You can’t write hockey history without Bobby Hull, though for a time hockey tried. The first man to exceed 50 goals in a season, a Chicago Blackhawks great, the man who jumped to Winnipeg and the World Hockey Association for a million bucks, the Golden Jet. His slapshot echoed through history, and Bobby’s shot was
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For the last two months the Vancouver Canucks had been shopping Bo Horvat to other NHL teams but as late as last Tuesday management spoke with his agent about a deal to keep the nine-year veteran. When those talks didn’t produce a deal, and with their playoff hopes all but faded away, the Canucks made
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty, and a 2023 protected first-round pick from the New York Islanders for captain Bo Horvat. After months of speculation and trade rumors, general manager Patrik Allvin announced the trade Monday afternoon amidst the team’s bye week and just before the 2023 NHL All-Star Game this weekend.
8:26 PM ET The rumor and speculation is now over regarding Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat. The New York Islanders have traded forwards Anthony Beauvillier and Aatu Raty, along with a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 draft (top-12 protected), in exchange for Vancouver’s now-former captain. The Canucks are retaining 25% of Horvat’s salary. In
The first thing you’ll hear before the puck drops at a Buffalo Sabres home game is the Canadian national anthem. The Sabres are the only American professional sports team to play “O Canada” before every home game, regardless of whether their opponent is Canadian or not. What’s more, the Sabres name is spelled using Canadian
📝 by Patrick Williams The road has been filled with plenty of twists, turns, and detours, along with a few false starts. But at long last the Laval Rocket appear to have found their way. After a start in which they won just seven of their first 24 games and found themselves in a deep
Ottawa Senators (23-23-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (20-26-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canadiens +150, Senators -175 BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the Montreal Canadiens trying to extend a three-game win streak. Montreal has a 4-9-1 record in Atlantic Division
Mike Chiasson was in the stands at Fenway Park for the NHL’s Winter Classic in Boston earlier this year when the starting goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tristan Jarry, was injured in the first period and had to exit the game. For Chiasson, who is originally from Cole Harbour, N.S., he knew what it meant. “I handed my
Leave it to the Colorado Avalanche to silence the critics. After pretty much every analyst across Canada and the United States questioned the team’s ability to make it into the postseason, the Avalanche came charging out from weak footing in the Central Division to remind everyone what they’re made of. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen
10:41 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho scored a goal for the fourth straight game, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Sunday in a matchup of the teams with the two best records in the NHL. Paul Stastny scored on a second-period power play, Seth Jarvis posted a
With the 2023 Trade Deadline quickly approaching and the halfway mark firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s as good of a time as ever to start pondering the chances of the Boston Bruins’ upcoming unrestricted free agents (UFAs) returning to the team for the 2023-24 season. Given how well the team is playing this season
Lightning captain Steve Stamkos is honored before the game with a flurry of gifts for his milestone achievement, among them being a golden stick!
The Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed center Lane Pederson off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. Pederson has scored 17 goals and added seven assists for 24 points in 18 games with the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks this season. In 11 NHL games with Vancouver, he tallied one goal and two assists. He also skated in four
The Premier Hockey Federation’s all-star game in Toronto on Sunday wasn’t only a place to see the new, honestly paid face of women’s hockey. It was the place to celebrate welcome change in the game. Toronto Six defender Saroya Tinker is one of the leading proponents for changing hockey’s culture. “The reason I’m still playing
Morgan Rielly playfully predicted his first goal of the season was right around the corner. Turns out the snake-bitten Toronto defenceman was right. Rielly finally found the back of the net Sunday as part of a second-period outburst as the Maple Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 5-1 and celebrated the 1,000th NHL regular-season game in
The St. Louis Blues have hit their lowest point of the 2022-23 season. They aren’t winning games and can’t get away from injury issues. When one player comes back, another one hits the shelf. The vision for the rest of this season is becoming clearer – get a good draft pick. Robert Thomas and Jordan
10:39 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Veteran goaltender Matt Murray, in the midst of a comeback season with the Maple Leafs, will be out through the NHL All-Star break and Toronto’s subsequent bye week, coach Sheldon Keefe said on Sunday. Murray is nursing an ankle injury, but Keefe told reporters that it isn’t