The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens are playing live on the NHL schedule on Wednesday to start the season and the all Canada matchup starts at 7 pm ET.
Read full storyThe NY Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks are starting the NHL schedule for the 2015-16 season at the United Center and the game is on NBC Sports Network and streaming from the NBC Live Extra website.
Read full storyThe 2015-16 NHL season is about to start and the New York Rangers are a team to watch in the east, as the Blueshirts are looking to get back to the Stanley Cup finals after dealing with playoffs disappointment last season.
Read full storyThe Washington Capitals are coming into the 2015-16 season looking to bounce back from a tough Stanley Cup playoffs loss and they have a core of Alex Ovechkin, TJ Oshie, Braden Holtby and Nicklas Backstrom coming in to try and get it done. Backstrom is dealing with an injury and he could miss the start of the season for the Caps and his return is uncertain.
Read full storyChicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is reportedly under investigation in Buffalo for an alleged sexual assault and now the forward may be in risk of losing numerous sponsorships and other deals as the police continue their investigation, as EA Sports has announced that Kane will no longer be the cover athlete for the "NHL 16" video game.
Read full storyChicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is reportedly under investigation by police in Buffalo following an alleged incident "involving a woman that began at a bar" and updates on the report have the Buffalo News writing that the "Kane investigation is a rape investigation," while the NHL has said they are "following along" with the developments.
Read full storyThe St. Louis Blues signed young star Vladimir Tarasenko to an eight-year contract extension worth $60 million and it comes after the team traded another strong young player in TJ Oshie and this now makes the 23-year-old Tarasenko one of the highest paid players in the league at his age.
Read full storyThe Chicago Blackhawks are looking to bring back free agent Johnny Oduya and this comes as the team has signed Trevor van Riemsdyk to a contract extension and after the team previously shopped Patrick Sharp in trades at the NHL draft and after the team had to make a tough salary cap move by trading Brandon Saad over signing him to a contract.
Read full storyhe Chicago Blackhawks made one major move with Brandon Saad getting traded this offseason and with Johnny Oduya still on the free agent market, the team may look at trade deals with Patrick Sharp or Bryan Bickell to clear salary cap space and this comes after the team signed Artem Anisimov to a contract extension after acquiring him from Columbus.
Read full storyThe Chicago Blackhawks traded Brandon Saad to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a major trade this week, acquiring Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp and a fourth round pick in 2016 and this comes after the team had been shopping Patrick Sharp in a trade since the NHL draft last weekend.
Read full storyThe NHL draft over the weekend saw a number of trades and the NY Rangers were in the middle of a lot of action, dealing Carl Hagelin to the Anaheim Ducks and backup goaltender Cam Talbot to the Edmonton Oilers while acquiring Antti Raanta and Emerson Etem in deals among four total trades to reshape the roster heading into the summer.
Read full storyThe NY Rangers are shopping a Cam Talbot trade for draft picks at the NHL draft and teams like the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars and san Jose Sharks are potential options for the backup goalie, as he stepped up with Henrik Lundqvist injured and now could net New York a high draft pick or top prospect in a deal.
Read full storyThe NHL trade rumor mill is starting to spin with the draft coming this week and some of the top names that could move include Patrick Sharp, Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin, Cam Talbot and Rick Nash and this comes as the Chicago Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Penguins and NY Rangers could be some of the more active teams this offseason with free agency and trades.
Read full storyThe NY Rangers may consider a Cam Talbot trade this offseason after, as New York needs draft picks after making trades and teams like the Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres could be options heading into draft weekend and this comes as the team could shop Rick Nash in a trade, while Derek Stepan is in line for a contract in free agency.
Read full storyThe Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup Finals over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night, defeating Tampa 2-0 in Game 6 to clinch the championship series 4-2 and Duncan Keith won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the series and he scored a goal in the clinching game.
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