6:15 PM ET Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was fined $5,000 by the NHL Sunday for cross-checking Dallas forward Corey Perry on Saturday, the league announced. The fine is the maximum allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Josi was given a two-minute penalty for high sticking on the play. The penalty occurred in front

9:17 AM ET The Nashville Predators‘ midseason coaching change from Peter Laviolette to John Hynes didn’t cause the kind of immediate impact that some had hoped, but the team has lingered in the playoff mix through much of the second half. With Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Dallas Stars, they jumped back into the second

7:43 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo wore the No. 1 jersey primarily because he thought the number signified being the best at everything. For the Florida Panthers, there was never anyone better. “No. 1 in your programs, No. 1 in your hearts,” Luongo said. And now, his No. 1 is the

1:40 PM ET As it monitors the spread of the coronavirus, the NHL plans on closing locker room access to the media, a source told ESPN. The new policy came on recommendation by the CDC. Sources told ESPN that the NHL could implement the new mandate as soon as Saturday. All media availabilities will be

8:50 AM ET It appears that the Pacific Division title is going to come down to the final games of the season. The top three teams are now within three points of one another after the Calgary Flames dispatched the Arizona Coyotes in a 3-2 win on Friday night. The Flames are behind the Vegas

8:05 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The NHL has sent a memo to teams urging players to limit contact with fans because of the coronavirus outbreak. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the league issued the memo in an email to The Canadian Press on Friday. The move follows a similar directive this month

11:04 AM ET Hall of Fame center Henri Richard, whose 11 Stanley Cups are the most won by any player, has died at age 84. Richard played his entire 20-year career with the Montreal Canadiens and was a 10-time All-Star. The Montreal Canadiens are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the organization’s

10:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mika Zibanejad scored five goals to match the New York Rangers‘ record, capping the scoring spree 33 seconds into overtime in a wild 6-5 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Zibanejad is the second player in NHL history to score his fifth goal in

7:00 AM ET Now that the NHL trade deadline has passed, there are only so many ways teams in the playoff mix can improve their rosters between now and the postseason. Aside from a magical late-season call-up of a young impact player, which comes once in a blue moon, most clubs will instead have to

4:00 PM ET We’re at that pivotal point in the season where having the right figure in net can either make or break a manager’s head-to-head fantasy campaign, regardless of what has transpired in the months leading up. In that spirit, here’s a view of several currently overachieving – and largely available – assets that