In this Jan. 28, 2017 file photo, singer Justin Bieber, who is playing for Team Gretzky, is pushed into the glass by Chris Pronger of Team Lemieux during the first period of the NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout at Staples Center.
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Face off of the Griffins bobbleheads: How close to the real thing?
First off, let’s not get too serious. A bobblehead is not a Van Gough or a breathtaking statue.
Kane, Blackhawks beat Coyotes to snap 3-game skid
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, Duncan Keith added two assists and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 on Thursday night to stop a three-game slide.
Marleau scores 500th goal, surging Sharks down Canucks 4-1
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen goes into the boards with San Jose Sharks right wing Joel Ward during first-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. less Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen goes into the boards with San Jose Sharks right wing Joel Ward during first-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 2, … more San Jose Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks during first-period NHL hockey game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017.
Scheifele scores twice, Jets hold off Stars 4-3
Scheifele scored two more goals against Dallas and narrowly missed two others, propelling the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory Thursday night. Scheifele has five goals in four games between the teams this season, with the Jets winning three.
Court Hearing For Man Accused Of Shooting Security Guard Canceled
Court Hearing For Man Accused Of Shooting Security Guard Canceled A court hearing for a man accused in the point blank shooting death of a transit guard in downtown Denver has been canceled. Deputies Back On The Job After Rescuing Mother In Burning Home Two Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputies who rescued an unconscious woman from a fire in her apartment say they were determined to try to rescue everyone they could.
Cody Rhodes Still Doesn’t Regret Leaving WWE
Court Hearing For Man Accused Of Shooting Security Guard Canceled A court hearing for a man accused in the point blank shooting death of a transit guard in downtown Denver has been canceled. Deputies Back On The Job After Rescuing Mother In Burning Home Two Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputies who rescued an unconscious woman from a fire in her apartment say they were determined to try to rescue everyone they could.
Preview: Blackhawks-Coyotes
… best Chicago has to offer. 670 The Score is part of CBS Radio, a division of CBS Corp. Click here for all your local sports stories Send [] The Chicago Blackhawks aren’t getting much bang for their buck from their vaunted second line, with Artem …
Brad Marchand’s Dirty Hits Are Piling Up and the NHL Is OK With That
… rk, Stephen holds a master’s degree in public communications. Money well spent? I’d say so. These days he jokes about sports on the Internet. Professionally.
Read ends drought, lifts Flyers to 3-1 win over Canadiens
Read netted the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Claude Giroux also scored and Sean Couturier had an empty-netter in the final seconds for the Flyers, who opened a five-game homestand – their longest of the season – by winning their fourth in the last five.
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Jeff Carter scored two goals and Peter Budaj earned his sixth shutout of the season in the Los Angeles Kings’ fourth cons
Sean Monahan’s two goals lead Calgary Flames past Minnesota Wild 5-1
Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. Deryk Engelland had a goal and an assist for the Flames , who have won back-to-back games after losing their previous four.
What went right – A Rangers goal breakdown
On January 17th, 2017, the Rangers played the Dallas Stars in a game in which both teams watched the epic 15-goal fest between the Penguins and Capitals the night before and decided “We can do better”. During the game, Rangers rookie Pavel Buchnevich scored an amusing goal which brought the Rangers, at the time, within one goal of the Stars.
Ken Hitchcock ranks among the more successful coaches in NHL history
Ken Hitchcock will go down as one of the most successful head coaches over the last 20 years, regardless of whether or not he gets another chance in the league. Hitchcock was fired Wednesday by the St. Louis Blues.
Florida Panthers Can Make the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs
With 31 games remaining, plenty of us are even wondering if there is simply enough time to make the post-season. The major trend of the season has been “inconsistency”.
Florida Panthers Can Make the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs
With 31 games remaining, plenty of us are even wondering if there is simply enough time to make the post-season. The major trend of the season has been “inconsistency”.
A real ice-breaker at Rock Falls Middle School
Rock Falls Middle School students cheer the entrance of Rockford IceHogs mascot Hammy after Principal Kyle Ackman’s announcement that the school will take a field trip Feb. 15 to take in the annual school-day IceHogs game. Rock Falls Middle School students react as Hammy, the Rockford IceHogs mascot, appears during an assembly Tuesday afternoon.
Will goalie wardrobe change make an impact in NHL scoring?
Starting Saturday, all NHL goalies — including the Blackhawks’ Corey Crawford and Scott Darling — will be wearing new, streamlined pants. Crawford wore the new pants for the first time in Washington on Jan. 13, and he gave up 5 goals in a 6-0 loss.
FILE – In this Dec. 10, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins center…
In this Dec. 10, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby waits during the team’s NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla. No matter where the Edmonton Oilers travel, captain Connor McDavid is confronted by the same questions and comparisons to the opposing team’s star.
New York Islanders Sign Thomas Greiss To Three Year Extension
The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with their starting goalie Thomas Greiss and sign him to a three year contract extension. Since taking over the starting role Thomas Greiss has shined between the pipes.
Back from All-Star break, Capitals look to continue momentum
… is never a bad thing, I don’t think.” The Capitals will need those batteries, according to writer Dom Luszczyszyn of sports website The Athletic. The hockey stats guru reports Washington ‘s remaining opponents average just under .500 in winning …
After sunny All-Star break, NHL playoff race is heating up
” Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin were linemates. Connor McDavid scored on a pass from Ryan Kesler.
Dallas Stars’ Final Stretch Could Be Phenomenal if Janmark Returns
The Dallas Stars are in search of answers as they stare down the final 32 games of their season while in need of a playoff push. Could one of their influential forwards on the IR help create some friction? With All Star Weekend having just finished up yesterday the final stretch of the season is upon us.
