5:13 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have hired former Olympian Lyndsey Fry as a special adviser to team President and CEO Ahron Cohen. The 26-year-old Fry, who grew up in Chandler, Arizona, will also be a brand ambassador for the NHL club. Fry helped the U.S. women’s hockey team win
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5:07 PM ET There’s no more specialized position in the sport of hockey than the goalie, and because of this fact, it’s the hardest position to replace when your fantasy stalwart gets hurt or struggles between the pipes. Who is banged up, who is not playing up to expectations and who is doing better than
2:56 PM ET Paul LukasESPN.com Close Sports journalism’s foremost uniform reporter ESPN.com columnist since 2004 Also blogs at uni-watch.com There’s a strong chance that the NHL will approve a new expansion franchise for Seattle when the league’s board of governors meets in early December, so there’s lots of speculation about what the team’s name should
1:53 PM ET Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson is sidelined again, this time scheduled to miss six to eight weeks with a broken thumb. The 25-year-old was in his second game back after a three-game stint on injured reserve for a lower-body injury when he was injured. He had an assist Saturday against the Stars
11:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will not play Thursday against the Lightning with an upper-body injury, and he could miss more time. “Sid will not play tonight,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “Right now his status is day-to-day, but my sense is it’s going to be a week.” Sullivan stressed
12:18 AM ET The Boston Bruins, already with four defensemen sidelined with injuries, lost captain Zdeno Chara to a lower-body injury in the first period of Wednesday night’s game in Colorado. The team was already without defensive stalwarts Charlie McAvoy (concussion), Kevan Miller (broken hand) and Brandon Carlo (lower body), as well as rookie Urho
12:21 AM ET Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler will have surgery Friday for a facial fracture sustained when he was hit by a puck Monday night. A CT scan revealed a complex fracture that involved the orbital bone, the team announced, adding that the length of his absence will be determined after the surgery. Fowler
9:26 PM ET Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby was a late scratch for Wednesday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets with an upper body injury, so backup Pheonix Copley got his second straight start. That meant the Caps needed an emergency goalie, and 6-foot-7 Gavin McHale fit the bill. McHale, signed on an amateur tryout
9:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Nobody’s perfect. Even the best teams in the NHL have some issues to work out, while the worst teams play a nightly game of whack-a-mole in an effort to address their many problems. For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings — voted on as always by ESPN’s panel of experts
4:15 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson on Wednesday was reinstated to the team’s roster after serving an 18-game suspension for domestic violence. The 26-year-old Watson is eligible to return for Thursday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. He initially received a 27-game suspension from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, though it was reduced