5:28 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers will be without Nolan Patrick for seven to 10 days while the forward recovers from an upper-body injury. Patrick was hurt in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, suffering the injury in the first period. The 20-year-old is coming off a rookie season in which he recorded 30
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1:54 PM ET On the NHL ice, there’s really only one true goal, and that’s getting the puck into the back of the net as many times as possible. However, for many fantasy hockey managers, there’s more to the competition than simply acquiring as many goals (and assists) as you can. Here’s a round-up of
7:11 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have moved up the start time of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings to 3 p.m. ET to avoid a conflict with the Red Sox playoff game. The hockey game had been a 7 p.m. start. Game 1 of the AL Championship Series between
12:55 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vegas Golden Knights center Paul Stastny will miss at least three games with an undisclosed lower-body injury. Coach Gerard Gallant on ruled out Stastny for games Wednesday night at the Capitals, Thursday night at the Penguins and Saturday afternoon at the Flyers. Gallant says Stastny was injured Monday
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Max Pacioretty wasn’t playing in last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, but he still had a game-night routine. He would flop on the couch, snacks in hand, and flip on the television early enough to catch the greatest spectacle of the postseason: the Vegas Golden Knights‘ pregame festivities. “I was 100
11:07 PM ET It was a long wait — almost three-and-a-half years — but Ilya Kovalchuk finally notched career NHL goal No. 418. Kovachuk, playing in his third game as a Los Angeles King, redirected a nice centering pass from defenseman Drew Doughty on Tuesday night for a 1-0 first-period lead over the Winnipeg Jets.
6:52 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Kevin Shattenkirk‘s New York homecoming has been anything but sweet. The former Hurricane tops the list this week thanks to his (disallowed) “pants goal” for the Belfast Giants. Already searching for some waiver adds for your fantasy hockey roster? Victoria Matiash lists the best players still available in the majority
10:05 AM ET As another season gets rolling for the Nashville Predators, we assess the Stanley Cup chances of the defending Presidents’ Trophy winners: Will the Predators win the West? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: Can they win the West? Yes. Will they win the West? That really comes down to two external factors and
7:34 AM ET It’s pretty tough to beat early October in the hockey world, though it gets even better this weekend as most men’s college hockey teams will be starting their seasons. The official opening of the 2018-19 men’s season was last weekend, with multiple exhibition games and nine nonconference matchups, highlighted by defending national
12:34 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray is sidelined with a concussion, the team said Tuesday, at least the third concussion the netminder has had in his four-year career. The Penguins did not say when Murray was injured, but Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher collided with him in the first period Saturday, apparently shaking up