12:08 PM ET Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel, who did not practice Wednesday due to an upper-body injury, will miss Thursday’s game against the Panthers and possible more time. “Jack Eichel is day-to-day. He will not play tonight,” coach Phil Housley said. “We’ll re-evaluate early next week.” He added that “we want to be cautious.
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11:53 AM ET The New Jersey Devils have given head coach John Hynes a multiyear contract extension. Hynes, 43, led the Devils to their first playoff appearance in five years last season, but they are struggling this season. With a 15-17-7 record, they’re in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division. Hynes’ overall record since being
2:08 PM ET Welcome to a weekly feature we’re doing here, where we try to have some fun with underlying numbers. The plan is to highlight a couple of trends, then dig beneath the surface to get a better sense of what they ultimately mean, what’s causing them, and how likely it is that they’ll
9:09 AM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs are running out of goalies. The team put starter Frederik Andersen, who has been out since Dec. 22 with a groin injury, on injured reserve Thursday, retroactive to Dec. 23. Backup Garret Sparks is also injured. He was put in the concussion protocol after taking a shot off
7:52 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NHL announced its 2019 All-Star roster on Wednesday night. Three San Jose Sharks players — center Joe Pavelski and defensemen Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson — highlight the four-division team format, as the Sharks will host this year’s festivities, which begin with a skills competition on Jan. 25. Auston
8:23 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NHL filled out the All-Star rosters on Wednesday night, and since every team needs at least one representative (yes, even teams that have had few highlights this season, such as the Blues, Kings and Senators) some players have been snubbed. Below is our handy guide, sorted into three groups
2:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Happy 2019, hockey fans. The turn of the calendar means a chance for new beginnings, life changes and resolutions to be better. The same applies to NHL teams, as we see in this week’s power rankings. How we rank: We use a panel of voters, and these rankings reflect which
4:03 PM ET Associated Press BROSSARD, Quebec — Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Carey Price is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. But after missing the past three games with a lower-body injury, it’s not certain whether Price will start or back up Antti Niemi. “I’m going to
11:28 AM ET Alex Ovechkin, who was named the captain of the Metropolitan Division team for the All-Star Game, has informed the NHL that he will skip the festivities to rest for the second half of the season, according to the reporter for the Washington Capitals website. The 33-year-old leads the league with 29 goals.
11:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IN – Watching a leprechaun fall on his head in the presence of a Boston-based sports team would normally seem like a disconcerting harbinger. But the Bruins won Tuesday’s Winter Classic at Notre Dame against the Chicago Blackhawks, and they greeted the Fighting Irish mascot’s pregame tumble to