FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund will meet once again this season on Wednesday night in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. After their earlier league phase encounter on 11 December – a 2–3 away victory for Barça – the rematch brings added intrigue with Niko Kovac … Read more
Western Michigan erupts after Alex Bump’s double-OT winner gives the Broncos the NCHC playoff championship (photo: Tim Brule). ST. PAUL, Minn. –- It’s pretty safe to say Western Michigan forward Alex Bump had a great time playing back in the arena where he already knew how to light up a scoreboard. Bump’s second goal of … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies entered Wednesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights with vengeance evidently on his mind. Knies dropped the gloves to fight Golden Knights defenceman Zach Whitecloud after the opening faceoff, four seconds into the game. It’s clear that Knies was trying to avenge an incident from November 20, where Whitecloud … Read more
The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off was an overwhelming success. Getting Stanley Cup Final-like ratings, the tournament exposed the sport of hockey to new eyes. Perhaps just as importantly, it gave some of the league’s most underappreciated players a platform to show their worth. From Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States, which athletes saw their … Read more
After three back-and-forth periods, overtime was needed to determine the winner. Just over eight minutes into overtime, Connor McDavid took a pass from Mitch Marner in the corner, and wristed it past Team USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and into the back of the net, giving Team Canada a 3-2 overtime victory. CONNOR MCDAVID! OVERTIME WINNER! … Read more
On Wednesday night, Team USA announced on NHL on TNT Face Off their roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The tournament will take place between Feb. 12-20 with games being played at both the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC and the TD Garden in Boston, MA with two practice days taking place on Feb. 10 … Read more
Berube has no intention of resting Matthews, Marner this weekend, predicts 4 Nations Face-Off Final Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images By Arun Srinivasan 21 minutes ago Comments News Berube has no intention of resting Matthews, Marner this weekend, predicts 4 Nations Face-Off Final Maple Leafs’ Max Pacioretty doubtful vs. Hurricanes, Blackhawks 4 Nations Face-Off Final preview: … Read more
Team USA took the ice in Boston for the first time on Monday evening, as they faced Sweden to close out the preliminary round of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Both teams were dealing with injuries and sickness, as Matthew Tkachuk (USA), Auston Matthews (USA), Charlie McAvoy (USA), Rickard Rakell (SWE) and Mika Zibanejad (SWE) were … Read more
William Nylander was arguably Sweden’s best forward during Saturday’s 4-3 loss to Finland and with his team on the verge of elimination from the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ winger analyzed what’s gone wrong through two games. “We are playing too much on the outside,” Nylander said post-game. “I think we have to … Read more
Now, nobody had that on their 4 Nations Face-Off Bingo card, despite the undeniably heated political climate that acted as a backdrop behind Saturday’s Canada-USA round-robin game. Before the game was 10 seconds old, three fights had broken out. A few others probably could have too, in what somehow re-evolved into a game that was simply … Read more