After three years without a captain, the Toronto Maple Leafs have finally chosen to award the “C” to John Tavares. He becomes the 25th captain in Maple Leafs history, and will be joined by alternate captains Morgan Reilly, Auston Matthews,…
For the week ending October 29, we have a familiar veteran leading the way and a rookie rounding out the NHL Three Stars of the Week. Third Star Oscar Dansk might be our biggest surprise of the week after starting…
It’s rare for a hockey player to spend his entire career with one organization, but New York Islanders superstar John Tavares intends to be the exception to the rule. “I think I’ve always showed my commitment, my appreciation and my…
FIRST STAR – JOHN TAVARES, C, NEW YORK ISLANDERS John Tavares torched his opponents for four goals and five assists over the final four games of the season to finish as first star of the week. He scored a goal…
The last time an NHL player won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s scoring leader with less than 90 points (not counting lockout seasons) was back in 1967-68 when Stan Mikita tallied 87 points on the season with the…
The Boston Bruins might be facing a bit of new trouble to add on to their already slow start after Zdeno Chara left last night’s game in the first period. Chara laid a huge open ice hit on to Islanders…
Overview The New York Islanders had a rough go of it last year, especially after losing captain John Taveres to a knee injury during the Olympics. Things looked promising at the start of the season when they traded away Matt…
Earlier this week, we highlighted the absolute scorching scoring streak that Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin has been on lately, tallying 11 goals and 15 points in his past 10 games. Well, with last night’s effort, Ovechkin took over the…
Even in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, the New York Islanders aren’t far out of the playoff picture, and forward John Tavares helped the team stay competitive in the postseason race today with a beautiful deke in the shootout…
It’s easy to say that the season is still young, but with most teams having played seven or eight games, it’s also easy to forget how rapidly this season is progressing. With roughly 40 games left of the regular season,…