10:10 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NHL held two regular-season games in Helsinki in October as part of its Global Series initiative. Though the NHL has been keen on cultivating its European audience for some time, the timing in Finland could not be better. Finnish interest in the NHL has never been higher. And Finnish
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2:10 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Stars have acquired defenseman Taylor Fedun from the Sabres. The Sabres received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from Dallas in a deal announced Saturday. The pick is conditional on Fedun playing in at least 25 games in the regular season and playoffs for
4:21 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brock Boeser will miss at least four games for the Vancouver Canucks because of a groin injury. Canucks coach Travis Green said Saturday before a 4-3 loss to Buffalo that Boeser is week to week. Green said the 21-year-old forward “will be fine” after a period of
2:22 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Bruins say goaltender Tuukka Rask has been granted a leave of absence from the team for a personal matter. The team didn’t offer an explanation, but general manager Don Sweeney said shortly after the announcement on Friday that it was not health related. He also asked for
11:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Hockey Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2018 on Monday. It includes a women’s hockey icon (Jayna Hefford), a sentient Lady Byng Trophy winner (Marty St. Louis), a well-deserving international star (Aleksander Yakushev), someone who waited way, way too long (Willie O’Ree) and someone who probably needed to
6:17 PM ET You can’t keep a struggling player on your fantasy team in perpetuity. At least, you can’t do it if you want to give yourself the best chance of winning. But what if you cut bait too soon? What if the player just needed a little more than a month to get going?
12:43 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the National Hockey League’s fiercest rivalries. But what happened Wednesday night at their game in D.C. made that enmity an afterthought. Rams coach Sean McVay and the organization offered their “thoughts and prayers” to the victims of a mass shooting
11:16 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia is expected to miss the next 6-8 weeks with a right knee injury, the team announced on Thursday. The incident occurred during Tuesday’s game against the New York Rangers. Armia has three goals and seven points in 15 games so far this season. As a result of
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The harassment trial of former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee has been rescheduled for Dec. 20. The nonjury trial was to have begun Friday in Buffalo City Court. Every season, a few teams sitting near the bottom in November turn it around to make the
3:09 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Ottawa Senators rookie forward Brady Tkachuk was activated after being out since mid-October with a a torn ligament in his leg. Tkachuk, the No. 4 pick of the 2018 NHL draft, had been a bright spot for the Senators early. He missed the first two games of the season with