7:00 AM ET The NHL has invited some of the top women’s hockey players to participate at All-Star Weekend for the third straight year. In a new wrinkle, the league created an event just for the women; the NHL is expected to announce that this year’s All-Star festivities Jan. 24-25 in St. Louis will include

10:44 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Braden Holtby allowed four goals on just 21 shots and the Washington Capitals, who entered the night leading the NHL in points, authored an uncharacteristic 5-1 loss to the last-place New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Washington allowed New Jersey to race out to a 3-0 lead in

7:49 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — St. Louis Blues winger David Perron and former teammate T.J. Oshie were voted by fans as two of the final representatives for NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis. After helping the Blues win the Stanley Cup last spring in his third stint with them, Perron is having

5:19 PM ET Sidney Crosby was a full participant in practice on Saturday in Arizona, as the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ captain took a large step toward a return from core muscle surgery. Crosby, who has largely practiced with a noncontact jersey in his recovery, took part in line rushes Saturday and also worked with the first

3:29 PM ET SAN JOSE — Joe Pavelski admits it’s going to be awkward. There’s no other way for him to feel as he returns to San Jose as a member of the Dallas Stars, months after his hopes of remaining with the Sharks were dashed. “I always had a feeling that something would probably

1:47 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Jim Little was hired Friday as chief executive officer of the Ottawa Senators, a team looking for a boost on the ice and at the gate. Owner Eugene Melnyk, whose team is tied for the second fewest points in the league, had been the CEO since the

1:00 PM ET Plenty of NHL teams don’t have a skater in the top 50 on the ESPN Player Rater, which shows us the fantasy value of every player so far this season. But there’s only one team that sits fourth overall in the NHL standings and doesn’t have a fantasy star in the top

11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history Thursday night, scoring an empty netter to cap the Nashville Predators‘ 5-2 win over the host Blackhawks in Chicago. Rinne’s goal came with 22 seconds remaining, and the 37-year-old was subsequently mobbed by his teammates

7:00 AM ET The St. Louis Blues ruined a lot of things last season. Playoff brackets. “Gloria.” The continuing presence of undetected hand passes on winning overtime goals. But mostly they ruined the concept of “bold predictions.” Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to “a team

3:36 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Jan. 14 and be sidelined approximately three weeks. The 26-year-old was injured in Tuesday’s overtime loss to the Hurricanes. He underwent an MRI Wednesday. The Flyers were already without defenseman Justin Braun until after the All-Star break due to a groin injury.