1:46 PM ET Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former minor league coach in the Pittsburgh Penguins system who also had a brief NHL playing career has been indicted on multiple sexual assault charges in Rhode Island, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. Clark Donatelli, 55, of South Kingstown was indicted by a grand

7:00 AM ET His friends call him Bruno. For 1,110 regular-season games over 16 NHL seasons, many called Andrew Brunette their teammate. After he retired in 2012, the Minnesota Wild called him by many titles — coach, assistant general manager, special assistant to the general manager and director of player personnel. In July 2019, Joel

9:18 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is pledging to do better. The league has been reeling from an investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks that showed the club mismanaged allegations of sexual misconduct in 2010 by Kyle Beach against former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich. Speaking at the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony on

2:35 PM ET The NHL is expected to postpone the Ottawa Senators‘ next three games because of a COVID-19 outbreak, ESPN confirmed on Monday. They will be the first games the league has had to postpone for COVID-19 in the 2021-22 season. The Senators were due to travel to New Jersey to face the Devils

5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Penguins star Sidney Crosby returned for Pittsburgh’s 6-1 loss at Washington on Sunday night after he and three teammates were activated from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. Coach Mike Sullivan also rejoined the Penguins on Sunday after exiting COVID-19 protocol. The Penguins activated Crosby, as well as

6:27 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Nic Dowd to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million. The Capitals announced the move Sunday before their game against Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old has one goal this season, but provided good depth in the 2020-21 season with a

2:56 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, defenseman Brian Dumoulin and coach Mike Sullivan are scheduled to rejoin the team in Washington, D.C., on Sunday after exiting the COVID-19 protocol. Crosby and Dumoulin went into the protocol on Nov. 3. Sullivan joined them a day later as part of an

5:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tucker Poolman was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for high sticking Colorado Avalanche forward Kiefer Sherwood. Poolman was assessed a match penalty midway through the third period in the Canucks’ 7-1 loss in Denver on Thursday night. The

7:00 AM ET Early in the 2021-22 NHL season, rookies aren’t just building their respective cases for the Calder Trophy. Many of them are helping to change the trajectory of their teams — in most cases for the better, in some cases for the worse. Here’s a look at which rookie forwards, defenseman and goaltenders

2:00 PM ET Could some of the early season fantasy misfortune be attributed to players gripping their sticks a little too tightly? Of course, it’s difficult to calculate something intangible like that — but we can try. In addition to shots on goal, the NHL also keeps track of missed shots. Every time a player