Good morning. Shawn McFarland has a few observation from a Cactus League win for the Texas Rangers over the San Diego Padres yesterday. Kennedi Landry writes about Andrew McCutchen making his spring debut with Texas where the former NL MVP smacked an RBI double. Kevin Sherrington checks out what impact the new ABS challenge system […]
The Ottawa Senators have been hit with a brutal blow at the worst possible time, as top defenseman Jake Sanderson is now out week to week with what head coach Travis Green initially called an upper-body injury. Now, according to Jimmy Murphy of RG.org , he believes Sanderson is dealing with a separated shoulder after crashing hard into the boards on a hit from Brandon Montour in Saturday’s win over the Seattle Kraken . Hearing #GoSensGo defenseman Jake Sanderson’s injury is a separated s...
The New England Patriots had a relatively neutral opening day of the NFL’s legal tampering period on Monday. The franchise signed former Ravens edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones (three years, $39.5 million), former Jets offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker (three years, $42 million) and former Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam (three years, $12 million) but lost the likes […]
The 2026 ACC men’s basketball tournament tips off today at 2:00 EST with the 10-seed Stanford Cardinal taking on the 15-seed Pittsburgh Panthers. The Virginia Cavaliers earned a double-bye in the tournament with their success in conference play during the regular season, going 15-3 in their ACC games, which was good enough for the second-best […]
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The Laval Rocket continue to build momentum toward the AHL playoffs, with several Montreal Canadiens prospects showing encouraging development. We discuss the recent performances from Filip Mesar, Joshua Roy, Florian Xhekaj, David Reinbacher, and Owen Beck.
Filip Mesar
Mesar has been used on the second line and has made the most out of the opportunity. “We’re seeing a high level of compete from Mesar right now,” Will Shoukri says. “This week specifically, I thought the hustle was rea...
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re in the fun part of the off-season, as teams sign new players via free agency and re-shape their future leading into the NFL Draft. The Panthers have had some fun news so far, adding EDGE Jaelan Phillips and […]
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Mammoth 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks forward Oliver Moore to miss “significant time” ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Stars 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times )
Articles on the passing of Troy Murray ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
RECAPS: Canucks 6, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks run by kids now after trading entire leadershi...
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (31-17-14, 78 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Carolina Hurricanes (40-17-6, 86 points, 1stplace Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Local broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network South and SportsNet Pittsburgh, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are heading out West later this week to play some late-night games against the […]
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What up, TOC Nation! It is officially sports betting season. This article is about betting, so if you are not interested in this topic, please skip this article. There will be several of these as we go through March Madness, but I will do my best to make it clear in the title if it […]
Unlike their NHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch are on a bit of a heater. With a 3-2 overtime win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and a 4-1 win over Utica on Sunday, the Crunch ran their winning streak to five games. They now trail Laval by just three points, but have three games in hand. The Crunch will look to improve on their 4-1-1 record against the Rocket on Saturday when they meet for the final time in the regular season.
According to the league’s playoff primer , the Crunch’s magic n...
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Day one of the legal tampering period is in the books, and it was quite the whirlwind for the New York Jets. The day got off to an early start, with the Jets trading a seventh round pick in the 2026 NFL draft to the Miami Dolphins for safety Minkah […]
Day 1 of Detroit Lions free agency will likely be most defined by the team’s losses rather than their gains. Detroit addressed their offensive line by agreeing to terms with former Panthers center Cade Mays and reserve tackle Larry Borom. Both of those additions certainly fill the team’s most-pressing needs, but a couple more needs […]
Ever hear the phrase, "the grass isn't always greener on the other side", maybe it is.
*Wow, what a hockey game. What a thrilling 60 minutes of action. Exactly what you’d expect when your team plays the worst team in the conference. GREAT STUFF, BOYS. RECAP .
*Alex Bump continues to be A Big Story in the Flyers cinematic universe, fueled by the fact that he kinda rules, which is fueled by his own belief in himself and the belief of his friends and family. Which is very sweet! [ Inquirer ]
*Bump is one of the young guys the Flyers are hoping will lead the charge down th...
Game 63: Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: Sportsnet E/O/P/1 (English), RDS (French) Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, Sportsnet+
With a three-game winning streak in the final week before the Olympics to wrap up their road trip through Western Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave their fans a sliver of hope that they could turn their season around. With those six points, they were six points out of a wild-card spot.
That hope has b...
Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a difficult stretch of games on Tuesday, with a five-game road trip against several likely playoff teams, including the Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights, and Utah Mammoth. Pittsburgh recently earned some important points despite Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin’s absences. Is it […]
The Islanders’ final out-of-time-zone road trip comes to a conclusion tonight in St. Louis, with a golden chance to go .500 on a four-game trip that began with a couple of stinkers in Southern California. The Blues are in the middle of a cratering season that has brought Brayden Schenn to Long Island. However, they […]
The Florida Panthers (31-29-3) will finish off a home and home againts the third-place Detroit Red Wings (36-21-7) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena in suburban Sunrise.
Matthew Tkachuk scored all the goals in Florida’s 3-1 win over Detroit in Motown on Friday to help his club halt a four-game losing streak. It was the sixth hat trick of Tkachuk’s career and his fourth since joining the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots and Carter Verhaeghe, Brad Marchard and Sam Reinhart contribute...
The New England Patriots front office put in some long hours on Monday, but the work paid off. At 11:44 p.m. ET, news broke that the team had reached an agreement with free agent offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker: the former first-round draft pick was set to make an in-division move from the Jets to the […]
As college teams begin to fall out of postseason play, keep an eye on the NHL transaction wire. For a number of the best players around the country, it’s officially free-agent season.Below is a shortlist of players at each position who could draw interest from NHL teams this spring. Several of the names included are players that at least one NHL scout told me their organization is strongly considering...
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Juraj Slafkovsky’s games on the West Coast show that he can be “that guy” for the Habs as well as Team Slovakia. [ TVA Sports | LNH | Montreal Gazette ]
Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov, and Lane Hutson among players whose names have been mentioned for various awards. [ ESPN ]
The situation is still subject to change, but at the moment, it seems likely that the Habs will be the only Canadian team in the East come playoffs. [ TSN ]
Montreal has s...
Still smarting from the previous day’s drubbing by the Lakers, the Knicks (41*-25) bounced over to the Intuit Dome to challenge the LA Clippers (32-32). Redemption was not in the cards, however. The visitors spent most of the night digging out of holes they had dug themselves. 20 turnovers, cold shooting, and long Clippers runs […]