2:51 PM ET Fresh after morning skate, Claude Julien wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Ilya Kovalchuk in his Canadiens ‘ debut Monday. Montreal’s coach was honest and sincere about expectations for his newly signed veteran forward as his team fights to get back into playoff position in the Eastern Conference. But he also
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1. David Pastrnak, LW, Bos LW1 1 2. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 2 3. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C2 3 4. Jack Eichel, C, Buf C3 4 5. Brad Marchand, LW, Bos LW2 5 6. John Carlson, D, Was D1 7 7. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 8 8. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm C4
7:37 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Because of a confusingly timed TV repeat of the 2011 final, Some Russian fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships. Two state TV channels showed Russia-Canada finals at the same time on Sunday. One was live, and the other was from 2011. While
7:00 AM ET Talk to any general manager, coach or player and they’ll tell you this about today’s NHL: There has never been more parity. Any team can win on any given night (and gone are the nights where you can circle a date on the calendar and schedule yourself for an easy win). Halfway
5:04 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lars Eller scored with 2:59 remaining in overtime after the Washington Capitals rallied from two goals down in the final minute of regulation, completing a stunning 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. T.J. Oshie tied the game with 14.2 seconds left. Eller also assisted Jakub
7:30 AM ET The 2019-20 rookie class is defined by defensemen. While Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes have put up big numbers, there is another pair of blueliners within our top six who deserve recognition, and they’re a pair of guys you could have seen play together in the past. Rangers defenseman Adam Fox and
8:00 AM ET It’s a unique kind of panic when you think you’ve aced your midterms and it turns out you’re teetering on the brink of failure. Especially when you’ve invested tens of millions of dollars in your “education,” like NHL teams have. As we pass the midpoint of the 2019-20 NHL season, here are
12:10 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Akil Thomas scored the winning goal in the final period and Canada rallied from two goals down to beat Russia 4-3 in the final of the world junior hockey championship on Sunday. It was the 18th title for Canada, the most successful team in the tournament.
Jan 2, 2020 That 2012 NHL draft still stings a little when you look at the top of it. First overall was Nail Yakupov, who is currently plugging away in Russia. Ryan Murray was second overall, and while he’s a regular in the NHL, he still isn’t logging an average of 20 minutes per game.
10:10 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Pittsburgh Penguins minor league goalie Casey DeSmith missed a chance to join the NHL team in Montreal on Saturday because he lost his passport. The Penguins wanted to promote DeSmith from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for Saturday’s game against the Canadiens while they let Tristan Jarry rest at home