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Three Stars 1. Michael Houser, Buffalo Sabres. Before Monday almost all of Michael Houser’s professional hockey experience since 2015 had taken place in the ECHL. During that time he played just 29 minutes in the AHL, zero minutes in the NHL, and was not on anybody’s radar to be making an impact in the NHL

1:30 PM ET With the New York Rangers eliminated from playoff contention, coach David Quinn announced Tuesday that Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba and and Ryan Lindgren are all done for the season. The Rangers have only three games remaining. Panarin’s injury is the most recent, coming after being tossed to the ice by Washington Capitals

Cal Clutterbuck denied by Sabres’ Michael Houser BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Anders Bjork scored Buffalo’s last two goals in regulation and then had the deciding shootout goal, lifting the Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Cody Eakin also scored for the last-place Sabres, who rallied past the playoff-bound Islanders

The Canadian Press Three Canadian soccer players among 15 semifinalists for MAC Hermann Trophy TORONTO — Canadians Gloire Armanda, Kyle Hiebert and Noah Jensen are among the 15 semifinalists for the 2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top NCAA soccer player.The semifinalists were chosen in voting by NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer

Special to Yahoo Sports The end of the 2020-21 regular season is nearly upon us, and while some fantasy titles remain up for grabs, most managers can all but close the book on a uniquely challenging campaign. Due to the pandemic, the NBA condensed the calendar and lopped off 10 games from its usual 82-game

4:01 PM ET Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson is eventually going to do something to an opponent that will result in him missing 40 games. Maybe 60 games. Maybe an entire season. But the NHL department of player safety is not the NHL department of pre-crime. It can’t suspend players based on what their actions

USATSI Evander Kane’s saga regarding his bankruptcy case continued Tuesday with a report from The Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan stating that a lender is suing the Sharks player for $15 million plus attorney fees. Kane filed for bankruptcy in January, claiming $26.8 million of total debt. Professional Bank, the lender suing Kane, alleges that he defrauded

It was the second night of a back-to-back and the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s 10th game in 18 days and the defending Stanley Cup champions just didn’t have it. “Everybody’s tired,” coach Jon Cooper said after that loss to Carolina. “Not just our team — all the teams.” Fatigue has set in around the NHL with

Special to Yahoo Sports As the schedule winds down, it’s time to examine what exactly we learned from this truncated season. Here are six lessons to consider: We’ll start with the most obvious one. Entering Monday’s contests, Connor McDavid’s 1.78 points per game (min. 40 GP per season) is the highest average in the last

The Telegraph Giro d’Italia teams 2021: Full list of teams and riders starting in Turin As with all WorldTour races, each of the 19 teams that make up the top-flight of professional cycling receive an invite and in the case of the Giro d’Italia, all teams are contracted to race the first grand tour of

USATSI During the second period of Monday’s game between the Rangers and Capitals, a scrum took place in front of the Capitals net and Capitals forward Tom Wilson ended up getting into it with Rangers star forward Artemi Panarin and Pavel Buchnevich. The situation got worse than your average scrum as Panarin fell to the ice

7:10 AM ET We are witnessing the final games of the 2021 NHL Awards season. As usual, they’re a time for both popular reinforcement of foregone conclusions and last-minute attempts at seeding doubt about assumed favorites. An example of the former: Connor McDavid is going to win the Hart Trophy in a landslide. We’ll discuss

7:07 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Heading into Monday’s slate of action around the NHL — featuring 14 games, nine of which started at 7 p.m. ET for some reason — we knew there would be significant fallout in

12:56 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael Houser stopped 34 shots in his NHL debut, Sam Reinhart scored twice in Buffalo’s three-goal third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the playoff-bound New York Islanders 4-2 on Monday night. Tage Thompson and Rasmus Asplund also scored for Buffalo, which trailed 2-0 early in the

The Telegraph Giro d’Italia teams 2021: Full list of teams and riders starting in Turin As with all WorldTour races, each of the 19 teams that make up the top-flight of professional cycling receive an invite and in the case of the Giro d’Italia, all teams are contracted to race the first grand tour of

11:03 PM ET Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson crossed the line when he injured New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin on Monday night, according to New York coach David Quinn. “We all saw it. There are lines that can’t be crossed in this game. There’s just zero respect for the game in general. You got

The Telegraph Giro d’Italia teams 2021: Full list of teams and riders starting in Turin As with all WorldTour races, each of the 19 teams that make up the top-flight of professional cycling receive an invite and in the case of the Giro d’Italia, all teams are contracted to race the first grand tour of

Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin left Monday’s game against the New York Rangers after one shift. (Steven Ryan/NHLI via Getty Images) With the regular season winding down, the Washington Capitals refuse to take any risks when it comes to Alexander Ovechkin. Washington was anxiously awaiting Ovechkin’s return, after missing the team’s previous four games with