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Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Know Your Enemy, Sabres Central Edition: Will Mammoth Maul Buffalo As Utah Seeks First Playoff Appearance?
The NHL's off-season rolls on, and every day brings with it more hockey talk. And in this ongoing series, we here at the Sabres site are focusing on the Buffalo Sabres' 2025-26 regular-season schedule -- and specifically, Sabres opponents who could get in the way of Buffalo's Stanley Cup playoff aspirations. We started this series looking at the Sabres' Atlantic Division rivals, followed by the Metropolitan Division's teams. In recent days, we've been breaking down Buffalo's Central Division rivals. And today, we're focused on the Utah Mammoth. NEW MAMMOTH PLAYERS: J.J. Peterka, LW; Brandon Tanev, LW; Nate Schmidt, D; Vitek Vanecek, G 2024-25 SERIES: Sabres 0-2-0, Utah 2-0-0 2025-26 GAMES AGAINST EACH OTHER: November 4 at Buffalo; November 12 at Utah CAN THE SABRES BEAT THIS TEAM? For a few reasons, the Sabres/Mammoth rivalry has the potential for some good times, as both teams are connected to each other for different reasons. For starters, Utah's logo is rather similar to one of Buffalo's old logos. More importantly, one of the biggest trades of the summer saw Utah acquire Peterka from Buffalo -- and Peterka is just what the Mammoth need to get to that next competitive level. If that trade had been all of what Utah GM Bill Armstrong did this summer, you'd still say the Mammoth had a solid off-season. But he also signed former Winnipeg Jets winger Tanev to improve his team's fourth line, and he signed Stanley Cup-winner Schmidt away from the Florida Panthers to bolster Utah's third defense pairing. (Armstrong also signed veteran goalie Vanecek, who will begin the year as Utah's third goalie. If he's needed, something has gone horribly awry for the Mammoth.) Know Your Enemy, Sabres Central Edition: Are Boosted Blues Bound To Beat Buffalo? The Buffalo Sabres are facing enormous pressure to end their 14-year Stanley Cup playoff drought next season, and it's not hyperbole to say that the Sabres can't afford so much as a single off-night if they're going to be a playoff team. Every game really counts, and Buffalo needs to beat many above-average squads if they're going to earn a playoff berth in the highly-competitive Atlantic Division. All-in-all, the Mammoth have to be considered a better team than they were last season. And that's bad news if Buffalo doesn't have its ducks in a row when the two teams square off against each other twice in little more than a single week in early November. Indeed, if Utah comes out of the gate and stuns the Sabres in their first game November 4 in Buffalo, the Sabres will have only have eight days to figure out how to fight back for Round 2, as the Mammoth get a home game against Buffalo to finish up the series. That's somewhat of a shame, as it would've been fun to have at least one game between them near the end of the season, when it's likely that both Utah and the Sabres will be fighting for a wild card berth in their respective conferences. Still, it's going to be intriguing to see how that first game plays out. Last season, Utah won both games handily against the Sabres, beating Buffalo by a 5-2 score in both games. And the second game in the series came March 20, when both teams should've been in hot pursuit of a playoff spot. Instead, the Sabres were well out of playoff contention by then, and Utah wound up missing a playoff berth by eight standings points. So it was more misery for franchises accustomed to it. Know Your Enemy, Sabres Central Edition: Will Buffalo Sweep Series Vs. Sub-Par Nashville Predators Next Season? The NHL's 2025-26 schedule has been out for a while now, and Buffalo Sabres site has been analyzing every team the Sabres will take on next season. We've worked our way through the Eastern Conference teams, and we're currently focusing on the Central Division teams. And in today's file, we're turning our attention to the Nashville Predators. It hasn't been easy for either of these teams to put memorable seasons together, and that's another reason why we see a link between the Mammoth and Sabres. They've languished and labored time and again, but as is custom at this time of year, hope springs eternal, and who knows -- there might be a world in which both Buffalo and Utah are both playing playoff games in the same season. The Sabres can't afford to lose both games to the Mammoth this year. A split would be acceptable, and anything more than that would be a positive. But if Buffalo plays with an urgency to their game, they have the manpower to answer back for last season's failures and shock the Mammoth into submission.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Jets-Stars turns into chaotic NHL line brawl with massive cheap shot from Dallas' captain
