Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion as the reason he did not participate in pregame warmups when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and sticks.
The Seattle Kraken have hired former NHL forward JT Brown as their television analyst for their inaugural season. Brown has not played in the NHL since the 2018-19 season with Minnesota.
The NHL has finalized plans for a 56-game season that will begin on Jan. 13. The regular season is slated to end May 8 before a 16-team postseason that will run another two months.
(AP) — The NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals have begun with victories by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa beat the Rangers 2-1 and the Capitals lost to Pittsburgh 3-2.
Tonight, Nashville is at St. Louis and Edmonton at Anaheim...