9:37 PM ET The St. Louis Blues are being criticized for not holding a “Hockey Is For Everyone” night during any of their 41 home games, instead opting to hold the NHL’s celebration of diversity and inclusion while the team is playing at Washington. The team announced it will hold “the first-ever Hockey Is For

9:23 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Flyers could be without James van Riemsdyk for some time because of a right hand injury. The winger took a shot to the hand from Washington Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler during the first period of Wednesday’s game between the top teams in the Metropolitan Division. Van

1:48 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — The NHL is not allowing its employees to make work-related trips outside of North America in response to the global fears over the coronavirus, and if any of those employees go on their own to a country where the virus has been found they will be

10:16 PM ET Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk left Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss to the Canadiens after he was hit in the face by the skate of Montreal’s Artturi Lehkonen. Both players were in front of the New York net when Lehkonen appeared to lose his balance and fall forward, causing his legs to kick back

7:00 AM ET Dimitri Filipovic Close Special to ESPN Dimitri Filipovic writes about the NHL and other hockey leagues. He lives in British Columbia. Greg Wyshynski Close ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again among the wagering favorites for the 2020 Stanley Cup. Which must be comforting,

3:18 PM ET One of the league’s hottest offenses will get a boost on Tuesday night when Edmonton forward James Neal returns from a foot injury in time for the Oilers’ game vs. the Stars in Dallas. Edmonton, which did not have a morning skate in Dallas, announced Tuesday afternoon it had activated Neal, 32,

10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Captain Gabriel Landeskog withstood a crunching hit while making a pass that sprung Logan O’Connor for a breakaway goal in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the

9:39 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson underwent season-ending surgery for a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder, the team announced. Anderson was expected to be a desirable commodity at last month’s trade deadline, but his injury appeared to derail talks. He sustained the injury during a Dec. 14 game against

3:10 PM ET BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL general managers discussed the league’s emergency backup goaltending protocol at their regularly scheduled March meetings on Monday but decided not to make any changes to the procedure. “At the end of the discussion, the majority was happy with where we are at on it,” NHL director of

7:00 AM ET As a season of high turnover for NHL coaches heads down the final stretch — seven head coaches have been fired thus far, and one resigned — one person who has a front seat to the hiring process is calling for reform in how NHL teams go about their searches. Neil Glasberg,