11:36 AM ET Boston Bruins‘ leading scorer, David Pastrnak, will be out at least two weeks after undergoing a procedure on his thumb. Pastrnak attended a sponsorship dinner Sunday evening when he fell and injured his thumb, general manager Don Sweeney told reporters Tuesday. Pastrnak will be re-evaluated in two weeks and is expected to

12:51 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin will have a hearing with the NHL after his reckless stick swing at Michael Raffl of the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. The hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, will be over the phone. Malkin could face a suspension of five games or fewer, or a fine

5:59 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crews investigating a gas leak near the Columbus Blue Jackets downtown arena that caused the hockey team to cancel its practice say the area is safe. Reports of people smelling gas in the area on Monday forced people in several buildings to evacuate, including Blue Jackets’ employees

11:01 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN On Sunday, Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray fired his coach Randy Carlyle and replaced him with someone he knew quite well: Himself, jumping behind the bench for the first time in his career so he could feel the heat of this dumpster fire. The Ducks have fired coach Randy

1:15 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks‘ free fall has cost coach Randy Carlyle his job. The team announced that general manager Bob Murray will take over for the rest of the season and then the team will begin a search for a new coach. “We thank Randy for everything he has done for the organization,”

1:53 PM ET The deals made at the NHL trade deadline will shape the way the rest of the season plays out. Everything from blockbusters to under-the-radar trades can make all the difference come playoff time. Here’s a look at every team’s current trade-deadline state and their most pressing question as they head into the

2:30 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Dale Weise and defenseman Christian Folin from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday for David Schlemko and Byron Froese. The Canadiens also announced they had waived defenseman Karl Alzner. Weise, a former Canadien, has played 42 games in 2018-19 with five goals and six

2:19 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Boston held a pregame ceremony to honor Patrice Bergeron for playing his 1,000th game in the NHL. Bergeron was joined by his wife, their three children and his parents ahead of the game Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings. He received gifts and loud ovations from the TD

8:46 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — From the moment Mark Messier came to the New York Rangers in 1991, he knew he was expected to lead the team to its first Stanley Cup championship in more than 50 years. “There was no escaping the pressure of 1940,” Messier said of the last

7:14 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Columbus Blue Jackets leading scorer Artemi Panarin has fired his agent Dan Milstein in favor of Paul Theofanous, the agent of teammate Sergei Bobrovsky, and said he will test free agency this summer. Panarin issued a statement Friday that read, “I have decided to hire Paul Theofanous as my agent.