Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Jarrod and Erin Skalde have reached a resolution with the Pittsburgh Penguins following claims that former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach John “Clark” Donatelli sexually assaulted Erin Skalde in 2018. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. Romanucci & Blandin, the law firm representing Erin Skalde, said Tuesday that the legal matter “has come to […]

The Avalanche wasted an excellent performance by goalie Darcy Kuemper and lost 4-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena. Colorado fell to 4-5-1 through 10 games, with a four-day break until its next game Thursday against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Five takeaways: Excellent effort in net. Kuemper faced 41 shots and made 38 saves. He […]

The Avalanche reassigned Jacob MacDonald to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles on Friday in a move that suggests it will have forwards Mikko Rantanen and Andre Burakovsky back in the lineup on Saturday at Columbus. Rantanen has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury and Burakovsky, also with a lower-body ailment, didn’t play in Wednesday’s 5-4 overtime loss to […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. There’s something wholly appropriate about the Vegas Golden Knights having a trade announced at 4:30 a.m. local time in a city where high-stakes gambles still happen in the predawn hours. Every blockbuster trade is a gamble. Assuming Jack Eichel comes through his artificial disk replacement surgery as a healthy star, the Golden Knights […]

The standoff is finally over: Jack Eichel is no longer a Buffalo Sabre. After months of dragging their feet — whether on the trade front or deciding what surgery he should be allowed to get — the Sabres agreed upon a deal that sends Eichel west to Sin City. The Vegas Golden Knights officially acquired the star centerman on Thursday morning in a deal that […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Logan Couture remembers the sunny days for the NHL’s three California-based teams. “For five to seven years, it seemed like there was a California team in the conference final every year,” the San Jose Sharks captain said. “Teams that came from the East to play here would say that they just needed to […]

Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said Tuesday he was never made aware of sexual assault allegations by Kyle Beach against former Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich while he was assistant GM of the team. In a news conference with Jets owner Mark Chipman, Cheveldayoff acknowledged that he was in […]

CHICAGO — The Blackhawks held settlement talks Tuesday with an attorney for a former player who is suing the team after he accused an assistant coach of sexual assault in 2010 and the team largely ignored the allegations. The sides met for about an hour, according to Susan Loggans, who represents former first-round pick Kyle Beach. Loggans also is part […]

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NEWARK, N.J. — Something was moving in the shadows behind Andreas Johnsson. The New Jersey Devils forward was giving a postgame interview after their recent win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It soon became clear he wasn’t alone. As he talked remotely to studio host Erika Wachter, the contours of a face started to […]

CHICAGO — Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has been removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Assistant coaches Tomas Mitell and Matt Meacham also have left the protocol. The move means Kane is cleared to play when Chicago tries for its first win of the season Monday night against the Ottawa Senators. “It’s just good to have him back in the locker […]