NHL News

11:28 PM ET Associated Press BARRIE, Ontario — Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk is fighting stomach cancer. The 56-year-old former Winnipeg Jets star is getting chemotherapy treatment after taking a leave of absence as coach of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League in September. “The chemo has hit me pretty hard,” Hawerchuk

5:44 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Andreas Martinsen and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Erik Gudbranson on Friday, the teams announced. Gudbranson, acquired in February of last season, had been a healthy scratch in recent games, with rookie John Marino getting more playing time for

7:30 AM ET MADISON, Wisconsin — K’Andre Miller, a sophomore defenseman for the Wisconsin Badgers’ men’s hockey team, has a star quality about him that is unmistakable, whether he’s on the ice or off. The New York Rangers noticed it, too. They took Miller with their second of three first-round picks in the 2018 NHL

4:00 PM ET After last week’s poking and prodding of the current crop of underachievers, let’s check in with those on the opposite end of the fantasy spectrum: assets presently exceeding our preseason expectations. And, more pressingly, whether managers can count on them for much of the same moving forward. Included alongside each perceived overachiever

7:00 AM ET The “October surprise” is an event that can change the trajectory of a political race in the weeks leading up to Election Day in the U.S. It’s something stunning and unexpected that alters our preconceptions. In the NHL, every team has had surprises in the first month of the season. Some good,

6:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Blackhawks have placed defenseman Connor Murphy on long-term injured reserve. Murphy hurt his groin Tuesday night in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. He has no points in six games this season. The Blackhawks also recalled defenseman Dennis Gilbert from the minors Wednesday. Gilbert,

7:00 AM ET Since entering the NHL in 2008, Kyle Okposo has played for six head coaches. Ralph Krueger is his third one in four seasons with the Buffalo Sabres. What’s different about him? “Uh … a lot?” Okposo said. “Where do I start?” Krueger, a 60-year-old Canadian who played professional hockey in Germany, became

10:08 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk left Tuesday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers after being injured early in the second period. Dubnyk was upended after Minnesota’s Ryan Donato fell to the ice while battling the Oilers’ Brandon Manning. Dubnyk tried to leap over both sliding players,

7:30 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — A Russian hockey team has been fined after its coach threatened to set fire to a referee’s car. The Kontinental Hockey League fined Amur Khabarovsk 300,000 rubles ($4,700) after coach Alexander Gulyavtsev shouted “I’m going to set fire to your car in Perm,” a reference to the Russian

9:59 PM ET Mikko Rantanen will not return to the Avalanche’s game Monday night against the Blues in St. Louis due to a lower-body injury suffered early in the second period. The All-Star right winger was skating up ice near the boards when his skate appeared to get caught in the ice, causing his left

3:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin says he was not in a house that was badly damaged by a tornado that touched down in Dallas on Sunday night, causing structural damage and knocking out electricity to thousands. Seguin said in a post on Twitter he had seen the area affected

1:47 PM ET The Florida Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract with center Brian Boyle, the team announced. Boyle, 34, finished last season with the Nashville Predators, joining the team from the New Jersey Devils a few weeks before the trade deadline. He had five goals and zero assists in 26 games with Nashville,

7:30 AM ET On Saturday afternoon, for only the second time in their hockey-playing lives, brothers Quinn and Jack Hughes will line up on opposite sides of the ice. And this time they will do it wearing NHL uniforms, just as they had dreamed of while playing on outdoor rinks growing up, honing their preternatural

2:45 PM ET Christopher Peters NEWARK, New Jersey — Jack Hughes, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, scored his first NHL goal for the for the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in a game that had particularly special meaning for the rookie and his family. With older brother and fellow NHL rookie

2:10 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov has been suspended for 20 games without pay for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. “I’ve been informed that I am being suspended,” Zykov said in a statement through the NHLPA. “While I haven’t been able to discover how I tested positive,

4:32 PM ET Cross another big name off the list of restricted free agents next summer: Center Nico Hischier and the New Jersey Devils have come together on a seven-year deal worth $50.75 million. Hischier, 20, was the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL draft. He has two assists in six games this season,

2:27 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will miss at least two weeks because of a broken finger. The Maples Leafs announced the news Thursday, one day after Tavares suffered the injury in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. Tavares will be re-examined in two weeks, according to the team, meaning he