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Yahoo
07-04-2025
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- Yahoo
(4-7-25) Blues-Jets Gameday Lineup
Radek Faksa (12) and the St. Louis Blues are in search of their 13th straight win on Monday to begin a three-game road trip against Connor Hellebuyck (37) and the Winnipeg Jets. (Terrence Lee-Imagn Images) When the St. Louis Blues look for Lucky 13 on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets to begin a three-game roads trip, it could come with a great reward. The Blues (43-28-7), who established a franchise record with their 12th straight win on Saturday in a 5-4 win against the Colorado Avalanche, are in search of their 13th straight win against the Central Division-leading Jets (52-21-4) at 6:30 p.m. (FDSNMW, NHLN, Prime-Canada, ESPN 101.1-FM) and if they win in regulation, coupled with a Calgary Flames regulation loss to the San Jose Sharks, the Blues would clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2022-23. Advertisement It's quite the remarkable feat in front of the Blues, who came out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break eight points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the second wild card from the Western Conference. But they currently sit in the first wild card, two points ahead of the Minnesota Wild and in line to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs should they start today. The Wild, who currently hold the second wild card, would face the Jets should the standings hold up. "Staying in the moment, worrying about our next game and getting prepared for it, our day to day habits have been excellent," Blues coach Jim Montgomery said. "Not discussing where we are in the standings and not talking about who's injured. They haven't talked about any of them [Colton Parayko, Dylan Holloway] as a group together." The Blues trip will then move on against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday and wrap up where it all began on Oct. 8, against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday before their regular season ends April 15 against Utah Hockey Club. "That's been a key to this whole operation." goalie Jordan Binnington said of living in the moment. "Just keeping our focus on what's in our control. That's winning hockey games and getting points and building our game to playoff time." Advertisement - - - * The teams will wrap up their season series tonight. Winnipeg has won two of the three, winning 3-2 on Oct. 22 in St. Louis and 4-3 in a shootout Feb. 22 at Enterprise Center. The Blues won 4-1 at Canada Life Centre on Dec. 2, so each of the three games has been won by the road team. * Blues center Robert Thomas is riding an eight-game point streak (three goals, 14 assists) but he also has seven points (three goals, four assists) in three games against the Jets this season. * Blues defenseman Cam Fowler has six points (one goal, five assists) in a three-game point streak and nine points (two goals, seven assists) the past six games. Advertisement * Blues forward Zack Bolduc has 12 goals in 22 games since the 4 Nations break; he had just six goals in 46 games previously. - - - Blues Projected Lineup: Pavel Buchnevich-Robert Thomas-Jimmy Snuggerud Jake Neighbours-Brayden Schenn-Jordan Kyrou Mathieu Joseph-Oskar Sundqvist-Zack Bolduc Alexey Toropchenko-Radek Faksa-Nathan Walker Cam Fowler-Nick Leddy Philip Broberg-Justin Faulk Ryan Suter-Tyler Tucker Joel Hofer will start in goal; Jordan Binnington will be the backup. Healthy scratches include Matthew Kessel and Dalibor Dvorsky. Colton Parayko (knee), Dylan Holloway (lower body) and Alexandre Texier (upper body) are all out. Torey Krug (ankle) is out for the season. Advertisement - - - Jets Projected Lineup: Kyle Connor-Mark Scheifele-Alex Iafallo Nikolaj Ehlers-Vladislav Namestnikov-Cole Perfetti Nino Niederreiter-Adam Lowry-Mason Appleton Brandon Tanev-Morgan Barron-Jaret Anderson-Dolan Josh Morrissey-Dylan DeMelo Dylan Samburg-Luke Schenn Logan Stanley-Haydn Fleury Connor Hellebuyck will start in goal; Eric Comrie will be the backup. Healthy scratches include Ville Heinola and David Gustafsson. Neal Pionk (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body) and Rasmus Kupari (concussion) are out. Colin Miller (illness) and Ehlers (foot) each is a game time decision.
