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Andrei Vasilevskiy makes 29 saves for 36th NHL shutout, Lightning beat Devils 4-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves for his 36th career shutout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday night. Vasilevskiy, who became the fastest goaltender in NHL to reach 300 wins when he beat Winnipeg 4-1 on Thursday night, had...
Letang misses Penguins game against San Jose with illness, Pickering and Ponomarev make debuts
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang missed Saturday night’s game against San Jose with an illness. Letang missed his second consecutive game because of an illness, as he did not play in Pittsburgh’s 6-2 loss at Columbus on Friday. Letang has two goals and four...
Connor McDavid scores to become the 4th-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period in the Edmonton Oilers' 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. McDavid reached the milestone in his 659th game. Wayne...
Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg's seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Vasilevskiy is the 40th goaltender in league history to win 300 games. He reached the...
Diamond Sports Group can emerge out of bankruptcy after having reorganization plan approved
Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization plan approved Thursday. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go ahead during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston that lasted 90 minutes. ...
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...
