5:34 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks are bringing back former Florida Panthers coach Bob Boughner as an assistant, the team announced Wednesday. Boughner will replace Rob Zettler on coach Peter DeBoer’s staff. He oversaw the defense on the Sharks when they went to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 and
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7:00 AM ET It appears Phil Kessel has worn out his welcome in Pittsburgh. According to a report from The Athletic, the Penguins are looking to deal the scoring winger. Pittsburgh and the Minnesota Wild were reportedly in the process of a trade that would primarily send Jason Zucker to the Steel City and Kessel
2:38 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — The St. Louis Blues will sit winger Robert Thomas for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final due to an injury they said is unrelated to the massive hit he took from Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug in Monday’s series opener. Forward Robby Fabbri, who has one goal
7:02 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Wednesday night between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden, with the Bruins leading the series, 1-0. What can we expect from the second showdown in Beantown? Let’s attack it as a Q&A primer in today’s
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Zdeno Chara and Rod Brind’Amour overlapped in the NHL as players for 12 seasons, and Brind’Amour spent most of that time resenting the 6-foot-9 defenseman. “Not too many fond memories, that’s for sure,” Brind’Amour said earlier this month. “A lot like Scott Stevens for me. He was the
4:18 PM ET Kaapo Kakko, the No. 2-ranked prospect for the 2019 NHL draft, will not be participating in the NHL scouting combine this week in Buffalo, New York, the NHL confirmed Tuesday. The league did not offer a reason for his absence, but Kakko just completed a gold medal run with Team Finland at
1:32 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers named Dave Tippett as their new head coach on Tuesday. He takes over a team that has missed the playoffs in 12 of the past 13 seasons, despite picking first overall for three straight years from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015. There is pressure to win while
10:29 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — After a postseason beset by officiating controversies, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will explore expanding replay review. Considering how candidly Bettman vented on Monday — “It would be good if I kept my head from exploding,” the commissioner said of his reaction to the uncalled hand
7:30 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally posted ahead of the 2018 NHL combine. It has been updated. Josh Norris was lost. After showcasing elite-level athleticism in the dreaded Wingate test at the 2017 NHL scouting combine, he went for a walk. Unlike many of his fellow draft prospects, he did not head
7:30 AM ET More than 100 NHL draft hopefuls will descend on Buffalo this week to take part in the NHL’s annual scouting combine. Despite the large volume of hockey players, there will be no sticks or skates in the building for the largest and final pre-draft event. Why there is no on-ice component is