7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (wrist) won’t play in this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game but he will attend the event in St. Louis, the team announced on Wednesday. Matthews, 22, is day-to-day while he gets treatment for an ongoing wrist issue, Toronto said. 2 Related Matthews is tied

3:46 PM ET Police in Philadelphia are investigating a complaint that Gritty, the Flyers‘ mascot, punched a 13-year-old following a photo shoot at a November event for season-ticket holders, a police spokesperson told The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chris Greenwell told the Inquirer that his son, Brandon, playfully patted Gritty on the head after the photo was

11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Joel Quenneville is used to winning games at United Center. When you coach the Blackhawks for 11 seasons, it comes with the territory. Tuesday night was more of the same for him … just on the opposing bench. Frank Vatrano had three goals, Mike Hoffman had two assists and

8:50 PM ET New York forward Artemi Panarin, the Rangers’ leading scorer and potentially the biggest offseason addition of any team in the NHL, missed Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders because of an upper-body injury. Panarin, signed by the Rangers in July after he led the Columbus Blue Jackets to the playoffs,

3:51 PM ET Associated Press Former NHL forward Akim Aliu has signed in the Czech Extraliga for the remainder of the season, a source told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Aliu joins the Czech league team with 14 games left in the season and playing for HC Litvinov gives him a chance to display his

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11:00 AM ET New York Rangers coach David Quinn called Sunday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets perhaps their biggest of the season, as his team trailed the Blue Jackets by eight points for one of the Eastern Conference’s two wild-card playoff spots. After Oliver Bjorkstrand‘s tiebreaking goal with 26.5 seconds left in regulation, that

10:48 PM ET Chicago forward Patrick Kane became the 90th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points with an assist Sunday in the Blackhawks’ 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at United Center. Kane fed Ryan Carpenter from behind the net on a pass that eventually ended up on Brandon Saad‘s stick. Saad deposited

Jan 15, 2020 SAN JOSE — Pierre-Luc Dubois is the leading scorer for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a 21-year-old forward whose production has increased each season. He is approaching restricted free agency this summer and what should be a lucrative second NHL contract. He’s also someone who really likes images of Baby Yoda in streetwear.

7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders As has seemingly become tradition during the 2019-20 NHL season, another coach was fired this week, as the Vegas Golden Knights let Gerard Gallant go, and the New Jersey Devils upped the ante by firing their GM, Ray Shero. But the show must go on for those left standing, and