5:22 PM ET The “playoff game log” section of Brandon Marshall’s stats page figures to remain untroubled. The 34-year old wideout, who has played in 178 regular-season games without having appeared in the playoffs during his 13-season career, was waived by the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday. Should he fail to land with a postseason
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11:01 AM ET Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making his return from a fractured left foot suffered last month. Without Vasilevskiy, who hasn’t played since Nov. 10, Louis Domingue has gone 11-2-0 and has won six straight games for the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning. Edward Pasquale
4:41 PM ET Nothing lasts forever, not even red-hot scoring streaks or bloated shooting percentages. With that in mind, treat yourself this holiday season to the gift of a rewarding trade brought about by you having the foresight to offload an overachieving fantasy asset for a yet-to-blossom value in return. Fair warning: there are a
11:24 PM ET Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom is expected to be sidelined weeks with a hand injury sustained during Tuesday night’s win over the Colorado Avalanche. Klefbom was injured blocking a shot, and coach Ken Hitchcock said after the game, “I would say weeks for sure, and then we’ll see from there.” The Oilers
8:25 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Paul Stewart has a very big goal for the next stage of his already lengthy hockey career, and that’s helping women follow in his footsteps by officiating in the NHL. Stewart, being inducted Wednesday night into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, said Katie Guay will be
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN As we near the end of the calendar year, every NHL team has a wish list. Though many teams will make tweaks during the season, the biggest changes tend to come in summer. For this week’s power rankings — voted on, as always, by a panel of ESPN experts —
1:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray was activated Wednesday after being sidelined since mid-November with a lower-body injury. The two-time Stanley Cup winner practiced with his teammates on Tuesday for the first time since going on injured reserve last month. The 24-year-old has struggled this season when able to play.
1:08 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have placed forward Jordan Staal on injured reserve with a concussion. General manager Don Waddell also announced Wednesday that the team recalled forward Janne Kuokkanen from its AHL affiliate in Charlotte. Staal has missed two games with the injury, and the move is retroactive
12:13 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL rulebook has its share of gray area and room for interpretation, which the St. Louis Blues discovered Tuesday night when a goal scored off the lower extremities of referee Tim Peel was disallowed, despite deflecting off the skate of Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo and into the net.
11:35 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers say defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury. Shattenkirk left in the second period of Monday night’s game in Tampa. He took a check around the left shoulder and had a sling on his arm postgame.