There wasn’t a second to spare for Jamie McBain to beat Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh with his first NHL goal. Turns out a second — or, actually, nine-tenths of one — was all the rookie needed. McBain’s slap shot from above the circles streaked by goalie Marc-Andre Fleury just ahead of the horn in overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a late deficit to defeat the Penguins…
Alex Ovechkin has returned from a two-game NHL suspension in style, scoring in the first period for the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin netted his 45th goal of the season on Saturday night to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead 10:47 into the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ovechkin took a long pass off the boards from Nicklas Backstrom, skated in on a breakaway, and easily scored on Antero…
PITTSBURGH – There wasn’t a second to spare for Jamie McBain to beat Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh with his first NHL goal.
Turns out nine-tenths of a second was all the rookie needed.
McBain’s slap shot from above the circles str…
PITTSBURGH – Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Manny Legace was lifted in the second period Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an undisclosed injury.
Legace suffered an unspecified lower body injury after being levelled during a s…
DALLAS – If the Dallas Stars are to make a late run at the playoffs, their offence will need to keep clicking at the current rate.
Brad Richards had two goals, Trevor Daley scored the winner, and the Stars beat Ottawa 5-4 on Saturday, han…
TORONTO – Joey MacDonald downplayed his performance on Saturday afternoon, but his coach knows how valuable the goaltender is to the Toronto Marlies.
“Mac was excellent,” said Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins after Toronto’s 4-3 shootout …
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Alex Ovechkin has returned from a two-game NHL suspension in style, scoring in the first period for the Washington Capitals.
Ovechkin netted his 45th goal of the season on Saturday night to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead 10:47 in…
The secret is out on the Phoenix Coyotes. After playing largely under the radar the past few seasons, they are winning a lot now — and it’s getting noticed. When the Coyotes took the ice for practice Friday, they skated in front of a large group of fans buzzing with excitement. Afterward, they walked into their locker room to find it full of TV crews and reporters.
If the Dallas Stars are to make a late run at the playoffs, their offense will need to keep clicking at the current rate. Brad Richards had two goals, Trevor Daley scored the winner, and the Stars beat Ottawa 5-4 on Saturday, handing the Senators their fifth straight defeat despite Jason Spezza’s hat trick.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Manny Legace was lifted in the second period Saturday with an undisclosed injury, shortly after being leveled during a scramble in front of the net.
Legace needed several minutes to get back to his…
