NHL 'tough guys' are always cheapshot artists; The cause of increased scoring revealed

For a sport that really loves to tout how tough its players are, hockey players don’t seem to have much tolerance for anything that makes them feel bad in the slightest. At least on the ice. Morgan Rielly of Toronto was just the latest to wet himself when an opponent reminded him just a little too much that the Leafs had lost a game: - Sam Fels Read More

The NHL is always chasing goals. Sometimes to its detriment, as the league often confuses goals with action. What the league really wants is to assign the Dead Puck Era to the land of wind and ghosts forever, which it pretty much has. It wants a fast game showing off the skills of players and not the ability of some plug to simply waterski behind all those who are better and faster than him, which it pretty much has. There’s little question the league has more skill in it than ever, which is just the evolution of any sport. Your favorite player from 1992 would almost certainly have their heart explode after a couple shifts in today’s game (Pavel Bure could keep up, though). - Sam Fels Read More.

Elias Lindholm scored twice and Elias Pettersson had three assists as the Vancouver Canucks became the first NHL team to hit the 80-point mark this season with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. - Field Level Media Read More

Filip Zadina scored twice in a career-best, four-point game and Luke Kunin added two goals as the visiting San Jose Sharks topped the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Thursday. - Field Level Media Read More

Sidney Crosby scored twice and Rickard Rakell and Marcus Pettersson had two assists apiece to back a solid effort from goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins topped the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday. - Field Level Media Read More

Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas had a goal and two assists each as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 6-3 Thursday night.

Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich and Torey Krug had a goal and an assist each as the Blues won for the eighth time in their last 10 games to stay in the Western Conference playoff chase. - Field Level Media Read More

Matt Duchene had two goals and two assists against his former team and the visiting Dallas Stars cruised to a 9-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. - Field Level Media Read More

Chris Kreider scored twice in the second period and finished off his sixth career hat trick with 12:01 left in the third as the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-4 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens Thursday night. - Field Level Media Read More

NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov extended his point streak to 10 games with two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the visiting Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Thursday night. - Field Level Media Read More