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Knights land Wotherspoon from Penguins for Korczak, free up $3M+
The Golden Knights acquired Parker Wotherspoon Tuesday from the Penguins in exchange for Kaedan Korczak, creating over $3 million in cap space in the process.
Jun 30, 2026
NHL free agency rankings: Tiers of players available on July 1
From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who will be available this summer.
Jun 30, 2026
Buffalo Sabres hire former player Milan Lucic as pro scout
Former NHL player Milan Lucic has gone from being a one-time Buffalo Sabres' antagonist to landing a job as a pro scout, the team announced as part of a series of hirings and promotions on Tuesday.
Jun 30, 2026
NHL trade grades: Report cards for biggest deals of 2026 offseason
The summer trade season is officially on fire! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.
Jun 30, 2026
Panthers acquire goalie Markstrom from Devils in 5-player deal
The Panthers have acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the Devils as part of a five-player deal, the team announced Tuesday.
Jun 30, 2026
NHL trade candidate rankings: Which players could be on the move?
With a handful of blockbusters already in the books, which difference-makers could be swapping franchises this summer?
Jun 30, 2026
America 250 road trip: The elemental power of sports in a desolate land
It's in the scent of a running stream and the feel of sandstone sashay. It's in the sound of a power-play goal and the taste of a ham sandwich. Connection is all around, even in the most unexpected places.
Jun 30, 2026
Panthers acquire goaltender Akira Schmid from Golden Knights
Florida acquired Akira Schmid, a 26-year-old restricted free agent, from Vegas on Monday for a 2028 third-round pick.
Jun 30, 2026
Sharks ink newly acquired Michael Kesselring to 3-year deal
The Sharks signed newly acquired defenseman Michael Kesselring to a three-year, $13.5 million contract Monday.
Jun 29, 2026
Gallagher traded to Vancouver, capping 14 seasons in Montreal
Brendan Gallagher was traded to Vancouver on Monday in exchange for future considerations.
Jun 29, 2026
Sabres re-sign Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5M contract
The Buffalo Sabres re-signed checking-line forward Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5 million contract on Monday, two days before free agency opens.
Jun 29, 2026
NHL free agency 2026: How all 32 teams can earn an A+
With the market set to open July 1, we identify key free agents for each team and what those teams should do.
Jun 29, 2026
Predators sign faceoff ace Jack Drury to 5-year, $22.5M deal
The Predators signed forward Jack Drury to a five-year, $22.5 million contract on Sunday night, four days after he was acquired from the Avalanche.
Jun 29, 2026
2026 NHL draft grades: Best, worst, most surprising picks
Which teams added the most value this weekend? Who whiffed badly? We grade all 32 here.
Jun 28, 2026
7-foot-1 Alexander Karmanov tallest player drafted in NHL
The Sharks selected 7-foot-1 defenseman Alexander Karmanov, making the 18-year-old the tallest player ever drafted by an NHL team.
Jun 28, 2026
Which 2026 NHL draft picks should I have on my fantasy hockey team?
Which top picks from the 2026 NHL draft should you draft for next season's fantasy hockey teams?
Jun 27, 2026
Winners, losers of the 2026 NHL draft: Rangers, Leafs, Blackhawks
Now that all the selections have been made, what stands out the most? Here are the picks, trades and moments we'll remember -- for better or worse.
Jun 28, 2026
2026 NHL draft updates: 7-round, 32-team pick tracker
The draft is complete. Here's a list of every selection, including detailed analysis for the top 32.
Jun 27, 2026
Hurricanes acquire rights to John Carlson in trade with Ducks
The Hurricanes on Saturday acquired the rights to unrestricted free agent defenseman John Carlson in a trade with the Ducks.
Jun 27, 2026
Penguins select Markus Ruck a day after taking twin brother
Marcus and Liam Ruck, twins from Osoyoos, British Columbia, were selected by the Penguins at the NHL draft.
Jun 27, 2026
Leafs trade Brandon Carlo to Blues for two 3rd-round picks
The Blues have acquired defenseman Brandon Carlo from the Maple Leafs in return for a pair of third-round draft picks.
