Thousands gathered Monday to remember Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old American hockey player who died late last month after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England. Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge…… read more »
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Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade. Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers…… read more »
Riding 6-game win streak, resilient Ducks battle Pens
Comfortable with his role as the Anaheim Ducks’ late-game savoir, Mason McTavish will get a second chance Tuesday to help topple the Pittsburgh Penguins in the span of a week. McTavish’s late goal not only was the difference in a road victory over the Penguins on Oct. 30, but the 20-year-old pulled off the feat…… read more »
Ducks vs. Penguins: Odds, total, moneyline
Tuesday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins (4-6) and the Anaheim Ducks (7-4) at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The Penguins are -155 on the moneyline to win on the road against the Ducks (+125) in the game, which starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSC, BSSD, and SportsNet PT. Catch…… read more »
Ducks welcome Penguins while riding six-game winning streak
The Ducks became the fastest team ever to complete five third-period comebacks in a season on Sunday and Tuesday they’ll square off with their opponents from their wildest clash yet, the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was also a game that saw the Ducks defend two five-on-three situations, one that ended up getting coach Greg Cronin tossed…… read more »
Ducks welcome Penguins while riding 6-game winning streak
The Ducks became the fastest team ever to complete five third-period comebacks in a season on Sunday and Tuesday they’ll square off with their opponents from their wildest clash yet, the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was also a game that saw the Ducks defend two five-on-three situations, one that ended up getting Coach Greg Cronin tossed…… read more »
GAME THREAD: West Virginia vs. Missouri State
Join us in the comments as the Mountaineers make their season debut under Josh Eilert tonight in Morgantown Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here but, for the uninitiated, we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal…… read more »
Celebration of life for hockey player Adam Johnson planned for Monday afternoon
A public memorial service will take place in Hibbing, Minn., on Monday afternoon for hockey player Adam Johnson, who died after being injured in a game in England. The former Hibbing High School, University of Minnesota Duluth and Pittsburgh Penguins player died Oct. 28 after an on-ice accident in Sheffield, England. A private funeral Mass…… read more »
San Jose Sharks tie NHL record with 11th straight loss
The San Jose Sharks were bad in 2022-23, but nothing could have prepared fans for the spectacular ineptitude they would see in the early stages of this season. Not only did the team fall 10-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night in San Jose, but the loss marked the second straight game in which…… read more »
The week ahead: Building on a ‘get right’ game
After a couple of ugly home losses the Pittsburgh Penguins took out some frustrations this weekend on a bad San Jose Sharks team, beating them by a 10-2 margin. It was the classic “get right” game where almost everybody involved was able to pad their stats a little bit (except for Rickard Rakell, who still…… read more »