Hughes, the seventh-overall pick at last year's draft, signed with Vancouver more than two weeks ago after his University of Michigan Wolverines were bounced from the playoffs. But the young blue liner suffered a deep ankle bruise while blocking a shot in the NCAA playoffs and the injury has delayed his first NHL game. That could change on Thursday when the Canucks host the L.A. Kings.
Jordan Staal scored 4:04 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes to 1-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Alex Ovechkin reached another NHL milestone when he scored the empty-net goal that sealed the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on Monday.
The Ottawa Senators and forward Connor Brown have agreed to a three-year deal with an average annual value of $3.6 million, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.
The Colorado Avalanche broke a 1-1 tie in Game 2 Sunday night after a race for the puck negated an icing call. Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic was not happy about the non-call.
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Jordan Eberle scored the winner and added an assist as the New York Islanders topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Friday to take a 2-0 series lead in their first-round playoff matchup.
As the NHL and NHLPA continue to hammer out details for the league's Return to Play plan, it's expected that Toronto and Edmonton will be announced as hub cities.
Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Edmonton Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks' six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.
Blues head coach Craig Berube was critical of the officiating in his club's series against the Avalanche after Game 3, a win that took Colorado's series lead to 3-0.
The Vancouver Canucks actually played well enough to win against the Winnipeg Jets. But it was the strong play of goaltender Connor Hellebuyck that continued Vancouver's dismal record in Manitoba.
Boston Bruins right-wing David Pastrnak, Winnipeg Jets right-wing Blake Wheeler and Philadelphia Flyers centre Claude Giroux have been named the NHL three stars of the week.
Washington Capitals centre Evgeny Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the world championship and has been banned from the Russian national team for four years.