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5:30 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev has asked for a trade for personal reasons, and the team is willing to oblige him. TSN first reported the trade request, and Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas confirmed it to NHL.com. “That will be our goal, to try to find a fresh start for

1:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson walked up to the urinal in the team’s dressing room before Game 2’s overtime against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, where his coach Craig Berube was already doing his business. This would become the postseason’s most unlikely setting for one of

5:34 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks are bringing back former Florida Panthers coach Bob Boughner as an assistant, the team announced Wednesday. Boughner will replace Rob Zettler on coach Peter DeBoer’s staff. He oversaw the defense on the Sharks when they went to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 and

1:32 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers named Dave Tippett as their new head coach on Tuesday. He takes over a team that has missed the playoffs in 12 of the past 13 seasons, despite picking first overall for three straight years from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015. There is pressure to win while

4:18 PM ET Kaapo Kakko, the No. 2-ranked prospect for the 2019 NHL draft, will not be participating in the NHL scouting combine this week in Buffalo, New York, the NHL confirmed Tuesday. The league did not offer a reason for his absence, but Kakko just completed a gold medal run with Team Finland at

12:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — For 21 minutes of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues looked like the composed, confident team that won the Western Conference. They took a 2-0 lead by forcing turnovers with their punishing forechecks, while rookie goalie Jordan Binnington turned every Boston Bruins chance

12:13 PM ET St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn will not play Monday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final because of an upper-body injury. Blues coach Craig Berube also announced that rookie forward Robert Thomas, who is dealing with an undisclosed injury, will play Monday night against the Bruins. Berube said Dunn

10:29 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Halifax Mooseheads one last time to win their first Memorial Cup. Peter Abbandonato scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Rouyn-Noranda beat Halifax 4-2 on Sunday night in the winner-take-all major junior hockey finale. Felix Bibeau, Joel Teasdale

5:17 PM ET Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Finland has won the gold medal at the hockey world championship by beating Canada 3-1 in the final Sunday. Marko Anttila’s second goal of the game broke a 1-all tie early in the third period as the Finns defeated Canada for a second time at the tournament.

5:54 PM ET Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) _ Mark Stone scored his tournament-leading eighth goal, Matt Murray made 39 saves and Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-1 on Saturday night to advance to face Finland in the world hockey championship final. “I think we can beat anybody in this tournament,” Stone said. “It’s just

4:48 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a three-year contract with defenseman Brett Kulak. The deal was announced Saturday and runs through the 2021-22 season, carrying an average annual value of $1.85 million. The 25-year-old Kulak appeared in 57 games for the Canadiens last season and set career highs

7:59 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — Erik Karlsson, Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski packed up their lockers and discussed varying degrees of postseason injuries Thursday, before addressing the fundamental question facing the San Jose Sharks this offseason: From this trio of star unrestricted free agents, which ones will return next season? Karlsson, 28,

3:41 PM ET Sportsbooks are facing their second straight Stanley Cup sweat. Last year, as the expansion Vegas Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Final, Nevada bookmakers found themselves rooting against the hometown squad to avoid a multi-seven-figure loss. This year, they’re sweating the upstart St. Louis Blues, who have authored one of the greatest

8:28 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Bruins leading scorer Brad Marchand returned without missing a shift after appearing to hurt his left hand Thursday night when the team held an intrasquad scrimmage to tune up for the Stanley Cup Final. The Bruins will have 10 days off between their sweep of the Carolina

3:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mike Modano has decided to return to his NHL roots in Minnesota. The Hall of Fame center was named on Thursday as the executive adviser to Wild owner Craig Leipold and president Matt Majka, a newly created position that Modano will assume on Sept. 1. Modano,

6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and center to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again. Davidson recalled 1994 as one of the best times of his life, and after moving from broadcasting to

7:29 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN For the first time since 1970, the St. Louis Blues are playing for the Stanley Cup. For the … well, we’ve lost count really, the San Jose Sharks are going home before the final round. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game

1:35 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — The streamers fell from the ceiling and the fans sang along with “Gloria,” the 1980s pop classic repurposed as the St. Louis Blues‘ official victory song, as it blared from the speakers in Enterprise Center. Their 5-1 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals to