Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension on Friday. Pickard, 32, went 12-7-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 23 games (20 starts) during the regular season as the backup to
Macklin Celebrini headlined an NHL draft by going first overall to the San Jose Sharks on a night hockey and Las Vegas royalty mixed company under the visual spectacle the Sphere on Friday night.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov will test the free agent market and sign with a different team, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin told reporters on Friday. Zadorov will become an unrestricted free agent on Monday. Allvin said the 29-year-old wants more
The San Jose Sharks chose center Macklin Celebrini with the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday in Las Vegas. Celebrini, who turned 18 on June 13, was the youngest player in NCAA Division I last season
The Tampa Bay Lightning and longtime star Steven Stamkos are unlikely to reach an agreement on a new deal prior to the start of NHL free agency. Stamkos, the team captain since March 2014, will become an unrestricted free agent
The Utah Hockey Club re-signed defenseman Michael Kesselring to a two-year contract on Friday. Terms were not disclosed but reports put the average annual value of the deal at $1.4 million. Kesselring, 24, scored 21 points (five goals, 16 assists)
The Philadelphia Flyers announced Friday they are buying out the remainder of veteran forward Cam Atkinson’s contract. Atkinson, 35, registered 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 70 games during his second season with the Flyers in 2023-24. He was
The Montreal Canadiens traded up to the 21st pick in Friday night’s 2024 NHL Draft in a deal with the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings received the 26th selection in the first round as well as picks in the second
Matthew Tkachuk and Connor McDavid just finished an epic battle in the Stanley Cup Finals and will be on opposite sides again during the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, the NHL announced Friday. The United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland will