7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina — The first thing you notice is the grunting. Walk by the Carolina Hurricanes‘ weight room, and there’s a good chance you’ll see the biggest gym rat on the team. “You peek your head in and see him,” says forward Jordan Martinook. “He’s got his head down, his hat
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9:13 AM ET I watched a Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames game this week. Not by mistake. Not because I fell asleep with Center Ice streaming. I watched it because of pure, uncut, mutual animosity. The rivalry between Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk managed to surpass the trash-talk-laden hype leading
8:07 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has tied an NHL record in becoming the fourth player to score each of his first six career goals on the power play. Olofsson made it six in a row with a one-timer off Jack Eichel‘s pass into the right circle
5:50 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Alex Galchenyuk on injured reserve after he aggravated an undisclosed injury that limited him during the preseason. Galchenyuk joins center Evgeni Malkin and forward Bryan Rust and Nick Bjugstad on IR for the Penguins, who are off to a 1-2-0 start. Galchenyuk, acquired
7:00 AM ET The overreactions to the first games in a new NHL season are always quite comical. When there’s a four-game losing streak in the middle of December, it’s a bump in the road. When it happens at the start of the season, it’s like watching a large boulder roll down a snowy hill
8:04 PM ET Some NHL teams placate their fans with free hats or magnetic schedules. The Philadelphia Flyers, however, know what their fans really want: the opportunity to smash a flat-screen television with a hockey stick. The Flyers announced on Tuesday that the Wells Fargo Center now has a “Disassembly Room,” the first-ever “rage room”
7:35 PM ET After a winless start to the regular season, the San Jose Sharks are hoping an old friend named Patrick Marleau can bring some stability. GM Doug Wilson announced that the team will sign the 40-year-old Marleau, who is the franchise leader in games (1,493), goals (508) and points (1,082). The deal is
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Two new eras dawned last week. They were separated by 24 hours, the Hudson River and a palpable amount of enthusiasm. Aesthetically, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers were on parallel tracks heading into this season. The longtime rivals were both in rapid rebuilds. They added franchise
7:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Penguins are getting booed. It’s opening night in Pittsburgh — six months after the Penguins were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Islanders — and all summer, chatter has been about improving the team’s chemistry and transforming the roster to be both younger
1. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 1 2. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C1 2 3. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C2 3 4. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TB G1 4 5. John Tavares, C, Tor C3 5 6. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Cgy LW1 6 7. David Pastrnak, LW, Bos LW2 7 8. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm C4