Dubas listening on Penguins veterans as ownership wants team to get younger
The Pittsburgh Penguins are under pressure to find success now or risk seeing significant changes to their roster.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are under pressure to find success now or risk seeing significant changes to their roster.
Ten months after Quinn Hughes was dealt from the Vancouver Canucks to the Minnesota Wild in a franchise-altering deal for both sides, the former Norris Trophy winner will make his first appearance at Rogers Arena as a visitor on Friday.
Thursday’s 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings stretched Vancouver’s losing skid to nine games, with the team earning a single point across the stretch.
While the Edmonton Oilers’ big guns continue to make a lot of noise, another weapon was added to their arsenal and paid immediate dividends on Thursday.
After a shaky start, there have been signs the Calgary Flames are starting to find their feet this NHL season.
Brandon Duhaime, Teddy Blueger and Zack MacEwen combined for seven points Thursday in their new team’s roller-coaster 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers.
Mackie Samoskevich scored with 5:25 left, and the Seattle Kraken, despite blowing a multiple-goal third-period lead for the second game in a row, beat the Utah Mammoth 5-3 on Thursday night.
Lucas Raymond scored twice and contributed an assist and the Detroit Red Wings downed the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday.
Edmonton Oilers forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl both exploded for five point nights on Thursday in a 6-5 shootout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner to give the Edmonton Oilers a 6-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
The Calgary Flames scored two power-play goals in the first period and held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Roope Hintz scored on a breakaway 3:47 into overtime after his game-tying goal with 2 minutes left in regulation and the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night.
Justin Barron had a goal and three assists, Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist and the St. Louis Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Thursday night.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Marshall Rifai is set for a stay on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, TSN’s Mark Masters reports. The 6-foot-2, 211-pound blue liner is listed as week-to-week.
Artemi Panarin had two goals, Brandt Clarke scored in overtime and the Los Angeles Kings won a second consecutive game, 3-2 at the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
The San Jose Sharks picked up their first regulation win of the season Thursday night with a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Rangers 5-4 in a back-and-forth affair for their third straight victory Thursday.
Pittsburgh’s Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots to spoil the history-making debut of Florida counterpart Cooper Black as the Penguins beat the Panthers 4-0 on Thursday.
Michael DiPietro made 28 saves for his first career shutout, David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, and the Boston Bruins cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Florida Panthers goalie Cooper Black skated onto the PPG Paints Arena ice alone during pregame warmups on Thursday night, a time-honored hockey tradition given to rookies everywhere.
James Duthie is joined by TSN Hockey Insiders Chris Johnston, Pierre LeBrun, and Darren Dreger to discuss the latest trade speculation on Connor Hellebuyck, Dylan Larkin, and Alexander Nikishin, what the Pittsburgh Penguins may do if their season goes south, and more on Insider Trading.
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