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DETROIT—The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenceman Marc Staal and a second-round draft pick from the New York Rangers for future considerations Saturday. The draft pick is in 2021. The 33-year-old Staal had two goals and nine assists in 52 games this past season. He has played his whole 13-season NHL career so far with the

The Ottawa Senators bought out the remainder of forward Bobby Ryan’s contract after he cleared waivers on Saturday. In turn, the NHL team will save $3.67 million US in cap space in each of the next two seasons, but add a cap charge of $1.83 million in each of the following two years. “This was

EDMONTON—The end is near for the bubbled NHL playoffs, and those in charge of the rinks say it’s been smooth as an ice sheet — except maybe when teams come to play for three periods and stay on for another five. “That was a fun game, definitely something I’m going to remember,” said Derek King,

The Tampa Bay Lightning moved to within one win of the Stanley Cup on Friday, beating Dallas 5-4 on an overtime power-play goal that left the Stars livid. Kevin Shattenkirk fired the puck from the right face-off circle through traffic and past Dallas goalie Anton Khudobin at 6:34 of overtime. Stars captain Jamie Benn was

Victor Hedman, six-foot-six before his skates go on, is used to standing head and shoulders above everybody on the ice. He’s doing it again, this time as the leading candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy. The Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman had 10 playoff goals going into Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final Friday night.

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will not play in Friday’s Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Dallas Stars, head coach Jon Cooper announced. In making the announcement, Cooper did not rule out his star for the remainder of the series. That would include Game 5, which is Saturday — the only

Patric Hornqvist’s grit helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win a pair of Stanley Cups. To keep their championship window opened, they decided it was time to move on without him. The Penguins traded the 33-year-old forward to Florida on Thursday in exchange for Mike Matheson and forward Colton Sceviour. Hornqvist spent six seasons in Pittsburgh after

Kevin Shattenkirk had watched one former team, the Washington Capitals, win the Stanley Cup in 2018. Then he watched another former team, the St. Louis Blues, win the Stanley Cup in 2019. That sort of thing gets to a player, he said. If that wasn’t enough, the once highly coveted defenceman, a right-handed shot, found

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Here’s what you need to know right now from the world of sports: Steven Stamkos made a surprising and dramatic return Before last night, the injured Tampa Bay Lightning

Steve Stamkos is back, making a dramatic return from injury in the Stanley Cup final. The Tampa Bay Lightning captain, who hadn’t played since Feb. 25 and had core muscle surgery in March, returned to the ice Wednesday night in Game 3 against the Dallas Stars in Edmonton. And he didn’t waste any time getting

Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him. Tampa Bay leads Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 over the Dallas Stars through two periods Wednesday night. Stamkos made his 2020 playoff debut 211 days since he last played in an

When asked about the worst part of NHL bubble life and what he misses the most, the answer from Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper is basically: How much time do you have? “I missed an anniversary, birthday, another one is coming up,” said the 53-year-old Cooper, who has twin daughters and a son with

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion says longtime Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will not be offered a new contract by the NHL club. In an availability with reporters Wednesday, Dorion thanked Anderson for his contributions to the Senators over the years but said the club would be moving in a different direction. Anderson is an unrestricted

Hockey players crossing borders is the International Ice Hockey Federation’s stock in trade. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely curtailed that business. The IIHF has cancelled 19 tournaments so far in both 2020 and 2021. Canada, a prominent participant in and host of international hockey events, has felt the impact. IIHF president René Fasel is optimistic,

The San Jose Sharks saw enough from Bob Boughner behind their bench last season to be confident he’s the coach to lead them back to the top. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson formally retained Boughner as San Jose’s coach Tuesday, removing the interim tag to make him the ninth full-time head coach in franchise history.

In the 2019 playoffs, Luke Schenn followed his younger brother Brayden around during the Stanley Cup final. No one was cheering louder than Luke for Brayden and the St. Louis Blues. “(Teammate) Robert Thomas’s dad told me on the ice after Game 7 that the happiest guy in the building was Luke,” said Brayden. “Hearing

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Here’s what you need to know right now from the world of sports: Wayne Gretzky is still thinking about the one that got away Last night, the NHL announced

EDMONTON—Being named the NHL’s most valuable player was a bit anticlimactic for Leon Draisaitl. After all, for the Edmonton Oilers star, it was an odd hour when news emerged that he had won both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay award. “It’s about 1:15 in the middle of the night right now so