CAROLINA HURRICANES Head coach: Rod Brind’Amour (seventh season) Last season: 52-23-7, 111 points, second place in Metropolitan Division This season: A perennial top-tier club, the Hurricanes swung for the fences last season and were bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs
BOSTON BRUINS Head coach: Jim Montgomery (third season) Last season: 47-20-15, 109 points, second place in Atlantic Division This season: The Bruins should be in the playoff mix led by forwards David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle and defensemen
The new season didn’t get off to the start the Buffalo Sabres wanted. After dropping the opener of the 2024 NHL Global Series in Prague, Czechia, on Friday, they’ll look to rebound in the rematch against the New Jersey Devils
PRAGUE (AP) — Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist in his Devils debut as New Jersey beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday in the NHL regular-season opener played in the Czech Republic capital. After former NHL great
Los Angeles Kings star defenseman Drew Doughty underwent surgery to repair his fractured left ankle on Friday and is out month to month, the team announced. Doughty, 34, sustained the injury during a collision with Tanner Pearson in the Kings’
Forward Tanner Pearson signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Pearson, 32, recorded two goals, an assist and a plus-4 rating in four games during the preseason. He had been participating in the team’s training
Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves to help the New Jersey Devils take a 4-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at the 2024 NHL Global Series in Prague, Czechia, on Friday. Johnathan Kovacevic and Paul Cotter each had a goal and
The final year of injured goaltender Robin Lehner’s contract will not count against the Vegas Golden Knights’ salary cap in 2024-25, as a settlement granted the team some cap relief, several reports said Thursday. Lehner signed a five-year, $25 million
With the season opener less than a week away, the Bruins and restricted free agent goalie Jeremy Swayman have yet to agree on a new contract, but the 25-year-old said he wants to remain in Boston for the long haul.