10:50 AM ET ESPN News Services MOSCOW — Alex Ovechkin has brought the Stanley Cup to the World Cup. Elite pic.twitter.com/6E07hrMjCv — Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 7, 2018 The captain of the Washington Capitals brought the NHL trophy to a Moscow fan zone where World Cup games are screened. Ovechkin lifted the Cup above his
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8:43 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have agreed on a two-year deal with forward Matt Nieto. Nieto is coming off a season in which he scored a career-high 15 goals for the Avalanche. He also had his first career NHL hat trick on Oct. 24 against Dallas. In the postseason, Nieto
7:32 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The driver of the semitruck that crashed into the Humboldt Broncos team bus was arrested on Friday in Calgary by the Royal Canadian Mountain Police. Jaskirat Sidhu faces 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily
1:51 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with defenseman Alexander Petrovic on a $1.95 million, one-year deal. General manager Dale Tallon announced the contract Friday. Tallon called Petrovic a dependable young defenseman who “plays the game with an edge and has grown into a strong shutdown defender.”
1:04 PM ET Associated Press Free-agent forward Tyler Ennis has signed a one-year, $650,000 deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs a week after having the final year of his contract bought out by the Minnesota Wild. Ennis signed on Friday and returns to the Atlantic Division, where he spent his first eight seasons playing for
Jul 6, 2018 Associated Press Anthony Duclair is a bit embarrassed about bouncing around to various teams and taking a league-minimum, one-year deal. Duclair signed a $650,000 contract Friday for next season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, his fourth NHL team. He has been traded twice and last week became an unrestricted free agent when
11:32 AM ET With the draft in the rearview mirror and the dust mostly settled on free agency, teams are assessing trade options as a last shot at significantly improving their situations before the 2018-19 begins. On free agency’s opening day, one of the top names in trade rumors went off the board as the
8:27 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed left wing Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year contract. The 23-year-old Athanasiou set career highs with 17 assists and 33 points in 71 games last season. He has 43 goals and 33 assists in 172 career games — all with Detroit. Athanasiou was
7:36 PM ET Associated Press Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson is among 43 NHL players seeking salary arbitration after he finished third in the NHL in scoring with the expansion franchise last season. Two more Golden Knights, defenseman Colin Miller and forward Tomas Nosek, also are on the list of players electing to have
12:47 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Montreal Canadiens‘ miserable offseason continued with news that star defenseman Shea Weber will be out five to six months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee, the team announced Thursday. Weber was scheduled to have his knee looked at by team doctors earlier