TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quieting the din inside Amalie Arena for just a moment, Gary Bettman looked over to the Tampa Bay Lightning and reached back into the dark days of the pandemic perhaps one last time. The NHL commissioner beckoned not just captain Steven Stamkos but the entire team over to touch, kiss and…
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers are on a relative roll, winning three straight games for the second time in a 10-day stretch. Jonathan Schoop has had a lot to do with it. Schoop hit a solo homer and a two-run double to help the Tigers beat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 Wednesday. Schoop…
1 of 8Colorado Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog, left, is congratulated by teammate Nathan MacKinnon (29) after scoring past St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) and Colton Parayko (55) during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ST.…
1 of 10Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer, left, is congratulated by center Nathan MacKinnon after Game 2 of the team’s NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Denver. Colorado won 6-3. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two special guests in…
DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog found an early way to calm down the Colorado Avalanche — he dropped the gloves and brawled. That fighting spirit energized a roaring crowd — biggest of the season — and certainly rubbed off on the team. Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal 30 seconds into the third period and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Perron, Brayden Schenn, and Jordan Kyrou each scored twice and the St. Louis Blues scored seven straight goals to erase a first-period deficit and beat the Minnesota Wild 7-3 on Thursday night. Zach Sanford also scored Jordan Binnington made 17 saves. The Blues are locked into fourth place in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ville Husso stopped 31 shots for his first career shutout and David Perron had a goal and two assists in the St. Louis Blues’ 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. Torey Krug, Ivan Barbashev and Jaden Schwartz also scored. The Blues have won two in a row and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Haydn Fleury scored the shootout winner after also connecting in regulation in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Max Jones also scored for the Ducks. Anthony Stolarz made 25 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout. Fleury beat Jordan Binnington with a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Bortuzzo got his first goal of the season and Brayden Schenn also scored, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night. Jordan Binnington had 19 saves to earn his 70th career win, becoming the 10th goaltender in Blues history to reach the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored 2:16 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Saturday night. Nico Strum and Jonas Brodin scored late in the third period to force overtime for Minnesota, which won for the first time in three games since clinching a playoff berth.…