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Reports: Rangers place F Barclay Goodrow on waivers
The New York Rangers placed veteran forward Barclay Goodrow on waivers Tuesday, multiple outlets reported.,Goodrow, 31, tallied 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in 80 games during the 2023-24 regular season and added six goals and two assists in 16 games during the playoffs.,The two-time Stanle...

Panthers F Ryan Lomberg to play in Game 5 vs. Oilers
Florida Panthers forward Ryan Lomberg will draw into the lineup on Tuesday for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Oilers staved off elimination with an 8-1 rout of Florida in Game 4 on Saturday in...

New Blue Jackets GM dismisses coach Pascal Vincent
The Columbus Blue Jackets fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season on Monday.,The Blue Jackets went 27-43-12 last season and their 66 points were the fewest in the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference.,The change comes less than three weeks after Don Waddell took over as general manag...

Oilers riding high, Panthers hope to rebound in Stanley Cup Game 5
Game 4 was strike one for the Florida Panthers. They still have three more chances to put away the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final, beginning with Tuesday's home clash in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, saw their first opportunity to clinch the first champ...

Oilers stay alive with thrashing of Panthers in Game 4
Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists to help the Edmonton Oilers avoid elimination with an 8-1 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. ,Game 5 is set for Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist and Mattias Jan...

Guy Boucher won't be back with Maple Leafs
Assistant coach Guy Boucher will not be part of the first staff of new Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube.,The club announced Saturday that Boucher won't return for the 2024-25 season.,Boucher, 52, was part of coach Sheldon Keefe's staff last season. The Maple Leafs finished the regular season w...
Florida Panther's Stanley Cup Finals Success is All About Sergei Bobrovsky
The Florida Panthers are one win away from winning the Stanley Cup Finals and they can thank Sergei Bobrovsky....

Oilers look to stave off elimination in Game 4 vs. Panthers
The Florida Panthers can raise their first Stanley Cup in team history with a win against the host Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 on Saturday night.,The Panthers didn't come close in their previous two Stanley Cup final appearances, getting swept by the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and losing in five games...

Hurricanes re-sign D Jalen Chatfield to 3-year deal
Defenseman Jalen Chatfield signed a three-year, $9 million extension with the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.,The deal comes after a season that saw the 6-foot-1 blueliner register a slew of career highs. Chatfield, 28, reached that milestone in goals (eight), assists (14), points (22) and ice time p...

Panthers hold off Oilers for 3-0 edge in finals
Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart both collected one goal and one assist as the Florida Panthers moved one win away from claiming the first championship in franchise history by beating the host Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday.,Vladimir Tarasenko and Sam Bennett ad...

Utah NHL franchise to go by Utah Hockey Club in ’24-’25
The team formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes will be called the Utah Hockey Club for its first season in Salt Lake City.,The sale of the team closed Thursday, transferring ownership from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Smith Entertainment Group.,The franchise revealed its new look and drawings of...

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, Vladimir Tarasenko to play in Game 3
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov and fellow forward Vladimir Tarasenko will play in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice made the announcement Thursday morning.,Barkov received a high hit from Oilers forward Leon Dr...

Sharks promote Ryan Warsofsky to head coach
The San Jose Sharks promoted Ryan Warsofsky to be their new head coach on Thursday.,Warsofsky, 36, spent the past two seasons as an assistant under David Quinn, who was fired in April.,"We're very excited to announce Ryan as the 11th head coach of the San Jose Sharks," general manager Mike Grier sai...

Panthers' plane to Edmonton delayed by storms
The Florida Panthers' routine was disrupted Wednesday in advance of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final because of storm-related travel delays as the team headed to Edmonton.,The Athletic reported heavy storms near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., forced the charter jet to take off three hours after their schedul...

Oilers unfazed down 2-0, look for offensive spark vs. Panthers
If the pressure is on the Edmonton Oilers, they are doing everything possible to alleviate those feelings in anticipation of Thursday's Stanley Cup Final home clash with the Florida Panthers.,Down 2-0 to the Panthers in the best-of-seven series, the Oilers are well aware Game 3 will swing their fort...

Panthers F Aleksander Barkov practices, will travel to Edmonton
Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov was a full participant at practice on Wednesday and will travel with the team to Edmonton.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice said a final decision on his captain's availability for Game 3 on Thursday night will happen after the team gets to Edmonton. They fly Wed...
NHL Stanley Cup Final Isn’t Over For Edmonton Oilers: Or Is It?
The Edmonton Oilers are desperately trying to crawl back in the Staley Cup Final. Can they do it? ...

Penguins hire David Quinn as assistant coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired former San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers head coach David Quinn as an assistant coach on Wednesday.,Quinn, 57, joins assistants Mike Vellucci and Ty Hennes on head coach Mike Sullivan's staff. Quinn will oversee the team's defensive group.,"David Quinn brings a wealt...

Status of Panthers' Aleksander Barkov in question for Game 3
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov's availability for Game 3 is in question after he received a high hit from Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl midway into the third period of Monday's game.,Barkov, a forward, sat out the final 9:28 of the Panthers' 4-1 victory in Sunrise, Fla. The Pant...

Evan Rodrigues, Panthers surge late, down Oilers in Game 2
Evan Rodrigues scored twice in the third period to break a deadlock as the Florida Panthers claimed a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Sunrise, Fla., in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.,Florida now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 3 is set for Thursday in Edmonton.,Niko Mikk...