Washington Post
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Rantanen says he's happy in Dallas and denies telling Carolina he wouldn't sign there
FRISCO, Texas — Newly acquired Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen say he's pleased with where he landed while denying his former coach's claim that he gave Carolina a list of teams he preferred in a trade, and the Hurricanes weren't on it. Rantanen addressed reporters after his first practice with the Stars on Wednesday. He played two games in Canada on a four-game road trip interrupted at the halfway point by a four-day break. The star forward had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 loss to Edmonton on Saturday, then scored again on an empty-netter in a 4-1 victory in Vancouver the next night. The Stars play at Central Division-leading Winnipeg on Friday before a Sunday visit to Colorado. Rantanen was abruptly traded by the Avalanche to Carolina on Jan. 24, then moved again with the Hurricanes worried they would lose the 28-year-old in free agency without getting anything in return. Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour told a radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, earlier this week that Rantanen told the front office he was only willing to sign his next contract with four teams and Carolina was not on that list. 'I saw some things were said that I had a list of teams ready when I went (to Carolina), but that's false,' Rantanen said. 'Obviously, it was a big shock to leave Colorado, but I went (to Carolina) with an open mind and tried my best on the ice.' The Dallas deal came together the morning of the trade deadline Friday, after Stars general manager Jim Nill went to bed the night before believing the sides wouldn't be able to agree on a contract extension to complete the deal. Rantanen signed a $96 million, eight-year contract with Dallas as part of the trade. The Hurricanes acquired promising young forward Logan Stankoven along with two first-round picks and two third-rounders. 'When I put the jersey on there, I tried my best and just decided just a little bit before the deadline that Carolina would probably get a better return for me if I would do a sign and trade,' Rantanen said. 'That it would be better for their team rather than me being a rental and going somewhere to play. So that was the decision. I want to make it clear that I was open-minded in Carolina and really thought about staying there.' Rantanen will have to wait to see how fans react to his return to Colorado. The 10th overall pick of the 2015 draft spent his first nine-plus seasons with the Avalanche, getting 681 points (287 goals, 394 assists) in 619 regular-season games. He has 101 points (34 goals, 67 assists) in 81 playoff games. 'Colorado was always where I wanted to stay, but I understand it's business and they made a decision,' Rantanen said. 'I tried my best in Carolina and I'm here now and I'm so happy to be here, locked in for eight years with a good team and with good coaches. I'm thankful for Dallas to have the trust in me.' ___ AP NHL:
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Rantanen says he's happy in Dallas and denies telling Carolina he wouldn't sign there
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Newly acquired Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen say he's pleased with where he landed while denying his former coach's claim that he gave Carolina a list of teams he preferred in a trade, and the Hurricanes weren't on it. Rantanen addressed reporters after his first practice with the Stars on Wednesday. He played two games in Canada on a four-game road trip interrupted at the halfway point by a four-day break. The star forward had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 loss to Edmonton on Saturday, then scored again on an empty-netter in a 4-1 victory in Vancouver the next night. The Stars play at Central Division-leading Winnipeg on Friday before a Sunday visit to Colorado. Rantanen was abruptly traded by the Avalanche to Carolina on Jan. 24, then moved again with the Hurricanes worried they would lose the 28-year-old in free agency without getting anything in return. Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour told a radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, earlier this week that Rantanen told the front office he was only willing to sign his next contract with four teams and Carolina was not on that list. 'I saw some things were said that I had a list of teams ready when I went (to Carolina), but that's false,' Rantanen said. 'Obviously, it was a big shock to leave Colorado, but I went (to Carolina) with an open mind and tried my best on the ice.' The Dallas deal came together the morning of the trade deadline Friday, after Stars general manager Jim Nill went to bed the night before believing the sides wouldn't be able to agree on a contract extension to complete the deal. Rantanen signed a $96 million, eight-year contract with Dallas as part of the trade. The Hurricanes acquired promising young forward Logan Stankoven along with two first-round picks and two third-rounders. 'When I put the jersey on there, I tried my best and just decided just a little bit before the deadline that Carolina would probably get a better return for me if I would do a sign and trade,' Rantanen said. 'That it would be better for their team rather than me being a rental and going somewhere to play. So that was the decision. I want to make it clear that I was open-minded in Carolina and really thought about staying there.' Rantanen will have to wait to see how fans react to his return to Colorado. The 10th overall pick of the 2015 draft spent his first nine-plus seasons with the Avalanche, getting 681 points (287 goals, 394 assists) in 619 regular-season games. He has 101 points (34 goals, 67 assists) in 81 playoff games. 'Colorado was always where I wanted to stay, but I understand it's business and they made a decision,' Rantanen said. 'I tried my best in Carolina and I'm here now and I'm so happy to be here, locked in for eight years with a good team and with good coaches. I'm thankful for Dallas to have the trust in me.'
