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McNabb Leaves Game 2 After Taking Puck to the Face

A possible loss of McNabb would strain Vegas’s defensive depth.

Islanders' Ryan Pulock Undergoes Shoulder Surgery Ahead of Training Camp

Avalanche Reassign Ahcan as Josh Manson Nears Return

Reign One Win From Advancing After Game 3 Rally in Coachella Valley

Kings’ Quinton Byfield Played Through Two Torn Obliques in Playoff Sweep

Capitals Say Rasmus Sandin Will Miss Start of 2026–27 With Knee Injury

Jets Re-Sign Cole Koepke to Two-Year, $2.9 Million Deal

Devils Send Hameenaho to AHL, Put Halonen on Waivers to Bolster Utica Push

Canucks Sign Victor Mancini to Two-Year, $1 Million AAV Extension

Mark Stone Returns From Injured Reserve as Golden Knights Beat Penguins 6-2

Jack and Quinn Hughes Set for Defined Roles on Team USA at Milan-Cortina

Capitals Put Connor McMichael, Matt Roy on IR as McMichael Ruled Out Through Olympic Break

Penguins’ Jack St. Ivany Undergoes Left-Hand Surgery, Out Up to Eight Weeks

Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl Takes Brief Leave for Family Illness, Return Expected Next Week

Rangers Drop Alexis Lafrenière to Third Line as Mike Sullivan Demands More

Canadiens Rule Jake Evans Out 4–6 Weeks, Recall Samuel Montembeault

Wild Place Zuccarello, Middleton on Injured Reserve, Recall Nicolas Aubé-Kubel and Matt Kiersted

Avalanche’s Scott Wedgewood Lands on Team Canada’s Olympic Long List

Juuso Pärssinen Clears Waivers as Rangers Assign Forward to AHL Hartford

Ottawa Senators Lock In Shane Pinto on Four-Year, $30 Million Extension