by Neal McHale | Oct 17, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Come Monday, the Devils will have played a single game one week into the NHL season. And while the 4-3 OT win capped off by the kind of nifty Jack Hughes maneuver fans inside a packed house at the Rock have been waiting for, it remains a small star in the universe...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 17, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins are still missing Sidney Crosby (wrist surgery, now day-to-day) and Evgeni Malkin (knee surgery, at least two months). For the season opener in Tampa Bay, forwards Jake Guentzel and Zach Aston-Reese remained on the COVID-19 protocol list, while defenseman...
by Jason Scales | Oct 17, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
Boston, MA – Brad Marchand’s two-goal night powered the Boston Bruins past the visiting Dallas Stars 3-1 on Opening Night at TD Garden. A sell-out crowd of 17,850 witnessed Marchand’s brace book-end Jake DeBrusk’s game-winning goal while Jeremy...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 16, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL
Maybe you tried to tune your TV to watch the Anaheim Ducks’ game tonight and got the same nasty surprise that I did. You started out hopeful. “This is so great, all this new hockey on TV. Let’s see. It’s on Bally Sports SoCal, right? “Nope. “Gee....
by Neal McHale | Oct 15, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Seattle Kraken
The organizational facelift from season-to-season isn’t uncommon. Contract expirations, prospects moving into primetime and offseason trades and signings make new faces an inevitable reality across 32 NHL clubs. On the July 28 opening of free agency, more than...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 15, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Small sample size. Keep in mind that this is a small sample size. That’s got to be what SoCal hockey fans are telling themselves in the light of the hot starts their two NHL teams have had. The Ducks defeated the Jets Wednesday night, 4-1. They got scoring from their...
