12:00 PM ET A slight dip down to 46 games this week in the NHL, which is manifested in the lack of four-game schedules to take advantage of in your league. The Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals get an extra game, but that’s it. On the plus side, only four teams are reduced

3:33 PM ET St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen will miss at least four weeks after suffering a high ankle sprain during Wednesday’s game, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Thursday. Steen left the Blues’ 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday after an awkward collision with Alex Chiasson late in the second period. He

2:00 PM ET A staple category in many fantasy leagues, power-play production can mean the difference in finishing top of the table or wrapping up the season in mid-pack mediocrity. It isn’t a category to neglect. So here’s a round-up of fantasy performers, worth targeting via trade, if not straight-up available – not overwhelmingly spoken

7:20 AM ET NHL Insiders We’re a little more than one month into a 2019-20 NHL season that has included some major surprises, including the Buffalo Sabres in a playoff spot, the Edmonton Oilers leading their division, Darcy Kuemper leading all netminders in save percentage and goals-against average, and the San Jose Sharks … well,

12:46 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The St. Louis Blues acquired forward Jacob De La Rose from the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night in exchange for forward Robby Fabbri. The 24-year-old De La Rose had a goal and three assists in 16 games for the Red Wings this season. The Swede has

12:05 AM ET Forward Alexander Steen left the St. Louis Blues‘ 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday because of an apparent lower-body injury. Steen had to be helped off the ice after an awkward collision with Alex Chiasson late in the second period. The Blues said Steen will be reevaluated Thursday but had

5:53 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little remained hospitalized Wednesday, a day after being struck near the ear by a puck. Little was skating behind the net midway through the third period in a 2-1 home loss to New Jersey when teammate Nikolaj Ehlers fired a rising slap shot

6:35 AM ET Sometimes life doesn’t go as anticipated. Neither does a hockey season. We’re one month into the 2019-20 NHL season and already teams are in recalibration mode thanks to surprising starts — both good and bad (ahem, San Jose). For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings, we assessed how preseason expectations match the

6:37 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Cameron Hughes is sitting in Section 15 at T-Mobile Arena, waiting to make a few thousand dollars for taking his shirt off. It’s halfway through the first period of the Vegas Golden Knights‘ game against the San Jose Sharks. Despite it being opening night in the NHL, the energy

7:40 AM ET Associated Press Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will miss at least two weeks after being injured while being hit by a puck during Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, according to coach Jim Montgomery. Klingberg, 27, did not play in the third period of the Stars’ 4-1 win. Montgomery said the sixth-year