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2:55 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms with goaltender Vasili Demchenko, the team announced on Tuesday. It is a one-year, entry-level contract for next season that would pay Demchenko $700,000 in the NHL if he makes the Montreal roster, and $70,000 if he’s sent to the Canadiens’ AHL affiliate. Demchenko, 26, played 36
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9:13 PM ET New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider offered a positive update on his fractured foot Monday, saying during a videoconference that it’s healing well and noting that he should be ready to play if the NHL season resumes. “My foot feels good,” Kreider said, according to NHL.com. “[My] foot was better a few
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6:28 PM ET Wayne Gretzky says he hopes that he is the first person to shake Alex Ovechkin‘s hand if he breaks his all-time goals record. “I’m rooting for him as hard as anybody,” Gretzky told NBC Sports on Monday, in his first-ever joint interview with Ovechkin. “I think it will be a great, wonderful
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4:00 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets‘ greatest opponent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs might be math. When the NHL paused its regular season due to COVID-19 on March 12, the Blue Jackets owned the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 81 points in 70 games. But if the NHL opted to use
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2:58 PM ET Associated Press Wayne Gretzky is optimistic the NHL will be able to resume at some point this summer. Gretzky told The Associated Press on Sunday he’s hopeful hockey and other sports will be able to come back from the coronavirus pandemic and serve as a positive sign that conditions are improving. “I
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12:48 PM ET NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr on Saturday said he has not yet had any discussions with the NHL about specific neutral-site locations for a potential Stanley Cup playoffs this summer. “Other than the general understanding that they’re looking at all possibilities, which includes neutral sites — neutral being defined as a place
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7:57 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets signed All-Star goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract Friday worth a reported $5.6 million. Korpisalo, who turns 26 on April 28, set single-season career records in multiple categories — including games played, wins and goals-against average — after taking over as the
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3:58 PM ET Calling it an “unbelievable tragedy,” coach Dave Tippett remembered Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave, who died April 11 after suffering a brain bleed earlier that week. “Just an outstanding young man that I really feel for,” Tippett said of the 25-year-old Cave on Friday during an NHL media call. “He grew up
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12:23 PM ET The Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien have mutually agreed to terminate the defenseman’s contract, the NHL and NHLPA announced on Friday. The move also resolves Byfuglien’s grievance against the club. The 35-year-old Byfuglien is now an unrestricted free agent. Byfuglien was suspended by the Jets after failing to report in training camp
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