Hockey Page 564 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Maple Leafs trade F Sam Lafferty to Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks obtained forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday in exchange for a 2024 NHL Draft fifth-round pick....
Lightning to depend on G Jonas Johansson as season opens vs. Predators
Tampa Bay will begin its quest for a fourth Stanley Cup on Tuesday by hosting the Nashville Predators, but the Lightning will do it under decidedly unfamiliar circumstances....
Sidney Crosby, Penguins welcome Blackhawks' Connor Bedard to NHL
It's the NHL season opener for both teams Tuesday, a time for the Pittsburgh Penguins and visiting Chicago Blackhawks to unveil their lineups and get a new start toward trying to return to the playoffs....
NHL power rankings: Knights in position to go back-to-back
The Vegas Golden Knights will be looking to take a page out of the Tampa Bay Lightning's book....
NHL season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
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NHL season-preview capsules: Central Division
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NHL season-preview capsules: Atlantic Division
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Senators C Josh Norris expected to miss start of season
The Ottawa Senators expected to have center Josh Norris in their lineup to begin the season, but it appears he won't be ready after missing most of last season with a shoulder injury....
NHL season-preview capsules: Metropolitan Division
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Wild sign F Ryan Hartman to 3-year, $12M extension
Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension Saturday through the 2026-27 season....
Ducks' Mason McTavish leads our list of NHL breakout stars
The dawn of a new NHL season is filled with plenty of hope and possibility. With the puck soon to drop on the 2023-24 campaign, let's look at 10 players poised for a breakout....
On comeback trail, Panthers G Spencer Knight loaned to AHL
The Florida Panthers loaned goaltender Spencer Knight to the AHL affiliate Charlotte Checkers on Friday....
Wild D Jared Spurgeon (upper body) out week-to-week
Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday....
Flames to break ground on new $800M arena in '24
Ten days before the 40th anniversary of the Saddledome opening, the Calgary Flames announced on Thursday that they have finalized an agreement with the City of Calgary, the Calgary Stampede and the Alberta provincial government to build a new arena....
Kings F Arthur Kaliyev banned 2 regular-season games, 4 total
Los Angeles Kings forward Arthur Kaliyev was suspended for two preseason and two regular-season games without pay on Thursday for kneeing Anaheim Ducks forward Chase De Leo....
Ducks award D Jamie Drysdale new 3-year deal
The Anaheim Ducks and defenseman Jamie Drysdale agreed to a new three-year contract on Thursday....
It’s going to be a good winter in Buffalo
Obviously, it’s never a good winter in Buffalo. And winter never stops, so I’m told. Anyway, the one thing that can make the time pass in the darkest months on the shores of Lake Erie is a hockey team worth watching. Kids, the Buffalo Sabres will very much be worth watching this season. So the resid...
The Penguins power play will be a doomsday device, just not yet
The Penguins might be the most-watched team in the league this season. When you trade for the reigning Norris Trophy winner, surefire Hall of Famer, and d-man who changed how the position is viewed in Erik Karlsson, to add to your collection of three Hall of Famers already, fans are going to want to...
There's a pretty good chance of Lightning crashing this season in Tampa
Whatever happens to the Tampa Bay Lightning this upcoming season, it’ll all have been worth it. ...
The Washington Capitals only exist for one reason now
The NHL spent a good decade trying to revolve their league around a Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals rivalry, and more to the point, a Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin one. Unable to come up with any original ideas, because it’s the NHL, it did its best to copy the Bird-Magic dynamic from the NBA ...