12:42 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes and Teuvo Teravainen have agreed to terms on a five-year, $27 million extension. The deal, announced Monday, keeps the Finnish winger under contract through the 2023-24 season. Teravainen, 24, has scored 10 goals and has 39 points — the second-most on the team — in 48 games this season,
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9:28 AM ET Just as … no one predicted, the John Tavares-less New York Islanders are in first place in the Metropolitan Division on Jan. 21, with a plus-26 goal differential. Will they remain there for the rest of the campaign, or slip out of the playoff mix altogether? Where will the Islanders finish this
4:50 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO – Washington Capitals winger Devante Smith-Pelly returned to Chicago on Sunday for the first time since he was the subject of racial taunts by fans during a game. Smith-Pelly downplayed the return, saying “it was just a couple people” who behaved inappropriately and he doesn’t “hold it against the
9:23 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask suffered a concussion on a hard collision with Rangers forward Filip Chytil and was helped off the ice late in the opening period. The 31-year-old Rask, who entered the game Saturday night tied with Cecil “Tiny” Thompson for the most victories in club history
10:56 PM ET Associated Press The deadline for retired players to opt in to the $18.9 million settlement of the concussion lawsuit against the NHL has been extended. Players’ lawyers confirmed the extension to The Associated Press on Friday night. It was not immediately clear what the new deadline was. The 318 former players who
10:17 PM ET Former Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz, making his first visit to Capital One Arena as coach of the New York Islanders, was greeted with a standing ovation Friday night when a video tribute in his honor played during the first break in action. Trotz saluted the fans throughout the video, which ended
8:50 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Vincent Trocheck returned to the Florida Panthers‘ lineup Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing nearly two months. The 25-year-old center missed 27 games since breaking his right ankle in a game against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 19. He practiced with the Panthers for
4:51 PM ET Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen has been suspended for two games for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele, the league announced Friday. Which pairings would be most entertaining? Plus, fallout from the 2020 World Cup cancellation, the Week in Gritty, Jersey Fouls and more. The incident took place in the Jets’ 5-1
5:22 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrik Berglund said he feels at peace and has no regrets after abruptly ending his career by walking away from the Buffalo Sabres, he told Sweden’s Hockeypuls.se in an interview published Friday. “I just knew I had to go home to find myself again,” Berglund said of
12:28 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — All-Star goaltender Braden Holtby is expected to start for the Washington Capitals on Friday night against the New York Islanders after missing two games with an eye injury. Holtby said his left eye is back to normal after it initially didn’t progress as quickly as hoped. “It’s