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St. Louis' winning streak featured victories over the best teams in the Western Conference, then it came to an end against one of the worst. Continue to Article

March 15, 2016 3:06:pm EST

St. Louis' winning streak featured victories over the best teams in the Western Conference, then it came to an end against one of the worst. The Blues get another shot at defeating the seemingly incapable Wednesday night in Edmonton as the Oilers try for their second win in 10 home games, but that'll require ending a lengthy losing streak in the series. The Blues have given up 11 goals in the last two games after matching that mark in the first five of the streak, and coach Ken Hitchcock said that has more to do with his own team's play rather than the competence of any opponent. Continue to Article

March 15, 2016 3:06:pm EST

We’re partnering with the National Hockey League (NHL®) to give you access to live, out-of-market NHL games for free on Yahoo Sports four times a week, no cable subscription or authentication required.  This is in addition to the Wednesday and Sunday national NHL games currently promoted in the alliance with NBC Sports Group. We will also provide condensed games, “Best of the Day” and “Best of the Week” top plays and postgame highlights. Yahoo Sports will continue to bring fantasy highlights and our season-long fantasy hockey game to you, wherever you are. We know you love sports and this alliance brings us one step closer to providing you a live professional sporting event every day, on Yahoo, completely frictionless and for free – no cable subscription or authentication required. We remain committed to delivering the best digital content to our users and advertisers, and the NHL’s premium content nicely complements our offering of live and on-demand partner content, including Yahoo/MLB’s Game of the Day, Yahoo/NBC Sports content and our recently announced deal with the PGA TOUR.  Here’s the Yahoo NHL live stream schedule for the rest of the regular season.  Tues., March 15 - Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. ET Wed., March 16 - Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET Thur., March 17 - Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. ET Sat., March 19 - New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks, 4 p.m. ET Tues., March 22 - Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET Thur., March 24 - Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, 8 p.m. ET Sat., March 26 - Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET Sun., March 27 - New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 5 p.m. ET Mon., March 28 - Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, 9 p.m. ET Tues., March 29 - Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. ET Thur., March 31 - Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET Sat., April 2 - Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, 1 p.m. ET Mon., April 4 - Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET Tues., April 5 - Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, 9 p.m. ET Thur., April 7 - Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. ET Sat., April 9 - Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET (Note: The stream is only available in the U.S.) For more information on Yahoo's NHL live streaming, visit our Tumblr page . Continue to Article

March 15, 2016 9:58:am EST

The National Hockey League Officials' Association released a statement on Saturday vehemently disagreeing with the neutral arbitrator’s decision to cut Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman’s 20-game suspension in half . [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest today ] Via Bob McKenzie of TSN: Statement from Dan O'Halloran on behalf of NHL Officials' Association: pic.twitter.com/8nutXL9Uat — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) March 12, 2016 Wideman played 18 minutes in Friday night’s loss to the Arizona Coyotes after missing the previous 19 games due to the ban from a hit on linesman Don Henderson on Jan. 27. Because the suspension reduction went down to 10 games, the Flames defenseman will only forfeit $282,258 instead of the original $564,516.  While the NHLOA statement doesn’t specifically state Henderson’s injury, a February Calgary Sun story reported that the 47-year-old linesman was suffering from concussion symptoms that may not just end his season, but also his 20-plus year career in the league. - - - - - - - Sean Leahy is the associate editor for Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Sean_Leahy MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY : Continue to Article

March 12, 2016 9:15:am EST

On Friday, Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman played his first game since a Jan. 27 incident when he hit linesman Don Henderson in the back of the head. Wideman was suspended 20 games by the NHL in early February . A lengthy appeal process knocked the suspension down to 10 games but Wideman still sat a total of 19 games. Earlier in the day the arbitrator James Oldham reduced Wideman’s suspension , which made Wideman eligible for Friday's game, a loss to the Arizona Coyotes. Henderson, who suffered a concussion on the play, hasn’t officiated a game since the incident and his career is reportedly in jeopardy.  This was the first time such an appeal process went to a neutral arbitrator. [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest today ] Wideman didn’t take any questions from reporters after the game and said his statement would be his “last comments on this.” Wideman was a minus-1 and played 18 minutes. Oldham reasoned that Wideman should have been suspended, but 20 games was too harsh since Wideman didn’t intend to injure Henderson.  “First and foremost I want to wish Don Henderson a speedy recovery, I realize that he’s still working through his injuries and trying to make his way back and I hope to see him out here back on the ice as soon as possible,” Wideman said. “I’m happy it was reduced to 10 games but I still maintain that it was completely accidental and I had no intent on hitting (Henderson) at all. As far as the process goes I know it was a bit of a longer process. I think being it was the first time, a precedent setting there was a lot that went into it from both NHL and NHLPA. I just hope going forward maybe next time it can move along a little bit quicker.” He also thanked his teammates, the Flames fans, the management coaching staff and the NHLPA, noting the last few weeks have been a distraction. Because the appeal lessened the suspension, Wideman will lose $282,258 instead of $564,516. In Oldham’s decision, it was divulged a text message referenced by commissioner Gary Bettman where Wideman ripped the "stupid refs and stupid media" as to why he was going through the process, was sent to Columbus Blue Jackets forward Gregory Campbell , son of Colin Campbell, who originally handed out the 20-game suspension. In his original ruling, Bettman believed apologies by Wideman rang, "somewhat hollow" because of the text message. In his ruling, Bettman said the text was sent to a teammate, but didn't give a name.   According to TSN’s Frank Seravalli,  the text message was not sent to Gregory Campbell  and instead was sent to Calgary captain Mark Giordano. Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos said he spoke to Wideman who told him  the text was not sent to Gregory Campbell. Wideman didn’t mention the text message in his comments. MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY   - - - - - - - Josh Cooper is an editor for Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @joshuacooper   Continue to Article

March 12, 2016 1:31:am EST