10:20 AM ET At the midpoint of the NHL season, teams are beginning to assess their chances at making the postseason and preparing to make decisions about whether to buy, sell or stand pat at the trade deadline. While every team that is on the outside of the playoff race has some sort of shot

1:53 PM ET The NHL All-Star teams were revealed on Wednesday, with six forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders selected from each division — with the added caveat that all 31 NHL teams had to have at least one representative named to the roster. Catch more than 180 NHL games streaming live this season on

10:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Breakout Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson has exited Thursday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens and will not return. Elias Pettersson completed a hat trick in overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks held off the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Wednesday night. Pettersson suffered a lower-body injury in the second period

8:12 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues acquired goalie Jared Coreau from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday for future considerations. Coreau will report to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. The 27-year-old goalie was 3-6-2 with a 3.57 goals-against average this season for the San Diego Gulls

4:58 PM ET Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz has been placed on injured reserve with a lower body injury, the team announced Thursday. Schmaltz is considered week-to-week, the Coyotes said. The 22-year-old was scratched from Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers with the injury. It was his first missed game since being acquired from

12:08 PM ET Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel, who did not practice Wednesday due to an upper-body injury, will miss Thursday’s game against the Panthers and possible more time. “Jack Eichel is day-to-day. He will not play tonight,” coach Phil Housley said. “We’ll re-evaluate early next week.” He added that “we want to be cautious.

11:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IN – Watching a leprechaun fall on his head in the presence of a Boston-based sports team would normally seem like a disconcerting harbinger. But the Bruins won Tuesday’s Winter Classic at Notre Dame against the Chicago Blackhawks, and they greeted the Fighting Irish mascot’s pregame tumble to

7:52 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NHL announced its 2019 All-Star roster on Wednesday night. Three San Jose Sharks players — center Joe Pavelski and defensemen Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson — highlight the four-division team format, as the Sharks will host this year’s festivities, which begin with a skills competition on Jan. 25. Auston

4:03 PM ET Associated Press BROSSARD, Quebec — Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Carey Price is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. But after missing the past three games with a lower-body injury, it’s not certain whether Price will start or back up Antti Niemi. “I’m going to

7:51 AM ET The NHL announced that Dallas will host the 2020 Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl next Jan. 1 — but did not name an opponent for them. Who do you want to see play against the Stars in the 2020 Winter Classic? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: It was an odd move