming him the team's president [...]

BC standout Gauthier signs 1st contract with Ducks

A day after losing in the national championship game, Cutter Gauthier, who scored the most goals in the NCAA in the past 25 years during Boston College's run to the [...]

Nazar scores on 1st attempt in Blackhawks debut

Frank Nazar scored on his first shot on goal in his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on Sunday. [...]

Bruins defenseman Shattenkirk fined for stick hit

The NHL has fined Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk $2,734.38 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he hit Penguins winger Michael Bunting with his stick from the bench during Saturday's game. [...]

Denver blanks BC, wins 10th NCAA championship

No. 3 seed Denver, which finished the season on a nine-game win streak and closed with a 32-9-3 record, defeated No. 1 overall seed Boston College 2-0 Saturday night to [...]

Caps D Jensen conscious, alert after hit into boards

In a 4-2 victory on Saturday night, Washington Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a hit into the boards late Tampa Bay Lightning [...]

Islanders collect 'a big point' in SO loss to Rangers

Even after a 3-2 shootout loss to the rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the New York Islanders remain in control of their playoff fate in [...]

Keys to the offseason: Free agency, draft plans for every eliminated NHL team

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast its 2024-25 outlook. [...]

NCAA HOCKEY

Bobcats Tip Badgers in OT

Providence, RI – The defending National Champion Quinnipiac Bobcats are no strangers to overtime. They only needed twelve seconds of it last year to defeat the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in the title game. They needed 11 minutes and four seconds on Friday to...
3 Things, Western Michigan vs. North Dakota

3 Things, Western Michigan vs. North Dakota

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team swept Western Michigan in a pivotal conference matchup (5-3 W, 3-0 W). With the win, UND won the Penrose Cup outright for the fourth time in the last five years and the sixth in the last 11 seasons. The...

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WMU vs. UND in Pictures

WMU vs. UND in Pictures

Grand Forks, ND -- Here are a few pictures I took from the Zamboni hole behind the UND net during the second period of Friday's 5-3 win over Western Michigan University. it was the first meeting between the two teams this season. UND was outshot 37-17 by Western...

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The 2025 version of the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game will take place November 2025 between Denver and Minnesota. The game will take place in Denver's Ball Arena, [...]

After a lengthy on-ice celebration for the Denver Pioneers, fresh off winning an NCAA record 10th national championship in program history, goaltender Matt Davis had barely returned to the locker [...]

The sight of Denver captain McKade Webster crumpling to the ice after a violent collision against the boards — a minor penalty for boarding called on the play against Boston [...]

As the famous native son of Minnesota Herb Brooks once said, hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard [...]

Boston College was that school-yard bully. It pushed aside everything standing in its way en route to Saturday’s national championship game [...]

Denver sits alone at the top of the college hockey mountain [...]

Lindenwood is finalizing an agreement with Bill Muckalt to become the program’s next head coach [...]

Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini was named the 44th Hobey Baker Award Winner on Friday night at the St. Paul RiverCentre. He is the fourth Terrier to win the Hobey Baker [...]

HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES

NHL 24 Fails to Deliver

The latest edition of EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series – NHL 24 – is available now on PlayStation and Xbox. Last season’s release was quite disappointing, and our hope was that NHL 24 would represent a huge leap forward and take full advantage of next-generation console power. Unfortunately, it falls short and disappoints again this time, in some even more critical ways.

NHL 15: Producer Interview w/ Sean Ramjagsingh

NHL 15: Producer Interview w/ Sean Ramjagsingh

Just when you thought the EA Sports NHL series couldn’t get any better, NHL 15 happened. With the new consoles (Xbox One, PS3) out and thriving, head producer Sean Ramjagsingh and his team of technicians were able to take their off-season advancements to a whole new...

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Crosby, Bergeron Dominate the 2014 NHL Awards

Crosby, Bergeron Dominate the 2014 NHL Awards

Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) dominated the 2014 NHL Awards on Tuesday night, each walking away with three awards a piece. Crosby was previously named the winner of the Art Ross Trophy after he led the league in points at the...

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: Islanders vs Flyers (04/01/2024)

Brock Nelson scored at 1:24 of overtime to lead the Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.

Skinner will get the starting nod at home against the Sharks on Monday, per the NHL's media site. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Kopitar (undisclosed) will suit up Monday against the Wild, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Talbot will get the starting nod at home Monday against the Wild, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Thompson (lower body) will not return to Monday's game against Tampa Bay. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Dobson (upper body) won't play Monday against New Jersey, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

HOCKEY HISTORY

Retro Rangers: Remembering Bob Dill

Bob Dill was a bruising defenseman who was acquired by the Rangers in January 1944 to add some muscle to their lineup. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in April 1920, Dill played hockey for his local high school, and then traveled to Florida to play for the Miami Clippers of the four-team Tropical Hockey League in 1938.

Hockey History: The HoF Case for Dean Prentice

Hockey History: The HoF Case for Dean Prentice

It’s been said that Dean Prentice is one of the best players not in the Hockey Hall of Fame. It can also be said that he was one of the toughest to ever play the game, considering that he once scored on a penalty shot after suffering what proved to be a broken back.

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Retro Rangers: The Emile Francis Memorial Ice Arena

Retro Rangers: The Emile Francis Memorial Ice Arena

On Saturday December 10,2022, the city of Long Beach, New York renamed their municipal skating rink in honor of the late Emile Francis. The facility, now known as the Emile Francis Memorial Ice Arena, was built in 1973 and was used by the Rangers as their practice site until the 1980s when they moved their operation to Rye, New York.

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