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Islanders look to build on success as they enter second season under coach Lane Lambert
NEW YORK ISLANDERS COACH: Lane Lambert, (42-31-9). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 14 vs. Buffalo. DEPARTURES: F Josh Bailey, F Zach Parise. ADDITIONS: RW Julien Gauthier. GOALIES: Ilya Sorokin (31-22-7, 2.34 GAA, 0.924 save percentage)...
Boston Bruins must trudge through regular season to see if they can deliver in playoffs
BOSTON BRUINS COACH: Jim Montgomery (125-55-15 over three seasons, 65-12-5 in Boston). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 11 vs. Chicago. DEPARTURES: F Patrice Bergeron, F David Krejci, F Taylor Hall, F Tyler Bertuzzi, F Garnett Hathaway, D Dmitry Orlov. ...
Lessons from last season could shape how the NHL's top contenders vie for the Stanley Cup in 2024
All Connor McDavid wants to do after establishing himself as the best hockey player in the world is win the Stanley Cup. He knows he can't do that in October, when the NHL playoffs feel like they are a lifetime away. “There’s 82 full games before you can get back to the same...
Golden Knights back to work after Stanley Cup win and short offseason
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights went from hoisting the Stanley Cup, to a victory parade on the Strip, to a summer of celebrating, to now getting down to the business of playing hockey again. A short offseason is a good problem to have, but still an issue. ...
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin averts questions over sudden absence last year in playoffs
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was personal reasons. Nichushkin missed the final five postseason games of a...
Bruins captaincy passes from soft-spoken Bergeron to in-your-face Marchand. He says he's ready
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins named Brad Marchand captain on Wednesday, putting the “C” previously worn by the soft-spoken and universally revered Patrice Bergeron on the sweater of a notorious instigator who — the team insists — has moved on from his face-licking phase and matured into...
Arizona Coyotes sign general manager Bill Armstrong to a multiyear extension
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes hired Bill Armstrong to shepherd a rebuilding project. After a solid start, Armstrong gets to see it through. The Coyotes signed Armstrong to a multiyear contract extension Wednesday, ensuring the general manager will be...
Rangers sign Alexis Lafrenière to a 2-year contract worth $4.65 million
The New York Rangers have re-signed Alexis Lafrenière, inking the young winger to a two-year contract worth $4.65 million. Lafrenière will count just over $2.3 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons as part of the deal completed Wednesday. The...
Coyotes sign coach André Tourigny to 3-year contract extension
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — André Tourigny's task when he first arrived in Arizona was to set the foundation for a franchise on shaky ground. The Coyotes made progress in his first two seasons, pointing to a better future just over the horizon. A three-year contract...
Penguins and the Capitals keep making moves to try to remain NHL playoff contenders
The Stanley Cup banners hanging in Pittsburgh and Washington aren't collecting dust yet. The Penguins won their third, fourth and fifth championships in 2009, 2016 and 2017, while the Capitals hoisted the Cup for the first time in franchise history in 2018. Still, the core players...
