Canadian Olympic gold medalist Mike Smith of Kingston, Ontario recorded his 40th National Hockey League career shutout on Thursday. Smith backstopped the Edmonton Oilers to an impressive 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. He became the 45th goaltender in NHL Read more
According to Adam Gretz of NBC Sports on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins have named Ron Hextall of Brandon, Manitoba their new general manager. Hextall takes over from Jim Rutherford of Beeton, Ontario, who resigned on January 27 due to health Read more
According to Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette on Sunday, former Montreal Canadiens centre Ralph Backstrom of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, passed away at the age of 83. Backstrom played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Read more
Scott Laughton of Oakville, Ontario recorded his first career National Hockey League hat trick on Sunday for the Philadelphia Flyers in their 7-4 win over the Washington Capitals. The three-goal game could have come as somewhat of a surprise because Read more
According to Hockey Reference on Thursday, Toronto Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza of Toronto, Ontario, recorded his eighth career National Hockey League hat trick as the Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 7-3. With the win, the Maple Leafs moved Read more
According to TSN on Thursday, Buffalo Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger of Winnipeg, Manitoba has tested positive for coronavirus. Krueger is in his third season coaching in the National Hockey League. He previously coached the Edmonton Oilers in the 2012-13 Read more
It has been a slow start for the Vancouver Canucks, as they only won two of their first seven games. However on Monday, the Canucks feasted on the Ottawa Senators, and came away with a dominant 7-1 win at Rogers Read more
According to Ken MacMillan of Fansided on Monday, Montreal Canadiens right winger Tyler Toffoli of Scarborough, Ontario was named the National Hockey League First Star of the Week from January 18-24, 2021. In four games, Toffoli notched five goals and Read more
Heading into the season, many considered Marc-Andre Fleury of Sorel, Quebec would be the backup goaltender to Robin Lehner of Gothenburg, Sweden with the Vegas Golden Knights. However so far this season, Lehner and Fleury have had the exact same Read more
Scott Wedgewood of Brampton, Ontario collected his third National Hockey League shutout on Sunday. He made 28 saves as the New Jersey Devils blanked the New York Islanders 2-0 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Wedgewood made 10 Read more