NHL

9:00 AM ET The worst thing about the sports GOAT debate is that it’s redefined one of my favorite terms in sports, which is “the goat.” It used to indicate the counterpoint to the “hero.” It was the catalyst for defeat, the one who wears horns of shame and gnaws on cud while the champions

8:11 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers‘ game against the New York Rangers on Sunday is postponed with three Flyers players — Justin Braun, Travis Sanheim and captain Claude Giroux — on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. This is the second-straight postponed game for the Flyers, though the league says that Philadelphia will be able to

6:35 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek became the first NHL player this season to be pulled during a game because of a positive COVID-19 test, the league said on Wednesday. Nosek did not return to play in the third period of the Knights’ 5-4 win at home over the Anaheim Ducks on

3:11 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that large sports venues around the state — with a capacity of 10,000 people or more — can reopen at 10% capacity. The Brooklyn Nets have been approved to allow fans to return to Barclays Center beginning Feb. 23 against the Sacramento

7:00 AM ET We have reached the quarter mark of the 2021 NHL season — at least for the teams which haven’t had their schedules disrupted by COVID-19 yet. But we’re also coming up on another big holiday. So in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we identified something we love about every team in this

7:10 PM ET The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins announced a new general manager they shocked the hockey world by hiring Jim Rutherford, the long-tenured Carolina Hurricanes executive who introduced himself by saying he only expected to be in Pittsburgh for about three seasons. Three seasons later, Rutherford was raising his second Stanley Cup with

7:00 AM ET Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson‘s winning shootout goal in the 2018 Olympic women’s hockey gold-medal game — using the move she and her coach dubbed Oops, I Did It Again, a nod to Britney Spears — was one of the most iconic moments in U.S. women’s hockey history, helping the American women win their first

11:14 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella benched newly acquired winger Patrik Laine during Monday night’s game against Carolina, acknowledging afterward that although sitting a player is “the last thing I want to do,” it was something he felt was needed. The Blue Jackets acquired Laine two weeks ago in a trade for

4:33 PM ET The NHL is extending the postponements for the Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils as those teams recover from COVID-19 outbreaks among players. The league announced Monday that two additional Sabres games (Feb. 11 and Feb. 13 against the Capitals); three more Devils games (Feb. 11 and Feb. 13 against

3:06 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Anton Khudobin was back at practice with the Dallas Stars on Monday, a day after their starting goaltender wasn’t in uniform for a game as discipline for being late to a weekend practice. Khudobin said he was late to practice Saturday after not sleeping well throughout the

7:00 AM ET On Feb. 28, Maddie Rooney will play at Madison Square Garden as part of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association Dream Gap Tour. For the 23-year-old goalie, it’s “an incredible opportunity” to play in New York City at the world’s most famous arena. Unfortunately, her preparation for the game hasn’t exactly been

10:56 PM ET Associated Press WINDSOR, Colo. — Ralph Backstrom, a six-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, college coach and founder of a minor league team, died Sunday. He was 83. The Colorado Eagles announced the death of Backstrom, who founded the minor league franchise in northern Colorado in 2002. He served as

1:52 AM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will miss Sunday’s game against Chicago because of an undisclosed “internal issue.” After practice Saturday, Stars coach Rick Bowness refused to say specifically why the goaltender will not play. He said Khudobin will be listed as day to day. “I have very

8:04 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost one of their most valuable defensemen with Zach Werenski being placed on injured reserve Saturday. The 23-year-old All Star suffered an unspecified lower body injury in Thursday’s win over Dallas and is expected to miss at least a week. Werenski limped

4:37 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have hired retired captain and three-time Stanley Cup winner Justin Williams as special adviser to the general manager. “The knowledge that he brings just getting off the ice a short time ago is going to be very valuable for us,” team president and general

9:54 PM ET Associated Press The NHL has postponed the Colorado Avalanche‘s games through Feb. 11. Colorado becomes the fifth team shut down, joining Vegas, New Jersey, Buffalo and Minnesota. Dallas and Carolina were put on pause in January because of outbreaks. The Avalanche currently have two players on the league’s COVID-19 list: captain Gabriel

8:13 PM ET The NHL has revised a COVID-19 protocol on arena access just one day after it was established, following emphatic protests from the players. On Wednesday night, the NHL sent a memo to all of its teams and COVID-19 compliance officers that detailed a handful of new safety protocols. The additional measures came

2:15 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets placed goaltender Elvis Merzlikins on injured reserve after he was injured during practice. The move came hours before Merzlikins was scheduled to start Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Stars. Joonas Korpisalo likely will start in his place. The Blue Jackets said Merzlikins, who