The NHL playoff game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars turned into a chaotic line brawl during a third-period dust-up that saw a massive cheap shot from Dallas captain Jamie Benn. Facing elimination, the Jets had a 3-0 lead with less than seven minutes remaining in the game. The puck is far away from the benches when play is stopped due to a scuffle between several members of both teams in front of the Stars' contingent. In the skirmish are Benn alongside the Winnipeg duo of Mark Scheifele and Brandon Tanev, with cameras first showing a downed Scheifele with Benn towering over him and Tanev pulling the opposing captain away before more players join the choas. All four referees are involved, trying to separate the players when Benn and Scheifele separate from the pack, with one referee holding the arm of the Jets' assistant captain to keep him at bay. That is when Benn saw his moment to strike, throwing a right haymaker with his glove on to the face of Scheifele, drawing the ire of the Winnipeg crowd. Scheifele was irate at the punch and tries to break away from an official before he was subdued. After the shocking punch, cooler heads prevailed. Benn was fined $5,000 by the NHL for the punch, the maximum allowed by the league for on-ice actions. He will not be suspended from the incident. The Stars are still one victory away from the Western Conference Finals, with Saturday's Game 6 taking place on home ice in Texas. The stakes of playoff games are huge, with tempers usually boiling over on ice during this time of year. The winner of the Stars-Jets series will face the Edmonton Oilers in the next round, with a pair of Winnipeg wins securing a Canadian team in the Stanley Cup Final.
Reuters
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Stars' Jamie Benn fined $5K for roughing Jets' Mark Scheifele
May 16 - Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Friday after his exchange with Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele during the third period of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series. The Jets staved off elimination with a 4-0 victory over the Stars on Thursday. Dallas, which hosts Winnipeg in Game 6 on Saturday, leads 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement. Winnipeg was nursing a 3-0 lead with 6:32 remaining in the third period when Benn pulled down Scheifele near the boards. The players were separated briefly and Scheifele was held by linesman Ryan Daisy when Benn unleashed a short jab to the jaw of the Jets forward. The blow caused both Scheifele and Daisy to fall to the ice. Benn received a roughing minor and a 10-minute misconduct. Jets forward Brandon Tanev, who attempted to intervene, was issued a game misconduct and Scheifele received a roughing penalty. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NHL Makes Change to Jets-Stars Playoff Series
The Winnipeg Jets were able to stave off elimination on Thursday, taking down the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of their second-round postseason series. Now the series will head back to Dallas for Game 6, with the Stars looking to close out the matchup in front of their home fans. Winnipeg was able to shut out the Stars in the game, showing why they were the best team in the NHL all year. The Jets started the scoring in the second period and never let up to grab the win. Advertisement The league has announced the start time for Game 6 between the two teams. Game 6 will now take place on Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m. ET. Entering Game 6, the Stars have to be feeling confident, even with the Game 5 loss. Winnipeg has struggled heavily on the road in the playoffs, going 0-5 to start this year. The Jets have looked like a completely different team away from home, and the Stars will be looking to take advantage of that fact. If Dallas can get an early lead, it may be able to use it to advance to the next round. Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger (29) makes a save as Winnipeg Jets forward Brandon Tanev (73) looks for a rebound during the third period in game five of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Lee-Imagn Images But the Jets also seemed to find something that worked in Game 5, limiting the Stars' scoring chances throughout the game. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck was electric for the Jets, and he will look to keep things going in Game 6. Advertisement If Hellebuyck can show up, the Jets will have a solid chance to extend this series again. But if he falters, a special season will likely all be for nothing. Related: Stars' Jamie Benn Receives Punishment From NHL For Punching Mark Scheifele Related: Oilers' Stuart Skinner Sends 7-Word Message After Golden Knights Series
Toronto Sun
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Winnipeg Jets in must-win mode after Stars take Game 4
