What We Learned: Why scoring is up this year

Puck Daddy takes a look at the numbers to explain why scoring is up in the NHL this season.

Bettman: I don't like work stoppages, but ...

Emily Kaplan ESPN TORONTO -- Does Gary Bettman have any regrets about the NHL skipping the 2018 Olympics? "None at all," the commissioner said. The NHL's (non-)Olympic participation took up a good portion of Bettman's 30-minute Q&A session at the annual PrimeTime Sports Management Conference

NHL Capsules

DALLAS -- Brad Richards wasted no time showing what he can do for the Dallas Stars. Richards had a career-high five points -- all on assists -- in his Dallas debut, setting up new linemate Niklas Hagman's first NHL hat trick and sending the Stars past the Chicago Blackhawks 7-4 Thursday night. Richards

PHT Morning Skate: ‘Negative experience’ with Vegas helped Shipachyov appreciate KHL days

Monday's collection of links.

Highlights of Sunday's NHL games

Nov 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Hockey League games on Sunday: Lightning 2, Ducks 1 J.T. Brown scored the decisive goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Sunday night at Honda Center . The Lightning (14-2-2) tallied

NHL Power Rankings: After difficult start, Caps look like they have hit their stride

The Caps are second in the Metro, and they keep climbing in the Power Rankings.

Highlights of Sunday's NHL games

(The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Hockey League games on Sunday: Lightning 2, Ducks 1 J.T. Brown scored the decisive goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Sunday night at Honda Center . Tampa Bay avenged a 4-3 loss to the

NHL standings

Nov 13 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NHL on Sunday WESTERN CONFERENCECENTRAL DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. St. Louis 13 4 1 58 44 27 2. Winnipeg 9 4 3 52 46 21 3. Nashville 9 5 2 45 46 20 4. Dallas 9 7 0 47 43 18 5. Chicago 8 8 2 53 49 18 6. Colorado 8 7 1 54 55 17 7. Minnesota 7 7 2 46 44 16 PACIFIC

Flames end home stretch vs. Blues

The Calgary Flames will face a tough test against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night to wrap up their seven-game homestand at the Scotiabank Saddledome. After dropping a 5-2 decision to the Blues (13-4-1) on Oct. 25 in St. Louis, the Flames (9-7-0) returned home and have won four of their past six

Hall of Famer Paul Kariya skates for first time since 2010

Emily Kaplan ESPN TORONTO -- Paul Kariya laced up his skates for the first time since 2010, when he retired from the NHL after his sixth diagnosed concussion. What's more, Kariya -- who is being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday -- skated in an exhibition game Sunday alongside Scott

Sharks’ Meier fined, not suspended, for elbowing Del Zotto

An ugly moment from an ugly loss for Vancouver.

Selanne-Kariya one odd but potent pairing

Emily Kaplan ESPN TORONTO -- They are, even in retirement, the oddest of couples. Paul Kariya seeks refuge in the swells of Southern California. Since retiring from the NHL in 2010, Kariya, a native of Vancouver, spends most mornings surfing. He is learning how to speak Japanese through an app on his

Vegas Play of the Day: Oilers at Capitals

We've entered the fourth season of the annual South Point-lined Play of the Day competition, effective July 1. Starting bankrolls have reset to $10,000, with the maximum bet being to win $1,000 and the minimum wager $300. Ray Brewer won back-to-back titles in the 2015-2016 and 2016-17 seasons, after

Most ridiculous items in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Emily Kaplan ESPN TORONTO -- The Hockey Hall of Fame is an homage to great NHL moments and achievements, and to the evolution of the sport itself. The museum's white whale, in terms of memorabilia? A puck used in the Chicago Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup-clinching game, which has been missing

Snapshots: This was a memorable trip for the Swedish Senators

STOCKHOLM — There is no place like home. As the Senators packed their bags and made their way back to North America Sunday, many looking forward to getting to Ottawa. But Swedish players Erik Karlsson, Fredrik Claesson and Johnny Oduya will have memories to last a lifetime from the back-to-back games

Ducks try to end Lightning's West Coast streak

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night after having ravaged the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings by a cumulative 10-3 score this week. Clearly, the Lightning (13-2-2) have no fear of the California gauntlet which has destroyed other East Coast teams

Ducks try to end Lightning's West Coast streak

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night after having ravaged the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings by a cumulative 10-3 score this week. Clearly, the Lightning (13-2-2) have no fear of the California gauntlet which has destroyed other East Coast teams taking

Waiver Wired: Zip to Zucker

Corey Abbott likes Zucker, Perron, Gourde, Kerfoot and others in the latest edition of Waiver Wired.

Columbus Blue Jackets Unzipped: Mental Resets, Milano & Moves

The Columbus Blue Jackets should have a five-game losing streak going. Thanks to the heroics (and luck) of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, the streak ended at four. For the third consecutive game, the Blue Jackets scored just once in regulation. Unlike their games against the Predators and Hurricanes, they

Highlights of Saturday's NHL games

(The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Hockey League games on Saturday: Rangers 4, Oilers 2 Rick Nash scored twice as the New York Rangers ran their winning streak to a season-high six games with 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Nash recorded his first multi-goal game since a

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What We Learned: Why scoring is up this year

Bettman: I don't like work stoppages, but ...

NHL Capsules

PHT Morning Skate: ‘Negative experience’ with Vegas helped Shipachyov appreciate KHL days

Highlights of Sunday's NHL games

NHL Power Rankings: After difficult start, Caps look like they have hit their stride

Highlights of Sunday's NHL games

NHL standings

Flames end home stretch vs. Blues

Hall of Famer Paul Kariya skates for first time since 2010

Sharks’ Meier fined, not suspended, for elbowing Del Zotto

Selanne-Kariya one odd but potent pairing

Vegas Play of the Day: Oilers at Capitals

Most ridiculous items in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Snapshots: This was a memorable trip for the Swedish Senators

Ducks try to end Lightning's West Coast streak

Ducks try to end Lightning's West Coast streak

Waiver Wired: Zip to Zucker

Columbus Blue Jackets Unzipped: Mental Resets, Milano & Moves

Highlights of Saturday's NHL games