The van Riemsdyk/Chychrun duo gets a lot of offensive zone starts and deployment, largely because of Chychrun’s value as an offensive weapon; with 13 goals and 31 points this season, he is five goals and 10 points shy of matching his single-season career bests in those categories.
The Los Angeles Kings and NHL will host a celebrity and NHL All-Star Alumni charity game to aid in the recovery of the Los Angeles wildfires. Actor Will Arnett and Kings president Luc Robitaille joined the NHL on TNT pregame show on Wednesday to announce the “Skate for LA Strong” event which will be held on Feb. 23 at Crypto.com Arena.
The New York Rangers face the Philadelphia Flyers in the second game of a four-game homestand on Tuesday night (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). Six of New York’s next seven games will be played at MSG.
Adam Fantilli netted his first career hat trick with his parents in the crowd to help the Blue Jackets move into the first Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference. With every hat trick this season,
The Avalanche lost 3-2 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday at Ball Arena. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar scored for Colorado while Jonathan Drouin recorded a pair of assists.
The Anaheim Ducks Foundation, the Anaheim Ducks main charitable beneficiary, and the Samueli Foundation, Henry and Susan Samueli’s private family foundation, have donated a collective $500,000 to support LA wildfires relief efforts.
The Panthers came up empty on their one trip to the power play, but also came up in the clutch with a pair of successful penalty kills against the Kings. Over the two trips to the man advantage for Los Angeles, the Panthers allowed just three shots on goal.
Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon could each return to the lineup for the Wild against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+). Each took part in line rushes at practice on Wednesday, and coach John Hynes said he is "cautiously optimistic" that they would play.
Adrian Kempe scored for the fourth straight game, Samuel Helenius got his first career NHL goal, and the Kings (26-14-5) won for the second time in their past six games (2-4-0). Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves, allowing one goal or fewer for the sixth time in his past seven starts.
TORONTO -- Adam Fantilli scored his first NHL hat trick, and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Fantilli, who grew up in Nobleton, Ontario, about a 40-minute drive north of Toronto, said at the morning skate that he would have 70 family and friends in attendance at the game.
DENVER -- Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 victory against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Pionk won it with a slap shot from the top of the right face-off circle.