NHL News

1:00 PM ET It’s too early to pass any definitive judgment against goaltenders for the coming NHL season, but we can start to make guesses about where things are trending. This is important work because the easiest time to get a player onto your fantasy team is the speculative phase. There is a threshold that

7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina — The first thing you notice is the grunting. Walk by the Carolina Hurricanes‘ weight room, and there’s a good chance you’ll see the biggest gym rat on the team. “You peek your head in and see him,” says forward Jordan Martinook. “He’s got his head down, his hat

11:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Carolina Hurricanes winger Jordan Martinook will undergo a core muscle surgery for the second time this year, general manager Don Waddell announced Thursday. The latest procedure is set for Friday. Martinook is expected to miss six to eight weeks to recover. He also underwent a procedure on a core

7:30 AM ET The continued youth takeover of the NHL shows no signs of slowing. Each season brings a new crop of high-end rookies who take the league up a notch, and several of these young talents could be considered among the best players in the game, regardless of age. 2 Related Every single year,

5:50 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Alex Galchenyuk on injured reserve after he aggravated an undisclosed injury that limited him during the preseason. Galchenyuk joins center Evgeni Malkin and forward Bryan Rust and Nick Bjugstad on IR for the Penguins, who are off to a 1-2-0 start. Galchenyuk, acquired

8:07 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has tied an NHL record in becoming the fourth player to score each of his first six career goals on the power play. Olofsson made it six in a row with a one-timer off Jack Eichel‘s pass into the right circle

8:04 PM ET Some NHL teams placate their fans with free hats or magnetic schedules. The Philadelphia Flyers, however, know what their fans really want: the opportunity to smash a flat-screen television with a hockey stick. The Flyers announced on Tuesday that the Wells Fargo Center now has a “Disassembly Room,” the first-ever “rage room”

7:35 PM ET After a winless start to the regular season, the San Jose Sharks are hoping an old friend named Patrick Marleau can bring some stability. GM Doug Wilson announced that the team will sign the 40-year-old Marleau, who is the franchise leader in games (1,493), goals (508) and points (1,082). The deal is

9:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers traded forward Vladislav Namestnikov to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night in exchange for defenseman Nick Ebert a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. The 26-year-old Namestnikov, acquired from Tampa Bay at the 2018 trade deadline as part of the deal that

1:40 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without star center Evgeni Malkin “longer term” with a lower body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced on Monday. The coach said that Malkin’s season is not in jeopardy. The 33-year-old Malkin left the second period of Pittsburgh’s 7-2 win over Columbus on Saturday after taking an awkward

7:00 AM ET Last season was frustrating for everyone on the Detroit Red Wings roster. After the 25-year playoff streak ended, 2018-19 marked the third straight season of finishing near the bottom of the standings as the franchise transitions into rebuild mode. It was especially difficult for veteran defenseman Mike Green. The 33-year-old was coming

1:05 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed veteran defenseman Joe Morrow and waived him, hoping to send him to their AHL franchise. General manager Ray Shero says Morrow signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $250,000 at the AHL level. Shero said Morrow

10:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin left Saturday’s 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second period and did not return after suffering an undisclosed injury. Malkin suffered the injury when he collided with Penguins defenseman Kris Letang near center ice and awkwardly fell into the boards. Malkin,

10:16 AM ET The St. Louis Blues have signed center Brayden Schenn to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension, the team announced Friday. Schenn’s new deal comes off his fourth straight season in which he scored at least 50 points. He tallied 17 goals and 37 assists in 2018-19. The contract ties Schenn to the

10:18 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Jim Breus is standing in front of T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights, dangling a large, plush-toy shark from a stick, with a noose tied around its tail. Nearby, another stuffed shark is impaled on a medieval sword, and a mini plush mako has been repurposed as

12:13 PM ET The imbalances of the NHL schedule are really highlighted when you have a small sample size … and Mika Zibanejad sitting on your bench. As much as Zibanejad blew the doors off in his season opener, he’s not going to help you win head-to-head leagues in the early season as much as,

5:30 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Flyers founder Ed Snider, who died in 2016, will be honored with a mural in South Philadelphia. The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia will dedicate “Snider Hockey: Inspiring Our Youth” on Saturday at 10th and Snyder Avenue. Snider had long said he wanted his

5:36 PM ET Associated Press A well-known bookmaker and the owner of three Washington D.C. professional sports teams plan to open the nation’s first on-premises sports betting facility inside an arena. In a partnership announced Thursday, betting company William Hill and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns pro basketball and hockey teams in the nation’s