8:10 PM ET The Buffalo Sabres selected University of Michigan defenseman Owen Power with the first pick in the NHL Draft on Friday night. Power, 18, was the No. 1 ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. His selection marks just the fourth time in NHL history that an NCAA player has gone first
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2:27 AM ET The first round of the 2021 NHL Draft was like a blockbuster summer movie. There were tantalizing trailers, in the form of three blockbuster trades that preceded the draft and impacted picks — including Rasmus Ristolainen to the Philadelphia Flyers, Oliver Ekman-Larsson to the Vancouver Canucks, and Seth Jones to the Chicago
12:42 AM ET Logan Mailloux was selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the 31st overall pick in the NHL draft Friday night, despite the Canadian teenager asking teams not to pick him after he was fined for an offense of a sexual nature in Sweden last year. Mailloux, 18, was fined by Swedish police for
11:29 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Three former hockey players — including former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Frank Pietrangelo — have joined an existing federal lawsuit against multiple organizations and a college and youth coach who allegedly sexually abused them during the 1980s, according to a civil complaint filed on Friday. Pietrangelo and two others
6:58 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks on Friday acquired veteran defenseman Seth Jones from the Columbus Blue Jackets, and sources said they will sign him to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of $9.5 million. The Blackhawks also received the Blue Jackets’ first-round pick (No. 32 overall, used to pick defenseman Nolan Allan)
8:45 PM ET There have been rumors percolating for months that Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones could be on the move. On Friday, those rumors became reality. The Chicago Blackhawks landed Jones, along with a 2021 first-round pick (32nd overall), and a 2022 sixth-round pick from Columbus, in exchange for defenseman Adam Boqvist, Chicago’s
7:25 PM ET Hours after the Philadelphia Flyers sent a first-round pick (and more) to the Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, the Vancouver Canucks acquired a new blueliner of their own in Arizona Coyotes captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Also heading to Vancouver is forward Conor Garland, while the Coyotes receive the Canucks’ 2021 first-round pick
6:15 PM ET ESPN staff The 2021 NHL draft is here, and we’re tracking all 224 picks over two days and seven rounds, starting with the Buffalo Sabres‘ selection at No. 1 overall. Follow along live Friday and Saturday for each selection. Plus, Greg Wyshynski will take a closer look at how each first-rounder fits
6:36 PM ET Taylor Hall is staying in Boston. The former Hart Trophy winner, who was acquired by the Bruins in April, has signed a four-year deal with an annual cap hit of $6 million, the team announced Friday. The left winger was an unrestricted free agent. “The Bruins are excited that Taylor wanted to
5:37 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes have traded captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson to the Vancouver Canucks in a multiplayer deal that’s as notable for its salary cap implications as its on-ice impact. The Coyotes sent the 30-year-old defenseman and forward Conor Garland to Vancouver for winger Loui Eriksson, center Jay Beagle, winger Antoine Roussel, the Canucks’