Fox Sports
05-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Thomas Harley scores in final seconds to lift Stars to 4-3 win over Devils
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley scored from near the blue line with 4.8 seconds remaining, lifting Dallas to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night after the Stars squandered a two-goal lead in the third period. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists as the Stars won for the 11th time in 14 games while trying to keep pace with Central Division-leading Winnipeg. Hintz has three goals and 11 assists in his last five games. Wyatt Johnston followed a hat trick with an unassisted goal, and Ilya Lyubushkin scored his first goal of the season for the Stars. Jason Robertson had two assists. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Brett Pesce each scored with a man advantage for the Devils. Meier and Hischier scored on power plays, and Pesce got the tying tally with 4:08 remaining at 6-on-5 during a delayed penalty. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves in his 11th victory as Jake Oettinger's backup. Jacob Markstrom had 17 stops for New Jersey in his second game back after missing five weeks with a knee injury. Takeaways Devils: New Jersey found a way to erase a two-goal deficit in the third period in its first game without leading scorer Jack Hughes. He injured his right arm and shoulder in a 2-0 loss at Vegas. Stars: Two nights after going 4 for 4 on power plays in a 6-3 win over St. Louis, Dallas was 1 of 5. Hintz scored 12 seconds into a 5-on-3 for a 3-1 lead late in the second period. Key moment At the end of Dallas' second power play, DeSmith stopped Brenden Dillon's shot on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box to preserve a 2-1 lead. Key stat Hintz was a point shy of being the first player in franchise history with four points in three consecutive games. Up next New Jersey gets Winnipeg at home Friday. Calgary visits Dallas on Thursday. ___ AP NHL: recommended
CBS News
05-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Thomas Harley's late goal seals Stars 4-3 win over Devils
Thomas Harley scored from near the blue line with 4.8 seconds remaining, lifting Dallas to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night after the Stars squandered a two-goal lead in the third period. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists as the Stars won for the 11th time in 14 games while trying to keep pace with Central Division-leading Winnipeg. Hintz has three goals and 11 assists in his last five games. Wyatt Johnston followed a hat trick with an unassisted goal, and Ilya Lyubushkin scored his first goal of the season for the Stars. Jason Robertson had two assists. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Brett Pesce each scored with a man advantage for the Devils. Meier and Hischier scored on power plays, and Pesce got the tying tally with 4:08 remaining at 6-on-5 during a delayed penalty. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves in his 11th victory as Jake Oettinger's backup. Jacob Markstrom had 17 stops for New Jersey in his second game back after missing five weeks with a knee injury. Devils: New Jersey found a way to erase a two-goal deficit in the third period in its first game without leading scorer Jack Hughes. He injured his right arm and shoulder in a 2-0 loss at Vegas. Stars: Two nights after going 4 for 4 on power plays in a 6-3 win over St. Louis, Dallas was 1 of 5. Hintz scored 12 seconds into a 5-on-3 for a 3-1 lead late in the second period. At the end of Dallas' second power play, DeSmith stopped Brenden Dillon's shot on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box to preserve a 2-1 lead. Hintz was a point shy of being the first player in franchise history with four points in three consecutive games. New Jersey gets Winnipeg at home Friday. Calgary visits Dallas on Thursday. ___
