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Down 5-1 and staring at a blowout loss, the reigning Stanley Cup champions scored five straight to steal a preseason classic in the final seconds.

Just another day. Then a deal gets done. Nothing wild in Chicago. No nine-figure monster contract. Just a young forward being kept around. The Blackhawks have extended Oliver Moore. Five years. $4.25 million per season. A total of $21.25 million. The new deal kicks in from the 2027-28 season. Nothing flashy in the raw numbers.…

A jolt for the Oilers legend Mark Messier is not mincing his words. The former Edmonton captain and six-time Stanley Cup winner has slammed Mike Babcock’s arrival on the Oilers bench. His comments came during an ESPN media availability ahead of NHL opening night. “I am absolutely stunned they hired him,” Messier said. He went…

A hit. Then silence. Adam Sykora did not get back up right away. First period. A collision in the corner. Devils defenseman Mikael Diotte runs through him. Sykora loses his balance. He slams into the boards. Team-mates and a trainer have to help him off the ice. The diagnosis comes a few hours later. Lower-body…

A new locker room, a new sweater, a first game Five shots on target. Sixteen minutes and 48 seconds on the ice. Patrik Laine did not waste time making his presence felt. Preseason feel at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night. Montreal hosted Philadelphia. Final score: 5-0. A clean win, an easy one really. But…

Twenty-two months to play 10 minutes Semyon Varlamov laced them up in a preseason game against the Rangers. It was his first NHL action since November 29, 2024, when a knee injury eventually led to two partial replacements. After 22 months of rehab, the 38-year-old goalie came in for Ilya Sorokin halfway through the second…

The NHL’s Board of Governors opened formal talks on a Texas franchise this week, with Houston and Austin both in the running and a preferred market expected by year’s end.

Eight years, one direction Bill Guerin isn’t going anywhere. The Minnesota Wild have extended their general manager, multiple outlets including ESPN reported Tuesday, a move that lands a week after head coach John Hynes signed his own multi-year deal. Guerin heads into his eighth season running the front office. He has also held the title…

The Islanders roster takes shape: Ethan Bear and Henrik Tikkanen hit waivers and a dozen more head to the AHL before the Rangers visit.