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Josh Bailey celebrates goal vs. Rangers UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Bailey scored twice, Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and three assists, and the New York Islanders beat the Rangers 6-1 Tuesday night. Jordan Eberle and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each had a goal and an assist, and Brock Nelson also scored. Semyon Varlamov stopped 25 shots

7:17 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Avalanche star right winger Mikko Rantanen was added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol absence list Tuesday. Rantanen joins goaltender Philipp Grubauer and winger Joonas Donskoi on the list. The Avs have been shut down since Donskoi went on the list last week and are tentatively scheduled to

6:53 PM ET Associated Press The Ontario Hockey League has canceled its season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision Tuesday means the OHL will be the only one of Canada’s three major junior hockey leagues not to hold a 2020-21 season. The league says it reached an agreement on a return-to-play plan with the

5:00 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out at least a week because of concussion protocols. Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme updated his star goaltender’s status Tuesday. Price was injured in the first period of Montreal’s 4-1 loss to Edmonton on Monday following a bump by Oilers forward

There’s about one month left in the NHL’s abbreviated regular season and we’re starting to get a pretty good idea of who’s going to be in, who’s going to be out and who’s going to be fighting for their playoff lives in the final weeks. It’s time to start keeping a close eye on those

It’s Taurus season, and you know what that means. A lot of calm. Nearly the exact opposite of Aries’ chaos energy. The Taurus season is all about comforts, which doesn’t always fit the NHL description. Should make for an interesting month. Stat Leaders Connor McDavid: 74 points, 50 assists (Capricorn)Auston Matthews: 33 goals (Virgo)Mathieu Olivier:

11:40 AM ET Patrick Marleau played his 1,768th game Monday night, breaking Gordie Howe’s NHL career record. Which naturally led to questions about whether anyone would ever break Marleau’s still-increasing games benchmark. “The modern game, the speed, the physicality … players are playing at a young age, but it’s very difficult to be as durable

Patrick Marleau can breathe a sigh of relief. As impossible of an idea as it was in the first place, the road to 1,768 career NHL games — now the most ever contested by a player — only became more uncertain over the past few seasons. Sold by one team needing to create cap space

6:54 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. For weeks, it appeared that the East Division playoff slots were all but secured, but the New York Rangers have continued to lurk in that fifth position. Tonight, they’ll look to claw one

The National Hockey League had a total of eight games on Monday, and we had an entertaining bunch of games with a slice of history, too. San Jose’s Patrick Marleau was the big story at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as he moved past Gordie Howe for the NHL’s all-time games played top spot. Marleau

10:30 PM ET San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau played in his 1,768th career game on Monday night at the Vegas Golden Knights, breaking Hall of Famer Gordie Howe’s record for the most in NHL history. Marleau, 41, began his career with San Jose in the 1997-98 season. Marleau set the games played record in

10:11 PM ET Patrick Marleau‘s speed on the ice is legendary. His skating is a primary reason the 41-year-old San Jose Sharks forward has endured through 23 seasons to play in his 1,768th career game on Monday in Las Vegas, passing Gordie Howe for the most in NHL history. Off the ice, his speed is

San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau passed Gordie Howe for the most NHL games played all-time on Monday night. After tying Howe’s all-time mark over the weekend, Marleau played his 1,768th contest on Monday night in Vegas as the Sharks faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights. “I’ll try to take it all in as

The Canadian Press Sharks’ Marleau breaks Howe’s NHL games played record LAS VEGAS — Patrick Marleau surpassed “Mr. Hockey” for the most games played in NHL history. Marleau skated in his 1,768th career game to break Gordie Howe’s record when the San Jose Sharks lost to the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in a shootout Monday

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman will miss at least two weeks after suffering a sprained MCL during Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed.  Hyman was on the wrong end of a dirty knee-on-knee collision with Canucks defenseman Alex Edler, and did not return to the contest. Edler was promptly

5:09 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler for two games for kneeing Toronto forward Zach Hyman. Edler also will forfeit $103,448 under the terms of the league’s collective bargaining agreement and will be eligible to return on Saturday. The collision happened in the second

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler for two games for kneeing Toronto forward Zach Hyman. Edler also will forfeit $103,448 under the terms of the league’s collective bargaining agreement and will

San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau tied Gordie Howe’s record for most NHL games played with 1,767 contests on Saturday. Marleau will break the record when the Sharks face off against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night. “I’ll try to take it all in as much as possible,” Marleau said following Saturday’s game against