7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — The shock hasn’t subsided for Erik Karlsson. Being forced to relocate across a continent from a city that he loved, the only place outside of Sweden he ever called home. Swapping the red and black of the Ottawa Senators, the only NHL uniform he has worn,

5:52 PM ET The NHL has suspended Robert Bortuzzo of the St. Louis Blues for the remainder of the preseason and one regular-season game after he elbowed Washington’s Michal Kempny during the teams’ game Tuesday night. Bortuzzo had a hearing with the NHL Player Safety board earlier Thursday. Kempny was skating deep into the Blues’

2:54 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes will look like the old Hartford Whalers for a pair of games against an old New England rival. The Hurricanes unveiled green throwback Whalers uniforms Thursday on Twitter and said they will wear them when they play host to Boston on Dec. 23 and

7:50 AM ET After a report out of Finland said that Philadelphia Flyers forward Jori Lehtera was questioned by police regarding a suspected drug ring, the NHL said that it “will be investigating the situation.” League deputy commissioner offered a statement to the Courier-Post that added that the NHL “will have no further comment pending

3:42 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Corey Perry comeback will have to wait. The Anaheim Ducks announced on Wednesday that the 33-year-old right wing underwent knee surgery to repair meniscus and MCL injuries. He had been pulled from warmups before Monday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. Which team has the best netminders in the league?

4:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Columbus Blue Jackets All-Star defenseman Seth Jones will be sidelined four to six weeks with a sprained knee, the team announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old was injured in the second period of Tuesday’s preseason game against the Sabres. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a second-degree sprain of

7:00 AM ET Ben ArledgeESPN.com Close Editor for fantasy, chalk and NHL, as well as a contributing hockey writer. Previously with ESPN The Magazine. Joined ESPN in 2012 after graduating from Colgate University. When regulation ends, all bets are pretty much off. It could all be over in just one wide shot in OT resulting

3:47 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN There are game-changers in popular culture. Like when “The Matrix” altered the course of science fiction films, or Dr. Dre featured Snoop Doggy Dogg for the first time, or “The Sopranos” aired on HBO. Or on Monday, when the Philadelphia Flyers unleashed “Gritty” on an unsuspecting populace. Gritty is the

8:46 AM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Blackhawks could go into their season opener without their longtime goaltender in net, as Corey Crawford continues to recover from a concussion. Coach Joel Quenneville said Monday that it “might be stretching it” for Crawford to play in the Oct. 4 opener against the Ottawa Senators. Crawford

11:59 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have introduced an odd-looking new team mascot — a 7-foot fuzzy creature named Gritty, with a wild, orange beard. The character’s debut triggered an outpouring of comments online, including “Good luck sleeping tonight, Flyers fans” and comparisons to ZZ Top and the Muppets. Twitter users