10:27 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Tuukka Rask was relaxed and relieved after his first game with the Boston Bruins in more than six months. Rask made 25 saves in his return from hip surgery as the Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night behind David Pastrnak‘s hat trick. “It was

4:00 PM ET It’s been a week of potential, prominent comebacks, promised or pending, in the NHL. Forwards Jack Eichel and Evander Kane, and goaltender Tuukka Rask all making headlines, once again, in advance of their respective/prospective returns to competitive play. There’s plenty to mine here through the fantasy scope, so let’s get to it.

7:00 AM ET Patrik Laine is a winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Depending on what he’s wearing to the game, he is also a James Bond villain, an extra from “The Matrix” or the DJ at a club that’s strictly for vampires. These were some of the reactions to Laine’s pregame fits, from the

11:56 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are red hot, Tuukka Rask is back in uniform and all of a sudden, the East has another elite team in a conference full of them. Brad Marchand posted his fifth career hat trick and Linus Ullmark stopped 24 shots as the Bruins handled

10:37 AM ET Erin Dolan New York — you made it! Welcome to the mobile betting community, and what a first week it’s been. From nearly the greatest tie in both NFL and betting history to the end of sorry seasons for the Jets and Giants (and the QB sneak heard ’round the world) to

9:00 PM ET The cancellations over the past month are starting to push some disparity into the NHL schedule again. Last season, the number of games remaining was a constant fantasy story due to imbalances in the schedule. There is also some at play, but the COVID postponements last season pushed the issue to the

3:39 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins on Tuesday signed Tuukka Rask for the rest of the season, bringing back the winningest goalie in franchise history after he recovered from offseason hip surgery. General manager Don Sweeney said Rask will back up Linus Ullmark for Wednesday night’s game against the rival Montreal

4:27 PM ET Jack Eichel said he was like a kid on Christmas morning during his first skate with the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. “It’s a bit of an emotional moment for me. Another step in the process,” he said after practice. “I know it’s only an optional morning skate. But after everything that

10:52 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NHL has postponed Tuesday night’s scheduled game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers because of COVID-19 issues with the Flyers, the league said Monday night. A spike in infections driven by the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led to frequent postponements in recent

6:57 PM ET A day after his stick-swinging tirade following a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness was fined $25,000 for his actions by the NHL. Bowness grabbed a stick and angrily slashed it around the bench twice, having watched the Blues rally with two power-play goals in