When the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Washington Capitals at the Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, a number of players enjoyed a special evening. In the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 home win, however, one player in particular was in the spotlight. Toronto’s captain John Tavares appeared in his 1,000th NHL game and contributed two assists to the … Read more
Emergency backup goaltender Matt Berlin played for the Edmonton Oilers in Saturday’s 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton’s Rogers Place. “It was wild all day, but the end of the day was incredible,” said Berlin. “Something I will never forget for the rest of my life.” The 25-year-old, who is in his third … Read more
The Power Ranking shows the five climbers and relegators of the week from NHL.com/de. The standings in the table are not necessarily decisive, but the performance in the past week. Statistics and team balances include the games from Thursday to Friday. The Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes (2-0-0) were the only ones of the four division … Read more
Alex Ovechkin scored for the Washington Capitals against the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena on Saturday, level with Mike Gartner, who has the most 30-goal seasons in NHL history at 17. The 37-year-old left winger scored his 30th goal, rebounding with a backhand to equalize 1-1 after 17:56 of the first period. Ovechkin has … Read more
All four division leaders did not emerge unscathed from last week’s games. The Boston Bruins (2-1-0) suffered their first home loss of the season, the Carolina Hurricanes had two slips (1-2-0), the Dallas Stars (2-0-1) dropped a point and the Vegas Golden Knights (1-1-0) their two. Their pursuers, the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-1-0), New Jersey … Read more
He shoots, he hits! For nearly three decades, as many goals have been scored in the first half of a season as this year. An average of 6.4 goals were scored per game up to Wednesday, the most in 27 years. In the 1995/96 season, the teams were just as accurate at the same time … Read more