The St. Louis Blues ruined a lot of things last season. Playoff brackets. "Gloria." The continuing presence of undetected hand passes on winning overtime goals. But mostly they ruined the concept of "bold predictions."Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to "a team in last place with an interim coach and a…

Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history Thursday night, scoring an empty-netter with 22 seconds remaining to cap the Nashville Predators' 5-2 victory over the host Blackhawks in Chicago."I obviously understand that it might be a once-in-a-lifetime thing," a smiling Rinne said, "so I really enjoyed it. It was an awesome feeling seeing…

DALLAS -- There are 31 head-coaching jobs in the National Hockey League. Rick Bowness has one of them -- but he truly wishes he didn't."I've been coaching in this league since the early 1980s. I didn't want to be put in this position," Bowness, 64, said. "No one saw it coming. It was a complete shock."On Dec. 10, 2019, Bowness…

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday and be sidelined approximately three weeks.The 26-year-old was injured in Tuesday's overtime loss to the Hurricanes. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday.The Flyers were already without defenseman Justin Braun until after the All-Star break because of a groin injury.Gostisbehere is a puckmoving defenseman who had 65 points two seasons…