3:35 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators made a pair of trades Wednesday, acquiring veteran forward Brian Boyle from the New Jersey Devils and forward Cody McLeod from the New York Rangers. The Predators will be Brian Boyle’s seventh team in 12 seasons. Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Predators swapped a
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10:39 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN With their sixth Super Bowl championship, following their ninth AFC title, Tom Brady‘s New England Patriots are one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. In fact, ESPN’s Ian O’Connor declared it the best of the best: “It’s time for the nation to embrace the non-debate. The Patriots’ dynasty is
7:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin has passed Sergei Fedorov as the top-scoring Russian player in NHL history. The Washington Capitals captain picked up his 1,180th point on T.J. Oshie‘s goal that opened the scoring Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks. Ovechkin broke the record in his 1,055th game, 193 games fewer than
5:36 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler has a concussion and will be out at least a week after a scary fall Monday night in Philadelphia. Coach Travis Green says Edler needed stitches but did not have any facial fractures after going to the ice head-first during a 2-1 loss
5:35 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Center Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a five-year contract extension that’ll pay him $58.17 million through 2024. Here’s a look at the ripple effects of this deal, with some distinct winners and losers. Winner: Auston Matthews Welcome to the new NHL, where 21-year-old stars dictate terms
1:44 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed with star center Auston Matthews on a five-year extension worth $11.634 million annually. Matthews, 21, has 23 goals and 23 assists in just 38 games this season. Matthews will have the second-highest average annual value in the league behind Connor McDavid‘s $12.5 million. Matthews’ teammate John
1:03 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It’s an NHL tradition: a player leaves one team, returns with his new team and gets lustfully booed by his former home supporters. It’ll happen, deafeningly, when John Tavares returns to face the New York Islanders later this month. It happened, bizarrely, when Ryan McDonagh returned to face the New
10:20 PM ET Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler was carted off the ice Monday night after his face was bloodied when he fell face-first onto the ice. Edler’s stick got caught up in the skates of Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek and Edler got pulled to the ice in front of his own goal during the second
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Since our last installment, two major things have happened in NHL Awards watching. The first is that the Professional Hockey Writers Association released its midseason balloting, which is like a wet finger in the air to see where the winds are blowing for potential candidates. (And in the case of
3:15 PM ET Associated Press BALASHIKHA, Russia — Former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has ceremonially opened an ice hockey game in Russia — and promptly fallen on the ice. Mourinho was given the honor of making the first puck drop on Monday at the Kontinental Hockey League game between Avangard Omsk and SKA St.