10:38 PM ET Brad Marchand became the first Boston Bruins in 16 seasons to reach 100 points when he assisted on David Pastrnak‘s third-period goal during a 6-2 victory at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Joe Thornton had 36 goals and 65 assists for the Bruins in 2002-03. Marchand’s assist, combined with his
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3:38 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Washington Capitals will be without defenseman Michal Kempny as they begin their Stanley Cup defense this spring. Kempny underwent successful, season-ending surgery to repair a torn left hamstring, the team announced on Tuesday. He is expected to miss four to six months. The Capitals acquired Kempny from the Chicago
12:27 AM ET Tampa Bay Lightning star defenseman Victor Hedman sat out Monday night and is not expected to play the final three games of the regular season. Hedman tried to deliver a hit to Washington’s Carl Hagelin on Saturday but took the worse of the confrontation when his chin bounced off Hagelin’s helmet. Hedman,
11:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL awards voters will fill out their ballots over the next two weeks, scouring every stats site for vital input into their decision-making process before inevitably just voting for someone on their beat or whoever already won the award. Some awards leaders seem as though they’re cemented. Others can
6:43 AM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed Nick Schmaltz to a seven-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal announced Saturday were not disclosed. The 23-year-old Schmaltz arrived in the desert in a November trade that sent forward Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to Chicago. Schmaltz got off to