4:23 PM ET Zdeno Chara is leaving the Boston Bruins after 14 seasons and signing a one-year free-agent contract with the Washington Capitals. Chara, 43, will make $795,000 against the salary cap with Washington. He said the Bruins decided to go in a different direction, and the unrestricted free agent was not in their plans.
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6:16 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Trevor Zegras had two goals and three assists as the United States beat the Czech Republic 7-0 on Tuesday to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship. Bobby Brink had two goals for the U.S., and Spencer Knight made 22 saves. The
6:22 PM ET Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban have decided to separate. The sporting world’s power couple took to social media Tuesday to announce the news, which came almost a year to the day after Vonn said she had asked Subban to marry her. “Over the past 3 years PK and I have had some
11:55 AM ET Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely as he deals with an undisclosed illness. “This offseason, I’ve been experiencing symptoms that have left me feeling drained and lethargic,” Toews said in a statement from the team. “I am working with doctors so I can better understand my condition. “Until I can
7:00 AM ET The 2020-21 NHL season will be something we’ve never seen before. The league never has had a 56-game season. It’s had 48 and 50 and 60 games, but never 56. The NHL’s four divisions have been temporarily realigned because of travel. There’s a geographic reduction because of cost and COVID-19 concerns, and
6:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach will miss four to five months after having surgery Monday on a fractured right wrist, the team said. Dach, playing for Team Canada, was hurt during an exhibition win last week against Russia ahead of the world junior championships. The 19-year-old was injured on
11:13 AM ET ESPN News Services The Montreal Canadiens have signed Corey Perry to a one-year, $750,000 deal, the team announced Monday. The 35-year-old forward spent last season with the Dallas Stars and tallied five goals and 16 assists in 57 regular-season games. He added five goals and four assists in the playoffs as the
12:29 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Philip Tomasino had a goal and an assist and Canada beat Slovakia 3-1 on Sunday night to improve to 2-0 in group play in the world junior hockey championship. Jordan Spence and Jack Quinn also scored, and Devon Levi made 17 saves on his 19th birthday. Martin
10:49 PM ET Associated Press Mike Hoffman signed a professional tryout agreement with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, a possible precursor to him getting a contract with them for the NHL season prior to opening night. Hoffman will go to training camp with the Blues, who will only have salary-cap space to sign him
12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Matthew Boldy had a hat trick in the United States’ 11-0 victory over Austria on Saturday night in the world junior ice hockey championship. Trevor Zegras scored twice, and Drew Helleson, John Farinacci, Brendan Brisson, Brett Berard and Sam Colangelo also scored. Alex Turcotte had three
12:20 AM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have traded veteran center Derek Stepan to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. “On behalf of the entire Coyotes organization, I would like to thank Derek for everything he did for the Coyotes the past three seasons,” Coyotes
1:09 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with center Carl Soderberg, the team announced Saturday. Soderberg, 35, posted 35 points in his lone season with the Arizona Coyotes, who acquired the center in a June 2019 trade with the Colorado Avalanche. “Carl is an experienced center who plays
1:04 PM ET Ilya Kovalchuk is returning to Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League after signing a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the league announced Saturday. Kovalchuk, 37, played for three NHL teams during the 2019-20 season. He started the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings before they waived him and his $18.25 million contract in December.
12:36 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Vasili Ponomaryov scored twice and Russia beat the United States 5-3 on Friday night in their world junior hockey championship opener. Ponomaryov, Zakhar Bardakov and Ilya Safonov scored in the second period to give Russia a 4-1 lead and chase U.S. goalie Spencer Knight. Knight gave up
5:46 PM ET NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said he expects the NHL’s teams in Canada to be able to play home games this season. “On the basis of our discussions (with Provincial Health Authorities) in the past week, as well as our exchange of correspondence over the last 24 hours, we believe we are
12:59 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Anthony Cirelli to a three-year, $14.4 million contract, general manager Julien BriseBois announced Thursday. Cirelli, 23, finished his entry-level contract in 2019-20 while posting a career-high 44 points for the Stanley Cup-champion Lightning. He had nine points during the playoff run, scoring the winning goal
9:53 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Goalie Ryan Miller is returning to the Anaheim Ducks with a one-year, $1 million contract. The Ducks announced the deal Wednesday night to re-sign the 40-year-old Miller, who will be back for his fourth season as John Gibson‘s backup. Miller is the winningest American-born goalie in NHL
4:09 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning star winger Nikita Kucherov is undergoing hip surgery next week and will miss the entire regular season, general manager Julien BriseBrois announced Wednesday. Though Kucherov’s designation to long-term injury reserve will give initial relief to cap-strapped Tampa Bay, it’s a significant blow for the defending Stanley Cup champions. The