Evan Bouchard broke a deadlock and Connor McDavid collected two more assists in his quest to join elite company as the visiting Edmonton Oilers claimed a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames in a hard-fought Battle of Alberta clash Saturday night. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored once in a three-point game, while Leon Draisaitl and Connor Brown also scored for the Oilers, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 33 saves. With his helpers, McDavid has 99 assists,...
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How much of this season is on the players and how much is on GM Kevyn Adams and/or coach Don Granato is a prickly debate. In the end, the Sabres were there. And that's what's so maddening about this playoff drought, Mike Harrington writes.
\ The final weekend of the 2023-24 regular season is stocked with storylines. If it weren’t enough that two playoff spots are available, all 16 playoff seeds are to-be-determined and none of the eight matchups for the First Round are locked in, we also are one day away from the [first-ever NHL showdown between Batman and Superman](https://www.nhl.com/news/cartoon-characters-best-suited-to-rule-multiversus-nhl-face-off). \ The Golden Knights erupted for seven goals en route to clinching the...
Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist and Stuart Skinner made 18 saves as the host Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Cody Ceci, Mattias Ekholm and Dylan Holloway also scored goals and Ryan McLeod and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each chipped in with two assists for Edmonton (48-24-5, 101 points), which played without reigning league MVP and scoring champion Connor McDavid. McDavid, who leads the league with 99 assists and is...
Welcome to the NHL Buzz. Each day during the regular season, NHL.com has you covered with all the latest news. ## Boston Bruins Pat Maroon made his Bruins debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. "I'm really pumped just to get going here; It's going to be a good test for myself too,” Maroon said after the morning skate Saturday. “This is a team that's fighting for a playoff spot. It's a great game to get into, get me prepared, get me ready for the real stuff. "I'm going to try to...
Edmonton star Connor McDavid, who returned to the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury, notched his 100th assist of the regular season in the Oilers' convincing 9-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.
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You can cross one TBA off of our weekly MLB announcing schedule. On Friday, broadcaster Connor Onion tweeted a video saying he’d be making his MLB broadcasting debut Saturday on FS1 for the network’s broadcast of Rangers-Astros. The young sportscaster has called games across the spectrum for ESPN, Fox, and Big Ten Network in his
NHL referee Steve Kozari left the ice on a stretcher Saturday after colliding with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury during the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 victory, with the league saying after the game that he's "expected to make a full recovery."
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard are among the