8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith left Friday’s 5-2 loss to Colorado with a groin injury midway through the second period after logging 9:30 of ice time. Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton said Keith wouldn’t travel to Denver for Saturday’s rematch with the Avalanche, but Colliton didn’t know the severity of the
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12:06 PM ET Bill Peters is out as Calgary Flames coach, four days after a former player came forward and said the coach directed racial epithets toward him while they were in the minors 10 years ago. At a news conference Friday afternoon, Flames general manager Brad Treliving said Peters resigned. “Effective immediately, Bill Peters
6:15 PM ET The St. Louis Blues have placed forward Oskar Sundqvist on injured reserve with a lower-body injury sustained during the Blues’ 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Sundqvist, 25, has 12 points (eight goals, four assists) in 26 games this season. The Swedish native was originally acquired by the
5:14 PM ET The Boston Bruins signed forwards Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner to longterm extensions. Coyle’s deal is for six years, running through the 2025-26 season with an annual cap hit of $5.25 million. Coyle, 27, is now the Bruins player under contract for the longest. Brad Marchand’s deal runs through the 2024-25 season.
9:26 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters acknowledges using offensive language in dealing with a Nigerian-born player 10 years ago in the minors in writing a letter of apology addressed to general manager Brad Treliving, and obtained by TSN, a Canadian sports cable network. A statement from Bill Peters,
11:03 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Sabres‘ list of injuries continues to grow, with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin out indefinitely with a concussion. The playmaking defenseman was hurt when he was elbowed in the face by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak in Buffalo’s 5-2 loss Monday. Cernak wasn’t penalized for the hit
12:41 AM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Patrick Kane scored his 12th goal of the season in the Chicago Blackhawks‘ 3-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, extending his point streak to 13 games. It’s something his teammates are getting used to. “It seems like he always finds a way to score a
2:16 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kings defenseman Alec Martinez is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery to repair a cut on his right wrist. Martinez had the radial artery and two superficial radial nerves repaired after they were cut by a skate in the third period of the Kings’
11:12 PM ET The Calgary Flames are looking into accusations from former player Akim Aliu that coach Bill Peters used racial slurs toward him “several times.” Aliu played for Peters in 2009-10 with the Rockford Ice Hogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. Aliu posted a tweet on Monday night that read: “Not very
1:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot has been suspended two games by the NHL for his hit on Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson. Kerfoot will lose more than $37,000 in salary and miss games Wednesday in Detroit and Friday in Buffalo. He had no prior disciplinary history
2:49 PM ET St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended four games for his cross-check of Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson. The Predators announced that Arvidsson will miss four to six weeks with a lower-body injury as a result of the hit in the first period of Saturday night’s game. The 26-year-old Arvidsson
Nov 22, 2019 On Brendan Smith‘s 29th birthday, he thought his time with the New York Rangers was over. And maybe his NHL career, too. On Feb. 8, 2018, Rangers management sent a letter out to fans signaling a rebuild. Then they put Smith on waivers. Smith was less than eight months into a four-year,
5:44 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills. There’s a lot for his new team to learn and not much time to do it. The 39-year-old Keefe is now in charge of
7:30 AM ET NHL Insiders We’re nearly two months into the 2019-20 NHL season, with a slew of trends emerging to either buy or sell. So, we gathered a panel of four of our NHL analysts to weigh in on whether they believe these early season statements. For this week, that includes: 1. Edmonton’s top-scoring
6:52 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have removed forward Givani Smith from injured reserve and assigned him to Grand Rapids of the AHL. The Red Wings announced the move Friday. The 21-year-old Smith has appeared in five games with the Red Wings this season. He also has three goals and
12:00 PM ET We shoot past 50 games in a week for the first time this season with a grand total of 54 on the docket to take us into December. Heading into the third month of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are under the microscope after parting ways with the highest-paid coach in
12:11 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Center Nick Bjugstad had core-muscle surgery and will miss at least eight weeks for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Coach Mike Sullivan addressed Bjugstad’s status after a morning skate Thursday, prior to the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders. Sullivan also said that defenseman Justin
1:47 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov will not play Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks because of an upper-body injury, according to coach Jon Cooper. Cooper said the Lightning were hopeful that Kucherov would be able to play, but now they are unsure whether the reigning league MVP will return for Saturday’s game