4:45 PM ET Edmonton Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson is out 6-8 weeks with a fractured right fibula suffered in Wednesday’s opener, the team announced Thursday. “He’s got a broken bone that’s going to take some time to heal,” coach Dave Tippett said. adding that surgery is not required. “He’s disappointed, tough break for him.” Larsson

9:32 AM ET Alex DeBrincat has been known as a smaller player with a big game. Now he has a paycheck to match that game. The Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday that they have signed the 21-year-old to a three-year extension with an annual average value of $6.4 million. DeBrincat is in the final year of

8:33 PM ET ST. LOUIS — After a 51-season wait, the Blues raised the banner for their first Stanley Cup in franchise history Wednesday. And then they played “Gloria” one more time. The ceremony preceded St. Louis’ season opener against the Washington Capitals, who won their first Stanley Cup one year earlier. Captain Alex Pietrangelo,

2:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed goalie Darcy Kuemper to a two-year contract extension with an average annual salary of $4.5 million. The deal announced Wednesday would keep Kuemper in the desert through the 2021-22 season. The 29-year-old Kuemper had been a career backup until Arizona’s No. 1

7:00 AM ET In the final installment of our position group rankings, we’re going to take a look at the best and worst defense groups in the NHL. You can open up a couple new tabs for our goalie tandem rankings, and forward group rankings. Evaluating the contributions of defensemen can be tricky because of

3:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn has undergone surgery on his midsection and will be out about six more weeks. The Wild said Tuesday that the procedure for a bilateral core muscle repair went as planned in Philadelphia. Pateryn missed most of training camp because of the

2:01 PM ET Associated Press Lee Stempniak has retired from the NHL after playing for 10 teams in 14 seasons. The 36-year-old winger announced his decision Tuesday through the players’ union. He says he is “extremely grateful to have lived my dream every day throughout my career.” Stempniak was a steady presence, playing in 70

8:48 AM ET Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Professional hockey is coming to the Southern California desert. The minor league American Hockey League has awarded an expansion franchise to NHL Seattle that will play at a new arena on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in downtown Palm Springs. The $250 million project announced Monday

6:56 PM ET Star Brock Boeser will be ready to roll when the Vancouver Canucks play their NHL season opener Wednesday at Edmonton. Boeser was cleared from the concussion protocol and returned to practice with his teammates on Monday, a week after his head slammed into the boards on a hit from behind by the

Sep 28, 2019 Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canucks right winger Brock Boeser returned to practice Saturday less than a week after suffering a concussion. He wore a noncontact jersey and spent about a half hour participating in drills and skating on the first power-play unit. Boeser was placed in the concussion protocol after