Injury-plagued Devils hope to avoid third straight loss. Toronto (3-3-3) at New Jersey (5-2-1), 7:30 pm EDT While the New Jersey Devils have as many key injuries as losses, their hot start is slowly evaporating. The injury-stricken Devils will be without three of their top six forwards once again when they try to snap a [...]
Steve Ott has been hobbling because of a sore groin for much of this season. But the last time the Dallas Stars had him in the lineup, they played one of their best defensive games of the year – a 2-1 win against the New York Rangers. So when Ott returns tonight after a three-game [...]
Wednesday National Hockey League Capsules. TORONTO 6, NEW JERSEY 5 (SO) NEWARK, New Jersey Martin Brodeur faced a record number of shots prior to the shootout. But it was a sneaky one by Niklas Hagman that got the Toronto Maple Leafs a victory. Hagman scored the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout, [...]
Selanne will participate in Ducks camp. Teemu Selanne has signed a tryout agreement with the Anaheim Ducks while negotiations continue on a standard contract for the 10-time All-Star forward. The Ducks’ career scoring leader will join the team for training camp and is expected to be on the ice on Saturday for drills. The 38-year-old [...]
Avalanche captain Joe Sakic pulled rank Friday. And instituted what he called the “old-man rule,” thereby getting himself out of fitness testing. While his teammates went through lactic threshold exams, played catch with a medicine ball and had their leaps measured in standing long jumps, Sakic took it easy. Not that his teammates begrudged his [...]
Calgary Flames head coach Mike Keenan will test out newcomer Todd Bertuzzi on a line with captain Jarome Iginla. And Daymond Langkow when the NHL team holds its first training camp workout Saturday. Flames players reported to the Pengrowth Saddledome on Friday for medicals and fitness training and Keenan said he was eager to start [...]
Alex Ovechkin strolled into the Washington Capitals practice. Facility to report for training camp Friday, wearing a tight-fitting tank top, faded camouflage shorts and flip-flops. A little while later, the NHL’s reigning MVP swapped that outfit for team-issued red mesh shorts and a bright, white T-shirt reading, “The Future is Now” in red on the [...]
Almost nobody is giving the Toronto Maple Leafs a chance this season. And thats just fine with the guys who play for the team. They dont mind that interim GM Cliff Fletcher thinks rocky days lie ahead. They have no problem with being labelled a bunch of castaways and unproven talents. Theres no issue with [...]
It’s a humbling experience going from Stanley Cup contenders one year to missing the playoffs. The next which is something Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres don’t take lightly. With a wool cap pulled tightly down to his eyebrows, the star goalie – almost incognito – modestly outlined the perspective he’s gained after an ultra-long, [...]
On the eve of training camp, the Minnesota Wild still had one glaring item remaining on their summer to-do list. Marian Gaborik’s future – ideally signing him to a long-term contract extension, or else consummating a trade to avoid losing him to free agency next year for no compensation – must be determined soon. General [...]