10:36 PM ET Justin Williams‘ return to the Carolina Hurricanes is official, the team announced Tuesday night. Williams, 38, had said in September he was taking a break from the game, but will now be suiting up for his 19th season. The Hurricanes said Williams will earn a base salary of $700,000 for the rest
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8:43 PM ET The decision by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to skip back-to-back All-Star weekends has the NHL concerned it could start a trend among players, according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “In terms of player participation, is that a concern? Yes, I think it is a concern,” Daly told the ESPN On Ice
8:31 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry and defenseman Kris Letang have been named injury replacements for the NHL All-Star Game. Jarry will fill in for the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ Joonas Korpisalo, who is out four to six weeks due to a torn meniscus suffered in the team’s much-publicized shootout loss to the Chicago
7:09 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have recalled playmaking defenseman Lawrence Pilut from the minors. Pilut, who was called up Tuesday, has scored four goals and has 12 assists in his past 21 games and was selected to represent Rochester in the AHL All-Star game. He ranks 12th among AHL
7:30 AM ET NHL Insiders The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t missed the playoffs since 2005-06, Sidney Crosby‘s rookie season. In that time, they’ve won three Stanley Cups and have been at or near the top of their division each season. Pittsburgh has been arguably the NHL’s most consistent team for more than a decade. But all
7:00 AM ET With each team having passed the 41-game mark, we’ve reached the midseason point of the 2019-20 NHL season. While most clubs typically treat the trade deadline as the key point on the schedule for self-reflection and tough personnel decisions, some teams can’t afford to wait until then. Given how tightly packed the
10:55 AM ET The Nashville Predators have hired former Devils coach John Hynes to replace Peter Laviolette. Laviolette was fired Monday with the Predators four points out of the second wild-card. The Devils fired Hynes Dec. 3 after a disappointing start to the season. “John Hynes is bright young coach and great leader who has
8:31 PM ET The Nashville Predators fired head coach Peter Laviolette and assistant coach Kevin McCarthy on Monday, with the team outside the playoff picture after 41 games. No interim coach or new head coach was immediately named. The Predators face the Boston Bruins at home Tuesday night. With Laviolette out, who’s in? How much
6:39 PM ET The Nashville Predators fired head coach Peter Laviolette and assistant coach Kevin McCarthy on Monday, with the team outside the playoff picture after 41 games. No interim coach or new head coach was immediately named. The Predators face the Boston Bruins at home on Tuesday night. The news comes after general manager
2:51 PM ET Ilya Kovalchuk will make his Montreal debut Monday night when the Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets, coach Claude Julien announced. Montreal signed Kovalchuk, 36, Friday to a two-way contract for the league minimum, which will pay him $700,000 in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL. “I’m very excited. To see the