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Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for 2 games for an illegal check

Mar. 18, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for two games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary. The league announced the punishment on Monday. The play occurred 3:36 into the second...

NHL and NHLPA reach a settlement on Blackhawks terminating Corey Perry's contract, AP sources say

Mar. 15, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve Corey Perry's situation with the Chicago Blackhawks when they terminated his contract, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke to the AP on...

Atlanta has lost two NHL teams. Former player Anson Carter leads one of two groups seeking a third

Mar. 12, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — After losing both the Flames and the Thrashers, Atlanta is making a third bid to land an NHL team. Former player Anson Carter announced Tuesday he's heading a group that made a formal request to the league to begin the process of adding an expansion team in metro...

Health issues forced Cody Hodgson to retire from hockey at 26. Eight years later, he's playing again

Mar. 12, 2024 13:49 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The health issues that drove former NHL forward Cody Hodgson away from hockey eight years ago were frightening enough for him to fear the worst. He was shaking often. His body felt unusually hot. He had an abnormal heartbeat. He was having a tough time breathing....

Big goaltending moves were again hard to come by at the NHL trade deadline

Mar. 08, 2024 18:24 PM EST

All season, Tom Fitzgerald has been looking to upgrade the goaltending situation for the New Jersey Devils. Those talks went nowhere until Friday, when they were the most active NHL team in that department. The Devils acquired Jake Allen from Montreal, sent injured Vitek Vanecek to...

Flurry of moves by Stanley Cup contenders at NHL trade deadline leaves no clear-cut favorites

Mar. 08, 2024 17:56 PM EST

Florida got Vladimir Tarasenko, so the New York Rangers traded for Alexander Wennberg and Jack Roslovic and Carolina went out and got Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Colorado reshaped its roster with Casey Mittelstadt, Brandon Duhaime and Sean Walker, so defending champion Vegas...

Hurricanes make a big NHL trade deadline eve splash by getting Jake Guentzel from the Penguins

Mar. 07, 2024 23:48 PM EST

Jake Guentzel is heading to the Carolina Hurricanes after the biggest move of the NHL season came on the eve of the trade deadline. Carolina acquired Guentzel in a blockbuster trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins late Thursday night, sending forward Michael Bunting, three prospects and...

The new pro women's hockey league allows more hitting. Players say they like showing those skills

Mar. 07, 2024 20:42 PM EST

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — With an early-season PWHL game between Montreal and Boston winding down, the speakers blared the Olivia Newton-John classic, “Let’s Get Physical.” And that's just what the players did. In a break from previous top professional women's...

Tarasenko already feeling right at home with Florida, because it is home

Mar. 07, 2024 16:28 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko was born and raised in Russia, and has spent his NHL career playing in St. Louis, New York and Ottawa. Now he's home — in Florida. Tarasenko's wife and children have made South Florida their full-time home for the...

Panthers sign Forsling to 8-year extension, Gadjovich to a 2-year extension

Mar. 07, 2024 14:46 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gustav Forsling came to the Florida Panthers four years ago simply looking for a chance. He earned a whole lot more. Forsling — the NHL’s leader in plus-minus this season by a wide margin — and the Panthers have agreed to an...