6:55 AM ET The NHL always wants the sports spotlight shining on Stanley Cup playoff games, but probably not like this. On a night when games in the NBA, Major League Baseball, MLS and the WNBA were postponed in protest over racial injustice, the NHL and the players completed their full slate of games —

2:39 PM ET The NHL will not play any playoff games Thursday in solidarity with other leagues protesting the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, sources told ESPN. The decision postpones games between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks. Sources had told ESPN that

12:45 PM ET Back in March, as teams were offering vague plans about compensating their arena workers after the NHL paused the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights stepped up with a minimum of $500,000 of support from their foundation. More than that, they received a $100,000 pledge of help from one of their players

3:15 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights star Jonathan Marchessault has apologized after making a series of Instagram comments that profanely taunted critics after the team’s Game 2 loss to Vancouver. “I just wanted to comment about the remarks that I made on my social media yesterday. I just wanted to apologize, sincerely. I think it

7:00 AM ET Scott Niedermayer was 19 years old when he appeared in his first NHL playoff game with the New Jersey Devils in 1993, staring at an arena of rabid Pittsburgh Penguins fans and hockey royalty across the ice. “You’re really naïve at that stage, which is probably a really good thing. When I

2:36 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes will forfeit their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick for violating the NHL’s combine testing policy, the league announced Wednesday. The punishment was determined by commissioner Gary Bettman, who held an Aug. 6 hearing that included testimony from Coyotes and NHL representatives. The Coyotes were accused of conducting

7:00 AM ET After Pat Maroon won a Stanley Cup with his hometown St. Louis Blues in 2019, his career was again at a crossroads. The 32-year-old wanted to stay in St. Louis, where, for the first time in his professional career, he was able to live in the same city as his son, Anthony.

10:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Islanders‘ playoff run is helping boost season ticket sales for their new arena, scheduled to open next year. The Islanders beat the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round, then advanced past the Atlantic Division-rival Washington Capitals in the first round. Now, the Isles lead

12:49 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kasperi Kapanen in a multiplayer trade on Tuesday, reuniting the 24-year-old forward with the general manager who drafted him. The Penguins sent center Evan Rodrigues, defenseman David Warsofsky, forward Filip Hallander and their 2020 first-round draft pick (15th overall) to Toronto for Kapanen, the

2:30 AM ET Despite receiving eight power plays in Game 2, the Colorado Avalanche weren’t happy with the officiating in their 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday night. “I’m not going sit here and judge every single call that’s being made. The call that I will talk about is their 4-2 goal,” said