The Tampa Bay Lightning look to defend their two-point lead over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday without star forward Brayden Point in the lineup. Tampa Bay announced that Point will be scratched from the game because he missed a team meeting. "Update: Brayden Point will not play tonight due to missing a team meeting," the team said on X.
Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. Bouchard also had an assist,
Edmonton finished the first half of the season ... Draisaitl could win both himself. He leads Brayden Point and Mikko Rantanen by six goals, while he’s second in league scoring, seven points ...
In 1979-80, the Oilers outscored the league average by 20 goals but surrendered 41 more goals than average. When the team won Stanley in 1984, Edmonton outscored the average by a stunning 130 goals, while also giving up two fewer goals than average.
Adam Henrique scored two goals and Connor McDavid scored on a power play midway through the second period as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight game, 4-0 over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
The first half of the Oilers' season has been a success, but the second half could be even better. They were one of the very best teams in the league in the second quarter, and if they can keep that up and avoid another big slump, they'll easily outplay their current pace.
With the calendar flipping over and the halfway mark of the NHL season fast approaching, now is about the time when contenders for year-end awards start to enter the purview.
Andrew Ference can't imagine a more scenic locale to host the 25th anniversary of Scotiabank "Hockey Day in Canada" than Canmore, Alberta. Having played 16 seasons in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011, Ference lived in Canmore with The Three Sisters peaks of the Canadian Rockies as a backdrop.
Coming off one of their worst losses of the season against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights had every chance to win against the Carolina Hurricanes
Thanks to Schenn’s two goals, Kyrou’s goal of his own and Holloway’s pair of assists, the line combined for five points in another important win over Calgary on Thursday night.
We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so ...
Another comeback win, this time in Colorado, seals a successful road trip — and the Oilers' place among the NHL's elite.