12:19 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Pittsburgh Penguins‘ blueline has suffered a significant loss, as defenseman Justin Schultz underwent surgery to repair a fracture of his lower left leg that he suffered in the first period of their 4-3 shootout loss at Montreal on Saturday. The estimated recovery time is four months, general manager Jim

11:25 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks became the first team in NHL history to start a season with five straight overtime games on Saturday. Alex DeBrincat scored with nine seconds left in OT to beat the Blues 4-3, the second time this season Chicago has beaten St. Louis in overtime. The New York Rangers had

11:21 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz will be re-evaluated in Pittsburgh after leaving Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout loss in Montreal with what appeared to be a serious lower-leg injury. Schultz left in the first period when his leg folded awkwardly as he fell to the ice after taking a hit by Tomas Plekanec,

10:12 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has scored has 10th goal in Toronto’s sixth game of the season, thanks to a late third-period tally Saturday night in a 4-2 win against the Washington Capitals. Matthews joins Mario Lemieux (11 goals in 1988-89) as the only players over the last 30 years with

4:31 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The girlfriend of suspended Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson released a statement on Saturday claiming the incident that occurred between the two in June “was not an act of domestic violence.” Watson pleaded no contest in July to a domestic violence charge. Watson initially received a 27-game suspension from NHL

Oct 5, 2018 Greg WyshynskiESPN I know Auston Matthews is two inches taller and roughly 30 pounds heavier than Connor McDavid. I know he’s roughly eight months younger than Connor McDavid. I know he has nine goals in five games this season, putting him on pace for 148 goals in the 2018-19 season, or roughly

7:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL is criticizing an arbitrator’s decision to reduce the suspension of Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson, who pleaded no contest in July to a domestic assault charge. Watson received a 27-game suspension from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman last month. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced

6:24 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida center Micheal Haley will be away from the team indefinitely while taking part in the NHL and NHL Players Association’s player assistance program for undisclosed reasons. Haley has not appeared in either of the two Panthers’ games this season. The 32-year-old led the NHL with 212

11:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Auston Matthews scored twice for a league-leading nine goals — tying an NHL record after five games — and helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Thursday night. Matthews joined Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy as the only players in the league’s

7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN We’re just a few games into the 2018-19 season, but there’s already been some movement in the ESPN NHL Power Rankings. Here’s our latest rundown, along with the top early health concern for all 31 teams. Note: These rankings reflect which teams our voters think would win head-to-head matchups. Higher-ranked