8:07 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres rookie forward Victor Olofsson has tied an NHL record in becoming the fourth player to score each of his first six career goals on the power play. Olofsson made it six in a row with a one-timer off Jack Eichel‘s pass into the right circle

5:50 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Alex Galchenyuk on injured reserve after he aggravated an undisclosed injury that limited him during the preseason. Galchenyuk joins center Evgeni Malkin and forward Bryan Rust and Nick Bjugstad on IR for the Penguins, who are off to a 1-2-0 start. Galchenyuk, acquired

7:00 AM ET The overreactions to the first games in a new NHL season are always quite comical. When there’s a four-game losing streak in the middle of December, it’s a bump in the road. When it happens at the start of the season, it’s like watching a large boulder roll down a snowy hill

8:04 PM ET Some NHL teams placate their fans with free hats or magnetic schedules. The Philadelphia Flyers, however, know what their fans really want: the opportunity to smash a flat-screen television with a hockey stick. The Flyers announced on Tuesday that the Wells Fargo Center now has a “Disassembly Room,” the first-ever “rage room”

7:35 PM ET After a winless start to the regular season, the San Jose Sharks are hoping an old friend named Patrick Marleau can bring some stability. GM Doug Wilson announced that the team will sign the 40-year-old Marleau, who is the franchise leader in games (1,493), goals (508) and points (1,082). The deal is

7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Two new eras dawned last week. They were separated by 24 hours, the Hudson River and a palpable amount of enthusiasm. Aesthetically, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers were on parallel tracks heading into this season. The longtime rivals were both in rapid rebuilds. They added franchise

9:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers traded forward Vladislav Namestnikov to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night in exchange for defenseman Nick Ebert a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. The 26-year-old Namestnikov, acquired from Tampa Bay at the 2018 trade deadline as part of the deal that

7:30 AM ET The continued youth takeover of the NHL shows no signs of slowing. Each season brings a new crop of high-end rookies who take the league up a notch, and several of these young talents could be considered among the best players in the game, regardless of age. 2 Related Every single year,

1:40 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without star center Evgeni Malkin “longer term” with a lower body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced on Monday. The coach said that Malkin’s season is not in jeopardy. The 33-year-old Malkin left the second period of Pittsburgh’s 7-2 win over Columbus on Saturday after taking an awkward

7:30 AM ET NHL Insiders Hockey is back, so we asked our NHL insiders some burning questions around the league about what you can expect this season, including bold predictions for the campaign, surefire breakout candidates and which lottery teams could be headed back to the playoffs. Let’s dive in. What is your bold prediction