12:08 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds signed a two-year contract extension with the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The team said his contract has an average annual value of $900,000. Simmonds played in 38 regular-season games with the Maple Leafs this season, posting seven goals and two assists. He had an
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7:00 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The first $17 can of beer hit the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ice roughly 20 seconds after New York Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier‘s overtime goal. Then another. Then another. Then what seemed like an entire brewery’s inventory landed on the ice as the Islanders mobbed the overtime hero at
12:55 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Only three players in NHL history have scored 30-plus points in consecutive postseasons: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and now Nikita Kucherov. The Tampa Bay Lightning star continued his spectacular postseason, recording two goals and an assist in a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the
1:29 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans played for the first time in nearly a month after being concussed from a hit by Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele, but he wasn’t ready to talk about the hit just yet. Scheifele was suspended four games for the incident, which left Evans exiting
11:34 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, 5-1, over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, in a game that featured odd bounces, some star turns from the Lightning scorers and a shocking number of pucks that got by Carey Price. Miss any of the game? We’re here
Concerned Gary Bettman, NHL weighing ‘whether or not its sensible to have our players participating’ in 2022 Olympics With a full season expected in 2021-22 and issues related to COVID-19, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is still weighing the potential of stopping the season for the Olympics, saying Monday that there are “real concerns” with the
7:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league learned of the sexual assault allegations against former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Brad Aldrich “relatively recently” and, while it found them “concerning,” he said it will wait until an independent review is complete before deciding on potential discipline. “But my first reaction
7:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NHL said there are “real concerns” about whether players will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, both due to timing and the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the league hasn’t committed to building an Olympic break into its 2021-22 schedule. “We don’t know as
1:09 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia traveled to Tampa, Florida, on a private jet, but he was a late scratch Monday for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Armia did not travel with the team originally because he was in the COVID-19 protocol. However, interim coach Luke
2:01 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will use the Charlotte Checkers as their American Hockey League affiliate for the first season of the newest NHL franchise. The Kraken reached an agreement with the Florida Panthers to share Charlotte as their affiliate for the 2021-22 season. Seattle has been awarded an AHL