1:49 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — It was one of the best days of Pavel Francouz‘s life. Francouz finalized a $4 million, two-year contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche, and then made 26 saves to record his first NHL shutout in the team’s 1-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
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9:15 PM ET Associated Press John Tonelli’s No. 27 has been raised to the rafters at Nassau Coliseum, joining the numbers of some of his former teammates from the New York Islanders‘ Stanley Cup dynasty. Tonelli, known as a gritty player who worked to get the puck in the corners, became the seventh player to
7:16 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Cody Eakin is going home to Winnipeg. The Jets acquired the Winnipeg-born center from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021. If Winnipeg qualifies for the playoffs this year or re-signs Eakin to a new contract by July 5, the Jets
1:39 PM ET The Boston Bruins acquired Ondrej Kase from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for veteran David Backes, a 2020 first-round pick and prospect Axel Anderson. Kase fills a role as two-way winger for Boston, while Backes will hope to re-establish himself as an NHL presence with a new team. How did each GM
1:10 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL-leading Boston Bruins freed up salary cap space Friday by trading veteran forward David Backes and a first-round draft pick to the Anaheim Ducks for forward Ondrej Kase. Anaheim also acquired 20-year-old prospect Axel Andersson, a defenseman, in the deal completed three days before the NHL’s trade deadline.
12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Columbus Blue Jackets leading goal scorer Oliver Bjorkstrand is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after he suffered a sprained and fractured ankle during Thursday’s loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Friday. Bjorkstrand is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks with
12:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Buffalo Sabres have placed defenseman Zach Bogosian on unconditional waivers with the intention of terminating his contract, the team announced Friday. Bogosian had been suspended last week for failing to report to the minors. The suspension was announced two days after the 12-year NHL veteran cleared waivers and
7:51 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Alex Ovechkin scored in the first period of the Washington Capitals‘ 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, giving him 699 career goals. The goal snapped a five-game streak without a point (tied for the longest of his career) for the
7:00 AM ET As we approach the NHL trade deadline on Monday, there’s some mild trepidation around the league that player movement on deadline day could be slower and less consequential than in years past. There are any number of reasons for that. The standings currently look like the type of abstract art where paint
7:30 AM ET To cap off our Hockey Week in America celebration and lead into the weekend’s 40th anniversary of Team USA’s Miracle on Ice, we gathered our NHL team to answer some questions about the state of United States hockey. We’re exploring: Let’s jump in. Aside from the 1980 Miracle on Ice, what is