9:18 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is pledging to do better. The league has been reeling from an investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks that showed the club mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct in 2010 by Kyle Beach against former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich. Speaking at the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony on
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2:35 PM ET The NHL postponed the Ottawa Senators‘ next three games because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the first games this season that the league has had to postpone for COVID. The Senators were due to travel to New Jersey to face the Devils on Tuesday before returning home for games against the Nashville Predators
7:00 AM ET In the first month of the NHL’s 2021-22 season, the biggest news was clearly off the ice. The investigation into how the Chicago Blackhawks handled claims by Kyle Beach that video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him in 2010 led to resignations by Chicago GM Stan Bowman and by former coach Joel
5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Penguins star Sidney Crosby was back for Pittsburgh’s game at Washington on Sunday night after he and three teammates were activated from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. Coach Mike Sullivan, who also rejoined the Penguins on Sunday after exiting COVID-19 protocol, said all four of those players
6:27 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Nic Dowd to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million. The Capitals announced the move Sunday before their game against Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old has one goal this season, but provided good depth in the 2020-21 season with a
2:56 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, defenseman Brian Dumoulin and head coach Mike Sullivan are scheduled to rejoin the team in Washington D.C. on Sunday after exiting the COVID-19 protocol. Crosby and Dumoulin went into the protocol on Nov. 3. Sullivan joined them a day later as part of
5:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tucker Poolman was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for high sticking Colorado Avalanche forward Kiefer Sherwood. Poolman was assessed a match penalty midway through the third period in the Canucks’ 7-1 loss in Denver on Thursday night. The
7:00 AM ET Early in the 2021-22 NHL season, rookies aren’t just building their respective cases for the Calder Trophy. Many of them are helping to change the trajectory of their teams — in most cases for the better, in some cases for the worse. Here’s a look at which rookie forwards, defenseman and goaltenders
12:03 AM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Zach Fucale became the first goaltender in Capitals history to post a shutout in his NHL debut, stopping 21 shots as Washington beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 Thursday night. Dmitry Orlov and Lars Eller scored 10 seconds apart in the first period as the Capitals ended
5:23 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators placed two more players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Thursday, hours before they were scheduled to host the Los Angeles Kings. The Senators added forward Alex Formenton and goaltender Matt Murray to the COVID list, bringing the number of their players in protocol to