When asked about what it would take for him to consider separating Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, Mike Babcock says it's a reporter's job to second guess decisions he makes and it's his job to make the decisions he feel are right.
With the Connor Hellebuyck saga behind them, the Winnipeg Jets have found closure and are ready to move forward with their season with those distractions in their rear-view mirror. Could Winnipeg use the excitement and joy surrounding the Heritage Classic as a cathartic experience to reset their season? TSN's Jets reporter Danielle Bain has more.
Jacob Fowler made 33 saves and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday night in the NHL Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium. Lane Hutson and Kaiden Guhle scored and Cole Caufield had two assists to help Montreal improve to 6-3-2.
After Quinn Hughes was showered with boos in his return to Vancouver on Sunday night, TSN's NHL analyst Cameron Gaunce joins SportsCentre to compare his return to Brady Tkachuk's in Ottawa, analyzes the Quinn Hughes trade and gives his prediction for what the deal may look like in a year's time.
Former Vancouver captain Quinn Hughes had a goal to reach 500 NHL points and added an assist in his return to Rogers Arena in the Minnesota Wild’s 4-2 victory over the Canucks on Sunday night. Kirill Kaprizov and Maxim Shabanov also each had a goal and assist, and Bobby Brink scored. Calvin Pickard made 15 saves as the Wild improved to 8-3-2.
The Hurricanes have signed defenceman Alexander Nikishin to a one-year, $3 million contract, it was announced Sunday evening. Nikishin had asked for a trade this past summer but the Hurricanes had been trying to convince him to sign a one-year contract, allowing both sides to re-visit things in the off-season if he still wanted out, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun wrote in a post on X.
Ryan O’Reilly had two goals and two assists, Steven Stamkos added two goals and an assist and the Predators beat the Avalanche.
Lars Eller's first goal of the season, with 2:23 left in the third period, lifted the Panthers to a win over the Blackhawks. Matthew Tkachuk and Sandis Vilmanis also scored for Florida, which ended two-game losing streak.
The Maple Leafs held an optional practice on Sunday and Sergei Bobrovsky was among those on the ice. He has not played since Thursday, when he allowed four goals on 25 shots and his .840 save percentage was his worst among his eight starts so far this season. TSN's Mark Masters has more.
Maple Leafs forward Kirill Marchenko explains why he doesn't really care much about preparing to play his final regular season game at the Saddledome, and why he's more interested in building chemistry with William Nylander and Nick Paul.
As he continues to search for his first goal as a Maple Leaf, defenceman Darren Raddysh says he isn't worried as long as the team is winning.
Maple Leafs defenceman Darren Raddysh discusses going up against Oilers superstar Connor McDavid Saturday night and coming out on top in the matchup. Raddysh expresses how much confidence he has in his defensive game, and reflects on old tweets he had with McDavid that resurfaced on social media.
Calgary-born William Nylander discusses his milestone of scoring 300 career goals and passing Rick Vaive on the Maple Leafs' all-time list and preparing to play his final regular season game at the Saddledome Monday night, an arena he has fond memories of.
The Maple Leafs share how blown away they were by the fan support from Leafs Nation during Saturday night's win in Edmonton and describe the atmosphere as playoff-like.
Mike Babcock took the blame for Edmonton's loss Saturday. "The bottom line is they were better than us," the Oilers coach said. "We can blame anybody we want as a group. As a coach, Jim Hiller had his group playing harder than I had my group, so that’s on me." Hiller felt it was the Leafs most complete effort of the season.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 of 32 shots to beat the Oilers, one of his former teams, on Saturday night. The 32-year-old goalie did the Gavin McKenna inspired hand-wave celebration after the win. "The vibes are great," Stolarz said. "It's an exciting time to be to be Maple Leaf and the team's gelling really well."
Troy Stecher scored the game-winning goal and logged a team high 24:21 to help the Leafs beat the Oilers on Saturday. The 5-foot-11 defenceman has elevated since Chris Tanev's injury including taking on top penalty-kill unit duties. "I've always believed in myself," Stecher said. "I know I can play at this level, at a high level."
The Leafs were able to keep Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl quiet in 5-on-5 play during Saturday's win in Edmonton. Teammates credited Auston Matthews for leading the charge. "You see how committed he is defensively at the start of the game," said Troy Stecher. "It's incredible."
Joel Farabee opened the scoring and added two assists, Zayne Parekh scored his first of the season and Devin Cooley made 28 saves to help the Flames claim their third consecutive win.
Drake Batherson score two of his three goals early to help the Senators race out to an early lead but the Rangers wouldn't go away until Jake Sanderson's eventual winner in the third period, his first goal of the season.
The Senators got off to a dream start on Saturday but allowed the Rangers to creep back in and make it a harder win for Ottawa than it needed to be. TSN Senators reporter Claire Hanna has more on Travis Green's reaction after the game and Drake Batherson's big picture look on the Sens' 8-4-0 record.
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