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Associated Press Jan 24, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Blackhawks announced another two-year contract Wednesday, agreeing to an extension with goaltender Petr Mrazek. Mrazek’s new deal runs through the 2025-26 season and carries a salary cap hit of $4.25 million. He is 12-17-1 with a .907 save percentage and 3.01

Associated Press Jan 24, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. Michael McLeod and Cal Foote

Associated Press Jan 24, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The owners of the NBA’s Utah Jazz said Wednesday they have the immediate ability to bring an NHL team to Salt Lake City and requested the initiation of an expansion process. The Smith Entertainment Group said in a news release it would use the

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2024, 11:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nikita Kucherov had three goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Kucherov scored on a one-timer from the right circle late in the first period. He added a nearly identical goal

Associated Press Jan 23, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is taking an indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons. General manager Daniel Briere announced Tuesday that Hart had requested and been granted time away from the team. He added that the Flyers will have no further comment. Editor’s Picks 1 Related

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing three games with a lower-body injury, Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will start on Tuesday against the visiting St. Louis Blues. Markstrom, 33, is 13-11-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 26 starts this season. Markstrom

Associated Press Jan 23, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils signed general manager Tom Fitzgerald to a multiyear contract extension Tuesday, also giving him the additional title of president of hockey operations. The Devils have been one of the fastest-rising and most-improved teams in the NHL since

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Fixing whatever was wrong with the Vancouver Canucks became Rick Tocchet’s priority when he was hired by the team last January. And fix them he did, as they won 20 of the

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions New York Rangers center Filip Chytil is traveling back to New York on Monday after making progress training at home in Czechia while recovering from a head injury, sources told ESPN. Chytil, 24, returned to his

ESPN News Services Jan 22, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrice Bergeron spending every Friday on the ice with a group of friends and former NHL players in the Boston area sparked online chatter last week that the former Bruins captain might be planning a dramatic return. That, however, is not in the