10:16 PM ET Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk left Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss to the Canadiens after he was hit in the face by the skate of Montreal’s Artturi Lehkonen. Both players were in front of the New York net when Lehkonen appeared to lose his balance and fall forward, causing his legs to kick back
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7:00 AM ET Dimitri Filipovic Close Special to ESPN Dimitri Filipovic writes about the NHL and other hockey leagues. He lives in British Columbia. Greg Wyshynski Close ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again among the wagering favorites for the 2020 Stanley Cup. Which must be comforting,
6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Things can change quickly in the NHL. On Monday, the Penguins were in the throes of a six-game losing streak, their longest of the season, and were still banged up on the back line. On Tuesday, two defenseman returned, as did the Penguins’ offense, and suddenly, all was right
6:13 PM ET Rookie defenseman John Marino returned to the lineup Tuesday when the Penguins hosted the Senators in Pittsburgh. He had missed a month due to facial surgery. Marino was joined in his return by fellow defenseman Brian Dumoulin, who had been sidelined since Nov. 30 with an ankle injury, as the Penguins looked
4:30 PM ET Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop, nursing a lower-body injury, will not play Tuesday when the Stars host the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced. Backup Anton Khudobin, who joined Bishop in Tuesday’s morning skate, will start against the Oilers, and Dallas will protect Khudobin with AHL call-up Jake Oettinger. Bishop is 21-14-4 with a
3:18 PM ET One of the league’s hottest offenses will get a boost on Tuesday night when Edmonton forward James Neal returns from a foot injury in time for the Oilers’ game vs. the Stars in Dallas. Edmonton, which did not have a morning skate in Dallas, announced Tuesday afternoon it had activated Neal, 32,
10:03 AM ET Throughout the season, a great debate has raged as to whether Leon Draisaitl or Connor McDavid is a more worthy Hart Trophy candidate. Draisaitl gave his supporters more fuel during Monday’s 8-3 win over the Nashville Predators, with four goals and one assist. The victory pads the Edmonton Oilers‘ cushion in the
7:00 AM ET It’s undeniable that NHL awards campaigns can be made or abandoned in the last month of the season. Recency bias is very much a thing, considering that the ballots aren’t sent out until near the end of the season and the votes are sent in right up until the first game of
10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Captain Gabriel Landeskog withstood a crunching hit while making a pass that sprang Logan O’Connor for a breakaway goal in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the
9:39 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson underwent season-ending surgery for a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder, the team announced. Anderson was expected to be a desirable commodity at last month’s trade deadline, but his injury appeared to derail talks. He sustained the injury during a Dec. 14 game against