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12:06 PM ET The Dallas Stars have signed forward Roope Hintz to an eight-year contract extension through the 2030-31 season with an average annual value of $8.45 million. Hintz, 26, is in his fifth NHL season. He has 194 points in 261 career games, including 88 goals. He has 24 points in 22 games this

7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors There are some trends found around the quarter mark of the NHL season that famously stick around. For example, the oft-cited stat that teams in playoff positions on Thanksgiving have made the playoffs 77% of the time in the salary-cap era (since 2005-06). But for every harbinger of things to

7:00 AM ET There is no official “quarter mark” of the NHL season, but now that 31 out of 32 teams have played 20 or more games, it’s time to grade them all on their starts. We broke down what has gone right and what has gone wrong for each team, and also compared their

10:28 PM ET Rachel Doerrie, a former employee in the Vancouver Canucks analytics department, filed a complaint against the team last week, alleging discrimination by the organization when she was fired in September. On Sunday, Doerrie tweeted out a copy of the complaint, which was filed by her legal representative on Nov. 22 and alleges

5:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov will not join the team for the start of its upcoming road trip, coach Paul Maurice said on Sunday. There is potential for Barkov to catch up to the Panthers and join the team during the trip, Maurice said after practice, but he will

4:38 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins set the NHL record for most home victories to start a season with their 12th straight, topping the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime Friday with a power-play goal from David Pastrnak. The Bruins broke the mark of 11 that was set by the 1963-64 Chicago

10:48 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Friday’s game between the Predators and Avalanche has been postponed due to a water main break that has soaked the downtown arena. The NHL said the water main break has “significantly impacted the event level” of Bridgestone Arena. Team locker rooms and the ice surface are on

1:31 PM ET Borje Salming, legendary NHL defenseman and trailblazer of European-born players in North America, has died. He was 71 years old and had been diagnosed with ALS earlier this year. The Toronto Maple Leafs, for whom Salming played the bulk of his career, released a statement Thursday to announce Salming’s passing. “The Toronto

10:11 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped New Jersey‘s 13-game winning streak on Wednesday night, 2-1, leaving the Devils one win shy of a franchise record. John Tavares and Pontus Holmberg had first-period goals for the Leafs. Dougie Hamilton had the Devils’ lone goal with 5:08 left in the third period. Toronto goalie Matt

5:26 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The New York Rangers traded enforcer Ryan Reaves to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday for a 2025 fifth-round pick. Reaves had been a healthy scratch for eight of the past 12 games for the Rangers. He gives struggling Minnesota some extra muscle and a veteran presence.

8:00 AM ET This is the week in which we all give thanks for family, friends, good health and great food. Or, if you’re an NHL franchise, for residing in a Stanley Cup playoffs seed at the quarter mark of the season, because that usually means you’ll still be in one when the postseason begins.

9:02 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenseman Morgan Rielly on long-term injured reserve with a knee injury Tuesday. Rielly was hurt in a collision with New York forward Kyle Palmieri early in the third period of Toronto’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders at home Monday night. Rielly

9:15 AM ET The course of an 82-game NHL regular season never runs completely smooth. Some teams have felt that more than others. October’s optimism can quickly bleed into a nervy November. Injuries pile up along with losses. Identities crack before being fully formed. Confidence is at a premium. And we’ve barely hit the quarter

9:47 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — As the New Jersey Devils celebrated their franchise record-tying 13th consecutive victory Monday night, a sold-out home crowd rose to its feet to commemorate the moment. “I think the team deserves a standing ovation. A run like this is incredible,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said following his team’s 5-2

10:07 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Patrice Bergeron got his 1,000th career point with a second-period assist and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night for their seventh straight win. Bergeron became the fourth Boston player and 94th in NHL history to reach the milestone with the

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8:05 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin played in his 1,000th NHL game on Sunday night, becoming the 11th player to reach the milestone with the franchise. Malkin scored in the Penguins’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, part of an offensive onslaught that helped Pittsburgh close out a

10:05 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored twice, part of a dominant effort that ended with four consecutive goals to conclude the scoring as the Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 on Saturday night. The win allowed the Bruins to tie an NHL record with 11th straight home victories to