7:15 PM ET Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron missed his second straight game on Tuesday night, a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, because of a lower body injury. In his postgame availability, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Bergeron is expected to be back in the lineup Thursday night at home vs. the Buffalo

11:43 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Hockey commentator Don Cherry says the network that fired him “made it impossible” for him to address the comments that led to his dismissal. He says on his new podcast he was unwilling to accept Sportsnet’s conditions to have him return following his “Coach’s Corner” segment on “Hockey

9:14 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been ejected from a game for spitting on a player from the Anaheim Ducks. Hathaway spit on defenseman Erik Gudbranson during a brawl late in the second period Monday night with referee Peter MacDougall standing a few feet away. Officials reviewed video

6:26 PM ET TORONTO — Hayley Wickenheiser, regarded as the greatest player in the history of women’s hockey, joined five others in the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2019 induction on Monday in Toronto. The class included former Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars center Guy Carbonneau; former Stars, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins

2:30 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered 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-

9:46 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche were livid Saturday night that their teammate, Matt Calvert, lay bleeding on the ice while play continued, and it had nothing to do with the goal scored by Vancouver. Calvert had been hit in the head by Elias Pettersson‘s wrist shot and immediately fell to the ice, bleeding from

8:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper slammed an opponent to the ice after Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau cross-checked Arizona’s Jason Demers while Demers was down on the ice, setting off a brawl that resulted in a combined 14 penalty minutes during Arizona’s 3-0 win over the Flames on Saturday. Kuemper put the

2:18 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Martinook is back with the Carolina Hurricanes a little over a month after having core muscle surgery. The team on Friday activated the forward from injured reserve. He missed 15 games after having surgery to repair a core muscle injury Oct. 11. The 27-year-old alternate captain

1:18 PM ET Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is recovering at home after he collapsed at practice Thursday, with the team saying there is no timetable for his return to play. Brodie was released from a hospital Thursday. According to multiple reports, he was standing by himself when he fell to the ice and had

11:26 AM ET Disorderly conduct charges against Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews were dismissed Wednesday. “I just want to reiterate again just how truly sorry I am for my actions and my behavior,” Matthews said Thursday night, according to TSN. “I never meant to cause any distress to this woman, and I can assure