With , goaltender decided to do a little pandering toward the team's most famous suitor. On Wednesday, Talbot was in the locker room showing off his new Deadpool-themed goalie mask. The mask George Soriano Jersey , which was designed by Friedesigns, features images of Deadpool with a Canadian flag, Senators tattoo, and a cup of Tim Hortons coffee. Talbot said he just wanted to give Reynolds a little more incentive to purchase the Senators. Cam Talbot poses with his new Deadpool-themed mask. We came up with Deadpool mask in light of the rumours that maybe Ryan Reynolds will be coming into the new ownership group. So tried to entice him a little bit more to come in here and be part of the group. Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) "We came up with Deadpool mask in light of the rumours that maybe Ryan Reynolds will be coming into the new ownership group," Talbot said, via Ian Mendes of The Athletic. "So tried to entice him a little bit more to come in here and be part of the group." Reynolds has not been shy about his desire to be part of the Senators' ownership group. The Canadian actor has already . "If we progre s with the Ottawa Senators I will be a frothy, rabies-infused fan the likes of which the NHL has never seen," Reynolds said. "There's not too much I can say about that now, but I have a real connection to Ottawa, to the community of Ottawa." NHL commi sioner Gary Bettman has even met with Reynolds about the prospect of him becoming an owner, and Bettman said he was impre sed by the conversation. "Bill (Daly) and I met with Ryan Reynolds, who very much impre sed us," Bettman said at the NHL Board of Governors meetings. "If we can figure out a way to have him included, I think that's great for the Senators and I think that would be great for the league." Reynolds is already an owner of the Welsh soccer club Wrexham A.F.C., along with fellow actor Rob McElhenney, and we'll see whether Talbot's plea helps get Reynolds over the finish line in terms of owning an NHL franchise. David Hensley Jersey
The 2019 NHL All-Star Game is headed to San Jose's SAP Center, home of the Sharks, for the 64thrunning of hockey's midseasoncelebration. For the fourth consecutive year, the formatfeatures a 3-on-3 tournament . The will take place 9 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. Each division .ConnorMcDavidwill represent the Pacific Division, NathanMacKinnonwill represent the Central Division andAustonMatthews will represent the Atlantic Division.AlexOvechkinwas selected as the captain for the Metropolitan Division . MORE: The All-Star jerseyswill be collected from bodies of water. Each jerseyfeaturesthe "Parley" logo for the Parley Ocean Plastic, which is a range of materials made from upcycled marine plastic debris. The uniforms are a black, white and heather grey color scheme with each individual logo in the center. The NHL has released this years All-Star jerseys, which will all have team logos and be in black and white. Heres a look at the Golden Knights home and aways- Je se Granger (@Je seGranger_) Here's everything you need to know about the 2019 NHL ALL-Star Game, including complete rostersand TV information. When is the 2019 NHL All-Star Game? The NHL All-Star Game will be played on Jan. 26, 2019.Puck dropis set for 8 p.m. ET. NHL DRAFT 2019: | Where is the 2019 NHL All-Star Game being played? The NHL Ben Casparius Jersey All-Star game is being played at the SAP Center, home of the San Jose Sharks, in San Jose, Calif. It's the second time the franchise has hosted the event; it was also held in San Jose in 1997, when the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 11-7. Rosters for the 2019 NHL All-Star Game Atlantic Division Name Team All-Star Appearances Jack Eichel Buffalo Sabres 2nd Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightening 3rd Auston Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd David Pastrnak Boston Bruins 1st Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightening 6th John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs 6th Thomas Chabot Ottawa Senators 1st Keith Yandle Florida Panthers 3rd Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings 2nd Andrei Vasilevskiy Tampa Bay Lightening 2nd Metropolitan Division Name Team All-Star appearances Sebastian Aho Carolina Hurricane 1st Cam Atkinson Columbus Blue Jackets. 