1:26 PM ET Associated Press The Boston Bruins placed forwards Anton Blidh and Trent Frederic and goalie Jeremy Swayman in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Thursday. With the number of coronavirus cases and game postponements rising across the league, the additions of Blidh, Frederic and Swayman gave the Bruins six players in the protocol. One
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9:00 AM ET Hearing someone say that the NHL’s 3-on-3 overtime has gotten boring is like hearing someone say, “Hey, remember when pizza was good?” It’s pizza. Even when it’s bad, it’s good. I’ve chanted the same mantra about the 3-on-3 overtime format, which the NHL implemented in 2015 to end games before they reached
7:43 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup title run. After representatives for the Blackhawks and former first-round pick Kyle Beach met Wednesday with a mediator for the first
1:02 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Nicklas Backstrom is in for the Washington Capitals. Evgeny Kuznetsov is out. Backstrom was activated Wednesday after missing the start of the season with a left hip injury. The center is expected to play against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Washington also announced that defenseman Trevor van
4:34 PM ET ESPN News Services NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Jon Gillies from the St. Louis Blues for future considerations. In announcing the deal Wednesday, Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said Gillies will report to New Jersey. The 27-year-old appeared in one game for the Blues this season. He
3:49 PM ET The NHL is implementing enhanced protocols through at least Jan. 7, sources told ESPN Wednesday. The decision comes after the NHL, NHLPA and their doctors held conference calls on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon, following a rash of COVID-19 cases across the league. Under the enhanced protocols — which NHL players experienced
3:15 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Representatives for the Chicago Blackhawks and a former player who is suing the team over how it handled his allegations of sexual assault against an assistant coach were meeting with a mediator Wednesday for the first time in hopes of resolving the case. Susan Loggans, Kyle Beach’s attorney,
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services The Calgary Flames will not be able to return to the ice for games until after Saturday, at the earliest, after coach Darryl Sutter and 16 other team members were added to the league’s protocols on Wednesday. The NHL on Wednesday said the Flames’ training facilities will continue to
9:00 AM ET ESPN staff The rise in COVID-19 cases is becoming an increasing concern throughout the NHL. In just over 36 hours (from early Monday to Tuesday evening), nearly 30 players and staff members were added to the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Tuesday’s game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes was postponed because of
11:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron has been placed in the league’s COVID-19 protocol, it was announced Wednesday. Bergeron, who scored the Bruins’ lone goal in Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, has 10 goals and 13 assists this season. The move comes one day after the team