4:17 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson says the arrest last year that led to his 18-game suspension came when he started drinking again after 23 months of sobriety. The Predators’ Austin Watson, whose suspension for domestic violence was reduced to 18 games by an arbitrator in October, is
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4:20 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona has placed center Brad Richardson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, running the Coyotes’ list of missing regulars to six. Richardson was injured in Arizona’s 4-3 overtime victory over Vancouver on Thursday, and the Coyotes said he is week-to-week. He joins goalie Antti Raanta, forwards
10:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Rick Nash, a 34-year-old left winger and one of the most prolific scorers in recent NHL history, has retired due to concussion-related symptoms, his agent announced Friday. “Due to unresolved issues/symptoms from the concussion sustained last March, Rick Nash will be forced to retire from the game of hockey. Under
1:23 PM ET We have reached the point in the NHL season in which all 31 teams have played at least half of their games. While it may seem like we have a good sense of how things will play out, one factor that can reshape the playoff races is the fortune of players changing
3:58 PM ET There is little debate, based on the stats alone, as to which lines have been the best in the NHL this season. Through action of Jan. 9, the Colorado Avalanche‘s top trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog have combined for 36 goals at 5-on-5, with another 29 goals on
10:38 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Alex Ovechkin put Zdeno Chara in unfamiliar territory early in a game Thursday night between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Chara, the NHL’s tallest player ever at 6-foot-9, was flipped head over heels into the Capitals’ bench on a shove from the 6-3 Ovechkin late in the
11:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Collective bargaining negotiations in the National Hockey League exist to protect the owners from their own ruinous behavior. The salary cap, the salary rollback, contract limits … they’re all concessions from the players in service of the owners’ self-preservation. The CBA talks are like when you slowly remove your buddy’s
3:14 PM ET Some may say the NHL All-Star uniforms are garbage. And they’d be right since they are made with recycled ocean waste. Adidas partnered with the environmental group Parley for the Oceans to create jerseys made out of upcycled marine plastic debris. The waste is made into technical fibers and then woven into
12:40 PM ET The game has changed. And with it, so have the intricacies of the personnel you need to succeed in the NHL these days. It’s not necessarily near the top of the checklist for most teams, but having a second option in net that’s somewhere between perfectly serviceable and legitimately reliable is something
10:27 AM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky for Thursday’s game against the Nashville Predators due to an “internal matter,” the team announced. “there are certain expectations and values that we have established for our players that define our culture,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said in a statement Thursday. “An