2nd Mathew Barzal New York Islanders 1st Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 4th Claude Giroux Philadelphia Flyers 6th Taylor Hall New Jersey Devils 3rd John Carlson Washington Capitals 1st Seth Jones Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd Braden Holtby Washington Capitals 4th Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 5th Central Division Name Team All-Star appearances Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 8th Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche 3rd Ryan O'Reilly St. Louis Blues 2nd Mikko Rantanen Colorado Avalanche 1st Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets 1st Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets 2nd Miro Heiskanen Dallas Stars 1st Roman Josi Nashville Predators 2nd Devan Dubnyk Minnesota Wild 3rd Pekke Rinne Nashville Predators 3rd Pacific Division Name Team All-Star appearances Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames 5th Clayton Keller Arizona Coyotes 1st Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers 3rd Joe Pavelski San Jose Sharks 6th Elias Petter son Vancouver Canucks 1st Brent Burns San Jose Sharks 6th Drew Doughty Los Angeles Kings 5th Erik Karl son San Jose Sharks 6th Marc-Andre Fleury Vegas Golden Knights 4th John Gibson Anaheim Ducks 2nd Where TV channel is the 2019 NHL All-Star game on? The NHL All-StarGame will be aired nationally on NBC in the United States. CBC/Sportsnetis carrying the game for Canadian viewers. How to live stream the 2019 NHL All-Star game The game can also be live-streamed or online atNBCSports.com, by downloading the NBC Sports app or with an NHL.tv subscription. Carl Crawford Jersey
It's finally here. After a truncated regular season and a more than four-month gap between meaningful games, the culmination of the 2019-20 NHL season has arrived. Two teams that the Western Conference's Dallas Stars and the Eastern Conference's Tampa Bay Lightning will now battle it out. The Stars advanced to their first Stanley Cup appearance since 2000on Monday afteran overtime win in Game 5,knocking out the Golden Knights. On the flip side, the Lightning havefirmly wiped away last year's disappointment and will now get one day off after their overtime win over the Islandersbefore hitting the ice in the franchise's second trip to the Final in the past decade (they lost in 2015 to the Blackhawks). For Tampa Bay's Pat Maroon, it's a chance to win his second consecutive Stanley Cup, as he captured the 2019 title with the St. Louis Blues, whileteammate Luke Schenn can match hisbrother Brayden who won with Maroon last year. On the flip side, all eyes will be on 65-year-old long-time bench guru andStars interim head coach Rick Bowne s, who was on Jon Cooper's staff back in 2015 and will be aiming for his first taste fromLord Stanley's Cup in his third final. By the end of September, the NHL's newest champion will be crowned.Be sure to soak it all in, hockey fans, because the start of the 2020-21 seasonis officially TBD. Tampa Bay Lightning(-152) vs. Dallas Stars (+137): Schedule, breakdown, prediction Game Date Time TV channel 1 Sat., Sept. 19 7:30 p.m. NBC, , SN, CBC, TVAS 2 Mon., Sept. 21 8 p.m. NBCSN, , SN, CBC, TVAS 3 Wed., Sept. 23 8 p.m. NBCSN, , SN, CBC, TVAS 4 Fri., Sept. 25 8 p.m. NBC, , SN, CBC, TVAS 5* Sat., Sept. 26 8 p.m. NBC, ,SN, CBC, TVAS 6* Mon., Sept. 28 8 p.m. NBC, , SN, CBC, TVAS 7* Wed., Sept. 30 8 p.m. NBC, , SN, CBC, TVAS (*if nece sary) For up-to-the-minute odds: Regular season series Let's be honest, the 2019-20 regular season was a lifetime ago but the fact that theStars won in a sweepis bulletin board material for both squads. The Jan. 27 contest saw currently "unfit to play" Stars netminder Ben Bishop in net and injured Lightning captain Steven Stamkos pot two goals. Current No. 1 tendy for the Stars, Anton Khudobin, earned the victory in the first meeting while Tampa's Andrei Vasilevskiy was handed the L's in both games. Dallas holds an overall record of 25-15-4 against Tampa Bay during the regular season, but this is the Stanley Cup Final and history is wiped clean. DATE ROAD HOME RESULT Dec. 19 Stars Lightning DAL, 4-3 (OT) Jan. 27 Lightning Stars DAL, 3-2 (OT) Offense Welp, the Stars are not the analyticdarlings of this Stanley