Jun 27, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes expect Seth Jarvis to be out 4-6 months
The Hurricanes are expected to be without leading goal scorer Seth Jarvis, who typically plays on the wing of No. 1 center Sebastian Aho, for the start of their Stanley Cup defense due to shoulder surgery, general manager Eric Tulsky announced.
Jun 27, 2026
Goalie Sebastian Cossa traded from Red Wings to Mammoth
The Red Wings traded one of their top prospects in goaltender Sebastian Cossa to the Mammoth for the 23rd pick of this year's draft.
Jun 27, 2026
Ducks trade McTavish to Blues for Nos. 15, 29 picks in NHL draft
The Ducks have moved on from Mason McTavish, trading the young center to the Blues for the Nos. 15 and 29 picks in the NHL draft.
Jun 27, 2026
Minnesota's Bill Guerin gets surprised with Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award
Jun 27, 2026
Luke Bryan announces Nashville Predators select Wyatt Cullen with No. 10 pick
Jun 27, 2026
Justin Bieber says being at the NHL draft 'a dream'
Jun 27, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights deal Pavel Dorofeyev to New York Rangers
The Rangers added some scoring punch up front by acquiring forward Pavel Dorofeyev, the Golden Knights' leading goal scorer last season, in a deal that sent multiple first-round picks to Vegas.
Jun 27, 2026
'I'm only wearing my dad hat tonight': Manny Malhotra reacts to Canucks drafting son, Caleb
Jun 27, 2026
Buffalo Sabres select Daxon Rudolph at No.4 in NHL draft
Jun 26, 2026
Injury Report
| # | Team | Out | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Uvis Balinskis (Foot), Sam Bennett (Lower Body), Gustav Forsling (Undisclosed) +9 more | |
| 2 | 7 | Kevin Bahl (Lower Body), Jake Bean (Undisclosed), Joel Hanley (Upper Body) +4 more | |
| 3 | 7 | Arseny Gritsyuk (Upper Body), Luke Hughes (Undisclosed), Zack MacEwen (Knee) +4 more | |
| 4 | 5 | Mathew Barzal (Undisclosed), Kyle Palmieri (Knee), Ryan Pulock (Undisclosed) +2 more | |
| 5 | 5 | Max Domi (Back), Calle Jarnkrok (Undisclosed), Dakota Joshua (Upper Body) +2 more | |
| 6 | 5 | Morgan Barron (Lower Body), Alex Iafallo (Undisclosed), Vladislav Namestnikov (Undisclosed) +2 more | |
| 7 | 4 | Drew Helleson (Undisclosed), Petr Mrazek (Hip), Ryan Poehling (Upper Body) +1 more | |
| 8 | 4 | Valeri Nichushkin (Lower Body), Damon Severson (Shoulder), Brendan Smith (Knee) +1 more | |
| 9 | 4 | Roope Hintz (Hamstring), Arttu Hyry (Lower Body), Nils Lundkvist (Face) +1 more | |
| 10 | 4 | Zach Bogosian (Lower Body), Jonas Brodin (Foot), Joel Eriksson Ek (Heel) +1 more | |
| 11 | 4 | Nicolas Hague (Upper Body), Nils Hoglander (Undisclosed), Roman Josi +1 more | |
| 12 | 4 | Ridly Greig (Suspension), Nick Jensen (Knee), Jake Sanderson (Concussion) +1 more | |
| 13 | 4 | Rodrigo Abols (Ankle), Noah Cates (Foot), Nikita Grebenkin (Upper Body) +1 more | |
| 14 | 4 | Joey Daccord (Lower Body), Jared McCann (Lower Body), Matt Murray +1 more | |
| 15 | 4 | Filip Chytil (Face), Thatcher Demko (Hip), Derek Forbort (Hip) +1 more | |
| 16 | 4 | Pierre-Luc Dubois (Hand), Jordan Kyrou (Knee), Charlie Lindgren (Upper Body) +1 more | |
| 17 | 3 | Viktor Arvidsson (Ribs), Charlie McAvoy (Suspension), Nikita Zadorov (Knee) | |
| 18 | 3 | Justin Danforth (Kneecap), Jiri Kulich (Ear), Noah Ostlund (Lower Body) | |
| 19 | 3 | Matt Grzelcyk (Upper Body), Artyom Levshunov (Hand), Andrew Mangiapane (Lower Body) | |
| 20 | 3 | Mason Appleton (Upper Body), Dylan Larkin, Michael Rasmussen (Lower Body) | |
