NHL

7:05 AM ET The NHL trade market has been gummed up by a lack of salary-cap room this season. It also doesn’t help that so many teams are within a reasonable distance of playoff seeds, unable to determine their position in the market. When the NHL trade deadline arrives on March 3, the contenders and

7:00 AM ET The big news of the week in the hockey world was Alex Ovechkin scoring a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks to reach 800 goals, becoming the third player in NHL history to do so. As Ovi has been on this recent goal-scoring heater, his Washington Capitals have won eight of their

11:50 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mitch Marner‘s franchise record points streak was snapped at 23 games as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell to the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night. Marner’s streak was the longest in seven seasons and the longest in the 105 year history of the Maple Leafs.

Dec 15, 2022 Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang scored in his third game back since having a stroke, and the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night. Letang had the stroke Nov. 28, returned to practice 10 days later and got back in the lineup Saturday against Buffalo.

9:45 AM ET Spend five or 10 minutes talking with any woman who has been fortunate enough to play for the United States national hockey team. At some point in that discussion, they will share why the need to make time for others remains so important for their sport because they understand the value of

12:48 AM ET Alex Ovechkin has trademarked “THE GR8 CHASE” as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record, the star’s marketing team and the Washington Capitals told ESPN. Ovechkin and his family have been working on the multilayered marketing and business platform along with the Capitals, the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association

5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The surging Pittsburgh Penguins will have to try to keep their hot streak going without defenseman Jeff Petry and forward Jason Zucker. The Penguins have placed Petry on long-term injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday the team expects Petry to be out

7:00 AM ET When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with the media following the first day of the board of governor meetings at the posh Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Florida, he issued a warning: There’s not much news to report. As Bettman celebrated 30 years in office at these meetings, the league is in

7:14 AM ET Associated Press The Premier Hockey Federation is doubling down on women’s hockey by announcing plans to increase its salary cap to $1.5 million per team for the 2023-24 season in a bid to deepen its talent pool by offering players an opportunity to earn a living wage. The increase, announced Wednesday morning,

1:32 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he recently met with actor Ryan Reynolds about potentially being involved with the Ottawa Senators‘ new ownership group. “[Reynolds] very much impressed us,” Bettman said at the NHL’s board of governors meetings on Tuesday. “If we can figure out a way to have

1:24 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league’s salary cap could rise by only $1 million next season unless revenue outperforms current projections. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association signed a collective bargaining agreement in 2020. They agreed to keep the salary cap flat at $81.5 million until hockey-related

12:04 AM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL, Quebec — Flames defenseman Chris Tanev was helped off the ice after taking a slap shot to the head in the second period of Calgary’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. During a 5-on-3 penalty kill, Tanev attempted to block a slap shot from Canadiens

7:10 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis said his team won’t rebuild with Alex Ovechkin on the roster, having promised his star captain that the club will remain competitive while he chases Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. The Capitals are currently outside of a playoff berth after 30 games.

6:45 AM ET None of this was planned. It just sort of happened, as bromances often do. Boston Bruins goaltenders Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark would celebrate winning mini-games in practice by hugging it out. They never really talked about it because it just felt natural. So imagine Swayman’s surprise when he won last season’s

3:04 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Predators forward Michael McCarron has entered the player assistance program of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. The league and the union announced the move Sunday without specifying why McCarron entered the program. The NHL and NHLPA started the player assistance program in 1996, giving players access

7:05 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to the lineup Saturday just 12 days after suffering the second stroke of his career Nov. 28. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan drew Letang back in against the Buffalo Sabres after a five-game absence. Earlier in the day, he was deemed a game-time decision, but ultimately skated

5:30 PM ET Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak was suspended by the NHL for three games on Saturday. The league’s department of player safety reviewed Oleksiak’s illegal check to the head on Washington Capitals defenseman Alexander Alexeyev on Friday night, announcing the decision via the department’s Twitter page. The match penalty was called at the

3:38 PM ET Buffalo Sabres winger Jeff Skinner was suspended three games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Saturday for cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel in the face on Friday night. The incident occurred at 19:38 of the third period. Skinner was assessed a match penalty. Both players also received slashing minors.