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With every point crucial as they chase their first division title in five years, the San Jose Sharks are hoping to make the most of another golden opportunity against the Vancouver Canucks. Coming off his first career hat trick, Logan Couture will try to help the Sharks keep the pressure on in the Pacific Division race by dealing the visiting Canucks a franchise record-tying 10th consecutive defeat Thursday night in the back end of this home-and-home set. San Jose is in a tight chase behind the Ducks and the Kings - both of whom have a game in hand. Continue to Article

March 30, 2016 2:39:pm EST

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford is out with a head injury. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the 31-year-old Crawford, “is dealing with a head injury, and possibly something similar to the vertigo symptoms that Bryan Bickell was dealing with last spring. He’s still officially ‘day to day’ with an unspecified upper-body injury.” Bickell was eventually diagnosed with an ocular issue but started feeling vertigo-like symptoms during the Stanley Cup Final between the Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning where he missed five of six games. As of September he said he still didn’t feel right. Crawford last played on March 14. Coach Joel Quenneville has said he believes Crawford will be ready to return in time for the playoffs. Scott Darling has proved a capable backup for the Blackhawks, but Crawford has put together arguably the best full season of his career. In 57 games he has a 2.32 goal-against average and .926 save percentage. Crawford, who has won two Stanley Cups, leads the NHL with seven shutouts. Crawford is also a veteran of 76 playoff games. "I think that's the one area Corey's improved upon is that consistency,” Quenneville told ESPN in a January story about Crawford’s play this year. “I always feel his work ethic is high-end, but I think the education of being in that position, you see improvements. I think [that's] part of him getting better every year." Since Crawford’s last game, a 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, Darling has gone 3-2-1. 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 29, 2016 7:56:pm EST

The NHL community was beginning to hear rumblings of a potential work stoppage the last time Calgary won a regular-season game in Anaheim, and it wasn't the 2012-13 lockout. The Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were more than a year and a half away from their joint NHL debut, the Flames' Sam Bennett was seven years old, and the league was months away from a 2004-05 season that never started. More than 13,000 NHL games later, when even every Eastern Conference team has won at least once in every Western Conference city and vice versa, the Ducks will try to match a league record Wednesday night with a 23rd straight regular-season home win over one opponent. Continue to Article

March 29, 2016 7:12:pm EST

No. 1 Star: Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers Some felt Giroux shouldn’t play against the Winnipeg Jets after appearing to suffer a concussion against the Arizona Coyotes. But he played, and he scored the overtime winner with 14 seconds left before the shootout in Philly’s 3-2 victory. Giroux also assisted on Wayne Simmonds’ second-period goal. No. 2 Star: Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning Bishop was spotted a 2-0 lead in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs and made it stick, making 34 saves in their 3-0 shutout win. Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist. No. 3 Star: Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks The Sharks standout had a deflection goal and assisted on Joe Thornton’s game-winner in their 5-2 over the Los Angeles Kings. Pavs has five goals and five assists vs. the Kings this season. Honorable Mention: Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist while Braden Holtby made 21 saves in the Washington Capitals’ President’s Trophy-clinching 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. … The Detroit Red Wings nearly blew a 3-0 lead, but hung on to win against the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2. Henrik Zetterberg had two assists. … The Colorado Avalanche took a 3-0 lead in the first 11:40 of their game against the Nashville Predators and then hung on for a huge 4-3 win. Blake Comeau had a goal and an assist, and Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves. … Corey Perry and Brandon Pirri provided the goals for John Gibson (27 saves) as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1. They pulled within a point of the Los Angeles Kings. … Sam Bennett answered two Anthony Duclair goals with two of his own, and Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist in the Calgary Flames’ 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. Game of the Night: The #USWNT edges Canada, 3-1, to open the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship: https://t.co/Q49eDYUOcM #WWC2016 pic.twitter.com/EAfs66ZyXi — USA Hockey (@usahockey) March 29, 2016 The U.S. women defeated Canada at worlds. Apple pie! Eagles! Healthy currency! Did You Know? Derek Grant and Hunter Shinkaruk each got their first NHL point with an assist for the Flames. Dishonorable Mention: Brian Boyle was given a misconduct at 19:55 of the third against the Leafs. … Pekka Rinne was pulled after giving up three goals on 10 shots. … Jake Muzzin was a minus-3. ... This was a bad call: that wasn't even close to coming out of the zone, yet was called offside. https://t.co/DZFmD8gCct — Stephanie (@myregularface) March 29, 2016 Continue to Article

March 29, 2016 2:28:am EST

The Tuesday Dose looks at a busy slate of eight games including the Capitals clinching the President's Cup. Continue to Article

March 29, 2016 2:28:am EST

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