| 21 | 3 | Adam Henrique (Lower Body), Mattias Janmark (Undisclosed), Max Jones (Lower Body) | |
| 22 | 2 | Seth Jarvis (Shoulder), Eric Robinson (Knee) | |
| 23 | 2 | Filip Hallander (Leg), Caleb Jones (Shoulder) | |
| 24 | 1 | Artturi Lehkonen | |
| 25 | 1 | Kevin Fiala (Lower Leg) | |
| 26 | 1 | Matt Rempe (Thumb) | |
| 27 | 1 | Ryan Reaves (Hand) | |
| 28 | 1 | Brandon Carlo (Lower Body) | |
| 29 | 1 | Pontus Holmberg (Collarbone) | |
| 30 | 1 | Barrett Hayton (Upper Body) | |
| 31 | 1 | William Karlsson (Wrist) | |
| 32 | — | All healthy |
Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | PTS | PP% | PK% | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 121 | 17.1 | 84.6 | 55-16-1 | |
| 2 | 82 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 113 | 24.9 | 80.6 | 53-22-7 | |
| 3 | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 112 | 28.6 | 80.3 | 50-20-1 | |
| 4 | 82 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 109 | 19.5 | 81.9 | 50-23-9 | |
| 5 | 82 | 50 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 106 | 20.7 | 82.6 | 50-26-6 | |
| 6 | 82 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 104 | 25.2 | 79.8 | 46-24-1 | |
| 7 | 82 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 106 | 23.1 | 78.2 | 48-24-1 | |
| 8 | 82 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 95 | 24.6 | 81.4 | 39-26-1 | |
| 9 | 82 | 45 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 100 | 23.4 | 76.9 | 45-27-1 | |
| 10 | 82 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 30.6 | 77.8 | 41-30-1 | |
| 11 | 82 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 99 | 24.0 | 75.8 | 44-27-1 | |
| 12 | 82 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 20.0 | 78.1 | 43-33-6 | |
| 13 | 82 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 98 | 24.1 | 81.4 | 41-25-1 | |
| 14 | 82 | 43 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 92 | 18.6 | 76.4 | 43-33-6 | |
| 15 | 82 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 98 | 15.7 | 77.6 | 43-27-1 | |
| 16 | 82 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 90 | 17.0 | 74.6 | 35-27-2 | |
| 17 | 82 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 17.8 | 80.1 | 43-30-9 | |
| 18 | 82 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 86 | 17.6 | 76.6 | 37-33-1 | |
| 19 | 82 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 92 | 22.6 | 77.1 | 41-31-1 | |
| 20 | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 23.1 | 81.7 | 38-34-1 | |
| 21 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 92 | 18.9 | 76.0 | 40-30-1 | |
| 22 | 82 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 21.2 | 76.4 | 39-35-8 | |
| 23 | 82 | 43 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 16.5 | 80.8 | 43-34-5 | |
| 24 | 82 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 18.5 | 77.6 | 35-35-1 | |
| 25 | 82 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 87 | 22.0 | 79.3 | 42-37-3 | |
| 26 | 82 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 79 | 19.5 | 72.2 | 34-37-1 | |
| 27 | 82 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 19.6 | 81.0 | 40-38-4 | |
| 28 | 82 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 16.2 | 80.4 | 34-39-9 | |
| 29 | 82 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 21.3 | 81.2 | 32-36-1 | |
| 30 | 82 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 16.9 | 83.6 | 29-39-1 | |
| 31 | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 24.7 | 79.9 | 34-39-9 | |
| 32 | 82 | 25 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 21.8 | 71.5 | 25-49-8 |