Nov 4, 2022 ESPN News Services Senators Sports & Entertainment on Friday announced that the Ottawa Senators are for sale, with a condition being that the team must remain in Ottawa. Team chairman Sheldon Plener said in a statement that it was “a necessary and prudent step to connect with those deeply interested parties who

7:00 AM ET The Premier Hockey Federation is back in action, and bigger than ever. Seven teams — including the expansion Montreal Force — will begin their race for the coveted Isobel Cup when the PHF kicks off its eighth season on Saturday. There’s been significant turnover on almost every roster since the Boston Pride

9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Alex Ovechkin tied Gordie Howe for the most goals scored for one NHL team, fittingly reaching the milestone in the same city Mr. Hockey became an all-time great. The 37-year-old superstar scored in second period, giving him 786 goals with Washington, but Andrew Copp had a go-ahead

1:50 PM ET NEW YORK — Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy is hopeful to return to their lineup soon as he works back from a complex shoulder injury that required offseason surgery. McAvoy returned to practice last week and was on the ice for a lengthy skating session at Madison Square Garden on Thursday,

7:00 AM ET New York has seen athletes like Igor Shesterkin before. They come to the city heralded by years of hype. Their arrival marks a new era for their teams. Unfortunately, these young stars get chewed up and spit out by an unrelenting, impatient monster of a market. But some, like Shesterkin, exceed those

2:00 PM ET Two matches. After Tuesday’s chaotic 12-game slate, the league settles back into repose mode, offering all but four teams the night off on Wednesday. But those two contests – they’re doozies. A couple of crackerjacks that provide plenty of fun fodder for both Daily Fantasy competitors and managers in conventional leagues with

9:30 AM ET The first month of the NHL season is when narratives begin to form about players and teams. Some of them stick, some of them are fleeting and some of them are just Connor McDavid being Connor McDavid. Welcome to the NHL Awards Watch for November. We’ve polled a selection of Professional Hockey

7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning star defenseman Victor Hedman was a late scratch prior to Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators because of an undisclosed upper-body injury. The Lightning said Hedman is day-to-day, and coach Jon Cooper told reporters that the veteran was “definitely a little

9:48 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock left Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders after he was rammed into a goalpost by Casey Cizikas just 2:56 into the first period. Stalock stopped Cizikas’ backhander as the forward cut in off right wing. Cizikas didn’t slow down,

2:00 PM ET Finding that key rhythm requires more than just penciling in the lines. Oftentimes, the best line combination on paper doesn’t yield results in the NHL and more than occasionally a line combination we never foresaw is blockbuster on the ice. There are more than a few situations that are still evolving and