3:14 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Alex Petrovic from the Florida Panthers on Sunday for defenseman Chris Wideman and a conditional third-round pick in the 2019 draft. Petrovic, 26, has one assist in 26 games with Florida this season. Petrovic has appeared in 254 games over his five-year
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1:41 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Sunday that captain Nick Foligno will miss Monday’s game against Ottawa and be away from the team because his daughter Milana will undergo a scheduled surgery in Boston. The team said that he “will return to the team as soon as possible.” Foligno’s daughter was born with
1:49 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The New York Islanders have placed forward Jordan Eberle on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury and recalled forward Michael Dal Colle from Bridgeport of the AHL. Eberle missed practice Thursday and then sat out the Islanders’ 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night due
1:38 PM ET Tyler Seguin says he and Jamie Benn “hear the message” after Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites ripped into the team’s top two players for their “terrible” play this season. “Jamie and I hear the message. I think the whole team hears it,” Seguin said after he and Benn participated in the team’s
7:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Boston Bruins forward David Backes three games without pay for an illegal hit to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Blake Coleman. The league considered Backes a repeat offender. Based on his salary, he will lose almost $220,000. The discipline also means
6:06 PM ET Associated Press HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan — Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the junior hockey team — including coach Darcy Haugan — were killed when the team’s bus and a semi-truck
4:53 PM ET Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites pulled no punches when assessing the play of Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn this season. “They are f—ing horses—, I don’t know how else to put it,” Lites told reporters Friday, according to The Athletic. “The team was ok. But Seguin and Benn were terrible.” And that
1:59 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Kelly Sowatsky fought back the tears after meeting Pittsburgh Penguins players on Thursday morning. This wasn’t just her favorite hockey team; this was the organization that helped save her life. Catch more than 180 NHL games streaming live this season on ESPN+. Click here for the upcoming schedule and to
2:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien for slashing Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau. The league announced the $2,500 fine on Friday. The slashing occurred 17:51 into the third period of Calgary’s 4-1 win Thursday night at Winnipeg. Byfuglien was assessed a minor penalty.
10:00 AM ET With John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs squaring off against his former team, the New York Islanders, for the first time this season on Saturday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+), we ponder the big questions. Who wins the Stanley Cup first, the Maple Leafs or the Islanders? Greg Wyshynski, senior