1:39 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded forward Jakub Voracek and a sixth-round draft pick to the Arizona Coyotes for goaltender Jon Gillies in a move that offers both teams more financial flexibility. Voracek has remained on injured reserve since he sustained a concussion Nov. 4 in a game against the Colorado Avalanche.
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10:55 AM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension that will pay him $90 million — the sixth-largest deal in NHL history. The deal locks up one of the league’s MVP candidates through the 2030-31 season for $11.25 million a season. He had
9:58 AM ET The Boston Bruins are staying busy ahead of the NHL trade deadline, acquiring forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday in exchange for a 2024 first-round draft choice and a 2025 fourth-round pick. The first-round choice is top-10 protected. Detroit will also retain 50% of Bertuzzi’s $4.75 million cap
10:00 AM ET I recently asked a Western Conference veteran for his take on the 2023 NHL trade deadline. “The East is insane. That’s my take.” It was as accurate and succinct a recap as one could apply to the days leading up to Friday, March 3, during which the West essentially became a feeder
6:45 AM ET Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports There have been 25 trades in the NHL over the past five days — and the trade deadline is not until 3pm ET on Friday. The hockey world is operating at warp speed right now, so it’s been hard to process all of the changes, such as David
8:51 PM ET Mikael Granlund became the latest player to exit the Nashville Predators, with the Pittsburgh Penguins announcing Wednesday they acquired the veteran forward for a 2023 second-round pick. Granlund, who has nine goals and 36 points in 58 games, gives the Penguins another top-nine forward in their chase to secure a playoff spot.
6:47 PM ET The long-awaited Jakob Chychrun trade has finally come around. The Arizona Coyotes moved their top defenseman to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, in exchange for a conditional first-round draft pick in 2023, a conditional second-round selection in 2024 (from the Washington Capitals), and a second-round pick in 2026. The first-round choice is
5:57 PM ET The Detroit Red Wings traded defenseman Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round draft pick to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday in exchange for the New York Islanders‘ conditional 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round selection. The Red Wings deciding to move on from Hronek came as a bit of a surprise,
5:37 PM ET Shayne Gostisbehere is the latest defenseman to be moved, with the Arizona Coyotes trading him Wednesday to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2026 third-round pick, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Gostisbehere was understood to be one of the players the Coyotes were looking at moving going into the NHL
3:04 PM ET Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has signed an eight-year extension with an $8.7 million average annual value, the team announced Wednesday. Larkin, 26, leads the Red Wings in scoring this season with 22 goals and 35 assists for 57 points in 59 games. In 563 career NHL games over eight seasons,