Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – The Calgary Flames activated forward Mikael Backlund and defenseman Ladislav Smid off injured reserve on Wednesday. Backlund had missed 28 games after undergoing an abdominal procedure, while Smid has been out since Dec. 12 when he […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Eric Fehr and Marcus Johansson each registered a pair of goals, as Washington spoiled the head coaching debut of Peter Horachek by picking up a 6-2 victory in Toronto on Wednesday. Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Peter Horachek as the club’s interim head coach. Horachek will take over behind the bench for Randy Carlyle, who was fired on Tuesday. Steve Staois, a former NHL defenseman who […]
Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrik Elias reached 1,000 career points with a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Tuesday night. Elias scored his 399th career goal in the first period and […]
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise missed Tuesday night’s game against San Jose to be with his family while his father battles cancer, the team said. Parise’s father, former NHL star J.P., has lung cancer. “The […]
Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Radko Gudas had arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday, and is expected to miss the next four months. Gudas had missed the last three games with a right knee injury. This latest setback […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Whether they would like to admit it or not, every NHL head coach is forced to measure up to external expectations. People from outside the organization like to voice their opinions about what direction the team […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Randy Carlyle on Tuesday. Assistants Peter Horachek and Steve Spott will handle the coaching duties in Wednesday’s home game against the Washington Capitals. Carlyle’s dismissal comes after the team […]
Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s goal with just 4.5 seconds to play gave the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The game appeared headed to overtime, but a right circle faceoff win by Joe Pavelski […]
Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Radko Gudas will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday, the team announced Monday. Gudas has missed the last three games and will be out indefinitely. This latest setback is unrelated to the […]