4:19 PM ET Associated Press ESTEVAN, Saskatchewan — A year after several players were killed in a bus crash, the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was eliminated from the postseason with a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 7 against the Estevan Bruins on Tuesday night. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club led the opening-round series

12:04 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a three-year, entry-level contract. Fabbro collected 33 points and 28 assists as a junior at Boston University this season. The 20-year-old Fabbro was the only college player to have at least 30 points and 80 blocked shots this

7:20 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have signed Casey Fitzgerald to a two-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract after the defenseman completed his senior season at Boston College. Fitzgerald initially will sign an amateur tryout contract and report to Buffalo’s American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester, New York, the Sabres announced

10:16 PM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention —

2:35 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Tampa Bay Lightning signed coach Jon Cooper to a multiyear extension, the club announced on Tuesday. Cooper’s contract was due to expire at the end of this season. It is unclear how long the extension runs. Cooper, 51, originally was named Tampa Bay’s coach in 2013 and is currently

3:52 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed the reigning NHL champion Washington Capitals to the Oval Office at the White House on Monday to congratulate them for winning the Stanley Cup in June. Trump said it was an honor to have the team there because he’s a hockey fan and a

7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Looking back at the past 16 Stanley Cup champions is like an anthropological study of the NHL itself. How it has gone from All-Star teams in a league without a salary cap to meticulously constructed ones under it. How suffocating defenses were legislated out in favor of a more offensive

4:15 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-

7:30 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. The field is set! Sixteen teams will vie for a trip to the

7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Justin Faulk has been waiting for this. Waiting for nearly 550 games. Waiting for eight seasons, since he broke into the NHL as a 19-year-old defenseman out of South St. Paul, Minnesota. Waiting as he watched players from his draft class in 2010 and the U.S. national teams on which