Cup Final, that's for sure. They enter the series as the first team since the 1968 St. Louis Blues with a negative goal differential (62 goals for, 64 goals against in the bubble). They also had 48 fewer shots than Vegas in the five-game series (118-166), hold one of the worst Corsi For percentages(16th, 47.96), Fenwick For percentages (15th, 48.41) and have allowed more High-Density Chances For (169) than against (173) at 5v5 among the 24 teams that entered the bubble ( ). Maybe Tyler Seguin's response, when asked about his team's winning despite the numbers, was correct: "It says analytics are overrated." Or maybe, it just means the Stars have found a way to win. They utilized depth scoring from their forward group and have two defensemen in the top5 on the points list (Miro Heiskanen, 22 points; John Klingberg, 16 points). Captain Jamie Benn has also come alive in the past few games and is riding a three- Kevin Pillar Jersey game goal-scoring streak. As for the Lightning, they are an offensive juggernaut, with the likes of scoring leader Nikita Kucherov (26 points), Brayden Point (if he's healthy), Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat and are dominatingdespite captain Steven Stamos not healthy enoughto suitup for a single game. The Lightning havescored almost a goal more than they've allowed (3.11 GF/GP to 2.21 GA/GP) in the postseason a carryover from the regular season, whenthey scored an NHL-best 243 goals and 3.47 GF/GP. They have a 55.59 percent CF%, an Expected Goals For percentage of 57.30 and a bubble-best 29 HDGF. Basically, like Game 6's overtime winner,don't let the Lightning in close. Edge: Lightning, but not by much. Defense The Dallas Stars are somehow getting the job done defensively despite the negative goal differential and it doesn't help that they're an impre sive 10-1 in one-goal games in the postseason. "You're looking at shots against, we're more concerned about the chance against," said Bowne s after his team eliminated the Golden Knights. "Five on five, we were fine the whole series [against Vegas]. I know they took a lot of outside shots, we'll give them that." In their third round, the Stars had the best save percentage (95.58) and SCSV% (90.38) of the four teams in the conference finals ( ). A large part of the Stars' defensive prowe s isgoaltender Anton Khudobin, who has been masterful in net. As for Tampa Bay, they have their own top goalie in net in 2019 Vezina Trophy winner and 2020 Vezina Trophy finalist Andrei Vasilevskiy. And the guys in front of him defending the net aren't too shabby either. Headlined by 2020 Norris Trophy finalist Victor Hedman, the depth chart includes Kevin Shattenkirk, Zach Bogosian and Ryan McDonagh on the blue line along with centermanAnthony Cirelli, who should have been a Selke Trophy finalist in 2020. Edge: Even Goaltending What can you say about Khudobin? He posted an NHL-best .930 save percentage during the regular season and with No. 1 goalie Ben Bishop out Bishop, by the way, backstopped the Lightning to their 2015 run to the final he's been a calming force in between the pipes. He has a .920 save percentage in 19 games (18 starts) compared withVasilevskiy's .931 in 19 games. Against Vegas' high-powered offense, he posted a.950 save percentage and then had this beauty of a response when they sent the Golden Knights packing: WHAT HE SAID! Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) At 5v5 both their save percentages rise, to .941 for the Lightning's netminder and .928 for the Stars ( ). The one eye-popping number is GSAA, where Vasilevskiy's at 6.64 and Khudobin's at 0.77; however, when it's about high-danger goals it's all about Khudobin. He's got a 4.63 HDGSAA compared with his counterpart's 0.46. Both guys have been to a final before although Khudobin did it as a backup in 2013 for the Bruins' Tuukka Rask and Vasilevskiy backed up Bishop. Edge: Lightning by a hair. Special teams The Lightning's power play has struggled in the bubble, dropping from 23.1 percent in the regular season to17.9; they did elevate it slightly to 19.1 against the Islanders as they scored four power-play goals in 21 opportunities.However, the struggles with the man advantage could havecost them the series considering they had four-minute power plays in the waning seconds of the third period and into overtime in Games 5 and 6and did not score. Luckily for Tampa Bay, itonly lost one of those contests. Acro s the way, the Stars have elevated their time on the man advantage from 21.1 to 27.3. Benn and Radek Faksa (who has been unfit to play after mi sing the past two games of the Western Conference finals) lead the team with three power-play goals each. The two teams are pretty even on the penalty kill,as Dallas has been effective83.3 percent of the time withTampa Bay effective83.6 percent of the time. Edge: Even Key players to watch Joe Pavelski (DAL): The veteran forward basically strapped the San Jose Sharks to his back last season and led them to the Western Conference finals and don't expect anything le s here. At 36, Pavelski knows his time is dwindling. And he's been a force for Bowne s, leading the team with rookie Denis Gurianov in goals with nine (he only had 14 in 67 regular season games). StevenStamkos (TBL): Sure, there areno guarantees that the Lightning's captain even laces 'em up for a game,but if he does, it'll change the entire complexion of the final. He's been skating at Tampa's practices and was on the ice (sans skates) for the team's celebration with the Prince of Wales Trophy. Having Stamkos back in the lineup would not only bring an emotional lift to his team, but he'll also bring along his 66 points in 57 games from the regular season. Andremember that struggling power play for the Lightning? Stamkos led the team in power-play goals with 10. Steven Stamkos at practice today in bubble Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) Lightning vs. Stars playoff history This is the first-ever meeting between the two franchises in the postseason. Past five playoff appearances Tampa Bay Lightning YEAR FINISH 2019 Lost in first round to CBJ in four games 2018 Lost in conference finals to WSH in seven games 2016 Lost in conference finals to PIT in seven games 2015 Lost in Stanley Cup Final to CHI in six games 2014 Lost in first round to MTL in four games Dallas Stars YEAR FINISH 2019 Lost in second round to STL in seven games 2016 Lost in second round to STL in seven games 2014 Lost in first round to ANA in six games 2008 Lost in conference finals to DET in six games 2007 Lost in conference quarterfinals to VAN in seven games For five seasons, Rick Bowne s was on Jon Coopers coaching staff with the . This will be the FIRST Final in history between a head coach and their former a sistant! NHL Coaches A sociation (@NHLCoachesA soc) Lightning vs. Stars prediction Almost a year ago when this season was in its infancy everyone was thinking that Jon Cooper as the team was playing mediocre hockey. Instead, the Lightning picked things up and have been a force in the bubble. While everyone would love to see Rick Bowne s finally get his Cup, his old bench bo s is standing in his way. This series will be a battle not only on the ice but behind the benches. Prediction: Lightning in six Conn Smythe: Victor Hedman Luis Torres Jersey
With both teams coming off of consecutive lo ses, the Blues and Red Wings should be awfully hungry for the two points one of them will be coming away with Sunday afternoon. The Blues remain tied with the Nashville Predators for first place in the Central, while the Red Wings are just three points clear of the Boston Bruins and four ahead of the Ottawa Senators for third place in the suddenly tight Atlantic Division race. The last time these two clubs met, scored in the waning seconds of overtime to give the Wings a 3-2 win. Datsyuk's status for Sunday is uncertain, however. He has been out the past two games with a lower-body injury and is questionable. The Blues will be at a slight handicap as well though, having a tight turnaround after a disappointing 6-3 lo s to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. The former Central Division rivals have a lot to play for Sunday afternoon and they'll do it under the national spotlight as well. Pick: Red Wings 3, Blues 2 The Bruins' behinds are getting a little toasty and it's not because of sitting out in the Florida sun for too long. Boston has just a one-point advantage on the surging Senators and are three ahead of the Panthers, who downed the Bruins 2-1 in a shootout Saturday, for the last wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Bruins