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Penguins acquire F Bennett MacArthur from Lightning
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Bennett MacArthur in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Penguins president and general manager Kyle Dubas announced Sunday.,Pittsburgh sends forward Lukas Svejkovsky to Tampa Bay.,MacArthur, 23, spent most of last season in the East Coast Hockey League, wh...
Reports: F Max Domi, Leafs agree to 4-year, $15M deal
Forward Max Domi and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed on a four-year, $15 million deal on Sunday, multiple media outlets reported.,The two sides avoided going to free agency, which begins Monday at noon ET.,Domi, 29, totaled nine goals and 38 assists in 80 games this past season, his first in Toronto ...
NHL notebook: Sabres to buy out F Jeff Skinner's contract
The Buffalo Sabres will buy out the final three seasons of the contract of forward Jeff Skinner, making him a free agent on Monday.,Skinner signed an eight-year, $72 million extension with Buffalo on June 7, 2019. He is still owed $22 million.,In the recently completed season, Skinner had 46 points ...
Lightning acquire F Jake Guentzel from Hurricanes for draft pick
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forward Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday for a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,Guentzel, 29, can become an unrestricted free agent at noon ET on Monday. He completed the final season of a five-year, $30 million contract signed before the 2...
Sharks take Igor Chernyshov plus six more on Day 2 of NHL Draft
The San Jose Sharks got Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft started with their selection of Igor Chernyshov at the top of the second round, then added another six players over the course of their day to cap off a productive draft in Las Vegas on Saturday.,After the Sharks chose center Macklin Celebrini with...
Wild lands F Jakub Lauko from Bruins for F Vinni Lettieri
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Jakub Lauko and the No. 122 overall pick in this year's draft from the Boston Bruins on Saturday, in exchange for forward Vinni Lettieri and the No. 110 overall draft selection.,Lauko. 24, was a third-round draft pick by the Bruins in 2018. He made his NHL debut d...
Penguins acquire F Kevin Hayes, pick from Blues
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired veteran forward Kevin Hayes and 2025 second-round draft pick from the St. Louis Blues on Saturday in exchange for future considerations.,Hayes, 32, signed a seven-year, $50 million extension with the Philadelphia Flyers in July 2019 before he was traded to the Blues ...
Lightning trade D Mikhail Sergachev, F Tanner Jeannot
The Tampa Bay Lightning started off Day 2 of the NHL Draft with a bang, trading defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club and later forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,In exchange for Sergachev, the Lightning received high-scoring center prospect Conor Geekie, res...
Capitals acquire G Logan Thompson from Golden Knights
The Washington Capitals acquired goalie Logan Thompson from the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday for a third-round pick in the current NHL Draft.,Thompson, 27, was 25-14-5 with a 2.70 goals-against average last season and a .908 save percentage. He recorded one shutout in 46 games. His goals-against...
Oilers sign G Calvin Pickard to two-year extension
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 starter Stuart Skinner. ,In three appearances (...
Blues acquire C Alexandre Texier from Blue Jackets
The St. Louis Blues acquired center Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. ,Texier, 24, was a second-round selection of the Blue Jackets in the 2017 draft and posted 79 points (34 goals, 45 assists) in 201 games with Columbus.,The Fra...
Sharks draft Macklin Celebrini with No. 1 overall pick
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 and the youngest to win the Hobey Baker Award after producing 32 goals and 32 assis...
Sharks pick Macklin Celebrini with No. 1 overall pick
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 and the youngest to win the Hobey Baker Award after producing 32 goals and 32 assis...
Canucks GM: Nikita Zadorov to become free agent
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 money than the team feels he's worth.,"...
Longtime Lightning star Steven Stamkos could become free agent
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 on Monday if the two sides remain without a deal.,"If we had reached an ...
Utah signs D Michael Kesselring to 2-year contract
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) in 65 games with the Arizona Coyotes in 2023-24.,"We...
Canadiens move up to 21st pick in trade with Kings
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 (57th) and seventh rounds (198th).,The Canadiens now have 10 total picks in the draft, whil...
Flyers to buy out F Cam Atkinson's contract
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 due to earn $5.875 million in 2024-25, the final se...
Top six named for each country in NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off
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 compete in the tournament scheduled to take place at Montreal...
NHL awards: Avs' Nathan MacKinnon wins first Hart Trophy
Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon won his first career Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player on Thursday.,MacKinnon, 28, beat Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the honor, one of five major awards handed out at Th...