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Diamond Sports Group will offer single-game pricing to stream NBA and NHL games starting next month
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — The nation's largest owner of regional sports networks will offer single-game pricing for NBA and NHL games beginning next month. Diamond Sports Group, which owns 16 RSNs, announced Tuesday that the option will be available on its direct-to-consumer...
Shea Weber, Pavel Datsyuk enshrined as part of Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2024 class
TORONTO (AP) — Shea Weber and David Poile’s stories have been intertwined for more than two decades. Poile drafted Weber when he was general manager of the Nashville Predators and eventually handed him the captaincy. He also shipped the star defenseman out of town...
Ovechkin, McMichael each scores twice as Capitals skate to 8-1 victory over the Blues
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Ovechkin has scored 863 goals and is just 31 goals behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record 894. Ovechkin has scored...
Frustration is mounting for the Predators, who are off to their worst start and last in the NHL
Signing three of the top players available in Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei made NHL free agency look like a big win for the Nashville Predators. They haven't had many since. After committing more than $108 million within a few hours on July 1...
NCAA lifts eligibility ban in allowing Canadian Hockey League players to compete at US colleges
The NCAA Division I Council approved a rule Thursday allowing players with Canadian Hockey League experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season, a landmark decision that has the potential of shaking up the NHL’s two largest sources of developmental talent. The...
Macklin Celebrini, NHL's youngest player, scores on Marc-Andre Fleury, league's oldest
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut in 2003, Macklin Celebrini was nearly three years away from being born. On Thursday, the two combined for a bit of statistical novelty as the San Jose Sharks phenom and the league’s youngest player scored on the...
Boldy scores twice, Kaprizov has three assists in Wild's 5-2 win over Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Matt Boldy had two goals, Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists and the Wild beat the Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night. Mats Zuccarello’s goal put the Wild ahead 2-1 in the second period, set up by a no-look pass through multiple defenders by Kaprizov....
Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the Washington Capitals are off to a hot start
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had never before played together watched their shifts from that game, and Ovechkin thought they...
Will Smith, the Sharks’ other top prospect, finally has breakout moment
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith had a huge smile on his face after scoring his first NHL goal in the first period on Thursday, lighting up the jumbotron as the San Jose crowd roared its approval. “It's about time," Smith said to the crowd after the game. ...
Saunas, reindeer and hockey: Stars and Panthers enjoy their time in Finland before 2-game series
The first time Florida coach Paul Maurice went to Finland, he didn’t know a whole lot about the country’s intense love of hockey. He learned. Quickly. “I think one of the real benefits, kind of side benefits for the NHL coaches and players coming over is you get...