are still in striking distance of hopping into third place in the Atlantic Division as they trail the Red Wings by just three points. On the other side of the ice, the Lightning are pretty comfortably in second place in the Atlantic. They're four points behind the Canadiens for the top spot and have consecutive wins over Atlantic Division foes. Sending the Bruins packing without a point benefits Tampa Bay in that it could contribute to knocking Boston out of the playoff picture. The experience level on this roster makes the B's dangerous if they do get into the postseason and since they're only a stone's throw away from the third spot, they could be a potential first-round opponent for Tampa if they can start winning. The Bruins have handled the Lightning pretty well so far with a pair of one-goal wins over Sunday's host in the previous two meetings between the two clubs. It doesn't get any bigger than the one they're about to play though. The Lighting were one of the few teams off Saturday, so that could end up going in their favor. Pick: Lightning 3, Bruins 1 How's this for a Sunday night treat? The Ducks and Rangers are two of the best teams by record in the NHL at this late stage of the season. Anaheim has a shot to take sole po se sion of first place in the league, while a Rangers regulation win would put them atop the Hunter Renfroe Jersey three-way tie for first place in the league standings. As far as stakes in a cro s-conference game go, helping the cause to earn home ice throughout the playoffs is a pretty big deal. The last time these two teams got together, the Rangers took care of the Ducks in Anaheim with a 4-1 win. Both squads have seven wins over their past 10 games, with the Rangers earning a 3-2 win over Carolina in a shootout Saturday. The Ducks were idle Saturday and will carry a four-game winning streak into Madison Square Garden. There's plenty of intrigue in this big matchup of league titans. Pick: Rangers 2, Ducks 1 With the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames idle, the Canucks have a golden opportunity to pick up two more points to tighten their grip on second place in the Pacific Division. Arizona has been the worst team in the NHL since February, e sentially. In fact, the Coyotes have lost 17 of 18 games. In that wide sea of lo ses since mid-February, though, the solitary win came against the Canucks -- via the shootout. Given that little tidbit, don't expect the Canucks to take the Coyotes lightly. That said, Arizona's recent stretch of games has been putrid. The Coyotes have scored a grand total of nine goals in nine contests in March. They scored more than one goal in only one game over that stretch, that 3-2 shootout win over Vancouver. The Canucks are coming off of a big 4-1 win over the Kings on Saturday, so taking their foot off the gas isn't an option. It could be a big night for Vancouver's top producers. Pick: Canucks 5, Coyotes 2 1. , Vancouver Canucks: Currently riding a three-game point streak (two goals, two a sists), Daniel is leading brother and the rest of the Canucks with 62 points. Hes hot right now and the Coyotes are so very cold.2. , Detroit Red Wings: The Red Wings captain has 10 points over his past 10 games, but none in his past two. Wither a former Central Division foe in town, one that Zetterberg has carved up over his career, look for the 34-year-old winger to get back on track -- with or without Datsyuk in the lineup. In 60 career games against the Blues, Zetterberg has 66 points, though none came the only other time these two clubs met this season. 3. , New York Rangers: The talented offensive defenseman has just one point, a goal, since joining the Rangers ahead of the trade deadline. Sunday marks the first time he'll take on a Pacific Division opponent with his new club. Perhaps that familiarity with Anaheim will help him do some damage. He did have a goal and an a sist against the Ducks in three previous games this season while with Arizona. Over his career, Yandle has 27 points in 36 games against Anaheim. Yuli Gurriel Jersey
