7:27 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes goaltending prospect Jeremy Helvig was detained by police on Thursday in Orange County, Florida on suspicion of battery. The public record specified that the case involves dating violence. “We are aware of the situation regarding Jeremy Helvig that took place on Thursday morning in Orlando,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell
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5:32 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers say veteran forward James van Riemsdyk is expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking his hand in Wednesday’s win against the Capitals. The winger took a shot to the hand from Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler during the first period of the game and immediately went to the
5:11 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce had surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season, the team announced Thursday. The Hurricanes said Pesce’s expected recovery time is four to six months. The 25-year-old Pesce had four goals and 14 assists in 61 games with the Hurricanes this
9:25 AM ET Throughout much of the 2019-20 season, the Washington Capitals looked like their usual juggernaut selves, keeping the rest of their Metropolitan Division foes at an arm’s length in the standings. But as we enter the final month of the campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers are making things interesting. The Flyers’ stunning 5-2 victory
9:37 PM ET The St. Louis Blues are being criticized for not holding a “Hockey Is For Everyone” night during any of their 41 home games, instead opting to hold the NHL’s celebration of diversity and inclusion while the team is playing at Washington. The team announced that it will hold “the first-ever Hockey Is
9:23 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — James van Riemsdyk broke his right hand blocking a shot Wednesday night in the Philadelphia Flyers‘ seventh straight victory, and he’s expected to miss some time. The winger took a shot to the hand from Washington Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler during the first period of a game between
5:58 PM ET The New York Rangers will have to make their playoff push without forward Chris Kreider, who is out four to six weeks with a fractured ankle. Kreider was hurt Friday when he blocked a shot against the Philadelphia Flyers. “We’re obviously hopeful sooner than later,” Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton told the
7:00 AM ET Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise doesn’t start playing in the league until 2021-22, but we might only need to wait a little bit longer before we can stop referring to it as “Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise.” Remember when the Vegas Golden Knights were going to be the Desert Knights? Or the Red Hawks?
7:00 AM ET It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down the final month of the 2019-20 NHL regular season. For this week’s ESPN power rankings, we identified the X factor for each team down the stretch. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated
1:48 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — The NHL is not allowing its employees to make work-related trips outside of North America in response to the global fears over the coronavirus, and if any of those employees go on their own to a country where the virus has been found they will be