Vancouver Canucks: 3 Trade Proposals for Matt Duchene
It is no secret that the Vancouver Canucks will need a successor for franchise centre Henrik Sedin . And they will need one soon.
Drake’s Competition in 2017 Might Just Be His Father
The way most of us met Dennis Graham was indirect. Before we laid eyes on the man and his remarkable mustache, we were introduced to the Memphis native via the work of his son, Aubrey Graham, better known to planet Earth residents as Drake .
NHL All-Star Game: Fill-in coach Wayne Gretzky leads Metropolitan over Pacific, 4-3
Wayne Simmonds scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:58 to play, and fill-in coach Wayne Gretzky led the Metropolitan Division to a 4-3 victory over the Pacific Division on Sunday in the final match of the revamped NHL All-Star Game. Columbus’ Cam Atkinson scored the tying goal for the Metropolitans in the four-team, 3-on-3 divisional tournament format introduced to the midseason classic last season.
NHL All-Star Game: Metropolitan 4, Pacific 3 in final
How they won: All-Star game MVP Wayne Simmonds scored the winning goal at 5:02 of the second 10-minute period when he beat Mike Smith after getting a pass from Taylor Hall . Cam Atkinson created a 3-3 tie just five seconds earlier when he got free for a breakaway and scored as Smith made an initial save but carried the puck into the net with his momentum.
Chris Terry added to AHL All-Star game
The AHL added some last minute additions to the All-Star Classic, including St. John’s IceCaps forward Chris Terry. Terry leads the team in points with 12 goals and 20 assists in 26 games.
How to watch Red Wings’ Frans Nielsen in NHL All-Star Game
He’ll be playing for the Atlantic Division team that includes Tampa Bay’s Nikitia Kucherov and Victor Hedberg; Boston’s Brad Marchand and Tuuka Rask; Toronto’s Auston Matthews; Buffalo’s Kyle Oposo; Florida’s Vincent Trocheck; Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson; and Montreal’s Shea Weber and Carey Price. * The four captains, as selected by the fans, are Price, Nashville’s P.K. Subban for the Central Division, Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby for the Metropolitan and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid for the Pacific.
Guardian Verdict: Rochdale Hornets 22 Warrington Wolves 24
From warm sunshine in Tenerife to freezing temperatures and driving rain in Manchester, The Wire showed they were a team for all seasonsa just! It wasn’t a classic, but this game had a feel of a Challenge Cup tie to it, with a plucky and hard-working Championship side going toe-to-toe with a Super League outfit sprinkled with a smattering of young talent to go with established first-teamers. Judging by the way the team celebrated Harvey Livett’s post-hooter conversion that won the game, you’d feel there was indeed a place in the next round or two league points at stake.
Kid Kesler steals the show at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition
Ryker Kesler, son of Anaheim Ducks’ Ryan Kesler high five players after scoring past Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price in the shootout during the Skills Competition at the Staples Center on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES >> Ryker Kesler skated directly at Carey Price in the NHL Shootout, the final event of the six-event Skills Competition on Saturday at Staples Center.
Jeff Carter’s scoring touch, leadership keep Los Angeles Kings competitive
It has been a trying year so far for the Los Angeles Kings, but Jeff Carter can’t be blamed as a co-conspirator for the team’s struggles.The 32-year-old center has been one of the brightest lights for the Kings, having scored a team-leading 24 goals and 43 points and helping keep the Kings in the hunt for a playoff spot. Carter, one of two selections for the host team in Sunday’s NHL All-Star Game at Staples Center, said he didn’t change his routine nor did he feel added pressure to produce when forward Marian Gaborik had to miss 22 games with a broken right foot and when goaltender Jonathan Quick injured his groin and has missed all but one game this season.”
Kings score 3 late in 3rd to beat skidding Hurricanes 3 0
Marian Gaborik and Trevor Lewis scored 38 seconds apart late in the third period, sending the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 win over the skidding Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Carolina lost its fifth consecutive game, all in regulation, and was shut out for the first time this season.
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Justin Jackson scored 26 points and No. 9 North Carolina hit a season-high 14 3-pointers to beat Virginia Tech 91-72 on Thursday night.
Kuznetsov scores twice, Ovechkin once as Capitals win again
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night to head into the All-Star break with the most points in the NHL.
After avoiding suspension, Marchand lifts Bruins past Pens
Brad Marchand scored two second-period goals after avoiding a suspension by the NHL earlier in the day, lifting the Boston Bruins past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night.
Flyers top Maple Leafs 2-1 for 3rd straight victory
Roman Lyubimov scored late in the third period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to their third straight win, 2-1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Wayne Simmonds also scored to help the Flyers steady themselves after a rough month that rattled their playoff hopes.
Recap: Hurricanes Shut Out 3-0 by Kings; Assign Lack, Leighton to Charlotte
The Carolina Hurricanes head in to the All Star Break with a lot to think about as they lose Thursday’s match-up against the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 3-0. Thursday night’s loss was the first time the Hurricanes have been shut out since January 17, 2016.
Flyers vs Leafs recap: Late goal gives Flyers the edge, 2-1
Toronto has so much young talent working right now that even thinking about the Flyers competing against their speed and skill is enough to give me hives. My hives died down as the game began because I thought, you know, at the very least, we’ll lose.
Sabres at Stars preview: A family affair
For the Buffalo Sabres, getting offensive contributions from any player not named Rasmus Ristolainen this season has been rare, but in their last game against Nashville, both Zach Bogosian and Cody Franson scored to help lead the team to their comeback victory. If the Sabres defense starts contributing more at the other end of the ice, it would be a huge boon to a team that, while they are scoring more since Eichel’s return, is still very top-heavy as far as offensive production goes.