2 d. ago Three takeaways as Calgary Flames feel robbed by refs in loss to Dallas Stars

“I certainly feel like we got robbed tonight.” The Calgary Flames have had frustrating losses this season, but they haven’t felt like that. When Nazem Kadri spoke to the media after Thursday night’s 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, his frustration was palpable. Twice, the Calgary Flames thought they had scored early in the game. […]

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3 d. ago 'Maybe they didn't think this through': Top NHL analyst questions roster construction of Edmonton Oilers

This in from NHL hockey insider Ray Ferraro from the Ray & Dregs podcast, his take on the iffy roster construction of the Edmonton Oilers in the wake of Dallas Stars forward running over Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner, knocking Skinner out of the game and out of tonight’s game against Seattle with a neck/head injury. […]

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3 d. ago 'I was pissed at myself': Oilers leader takes responsibility for not standing up for injured goalie

This in from veteran Edmonton Oilers leader Corey Perry, his interview after Edmonton’s 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars last night that saw Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner go out with an injury after huge Dallas forward Mikko Rantanen clipped Skinner’s head with a knee on a fly-by play. Asked if by TSN’s Ryan Rishaug if […]

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3 d. ago Calgary Flames get big boost with leader's return to lineup against Dallas Stars

Mikael Backlund had missed six games with an upper-body injury

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3 d. ago GAME DAY: Nobody giving an inch in wild card race as Calgary Flames host Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars (46-21-4) at Calgary Flames (34-25-11) When: Thursday, 7 p.m. MT, Saddledome TV: Sportsnet West. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Stars -150, Flames +130 The buzz  Nobody in the Western Conference’s wild card race is blinking. And that just means the games keep getting bigger and bigger for the Calgary Flames. Yeah, it’s a cliché to say […]

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3 d. ago Valiant effort, but Dallas Stars' skill beats Edmonton Oilers' will

It was almost epic. Down 4-0 to one of the best teams in the NHL with just over 10 minutes to play in the third period and without their two best players, the Edmonton Oilers could have looked for a soft spot on the canvas and called it a night. Instead, they almost pulled it […]

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2 w. ago Utah 3, Canucks 1: Youth, speed kills as upstart club keeps wild

Utah is in a tie with the Flames and Blues at 71 points, two back of the Canucks who hold down the final wild-card spot

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2 w. ago Utah 3, Canucks 1: Power play outage miffs Vancouver coaches

'We have six minutes of (third period) power play and we don't get it done — that's the bottom line. We lost the game. That's the story.' — Rick Tocchet

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2 w. ago L’Avalanche l’emporte à l’occasion du retour de Rantanen au Colorado

L’attaquant et ses coéquipiers des Stars de Dallas se sont inclinés 4 à 3 en prolongation.

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2 w. ago ANALYSIS: Jets have chance to prove themselves against Dallas Friday

The Winnipeg Jets have put themselves in a position to prove how good of a team they can be. You can’t ask for anything more.

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2 w. ago Three takeaways as Flames fall in shootout against Canucks, lose Backlund to injury

Wednesday was a double whammy for the Flames. They allowed the Canucks to pull even in the wild-card race and their captain made an early exit

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2 w. ago Senators, Blue Jackets, Rangers and Bruins lead an East wild

The Ottawa Senators last qualified for the playoffs in 2017, while the Columbus Blue Jackets have only won a round once in more than two decades of existence and none since before the pandemic. The New York Rangers were the top team in the NHL last season before making a run to the Eastern Conference […]

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2 w. ago ANALYSIS: Playoff feel already here as Jets take on Stars in Central Division heavyweight matchup

Friday night the Dallas Stars come to town – a team eight points back of the Winnipeg Jets for first in the division and with two games in hand.

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3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers avert catastrophe, make statement at the same time

Fans who were underwhelmed by the Edmonton Oilers’ lack of big moves in the final week of trading braced themselves for the worst when one of the Central Division power teams, with its brand-new superstar in the lineup, rolled into town. The Dallas Stars, who moved up to No. 1 one on almost everyone’s list […]

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3 w. ago Player grades: Connor McDavid goes Full McDavid as Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars

Connor McDavid is back. The Edmonton Oilers ace made a couple of his best rushes of the year — which is saying something when we’re talking Connor McDavid — leading Edmonton to a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars. In total, the Grade A shots were 18 for Edmonton, 10 for Dallas, with the subset […]

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3 w. ago Coveted superstar Rantanen finds comfortable landing with Dallas Stars post

When Mikko Rantanen showed up at Rogers Place Saturday morning, with his third different logoed equipment bag in the last six weeks — Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and now Dallas Stars — he felt right at home, joining “the Finnish mafia” as Matt Duchene joked, and they handed him his comfortable No. 96 jersey. Without […]

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3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers got younger and heavier at the deadline, but did they do enough?

Game Day 63: Dallas at Edmonton The two powerhouse clubs that met in the Western Conference Finals last year, will meet up again tonight in a game that marks the beginning of the stretch drive. For each, it will be Game #63, kicking off the final quarter of the season. More significantly, each will play […]

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3 w. ago Why a quiet deadline day was the right route for Flames GM Craig Conroy

Craig Conroy wasn’t keen on shipping anybody out. Not with his squad right in the thick of the wild-card race. And while the Calgary Flames general manager did explore opportunities to add on deadline day, he wisely balked at the sky-high prices. Amidst the usual mayhem that precedes the annual trade freeze, Conroy opted to […]

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3 w. ago Flames and wild card rivals all stay the course with playoff race heating up

Nobody loaded up on high-end rentals for a playoff push, and nobody threw in the towel, either

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3 w. ago Mavs star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL and is out for the season

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Irving was injured in the first quarter of Dallas’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The person spoke […]

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