6:19 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for four to six weeks after he fractured his left foot in practice earlier this week. It’s a significant loss for the Atlantic-leading Lightning. Vasilevskiy, 24, is 9-3-1 with a 2.30 goals-against average in 13 games this season. Louis Domingue will step

5:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cullen has been fined $1,000 by the NHL for a dangerous trip of Tampa Bay Lightning forward J.T. Miller. The infraction came during the first period of Thursday night’s game, a 4-3 victory by Tampa Bay. Cullen was assessed a minor penalty for

5:23 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday’s loss to the New Jersey Devils and will be out about two weeks. The Flyers called up goalie Alex Lyon from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley on Friday morning. Brian Elliott had a 1.47 GAA and a .949 save percentage in his

11:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. The Wild make a big move in our latest update, but the Predators and Lightning remain 1-2. Where does your team land? The Emerald City is (likely) getting an NHL team. What should the team name be, and what should the logo and uniform

6:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey has been fined $8,468 but not suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct against Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the punishment Thursday after a disciplinary hearing with Morrissey. The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining

5:13 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have hired former Olympian Lyndsey Fry as a special adviser to team President and CEO Ahron Cohen. The 26-year-old Fry, who grew up in Chandler, Arizona, will also be a brand ambassador for the NHL club. Fry helped the U.S. women’s hockey team win

11:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will not play Thursday against the Lightning with an upper-body injury, and he could miss more time. “Sid will not play tonight,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “Right now his status is day-to-day, but my sense is it’s going to be a week.” Sullivan stressed

12:18 AM ET The Boston Bruins, already with four defensemen sidelined with injuries, lost captain Zdeno Chara to a lower-body injury in the first period of Wednesday night’s game in Colorado. The team was already without defensive stalwarts Charlie McAvoy (concussion), Kevan Miller (broken hand) and Brandon Carlo (lower body), as well as rookie Urho

9:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Nobody’s perfect. Even the best teams in the NHL have some issues to work out, while the worst teams play a nightly game of whack-a-mole in an effort to address their many problems. For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings — voted on as always by ESPN’s panel of experts

4:15 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson on Wednesday was reinstated to the team’s roster after serving an 18-game suspension for domestic violence. The 26-year-old Watson is eligible to return for Thursday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. He initially received a 27-game suspension from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, though it was reduced