The Kids in the Garden come through again, Rangers down Tampa, 3-2

Two minutes of sheer chaos ended the night in Madison Square Garden. With their net empty, the Tampa Bay Lightning pressed the Rangers’ cage for the game-tying goal, to no avail. Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves and held a 3-2 … Continue reading

Price of Canadiens wins Masterton Trophy for perseverance

Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens won the Masterton Trophy on Friday as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Price had offseason knee surgery that was expected to keep him sidelined 10-12 … Continue reading

Quick strikes in second period sink Oilers in Game 2

On Thursday night in Denver, the Avalanche scored three goals on three consecutive shots in a span of 2:04 in the middle frame, to take a 3-0 lead over the Edmonton Oilers. In a span of 124 seconds, the Avs … Continue reading

Sutter wins Jack Adams Award as top coach in NHL

Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames won the Jack Adams Award on Thursday, presented to the coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success” by members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. Sutter coached the Flames (50-21-11) to the … Continue reading

Rangers ride momentum to Game 1 win over Tampa

In New York, the Rangers’ Chris Kreider scored with 71 seconds of fresh ice gone in the first period to snap a brilliant pass from Mika Zibanejad  into the net to take an early 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay … Continue reading

Kings’ Anze Kopitar Wins Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award

NEW YORK  – Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar is the 2021-22 recipient of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, which is presented “to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during … Continue reading