7:10 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak has been suspended two games for elbowing the Buffalo Sabres‘ Rasmus Dahlin during Monday night’s game, the NHL Player Safety board announced Tuesday. Dahlin, taken first overall in the 2018 draft by Buffalo, departed during a late second-period power play with a concussion after Cernak elbowed

7:00 AM ET Happy Thanksgiving week! It’s time to whip out the turkey, gravy, pumpkin pie, and everyone’s favorite arbitrary NHL deadline. Since 2005 (the introduction of the salary cap) 76% of teams in playoff position on American Thanksgiving have gone on to make the playoffs, according to research by the Elias Sports Bureau. (A

11:12 PM ET The Calgary Flames are looking into accusations from former player Akim Aliu that coach Bill Peters used racial slurs toward him “several times.” Aliu played for Peters in 2009-10 with the Rockford Ice Hogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. Aliu posted a tweet on Monday night that read: “Not very

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3:40 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-

8:20 AM ET When Kevin Shattenkirk was bought out by the New York Rangers this summer, he was ticked off — and ready for his next opportunity. The Tampa Bay Lightning were among the first teams to express interest in the 30-year-old defenseman. Of course Shattenkirk talked to GM Julien BriseBois and coach Jon Cooper,

2:49 PM ET St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended four games for his cross check of Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson. St. Louis’ Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended for four games for Cross-checking Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson. https://t.co/zYPlLjudxl — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 24, 2019 The Predators announced that Arvidsson will miss

6:52 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have removed forward Givani Smith from injured reserve and assigned him to Grand Rapids of the AHL. The Red Wings announced the move Friday. The 21-year-old Smith has appeared in five games with the Red Wings this season. He also has three goals and

12:00 PM ET We shoot past 50 games in a week for the first time this season with a grand total of 54 on the docket to take us into December. Heading into the third month of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are under the microscope after parting ways with the highest-paid coach in

12:11 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Center Nick Bjugstad had core-muscle surgery and will miss at least eight weeks for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Coach Mike Sullivan addressed Bjugstad’s status after a morning skate Thursday, prior to the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders. Sullivan also said that defenseman Justin