The Presidents' Trophy winners have been unable to win on the road in these playoffs Published May 14, 2025 • 3 minute read Winnipeg Jets forward Brandon Tanev (73) reacts at the end of the second period of Game 4 in a second-round NHL playoff series in Dallas on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Photo by Gareth Patterson / AP DALLAS — As the final minutes of regulation time ticked down Tuesday night, Winnipeg Jets executive chairman Mark Chipman paced outside his team's dressing room. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Hands in his pant pockets, head facing down, Chipman occasionally glanced up at the television monitor in the hallway. He watched as his team pressed late but couldn't cut the deficit, eventually dropping a 3-1 decision to Dallas in a Game 4 loss that left the Jets in must-win mode for this second-round NHL playoff series. Chipman folded his arms and looked away in the dying seconds. He didn't need to look up again. The game-ending horn that blared throughout American Airlines Center and the roar from the sellout crowd said it all. Chipman moved to the side as the dejected players made their way into the room, a frustrated Josh Morrissey punching the door on his way through. The Presidents' Trophy winners have been unable to win on the road in these playoffs and now they're on the brink of elimination. The result, with Mikael Granlund scoring all three goals for the Stars, left Jets coach Scott Arniel with a clear message for his players. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Don't lose your last game,' he said. 'Real simple.' Game 5 goes Thursday at Canada Life Centre, a venue that will be a welcome sight for a Winnipeg side that has lost nine straight road playoff games and all five this post-season. The Jets aren't getting breaks and the Stars have taken advantage of their opportunities. Jake Oettinger has outplayed Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck in net and Dallas is playing with confidence. The free-flowing skating, crisp puck movement and offensive potency that helped the Jets finish first in the overall standings have been minimized due to more frequent broken plays and general scuffling. Something just feels a little off and when Winnipeg presses to find another gear, it sometimes backfires. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There are no easy answers for a team that hasn't won a road playoff game since the 2023 playoff opener in Las Vegas. 'If I had the answer to why, we would have got one at some point,' Ehlers said. 'I think this (season) we've been really good on the road, and now we need to win at home and find a way here and hopefully make it to Game 6. 'So we need to find a way, simple as that.' Arniel experimented for Game 4 by juggling his lines with Mark Scheifele on the top unit with wingers Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo. The Stars also changed things up as star blueliner Miro Heiskanen returned after an absence of over three months due to knee surgery. A good start by Winnipeg was negated by an undisciplined penalty from Dylan DeMelo. He was called for holding the stick and Granlund tallied on the power play with a wrist shot that beat Hellebuyck on the glove side. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. After Ehlers scored early in the second period, Granlund restored the Dallas lead by shooting on a 2-on-1 break. He notched his first career hat trick with a one-timer midway through the third. 'Granny led the way,' said Stars coach Pete DeBoer. Heiskanen, meanwhile, played almost 15 minutes and set up Granlund's final goal — a power-play marker — with a crisp pass from the point. 'He's worked his butt off,' Oettinger said of Heiskanen. 'Just such a big part of this team. The fact that we get to add a guy like that halfway through the post-season run is incredible.' Sounds like a player who's preparing to play two more rounds. If Oettinger plays like he did Tuesday, he very well might. Oettinger made 31 stops, including a highlight-reel save on Kyle Connor in the second period and a short-handed breakaway stop on the Winnipeg forward in the third. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'There were a couple of guys that had some really good looks,' Arniel said. 'Just got to find a way to bury those.' Hellebuyck, a Vezina Trophy and Hart Trophy nominee, has started all five road losses this spring. He has a 5.84 goals-against average and .793 save percentage away from home in the playoffs. 'I leave it all out there every night, I'm doing my best,' Hellebuyck said in a rare post-game media availability for the netminder. 'Sometimes it's a heartbreak, but all it takes is one little change, one little bounce and things can start going our way.' The Jets led the NHL with 26 road wins this past season and topped the Western Conference in road points percentage. They won't be back on the road this spring without a victory at home in Game 5. Celebrity Columnists Sunshine Girls NHL Editorials
