Darren Helm takes huge step toward NHL comeback this weekend
Kelley L. Cox, USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings center Darren Helm takes a major step toward returning to the NHL tonight (7 p.m.) when he plays for the American League’s Grand Rapids Griffins...
View ArticleNHL players who are stuck in slumps
Perry Nelson, USA TODAY Sports Friday was a good night for ending goal droughts with Evgeni Malkin, David Desharnais and Daniel Sedin getting back on the scoresheet. So now that we can no longer talk...
View ArticleWinnipeg Jets would be a playoff team in the East - Realignment has done no...
David Banks, USA TODAY Sports The Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers seem consigned to playoff insignificance. They have made the playoffs once in their history and were swept in that lone postseason...
View ArticleFive questions about tonight's 10-game NHL schedule
The Sabres had only 10 shots on Tuesday. (John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY Sports) There’s a busy schedule tonight with 10 games. Five questions: Will the Sabres rebound from their 10-shot effort? They...
View ArticleEvander Kane healthy scratch story is getting strange
USA TODAY Sports Updates to this story have been added below Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane was a healthy scratch Tuesday night at the Vancouver Canucks, a confusing roster move by head coach Paul...
View ArticleEvander Kane surgery decision puts Jets in bind - Despite recent drama, he...
Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane will miss four to six months after shoulder surgery. (Bruce Fedyck, USA TODAY Sports) The announcement that Evander Kane is having season-ending shoulder surgery is...
View ArticleTiny Buffalo Sabres fan will only cheer wildly for Evander Kane
This little Sabres fan loves his hockey team, but he saves his loudest and best cheers for his favorite player, Evander Kane. Watch as the kid patiently waits through the introduction of the entire...
View ArticleBraden Holtby protects shutout with astonishing glove save
The Washington Capitals are the NHL’s hottest team and goaltender Braden Holtby is the reason. Why? Exhibit A: The not-even-fair, how-did-he-do-that stop Holtby pulled off against the Buffalo Sabres’...
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