6:53 PM ET Associated Press Jim Montgomery was hired by the St. Louis Blues as an assistant Wednesday, less than a year after he was fired by the Dallas Stars for unprofessional conduct. Montgomery is getting a second chance 10 months after Stars general manager Jim Nill said the coach acted inconsistently with “core values
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6:43 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said settling the team’s volatile goaltending situation with Robin Lehner and Marc-Andre Fleury is his top priority this offseason. “Those are exactly the types of decisions that we’re going to be working on immediately. We don’t have those answers right now. The first order of
6:27 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran center Eric Staal in a trade that sent forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. The trade was the first completed by newly hired Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, who took over after Jason Botterill was fired in June. Adams
4:26 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will split its players among several American Hockey League teams for its inaugural 2021-22 season with plans for their own AHL franchise in the Palm Springs area delayed by a year. Oak View Group and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation announced plans Wednesday
6:47 AM ET The Dallas Stars are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years … and they’ll have to wait a little bit longer to find out who they are playing. The New York Islanders kept their season alive by besting the Tampa Bay Lightning in a double-overtime Game 5.
12:30 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Islanders forward Jordan Eberle knew exactly what to do upon seeing teammate and captain Anders Lee pounce on the loose puck once Tampa Bay’s Kevin Shattenkirk whiffed on his shot from the right point. Eberle raced up the middle, drove to the net and converted Lee’s pass
10:02 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Assistant coach Mike Kitchen will not return to the Florida Panthers next season among a series of staffing changes announced Tuesday. Canada’s TSN reported Kitchen kicked a Panthers player on the bench during a game in January, and the team held an internal investigation. A team spokeswoman
4:28 PM ET Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said he expects goaltender Braden Holtby to enter free agency. “Yeah, I would expect him to go to free agency,” MacLellan said Tuesday. “The goalie market is probably a little unusually deep this year. I talked to his agent last week briefly about where he’s at
3:57 PM ET In announcing Peter Laviolette as his new head coach, Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan used an unusual phrase, saying they were fortunate to “have him available at a time of need for our organization.” One often hears buzzy managerial language in situations like this — “taking us to the next level”
3:31 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension Tuesday, making another long-term commitment to a key piece of their blue-line group. Brodin’s new deal will begin with the 2021-22 season and carry a $6 million annual cap charge through 2027-28.