10:53 PM ET Zdeno Chara stands alone. The New York Islanders blueliner set a record for most games played by an NHL defenseman after he skated in his 1,652nd career contest Thursday night in San Jose, California. Hall of Fame defender Chris Chelios had held the mark since 2010, when he retired after 26 seasons
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pekka Rinne can’t wait to bring his 1-year-old son, Paulus, back to Nashville in a few years and share stories from his playing days. The highlight? Pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. “It gives me goosebumps to even think about it,” Rinne said Thursday
6:15 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said defenseman Tony DeAngelo could miss a month because of an injury. Brind’Amour didn’t specify the nature of the injury Thursday, saying only that he “did something in his midsection.” “It’s going to need time to heal,” Brind’Amour said, calling the injury
5:14 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — After his second suspension of the season, Boston‘s Brad Marchand knows there’s little room for acting out given the next level of discipline could be far more punitive. Marchand returns from his six-game suspension on Thursday night when the Bruins open a lengthy road trip with a game
9:00 AM ET The old adage in the NHL is that “you can’t fire the players.” I mean, there are so many of them. It’s much easier to fire just one person, which is why the head coach usually pays for the team’s on-ice sins. Theoretically, firing the head coach is a surefire way to
7:00 AM ET When the Florida Panthers hit the ice, goals follow. No team in the NHL scores more of them on average. Combined with a middle-of-the-pack defense, the Panthers have more total goals than any league club. Some nights they look like potential Stanley Cup champions who overwhelm their foes. On others, they desperately
4:05 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Premier Hockey Federation is increasing team salary caps for the rest of this season and next to go along with an expansion of the U.S.-based women’s league. The PHF announced all six teams can spend an additional $10,000 beyond the existing $300,000 cap this season to add
11:08 AM ET Sean Avery has signed a standard player contract with the ECHL Orlando Solar Bears, the team announced Wednesday. The 41-year-old forward last appeared in an NHL game on Dec. 10, 2011, with the New York Rangers. He has been added to the team’s reserve list. Avery played 580 games in the NHL
9:42 AM ET Rodion Amirov, a 20-year-old prospect in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ system, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The Maple Leafs announced Amirov’s condition Wednesday morning. “I regret to inform our fans that Rodion Amirov has been diagnosed with a brain tumour,” general manager Kyle Dubas said in a statement. “Rodion commenced
8:20 AM ET With the NCAA men’s hockey tournament selection show March 20 less than a month away, conference races hitting the homestretch and conference tournaments on deck, it’s a good time to assess what the field of 16 could look like and who has the chops to win it all at the Frozen Four