Steven Lorentz spent a lot of time as a scratch for the Florida Panthers in 2023-24. That made him an under-the-radar addition for the Maple Leafs ahead of last season. But then Toronto played Lorentz in Ken Caminiti Jersey 80 games, and he proved his value as a bottom-line forward. Now, he's looking at a nice contract as an unrestricted free agent. Lorentz to get at least $1 million per year for at least two years on a new deal, not nece sarily from the Maple Leafs. Lorentz is 29 years old, and the 6-foot-4 forward was once the 186th overall pick (7th round) by Carolina in 2015. MORE: He didn't break into the NHL until 2020-21 with the Hurricanes. He spent two NHL seasons with the Hurricanes. In 2022-23, Lorentz had his career season, scoring 10 goals and dishing out nine a sists for the San Jose Sharks. Then he went to Florida, where he had just three points in 38 games. And finally he put up eight goals and 11 a sists this season for the Maple Leafs. Toronto has plenty of bigger contract questions to answer, so Lorentz will fly under the radar, just as he always has. But whoever ends up with him is getting a strong, physical forward who may have found out how to fill his role to the best of his abilities at the NHL level. MORE NHL NEWS: Cameron Fisher Jersey
Alex Ovechkin is on the brink of hockey history. The Capitals star is on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record for goals in a career by the end of the regular season. The Great One finished his legendary 20-year career with 894 goals in 1,487 games, and the Great 8 has matched him in one fewer game as he looks to lay claim to one of the game's most revered marks. Ovechkin has found the net more frequently this season than any campaign since 2019-20, the last of an eight-year stretch in which he finished with at least a share of the NHL goal-scoring lead seven times. In remarkable form at age 39, it seems only a matter of time before Ovechkin sets a new standard. Here's how to tune in to the Caps' remaining games for a chance to watch history in the making. How to watch Alex Ovechkin games TV channel (local): Monumental Sports Network, other RSNs TV channel (national): TNT, truTV, NHL Network, ABC, ESPN Live streams: , , The Capitals' remaining regular-season games will air acro s a variety of national and regional networks. For fans in the D.C. area, Monumental Sports Network is the place to turn as always for several broadcasts, and viewers can also tune in to the regional sports network affiliates of teams the Capitals are playing to watch select games. From a national perspective, the Caps will appear on TNT, truTV, NHL Network, ABC and ESPN in the coming weeks. Those games will be available to stream on multiple platforms, with the TNT/truTV games also on and the NHL Network, ABC and ESPN games on .The Caps will also have one game streaming exclusively on and . See the Colt Keith Jersey full game-by-game breakdown of where to watch the Caps below: Washington Capitals schedule 2025 Here are the Capitals' remaining games in the 2024-25 NHL regular season: Date Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Sun., April 6 Capitals at Islanders 12:30 p.m. TNT, truTV*, Thu., April 10 Capitals vs. Hurricanes 7:30 p.m. *, Sat., April 12 Capitals at Blue Jackets 12:30 p.m. ABC, , * Sun., April 13 Capitals vs. Blue Jackets 6 p.m. Monumental, FDSN Ohio, Tue., April 15 Capitals at Islanders 8 p.m. ESPN, , * Thu., April 17 Capitals at Penguins 7 p.m. Monumental, ESPN, , * * - games featuring OviCast alternate feed How to watch OviCast alternate broadcast ESPN and truTV will produce a special "OviCast" alternate feed for multiple upcoming Capitals games. The OviCast stream will feature an isolated camera on Ovechkin side-by-side with the main camera feed, and will also include graphics displaying the Capitals star's live statistics in the game. The following games are scheduled to include the truTV or OviCast stream: April 6 at Islanders April 10 vs. Hurricanes April 12 at Blue Jackets April 15 at Islanders April 17 at Penguins NHL all-time goals leaders Player Teams Goals Wayne Gretzky Oilers, Kings, Blues, Rangers 894 Alex Ovechkin Capitals 894 Gordie Howe Red Wings, Whalers 801 Jaromir Jagr Penguins, Capitals, Rangers, Flyers, Stars, Bruins, Devils, Panthers, Flames 766 Brett Hull Flames, Blues, Stars, Red Wings, Coyotes 741 Alex Ovechkin career stats Season GP Goals G/GP A sists Points 2005-06 81 52 0.64 54 106 2006-07 82 46 0.56 46 92 2007-08* 82 65 0.79 47 112 2008-09* 79 56 0.71 54 110 2009-10 72 50 0.69 59 109 2010-11 79 32 0.41 53 85 2011-12 78 38 0.49 27 65 2012-13* 48 32 0.67 24 56 2013-14* 78 51 0.65 28 79 2014-15* 81 53 0.65 28 81 2015-16* 79 50 0.63 21 71 2016-17 82 33 0.40 36 69 2017-18* 82 49 0.60 38 87 2018-19* 81 51 0.63 38 89 2019-20*^ 68 48 0.71 19 67 2020-21 45 24 0.53 18 42 2021-22 77 50 0.64 40 90 2022-23 73 42 0.56 33 75 2023-24 79 31 0.39 34 65 2024-25 60 41 0.68 27 68 TOTAL 1,486 894 0.60 724 1,618 * Won the Rocket Richard Trophy ^ Co-winner with David Pastrnak Related Links Garrett Hill Jersey
