Source: Rangers, Zuccarello agree to deal
March 02, 2015 (05:45) [ Indexed from ESPN.com ]
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms on a four-year, $18 million contract extension with forward Mats Zuccarello, a source confirmed to ESPN.com. More...

Clayton Stoner scores 1st goal of season, helps Ducks top Stars 3-1
March 02, 2015 (05:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
DALLAS - Clayton Stoner scored the go-ahead goal in the third period with his first of the season, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Sunday night. Stoner, who hadn't scored in his first 54 games, put a slap shot from the left... More...

B.C. rink rage incidents escalate, requiring police involvement
March 02, 2015 (04:30) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Hockey officials have had enough of parents behaving badly, so much that police have become involved More...

Ovechkin scores twice as Capitals blank Maple Leafs 4-0 (Yahoo Sports)
March 02, 2015 (04:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Alex Ovechkin scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season and added an assist, Braden Holtby made 32 saves, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Marcus Johansson and Joel Ward (empty net) added third-period goals for Washington, and Holtby picked up his seventh shutout and 30th win of the season. James Reimer stopped 28 shots for Toronto, which has lost 16 straight road games. Washington took a 1-0 lead when Ovechkin took a pass just inside the blue line, skated into the left circle, and fired a wrist shot past Reimer for Washington's fastest goal to start a game this season. More...

Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals end three-game losing streak with 4-0 win over Toronto
March 02, 2015 (04:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season and added an assist, Braden Holtby made 32 saves, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. O... More...

Stars trade forward Erik Cole to Red Wings; prospects Janmark, Backman coming to Dallas
March 02, 2015 (04:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars traded forward Erik Cole and a draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night for two prospects and a draft pick. The Stars got centre Mattias Janmark, defenceman Mattias Backman and a second-round pick this yea... More...

Ovechkin scores 40, 41 as Caps crush Leafs
March 02, 2015 (04:15) [ Indexed from ESPN.com ]
Alex Ovechkin scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season and added an assist, Braden Holtby made 32 saves, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. More...

Ovechkin too much for woeful Leafs in loss to Capitals
March 02, 2015 (04:15) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Ovechkin struck just 33 seconds into the game and added a second-period score as he surpassed the 40-goal mark for the seventh time More...

Stars trade forward Erik Cole to Red Wings (Yahoo Sports)
March 02, 2015 (04:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars traded forward Erik Cole and a draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night for two prospects and a draft pick. More...

Sportsnet, TSN stoke NHL trade deadline - even if it?s mostly hot air
March 02, 2015 (04:00) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Like it or lump it, the NHL trade deadline has become a national holiday of sorts, with rivals TSN and Sportsnet bringing viewers a whole day of rumours, analysis and yes, trades More...

Leafs, Canadiens on opposite ends of trade deadline spectrum
March 02, 2015 (04:00) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Whether youre a buyer (the Habs) or a seller (the Leafs), the trade deadline is rough on players More...

Sharks trade Sheppard to Rangers for draft pick (Yahoo Sports)
March 02, 2015 (03:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Sharks have traded forward James Sheppard to the New York Rangers for a fourth-round draft pick in 2016. More...

Sharks trade F James Sheppard to Rangers for 2016 4th-round draft pick
March 02, 2015 (03:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks have traded forward James Sheppard to the New York Rangers for a fourth-round draft pick in 2016. The deal was announced on Sunday, a day before the NHL's trade deadline. The 26-year-old Sheppard had ... More...

OHL Roundup: DeAngelo has five points as Greyhounds extend streak against Knights
March 02, 2015 (03:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - One winning streak was bound to end of Sunday. Anthony DeAngelo had a five-point night " including two goals " as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds extended their streak to nine games with a 8-3 rout of the London Knight... More...

Mirtle: Sloan showcases the rising complexity of analytics in sports
March 02, 2015 (03:00) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Finding inefficiencies and undervalued assets is easier to do these days in hockey because this pursuit is relatively new More...

Penguins win 4th straight, top reeling Blue Jackets 5-3 (Yahoo Sports)
March 02, 2015 (03:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Pittsburgh coach Mike Johnston can tell a couple of shifts into a game what version of Evgeni Malkin the Penguins are going to get on a given night. When the dynamic if occasionally detached center is engaged, the Penguins are as explosive as any team in the league. Following a three-month funk that saw them slip off their usual perch atop the Eastern Conference, consider Pittsburgh back. The former MVP scored twice and added an assist in a 5-3 win over Columbus on Sunday night as the Penguins won their fourth straight. More...

Jagr helps Panthers edge Lightning 4-3 (Yahoo Sports)
March 02, 2015 (03:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday. Aaron Ekblad, Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers. Al Montoya made 20 saves, and Jonathan Huberdeau had three assists. Jagr, who was acquired in a trade with New Jersey on Thursday for two draft picks, moved into a tie with Phil Esposito for fifth on the NHL list with 717 career goals. More...

Jagr moves up scoring list in Panthers win
March 02, 2015 (02:30) [ Indexed from ESPN.com ]
Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday. More...

NHL Capsules
March 02, 2015 (02:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added an assist and Pittsburgh's revived power play dominated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Sunday night. David Perron, Steve Downie and Derrick Pouliot also scored for the Penguins, who hav... More...

Jaromir Jagr scores as Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lighting 4-3
March 02, 2015 (02:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
SUNRISE, Fla. - Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday. Aaron Ekblad, Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers. Al Montoya made 20 saves, and Jonathan Hu... More...