7:33 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Blackhawks held settlement talks Tuesday with an attorney for a former player who is suing the team after he accused an assistant coach of sexual assault in 2010 and the team largely ignored the allegations. The sides met for about an hour, according to Susan Loggans, who

7:00 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Something was moving in the shadows behind Andreas Johnsson. The New Jersey Devils forward was giving a postgame interview after their recent win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It soon became clear he wasn’t alone. As he talked remotely to studio host Erika Wachter, the contours of a face started

8:46 PM ET NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr recommended that the union hires an outside law firm for an independent review on its handling of Kyle Beach’s allegations of sexual assault against Chicago Blackhawks then-video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010. Fehr made the suggestion to the roughly 80 players on an NHLPA conference call Monday.

6:32 PM ET The New York Rangers and their young Norris Trophy-winning defenseman, Adam Fox, have agreed to a historic contract extension. Fox, 23, signed a seven-year deal on Monday, taking him through the 2028-29 season. Terms weren’t disclosed by the team, but a source tells ESPN the average annual value of the contract is

12:15 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has been removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Assistant coaches Tomas Mitell and Matt Meacham also have left the protocol. The move means Kane is cleared to play when Chicago tries for its first win of the season Monday night against the Ottawa Senators.

9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s career points record, assisting on Troy Terry‘s third-period goal in the Ducks‘ 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Getzlaf set up Terry’s power-play goal midway through the third with a tip pass near center

11:12 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — In his season debut, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was called on a crucial third-period penalty in a tie contest that led to the game-winning goal in a 4-2 decision for the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Crosby pulled down New Jersey winger Jesper Bratt in

2:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the former first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010 and that his allegations were largely ignored by the Chicago Blackhawks.

4:58 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes will be sidelined at least another five weeks with a dislocated left shoulder. The Devils said Friday that the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft was examined by Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow, the team’s orthopedic surgeon and chief medical

1:55 PM ET Morgan Rielly is staying put. The Maple Leafs announced Friday that Rielly has signed an eight-year, $60 million extension to remain with Toronto, the same team that took him fifth overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The deal removes any possibility of Rielly hitting the market as an unrestricted free agent