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The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost defenceman Mike Matheson for an indefinite period of time. The 26-year-old has suffered an upper-body injury of some sort. He played in the team’s first two games, but missed the third, a victory over the Washington Capitals. Tom Gulitti of NHL.com relayed news of Matheson’s injury Sunday afternoon. Pens coach […] READ MORE
The Arizona Coyotes will be without their star defenceman, following a gnarly hit in Saturday’s game against the San Jose Sharks. Oliver Ekman-Larsson was hit from an awkward angle by Evander Kane. This sent Ekman-Larsson’s leg into the board at a weird angle, likely the root of the injury. No timetable has been announced but […] READ MORE
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie forward Nicholas Robertson injured his knee during Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators. There isn’t a timeline for his return from injury, but Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said he will miss some time and will undergo an MRI scan. Keefe says Robertson is going to miss some time. Not sure on […] READ MORE
Early on in the New York Islanders warm up goaltender Semyon Varlamov took a shot up high and skated off the ice. It was announced that Varlamov will be scratched from Saturday night’s game and rookie Ilya Sorokin will make his NHL debut against the New York Rangers. Semyon Varlamov incident just a few minutes […] READ MORE
The Winnipeg Jets cancelled their practice today due to a potential COVID-19 exposure. The team announced the news through their Twitter account this morning. #NHLJets have canceled their practice scheduled for today. The decision was made out of an abundance of caution due to potential exposure of COVID-19. There is no further information at this […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers‘ star forward Sean Couturier was injured and will be out for multiple weeks. The injury was sustained on Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins when he was driven hard into the boards. Injury update: Forward Sean Couturier will be out a minimum of two weeks with a Costochondral separation. — Philadelphia […] READ MORE
The NHL has assigned a hearing to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann for an elbow to the head. The hit came during a second consecutive loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Travis Sanheim was on the receiving end, but he was able to accumulate 20:30 of ice time. Today’s hearing will likely results in a suspension. […] READ MORE
The Edmonton Oilers have lost goaltender Mike Smith. The veteran hasn’t played yet, but he has encountered an obstacle just the same. The news comes on the heals of a strong victory over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday evening. Patrick Johnson of the Vancouver Sun announced the absence Friday afternoon. Source tells me Oilers goalie Mike […] READ MORE
The St. Louis Blues have lost forward Sammy Blais. After having a hearing today after his hit to Devon Toews‘ head which came in the team’s opening night win against the Colorado Avalanche. For that, the NHL Department of Player Safety suspended the Blues forward for two games. St. Louis’ Sammy Blais has been suspended […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks have announced that forward J T Miller will miss several weeks due to concerns related to COVID-19. This news comes just hours before Vancouver begins its 2020-21 regular season. Defenceman Jordie Benn will also miss time as he had been hosting Miller. TSN’s Matthew Sekeres announced the news late Tuesday evening. My […] READ MORE