7:00 AM ET The 2021 NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET Monday, but teams have already done a fair amount of dealing. That includes Pierre-Luc Dubois heading to the Jets, with Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic joining the Blue Jackets on Jan. 23. More recently, the Islanders traded for Devils veteran Kyle Palmieri and
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12:13 AM ET The Sabres have agreed to trade Taylor Hall to the Bruins in a deal that also will see Curtis Lazar go to Boston, with Buffalo receiving Anders Bjork and a 2021 second-round pick, a source confirmed to ESPN. Hall waived his no-movement clause to facilitate the deal, which is pending a trade
11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — T.J. Oshie scored one of his two goals in Washington’s three-goal first-period and former Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara played his first game in front of Boston’s fans in the Capitals’ 8-1 victory Sunday night. Conor Sheary and Lars Eller each also scored twice, and Tom Wilson and
6:28 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets traded captain Nick Foligno to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. The Blue Jackets received a 2021 first-round pick, as well as a fourth-round choice in the same draft, and will also retain 25% of Foligno’s contract, which expires this summer. Foligno in the final season of a
4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron was suspended two games Sunday for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay’s Yanni Gourde. McCarron was given a match penalty for an illegal check to the head and thrown out of the game Saturday night. He struck Gourde
3:26 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Canadiens have bolstered their blue-line depth ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The club acquired veteran defenseman Jon Merrill from the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday for a fifth-round draft pick in 2021 and minor league forward Hayden Verbeek. Merrill appeared in 36 games with the Red
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
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.
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