“They were better than us tonight,” Hawks coach
Jeremy Colliton said. “We got some opportunistic goals [which] allowed us to have the lead, but ultimately it just wasn’t enough. . . . But we played 10 rookies again, and it was a learning experience, just like [Sunday] was.” Winger
Alex DeBrincat scored in the first period to become the first NHL player since 1985 with a goal in each of his team’s last seven games.
Collin Delia made 45 saves in goal. And forward
Dylan Strome, reinserted after two more healthy scratches, had a goal and an assist in what may have been his final Hawks game. Like the Hawks, he now enters a crucial offseason.
TORONTO The Maple Leafs are on the mend.
Toronto had a nearly full complement of players for Monday’s skills-based practice, including Frederik Andersen (knee), Nick Foligno (upper-body), Zach Hyman (sprained MCL) and Riley Nash (knee). It was the first time Hyman and Nash had been on the ice without red no-contact sweaters, and the first time in a week that Foligno had participated in a team session.
The only absentee from Monday’s work was defenceman Justin Holl, who took a maintenance day.
The return of so many to the fold is a positive step towards a healthy lineup, but coach Sheldon Keefe cautioned there is still work to be done on that front.
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
We don’t really sit down and talk about the nitty gritty details of Phil Kessel as a hockey player very often.
Even if the 33-year old Kessel were to never step foot on the ice in an NHL game again which, given his impressively-long active iron man streak, is an incredibly unlikely scenario he’d retire as one of the most decorated American-born hockey players of his generation.
He sits behind only Patrick Kane on the American active player scoring sheet, boasting 904 points over a 1,122 game career so far. He’s a silver medal Olympian, a two-time Stanley Cup champion, and a U18 World Juniors gold medalist. He’s made three All-Star Game appearances, put up a whopping seven hat tricks (never, from the time he arrived in the NHL, going more than three seasons without one), and managed to work his way to third in all-time postseason scoring among active American-born players despite suffering through a six-year stint with the Toronto Map
The marathon that is the 2020-21 season for Dallas culminates Monday
From COVID postponements and historic weather delays to countless injuries and a compacted schedule, the Stars have given it everything they have by Mike Heika @MikeHeika /
Senior Staff Writer
Time/Location: 7 p.m. CT/United Center - Chicago, Illinois
TV: Bally Sports Southwest Plus
Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
Roope Hintz won t be on the ice Monday when the Stars finish the 2020-21 season, but he will definitely embody the spirit of the injury-plagued campaign.
Hintz was nominated by the Dallas Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association as the team s Masterton Trophy nominee for this season. The 24-year-old center has been battling through lower-body pain throughout the season, but has still found a way to tally a ca
Disclaimer
In addition to news, Bleacher Nation publishes both rumor and opinion, as well as information reported by other sources. Information on Bleacher Nation may contain errors or inaccuracies, though we try to avoid them. Links to content and the quotation of material from other news sources are not the responsibility of Bleacher Nation. Photos used are the property of Bleacher Nation, are used under a license with Getty Images, are used with permission, are fair use, or are believed to be in the public domain. Legitimate requests to remove copyrighted photos not in the public domain will be honored promptly. Comments by third parties are neither sponsored or endorsed by Bleacher Nation.