Toronto Maple Leafs add veteran goalie before free agency, acquire Matt Murray from Ottawa...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Matt Murray, a third-round selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and a seventh-round selection in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for future considerations.Ottawa will retain...
Fantasy hockey wrap-up and reaction
There you have it. For the first time since 2019, we got to enjoy an NHL Entry Draft with players, families, fans, members of management and media, in attendance once more. The 2022 event was a raucous affair in...
Pittsburgh Penguins bring back veteran forward Rickard Rakell with six-year contract extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed veteran forward Rickard Rakell to a six-year contract extension, the team announced late Monday night.The contract runs through the 2027-28 season, and carries an average annual value of $5 million.Rakell, 29, among some of the...
Colorado Avalanche promote Joe Sakic to president of hockey operations, Chris MacFarland to GM
The Colorado Avalanche are reshuffling their front office after winning the Stanley Cup.Executive vice president/general manager Joe Sakic has been named the team's president of hockey operations, clearing the way for assistant GM Chris MacFarland to take over as...
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin to test NHL free agency in career first,...
Evgeni Malkin will test free agency for the first time in his career as the star center and the Pittsburgh Penguins remain at a contract impasse, an NHL source told ESPN on Monday, confirming a TSN report.Malkin, 35, has...
Seattle Kraken expansion draft protection lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season, where they will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff has taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but...
Lightning zap Canadiens, move one win away from repeat: Everything we learned in Game...
After a nail-biter in Game 2, Tampa Bay roared back in Montreal, upending the hosts 6-3 and inching closer to a repeat championship.
Goalie Andrew Hammond, 34, back in NHL after four-year absence, leads Montreal Canadiens to...
NEW YORK -- Andrew Hammond, playing in an NHL game for the first time in 1,425 days, made 30 saves and stopped two of three shootout attempts, leading the Montreal Canadiens past the New York Islanders, 3-2, on Sunday.In...
Ranking the NHL’s top centers for 2021
There are the Academy Awards, and then there's the Oscar for Best Picture. There are the NHL awards, and then there's the Hart Trophy for most valuable player.There are the 2021 ESPN positional rankings for wingers, defensemen and goalies...
Picks for each first-round series
Welcome to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs! The first round gets rolling on Saturday with Game 1 of the Washington Capitals-Boston Bruins series.There's plenty of history in many of these matchups, as the NHL is using an intradivisional format...
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