Buffalo Sabres

Placidity Meets Disorder

It’s amazing what a difference a couple of months can make in a team’s psyche. The last time Anaheim faced Nashville, the Ducks were a bottom-feeder, and people were waiting for the Preds to wake up/play up to their potential.

Ovi, Gretzky, Points Totals, and Greatness

by Brian Kennedy | Mar 14, 2025

If only Alexander Ovechkin had scored five goals against Anaheim on Tuesday night, fans of the LA Kings could have been treated to a four-goal performance that tied and broke the all-time regular season goals record.

Rookie Sensation Emerges In Anaheim

by Brian Kennedy | Mar 11, 2025

Which sounds better: The Anaheim Ducks stood pat at the NHL Trading Deadline, or the Anaheim Ducks did nothing at the NHL Trading Deadline? Doing nothing, in fact, seems to be their GM’s modus operandi. And to look at him, you would have to say that he’s quite confident in his decisions.

NHL Bubble Watch: Which teams emerge from wild-card race chaos?

A handful of teams remain in the mix for the final ticket in each conference. Here's who will earn the spots. [...]

Who are the toughest first-round opponents for the Capitals, Jets?

The conference leaders meet Tuesday; what do their postseason paths look like? Plus, full playoff projections. [...]

Ovechkin scores No. 889, now 6 from NHL record

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin scored the 889th goal of his career to move six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and helped the Capitals to a point before [...]

'Fortunate' Ruff posts 600th win as Sabres coach

Buffalo's Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period, helping Lindy Ruff to become just the NHL's second coach to win 600 games with one franchise, as [...]

Caps lock in D Chychrun with 8-year extension

Jakob Chychrun, set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, signed an eight-year extension worth $72 million with the Capitals. [...]

Islanders unhappy with disallowed goal in loss

Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri's goal late in a 4-3 loss to the Blue Jackets was disallowed due to goaltender interference, a call held up on review. [...]

Mrazek exits Wings' win with lower-body injury

Detroit goaltender Petr Mrazek exited with an apparent lower body injury early in the first period in the Red Wings' 5-1 victory over Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. [...]

Hertl to miss Golden Knights' road trip with injury

Tomas Hertl, who leads the Golden Knights with 31 goals, will not be on Vegas' three-game road trip this week because of an injury he suffered Sunday against the Lightning. [...]