7:00 AM ET In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s scoresheet had enough star power to unofficially qualify as its own galaxy. Among the goal scorers were winger Nikita Kucherov, last season’s MVP; center Brayden Point, second to Kucherov in playoff scoring; and defenseman Victor Hedman, who had his fourth
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6:09 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Patric Hornqvist‘s grit helped the Penguins win a pair of Stanley Cups. To keep their championship window open, they decided it was time to move on without him. The Penguins traded the 33-year-old right winger to the Florida Panthers on Thursday in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and
5:30 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Yakov Trenin to a two-year contract worth $1.45 million. The Predators announced the deal Thursday. Trenin will be paid $700,000 for the 2020-21 season and $750,000 for 2021-22. Trenin, 23, skated in 21 games as a rookie this season for Nashville,
5:21 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Sabres signed right winger Curtis Lazar to a two-year, $1.6 million contract Thursday. Lazar was a restricted free agent who split the 2019-20 season between the NHL and the American Hockey League. He had five goals and five assists in 38 games with the Sabres. The
Sep 24, 2020 Every week, we’ll provide a handy recap and accompaniment to the latest episode of “Quest For The Stanley Cup,” the NHL docuseries about the playoffs, available exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The fourth episode for the 2020 playoffs is titled “We’re not going home!” Describe this episode in 10 words or
3:59 PM ET NHL teams are allowed to reopen their training facilities for voluntary workouts on Oct. 15. The NHL announced its offseason training protocols Thursday in a 19-page document that takes into account social distancing; increased health and safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic; and competitive balance. A team will need notice from at
9:00 AM ET In the hectic world of NHL free agency, I’ve found there’s really only one reliable imperative: Players don’t want to move their stuff. Alex Pietrangelo, 30, is the belle of the free-agent ball this offseason, the kind of top-pairing defenseman in his prime who could complete a Stanley Cup puzzle for several
7:30 AM ET When it comes to the 2020 NHL draft, there is little to no debate about who is going to be selected No. 1. That would be winger Alexis Lafreniere. But when it comes to which defenseman will be first off the board, things get a lot more complicated. For much of the
12:15 AM ET After he was pulled before the third period of the Dallas Stars‘ Game 3 loss Wednesday night in Edmonton, Alberta, goalie Anton Khudobin vowed he would be ready for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final — if he gets the call to start. Khudobin left the Stars’ 5-2 loss to the
11:04 PM ET Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final saw the long-awaited return of Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos. In true storybook fashion, Stamkos scored on his first shot (he skated only 2:47 for the game), and his team overwhelmed the Dallas Stars en route to a 5-2 victory. Tampa Bay now leads