7:30 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. The late-season NHL prospect pipeline rankings are always tough. With so many players
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9:51 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It was only about two months ago that it looked like another lost season for center Ryan O’Reilly, who’s had his share of them, having last appeared in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2014. The St. Louis Blues, after an aggressive offseason that included a trade with the Buffalo Sabres
8:41 PM ET Boston Bruins RW Marcus Johansson was knocked out of Tuesday night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes early in the first period after a collision with Micheal Ferland. The team announced he has an upper-body injury and would not return. The collision appeared to be shoulder to shoulder, but Johannson stayed down on
10:32 PM ET Boston Bruins right wing Marcus Johansson was hospitalized Tuesday night after being knocked out of the game against the Hurricanes early in the first period after a collision with Michael Ferland. “He went to the hospital … it looks encouraging, but I don’t want to speak out of turn,” coach Bruce Cassidy
8:35 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks say goalie Cam Ward has a right knee injury and will not participate in hockey activities for seven to 10 days. Ward was in net for a loss at San Jose on Sunday. He is 14-11-4 with a 3.72 goals-against average and .893 save percentage
5:04 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — An NHL rule has been drafted that would force a skater to go to the bench when he loses his helmet. Under the current rules, a player may now stay on the ice. The general managers said at their meetings Tuesday that a skater without a
3:57 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter will again have sports hernia surgery and is likely done for the season. The team said Tuesday his recovery is expected to last six to eight weeks. The operation is on Sutter’s right side. He sports hernia surgery on his left
2:18 PM ET Eleven months after a bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others, the final Humboldt Broncos player has left the hospital. According to multiple reports, defenseman Morgan Gobeil was released Monday. Gobeil, 19, suffered a serious head injury in the April 6, 2018, crash and had been hospitalized ever since. Gobeil
7:15 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As teams begin to fall out of the NHL playoff picture and more
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