1:45 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom said Saturday he’s taking his hip injury rehab slowly and doesn’t know when he’ll be able to play. Backstrom has not skated during training camp and seems like a long shot to play in the season opener Oct. 13 against the New
The Montreal Canadiens have claimed goaltender Sam Montembeault off waivers from the Florida Panthers. Montembeault, 24, signed a new one-year, two-way contract with Florida on Aug. 1, 2021. He played 13 games with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch in 2020-21, going 8-4-1 with a 2.86 goals-against average, an .898 save percentage and one shutout. A third-round
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Connor Bedard scored twice for the Regina Pats in a 3-1 win over the Prince Alberta Raiders to open the Western Hockey League season Friday. All eyes are on the 16-year-old Bedard from North Vancouver, B.C., this season after he won the league’s rookie award at 15. Bedard had 12 goals
Ottawa’s youth movement paced the Senators to a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in pre-season hockey Friday. Alex Formenton, 22, led the way with two goals and an assist. Drake Batherson, 23, and Josh Norris, 22, each produced a three-point night of a goal and two assists. Shane Pinto, who wants to prove he
The 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs season kicks off on Oct.13 against the Montreal Canadiens, and the roster is starting to take shape. The team has given a ton of players a look so far during preseason games, and as the “meaningless” games start to dwindle down, we’re going to see more of the 1A team
With training camps in progress, the 2021-22 NHL regular season is inching closer and closer as each day goes by. There is a ton of excitement for the upcoming season, one that will see the league go back to a regular 82-game schedule. We will see some teams rise in the standings, others drop, and
10:02 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning said Friday that defenseman Travis Hamonic isn’t opting out of the NHL season, but has yet to join the team. Benning said in a statement on Twitter that the 31-year-old player “remains at home, dealing with some personal matters” and
BUFFALO – For one season, Sean Malone enjoyed having a fresh set of eyes examine him. The Sabres center impressed the Nashville Predators so much he earned a stint on their taxi squad and a one-game promotion to the active roster. In just his second NHL outing and first in nearly four years, Malone recorded
Oh to have been a fly on the wall in Banff last month when Team Canada’s brain trust set up shop for four days. The turnover in staff since the last best-on-best international men’s hockey was played meant there were formalities. Get-to-know-yous, and talk of schedules, logistics and strategies. But the group also engaged in
The Vancouver Canucks have signed restricted free agents Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes to new contracts, according to multiple media reports. Pettersson reportedly signed a three-year deal worth $7.35 million US a year, while reports say Hughes signed for six years at $7.85 million a year. The deals have yet to be confirmed by the
The Tampa Bay Lightning did their best to sustain their now two-time Stanley Cup championship roster over the summer. It was not the easiest task for general manager Julien BriseBois, as the team had to let some stellar talent go, including Yanni Gourde (Seattle Kraken), Blake Coleman (Calgary Flames), and Barclay Goodrow (New York Rangers),
The Vancouver Canucks extended forward Elias Pettersson and defenceman Quinn Hughes on Friday. The two cornerstone players were restricted free agents (RFA) but will join the team midway through training camp. Pettersson: 3x$7.35M. Hughes 6x$7.85M The team locked up its best defenceman for six years at an annual average value (AAV) of $7.85 million while
3:39 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that forward Zac Rinaldo, who has chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, will remain under contract but not play for them or their AHL affiliate to start the season. Rinaldo, 31, signed a one-year, $750,000 free-agent contract with the Jackets in the offseason. But the team
The Seattle Kraken have signed forward Max McCormick to a one-year, two-way contract. McCormick skated in 12 games with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2020-21, collecting two goals and one assist. He also appeared in one contest with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. An eighth-year pro from De Pere, Wis., McCormick has played 336 games in the
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Filip Forsberg and Egor Afanasyev each scored twice and the Nashville Predators beat the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in exhibition play Thursday night. Matt Duchesse and Thomas Novak also scored for Nashville. David Rittich and Connor Ingram each played half the game in goal, with Rittich starting and
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The Ottawa Senators 2021-22 preseason has begun. Last week, the team reported to the Canadian Tire Centre for physicals and on-ice practices, which gave us a glimpse into what the opening night roster will look like. With Brady Tkachuk still absent because of his contract situation, head coach D.J. Smith used the opportunity to try different line combinations with
The true Winnipeg Jets fan knows the worth of Andrew Copp. The rest of the hockey world may not. The 27-year-old forward is entering his seventh full NHL season, all with the Jets and has put himself in a position to be a key ingredient in the team’s success and push in the Central Division.