3:03 PM ET ESPN News Services The Vancouver Canucks will not reopen their practice facilities Sunday as originally planned after another player was placed in the NHL’s COVID protocols, the league said in a statement. The NHL said the Canucks facilities will remain closed until at least Monday, though plans for the team to resume
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils acquired defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler from the Washington Capitals on Sunday for a 2021 third-round pick. Washington cleared $800,000 in salary-cap space before Monday’s trade deadline by dealing one of the eight defensemen on its active roster. New Jersey gets a 23-year-old left shot
3:27 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist is abandoning a long-shot attempt to return from open-heart surgery in time to play for the Washington Capitals this season after a checkup last week showed some inflammation. Lundqvist tweeted Sunday that the inflammation around his heart requires a few months of rest and recovery.
10:20 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored three times to increase his NHL-leading goals total to 31, Jack Campbell made 27 saves to set an NHL record for consecutive victories to start a season and the Toronto Maple Leafs outlasted the Ottawa Senators 6-5 on Saturday night. Campbell became the first
10:04 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Filip Lindberg had 25 saves, Aaron Bohlinger scored his first career goal and Massachusetts beat St. Cloud State 5-0 on Saturday night to win the program’s first NCAA title. After St. Cloud State turnover, Bohlinger led a breakaway and dropped the puck to Ryan Sullivan whose one-touch pass
5:25 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman David Savard from the Columbus Blue Jackets, the teams announced on Saturday. Tampa Bay sent Columbus a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round choice. As part of the deal, Columbus is retaining 50% of Savard’s contract, which carries a $4.25 million cap hit and expires
6:26 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks can re-open their facilities on Sunday, and will resume their season with a game against the Edmonton Oilers on April 16, the NHL announced on Saturday. The decision was made in consort with the NHLPA and medical advisors. Eight Canucks games have been postponed since March 31 as a
4:35 PM ET Associated Press RED DEER, Alberta — Brent Sutter, the former NHL star who coached the New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames, has quit as coach of the Western Hockey League team he owns. Sutter has run the Red Deer Rebels for 20 seasons and coached them for 15. He remains the club’s
3:39 PM ET ESPN News Services The Colorado Avalanche acquired goaltender Devan Dubynk from the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in exchange for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft. Dubnyk, 34, gives NHL-leading Colorado some insurance in net behind starter Philipp Grubauer. Dubnyk has 26 games of Stanley Cup playoff
2:34 PM ET The 2021 NHL trade deadline is fast approaching, and all deals must be completed by 3 p.m. ET on Monday, April 12. We’ve gone through the deals we’d like to see, a team-by-team guide to the deadline, and a player-by-player look at the individuals that could be on a new team by