12:35 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford had threatened changes if his team’s early season tribulations continued. After a loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night dropped them to 14th place in the Eastern Conference, those changes arrived. The Penguins traded Carl Hagelin, a 30-year-old left wing and a contributor

11:45 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tom Wilson returned early from his player-safety suspension and scored a first-period goal, helping the Washington Capitals cool off Minnesota with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night for the Wild’s first regulation loss at home. Dmitry Orlov had his first two goals of the season and

7:09 PM ET Defenseman Jakob Chychrun has signed a six-year contract extension with the Arizona Coyotes, the team announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. The 20-year-old will make his season debut Tuesday after coming off injured reserve after he had offseason knee surgery. Last season, Chychrun had four goals and 10 assist in 50 games.

11:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has had his 20-game suspension reduced to 14 by a neutral arbitrator and is eligible to play immediately. Wilson has already served 16 games of his suspension for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis forward Oskar Sundqvist in each team’s preseason

7:43 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN TORONTO — From the inspirational Willie O’Ree to the controversial Gary Bettman, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted a memorable Class of 2018 on Monday night in Toronto. It’s a class that included former New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, owner of a dozen NHL records and one of only

5:49 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season. NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is dependent on KeyArena renovations being finished on time. The group

Nov 14, 2018 Emily KaplanESPN On paper, the NHL is in a great place: The first professional sports team in Las Vegas last season turned into a smash hit. The Golden Knights were so successful in their inaugural campaign that when the NHL inevitably expands to 32 teams (ahem, Seattle) the price for entry will

10:27 AM ET ESPN News Services The NHL has reached a settlement in a concussion lawsuit, but the league is still not admitting any liability. More than 100 former players were part of the lawsuit in accusing the NHL of failing to better prevent head trauma or warn players of such risks while promoting violent

2:10 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Stars have acquired defenseman Taylor Fedun from the Sabres. The Sabres received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from Dallas in a deal announced Saturday. The pick is conditional on Fedun playing in at least 25 games in the regular season and playoffs for

4:21 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brock Boeser will miss at least four games for the Vancouver Canucks because of a groin injury. Canucks coach Travis Green said Saturday before a 4-3 loss to Buffalo that Boeser is week to week. Green said the 21-year-old forward “will be fine” after a period of