2:05 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Conor Garland to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed. Garland started the season with Tucson of the AHL and was called up when a string of injuries hit the Coyotes.
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1:10 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN When Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara laid out San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane with a high hit on Tuesday night, Kane immediately looked over to an on-ice official for some signal that Chara would be whistled for a check to his head. There wasn’t one, so Kane jumped Chara
10:44 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN After winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in his career, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has surged back to the top of the NHL’s best-selling jerseys. Ovechkin finished sixth last season in overall jersey sales, with Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs topping the list for the
10:30 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. It wasn’t a terribly busy trade deadline regarding top prospects and rookies. Only
9:23 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The 2019 NHL deadline has passed, and a few things are clear: The Western Conference was an arms race, the trade market never produced the kind of obscene returns many figured it would, the Senators and Rangers have more picks than Guitar Center, and the Blue Jackets had
1. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 1 2. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 2 3. Brad Marchand, LW, Bos LW1 3 4. Mark Scheifele, C, Wpg C2 4 5. Patrick Kane, RW, Chi RW2 5 6. Auston Matthews, C, Tor C3 6 7. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C4 7 8. Blake Wheeler, RW, Wpg RW3
7:37 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The 2019 NHL trade deadline was like studying for finals back in high school: Hours of procrastination followed by an overwhelming few moments of frantic cramming. Nearly all of the day’s biggest moves were made within the last hour of Monday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline, while some other
7:00 PM ET Dallas Stars forward Mats Zuccarello will have surgery Tuesday to repair the arm he broke while blocking a shot in his Stars debut Sunday. “It’s a surgery to put a plate in place. It just helps it to heal faster. It’s nothing major,” general manager Jim Nill told the team’s website. “It
6:48 PM ET Leading up to Monday’s trade deadline, Eric Staal‘s name was thrown around as a possible trade chip, but he ended up getting a new deal from the Minnesota Wild. According to reports, he has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with an average annual value of $3.25 million. He would have
4:57 PM ET Corey Crawford, who has been out since the middle of December after suffering his second concussion in two years, was activated by the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The team sent goalie Collin Delia to Rockford of the AHL in a corresponding move. In a Dec. 16 game against the Sharks, Hawks forward