Since GM Jim Rutherford the team has reshuffled its roster trying to find the perfect combination. The Penguins are 4-5-2 in that span, and still have many of the same inconsistencies Greg Jones Jersey that Rutherford has been troubled by. They're giving up about 3.36 goals per game in those 11 games, forward to Anaheim for defenseman It's a trade between two young high-upside players, but the Penguins appear to be prioritizing defense for the time being. Sprong has four goals and five a sists in 42 games with the Penguins, and last year in the AHL the 21 year old had 32 goals. Petter son, meanwhile, was a 2014 second-round draft pick. He's just 22 years old, and in 27 games played he has a plus-minus rating of 4 and six a sists. It's clear that the Penguins are trying to bolster a defense that has struggled, and add some depth to No. 1 duo and . The have enough defensive depth that they can make the deal and try to groom Sprong into a legitimate goal-scorer. The Penguins have had problems on different parts of the ice all season, and it's clear Rutherford wants to try to build a team that will play with some consistency moving forward. The Penguins play the on Tuesday while the Ducks will be up against the on Wednesday, which can be streamed locally on (Try for free). Sam Hilliard Jersey
In a stunning move, the fired president and chief executive officer John McDonough on Monday. The club announced the decision in an official release from owner Rocky Wirtz. "Thirteen years ago, I recruited John to the Blackhawks because of his leadership, direction and vision," Wirtz wrote. "John brought all of that to the table Matthew Boyd Jersey and more. His contributions went well beyond leading the team to three Stanley Cup championships. He rebuilt the front office and helped guide the organization toward a winning vision. As difficult as this is, we believe it was the right decision for the future of the organization and its fans." "His contributions went well beyond leading the team to three Stanley Cup Championships. He rebuilt the front office and helped guide the organization toward a winning vision," said Wirtz. Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) The Blackhawks have been one of the most succe sful NHL teams since McDonough took office in 2007, winning the Stanley Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2015) and restoring pride to an Original Six franchise that had been through a major drought prior to his tenure. McDonough was also instrumental in getting the Blackhawks to thrive on the busine s side of operations, turning the franchise into a sustainable and succe sful operation. The organization ranked as the NHL's fourth-most valuable franchise with a $1.085 billion valuation from Forbes in 2019, trailing only the , and . The team has sold out their last 531 consecutive home games. Despite the revitalization under McDonough's leadership, the club's decision to go in a different direction comes in the midst of a rough patch for the franchise's on-ice product. The Blackhawks haven't made the playoffs since 2017 and haven't won a playoff series since their 2015 Cup run. They've undergone significant changes since their run of three titles in six seasons; The front office has needed to maneuver around cap constraints and beloved head coach Joel Quenneville was fired in 2018. Wirtz seems to believe that parting ways with McDonough is a nece sary step to get the franchise back on track. If nothing else, it sends a strong me sage about what is expected of the team now. "While we can rea sure our fans there will be hockey again, no one knows what that will look like," Wirtz said. "What we do know is that it will take a new mindset to succe sfully transition the organization to win both on and off the ice." George Valera Jersey