11:02 AM ET Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Andreas Johnsson is expected to miss the rest of the season after having knee surgery Wednesday. The Maple Leafs announced that the surgery was successful, but Johnsson is expected to miss six months. Johnsson, 25, has eight goals and 13 assists in 43 games this season, his
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7:00 AM ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — NHL players spend their offseasons in a variety of ways. For example, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ian Cole spent three months being unable to walk. Cole was diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement in both of his hips, a condition in which extra bone growth around the hip joint causes discomfort
4:20 PM ET The St. Louis Blues acquired defenseman Marco Scandella from the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday for a pair of draft picks, it was announced. The Canadiens will get a 2020 second-round pick and a 2021 conditional fourth-round selection for Scandella, 29. It’s a good haul for the Habs, who acquired Scandella from the
4:07 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Capitals addressed a position of need ahead of the Feb. 24 trade deadline by acquiring defenseman Brenden Dillon from the San Jose Sharks Tuesday. The Sharks get a 2020 second-round draft pick (originally from Colorado) and a conditional 2021 third-round pick. San Jose retains half of Dillon’s
4:50 PM ET The Washington Capitals addressed a position of need ahead of the Feb. 24 trade deadline by acquiring defenseman Brenden Dillon from the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The Sharks received a 2020 second-round draft pick (originally from Colorado) and a conditional 2021 third-round pick. San Jose retained half of Dillon’s $3.27 million
2:35 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have traded defenseman Dylan DeMelo to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2020 third-round pick, Ottawa announced Tuesday. DeMelo, 26, has zero goals and 10 assists in 49 games this season. He was part of a blockbuster trade in September 2018 when he was moved to the Senators in a
11:00 AM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-
11:50 AM ET Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has returned to St. Louis after suffering a cardiac episode in a game in Anaheim last week, and he said he is “on the road to recovery.” Bouwmeester released his first public statement on Tuesday, a week after he collapsed on the bench. “I would sincerely like to
12:40 AM ET Nikita Kucherov stole the puck from Nathan MacKinnon and scored 3:03 into overtime, sending the Tampa Bay Lightning to a franchise-record 11th straight win 4-3 over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Tampa Bay’s 11th straight victory — the longest winning streak in the NHL this season — broke the franchise mark of
12:31 AM ET Colorado Avalanche star right wing Mikko Rantanen will be out weeks with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar said after Monday night’s 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay. Rantanen was tripped up and went crashing into the boards behind the Tampa Bay net in the second period. He got up clutching his left