10:02 PM ET Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker will miss four to six weeks after having surgery to repair a fractured right fibula, general manager Bill Guerin said. Zucker underwent the procedure Friday at TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Zucker had missed the last two Wild games with the injury. He’s third on the
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Ottawa GM Pierre Dorion has said he doesn’t want to rush their development, preferring longer-term rebuilding, and Belleville coach Troy Mann agrees with that philosophy. TAMPA, Florida — After a bumpy start, things are starting to fall in place quite nicely for the red-hot Belleville Senators, who have rapidly climbed the American Hockey League standings.
It’s rare that a team can get three first-round draft picks, but to get them consecutively is even rarer. That is what Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney had in 2015. He used those picks to select two forwards and a defenseman, and one of those picks has already paid off. That year, Sweeney had
SUNRISE, Fla. — Noel Acciari completed his second straight hat trick with a penalty shot and added an assist in Florida’s five-goal second period in the Panthers’ 7-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Acciari had the natural hat trick in a Florida-record 3:59 span, pushing his season goals total to a career-high
When you look at the Maple Leafs’ roster — from William Nylander to Pierre Engvall and all sorts of players in between — it’s fairly easy to conclude that Sheldon Keefe set a fairly high bar in terms of player development while coaching the Toronto Marlies. Those are the shoes Greg Moore has to fill
William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early in the third period to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Friday night. Pierre Engvall and Ilya Mikheyev also scored, and Frederik Andersen made 19 saves as Toronto won its third straight. Brady Skjei, Ryan
Josh Yohe of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Pittsburgh Penguins likely inquired about Taylor Hall, but that may have been it. There were not really any trade rumblings surrounding the Penguins on that front. The Penguins might have been more interested at the trade deadline but not much at this time. Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker
3:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper could be out for an extended period after suffering a lower body injury making a save against the Minnesota Wild. The Coyotes said Friday that Kuemper is week-to-week after he was injured in the third period of the Coyotes’ 8-5 loss to
NEW YORK — On your third official day in the NHL there are worse places to take an optional morning skate than this: Under the bright TV lights and famous wooden roof at Madison Square Garden. There Adam Brooks was Friday morning, pushing himself to exhaustion alongside fellow Toronto Maple Leafs scratches Trevor Moore and
VANCOUVER — Chris Tanev scored in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Chris Tanev, Vancouver Canucks (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Elias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks (17-15-4) and Antoine Roussel and Tanner Pearson had the other goals. Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Nick Holden and Mark
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, both the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have defensemen available on the trade block, the Minnesota Wild might be willing to trade Jason Zucker (again) and one team is interested, and is there something fishy going on with the Chicago Blackhawks and Brent Seabrook? Is Zack Kassian really worth $4
Chris Tanev scored in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Elias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks (17-15-4) and Antoine Roussel and Tanner Pearson had the other goals. Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Nick Holden and Mark Stone replied for the Golden Knights (19-14-5). Jacob
Three on waivers Chris Johnston: Put on waivers yesterday were Austin Czarnik (Flames), Eric Comrie (Red Wings) and Stefan Noesen (Penguins). Jets likely interested in Comrie Ken Weibe: The Winnipeg Jets would likely have some interest in claiming Comrie off waivers. They could use some more organizational depth in net. Since Comrie was traded after
9:37 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings recalled goalie Calvin Pickard from Grand Rapids of the AHL. With starter Jimmy Howard nursing a groin injury, Pickard should get at least one start during the Red Wings’ set of back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday, at Toronto and vs. Arizona, respectively. The
The American Hockey League season is more than two-months old, and some patterns have started to emerge. Here is a look at some key headlines through the opening third of the regular season: Milwaukee (Nashville Predators) The Predators have relied on Milwaukee to deliver a steady supply of young talent over the years. Defensemen Roman
VANCOUVER — Tomas Tatar and Shea Weber scored power-play goals 1:34 apart in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Tuesday night. Montreal Canadiens’ Jake Evans celebrates with teammates Shea Weber and Victor Mete (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes) Nick Cousins also scored for the Canadiens (16-12-6) who are 4-1-0 in
OTTAWA — Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal 2:40 into overtime Thursday night, giving Marcus Hogberg his first career NHL win in the Ottawa Senators’ 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators. Hogberg, an emergency recall for the Senators after goaltender Anders Nilsson became ill, stopped 33 shots. Colin White, Vladimir Namestnikov, Artem Anisimov and Brady Tkachuk also scored for the Senators (15-18-3), who
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.—Veteran forward Ilya Kovalchuk left the Los Angeles Kings and was placed on waivers Monday after a mutually disappointing 81-game stint with the last-place club. The Kings made the move “for the purpose of terminating his contract with the club,” they said in a statement. The 36-year-old Kovalchuk hasn’t played for Los Angeles