8:57 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken started their pre-trade deadline fire sale Wednesday by sending forward Calle Jarnkrok to the Calgary Flames for three draft picks. Seattle received a second-round pick in 2022, a third in 2023 and a seventh in 2024. The second-round pick this summer is the one
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8:53 PM ET The Florida Panthers have acquired Ben Chiarot from the Montreal Canadiens, taking one of the most coveted defensemen off the market ahead of Monday’s NHL trade deadline. The Panthers on Wednesday sent their 2023 first-round pick, a 2022 fourth-round pick and unsigned college prospect Tyler Smilanic to the Canadiens, who agreed to
5:36 PM ET Tomas Hertl and the San Jose Sharks have agreed to an eight-year contract extension, with the team locking up its longtime center just days before the trade deadline. The average annual value of the deal is $8,137,500, a source told ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski, and it includes a no-move clause for the first
4:15 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The New York Rangers acquired Frank Vatrano from the Florida Panthers on Wednesday for a 2022 fourth-round pick, a trade between two playoff-bound Eastern Conference teams that serves a different purpose for each. Getting Vatrano gives the Rangers the kind of veteran forward general manager Chris
1:54 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The party planned for Claude Giroux‘s 1,000th game with the Philadelphia Flyers seems appropriately lavish for a team captain who has spent his entire career with the franchise. The Flyers will celebrate Giroux and his family before Thursday night’s game and have invited special guests of honor. Giroux
7:00 AM ET Trade season 2022 has arrived in the NHL! While there wasn’t a ton of action in recent weeks, we’ve seen an uptick now that Monday’s trade deadline is less than a week away. You can stay updated on all of the current deals with our trade tracker, but this week for the
9:59 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin passed hockey legend Jaromir Jagr for third all time on the NHL goal-scoring list, scoring career goal No. 767 at home against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. With 4:58 left in the third period, Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov won a faceoff in the Islanders’ zone
5:14 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with defenseman Alex Vlasic, who was the team’s second-round pick in the 2019 draft. The Blackhawks announced the entry-level deal Tuesday. It runs through the 2023-24 season and carries a salary-cap hit of $824,167. The 6-foot-6 Vlasic, who is
4:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin is expected to miss six months after having hip surgery, a move that almost certainly means Braden Holtby will remain with the team rather than getting moved before the trade deadline. The 35-year-old Khudobin underwent arthroscopic surgery and had the labrum in his right
3:45 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Colorado Avalanche acquired Nico Sturm from the Minnesota Wild for Tyson Jost in a swap of centers on Tuesday. Sturm, 26, has nine goals, eight assists with a minus-5 rating in 53 games this season for the Wild, mostly on the fourth line. The native