6:39 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The National Hockey League and its teams have been quick to embrace legalized sports wagering in the U.S. after the Supreme Court ruled in May that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was unconstitutional. The league has partnered with MGM Resorts as its “official sports wagering partner,”

5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic $10,000 for roughing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mathieu Joseph. The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine Wednesday. The amount is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. Lucic

7:45 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO — Here’s what we know about new Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton: he’s 33 years old and was selected in the 2003 NHL draft, the same class as Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook. Actually, the two know each other quite well: Colliton played in a summer league with Seabrook when

3:45 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ESPN presents the best player in the world of the week, celebrating the player that has the best stats, impact or storyline to earn the honor. To nominate someone, please email us here by midnight on Monday each week. Photos and context are encouraged! We’re not sure if there’s a

3:39 PM ET Associated Press Ottawa forward Mark Stone dismissed the latest drama to the Senators season as a “hiccup” and said the team is already repairing the frayed relationship between players and coaches that was laid bare in a video. The video showed seven Senators players during an Uber ride in Phoenix last month

9:28 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Joel Quenneville on Tuesday. Quenneville, who won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks, was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL. He had been with the team since 2008. Chicago named their AHL coach, Jeremy Colliton as the new coach. Colliton, 33, becomes the youngest head

12:01 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Seven Ottawa Senators players issued an apology on Monday night after their conversation in an Uber ride — criticizing the team’s poor play and an assistant coach — was recorded and published online. The five-minute recording, a grainy black-and-white video taken from the car’s dashboard, features players ripping assistant coach

6:02 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Matt Donovan to a two-year, two-way contract. Donovan’s deal will be worth $650,000 at the NHL level and $162,500 at the American Hockey League level this season. Next season, Donovan’s contract will pay him $700,000 at the NHL level and $200,000

10:02 AM ET The New Jersey Devils struck a third sponsorship deal with a sportsbook, announcing Monday that the team had signed FanDuel Sportsbook to a partnership that will include the company’s logo in the ice. The deal comes on the heels of the team signing William Hill and Caesars last month to sponsorship deals

9:50 PM ET Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf was a late scratch from Sunday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury. Getzlaf, who was tied for the team lead entering the night, with 10 points (two goals, 8 assists), is listed as day-to-day. The injury left the Ducks trying to break