11:42 AM ET The underachieving Edmonton Oilers have fired coach Todd McLellan and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock. Despite Connor McDavid having another stellar season, the Oilers are 9-10-1 and in sixth place in the Pacific Division. After making a run to the conference finals in 2017, they missed the playoffs last season. In three-plus
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12:39 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN After the nadir of their disappointing season, the St. Louis Blues fired head coach Mike Yeo late Monday night, replacing him with interim coach Craig Berube. The firing came a few hours after the Blues were shut out by the Los Angeles Kings, who have the worst record in the
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN NASHVILLE — Ethan McClean thought he was going on a hunt for Bigfoot in the Tennessee mountains. At least, that’s the destination his parents, Andy and Yvette McClean, gave him as they loaded his wheelchair into the rental car on Monday. But instead of a Sasquatch, Ethan found himself being
11:55 PM ET Florida Panthers center Vincent Trocheck exited early on a stretcher on Monday after injuring his right leg in a 7-5 win over the Ottawa Senators. While chasing the puck late in the 1st period, Trocheck got entangled near the boards and landed akwardly. Play was stopped for several minutes while trainers attended
11:37 PM ET Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Juulsen was taken to a hospital for evaluation after taking two pucks to the face during Monday night’s game against the Washington Capitals. Juulsen, 21, has a goal and four assists in his second season with the Canadiens. He was a first-round pick for Montreal in the 2015
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Does it seem like injuries keep piling up for your team this season? You’re not alone. The 2018-19 season has been especially cruel on the injury front, with stars missing ample time in the first quarter of the season. To assess how your team might stack against the league —
10:49 AM ET With nearly a quarter of the season in the books, the Buffalo Sabres are in playoff position. Is the rebuild ahead of schedule, or will they come crashing down? Will the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs this season? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: Before the season, I said it was plausible that
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN On Sunday, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt made his season debut after serving a 20-game suspension for a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. Schmidt appealed the process (and lost) but vehemently asserted his innocence. “Not only did I not intentionally take a banned substance, I could not have received
1:22 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt returns to the lineup Sunday night after serving a 20-game suspension. The 27-year-old was banned last month for violating the NHL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, but Schmidt said he didn’t know how he tested positive and he and the team denied he was seeking a competitive advantage.
4:11 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will miss four to six weeks with a left knee injury, according to multiple reports. Chara was injured in the first period of Wednesday’s 6-3 loss in Colorado. The Athletic first reported the timeline of Chara’s injury. The 41-year-old Chara is the sixth Bruins defenseman to go