7:17 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have recalled top prospect Trevor Zegras from their AHL affiliate in San Diego, setting the stage for the 19-year-old forward’s much-anticipated NHL debut. The Ducks made the move Sunday. They play at Arizona on Monday night, although Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins didn’t confirm Zegras
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2:05 PM ET Associated Press The Columbus Blue Jackets received permission from state authorities to allow a limited number of fans at games starting next week. The city of Columbus and the Ohio Department of Health signed off on the plan to allow up to 1,953 fans — 10% of Nationwide Arena’s capacity — for
5:49 PM ET The NHL will finish its Lake Tahoe outdoor game between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights at 9 p.m. local time (midnight ET), after the game was paused due to deteriorating ice conditions following the first period. Puck drop for the game was at 12:12 p.m. PST, under intense sunshine that
6:57 PM ET Associated Press The NHL’s COVID-19 list was down to 13 players Thursday, marking the second-lowest total since the league first began publishing it on Jan. 13. The 13 players are the fewest since there were 12 listed on Jan. 17, and continues a steady decline since a league-high 59 players were sidelined
7:00 AM ET Brett Peterson first fell in love with hockey because of its entrances. He would sit in the stands before a college hockey game, watching the lights in the arena dim and listening to the music grow louder, as spotlights followed every player onto the ice when their name was announced for pregame
8:06 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nevada. — The NHL has moved up the starting time of the outdoor game Sunday between Boston and Philadelphia at Lake Tahoe by one hour to avoid the bright sunshine forecast for later in the afternoon. The game at Edgewood Tahoe Resort will start at 11 a.m. PST instead
9:30 AM ET What a lot of people don’t realize about the first NHL Winter Classic is that it very well could have been the last NHL Winter Classic. We remember Sidney Crosby scoring the game-winning goal on New Year’s Day in 2008, in front of a raucous and frozen stadium crowd in Buffalo in
2:09 PM ET Associated Press The struggling New York Rangers will be without defenseman Jacob Trouba for the next four to six weeks because of a broken thumb. That’s a significant blow to an underachieving team with playoff aspirations that has lost four in a row. “Unfortunately, we’re going to miss everything he brings from
7:00 AM ET Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman is working on his fifth consecutive Norris Trophy nomination. He was the MVP of his team’s championship run last season, hoisting the Stanley Cup during a boat parade months before Tom Brady tossed the Lombardi trophy from his boat to Rob Gronkowski’s on the Hillsborough River
7:00 AM ET We’re one month into the 2021 NHL season, and there’s already been plenty of market fluctuation. In this week’s edition of ESPN’s Power Rankings, we identify what NHL team-related stocks are worth buying or selling. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1 to 31 — taking
9:30 AM ET The NHL’s abridged 56-game 2021 season is just over a month old, and the league already has tweaked its COVID-19 protocols multiple times. That’s because they’ve had around 100 players on the COVID-related absences list, 35 games postponed and a half-dozen teams suspending activities due to outbreaks. Here’s everything you need to
10:38 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Alex Galchenyuk has a new home for the second time in just over 48 hours. The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the winger in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday for forward Egor Korshkov and defenseman David Warsofsky. Galchenyuk, 27, appeared in eight games with Ottawa
7:00 AM ET When the Chicago Blackhawks publicly admitted to a rebuild this past offseason, there was plenty of speculation about whether Chicago’s veteran core would want to see it through. Perhaps we weren’t asking the right questions. One month into the 2021 season, the Blackhawks are far more competitive than expected; at 7-5-4, Chicago
6:15 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE. Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have fired assistant general manager Steve Sullivan. The team said Thursday it would not seek a replacement for Sullivan and offered no other details. Sullivan, who played one season with the Coyotes, was hired by Arizona in 2014 under previous general manager John Chayka.
6:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has been removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 list. Stamkos was one of five players added to the NHL’s COVID-19 list Friday, but on Sunday no Lightning players were on the list. The Lightning had listed Stamkos as day-to-day with a lower-body injury before
1:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Zach Werenski off injured reserve. Werenski is expected to return to the lineup Saturday night at Chicago. The 23-year-old Werenski missed three games with a lower-body injury after he got hurt during a 4-3 win over Dallas on Feb. 4. Columbus
3:42 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ryan Dzingel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday for forwards Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette. Dzingel, drafted by the Senators in the seventh round in 2011, had two goals and two assists in 11 games with the Hurricanes this season. He has 171
7:24 PM ET Associated Press Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is one of five players added to the NHL’s COVID-19 list, a day after he was unable to play in a 5-2 loss to Florida. The Lightning had listed Stamkos as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The Philadelphia Flyers now have seven players on