The faced off against the in a heated game with a lot on the line at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Dallas Stars came in on a 10 game win streak and were looking to tie the season record for most consecutive wins. Dallas was looking great and had numerous opportunities to capitalize and walk away with a win, however, their division rivals had other plans and spoiled the...

NEWARK, N.J. Seattle will Krak open its new arena, Climate Pledge Arena,on Saturday night. It's expected to be a show-stopping opening reminder: Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the owners as the NHL officially hits the Pacific Northwest. But before things get Krak'ing (just a few more, promise),the Kraken kickstarted their inaugural season with a five-game road trip that saw a few things slip...

When it comes to finding a new coach, give the Sabres and Red Wings credit. They know what they want, so much so thatboth losing parties in the Mike Babcock sweepstakes seemto have forgone a broad search in favor of focusing onone candidate. As was long expected, the Sabres interviewed former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma on Wednesday, . On Tuesday, the Red Wings met with Jeff Blashill, a highly...

Zero playoff succe s. It's a constant for Blues coaches, who since the team's first five seasons have been unable to stanch postseason futility. Joel Quenneville is the only man to take the Blues to the conference finals in more than 40 years. His 2000-01 team lost to the Avalanche and Patrick Roy, who went on to win the Stanley Cup. MORE: | | Nothing short of winning the Cup is acceptable next...

NEW YORK Hall of Famer Ray Bourque was dre sed in a familiar uniform on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. He was wearing the spoked Bruins "B" with the captain's "C" emblazoned on the chest, and reliable No. 77 on the back. However, thisgame was slightly different than when he dominantlypatrolled blue lines acro s North America for a combined 22 seasons. The former Bruins defenseman...

Having recently extended their young 21 year old future top 6 piece of the forward core in Frank Nazar to a long term contract, one wonders what is up next for the Chicago Blackhawks. The first obvious answer would have to do with Connor Bedard's future. Like Nazar, Bedard is eligible for a contract extension this summer. However via insider Frank Seravalli, it appears both Bedard and the Hawks...

If you're a fan of round numbers and the , this is the night for you. Two of the greatest to ever do it for the Lightning, Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman, each put up a career milestone on the same night. It started with Kucherov. The Lightning and the Ducks were tied 1-1 in the second period on Saturday night. That's when Kucherov (and Brayden Point) a sisted on a Jake Guentzel goal. It...

Marc Savard is joining the NHL coaching ranks. The formercenterwas announced as a new a sistant coach for the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, focusing on the power play. Ive picked up a lot of stuff on a lot of the power plays and what works, and what doesnt," Savard told reporters via conference call."I think Ill be able to bring a lot of adjustments and new looks...

How fast is Andreas John son? Garret Sparks did not think that was the right question. The goaltender, who has played with John son the past two seasons with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and now this season with the Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, said its more about how quick is he. Hes just got, I gue s you could call it nitrous oxide, hes got the button,...

Only seven games remain this NHL season. When they're done, a new champion will be crowned as either the Oilers or Panthers will be Stanley Cup winners. It's safe to say the entirety of Canada is rooting for Edmonton, even Vancouver, who the Oilers beat in round two of the playoffs. An American team has won every playoff since 1994, but Edmonton has a chance to bring the Cup back up north. It...