The Buffalo Sabres are undefeated and Tyler Bertuzzi is tied for the NHL’s lead in goals. Neither of these things was expected to be true at any point of the 2021-22 campaign, but here we are. The NHL is a weird place through the first seven days of the season. In addition to these oddities, …
Breaking down how Leafs forward William Nylander has steadily evolved and rounded out his game as he looks to break into the NHL’s elite tier this season. (Getty) After seemingly becoming the new Phil Kessel in Toronto in terms of producing while still drawing the ire of fans due to a perceived lack of physicality …
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The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. Get it here! It was quite the evening on Monday as an American team finally was able to come to …
It appears as if the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to have to spend some more regular season time without the services of Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning superstar forward was injured during Saturday’s overtime win against the Washington Capitals, appearing to injure himself during a collision with Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway. On Monday, Lightning coach …
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Top player from Senators – Stars Connor Brown, Senators Just 4:34 into Sunday’s Stars – Senators game, Michael Raffl gave Dallas a 1-0 lead. That advantage only lasted 50 seconds, however, as Brown piled up one of his first three assists on a Nick Paul goal. In the process, Brown reached 100+ assists on his …
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The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. Get it here! Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the 2021-2022 season 17:29 into the first period of Saturday …
Charlie McAvoy has landed an enormous new contract with the Bruins. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Charlie McAvoy has broken free of the Boston Bruins’ internal hierarchy. McAvoy reached a maximum-term eight-year extension with the Bruins on Friday worth $76 million. It’s the richest deal in team history, and will pay the star defenseman $9.5 …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Seattle Kraken wound up having to wait longer to play their first regular-season game on home ice than they did their first victory. Brandon Tanev scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left, and the Kraken beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night for the first victory …
The first NHL broadcast on TNT was a strong follow-up to ESPN’s coverage. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The NHL has something here. One night after ESPN’s impressive return to hockey broadcasting, TNT proved that strong coverage won’t be limited to one network. Leaning hard on its proven and unmistakable between-halfs …
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The NHL’s return to ESPN should be viewed as a success. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) NHL fans had waited many years for a night like Tuesday night. As reputable and as powerful as NBC is and remains, the league had to return to ESPN, and the big show, in order to take that next …
The Seattle Kraken‘s first game featured historic firsts, an elaborate light show, a three-goal comeback and a controversial kicked goal, but it did not include the franchise’s first win. After years of waiting, an underwhelming expansion draft and a big get in free agency, the NHL’s most recent expansion team opened its existence with a …
If the NHL wants to attract a sports betting and fantasy audience, it has some internal issues it needs to sort out. The league has partnerships with a number of sportsbook operators in PointsBet, BetWay, BetMGM, and Bally’s, among others, demonstrating a clear interest in diving into this market. What the NHL hasn’t done, however, …
Championship tiers, baby. The 2021-22 NHL season is upon us, so it’s time to slot teams in an inflexible position through a totally arbitrary tier system. Remember: these positions are binding, people. The standard By any other measure, the Tampa Bay Lightning had a disastrous offseason. They not only lost three incredibly important players, but …
I’m not going to lie, this column won’t completely avoid mention of COVID-19 and the NHL’s handling of its single-most significant speed bump in the Gary Bettman era. The nightmare, unfortunately, isn’t over. But for the first time in a long, long time, it seems the focus when discussing hockey isn’t entirely narrowed on managing …
Long before the Tampa Bay Lightning showed they were the best hockey team by winning the Stanley Cup back to back, they proved to be the class of the NHL in something far more mundane to the average fan: managing the salary cap. With a little luck along the way, general manager Julien BriseBois made …
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Filip Chytil white jersey The Rangers defeated the Islanders 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night in Bridgeport, Conn. Here are some key takeaways … – Anders Lee got things going for the Islanders in the opening minutes. After Alexis Lafreniere turned it over at the Rangers’ own blue line, Lee lit the lamp with a …
NY Daily News Pat Leonard: Urban Meyer should be coaching his final game for Jaguars vs. Titans Sunday Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars are the butts of every joke in the NFL. If Meyer’s winless team gets embarrassed at home by the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, it is easy to envision him being fired …
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ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports The clock continues to tick toward a potential divorce between Russell Wilson, Seahawks Last year, the Seahawks started 5-0, finished 12-4, and exited the postseason in the wild card round. (Sorry, the super wild card round.) After the dust settled on the season, a storm of something other than dust …
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