5:34 PM ET The entire New York Rangers coaching staff is unavailable for Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers due to COVID-19 protocols. The team’s AHL coach, Kris Knoblauch, will fill in for Rangers coach David Quinn. Associate GM Chris Drury and Hartford Wolf Pack associate head coach Gord Miller will also be on the
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild defenseman Carson Soucy for one game for charging Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland. The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Wednesday. Soucy will forfeit $23,706.90 based on his average annual salary, with the money going to the Players’ Emergency
10:31 AM ET New York Islanders forward Anders Lee will undergo surgery this week and miss the rest of the season, general manager Lou Lamoriello said Wednesday. The GM said Lee has a torn ACL, but his rehab will not be as arduous since he does not have other damage in the joint. The team
8:32 AM ET With their losing streak hitting 12 games, the Buffalo Sabres fired coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday. The Sabres have the fewest points in the NHL with 16. They sit in eighth place in the East Division, a full six points behind the Devils, who have two games in hand. New Jersey beat
8:00 AM ET Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Zach Bogosian sat in the penalty box in Ottawa on Sunday, after being given a misconduct penalty. Directly behind him were a section of sickos wearing Senators gear, laughing heartily and reveling in his frustration. “We may not be the best team all the time, but our fans
10:43 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres finally fired head coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday, having gone 6-18-4 in this cursed season for them. That included a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, who snapped an 11-game home losing streak (0-10-1) while pushing Buffalo’s losing streak to 12 games (0-10-2). Krueger finally
7:00 AM ET Time is a warp these days, but believe it or not, we’re at the halfway mark of the NHL’s abridged 56-game 2021 season. For this week’s ESPN Power Rankings, we identified the MVP on every team at the midseason point. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams
11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — If this was a glimpse of what the goaltending situation will be like in Boston after veterans Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak move on, the Bruins will be in fine shape. Dan Vladar made 34 saves for his first win in his first NHL start, and Boston
9:54 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 718th career goal to pass Phil Esposito for sole possession of sixth on the NHL’s career list and became the second active player to record 1,300 points, helping the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-1 Tuesday night. The Capitals have won
8:44 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is expected to miss three weeks following surgery Monday to repair a frontal sinus fracture. Hischier was injured in a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Feb. 27, when he was struck in the visor by a deflected puck. Hischier