Cutter Gauthier won’t make it to Philadelphia — and didn’t even want to. Gauthier was traded by the Flyers to the Ducks on Monday night after the prospect told the team that drafted him that he didn’t want to play for Philadelphia, hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported. The Flyers were able to pick up defenseman … Read more
TEMPE, Ariz. — Mathew Barzal was named an All-Star for the third time in his career on Thursday as the NHL released its initial list of players who will head to Toronto a month from now with one from each team. Barzal was also an All-Star in 2019 and 2020, winning fastest skater in the … Read more
There were three games (this year’s relegation game and the two semifinals) played on the penultimate day of the 2024 world juniors, setting the stage for Friday’s medal games. Here are our daily takeaways and standouts. Germany beat Norway 5-4 in overtime of this year’s relegation game to remain in next year’s tournament in Ottawa. … Read more
DENVER — Lane Lambert has been reticent to criticize officiating for most of his tenure as Islanders head coach. That tendency evaporated Tuesday. “I thought Mike Reilly’s [interference] call was terrible,” Lambert said following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Avalanche in which Colorado tied the game at 4-4 on a power play following the … Read more
They have been at or near the top of the NHL overall standings for a substantial enough amount of time to beg the question whether the Rangers just might be the best team in the league entering the holiday recess. It’s an impossible question to answer, isn’t it? Which means that 32 games into their … Read more
The 2024 world junior season is underway, as pre-tournament action has kicked off in Sweden with two days of games. The most notable game so far happened today between USA and Sweden and the Americans won 5-3. Cutter Gauthier (PHI) and Will Smith (SJS) both scored two goals for USA. Gauthier and Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) … Read more
The Rangers woke up Wednesday morning tied with the Devils for the No. 1 power-play percentage in the NHL at 31.3. This after a perfect 2-for-2 performance with the man-advantage in the Blueshirts’ 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Tuesday night. The first power-play unit, which averages nearly two whole minutes more … Read more
Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron was suspended six games for his cross-check of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub on Saturday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday. Perron, 35, hit Zub in the side of the head seemingly in defense of his teammate Dylan Larkin, who took successive blows to the head and … Read more
Barclay Goodrow drew back into the Rangers’ lineup on the second night of their back-to-back Sunday against the Kings, after the 30-year-old missed the previous game in Washington. Revealed as a game-time decision by head coach Peter Laviolette, Goodrow took warm-ups sporting a full face guard and ultimately slotted back into his usual spot on … Read more
