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
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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
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
7:00 AM ET It’s certainly been a tumultuous start to the week, given a slew of additional game postponements due to COVID-19 — and many players and team staff entering the protocol — but the Power Rankings march on. And for the second straight week — and fifth time this season — the Florida Panthers
12:16 AM ET Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett has been placed in the league’s COVID-19 protocol, the team announced after its 5-1 home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Tippett had missed the game due to what Edmonton initially called precautionary reasons. His absence was one of several for an Oilers team
6:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Team Canada would be one of the most star-laden teams — if not the most — in the upcoming Olympics, but its biggest star has major concerns about the NHL’s participation or lack thereof. NHL MVP Connor McDavid on Tuesday called the idea of potentially having to quarantine for
4:33 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — Ben Bishop‘s 2½-year saga with an ailing right knee is ending, with the Dallas Stars goalie saying he did everything possible to get his career going again. He is still not quite at peace with the fact that he couldn’t. Bishop confirmed Tuesday what Stars general manager
2:51 PM ET The game between the Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night has been postponed after four additional Carolina players tested positive. The Hurricanes had positive tests come in for Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov, Ian Cole and Steven Lorentz after Tuesday’s morning skate in Minnesota, the team announced, which led the league to
2:16 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Bruins have placed forwards Brad Marchand and Craig Smith in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, meaning they will miss Tuesday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights and possibly as many as six games in all. The move comes three days after the Bruins played the Flames in