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.
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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.
10:47 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Bruins forward David Backes rushed himself off the ice Tuesday night after taking a skate blade to the face late in the first period but returned at the start of the second and finished the game. Backes pushed Oliver Ekmann-Larsson near the side of the net and
5:39 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is nearing a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since mid-November. 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
7:00 AM ET There are several different ways to try to quantify an individual player’s contributions to his respective team’s overall results. From an offensive perspective, one way to do so is to look at what percentage of the goals being generated by the team are the result of the specific player’s creation. So in
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Miro Heiskanen admittedly didn’t know much about Texas before relocating there from Finland this summer. He knew of the Dallas Stars, even before they drafted him third overall in 2017, because his countryman Jere Lehtinen played 14 years with the team and won the Stanley Cup. He knew about the
2:28 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ESPN presents the Best Player in the World of the Week, celebrating the player that has the best stats, impact or storyline to earn the honor. To nominate someone, please email us here by midnight on Monday each week. Photos and context are encouraged! Jett Woo, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
1:05 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks announced Tuesday that center Rickard Rakell has a sprained ankle is out indefinitely, while backup goaltender Ryan Miller will be sidelined approximately six weeks with a sprained MCL. The Ducks filled Miller’s void by claiming goaltender Chad Johnson off waivers from the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The Ducks