Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee met with reporters for some 20 minutes at the team’s facility and cited penalties and goaltending as the major culprits that have caused the Capitals to lose nine of their first 11 games. McPhee had positive words for new coach Adam Oates and franchise player Alex Ovechkin, even though the former [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded defenseman Ben Lovejoy to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday in exchange for their fifth-round choice in the 2014 NHL Draft. Lovejoy, 28, is scoreless in three games with the Penguins this season. He hasn’t dressed since January 29, when he was driven into the end boards by Colin McDonald of the New York Islanders, who was suspended two games for [...]

Update: According to ESPN’s Craig Custance, Gillis reached out to Capitals general manager George McPhee to let him know that his intention in attending the game was not to cause a distraction involving goaltender Roberto Luongo and the DC-based club. McPhee was impressed with Gillis’ professionalism. ”That’s a first-class thing to do,” McPhee told ESPN. February 4th: Only a [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero has looked to the waiver wire for Zach Boychuk, and more moves may be on the way, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I mean, you’re always looking to add to your group, if possible,” Shero said outside the visitors dressing room at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. There are 40 games remaining [...]

The NHL on Wednesday suspended New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald for two games after a boarding incident involving Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy on Tuesday. In the Islanders’ 4-1 win at the Consol Energy Center, McDonald was issued a boarding penalty and a game misconduct for his hit on Lovejoy at the 18:54 mark of the second period. Under the terms of [...]

2013 NHL Entry Draft Second Round traded picks. The Anaheim Ducks second-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on July 12, 2011 that sent Andrew Cogliano to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. The Calgary Flames second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on January 12, 2012 that sent Michael Cammalleri, Karri Ramo and [...]

New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing with league officials this morning at 10:45am et for his hit from behind on Ben Lovejoy of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Late in the second period, Lovejoy was retrieving a loose puck in the corner of his own zone when McDonald hit him from behind into the boards. Lovejoy was [...]

The order of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2012–13 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The first round traded picks: The Los Angeles Kings first-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a trade on February 23, 2012 [...]

Today is day 3 of the NHL Lockout. Below are links from around the league: Alex Ovechkin told Sovetsky Sport, a Russian daily newspaper, that he thinks the lockout may last an entire year. And if that happens, Ovechkin said he will spend that time in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. Winnipeg Free Press is reporting that season-ticket [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Michal Rozsival to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is worth $2 million, a source told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun. Rozsival recorded 13 points, 34 penalty minutes and a plus-8 rating in 54 regular-season games with the Phoenix Coyotes last season. The 34-year-old Rozsival is known as a good shot-blocker and has 12 [...]