10:20 PM ET Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler was carted off the ice Monday night after his face was bloodied when he fell face-first onto the ice. Edler’s stick got caught up in the skates of Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek and Edler got pulled to the ice in front of his own goal during the second

3:15 PM ET Associated Press BALASHIKHA, Russia — Former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has ceremonially opened an ice hockey game in Russia — and promptly fallen on the ice. Mourinho was given the honor of making the first puck drop on Monday at the Kontinental Hockey League game between Avangard Omsk and SKA St.

5:18 PM ET Associated Press The Buffalo Sabres have placed underperforming forward Remi Elie on waivers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs pared their defensive depth by waiving Martin Marincin. The Sabres announced the move Saturday, while a person familiar with the Maple Leafs’ decision told The Associated Press about Marincin. Elie was placed on waivers

2:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Zack Smith of the Ottawa Senators and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been fined $5,000 each Saturday for rough play during separate games. The NHL said Smith was disciplined for elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson. The infraction came during the second period of

1:20 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Friday’s 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators and will also sit out Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs because of an upper-body injury. Malkin, who had two assists in a win Wednesday against Tampa Bay, has five goals in his past 29 games.

8:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Mention Jonathan Cheechoo‘s name, and a number immediately springs to mind: 56, as in the number of goals he scored in 2005-06 to win the Rocket Richard Trophy as a 25-year-old right wing for the San Jose Sharks. It was the year Joe Thornton arrived in San Jose, putting up

1:29 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers for forward Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks. The Penguins announced the trade Friday, a move that will give them an influx of youth in the 26-year-old Bjugstad and

11:28 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN NBC hockey commentator Pierre McGuire’s interactions with Kendall Coyne Schofield in the last week were embarrassing, awkward and regrettable. The waist grab at the NHL All-Star skills competition, after she became the first woman to compete in one. The “nobody wants to lose to you” comment after her impressive lap.

9:14 AM ET Associated Press The NHL will celebrate Black History Month for the first time, shifting its focus in February from its wide-ranging “Hockey Is For Everyone” campaign to emphasize racial diversity in the sport. The league and NHL Players’ Association will announce the joint initiative Friday morning. It includes a traveling mobile museum

4:06 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Kendall Coyne Schofield wants young girls to take one message away from her past week: never doubt the belief you’ve built in yourself. Last Friday, Coyne Schofield, the U.S. national team player and forward for the NWHL Minnesota Whitecaps, became the first woman to participate in NHL All-Star Weekend, competing