1:20 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Friday’s 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators and will also sit out Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs because of an upper-body injury. Malkin, who had two assists in a win Wednesday against Tampa Bay, has five goals in his past 29 games.
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8:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Mention Jonathan Cheechoo‘s name, and a number immediately springs to mind: 56, as in the number of goals he scored in 2005-06 to win the Rocket Richard Trophy as a 25-year-old right wing for the San Jose Sharks. It was the year Joe Thornton arrived in San Jose, putting up
1:29 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers for forward Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks. The Penguins announced the trade Friday, a move that will give them an influx of youth in the 26-year-old Bjugstad and
11:28 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN NBC hockey commentator Pierre McGuire’s interactions with Kendall Coyne Schofield in the last week were embarrassing, awkward and regrettable. The waist grab at the NHL All-Star skills competition, after she became the first woman to compete in one. The “nobody wants to lose to you” comment after her impressive lap.
9:14 AM ET Associated Press The NHL will celebrate Black History Month for the first time, shifting its focus in February from its wide-ranging “Hockey Is For Everyone” campaign to emphasize racial diversity in the sport. The league and NHL Players’ Association will announce the joint initiative Friday morning. It includes a traveling mobile museum
1:50 PM ET He’s not the player he was three seasons ago, but Corey Perry is still very much in the fantasy conversation today, especially considering how the Anaheim Ducks‘ season has played out to date. Returning about two weeks prior to what was his projected return when he underwent knee surgery in the preseason,
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN What do the Washington Capitals miss about former head coach Barry Trotz? “Is there anything I miss about him?” responded defenseman John Carlson, mulling over his answer. “That’s an interesting one.” It’s the same rhetorical reaction one gets from several Capitals, including Alex Ovechkin, when asked about the man who
4:06 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Kendall Coyne Schofield wants young girls to take one message away from her past week: never doubt the belief you’ve built in yourself. Last Friday, Coyne Schofield, the U.S. national team player and forward for the NWHL Minnesota Whitecaps, became the first woman to participate in NHL All-Star Weekend, competing
3:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The Blues have placed winger David Perron on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong announced the roster move Thursday. Perron has missed the past three games. Before the injury, Perron had six goals and 10 assists during a career-best 13-game point
1:18 PM ET Associated Press Center Antoine Vermette will retire after 14 NHL seasons as one of the best faceoff men of his generation. The 36-year-old from Quebec won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. He most recently played for the Anaheim Ducks, but didn’t sign with a team after becoming a