Hockey Page 157 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NHL Surprise Playoff Teams 2025-26: Sabres, Mammoth, Rangers, and Ducks Ready to Rise
A look at four NHL teams primed to break through in 2025-26. Why the Utah Mammoth, Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, and Anaheim Ducks could all make the playoffs....
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (knee) likely to miss regular season
A day after he had to be helped off the ice during the Florida Panthers' first training camp practice, captain Aleksander Barkov underwent successful right knee surgery on Friday and will likely miss the regular season and possibly the postseason as well.,The Panthers announced the timetable for rec...
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov could miss season after knee surgery
A day after he had to be helped off the ice during the Florida Panthers' first training camp practice, captain Aleksander Barkov is set to undergo knee surgery on Friday, putting his ability to play in the 2025-26 season into doubt.,The Panthers announced the update on Friday. Head coach Paul Mauric...
Canadiens D Noah Dobson, David Reinbacher battling injuries
Defenseman Noah Dobson, the Montreal Canadiens' key offseason acquisition, is day-to-day after suffering a groin injury Thursday night in a preseason game.,He left prior to the third period of the Canadiens' 7-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and did not return. After the game, head coach Martin St...
Stars captain Jamie Benn set for surgery for collapsed lung
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has a collapsed lung and will undergo surgery.,General manager Jim Nill said the injury occurred in Tuesday's preseason game against the Minnesota Wild.,Benn, 36, will be re-evaluated in four weeks, Nill said.,The forward has been with Dallas since the Stars selected ...
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov injured in practice
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov sustained an apparent right leg injury during training camp on Thursday morning.,Per the Miami Herald, Barkov remained on the ice for several minutes and put very little weight on his leg while receiving assistance to the locker room. It is not immediately ...
Islanders captain Anders Lee (upper body) out 1-2 weeks
New York Islanders captain Anders Lee will be sidelined one to two weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Wednesday.,The Islanders play their final preseason game Oct. 2 at Philadelphia and open the regular season at Pittsburgh on Oct. 9.,Lee, 35, has only missed one regular-season game...
Oilers F Vasily Podkolzin inks 3-year extension
The Edmonton Oilers signed Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The rugged forward will play this season on the final year of the deal he signed with the Vancouver Canucks in 2024. The new extension begins with the 2026-27 campaign.,Podkolzin, 24, recorded 2...
Leafs G Joseph Woll takes leave of absence, no timeline for return
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is taking a leave of absence to deal with a personal family matter, the team announced Tuesday.,The Maple Leafs did not provide a timeline for his potential return. The season opener is Oct. 8 against Montreal.,Woll is expected to share the net this season ...
Flyers legendary G Bernie Parent dies at 80
Hockey Hall of Fame member Bernie Parent, who guided the Philadelphia Flyers to their lone Stanley Cup championships in franchise history, died Sunday. He was 80.,No cause of death was given.,The legendary goaltender helped to clinch both titles with shutouts in the final game of each series, blanki...
Oilers GM confident Connor McDavid will agree to extension
The Edmonton Oilers remain optimistic that star forward Connor McDavid will agree to a long-term contract extension, with general manager Stan Bowman saying this week, "he wants nothing more to win in Edmonton.",McDavid is heading toward the final season of an eight-year, $100 million contract that ...
Former GM Ray Shero to be honored at Hall induction ceremony
Former longtime NHL general manager Ray Shero, who passed away in April at age 62, will be honored with the 2025 Lester Patrick Trophy during the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony in December.,Shero's two runs as a general manager included 2006-14 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the ...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin nursing minor injury; unsure of future beyond '25-'26
Alex Ovechkin becomes an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming season, and the Washington Capitals star said Thursday that he doesn't know his future beyond his current contract.,Ovechkin, who turned 40 on Wednesday, is entering his 21st NHL season amid speculation that it will be his last. In ...
Rangers LW Artemi Panarin focuses on season, not free agency
Entering the final year of his seven-year, $81.5 million contract with the New York Rangers, Artemi Panarin doesn't want to publicly discuss his contract situation.,The 33-year-old left winger is focused on the season ahead, not what his future holds and whether he'll remain in New York or not in th...
Alex Ovechkin (lower body) day-to-day to open Capitals camp
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is dealing with a lower-body injury to open training camp and sat out practice Thursday.,However, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery told reporters the injury was "nothing significant" and described Ovechkin as day-to-day, with no concern for a long-term absence.,O...
Blackhawks D Wyatt Kaiser signs extension; Connor Bedard next?
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and opened dialogue about a long-term contract with Connor Bedard.,Bedard said as he enters the final season of a three-year entry-level deal that he's having "pretty chill" conversations with the Blackhaw...
Blackhawks D Wyatt Kaiser signs 2-year, $3.4M extension
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Wyatt Kaiser.,The two-year contract extension announced Wednesday night has an average annual value of $1.7 million.,Kaiser, 23, recorded four goals and four assists in 57 games with the Blackhawks last season.,He has ...
Hall of Fame Rangers G Ed Giacomin dies at 86
Hall of Fame goalkeeper Ed Giacomin, a six-time All-Star who played the majority of his 13-year NHL career for the New York Rangers, died on Monday. He was 86.,Giacomin won 290 games with 54 shutouts, 267 and 49 of which came in New York. He shared the 1970-71 Vezina Trophy with fellow Rangers goali...
Capitals assistant Mitch Love on leave, under NHL investigation
The Washington Capitals placed assistant coach Mitch Love on leave pending an NHL investigation, the team announced Sunday.,It wasn't revealed why Love is under investigation, though ESPN reported that two teams he interviewed with for head-coaching jobs this offseason received a letter that made al...
Blue Jackets acquire G Ivan Fedotov from Flyers
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired goaltender Ivan Fedotov from the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday morning.,The Flyers received a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in return for the 6-foot-7 netminder.,Fedotov, 28, posted a 6-13-4 record with a 3.15 goals-against average and .880 save percentage...