11:06 PM ET St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was taken to the hospital after suffering a cardiac episode on the bench during Tuesday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks and is conscious and alert, the Blues said. “Thankfully, with the quick response of our medical trainers, Anaheim medical trainers and their team physicians, they were
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9:39 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov left Tuesday’s 2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a lower-body injury. Kucherov got tangled with teammate Tyler Johnson in the second period. When he left the ice, Kucherov walked with a limp down the tunnel and to the locker room. Postgame analysis and highlight show
8:57 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, after trading one of the team’s most productive players, said he’s still expecting the Wild to make a strong push for the postseason. Guerin, who sent left wing Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh for his first deal on the job, will
8:44 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Detroit Red Wings forward Brendan Perlini has been cleared to travel with the team after requiring stitches to close a deep gash that coach Jeff Blashill says just missed the player’s right eye. “Brendan’s doing good. He’s up,” Blashill said following a 3-2 loss at Buffalo during
7:30 AM ET One of the best stories in the NHL is happening in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets keep losing players but keep winning games anyway. Since coach John Tortorella’s volcanic eruption at the expense of the officials (and his bank account), which happened to coincide with the loss of their starting goalie, the
7:30 AM ET MOSCOW — It’s a Friday night at the hockey rink, and a dozen kids rush to the first row of the 100 level and begin calling for their hero. “Gretz-key! Gretz-key!” they yell, waving pens and asking for autographs. No. 99 finally walks over. He’s lanky, at 6-foot-4, with long, angular features
2:14 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks after undergoing surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured ankle, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced. Jones was injured in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche after scoring Columbus’ lone goal. A sprain and hairline fracture of the ankle
12:24 PM ET Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid will miss two to three weeks with a left quadriceps injury, according to general manager Ken Holland. McDavid, 23, was injured in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators. He practiced Monday, but his status for Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks had been up in the
10:43 AM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, coach Jared Bednar told Altitude Sports Radio on Tuesday. Bednar also said after morning skate that Kadri will be out “weeks, not days.” Kadri left Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild with an injury after an
7:30 AM ET When Carolina Hurricanes second-year right wing Andrei Svechnikov rounded the Calgary net in late October, scooped the puck onto his stick and tucked it home top shelf, he ushered in a new wave of highlight-reel, how’d-he-do-that innovation in NHL goal scoring. Although many had tried the expert-level move, no one had succeeded